Building Multiple Pathways:

1
Building Multiple Pathways

• Approaches, Relevant Programs, and Implementation
  Considerations

2
Premise Underlying Call for MPs

• Communities would be able to meet the learning
  needs of more students if they were to offer a
  wider variety of learning options, both in
  schools and in other educational settings,
  including colleges, community organizations, and
  workplaces

3
The Yin Yang of MPs

• Rigor vs. Access
• Quality vs. Variety
• College vs. Broader definition of post-secondary
  success
• Perhaps the biggest underlying difference among
  different iterations of MPs revolves around the
  related issues regarding what students should
  learn, what constitutes rigor, and how can rigor
  be ensured

4
6 Service Options to be Considered in any
Comprehensive MPs Initiative

• Small Learning Communities (SLCs)
• Examples
• Talent Development High School (national)
• Career Academies (national)
• Small Schools (general population)
• Example University Park High School (Worcester,
  MA)

5
Service Options Continued

• Alternative Small Schools
• Example Diploma Plus (national)
• High School/College Blends
• Examples
• LaGuardia Middle College High School (Queens, New
  York)
• TechPrep (national)
• Portland Gateway to College Program (Portland,
  Oregon)

6
Services Options Continued

• GED/Adult Basic Education
• Examples
• Adult Career Development Center (Richmond,
  Virginia)
• GED Plus (generic design adopted by the US DOL)
• Experiential/Work-Based
• Examples
• Los Angeles Conservation Corps
• YouthBuild (national)
• Manchester Craftsman Guild (Pittsburgh)
• Year-Up (national)
• City Year (Boston)