Strand :Collaborations & Partnerships
Session Title: Adult Degree Completion Partnerships
Room: Plaza III
Presented by: Bruce Henrikson & Billie Mitchell, Parkland College
Description: Parkland College partners with nine four-year institutions to provide 37 BA/BS degree opportunities to adult & place-bound students in its district. This session will discuss how partnerships must also exist within the community college to ensure that curriculum issues and student’s needs, as well as enrollment goals, are addressed.
Hand-Outs/Presentation Materials: Handouts
Strand : Access & Success for Special Populations
Session Title: Identification of Special Populations Round Table
Room: Capitol
Presented by: Jane Fleming, Lewis and Clark Community College; Joyce Nix, Olney Central College; Donita Kaare, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges; Annie Hubbard, Shawnee Community College & Aimee Julian, Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support
Description: Perkins IV continuously notes the importance of supporting programs for Special Populations students. This session will include demonstrations of innovative practices used by colleges to identify, assess, and support Special Populations students and provide participants with resources to improve their own Special Populations programs.
Hand-Outs/Presentation Materials: PowerPoint PDF
Strand : Data Analysis
Session Title: Data Trends for Illinois Tech Prep Outcomes
Room: Conference Center 2
Presented by: Catherine Kirby & Ivanete Maciente, OCCRL
Description: The Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) will present trend data for selected Tech Prep outcomes and encourages your participation in examining data improvement over time and the similarities and differences among peer group trend lines, as well as discussing ideas for continued data improvement as the State transitions to Perkins IV.
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Strand : Quality CTE Programming
Session Title:
Linking Secondary & Community College Tech Prep Data
Room: Conference Center 4
Presented by: Barb Oilschlager, Lake County Area Vocational System; Janice Stoettner, Career Development System
Description: This initiative is designed to link ISBE’s ISIS data to the A-1 report from ICCB. These consortia are connecting student high school performance, program of study, and personal characteristics (ethnicity, economic position, etc.) to performance and course of study at the community college. It is the intention that, in time, data will be available to truly track Tech Prep students from secondary through postsecondary programs, view their academic and skill development progress, and relate community college performance to courses taken and academic success at the secondary level.
Hand-Outs/Presentation Materials: Handouts
Strand : Sponsor
Session Title: Using Online Tools to Achieve Career Pathway Success
Room: Plaza I & II
Presented by: Jim Stubblefield, Education for Employment System #330; Scott Vandever, Kuder, Inc.
Description: Find out how to help students make the right career pathway choices. Our model for success integrates career information and resources aligned to the 16 Career Clusters and Pathways with four-, six-, and eight-year education plan development. This combination of innovative, online technology and resources facilitates student achievement, improves time management for educators, and meets state requirements seamlessly. Join us to learn more!
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Indicates sessions included in the New Professionals Pathway that are particularly appropriate for those new to Perkins, Tech Prep, and CTE.
