College and Career Transitions Initiative (CCTI)

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• College and Career Transitions Initiative (CCTI)
• Department of Education (ED) /
• Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)
• League for Innovation in the Community College

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Other Project partners includeAmerican
Association of Community Colleges
(AACC)Community College Survey of Student
Engagement (CCSSE)Chauncey Group International
(CGI)
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The CCTI Consortium seeks (through collaboration)
toEase student transitions between secondary
and postsecondary education as well as
transitions to employmentImprove academic
performance at both the secondary and
postsecondary levels
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This initiative is designed to support the
principles established in the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001, by investing in strategies
to1. close the achievement gap2. create
meaningful educational options that help students
with diverse backgrounds and needs reach
uniformly high standards and3. ensure that
students attain these high standards at each
level of their educational careers.
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CCTIs Broad Occupational AreasEDUCATION AND
TRAINING HEALTH SCIENCE  INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY LAW, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND SECURITY
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING ANDMATHEMATICS
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Central Piedmont Community College In the
Information Technology Grouphttp//www.cpcc.edu/
With Secondary/Business PartnersPhillip O.
Berry Academy of Technologyhttp//www.cms.k12.nc.
us/allschools/berryacadtech/TechConnecthttp//w
ww.techconnectcentral.com/
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Who is Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology
The Computer Science Information Technology
Academy,one of 5 Academies within the school,
encompassesComputer Applications Computer
Programming Computer Engineering Technology
Computer Network Administration (Microsoft)
Computer Network Engineering (Cisco)     E-Comme
rce Berry will add a 12th Grade beginning in
the Fall of 2004
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Who is TechConnectTechConnect is a weekly
after-school technology / computer club for high
school students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg High
Schools. It is sponsored by Advantage Carolina
in cooperation with the Charlotte
Chamber.AwardsPrestigious Blue Diamond
Charlotte Area IT ProfessionalsSmart Partner of
the Year - NCEITA
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IT Academy Training for Berry Instructors
C P C a T t I h w a
y s
After School Activities/Clubs TechConnect
Counseling / Mentoring CPCC / Berry
Assessment Activities Accuplacer/HSSSE/etc .
Guest Lectures / Dual Enrollment
Courses (College Experience)
Berry Students
Central Piedmont IT Programs
Four-Year College IT Programs
CAREER
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CCTI Site Partnership ExpectationsEnhance
and develop exemplary models of college and
career transition strategies and programs of
study Improve academic performance of
students at both the secondary and postsecondary
levels Collect and report baseline information
and outcomes assessment data about participating
studentsCollect and report information about
the site partnerships effectiveness in enhancing
and developing exemplary models.
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Minimum, Anticipated Outcomes Decreased
need for remediation at postsecondary level
Increased enrollment and persistence in
postsecondary education Increased academic and
skill achievement at secondary and postsecondary
levels Increased attainment of postsecondary
degrees, certificates, or other recognized
credentialsIncreased entry into employment or
further education.
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CPCC Partnership Accomplishments
Central Piedmont and Phillip O. Berry have
worked together toProvide increased College
Experience course offerings on the Berry campus
such as ITN 150 Internet Protocols and CET 111
Cabling
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CPCC Partnership AccomplishmentsDeliver guest
lectures by college instructors and business
partners in person and over the Internet to give
students increased access to and teach the use of
new and emerging technology
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CPCC Partnership Accomplishments Provide
student assessments beyond NC state-wide,
end-of-course exams - Berry participated in the
High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE)
CPCC participated in the Community College
Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE). (Berrys
entire student body, was able to take the HSSSE
because of CCTI)
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CPCC Partnership AccomplishmentsStrengthen
instructor education and certification within
Berrys IT Academy faculty6 Phillip O. Berry
teachers have used 35 CPCC IT Academy and IT
Division courses to maintain/upgrade their
certifications for Cisco Academy courses and
other IT curricula
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CPCC Partnership Accomplishments
Provide increased career and course counseling
for all partners by hiring a special, IT-savvy
Counselor. Counselors duties include meeting
with Berry advisement staff and faculty and
TechConnect advisors as well as students.
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CPCC Partnership Accomplishments Central
Piedmont and TechConnect have worked together
toProvide needed software for club
tracksProvide stipends for Berry faculty
advisors who are needed for a club (TechConnect)
to function at a Charlotte-Mecklenburg School
(CMS).
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CPCC Partnership Accomplishments Provide
CPCC faculty members as volunteers to teach
TechConnect Club tracks after-school Help
locate business volunteers to serve as track
instructors
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CPCC Partnership AccomplishmentsProvide 2
CPCC faculty members to serve on TechConnects
BoardAid Berry and TechConnect to find
internships -- 100 high school student interns
have been placed
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CPCC Partnership AccomplishmentsEfforts
are underway to develop Mentoring and Tutoring
Programs for IT students Pathways are being
developed to aid secondary students and their
counselors in selecting the best courses for a
particular career
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• Considerations for future developments including
  Pathways at CPCC
• North Carolina Community College System
• IT Curriculum Improvement Project (CIP)
• National Skill Standards Board (NSSB)
• have worked together to reshape all IT
  curricula new pathways in effect fall 2006

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• The NCCCS IT CIP and NSSB recommended
• Complete overhaul of IT curricula and courses
  based on nationally-validated skill
  concentrations and workplace skills in the
  Information Technology and the Communications
  Industries
• Pathways and articulation agreements between
  Secondary to Community Colleges and Community
  Colleges to Four-year Colleges will be
  dramatically effected

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• CCTI Best Practices
• By accumulating, testing, and refining best
  practices among a diversified group of colleges,
  curricula, high schools, students, and businesses
  CCTI serves education on a national level,
  developing the paths for others to follow.

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• THANKS
• Mark Milliron, Former CEO League for Innovation
• Larry Warford, CCTI Project Director
• Terry OBanion, President Emeritus
• Jon J. Alexiou, Director, Community College
  Initiatives, Chauncey Group International

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• THANKS
• George Boggs, President and CEO, AACC
• Anthony P. Carnevale, VP for Education Careers,
  ETS
• Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr., Senior League
  Fellow
• Kay M. McClenney, Director, CCSSE
• Gene Bottoms, Director, SREB High Schools That
  Work
• James Connell, President, Institute for Research
  and Reform in Education
• Daniel M. Hull, President and CEO, CORD
• Linda E. Montgomery, Director of Research
  Services, The Chauncey Group International

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• THANKS
• June S. Allison, Director, Division of
  Instructional Services, NC State Department of
  Public Instruction
• Robert Balfanz, Research Scientist, Center for
  Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins
  University
• Diana Carew, formerly Manager, Community
  Technical College Programs, Microsoft Corporation
• Kimberly A. Green, Executive Director, National
  Association of State Directors of Career
  Technical Education
• Robert H. McCabe, Senior League Fellow

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• THANKS
• Ann Walkup, Education Program Specialist, U.S.
  Department of Education
• Judy L. Schueler, Chief Learning Officer,
  University of Chicago Hospitals and Health
  System, University of Chicago Medical Center