Session Title: The Tech Prep Strategic Plan and Data Mapping (Capitol)
Presented by: Dr. Debra Bragg and Catherine Kirby, Office of Community College Research and Leadership
Description: OCCRL is conducting a study of Illinois Tech Prep consortia to determine issues that impact the
collection, sharing and use of data related to Tech Prep student and program outcomes. This session will
review the larger body of research related to data mapping and sharing among secondary and postsecondary
educational levels and include some preliminary results collected from three pilot sites in Illinois. In addition,
participants will have the opportunity to discuss data accountability as it pertains to the new Perkins legislation.
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Session Title: Tech Prep Data Tracking: The CATEMA® System (Plaza 3)
Presented by: Dr. Sharon Kennedy, Moraine Valley Community College; Dr. Anne Cothran, Morton Regional
Delivery System; Robin Carville, CATEMA® System
Description: The CATEMA® System, developed by STATco, is a dynamic web application enabling career and
technology programs to manage student registration for articulated credit, advanced technical, and dual credit
courses. The system establishes a common link between secondary and postsecondary education to maintain a
“seamless transition” for students.
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Session Title: A New Look at the 3R’s (Conference Center 2)
Presented by: Sean McLaughlin, Education for Employment #330; Diana Glosser, Lake Land College Tech
Prep; Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support
Description: Incorporating core curriculum - language arts, mathematics, social science, and science - into
CTE classrooms enhances both career and technical education and non-CTE classes. Resources and models
offered in this workshop will assist CTE practitioners in enriching the learning of their students by aligning the
reading, writing and math skills taught in CTE with those same subjects taught in non-CTE classes. Two
programs, one focusing on language arts and one centering on math, will outline the successes and challenges of
implementation. Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support will provide information about resources
and support for similar innovative practices, including technical support and funding through the New Look
Project.
Hand-Outs/Presentation Materials: Math-in-CTE Grid, Diana Glosser Hand-Outs, Sean McLaughlin Hand-Outs
Session Title: Dual Credit and College Choice (Plaza 1 & 2)
Presented by: Dr. Daniel Corr, Harper College
Description: Proponents of dual credit programs often highlight the recruitment value of dual credit programs.
Once exposed to the community college, it is believed that dual credit students would be more likely to enroll
after high school graduation. In the spring of 2005, Harper College conducted a large scale research project to
determine the impact of dual credit participation on college choice. Harper College offers dual credit
opportunities both in the high schools and on the college’s campus. Differences were noted between the two
groups.
Hand-Outs/Presentation Materials: GED Slideshow Print-Outs, Dual Credit Slideshow Print-Outs
Session Title: High School Buses on the DACC Campus...How Did That Happen? (Conference Center 4)
Presented by: Bruce Rape and Nancy Boesdorfer, Danville Area Community College; Debra Mills, Center for
Occupational Research and Development
Description: This session will highlight the integration of high school students onto a community college
campus. This win-win partnership saved local schools’ money, provided quality programming and increased
DACC’s enrollment. Staff from Danville Area Community College will share the history of this new initiative,
along with their success stories and dual enrollment recruitment video. Joining them will be Debra Mills,
Director of Partnerships for CORD, who kicked off the new initiative with a faculty workshop on the DACC
campus.
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