Symposium on Symposium on Transitions SuccessTransitions Success

Pathways to Student Success

• Why pathways?

• Facilitating pathways

• Programs of Study

• CTE transitions activities

• Student articulation processes and credit by exam

• C-ID and CTE

Overview of CTE TransitionsOverview of CTE Transitions

• It’s the right thing to do – for students, for the state, for employers.

• Significant investments have been made in facilitating the establishment of such pathways – it is critical that they meet their potential.

• Perkins funding…

Why pathways?

• Local Education Agency (LEA) … must provide at least one program of study that incorporates secondary and postsecondary elements; includes coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant CTE in a coordinated, non-duplicative progression of courses that align secondary education with postsecondary education to adequately prepare students to succeed in postsecondary education; and leads to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.

Perkins Language

• Keys to development AND effectiveness?

• Simplicity. −Clear messaging.−Simple process.

• Portability.−HS > CCC−Between CCCs

• Productivity.

Facilitating Establishment of Pathways

• Project of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges

• SB 70 (2005) Education Code § 88532.

• Improving linkages and CTE pathways between HS and CCC

Statewide Career Pathways (SCP)Statewide Career Pathways (SCP)

• SB1070 (2012), Education Code § 88532.

• Established the CTE Pathways Program

• Develop and strengthen linkages and CTE pathways between HS and CCC to accomplish specified objectives

• Included separate marketing campaign −whodouwant2b.com

Statewide Career Pathways (SCP)Statewide Career Pathways (SCP)

• Program of Study (PoS) Templates−SCP convenes faculty to develop templates−PoS templates facilitate relationship

discussion−Articulation and dual enrollment are part of

PoS discussion

• Local Programs of Study are developed as a result of a local relationship between institutions

Statewide Programs of StudyStatewide Programs of Study

• High School Courses

• College Coursework: C-ID Course numbers

• College Activities

• Occupations specific to discipline

• Certifications, Degrees, Outcomes

• CTE transition activities:− Dual Enrollment− Concurrent Enrollment− Articulation

Programs of Study includePrograms of Study include

• CTE transition activities:−Dual Enrollment−Concurrent Enrollment−Articulation

Programs of Study includePrograms of Study include

• High School students taking college courses on the high school campus for credit with both institutions.

• Can be complicated to initiate

• Detailed policy and protocols required

Dual Enrollment

• High school students taking college courses for college credit.

• No MOU is in place, typically

• High schools may allow credit

Concurrent Enrollment

• What is articulation?

• Why articulation versus other K12 >>> CCC transition pathways?

• What does articulation do and not do?−Local requirements versus credit granting

• How is articulation created and implemented−Agreements and processes

Articulation BasicsArticulation Basics

• Articulation Templates−SCP convenes faculty to develop templates−Articulation templates facilitate articulation

discussion−Local agreements also housed in online

repository

• Local agreements are generated based on approved templates between a secondary school and a post-secondary institution, usually a community college

Agreement TemplatesAgreement Templates

• Similar components to a course outline of record: −Course description −Prerequisite−Course Content−Competencies and Skills requirements−Measurement Methods−Sample Textbook−End of Course assessment detail is key

piece

Articulation AgreementsArticulation Agreements

• Articulation−Only waives local

requirements – pre/corequisites, placement, etc.

−Does not earn college credit – but can be the basis for allowing credit by exam (CBE)

Articulation VSArticulation VSCredit By Exam (CBE)Credit By Exam (CBE)

• Credit By Exam (CBE)−Students complete proficiency/mastery

exam for college credit. −Evaluation must be developed by

appropriate faculty−Evaluation may be proctored

• Process and procedures must be clear

• White Paper on best practices available:

http://asccc.org/publications/academic-senate-papers

Articulation VSArticulation VSCredit By Exam (CBE)Credit By Exam (CBE)

• Students not getting credit.

• Why not?

• Potential fixes?

Credit by Exam – Issues and Challenges

• C-ID−Course Identification Numbering System−Descriptors describe courses

• Transfer Model Curricula in CTE−“TMC”−60 + 60 – response to SB 1440

• Model Curricula−Certificates−“Terminal” degrees

C-ID and CTEC-ID and CTE

• What are the best practices from today that can most impact our students in the HS - CC pipeline?

• What are practices currently in place that are counter to student success that may need adjustment?

• What are the barriers to creating a best practice policy/protocol on my campus? How can those issues be resolved?

Questions to Consider Today

• Thank you

• http://www.statewidepathways.org

• http://whodouwant2b.com/student/pathways

• http://www.asccc.org/−For papers and this presentation

QuestionsQuestions

Michelle L. Pilati, Ph.D.Faculty Coordinator, C-ID (www.c-id.net)

Immediate Past President, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Professor of Psychology, Rio Hondo College

mpilati@riohondo.edu

Kris CostaArticulation Liaison, Statewide Pathways Project

Academic Senate for California Community Collegeskris@asccc.org