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Update on Update on Michigan’s College Michigan’s College

Access StrategyAccess StrategyBrandy Johnson, Executive DirectorMichigan College Access Network

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Local College Local College Access NetworksAccess Networks

• Community-based college access strategic alliance committed to increasing college readiness, enrollment, and completion.

• Highly structured collaborative effort, as opposed to isolated efforts of individual organizations.

• Led by an alliance of cross-sector CEO-level leaders representing K-12, higher ed, nonprofit sector, government, business, and philanthropy

• Key Functionso Agree on a visiono Establish clear college readiness/access/success goals – and track progress transparentlyo Align/coordinate existing organizations to shared goals to fill differentiated roleso Implement collaborative action plan based on data-driven community priorities o Hold partners accountable for results

• Updates since May 2013

Guidebook: Part IGuidebook: Part I

Guidebook: Part IIGuidebook: Part II

Guidebook: Part IIIGuidebook: Part III

GuidebookGuidebook• Guidebook is available FREE for download at

http://micollegeaccess.org/our-network/lcan-guidebook

New! New! Counselor Training Counselor Training

ProjectProjectGraduate Schools (Pre-Service)

Offer license to curriculum and $10,000 Planning Grant to any graduate program that will develop, offer, and ultimately require a pre-service course in college advising/postsecondary planning

o Grand Valley State Universityo Wayne State University – Adding dedicated course to program in

2014!o Western Michigan University -- Adding dedicated course to

program in 2014!

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New! New! Counselor Training Counselor Training

ProjectProjectSchool Counselors (In-Service)

•Launched an offer formal course in college access for current counselors

o Delivered in a hybrid format over 8 monthso Goal was to enroll 100 counselors – Enrolled 99 in September; 91 still enrolledo Counselors receive significant number of approved continuing education unitso Taught by 4 well-respected experts in the fieldo Manage via partnership with Michigan Virtual University LearnPort – online PD system

•Major Topicso College Aspirations, College-Going Culture, College-Going Missiono School Counselor as a College Access Leader, Efficacy, Strategic Planningo Career Explorations/Assessmentso College Choice/Match/Fito College Admissionso College Affordabilityo Financial Aido College Admissions Testingo Academic Planningo Enrichment and Extracurricular Engagemento Working with Diverse Populationso Transition from High School Graduation to College Enrollment

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ContactContactBrandy Johnson

Executive Director, MCAN

brandy@micollegeaccess.org

517.316.1713

www.micollegeaccess.org

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