Transcript One Agenda - Tulsa Community College

Forum Structure
January 2014
The Higher Ed Forum
Circ. 2007
Critical Thinking & Critical Dialogue
= Collective Action
An Overview
COMPANY NAME
NAME OF PRESENTER
Project Structure
January 2014
The Higher Ed Forum 2014
PHENND Philadelphia Network of Neighborhood Development
University
of Pennsylvania
Institute for Ed Leadership, Washington, D.C.
(University-Assisted Community Schools - UACS)
Oklahoma
Campus
Compact
OSRHE
Community
Agencies
Anchor Institutions Task Force, Marga, Inc., N.Y.
(Anchor Institution Consortium)
The Higher Ed
Forum
Of Oklahoma
Local school
districts
Academically Based
Service Learning
(ABCS)
Post-secondary
Institutions
Public University, Private University, & Community College
COMPANY NAME
NAME OF PRESENTER
The Higher Ed Forum 2014
Project Structure
January 2014
PHENND Philadelphia Network of Neighborhood Development
University
of Pennsylvania
Netter Center
Oklahoma
Campus
Compact
OSRHE
Community
Agencies
Local school
districts
Institute for Ed Leadership, Washington, D.C.
(University-Assisted Community Schools - UACS)
Anchor Institutions Task Force, Marga, Inc., N.Y.
(Anchor Institution Consortium)
The Higher Ed
Forum
Of Oklahoma
Academically
Based
Service Learning
(ABCS)
RAP Process:
Request
for
Academic
Partnerships
Post-secondary
Institutions
COMPANY NAME
NAME OF PRESENTER
Project Structure
January 2014
The Higher Ed Forum 2014
PHENND Philadelphia Network of Neighborhood Development
Oklahoma
Campus
Compact
Conferences
RAPs
Developed
into PMP
Projects
University of Penn
Netter Center
Conferences
Institute for Ed Leadership, Washington, D.C.
(University-Assisted Community Schools - UACS)
Anchor Institutions Task Force, Marga, Inc., N.Y.
(Anchor Institution Consortium)
The Higher Ed
Forum
Of Oklahoma
Annual
Student
Leadership
Conference
Academically Based
Service Learning
(ABCS)
RAP Process:
Request for
Academic
Partnerships
One Agenda
Launch
COMPANY NAME
NAME OF PRESENTER
One Agenda
A project of the Higher Education Forum
High school-college
collaborations:
• EXCEL-erate
• Data sharing
o TCC student data by high
school
o Course placement at entry by
high school
• We asked: what more
can we do?
Same students, same
work:
• Increasing collegereadiness in high school
and increasing college
completion for
developmental
education students is …
• One Agenda!
One Agenda RAP
• “One Agenda would promote collaboration
among member institutions to increase
academic preparedness for college and
college completion in Northeastern
Oklahoma through explorations of
curriculum alignment and related strategies
to increase college readiness among high
school students and college completion in
the Tulsa area.”
The launch event
• November 21, 2013 at
TCC’s Center for
Creativity
• Goal: begin
conversations among
high school and
college faculty about
curriculum alignment
and other strategies
that will increase
student success.
Format
• Welcome addresses:
o Pam Pittman-Adkins, Founder,
Higher Ed Forum
o Dr. Tom McKeon, President,
Tulsa Community College
• Call to action:
o Richard Beck, Vice President
for Academic Affairs, Rogers
University
o Kathy Dodd, Associate
Superintendent of Teaching
and Learning, Union Public
Schools
o Oliver Wallace. Lead
Secondary Instructional
Leadership Director, Tulsa
Public Schools
• Table discussion and
catered dinner
Participation
• Eight public school
districts:
• Bixby
• Broken Arrow
• Jenks
• Owasso
• Sand Springs
• Sapulpa
• Tulsa
• Union
• Six higher education
institutions:
• Tulsa Community
College
• Rogers University
• Oklahoma State
University
• University of Oklahoma
• Northeastern State
University
• University of
Pennsylvania
• 87 attendees
Attendance
• Balanced participation:
o Faculty and administrators
o High school and college
• Strong representation
from TCC
• Representatives from
high schools, colleges,
faculty and
administration at each
table
Table Discussion:
• To your knowledge, do high
schools and colleges in the
Tulsa area align their
curriculum in English and
mathematics?
• Should English and
mathematics curriculum be
aligned from high school to
college? Why or why not?
• What barriers or challenges
do you anticipate in a
collaboration among high
schools and colleges, and
how can One Agenda
address those challenges?
Table Discussion:
• What should be the top
priorities in the action
plan for One Agenda in
the coming year?
• What was the most
important issue that
was raised at your
table tonight?
Results
• 87 attendees
• 75 table discussion cards were submitted - 86%
response rate
• 58 responded to online survey – 67% response rate
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96% said the launch event met their expectations
85% said the table discussions were either the right length or too short!
77% said curriculum is NOT aligned between high school and college
85% saw value in collaboration among institutions to align curriculum
• 30 participants volunteered to join a task team
Why did it work?
• Higher Education Forum has built an effective
network of relationships.
• The time is right for curriculum alignment.
• “We need more of what happened tonight. The
dialogue alone built a bridge and supported One
Agenda. It was amazing to have administrators,
faculty, student services and coordinators all at one
table dialoguing about the total student experience.”
Why did it work?
“We need more of what
happened tonight. The
dialogue alone built a
bridge and supported
One Agenda. It was
amazing to have
administrators, faculty,
student services and
coordinators all at one
table dialoguing about
the total student
experience.”
-Launch event participant
Next steps:
• Continue the dialogue!
• Develop a strategic
plan
• Engage additional
partners
• Seek grant funding
• Spread the news about
our good work:
o Member institutions
o State Department of education
o Oklahoma State Regents for
Higher Education
o Metropolitan Tulsa community