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NWTC Multicultural Center EduByte. Board Presentation October 14, 2009 We deliver the future!. Future 2013 Environmental Conditions. Urban areas will experience an increasingly diverse PK-12 population. District minority population will increase significantly.
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NWTC Multicultural Center EduByte Board Presentation October 14, 2009 We deliver the future!
Future 2013 Environmental Conditions • Urban areas will experience an increasingly diverse PK-12 population. • District minority population will increase significantly. • 11 Green Bay schools are currently majority minority. It is predicted that the entire school system will be majority minority in 10 years. • Currently 37% of students in the GB school system are culturally diverse • Demand for resources to address language and cultural issues. • Brown County has the 5th largest Hispanic population in WI. • College is experiencing rapid growth in need for English Language Learner (ELL) resources
Future 2013 Strategic Goals • Ensure that non-English speaking population of the district have the opportunity to successfully complete a degree or diploma • Ensure there is no statistical differentiation in the success rate among populations of students based on gender, ethnicity, or (dis )ability • Increase the percentage of students who successfully transition from basic education and successfully complete degree/diploma programs
Annual Multicultural Recruitment Projects • Develop and implement Minority Participation Grant • Offer multiple occupational certificate courses in other languages (RISE initiative) • NWTC First Year College Experience • Middle and High School Campus Career Days • High school recruitment visits (on-site TABE testing for students of color) • Basic Education, Personal Learning Plan Development, and Writing Lab services in MCC • Referral to on-campus and community resources
Annual Multicultural Center Events • Academic Advising in the center 4 days /week • Strong collaboration with Student Life • Advising of multicultural student organizations • Social, cultural and community events: • NWTC Multi-Ethnic Fair • Intertribal Craft Workshop • Multicultural Graduation Banquet • Annual Hispanic Festival • Hmong New Year Celebration • Asian Talent Show • Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
2009-10 Current Initiatives • Follow-up phone calls to minority program applicants to assist with transition • Monthly Basic Education orientations offered in the Center to promote transition into programs • Partner with Atonement Lutheran Church grant funding College Prep: Language Arts Classes • Increase visitation to other district high schools with minority populations • MC student mentors will coordinate at least 2 visits to high school classrooms in Green Bay School District • 5 year minority recruitment plan will be developed as part of the WTCS Minority Participation Grant
Questions or Concerns ? Gema Garcia – Multicultural Center Coordinator Yia Thao – SE Asian Occupational Coordinator Bernadine Vigue – Multicultural Advisor Megan Popkey– Manager of Student Involvement megan.popkey@nwtc.edu