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The Three R’s of Articulation

The Three R’s of Articulation. READY, REACH, REPORT. NTPN - October 1, 2005. WCC/VALEES Sugar Grove, IL: Located 40 miles west of Chicago, Illinois. READY. Waubonsee Community College (WCC) Enrollment: 9,451 – Fall 2004 Faculty to Student Ratio: 1 to 17

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The Three R’s of Articulation

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  1. The Three R’s of Articulation READY, REACH, REPORT NTPN - October 1, 2005

  2. WCC/VALEESSugar Grove, IL: Located 40 miles west of Chicago, Illinois

  3. READY Waubonsee Community College (WCC) • Enrollment: 9,451 – Fall 2004 • Faculty to Student Ratio: 1 to 17 • Diverse population: Rural to Urban • # of CTE Career Areas: 28

  4. READY Valley Education for Employment System (VALEES) • CTE Enrollment: 10,065 students (57%) – 2004-2005 • 41 courses articulated with WCC • $91,740 – Tech Prep dollars used to support articulation efforts

  5. READY Articulation As a component of the federal Tech Prep legislation (1998), articulation is the vehicle for high school students to receive college credit for vocational* courses taken during high school. * Vocational = Career and Technical Education

  6. Better use of tax-payer dollars Curriculum alignment Students avoid content duplication Jump start to college education Provides better transition to college Enter the workforce sooner Cost-savings READY Articulation – Benefits

  7. READY Articulation – In the Beginning 1998-99 • 19 courses articulated • 46 student requests • 24 requests approved

  8. READY Articulation – Today 2004-2005 • 41 courses articulated • 416 student requests • 372 requests approved for 1,583 college credit hours

  9. READY

  10. READY VALEES/WCC Model • 23 CTE program areas • 11 Active program committees • One secondary teacher from each high school • One post-secondary instructor • VALEES Director • WCC Dean • Program chair - instructor

  11. REACH Educators Teachers and Administrators • Meet regularly through program committee meetings • During the school day • VALEES pays for substitute teachers and mileage through TP grant • Brings secondary and post-secondary instructors to the table • One of the outcomes is articulation

  12. REACH Articulation Agreement • Secondary and post-secondary instructors collaborate • Curriculum is aligned at a minimum of 80% • Signed by VALEES and WCC • Communicated to all stakeholders • Included on articulation form – for each school

  13. REACH Business Educators Business Advisory Partners • Meet annually with educators • Discuss current and future workforce trends • Discuss knowledge and work place skills students need to be successful • Provide lunch as a small token of appreciation • Vocational Instructor Practicum • Teachers participate in internshipat partner work site

  14. REACH Business Students Educators Students • Utilize a variety of marketing strategies • Posters • Contest with marketing and graphics students • Placed in all high school classrooms and counseling offices • Table tents • College cafeteria in the fall and spring • Certificates • Web site • Transition books • 2nd edition just printed • Classroom teachers and counselors

  15. REPORT Accountability • Needed new tool for keeping track of students • Developed database in MS Access • Provides statistics for teachers, administrators and grant reports • Update and modify database regularly

  16. REPORT Database Process • Enter student and course information when application is received • Enter course approval data after application is returned from WCC • Enter credits posted after placed on student transcripts

  17. REPORT Database Reports Reported by School/Program/Course • # of student requests • # of student approvals • # of student credit hours • # of course credits • # of credits posted to transcripts

  18. Presenters Dr. Julie-Ann Fuchs, Valley Education for Employment System (VALEES), Director (630) 466-5736jfuchs@waubonsee.edu Ms. Suzette Long, Waubonsee Community College, Dean for Business and Information Systems (630) 466-2264slong@waubonsee.edu Questions?

  19. The End Thank you for your time today.

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