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Transforming Futures: Building a Career Pathways System that Works!

Transforming Futures: Building a Career Pathways System that Works!. Nancy Bartholomew-Seltzer Curriculum Specialist Adult Education District Office Kimberly Gates Department Head, Online Programs Sheridan Technical Center Jane Hughes Curriculum Facilitator, Career Pathways

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Transforming Futures: Building a Career Pathways System that Works!

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  1. Transforming Futures: Building a Career Pathways System that Works! Nancy Bartholomew-Seltzer Curriculum Specialist Adult Education District Office Kimberly Gates Department Head, Online Programs Sheridan Technical Center Jane Hughes Curriculum Facilitator, Career Pathways District Office Neeta Rancourt Assistant Director, Adult Education Atlantic Technical Center

  2. Adult Career Pathways A framework for better connecting… • K-12 Education • Postsecondary Education • Economic Development Programs • Supportive Services Career pathway systems are road maps that put students on the fast track to higher learning and higher earning • Restructuring of Adult Education • Federal Government push to educate and transition adults into post secondary education and careers. This aligns with the scheduled release of the revised and more rigorous GED test

  3. Why is Access to Postsecondary Education Vital? Research confirms it results in: • Increased earnings • Reduced unemployment • Benefits to children. The poverty rate among children under age six decreases from 62.5% for parents with less than a high school diploma to 15.2% for parents with some college. (NIFL) • Skilled workforce

  4. Education, Earnings, EmploymentMedian Annual Income, Full-time workers, 25 years old and over

  5. STEP 1: FIND A MODEL THAT WILL WORK FOR YOU. Five Transitioning Models • ESOL - focused on advanced language skills, little math prep • GED Plus - aligns existing GED prep so that students interested in postsecondary are prepared to enter college level coursework • Advising – raises student awareness of postsecondary options and admissions • Career Pathways - contextualized leaning to participate in college level education • College Preparatory - direct instruction to address gaps between knowledge and skills NCSALL Occasional Paper

  6. Which Model Did We Choose? Why? • A hybrid of the GED Plus and Advising Models

  7. What does Broward County’s Student Population Look Like? • 6th Largest District in the Nation • 2nd Largest District in the State of Florida • Population – 1,748,006 • Labor Force – 1,002,039 • Adult Education Students Served 2010-11 • 33,310 • Average Age - 16 – 24 years of age • 165 countries/53 language groups • Unemployment Rate - 9.5% as of August 2011

  8. Step 2: ESTABLISH A STEERING COMMITTEE • Who serves on Steering Committee? • District staff – administrators, facilitators, professional development • Classroom teachers • Data personnel • Partners (Workforce One, 211 Broward, Broward County Libraries, Vocational Rehabilitation) • School based staff – department heads, marketing personnel, administrators, guidance counselors

  9. Steering Cabinet • Who is on the Steering Cabinet? • Technical Center Directors • Community School Principals • Adult Center Principals

  10. Role of the Steering Committee • To create the Five Year plan, recommend adjustments, and be responsible for the continuing oversight of the plan. These recommendations and progress reports will be brought to the Steering Cabinet on a monthly basis.

  11. Role of the Steering Cabinet The role of the Steering Cabinet will be to ensure district-wide implementation of the Steering Committee’s plan.

  12. Step 3: DEVELOP A FIVE YEAR PLAN • Program Design • Marketing • Professional Development • Curriculum & Instruction • Student Support Services • Assessment • Partnerships • Accountability

  13. Program Design • Collaborate with county workforce development board/agency • Create pathways based on industry need project out to 2020 • Create no more than five pathways

  14. Pathways Identified • Health Sciences • Manufacturing • Information Technology • Business Management & Administration

  15. Curriculum & Instruction Adult Education Students Student Success Webinars • How to be a Successful Distance Learner • Critical Thinking/Test Taking Strategies, • Study Skills &Time Management • College Admission and Financial Aid GED Plus Writing & Math • Virtual and Classroom Instruction

  16. Curriculum & Instruction • GED Plus • How to provide GED Plus to over 3,000 students with no money?

  17. http://adultcareerpathways.blogspot.com/

  18. Webinar Taping

  19. Survey

  20. Survey

  21. Webinars • What worked? • What didn’t work?

  22. Student Support Services • Why are they important? • Because our students are non-traditional

  23. Who is the Nontraditional Student? Nontraditional student: • Delays enrollment into postsecondary education • Attends school part-time • Works full-time • Has dependents other than spouse • Is a single parent • Has a GED The likelihood of completing postsecondary education goal goes down as the number of nontraditional characteristics goes up.

  24. Nontraditional Student Barriers • Inadequate academic preparation • Need for organizational and study skills • Competing demands • Financial concerns • Lack of familiarity with the college culture • Need for personal and career counseling

  25. Persistence in Postsecondary Studies of adult students who persist find that those who stay: • Applied for and received financial aid • Completed an orientation or student success course upon enrollment • Integrated socially and academically into the college • Committed to a goal • Valued study skill development

  26. Student Support Services • Transition Liaisons • Advising • Bus Tours • Exposure • Scholarship Fund • Financial Support

  27. Transition Liaisons One Transition Liaison at each Community School, Adult Center & Technical Center • Received at $717 per year stipend • Attended professional development workshops and received part-time, adult education teacher hourly rate • Attended quarterly Best Practice meetings

  28. Responsibilities of Transition Liaisons Coordinate the transition process by: • attending professional development • recruiting students for the TYF program • providing ongoing academic and career counseling using the Education and Career Pathways Plan • providing career counseling through Choices • providing applications for students to apply for funds from the Adult Education Scholarship • providing referrals to community resources • distributing TYF program materials spotlighting monthly career exploration themes • scheduling students for tours of postsecondary institutions • assisting students with postsecondary application process • monitoring students’ progress in mandatory TYF courses

  29. Transition Liaisons • What worked? • What didn’t work?

  30. Tours of Postsecondary Institutions 63 Adult General Education students attended tours of the 3 Broward Technical Centers

  31. Tours of Postsecondary Institutions Tours of the three main campuses were attended by 68 students

  32. Tours Tours of Postsecondary Institutions • Tours were scheduled from 8:00am – 2:00pm • Chartered bus ($410) picked up students at school sites in north, central and south Broward County • Students were responsible for their meals • Student Survey Results: 94% agreed that the tour was beneficial 6% felt the time was either too short or too long

  33. Virtual Postsecondary Tour

  34. Tours of Postsecondary Institutions • What worked? • What didn’t work?

  35. Marketing • Letter from Superintendent • Liaison Recruitment • Social Media • Posters and Flyers • Wristbands • Word of Mouth • Professional Development

  36. Marketing • What worked? • What didn’t work?

  37. Professional Development TYF Program Staff • Navigating the Postsecondary Education System • Financial Aid/CPT • Admission Procedures • 21st Century Communication Skills • Education and Career Pathways Plan • Career Counseling and Use of Florida Choices

  38. Professional Development • Back to School (256) • Introduction of Career Pathways to Classroom Teachers and Administrators Resource Teacher Meetings Site Visits Principal’s and Director’s Meeting

  39. Professional Development Professional Development Day (275) • Classroom Teachers, Administrators, Partners Back to School (254) Classroom Teachers, Administrators Presentations: Database, Partners, Webinars

  40. Professional Development

  41. Professional Development • What worked? • What didn’t work?

  42. Assessment • Student Orientation Student Folders • Educational Career Pathways Plan

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