helping underprepared students complete
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Helping Underprepared Students Complete. Set for Success . Accelerate Texas Project Academic Success Division Amarillo College actx.edu/advanceama . TARGET POPULATIONS. 65% of students at AC under prepared Low skilled young adults between 16-26 seeking a GED - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Helping Underprepared Students Complete
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Accelerate Texas Project Academic Success DivisionAmarillo Collegeactx.edu/advanceama
Set for Success
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TARGET POPULATIONS 65% of students at AC under prepared Low skilled young adults between 16-26 seeking a GED
1 out of 5 economically disadvantaged seniors did not graduate in 2010
60% of students at AC are identified at poverty Refugees
Amarillo is one of 7 cities designated for refugee resettlement in Texas
Hispanic community Increased from 15% in 1990 to 28.8% in 2010
Remediation
Workforce Training
Completion
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PROGRAM RATIONALETRADITIONAL
APPROACH
AC’s lowest skilled students never get
past this point
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PROGRAM RATIONALE
• REMEDIATION • SUPPORT• WORKFORCE TRAINING
• Four I-BEST Models– Non-Integrated Instruction– Non-Integrated Instruction with Separate,
Contextualized Basic Skills– Partially Integrated Instruction– Fully Integrated Instruction
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I-BEST PROGRAM
AC’s Model going forward
We tried this model!
• Require remediation in at least one DOMAIN OF SIGNIFICANCE (reading, writing, math) and/or;
• No high school diploma or GED and/or; (PREFERRED)
• Need ESL support (PREFERRED)
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PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
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PROGRAM STRUCTUREMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
9am-2pm 9am-2pm 9am-2pm 9am-2pmCNA class w/DE Instructor
attending class with the students for “just in time
support”
Support Class•Review class material•Contextualized GED Instruction•Prepare for next day’s class
CNA class w/DE Instructor
attending class with the
students for “just in time
support”
Support Class•Review class material•Contextualized GED InstructionPrepare for next day’s class
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BUILDING A VILLAGE
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SPECIALIZED ADVISING
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INTERNAL CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT SERVICES & Advising
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EXTERNAL CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT SERVICES & ADVISING
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INSTRUCTOR SUPPORT
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ACADEMIC PROFILE CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT COHORT #1
DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION PLACEMENT
TABE READING MATH WRITING GED ESL
4.5 33 21 1 H.S. NO5.3 30 21 1 NO NO5.5 29 27 2 NO YES5.6 36 21 3 NO NO7.3 84 20 5 NO NO7.3 46 22 1 NO NO8.3 69 24 3 NO NO9 27 26 3 NO NO
10 48 23 4 NO NO10.5 83 71 5 NO YES
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ACADEMIC PERFORMANCEFunctional Literacy
Level Midterm Final Exam
4.5 76 88 5.3 87 82 5.5 83 88 5.6 80 88 7.3 88 92 7.3 76 88 8.3 94 99 9.0 70 84 10.0 81 92 10.5 93 97
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COMPLETION DATATABE
Completed college
certificate
Certified in industry
standard*
Employed in Related
FieldGED
4.5 YES YES YES H.S. 5.3 YES YES YES P5.5 YES YES YES P5.6 YES YES NO P7.3 YES NOT TAKEN NO P7.3 YES YES YES YES8.3 YES YES YES YES9 YES YES YES YES
10 YES YES NO P10.5* YES YES NO P
10/10 9/10 6/10
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COMPLETION DATACERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT PROGRAM
COHORT #1
Completed college certificate
Certified in industry
standard*
Employed in related field**
Spring/Summer 2012 Summer 2012 Summer
201210/10 7/10 7/10
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT PROGRAM COHORT #2
Completed college certificate
Certified in industry
standard*
Employed in related field**
Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Spring 201316/17 14/17 5/17
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Recruitment Faculty Engagement Advising students
PROGRAM CHALLENGES
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Community Outreach is important
A Cohort-based model is our strength
Need a REQUIRED JumpStart period
LESSONS LEARNED
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STUDENT VOICES
Play video
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Russell Lowery-HartVice President, Academic [email protected]
Tamara ClunisDean, Academic [email protected]