2014 WDI Slides - National Council for Workforce Education

Transcript 2014 WDI Slides - National Council for Workforce Education

NCWE: National Council for Workforce Education

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An affiliate council

of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)

A national forum

for administrators, faculty, business, labor, military, and government in workforce education, to affect and direct the future role of two-year and other post-secondary institutions in workforce education and economic development

The link

between policy and workforce education and economic development by providing support, research, and critical information to members on current and future trends and policies.

http://www.ncwe.org/?page=ibest

THE MANY FACES OF I-BEST: WA, TX, MD AND KS

Zoe Thompson Director, Workforce Training & Education Kansas Board of Regents, KS Faith Harland-White Dean Continuing and Professional Studies Anne Arundel Community College, MD Linda Leto Head Associate Vice Chancellor Workforce Ed & Corporate Partnerships Lone Star College System, TX Mabel Edmonds Associate Vice President of Instruction Clover Park Technical College, WA Nadezhda Nazarenko Executive Director College Preparation Programs Lone Star College System, TX Dr. Darlene G. Miller NCWE Executive Director

A GENDA www.ncwe.org

         Who is NCWE?

Defining the Issue What is I-BEST Research on the Effectiveness of I-BEST in WA I-BEST at Clover Park Technical College Texas I-BEST Accelerating Opportunity in KS MI-BEST: Maryland and I-BEST Questions

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OUR NATIONAL CRISIS

By 2018, less than 30 percent of total jobs will require workers with a high school diploma or less

 93 million adults with basic or below basic literacy  13% of adults ages 25-64 have less than a high school credential  29% have a high school credential but no college  At least three out of every four students that come to our campuses are underprepared to succeed (ACT 2011)

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EALITY  Postsecondary credentials are the gateway to family supporting wages that are critical to breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty in America.

 In 2007-2008, more than 2.3M students were enrolled in federally funded basic skills programs yet less than 2 percent made the transition to matriculation (US Department of Education, 2010; Wachen, Jenkins, Belfield and Van Noy, 2012) 

Without some type of change in pedagogy, delivery, or structural reform, we will not increase the number of low-skilled adults transitioning to post-secondary education

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After 6 years, students with 1 year of college credits plus a credential had the most significant future earnings bump:

 $7,000 more/year for ESOL students  $8,500 more/year for an ABE student  $2,700 more/year for workforce students entering with a GED  $1,700 more/year for entering with a HSD

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I-BEST

WHAT ARE INTEGRATED CAREER PATHWAYS?

Career pathways that integrate the teaching of basic literacy skills and technical education in order to accelerate the learner’s transition into and through a college-level career and technical education program of study.

WA I-BEST MODEL:

INTEGRATED BASIC EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING  A collaborative model in which basic skills and CTE faculty jointly teach, develop plans to achieve integrated program outcomes, jointly plan curricula, and jointly assess students’ learning and skill development.

 I-BEST challenges traditional notions that students must complete all levels of Adult Basic Education before they can advance in workforce education training programs.  Students earn college-level credits that are part of a career pathway while at the same time as mastering critical basic skills identified by employers.

TEAM TEACHING IS THE CORE OF I-BEST

Team teaching and learning in a cohort provides students with:

  Twice the academic and content-specific support at no extra cost to the student Targeted reading, writing, math, speaking and listening skills developed in an integrated and contextualized environment

OTHER IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF THE I-BEST MODEL

 Partnerships with local community-based organizations and other agencies to provide economic and social support services  Childcare    Housing Transportation Emergency Funds  Comprehensive Student Support Services  Navigation and Career Advising   Academic Advising Financial aid advising

RESEARCH PROVEN SUCCESS

I-BEST students were more likely than others to:

 Continue into credit-bearing coursework • I-BEST students were 90% likely to earn at least on college credit: non I-BEST were 67%  Earn a CTE certificate • Chances of earning a CTE certificate was 55% for I-BEST and 15% for non I-BEST  Make point gains on the NRS • 62% of I-BEST made point gains on the CASAS vs 45% of non I BEST learners

Educational Outcomes of I-BEST Washington State Community and Technical College System’s Integrated Basic

Education and Skills Training Program: Findings from a Multivariate Analysis ; Davis Jenkins, Matthew Zeidenberg and Gregory Kienzl, 2009

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OLLEGE Mabel Edmonds Associate Vice President of Instruction

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Clover Park Technical College Current Programs

Nursing Assistant-Certified (NA-C) – Regular college program, 1 quarter, intensive; I-BEST program, 2 quarters; 50% overlap, ABE instructor for lecture classes and support Chemical Dependency Specialist (CDS) – Same length as college program, 3 quarters; ABE instructor 50% overlap in all classes for support Computer-Aided Design(CAD) – Same length as college program, 3 quarters; program reserves 6 spots in the regular program, each start for I-BEST students; ABE Instructor 50% overlap, helps all students as needed

Clover Park Technical College Program Qualifications

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Age 19+ No GED or High School Diploma required CASAS Score Range 221-256 Reading and Math

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Commitment to success

Clover Park Technical College

Developmental Education I-BEST Pilot • • • • •

Classes are academic bridge to help towards degree completion.

Students can accelerate their pace through levels of Developmental Education. Classes are designed in modules.

Modules are contextualized for the I-BEST Architectural CAD Drafting and Chemical Dependency Specialist Programs.

Students move further and faster through pre-college math and English into degree programs.

Clover Park Technical College On-Ramp to I-BEST Program

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Intensive program for ABE and ESL students in Levels 1-3 to jumpstart their learning.

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I-BEST model with team teacher.

Includes math and computers with intensive writing.

67% of students had at least a level gain in NRS levels in one quarter, 96% had at least a 5 point gain on CASAS scores.

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Program model is community partnership with Tacoma/Pierce County Goodwill Industries.

Clover Park Technical College Challenges/Opportunities/Results

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Navigator or I-BEST Specialist key to success.

Instruction team work on incorporating contextualized basic skills instruction and integrated instruction.

Funding sources identified – Self-Pay, Financial Aid, Opportunity Grant, TANF, WIA, Unemployment/WRT , Veteran’s Assistance.

Student experiences are positive, causing retention rates to be higher than traditional programs – 80% for I-BEST.

Programs provide pathway to Associate Degrees, if students wish to go beyond I-BEST certificate.

Programs require additional resources, but are benefit to students, college, and community…..Return on Investment (ROI).

Create Your Own I-BEST Program

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Learning Outcomes and Assessments Integrated Teaching Campus Involvement Community Engagement Education and Career Pathways Labor Market Demand Student Success/Transition Tracking

The Comprehensive I-BEST Pathway

I-BEST Resources

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The I-BEST Model I-BEST Renaissance 2013 I-BEST Research I-BEST in the News I-BEST Videos Historical Resources Contacts Louisa Erickson [email protected]

Patricia Lange [email protected]

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Linda Leto Head Associate Vice Chancellor Workforce Education & Corporate Partnerships Nadezhda (Nadia) Nazarenko Executive Director College Preparation Programs Lone Star College System

• • • • • • State-wide initiative: 14 colleges participating state-wide The mentor college approach to scaling the programs throughout the state Technical assistance: Jobs For the Future (JFF) Evaluation team: Public Policy Research Institute from TX A&M.

Results state-wide: – Over 3000 served in CTE programs – 2000 received a industry recognized credential The top pathways: – Healthcare – Manufacturing – Transportation – Logistics 24

Accelerate Lone Star

Goal

: Creating pathways to careers and education

Target Population

: 18 yrs. and older Reading TABE test 6.0 grade level or higher Writing, reading and/or math below 9.0 grade level

Our Model

Intake and Advising Concurrent Support class or GED class with College and Career Readiness Advising Intervention as needed Tutoring Obtain Certificate Workforce class Employment GED Credit course

Programs

Programs of study       Certified Nurse Aide Machining Welding Phlebotomy Accounting Assistant ECG Monitoring Technician

Pathways

CONTINUING EDUCATION INTEGRATED PATHWAYS

Skill Levels: 6 th to 9 th grade GED/HSD required: No CE Nurse Aid Certificate to CR Vocational Nursing / Cr EMT Certificate Welding CE Certificates to AAS Welding Technology Specialization CE Machining Certificates to CR Machinist I Certificate and CR Computer Numeric Control Operator/ Programmer II Certificate.

CE Phlebotomy (required GED or HSD) to CR Vocational Nursing / Cr EMT Certificate Phlebotomy Cert. + C.N.A. Cert. + ECG Class + Professionalism in Health class= Patient Care Technician/CR Vocational Nursing / CR EMT Certificate

Sample of a Stackable Credential

DATA

• 398 students served to date • 57 in progress • 366 completed (92%) • 312 - (85%) successfully completed and received certificates • 77% of those completed report finding employment in field or entering into more education

Successes

      High retention rate Invited to implement program on other campuses Mentoring other Texas colleges Integration of credit classes (ENGL1301) with support classes for “bubble Students” Cooperation with continuing education and credit advisors Active learning environment through contextualized teaching

Student Testimonials

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVueu_0G_0w 32

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Zoe Thompson Director, Workforce Training and Education Kansas Department of Commerce and Kansas Board of Regents

Accelerating Opportunity: Kansas

is all about jobs, prosperity for individuals and economic growth for Kansas

*US Census 2012

Why It’s Important to Kansas

237,000 Kansans lack high school diploma or GED or have less than 9 th grade education Another 60,000 limited proficiency English speakers Total Kansas population 2,885,905*

Disconnected

Traditional Adult Basic Education/GED Programs Developmental Education Postsecondary Career Technical Programs Multiple loss points lead to low rates of program completion and credential attainment

Connected Pathways

Accelerated, Integrated Instruction of Basic Skills and Career Technical Skills Career Pathways Model Provides Educational and Social Supports Stackable Credentials With Employer Value Lead to Jobs and Careers

Adults Complete Programs and Earn College and Industry Credentials Leading to Careers

Dodge City Community College

• Building Construction Technology • Emergency Medical Technician • • Healthcare Welding

Garden City Community College

• Emergency Medical Technician • • • Fire Science Healthcare Welding

Highland Community College

• • Welding Healthcare

Hutchinson Community College

• Allied Health • Machining • • Manufacturing Welding

Kansas City Kansas Community College

• Auto Collision • • Auto Technology Building and Property Maintenance • • • Healthcare HVAC Welding

OVER 27 CAREER PATHWAYS AT 13 COLLEGES Neosho Community College

(includes Ft. Scott, Independence and Labette) •Aero structures •Emergency Medical Technician •Healthcare •Welding

Seward County Community College

•Healthcare •Machine Tool Technology

Washburn Institute of Technology

•Advanced Manufacturing •Healthcare

Wichita Area Technical College

•Aero structures •Composites •Health Science •Machining Technology •Welding

Partnerships are the Key

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Partnership between Board of Regents and Department of Commerce

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Partnership with Department for Children and Families (TANF agency)

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MOU supports AO-K (TANF eligible) enrolled students with tuition scholarships

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Pays on COMPLETION of 12 credit hour pathway

Accelerating Opportunity Kansas Success

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January 2012 - December 2013

251 292 384 786 College Certificates Healthcare Welding Manufacturing/Machining Aerostructures All Other 1660 *all colleges not yet reporting **enrollment headcount unduplicated

3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0

Accelerating Opportunity

Cumulative to Dec 2013

Policy Changes

Mission Statement includes “career pathways’ “Kansas workforce”, “adults achieving industry credentials” (2012) Performance Based Funding Formula revamped to include transition to postsecondary as funded outcome (2013) Provides tuition scholarship for TANF eligible AO K students completing 12 credit hour pathway (2013)

AO-K Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAqZV0egGYM

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Faith Harland-White Dean Continuing and Professional Studies Anne Arundel Community College

Rationale for MI-BEST:

Scope and Scale of the Education, Skills and Language Divide

• • • • 80-90 million U.S. workers have at least one educational barrier Language and literacy barriers prevent millions of adults — many with children track jobs — from skills and education for career By 2018, two-thirds of all jobs will require post-secondary credentials Post-secondary, adult education and skills-training programs present barriers to entry and completion for older adults with low language and literacy levels • • Demand: Adults currently working will be the primary source of employees until 2030, so low-skilled workers who increase their training and education can compete • Potential Solutions: Bridge programs that integrate skills training for adults with reading and math instruction have emerged as effective approaches Platforms: Community colleges are innovating to better serve low-income, working adults who are often older, raising children and lacking literacy or English language skills 45

Step One: Seizing the Opportunity An Opportunity is an Opportunity….

…We started with a $25,000 exploratory grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation Take a Look at What You Already Have….. Differently

Step Two: Growing the Opportunity • Moved from planning to pilots • Co-funding from The Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation • Pilots launched in five Maryland Community Colleges to leverage public/private funding to establish the Maryland Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training program (MI-BEST)

Step Two

Who Are MI-BEST Students?

60%

un/under employed

43%

are parents supporting 313 children MI-BEST Goal: Reducing barriers to career pathways for adults with language, literacy and skills barriers (e.g. *Adult Basic Education and English as Second Language)

54%

immigrants, some college but low level English

46%

< high school diploma or GED

Average Age: 30 Years

Step Two

Scaling Up MI-BEST in Maryland

Replication and Sustainability

Replication: Two-thirds of 16 community colleges/ workforce investment boards (WIBs) partnering Sustainability: Co-investment by the Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) to spread MIBEST across the state

2011 2013 5 Community Colleges 0 WIBs = Community Colleges 10 Community Colleges 10 WIBs = WIBs

• • • • • • Anne Arundel Baltimore City Baltimore County Carroll County Cecil County Charles County • • • • Howard County Montgomery County Prince George’s County Upper Shore (three counties)

Step Three: Seizing a National Opportunity Accelerating Connections to Employment • United States Department of Labor Workforce Innovation Fund Competition o $11.8 million dollar grant awarded The Partnership:

Community Colleges

Local Workforce Investment Boards

States • Federal funding launches the

Accelerating Connections to Employment grant (ACE)

• New element added: Randomization study

Step Three

ACE Purpose & Unique Features 1.

Utilizes the proven I-BEST model to simultaneously teach and train individuals with low basic skills 2.

Connects I-BEST training at community colleges with Career Navigators at the Workforce Investment Boards to ensure employment connections after training 3.

Training courses chosen are driven by employer demand, with assured employment available at many sites 4.

ACE includes a rigorous evaluation component, Random Control Trial (similar to pharmaceutical trials), to demonstrate effectiveness of combining I-BEST with targeted employment services 51

Role of Partnerships Step Four: Collective Impact • WIB/Community College Partnerships • Importance of Business Engagement • Potential business engagement: o

Industry Roundtable

Program Design

Guest Speakers

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Work Experience Mock Interviews

Employment

• Businesses must be engaged from beginning to end

Ultimate Goals 1) Identify strategies that are powerful enough to move the needle for large numbers of low-income individuals 2) Build evidence on what works and build capacity to implement with fidelity 3) Develop a roadmap to scale for different approaches: expanding an idea, innovation, tool, policy, program 4) Cultivate partners who “own” the result, who measure and track progress and will take up and sustain the work 53

Learning to Earn Approaches such as MI-BEST and ACE = Making a Difference CNA Training Building Maintenance Baking and Pastry 54

Community Colleges

Local Workforce Investment Boards

States • Federal funding launches the

Accelerating Connections to Employment grant (ACE)

• New element added: Randomization study

Celebrating Success

Anne Arundel Graduation Ceremony and Student Testimonials

https://ola.aacc.edu/video/?playlistfile=PREVIEW/MI-BEST.xml&width=720&height=406

Q UESTIONS ?

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