Elgin Community College’s Alliance for

College ReadinessBuilding Effective Partnerships & Transition

Strategies

Julie Schaid, Ph.D., Assoc. Dean College Readinss & School Partnerships

Alliance Structure

Advisory

Council

Math

Team

STEM

Team

DATA

Team

Writing/ Reading

TeamStudent Services

Team

ELL Team

KindergartenTeam

Transition Strategies:

O Summer Bridge ProgramO Transition AcademyO New 4th Year HS Math CourseO First LectureO Senior PLANS

Summer Bridge Program

Three-week refresher course to help students who “just missed” placing into college-level coursework in writing, reading, or math.Results: Six Years = 190 Students and 72% Success

Transition AcademyO Start earlier – 9th- 12th gradeO Team taught (HS & College faculty)O School year – Once a month – SaturdaysO Summer programO MentorsO Parent outreach (emails & workshop)O Business partnersO Curriculum – based on in part on Academy

for College Excellence (ACE), applied math, financial literacy, real world problems

New 4th Year High School Math Course

O Developed by 12 Faculty (8 HS, 3 ECC, 1 University)

O Target: Students who don’t normally take senior math

O Aligned to the Common Core State Standards

O Real-world ApplicationsO 3 Districts have Adopted

O First year = 300+ students enrolled!

New Project – “The First Lecture”

O English & History FacultyO High School & CollegeO Design AssignmentO College LectureO Jointly graded

Senior PLANSO Student Services & Counseling TeamO Late Feb./Early March eventO 11 High Schools – 20 seniors each –

still unsureO Partner with ISACO Topics:

O Importance of Placement TestingO Planning for CollegeO Paying for College

District 509 – ECC Trend DataCollege and Career Ready

College Ready By Subject

2006 2013

Math 29% 42%

Writing 57% 65%

Reading 73% 78%

College Ready All Subjects

24% 37%

Totally Developmental

21% 17%

Partnership Principles O Focus Areas agreed upon by Advisory Council but

align to district & college prioritiesO Faculty/staff design & lead projects collaboratively

O Engage those doing the workO Focus on building relationships across districts &

education levelsO Feed themO One size does not fit all

O Recreate don’t duplicateO Institutional commitments matterO Share and celebrate resultsO Fostering space for dialog very important