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Adrienne O’Neill, Ed.D. – President, Stark Education Partnership Joseph Rochford, Ph.D. – Vice President, Stark Educatio

Adrienne O’Neill, Ed.D. – President, Stark Education Partnership Joseph Rochford, Ph.D. – Vice President, Stark Education Partnership Brenda Neel - Director of Instruction, Canton City Schools Theresa Seery, Senior Program Officer, KnowledgeWorks Foundation. P-16 is a way of thinking… .

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Adrienne O’Neill, Ed.D. – President, Stark Education Partnership Joseph Rochford, Ph.D. – Vice President, Stark Educatio

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  1. Adrienne O’Neill, Ed.D. – President, Stark Education Partnership Joseph Rochford, Ph.D. – Vice President, Stark Education Partnership Brenda Neel - Director of Instruction, Canton City Schools Theresa Seery, Senior Program Officer, KnowledgeWorks Foundation

  2. P-16 is a way of thinking… Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President, Stark Education Partnership NOT a program 2 of 21

  3. P-16 is a way of taking existing systems and considering how to rethink them to accomplish specific goals. Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President, Stark Education Partnership • P-16 is not competition among existing systems—rather it is a way to make transitions seamless for students. 3 of 21

  4. Said another way… P-16 is everyone coming together to figure out specific goals and then strategies to use to accomplish those goals. Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President, Stark Education Partnership 4 of 21

  5. Amazing results through the power of the collaborative, collective “we” • Different ideas are willingly tried and become a reality • Idea generators may also find sources to fund their ideas—if money is required Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President, Stark Education Partnership 5 of 21

  6. In Stark, “everyone” includes: Stark County Educational Service Center, 17 school superintendents represented by 4 superintendents and the ESC, 5 public and private colleges represented by the college presidents, local foundation directors, and representatives from the business community, economic development agencies & the social service agencies. Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President, Stark Education Partnership 6 of 21

  7. Committee meets bi-monthly to set strategy direction and to review progress. • The Stark Education Partnership serves as a research and support arm to the P-16 Committee. Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President, Stark Education Partnership 7 of 21

  8. Stark County’s P-16 Goals: – To increase the high school graduation rate Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President, Stark Education Partnership – To increase the college-going rate in Stark County. 8 of 21

  9. Why those goals? Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President, Stark Education Partnership 9 of 21

  10. Dr. Joseph Rochford – Vice President, Stark Education Partnership 10 of 21

  11. Dr. Joseph Rochford – Vice President, Stark Education Partnership 11 of 21

  12. A National Problem Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President, Stark Education Partnership - Recommendedreading 12 of 21

  13. What are some examples of strategies we have used? Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President, Stark Education Partnership 13 of 21

  14. School Level Strategies: – Small Schools, McKinley High School – Early College, Timken High School – OCAN/GEAR-UP Brenda Neel – Director of Instruction, Canton City Schools 14 of 21

  15. District Level Strategies: • Core curriculum • EPAS System/ACT • AlignOhio • Math Science Partnership • Malone College at Canton South • Stark State Satellites • CrossRoads Brenda Neel – Director of Instruction, Canton City Schools 15 of 21

  16. Community-Wide Initiatives: – Graduate Retention Initiative(Now adopted by Greater Canton Chamber of Commerce, Akron Chamber of Commerce and NOCHE) – Preschool (Sisters of Charity of Canton) – Afterschool(21st Century Grants, Stark Community Foundation) – Scholarship Website Dr. Joseph Rochford – Vice President, Stark Education Partnership 16 of 21

  17. College Level Initiatives: – Stark State recruitment after April 15, 2005 – Walsh retention Dr. Joseph Rochford – Vice President, Stark Education Partnership 17 of 21

  18. What Are The Results? • – High school graduation rate is increasing • – College-going rate is increasing • – Communication & knowledge about importance of goals is increasing Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President, Stark Education Partnership 18 of 21

  19. Where Do We Go From Here? • – Await establishment of statewide P-16 (expected June 2005) • – Marketing, statewide • – Alignment statewide of grades 11-14 Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President, Stark Education Partnership 19 of 21

  20. Establishment of Ohio regional P-16 compacts & the role of KnowledgeWorks Theresa Seery, Senior Project Officer, KnowledgeWorks Foundation 20 of 21

  21. Idea Sharing Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President, Stark Education Partnership 21 of 21

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