Establishing Dual Credits in Your Organization

May 2011

Outcomes of Presentation

What? Increase awareness of SCWI Why? Increase awareness of benefits of

Dual Credits How? Increase understanding of range of

Dual Credit delivery models When? Know timelines and next steps Now What? Evaluate appropriateness of

Dual Credit opportunities for your school

Background of SCWI

Purpose To increase grad target to 85% by

2010 focus on providing a seamless

transition from secondary school to college

Part of Student Success Strategy www.gotocollege.ca

Project Partners: ELRPT

Community Colleges Durham College Fleming College Loyalist College Seneca College School Boards Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic DSB Durham Catholic DSB Durham DSB Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and

Clarington Catholic DSB Trillium Lakelands DSB

Project Partners: CLRPT

Community College Georgian College

School Boards Blue Water DSB Bruce Gray Catholic DSB Simcoe County DSB Simcoe Muskoka Catholic DSB TLDSB

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Where did Ontario

students go

in 2008-2009?

20% to College

6%Apprenticeship

34% to University

15% Direct to WorkplaceWith OSSD

Ontario Colleges Study 2009Dr. A. King, Queen’s University

25% to Workplace without OSSD

“…by 2031 we will need 77% of our workforce to have post-secondary credentials…. now we stand at about 60%.

Miner Management Consultants, p. 1

“We have to accept attainment of post-secondary education or training as the expectation for all but a small minority of Ontarians.”

Miner Management Consultants, p. 1

“This Crisis arises from the intersection of two mega-trends: an aging population and an emerging knowledge economy.”

Miner Management Consultants

Goals of Dual Credits

Secondary Post-Secondary

Increase OSS credit accumulation

Increase OSSD accumulation

Increase student retention

Support students in a SHSM

Ease transition Lighter course load Increase participation

rates at colleges Improve credit

accumulation Improve retention Increase number of

students entering apprenticeships

Dual Credits: Participants and Programs

Provincial Regional TLDSB2008-09

4500

128 611 21 98 6

2009-10

7500

297 1863

41 373 14

2010-11

10,000

3214

49 503 23

2011-12

15,000

4196

42 540 18

Focus of Dual Credits “…continues to be on those students facing

the biggest challenges in graduating. disengaged and underachieving students potential to succeed students who have left high school before

graduating. SHSM OYAP

Using Data to Inform Decisions: ELRPT Dual Credits

2008-09 success rate 79%2009-10 success rate 80%2008-09 Retention rate 85% 2009-10 Retention rate 88%

Using Data to Inform Decisions: Dual Credits (2008-09 provincial data)

Reporting being Disengaged/

Underachieving: 40.4%

Returned to school: 11.3%

ELRPT

2009-10 --19% returned to school

2009-10 – 43% “At Risk”

OCAS Data (January 2010)

College 2008 2009Apps Regs Apps Regs

Provincial 650 499 1178 849

CLRPT 29 24 71 41

ELRPT 78 62 169 119

Dual Credit Students applying to and registering in college.

Students are Going to College, (OCAS Data, December 2009)

College 2008 2009Applications Registrations Applications Registrations

Durham 46 38 89 49Totals 78 62 169 119

Dual Credit Delivery Approaches

College Delivered

Centres for Success

Using Data to Inform Decisions: Dual Credits – Centres for Success 4 Centres Fleming (Peterborough and Lindsay) Durham (Oshawa and Whitby) 1400 students in a “School within a

College” (419 ELRPT) Students participate in Congregated

and Top Up Models

Using Data to Inform Decisions: Dual Credits – Centres for Success

Retention Rate: 84.8% Successfully Completed Dual

Credit: 72.8%

HEAL: Introduction to PsychologyPartners Durham College OshawaTarget Audience (38 students)

- Students in final year- in Port Perry and Eastdale SHSM in Health and Wellness- potential to be successful at college

Scheduling

- Semester 2, final 6 weeks- 2 half days/week- students earn max 3 coop credits + 1 dual credit - compulsory credits completed

College Course

Introduction to Psychology

Drilling and BlastingPartners Fleming College LindsayTarget Audience (45 students)

- Students in final year- SHSM and At Risk students- potential to be successful at college

Scheduling

- Sem 2- full semester – 1 day a week, 3 hours/day- compressed – 2 days a week

College Course

Geotechnical Drilling

Night School Culinary ConnectionsPartners Georgian College Muskoka

(Huntsville)Target Audience (25 students)

- Students in Hospitality and Tourism SHSM- have completed grade 11 Hospitality- likely in final year

Schedule -Semester 1- Night School- No funding for student travel

College Course

Introduction to Baking (FSOR 1000) 56 hours; secondary course code TFJ 4C

Apprenticeship

Construction Level 1 Partners Fleming College IEWSS and

LCVITarget Audience (40 students)

- Students in final year- have completed required pre-requisites (including, math, grade 9-11 tech courses)

Scheduling

- Semester 2- LCVI students in grade 11 Construction; IEWSS students in grade 12 Construction

Apprentice-ship

General Carpenter (403A) 240 hours

Application Process

Highlights of “what’s to come”

Goal – to build on past successes Increasing Dual Credit opportunities

for more students “maintaining and solidifying existing

successful Dual Credit programs and activities”

Three year planning time-frame

Timelines (Best Guess) October 2011: Release of RFP November 2011: Submission of

Proposals February 2012: Projects approved

Student Voice

“The course also boosted my confidence in my abilities as I saw myself adapting to the change and overcoming the challenges I was met with upon taking the course. The Dual Credit program challenged me to look inside myself and realize my full potential.“ (Scott Ingram, St. Thomas Aquinas Health Care Credit)

Student Voice

“Being away from other high school students was helpful because your friends weren’t influencing you to skip as much. Everyone was here because they were more determined to finish their diploma..” Survey June 2007

Dual Credit Teacher Voice Thanks for seeing that potential and doing all

the behind the scenes work to offer dual credits to Grove students.  Hopefully these student are another argument for the fact that dual credits work for at risk youth. You can literally see the changes. . . they come to school more, they engage with adults in more trusting ways, they stand up straighter, they communicate in more sophisticated ways, they accept compliments, they ask questions and they are more willing to talk about the future (perhaps because they see it differently now!).

More Information

Central Lakes Regional Planning Team www.centrallakes.ca

Eastern Lakeshore Regional Planning Team www.rockstart.ca