Tim HarmonOffice of Community College Research and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Kristy MorelockIllinois Community College Board

What is Pathways to Results?Who are the sites, and what are the

pathways and problem areas?What have the sites learned?What do these lessons suggest about

future development of PTR?

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Equity & Outcomes

Pathways to ResultsPhases

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College/Partnership

Pathways Problem being addressed

Round One Sites:

Central Illinois Partnership

Production; Manufacturing ProductionProcess Development;Maintenance, Installation & Repair

Academic Preparation

Lake Land College Partnership Maintenance, Installation & Repair

Access: Recruitment, Retention, and Marketing

Southwestern Partnership (Manufacturing) Maintenance, Installation & Repair Recruitment, Marketing and

POS Development

Southwestern Partnership (Health Sciences) Diagnostic Services Admissions and POS

Development

Waubonsee Partnership Health Informatics Retention

West Central Partnership Health Informatics; Diagnostic Services Recruitment

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College/Partnership

Pathways Problem being addressed

Round Two Sites:

College of Lake County & Lake CountyHigh schools Partnership

Facility & Mobile Equipment-Maintenance

Recruitment, including non-traditional students

Danville Area Partnerships

Accounting AAS and Accounting Office Personnel

Recruitment; POS Development ofcurriculum materials that support improved articulation

Illinois Valley Partnership

Manufacturing Production Recruitment

John A. Logan Partnership

Architecture and Construction, HVAC Green Technology

POS Development and Recruitment for HVAC Green Technology

Kishwaukee Partnership

Automated Engineering Tech &Precision Machining Apprentice

Recruitment; Improved articulation and alignment of courses with secondary partners

Kaskaskia Partnership

Agribusiness SystemsIncreasing awareness and recruitment; reducing remediation

Lewis and Clark Partnership

Journalism and Broadcasting

Development of a program of study for radio broadcasting

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College/Partnership

Pathways Problem being addressed

Round Two Sites Continued:

Parkland Partnership Architecture and Design Preparation and Retention

Partnerships for College and Career Success (Rend Lake)

Design/Pre-Construction

Curriculum alignment, curriculum mapping and recruitment with the Engineer Technician POS

Southeastern Illinois Partnership

Information Support Services – CISNetwork Systems - IT

Recruitment, including women

Southwestern Illinois Partnership

Construction Carpentry Construction Electrical Specialist

Recruitment, Marketing and POS Development

Waubonsee  Partnership

 Graphic DesignAlignment of POS with industry standards

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Importance of simultaneously engaging academic leadership, faculty, and support staff

Avoid making assumptions about business and industry

Maintain focus on goals Flexibility is important Build on existing strengths and

partnerships Bring PTR process to the point of service

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Review data templates early with Institutional Research Office and Secondary Partner, and set clear expectations for what and when.

As a team, brainstorm all types of data Producing the secondary data on

special populations was a significant challenge

Build in an opportunity for review of data prior to team meeting

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The phase allowed for more communication among departments across campus.

A broad array of representatives in the team meetings improves brainstorming.

What is learned about one process can be applied to related processes.

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Process improvements are made throughout the PTR process.

Changes to previous work on the PTR process are likely.

Involvement of stakeholders throughout is a necessity, but is also difficult. Process owners and stakeholders must be involved at grass root level in reviewing data, identifying problems, and determining solutions.

Spend more time reflecting on the potential solutions to the process.

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Story-telling is used as a way for the team, partners and stakeholders to learn in a collaborative manner.

Culture change is required for effective recruitment of nontraditional students and workers.

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Increased focus on partnership development and engagement in phase one

Flexible approach to data development and measurement of student transitions in phase two

Simplification of instructions and supporting materials throughout

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Integration of PTR with Programs of Study planning process FY12 Postsecondary Perkins and PCCS

Grants and additional funding opportunities to become integrated with PTR

Focus on programs of study and outcomes Utilization of POS Inventory, Expectations

Tool, and creation of a Problem Statement

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Kristy MorelockAssociate Director for CTE Programs of StudyIllinois Community College BoardPhone: (217) 558-4929E-Mail: kristy.morelock@illinois.gov

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