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Interstate compact Data and research services Resource-sharing agreements Cooperative programs. Network of state representatives Focus on postsecondary access and success for “ first-in-the-family ” students. Communications and Outreach Programs Policy. CCTI: The Rationale.
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Interstate compact • Data and research services • Resource-sharing agreements • Cooperative programs
Network of state representatives • Focus on postsecondary access and success for “first-in-the-family” students • Communications and Outreach • Programs • Policy
CCTI: The Rationale • Low-Income Student Enrollment Rates • Student of Knowledge of Planning, Financing, & Application Processes • Impact of quality postsecondary advising • Counselor Preparation Programs
College Counseling Training Initiative (CCTI) • Alabama • Arizona • Delaware • Georgia • Idaho • Louisiana • Michigan • Mississippi • North Carolina • Oklahoma • South Carolina • Tennessee • Utah
Working With Multiple States = Flexibility Necessary • Online, instructor-led cohort model • Four stand-alone modules • One Module = four sessions • Guide for face-to-face or hybrid approach • CEU/PLU credit • Academic credit
Multiple Approaches, Multiple Audiences • Middle grades and high school counselors • Professional Counseling Programs (Pre-Service, Master’s Level) • Teachers as Advisors • Principals • College Access Advisors
Content • I. Building a College-Going Culture for All • Students • Advocacy • Creating a college-going culture • Communicating with diverse populations II. College, Career and Academic Planning • Engaging Students/Career Awareness • Career Planning • Academic Planning • College Choice
Content III. Financial Aid and College Applications • Financial Literacy • Financial Aid • Admissions Tests • Application Process IV. College-Going Culture in the Middle Grades • Developing a College-Going Culture • Career Planning • Academic Planning & Transitions • Academic Engagement
External Evaluation Project • 2011 Survey Findings: • 90% of counselors find the modules “useful” or “very useful” • 81% would recommend the training to their colleagues • 78% are implementing their action plans • Counselors need more support from administrators for postsecondary advising • Counselors need more time in their day
Contact • AliceAnneBailey@sreb.org • 404.879.5601