College Connection

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College Connection
Weatherford College November 15, 2007
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Presenter
Luanne Preston, Ph.D.Executive Director, Early
College Start and College Connectionluanne_at_austi
ncc.edu512-223-7354
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Agenda

• Closing the Gaps Overview
• College Connection Overview
• College Connection How It Works
• Program Results
• Program Recognition
• State and National Interest in Expansion
• College Connection How To Start
• College Connection Guiding Principles
• Common Challenges
• Questions and Answers

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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Boards
Strategic PlanClosing the GapsOverview
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Closing the Gaps in Participation

• Closing the Gaps warns that if more Texans do not
  receive college degrees by 2030, the State could
  lose up to 40 billion in annual household
  income.
• The goal is to increase student enrollment in
  higher education by 630,000 by 2015.
• Most students will elect to start at a community
  college.
• Weatherford College expects over 7,440 more
  students by 2015.
• Source http//www.thecb.state.tx.us/ClosingtheGap
  s/ctgtargets_pdf.cfm?Goal1

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College ConnectionOverview
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Education Beyond High School

• Increases earning potential and employment
  opportunities
• U.S. Department of Education

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Learn to Earn
Source Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY
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Excuses For Not ContinuingYour Education

• No one in my family has ever gone to college.

Ive been in school for 12 years. Thats enough!
I just want a good job.
I cant afford it.
I dont know what I want to do with my life.
I wont fit in.
College is too hard.
I dont know how to apply or where I want to go.
Source Adapted from The College Boards Seven
Excuses Not to Go to College and Why Theyre Lame
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Improving High School to College Transitions

• Provide admission and pre-enrollment services to
  seniors on their school campuses
• Create an expectation that College is in
  everyones future.
• Increase percentage of high school seniors who
  enter college after high school graduation.

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Texas High School Graduates from FY 2006Enrolled
in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006
Weatherford College Service Area College
Transition Rates
School District Total High School Graduates Students Enrolled in Texas Universities Students Enrolled in Texas Universities Students Enrolled in Texas 2-year Colleges Students Enrolled in Texas 2-year Colleges Students Not Located in Texas Higher Education Students Not Located in Texas Higher Education
Aledo 269 103 38 90 34 76 28
Alvord 40 6 15 10 25 24 60
Boyd 65 10 15 14 22 41 63
Bridgeport 131 32 24 32 24 67 52
Brock 57 17 30 21 37 19 33
Bryson
Chico 61 16 26 16 26 29 48
Decatur 225 47 21 77 34 101 45
Includes students who were not enrolled in Texas
colleges or universities in the year immediately
following graduation, as well as students who
were enrolled out-of-state. Districts with less
than 25 graduates are not included in this
report. Source http//www.thecb.state.tx.us/Repor
ts/PDF/1324.PDF
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Texas High School Graduates from FY 2006Enrolled
in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006
Weatherford College Service Area College
Transition Rates
School District Total High School Graduates Students Enrolled in Texas Universities Students Enrolled in Texas Universities Students Enrolled in Texas 2-year Colleges Students Enrolled in Texas 2-year Colleges Students Not Located in Texas Higher Education Students Not Located in Texas Higher Education
Gordon
Granbury 380 111 29 87 23 182 48
Jacksboro 64 27 42 13 20 24 38
Lipan
Millsap 65 9 14 20 31 36 55
Mineral Wells 190 36 19 54 28 100 53
Paradise 63 15 24 21 33 27 43
Peaster 59 13 22 16 27 30 51
Includes students who were not enrolled in Texas
colleges or universities in the year immediately
following graduation, as well as students who
were enrolled out-of-state.Districts with less
than 25 graduates are not included in this
report.Source http//www.thecb.state.tx.us/Repor
ts/PDF/1324.PDF
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Texas High School Graduates from FY 2006Enrolled
in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006
Weatherford College Service Area College
Transition Rates
School District Total High School Graduates Students Enrolled in Texas Universities Students Enrolled in Texas Universities Students Enrolled in Texas 2-year Colleges Students Enrolled in Texas 2-year Colleges Students Not Located in Texas Higher Education Students Not Located in Texas Higher Education
Perin-Whitt
Poolville 31 1 3 17 55 13 42
Santo 32 10 32 11 34 11 34
Slidell
Springtown 230 34 15 73 32 123 53
Strawn
Tolar 38 18 47 7 19 13 34
Weatherford 415 82 20 165 40 168 40
Total 2,415 587 24 744 31 1,084 45
Includes students who were not enrolled in Texas
colleges or universities in the year immediately
following graduation, as well as students who
were enrolled out-of-state.Districts with less
than 25 graduates are not included in this
report.Source http//www.thecb.state.tx.us/Repor
ts/PDF/1324.PDF
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College ConnectionHow It Works
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College Connection Program

• Many high school students find the college
  enrollment process intimidating.
• Austin Community College provides hands-on,
  one-on-one support to assist every student
  through each step of the college admissions
  process.
• During graduation ceremonies, high school
  graduating seniors receive acceptance letters to
  Austin Community College.

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Students Receive Services at the High School
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College Connection Activity Grid Sample
ISD District Lead Sandra Dowdy, Assistant
Superintendent, 512-386-3040, sdowdy_at_del-valle.k12
.tx.us Del Valle HS Lead Jean MacInnis,
Principal, 512-386-3210, jmacinnis_at_del-valle.k12.t
x.us Admin. Assistant Nadene Norwood,
512-386-3211, nadene.norwood_at_del-valle.k12.tx.us
ACC District Lead Mary Hensley, 223-7618,
mhensley_at_austincc.edu Exec. Assistant Esther
Buzard, 223-7618, ebuzard_at_austincc.edu
College Connection
Lead Luanne Preston, 223-7354,
luanne_at_austincc.edu Admin. Assistant Laurie
Clark, 223-7354, lclark2_at_austincc.edu Senior
Count 400
Activity Date Time Location Equipment Communication Del Valle HS Contact (Lead Contact) name_at_del-valle.k12.tx.us ACC District Contact (Lead Contact) name_at_austincc.edu
High School Planning Committee Meeting August 9, 2007 200 p.m. 300 p.m. Del Valle Admin 5301 Ross Road Del Valle, TX E-mail Announcement Jean MacInnis Jmacinnis Luanne Preston luanne
College Connection Agreement Prior to beginning Fall semester Sandra Dowdy Sdowdy Luanne Preston luanne
Senior Presentation Kickoff Activity September 13, 2007 1030 a.m. 1130 a.m. Auditorium Notice in parent newsletter Notice on high school website Sarah Mabry Sarah.mabry Ashley Williams awillia4
Admissions Application Make-Up Day October 10, 2007 830 a.m. 400 p.m. Rooms A205, C216, D130, D208 Non-citizen students must obtain alternate ID before completing application Sarah Mabry Sarah.mabry Pat Colunga pcolunga
SHADE/BOLD Required College Connection
Activities
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Lifetime Acceptance at ACC

• Application never discarded
• Provide a permanent college home
• Students come to ACC
• Full-time
• Part-time
• In Summer for transfer
• After military service
• After career changes
• Co-enroll while attending 4-year institution

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Lifetime Acceptance at ACC

• Cohorts can be tracked by semester of entry
• Longitudinal data collected for
• Retention
• Completion
• Success

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Program Results
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College Connection School Districts
2006-07Year 4 Austin Bastrop Blanco Del
Valle Elgin Fredericksburg Harper Hays Jarrell
Johnson City Lago Vista Leander Liberty Hill
Lockhart Luling Manor Nixon-Smiley Pflugervill
e Prairie Lea Round Rock San Marcos
Smithville
2007-08Year 5 Austin Bastrop Blanco
Del Valle Dripping Springs Eanes Elgin
Fredericksburg Georgetown Harper Hays
Jarrell Johnson City Lago Vista
2003-04 Year 1 San Marcos
2004-05Year 2 Austin Bastrop Del Valle Leander
San Marcos
2005-06Year 3 Austin Bastrop Del
Valle Hays Leander Manor Pflugerville San Marcos
Lake Travis Leander Liberty Hill Lockhart
Luling Manor Nixon-Smiley Pflugerville
Prairie Lea Round Rock San Marcos
Smithville Wimberley
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School Districts Participating in the College
Connection Program 2007-2008
School District Number of High Schools Number of Seniors Year Started
Austin ISD 12 5,189 2004
Bastrop ISD 2 609 2004
Blanco ISD 1 72 2006
Del Valle ISD 2 544 2004
Dripping Springs ISD 1 265 2007
Eanes ISD 1 650 2007
Elgin ISD 2 264 2006
Fredericksburg ISD 1 247 2006
Georgetown ISD 2 791 2007
Harper ISD 1 62 2006
Hays CISD 3 723 2005
Jarrell ISD 1 48 2006
Johnson City ISD 1 52 2006
Lago Vista ISD 1 89 2006
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School Districts Participating in the College
Connection Program 2007-2008
School District Number of High Schools Number of Seniors Year Started
Lake Travis ISD 2 415 2007
Leander ISD 4 1,518 2004
Liberty Hill ISD 1 180 2006
Lockhart ISD 2 387 2006
Luling ISD 1 131 2006
Manor ISD 2 255 2005
Nixon-Smiley CISD 1 57 2006
Pflugerville ISD 4 1,385 2005
Prairie Lea ISD 1 17 2006
Round Rock ISD 5 2,790 2006
San Marcos CISD 2 483 2003
Smithville ISD 1 140 2006
Wimberley ISD 1 169 2007
Total (27) 58 17,532
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College Connection Program Growth

• Over 4 years
• 1 school district to 27 school districts
• 2 high schools to 58 high schools
• 400 students to 17,000 students

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The College Connection Program Works!
ISD Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2003 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2003 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2004 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2004 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2005 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006 Students NOT located in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006 2006 Increase of Students in Higher Ed Since Implementation
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
San Marcos 273 66 219 55 234 59 294 66 0
Austin 2,155 56 2,066 56 2,005 54 2,014 52 4
Bastrop 286 69 234 57 239 54 282 61 -4
Del Valle 293 77 312 80 236 66 229 71 9
Leander 444 48 459 48 422 42 418 40 8
Hays 281 57 309 56 290 55 286 51 5
Manor 51 57 74 57 87 62 89 68 -6
Pflugerville 194 47 201 47 204 48 156 46 2
BlueYear College Connection started RedYear
Seniors attend ACC after College
Connection 1-Source http//www.txhighereddata.org
/Reports/PDF/0961.pdf 2-Source
http//www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0963.pdf
3-Source http//www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/P
DF/1161.PDF
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College Connection Diversity of Participants
2006-07
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Traditionally Underrepresented in Higher
Education - Students Enroll at ACC

• More than 55 of College Connectionenrollees are
  minorities
• Higher percentage entering ACC through College
  Connection than in the general ACC student
  population

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College Connection Results for ACC, 2004-2007

• Positive effect on Fall enrollments
• Immediate great results 37.6 increase first
  year
• 59 increase over two years
• Positive effect on Early College Start
  enrollments
• 25.6 increase in enrollment from 04 to 05
• 45 increase in enrollment from 04 to 06
• 3,209 students enrolled Summer 2007
  (record-breaking ECS enrollment)
• Positive effect on Tech Prep enrollments
• 4,336 increase in number of students receiving
  Tech Prep credit
• 36 students in 2003-04
• 48 students in 2004-05
• 293 students in 2005-06
• 1,597 students in 2006-07

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Program Recognition
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College Connection Program National Acclaim
Recognition
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Awards Received
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State and National Interest in Expansion
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National Interest

• Florida Department of Education
• Launched state-wide campaign in April 2007 called
  Go Higher-Get Accepted modeled after College
  Connection
• Maine Interest in College Connection
• Proposed law requiring graduating high school
  seniors to complete at least one college
  application before getting diploma.
• Support from Compact for Higher Education

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• Attaining advanced levels of education for
  disadvantaged students cannot be done without
  developing a college-going culture in every
  middle school and high school in the state of
  Texas...then suddenly, (going to college) changes
  from being a possibility to an expectation.
• --Raymund Paredes
• Commissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating
  Board
• January 6, 2005

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THECB Statewide College Connection
Expansion2007-2009

• Ten Schools Receive Implementation Grants
• Alamo Community College District
• Blinn College
• Del Mar College
• Houston Community College System
• Lee College
• Odessa College
• Richland College
• South Texas College
• Tarrant County College District
• Weatherford College

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THECB Statewide College Connection
Expansion2007-2009

• Five Schools Receive Planning Grants
• Cedar Valley College
• Cisco Junior College
• Northeast Texas Community College
• Paris Junior College
• Victoria College

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THECB Statewide College Connection Expansion

• Schools Already Adopting College Connection
• Alamo Community College District
• Coastal Bend Community College
• Del Mar Community College
• Houston Community College District
• Temple Community College
• Victoria College

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External Support for ACC

• Funding to expand College Connection
• Funding for Mobile Go Center
• Funding for statewide College Connection Regional
  Forums

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Mobile Go Center
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Related Initiatives

• Mini-College Connectionfor Adult Education
• College Connection Scholarships

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College ConnectionHow To Start
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Formal Agreement

• Between college and school district
• Signed by chancellor and/or president and
  superintendent
• Establishes transfer of student data from high
  school to college
• Details responsibilities and expectations

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Advance Briefing

• District/Central Office Staff
• High School Principal

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Planning Meeting

• One meeting held annually usually in the Summer
• Schedule one hour (slightly longer for new
  schools or multiple schools)
• Complete activity grid
• Focus on scheduling
• Leave activity details for contacts

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Communications between School District and College

• Electronic via list serv
• Updated activity grid sent via e-mail when
  changes occur
• College Connection website links
• iCal
• Combined calendar for internal use

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Data Collection

• Collect electronically (Excel spreadsheet)
• Collect from high school
• Name
• Address
• DOB
• HS Student ID (for later record matching)
• Test Scores (HS Exit Exam, SAT, ACT)
• Mark records as College Connection cohort in
  student database

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Data Follow-Up

• Track by school, how many students complete each
  activity
• May need multiple visits to get 100
  participation
• Give high school principal participation rates
  for use at graduation announcement ceremony
• Report Fall enrollment from pilot schools
  (compare to benchmark), Spring persistence

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Austin Community CollegeCollege Connection
Website
www.austincc.edu/isd

• Access to scheduled activities for students,
  parents, and school officials
• Calendars
• Links to pertinent ACC school district sites

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Website

• Participating schools
• Links to school pages
• Link to college pages of interest
• Press coverage/special events

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College Connection Logo
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College ConnectionGuiding Principles
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Guiding Principles College Connection

• Deliver services on high school campus
• If theyre really interested, they should come
  to us
• Getting them to the college campus really gets
  them excited they need to see the college
  campus
• Traditional recruitment has not produced desired
  results
• What if the school wants to bring students to the
  college campus for activities other than campus
  tours?
• Ascertain the schools purpose this approach
  can be useful in some circumstances, but it is
  generally more efficient to serve students at the
  high school

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Guiding Principles College Connection

• Work with every category of high school student
• Gifted and talented
• Advanced Placement/Honors
• Bilingual/ESL
• Section 504
• Special Education

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Guiding Principles College Connection

• Students do not need to repeat steps
• Dual-credit students do not have to re-apply
• Exempt students do not have to re-test
• Design activities within one bell period
• Exception is assessment testing
• Be respectful of instructional time
• Deliver services during school day
• Customize service delivery to meet high school
  needs, honor school preferences
• Look for ways to incorporate suggestions of
  school personnel

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Guiding Principles Personnel

• Team structure has worked for ACC
• Sharing personnel across departments
• Cross-train and re-deploy
• Recruiter/advisers
• Use trained college volunteers outside their
  regular duties
• Tutors proctor tests

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Guiding Principles Personnel

• Have personnel assigned to specific schools
• Builds relationships and trust
• Early warning about problems
• One expert available on-site
• Example One admissions coordinator to address
  complex matters other team members may be
  generalists

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Guiding Principles Personnel

• Have college personnel responsible for results
• Level of participation in each activity
• How many completed the activity?
• Do the preliminary results approach the projected
  numbers?
• Did most students apply?
• Did about 50 test?
• Interim results
• Have checkpoints
• Contact responsible school or district personnel
  in time to provide make-up dates before end of
  year, if numbers are low

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Guiding Principles Sequencing Activities

• Required Activities
• What does a student have to complete, at a
  minimum, to enroll at your institution?
• Application
• How much time is needed for an application to be
  available in the student information system?
• TSI compliance (Assessment)
• What tests do you offer students?
• How much time is needed for scoring?

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College Connection Activity Sequence

• College School District
• Senior Presentation 1a. Senior Roster
• Admission application
• Financial aid application 3a. Test Score Roster
• ASSET assessment
• Tour of Austin CommunityCollege campus(es)
• Pre-Advising
• Advising
• Acceptance letter to Austin Community College at
  graduation
• Registration for Austin CommunityCollege
  classes
• RedRequired BlueRecommended BlackOptional

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Guiding Principles Sequencing Activities

• Required Activities
• What does a student have to complete, at a
  minimum, to enroll at your institution?
• Orientation
• Is orientation mandatory?
• Do you enforce its completion before students can
  register?
• Before they can be advised?
• Advising
• Is advising required prior to registration?
• What action allows a student to register?

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Guiding Principles Sequencing Activities

• Recommended Activities
• FAFSA Completion
• Senior Presentation
• Optional Activities
• Career Information
• Campus Tours
• College Days

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Guiding Principles Sequencing Activities

• When to schedule activities?
• Planning Meeting
• After graduation, before fall semester
• Before spring, if all activities to be completed
  in spring
• Senior Presentation
• Prior to first activity, as soon as possible
  after school starts
• Usually admissions follows
• Admissions Application
• End of September, October, or November through
  Thanksgiving
• After receipt of data roster
• In time, where possible, for seniors to prepare
  for Spring dual- credit registration

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Guiding Principles Sequencing Activities

• When to schedule activities?
• Assessment
• End of January through early March
• After receipt of test score roster timed to
  allow maximum number of SAT/ACT test scores to be
  included
• Allows students to receive the most instructional
  content prior to testing
• Financial Aid
• Mid-January through Mid-March
• Presentations timed to coincide with W-2 arrival,
  tax preparation, and meet college priority filing
  deadlines
• Night presentations and workshops for parents and
  students
• Financial Aid Saturdays

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Guiding Principles Sequencing Activities

• When to schedule activities?
• New Student Orientation
• ACC calls this step pre-advising
• Completed online as ACC 101
• Live program replaced by online module per school
  request
• School manages where and when students complete
• Student prints checklist as proof of completion
• Many schools schedule during advisory
• Schedule window of time prior to academic
  advising
• Recommend 1-3 weeks prior to advising session

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Guiding Principles Sequencing Activities

• When to schedule activities?
• Academic Advising
• Mid-February through Mid-April
• Allow time, if needed, for test scores to be
  entered or processed and available to advisors
• ACC requires three weeks is using ASSET
• Complete all College Connection activities by
  mid-April
• Deliver graduation packets three weeks prior to
  ceremony

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Guiding Principles Sequencing Activities

• Senior Presentation DVD

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Guiding Principles Scheduling

• The planning meeting for each school should occur
  before Fall semester, or as soon after school
  starts
• All events should be completed by mid-April with
  rare exceptions
• The month of May through end of school is
  extremely busy on high school campuses
• A student should be able to complete an
  individual activity (exception assessment
  testing) with one bell period

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Guiding Principles Scheduling

• Provide capacity to staff activities at more than
  one school on the same day
• Decide what dates are ineligible for college
  personnel
• First day of registration
• Two weeks leading up to start of semester
• First week of classes

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Guiding Principles Scheduling

• Plan on the following high school availability
  constraints
• End of six-week grading period/testing
• TAKS testing dates
• A/B Block scheduling (must provide activities on
  both A and B days)
• Sports conflicts
• Example Tuesdays and Fridays are varsity
  basketball game days
• Mondays and Fridays are the worst attendance days
• Beginning/end of semester
• Spring Break date differential (HB1)

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Guiding Principles Scheduling Efficiency

• Schools are deeply concerned about loss of
  instructional time
• All College Connection required activities can be
  completed in the equivalent of one school day

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Guiding Principles Scheduling Efficiency

• Size of school may allow for combined activities
• Example Senior Presentation followed by
  Application
• Advantages Immediacy
• A/B Block bell periods are 90 minutes long

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Guiding Principles Scheduling Efficiency

• Length of bell period may allow for combined
  activities
• Example Application, FAFSA Pin Number, online
  pre-advising
• Advantages
• Uses entire bell period
• Already disrupted for application
• Eliminates need for a second pullout
• Disadvantages
• Students usually complete pre-advising well
  before advising
• Increases chance they will not retain important
  information
• High school staff must retain printed checklist
  for students to avoid loss

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ACC 101 Demonstration

• http//www.austincc.edu/acc101/index_content.html

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Scheduling Efficiency How Much Time?

• Senior Presentation 20 minutes
• Admissions Application 25 minutes
• Residency Form
• Missing Credentials
• Assessment 5 hours
• Partial testing takes less time
• Math only 1 hour
• Reading/writing 2.25 hours
• Pre-Advising 25 minutes
• Advising 15 minutes average

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Planning MeetingRecommended Participants

• College

• High School

• District lead person
• Implementation lead person
• Team leader for services
• Admissions representative
• Financial Aid representative
• Assessment representative
• Recruitment representative
• Advising representative
• Recorder

• Principal
• Grade level principal or AP
• Lead or senior counselor
• Person in charge of testing/scheduling
• Tech person (use of computer labs)
• Other staff who works with the senior class

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Planning MeetingRecommended Things to Bring

• College

• High School

• College Calendar
• Admissions Team Calendar
• Financial Aid Team Calendar
• Assessment Team Calendar
• Student Recruitment Team Calendar
• Advising Team Calendar

• Bell schedule
• School calendar
• A/B Block scheduling
• Testing calendar

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College Connection Planning Meeting Demonstration
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Best PracticesGetting Started

• Small and successfulOthers will come
• Get internal support from
• Information Technology
• Public Relations
• Dual Credit
• Tech Prep
• Foundation
• Student Recruitment
• Student Services
• Do away with thinking that students have to come
  to the college to meet college processes
• Focus on what works for the school district

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Best PracticesAfter Youve Started

• Use publicity and press conferences at every
  opportunity
• Get Foundation involved in raising scholarships
• Make a presentation to each school district Board
• Keep College Board of Trustees involved

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Best PracticesAfter Youve Started

• Continually thank and recognize participants
• Involve staff in recognitions
• Keep College Connection process simple
• Name a single point-of-contact for problem
  solving
• Utilize technology for communication including
  web, listserv, and online calendars (I-Cal)
• Build a superintendents e-mail list

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Best PracticesAfter Youve Started

• Increased enrollments will build programs and
  support staff
• Many good off shoots develop
• Chamber of Commerce events/support
• Grants and Contracts
• Annexation
• Scholarships
• Continuing education
• Training
• Teacher certification
• Instructional Aide Training
• Dual Credit
• Tech Prep
• Other

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Best PracticesAfter Youve Started

• Have joint College and School District Board
  meetings
• Form College/ISD Executive Team
• Provide immediate response/service
• Pace for success

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Common Challenges
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Challenge 1 Faculty Resistance

• Why does this occur?
• Faculty not well-informed about the program
• Some have traditional bias against community
  colleges
• Concerns about quality of programs/instruction
  and transferability of classes

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Strategy Counter Faculty Resistance

• Feature a College Connection presentation at
  general faculty meeting
• Provide general information about TCCD programs,
  costs, state-wide transfer of classes between
  public institutions
• Provide dates of pullouts well in advance, to
  allow for faculty planning
• Emphasize benefits to students
• Students will be ready-to-register at TCCD at
  the end of the year

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Challenge 2 Student Resistance

• Why does this occur?
• Students not exposed to the program in advance
• Some are convinced they are going to college
  elsewhere or convinced they wont need to go at
  all
• A cool student has refused to participate

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Strategy Lessen Student Resistance

• Schedule a College Connection senior presentation
  before activities begin
• Encourage participation and explain program
  benefits to any student refusing to participate
• Recruit school opinion leaders and role models to
  influence their peers

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Challenge 3 Alleviate Parent Concerns

• Why does this occur?
• Parents dont want to give sensitive family
  income information to students, school or college
  staff
• No computer access at home
• Parents work schedule prevents easy completion

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Strategy Counter Parent Resistance on FAFSA

• Time school FAFSA activities to coincide with
  arrival of W-2 and filing of taxes
• Provide evening FAFSA workshops invite TCCD to
  participate or lead
• Coordinate with volunteer programs that assist
  families with preparing/filing taxes
• Provide information about necessary
  documents/information in advance to parents

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Questions and Answers
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For copies

• PowerPoint Presentation
• www.austincc.edu/isd/weatherford/111507Presentatio
  n.ppt
• Handouts
• www.austincc.edu/isd/documents