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Click to edit Master title style. Kentucky’s TANF Funded Work Study Model. Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level. Shauna King-Simms Transitions Programs Chancellor’s Office Kentucky Community & Technical College System

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  1. Click to edit Master title style Kentucky’s TANF Funded Work Study Model • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Shauna King-Simms Transitions Programs Chancellor’s Office Kentucky Community & Technical College System shauna.king-simms@kctcs.edu 1

  2. TANFWork-study • Any activity that meets the TANF work requirement • Placements in the students field of study/career sector • Placements both on and off campus; public and private sectors • $2,500 per yr cap now 30/hr per week cap • Income will be disregarded when calculating K-TAP/TANF eligibility Shauna King-Simms Ready to Work Kentucky Community and Technical College System

  3. Supporting Degree-Seeking Students Case Management! – Case Management! – Case Management! • Recruitment, assessment and retention strategies • Counseling, mentoring and advising services • Advocacy • Academic Support • Development of paid and unpaid work experience and community service activities • Job development, placement and job coaching services Shauna King-Simms Ready to Work Kentucky Community and Technical College System 3

  4. Employment Focused Case Management • Career planning and assessments • Résumé and employability skills • Background checks • Supportive services referrals and advocacy • Tiered placements • Work study agreement • Time sheets Shauna King-Simms Ready to Work Kentucky Community and Technical College System

  5. Connecting Work and Study • Almost all students work (2/3 at 4-yr and 4/5 at 2-yr) • NSSE reflects positive relationships between work and student engagement • Require students to connect, reflect, and integrate • Balance study, service/family, and jobs George D. Kuh National Institute for Learning Outcomes Indiana University, Bloomington “Maybe Experience Really Can Be the Best Teacher”

  6. KTAP Student Outcomes • Serve 1,600 – 2,500 students annually • 73% participate in TANF funded work study * • 11% also participated in federal work study * • 44% RTW students GPA exceeded college GPA* • Retention rate Fall 08 to Fall 09: RTW 53% Institutional 44% • College participation of KTAP population = 8.7% College participation of KY adults = 3.6% *Spring semester 2010 Shauna King-Simms Ready to Work Kentucky Community and Technical College System 6

  7. “Because work-related higher education clearly leads to increased income and financial security, DCBS should consider whether it is feasible to include more clients in this category.” KY LRC Program Review and Investigations KY LRC Research Report No. 321 June, 2004 Shauna King-Simms Ready to Work Kentucky Community and Technical College System 8

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