Application Summary
To aid in developing Vocational Skills utilized in the Criminal Justice Field and give second year female students experience in Project Completion.
Final Report Summary
Students worked in their CTE classes to gain the skills necessary to take the written qualifying exams and to compete in the skill competitions.
For more information regarding this project please contact Michael Ripsch
Application Summary
To empower nontraditional students to achieve greater academic success and increase school involvement by implementing key literature-based improvement strategies toward the Perkins III Core Indicators and recognizing and rewarding exemplary performance in a CTE program by a nontraditional learner.
Final Report Summary
Our nontraditional learners increased reading by 2.2 grade levels and math my 1.3 grade levels.
Supplemental Material
Nontraditional Stars Brochure
For more information regarding this project please contact Kim Eddings
Application Summary
To emphasize role models and mentors as critical components for recruiting and retaining students in nontraditional careers.
Final Report Summary
Participation has increased from 10 students to 45 at the close of this fourth year. Nine males in the Certified Nursing Assistant Program, eight females in Multimedia, one female in Heating, Ventilation, and Refrigeration, one male in Early Childhood Education, one female in Automotive Body/Collision, four females in Architecture, six females in Fire Science, six females in Automotive Technology, one female in Electronics, and eight males in Medical Health.
Supplemental Materials
Essay Award Guidelines
Session Evaluation
For more information regarding this project please contact Alison Greene
Application Summary
To provide vital academic information and social integration into college life, and an eight-week session ensures that a connection to the college environment is fulfilled.
Final Report Summary
Orientation consisted of nine first time CTE students. All students completed the orientation class. Seven completed spring semester classes. Five out of seven maintained GPAs of 3.0 or higher. Seven out of nine registered for a subsequent semester.
For more information regarding this project please contact Amy Loss
Application Summary
To increase the number of completers who meet the minimum qualification of 3.0 GPA by supplying them with a set of tools to start off their career or to continue onto further education.
Final Report Summary
Twelve full-time students (one student finished the program fall '05 and received a toolset) graduated from FCC's Automotive Service Technician II certificate program. Five students qualified for toolsets. Three students had a 2.97 GPA. Almost 8 out of 11 students maintained a 3.0 GPA.
For more information regarding this project please contact Rodney Maxey
Application Summary
To provide assistance for economically disadvantaged and single parent nontraditional students in the nursing programs by supplying them with funds for transportation, textbook library, uniforms, child care, and self-sufficiency needs (such as food and utilities).
Final Report Summary
Ten students met the award requirements. Program completion was met; academic skill attainment through retention was met. Overall this project had an 80% retention rate.
Supplemental Material
Nursing Assistance Flyer
Nursing Assistance Application
Press Release
For more information regarding this project please contact Stephanie Burgher
Application Summary
Assistance for students preparing for careers in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning installation, maintenance, and repair through provision of lab fees.
Final Report Summary
Eight students received the lab fee award. Three graduated and the remaining five have enrolled for their second semester.
Supplemental Material
HVAC Lab Fee Assistance Application
For more information regarding this project please contact Scott Wernsman
Application Summary
To provide assistance for single parents and/or academically disadvantaged with lab fees for students currently enrolled in the welding program.
Final Report Summary
Five awards of $200.00 each were given. Of the five award recipients, one graduated and is taking additional fall classes, one is enrolled in fall classes, two have not graduated or scheduled fall classes, one withdrew or failed all spring classes taken.
Supplemental Material
Welding Lab Fee Assistance Application
For more information regarding this project please contact Stephanie Burgher
Application Summary
To provide supportive services to Special Populations students (single parents & economically disadvantaged) enrolled in the Medical Assistant Program.
Final Report Summary
Six single parent and economically disadvantaged students were provided with scrubs, nursing shoes, lab coats, professional watches, and nurse's kits (stethoscope and blood pressure cuffs) for their classes and clinicals.
For more information regarding this project please contact Shelly Allensworth
Application Summary
To develop comprehensive transition services for students with disabilities.
Final Report Summary
This project supported the development of a needs assessment. Through the needs assessment the New Trier board of Education was able to see the need for the position of Transition and Vocational Coordinator.
For more information regarding this project please contact Patricia Gillie
Application Summary
To give students an opportunity to understand the importance of academic success through an Academic Survivor Workshop.
Final Report Summary
Eleven participants were presented with a workshop booklet. The workshop topics included: how to stay motivated, overcome fear of college, handle stress, build self-esteem, and time management.
Supplemental Material
Academic Survival Workshop Booklet
For more information regarding this project please contact Joyce Nix
Application Summary
To introduce 8th graders to CTE career choices after high school.
Final Report Summary
This project exposed and introduced students to OCC CTE career options detailing CTE programs.
For more information regarding this project please contact Chris Webber
Application Summary
To allow students to network with area employers, witness a soft skills business presentation, experience a formal dining etiquette luncheon, and listen to a motivational speaker.
Final Report Summary
The day's activities included networking with area employers, soft skills business presentations, a formal dining etiquette luncheon, and concluded with a motivational speaker.
Supplemental Material
Workplace Skills Evaluation Results
For more information regarding this project please contact Jean Freeburn
Application Summary
To provide high school sophomores with information about nontraditional careers.
Final Report Summary
The Career Day event improved the core performance indicators by motivating students to enroll or complete their current program of CTE courses at their home school or at the career center; students were encouraged to participate in nontraditional careers.
Supplemental Material
Career Day Brochure
Media Release
For more information regarding this project please contact Mary Jo Wood
Application Summary
To provide male students with a tour of the college and provide a hand-on nursing career experience.
Final Report Summary
Twenty-four male high school students attended the 2006 event. Twelve have registered for higher level science courses for the next academic year.
For more information regarding this project please contact Janet Lynch
Application Summary
To develop awareness of the potential employment possibilities for high school women in the field of technology and engineering.
Final Report Summary
Twenty-one students participated in the activity. Two area high schools have enrolled one or more of their Science classrooms up for dual credits for next year. This higher level of Science will be beneficial to the women who plan on enrolling in the Engineering field of study.
For more information regarding this project please contact Steven McPherson Virginia Johnson
Application Summary
To assist eligible career program students by providing support for expenses involved in transportation to classes and by supplying playback devices for the blind and dyslexic student.
Final Report Summary
Twenty-seven students out of the twenty-eight students that received gas cards completed the semester. Six of the twenty-seven graduated.
For more information regarding this project please contact Dr. Catherine Packard
Application Summary
To support the success of individuals with disabilities by assisting the Disability Support Services office in purchasing assistive equipment.
Final Report Summary
This project allowed the purchase of a scanner with an automatic document feeder and duplexing capabilities, as well as an Optical Character Recognition software program, which reduced the time in which students received their text books from weeks to days.
For more information regarding this project please contact Janet Munson
Application Summary
To support the guidance, counseling, and transition of students into the work force by improving their reading skills while exposing them to nontraditional career material.
Final Report Summary
Purchased nontraditional books for the school library for students to read.
For more information regarding this project please contact Tina Kennedy
Application Summary
To increase the retention of students preparing for nontraditional careers by assisting eligible students in NTO programs in the purchase of books, tools, and/or supplies.
Final Report Summary
Of the thirty-eight continuing students, six will graduate (five nursing and one in agriculture). The nursing total consists of males that are in the RN, LPN, or pre-nursing programs.
For more information regarding this project please contact Steven Patberg
Application Summary
To recruit more students into nontraditional careers through the counseling and transition of students within the Adams and Pike County High Schools in Illinois with current NTO career information in the form of displays and traveling videos for use in classrooms.
Final Report Summary
The materials have specifically targeted the Illinois Core Performance Indicators of Female and Male Learners' in Nontraditional Programs.
For more information regarding this project please contact Chris Alger
Application Summary
To increase the retention and career preparedness of students with disabilities by providing information concerning the transition process from high school to life.
Final Report Summary
We believe the conference encouraged participants to stay on track for secondary completion and enter employment or postsecondary training.
Supplemental Material
Schedule of Events
For more information regarding this project please contact John Bollin
Application Summary
To address the areas of guidance, counseling, and transition by introducing deaf and hard of hearing students to increased career choices through the use of deaf and hard of hearing role models successfully employed in the workplace.
Final Report Summary
This project allowed students to envision and learn about a greater range of career interests to more easily find placement into employment.
For more information regarding this project please contact Marcie Sacks Botto
Application Summary
To increase enrollment by women in Information Technology programs, especially Computer Networking, Computer Programming/Database Management, Web Design/Development, and Graphic Design and Multimedia.
Final Report Summary
Forty-seven students participated in this event from nine different high schools. Faculty and students from five different college programs presented the sessions. There were six presenters on the Women in Technology panel discussion and numerous volunteers who helped. All participating students and faculty received a t-shirt and flash drive as well as a folder full of information on careers in technology.
Supplemental
Materials
Conference Agenda
Conference Evaluation Results
For more information regarding this project please contact Lisa White
Application Summary
To increase the academic success and retention of students with disabilities entering college.
Final Report Summary
Six students in two area high schools began the SAFE Transition Program. Four of these students have enrolled for classes in the fall.
Supplemental Material
Proposal for Course Approval
Course Syllabus
Course Competency-Assessment Methods
Parent Letter with Permission Form
Class Assignments
Student Evaluation
Cooperating Teacher Evaluation
For more information regarding this project please contact Tina Hardy
Application Summary
To provide economically disadvantaged students with some assistance with travel costs associated with participation in their programs’ required work based experiences (coop/internship/clinical).
Final Report Summary
This project served 54 economically disadvantaged CTE students. All of these students were able to remain in their coop/internship/clinical course and progress toward program completion.
Supplemental Material
Student Agreement-Receipt
Student Evaluation
Student Evaluation Results
For more information regarding this project please contact Jane Fleming
Application Summary
To increase advocacy skills, diploma attainment, transition of students with disabilities to postsecondary education, and participation in nontraditional programs at the postsecondary level.
Final Report Summary
As a result of this project, 47% more graduating high school students with disabilities than last year have set up appointments for assessment prior to enrolling in college. Students mentioned that they did not know they could go on to college before they received the information presented at the workshop. The number of high school transition offerings that LSC staff were invited to and attended tripled as the result of this program.
Supplemental Material
Agenda
Presenters for Transition Workshop
Learning Skills Center Brochure
Disability Guide
Workshop Evaluation
Power Point
For more information regarding this project please contact Donita Kaare
Application Summary
To Increase the number of students enrolled in nontraditional programs and to increase knowledge of services and resources available to assist them in making an informed decision regarding career choice and transition to college.
Final Report Summary
Participants were provided with increased awareness of the resources available to them to make informed career choices and a successful transition to college. The program participants are now more likely to pursue nontradtional career options at SWIC after direct exposure to hands-on experiences and role models in nontraditional programs and access to mentors offered at the institutuon.
Supplemental Material
For more information regarding this project please contact
Amy Markus Bonnie Heuer
Karen Louis Sherry Hott
Application Summary
To increase enrollment of males in the preparation for the nursing profession and the elementary teaching profession and females in preparation for the CAD, Electronics, Automotive, and Manufacturing professions.
Final Report Summary
The Illinois Core Performance Indicator outcome is as a result of this project female and male learner's participation and completion in nontraditional programs.
For more information regarding this project please contact Jeanette Maurice
Application Summary
To help students develop useful parenting skills, to help students understand the advantages of nontraditional career choices in providing a living wage for their families, and to guide students toward completion of career preparation and placement in employment.
Final Report Summary
Plans have already been made to implement this program in three schools as per teachers requests in the schools that had the original presentations.
Supplemental Material
Comments fro Instructors of Students in Classes Where Today
Teacher Evaluation for Today
Teen Mom's Evaluation Sheet
Teen Mom's Welcome Sheet
For more information regarding this project please contact Carol Baness
Application Summary
Providing a three day summer day camp for girls and women focusing on technology for leisure and work activities to distribute nontraditional career information to perspective students and their families and to increase enrollment in technology courses.
Final Report Summary
Fifty-six participants enrolled in the workshops, two of whom are adults who wanted to know what we were doing so they could recommend it to their students for next year.
Supplemental Material
Marketing
Registration Brochure
Evaluation Results
Follow-up Review
Animation in Flash
Blogging
Discover Yourself and Career Interests
Communicating with Friends
How can I make my Internet Connection/Computer Faster?
Digital Scrapbooking
Web Page Development
T-Shirt Design
Overall Evaluation Results
Forms
Adult Scholarship Form
Blank Community Contract Form
CTE Support Services Form
Scholarship Form
Media Coverage
Digital Divas get Techno Savvy QC Times
Dispatch
For more information regarding this project please contact
Dianne White
Application Summary
To increase enrollment and awareness of nontraditional career programs and to provide hands-on experiences in the classroom to introduce career models, and supply the opportunity for individual career research.
Final Report Summary
Over 1,000 student were introduced to nontraditional career information and hands-on activities during the largest Career Connections Job Fair to date.
Supplemental Material
CSI Agenda
Female Nontraditional Careers
Male Nontraditional Careers
Evaluation Results
Final Budget
For more information regarding this project please contact Diana Wyatt & Nancy Boesdorfer
Application Summary
To improve performance on 4P1 female and male learners participation in nontraditional programs.
Final Report Summary
Results from pre-tests and post-tests revealed an increase in the amount of correct answers for nontraditional careers by gender overall.
Supplemental Material
Be YOUnique Brochure
Lesson Plan
For more information regarding this project please contact Sandy Thomas &
Chris Alger
Application Summary
Focusing on academically disadvantaged students to increase validation, knowledge, and awareness of the program.
Final Report Summary
Applied math and reading skills awareness was increased
Supplemental Material
The Learning Center Brochure
For more information regarding this project please contact Bosa Goodale
Application Summary
To write, design, produce and distribute informational brochures, one bilingual in Spanish and English, and one in English, based on the findings of the surveys and focus groups. In addition, bilingual marketing materials also will be developed, and a marketing campaign conducted to complement the efforts.
Final Report Summary
Three brochures were created translating from English to Polish, English to Spanish, and English to Chinese.
Supplemental Material
Etiquette for the Workplace English to Polish
Etiquette for the Workplace English to Spanish
Etiquette for the Workplace English to Chinese
For more information regarding this project please contact Dr. Trudy Bers
Martha Eldredge Heck
Application Summary
To improve the participation and class performance by relieving some of the students’ obstacles, and thus give a better opportunity for success.
Final Report Summary
Eight students received support from "Project Relief" to help pay for transportation, testing, and uniforms.
Supplemental Material
For more information regarding this project please contact Joyce Nix
Application Summary
To improve workplace skills of students by providing career development curriculum, student workshops, and professional development for teachers.
Final Report Summary
Curriculum and software will give an assessment to students to provide teachers a guide to follow the level of language arts skills a student is bringing into the classroom.
For more information regarding this project please contact Sue Kirkham & Vicki Phillips
Application Summary
To host an in-service and on-line opportunities for math faculties to participate in developing and validating math assessments that enhance the opportunity for nontraditional students to participate and complete a college level career program.
Final Report Summary
A remediation rate reduction of over 10% has been achieved.
For more information regarding this project please contact Virginia Johnson, Romayne Baker, &
Wilma Hewitt
Application Summary
To increase the number and quality of female applicants to the SIUC Aviation Flight Program and increasing the retention rate among female students currently enrolled in the Program.
Final Report Summary
The Let's Wing It! activities provided our current female aviation flight students an opportunity to serve as role models to youngsters in two area communities.
For more information regarding this project please contact Beverley Shelton & Lorelei Ruiz
Application Summary
To reduce the number of students required to take remedial courses at the local community college by addressing some social issues that plague the academically disadvantaged and by helping this population to recognize a career goal.
Final Report Summary
Grades for a limited number of the identified students have improved which should lead to their attainment of a secondary diploma.
For more information regarding this project please contact Ronda Baker
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