1. Carve Your Path the High School, College and Career Management System NM Public Education Department NM Higher Education Department NM Department of Workforce Solutions Presented to the New Mexico Association of Financial Aid Administrators (NMASFAA) April 1, 2009

2. 2 College Access Challenge Grant (CACG)  U.S. Dept of Education  College Cost Reduction Act passed in 2007  Grant to fund outreach activities targeting underrepresented student populations  Two Year Formula Grant  New Mexico’s annual allocation: $556,798  NMHED was designated agency to apply  1/3 matching dollars component

3. 3 History  In 2006, NM First made a recommendation to design and implement a major public awareness campaign on the economic value of higher education that would create a sense of urgency about the need for students to stay in school and attend college.  June 2007, NMHED, NMPED, CSN, NMSL and other partners organized the College Outreach Roundtable; it was attended by more than 100 policymakers, educators, business, nonprofit and Tribal representatives.  July 2007, NMHED, NMPED, NMSL and College Success Network form the Middle School Outreach Campaign Initiative (MSOC).  August 2008, NMHED, supported by the MSOC, applies for and is awarded the College Access Challenge Grant.

4. 4 CACG Goals and Accomplishments Goal: Establish a formal New Mexico College access network (NMCan) to leverage resources, collaborate efforts, identify best practices and share information about college outreach services available to students throughout the state Accomplishments:  Launched the New Mexico College access network October 1, 2008.  Launched NMCan listserv  115 subscribers  Over 70 agencies represented What’s Next?  Promote…Promote…Promote!  Expand and leverage the listserv.  Strengthen NMCan

5. 5 CACG Goals and Accomplishments Goal: Increase the number of high school students who apply to community college and universities by 10% during the two year CACG award period and increase the number of students who attend College Goal Sunday and file the FAFSA by 25% during the two year CACG award period Accomplishments:  Launched the Ticket to College (T2C) program.  To date, 7 colleges and universities have adopted or integrated T2C program.  Increased FAFSA filers by 62% from 2008 What’s Next?  Promote…Promote…Promote!  Expand the T2C program- Explore eTranscripts to satisfy admissions requirements  Stick to our knitting- Direct students to the experts  Incorporate College Goal Sunday into the Next Steps plan via Carve Your Path

6. 6 CACG Goals and Accomplishments Primary Goal: Establish an online, web-based college and career web portal for all New Mexicans to access information on how to plan, prepare, apply and pay for college. Accomplishments:  Launched interim Carve Your Path website. www.carveyourpath.org  Averaging 40+ hits per day  Aligned and formalized PED, HED and DWS projects and initiatives to begin the development of a comprehensive High School, College and Career Management System. What’s Next?  Promote…Promote…Promote!  Participate in and support system development.

7. 7 Project Overview  Introduction  Objectives  The “One-Stop-Shop” user interface will be a convenient place for PED, HED & DWS programs and initiatives to converge in an online environment.  The system meets the requirements for consolidation and goals of the state IT Strategic Plan.  Must be accessible to all current or prospective students and residents of New Mexico.  The ability to link to external websites and/or return pre-determined student support services and/or program information to the student.  On demand training related to the tools, features, and functionality for regional and state level users and administrators.  Collaborate with the Department of Workforce Solutions.  Identify and work with other New Mexico agencies as appropriate.

8. 8 - PED- HED- DWS 11 th Grade Assessment NM College ApplicationCareer Planning E-PortfolioNM Financial AidCareer Assessment Student PlanColleges and UniversitiesCareer Pathways Content ManagementCourse StudyInternships Next StepMajors/DegreesApprenticeships Gap Analysis Toole-TranscriptVolunteering General InformationGear UpJob Training Information Management Tribal CollegesResume Builder e-TranscriptIDEAL-NMMilitary Options IDEAL-NMNM College Access Network Wages Ed-TechABEJob Fairs & Postings WIRED Project Career Clusters Project Resources Existing To Be Developed

9. 9 Gap Analysis / Planning Tool High School Plans PED Institutional Partner Information GeneralInstitution Specific Information GeneralInstitution Specific Information GeneralInstitution Specific DWS Institutional Partner HED Institutional Partner StudentCollegeCareerPlanningInd. ID # Entry Point – Categorical Pages or Individual ID All of Which Must be Coordinated to Feed Which Students, Counselors, Parents Use to Produce College PlansCareer Plans Function PED Governs DataFunction HED Governs DataFunction DWS Governs Data Joint Governance FunctionData Reports To Prepare/Demonstrate Competency – Practice Can Inform Institution Reports Applications Which Gives User Access to Certain Commercial Off the Shelf Platform Carve Your Path Which Sets Inside

10. Project Timeline Tasks JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul Initiation Planning Build Proof of Concept Implementation Contracts Build Production Test Systems Train on Systems Rollout System Close-Out

11. 11 Deliverables:  Combined PED & HED scope requirements.  Ensure budget and schedule issues are addressed  Agree Memoranda of Understandings  Coordinated needs with existing DWS systems  Created Budget and ensured funding  Meet requirements of federal grant  Address issues related to ESMS funding allocation  Illustrated strengths of SharePoint backbone  Ensure system meets needs of PED & HED  Ensure ease-of-use with DWS and other agency systems & data  Agreed high-level cross-agency budget & schedule  Completed PMP and other management plans Accomplishments & Expectations

12. 12 http://164.64.166.11/sites/nmped/home/default.aspx Proposed Carve Your Path System Demo

13. 13 System Features and Content Features:  Access Carve Your Path from school, work or home  Professional tools to manage system usage and outcomes Content:  Electronic Student Management System, including Electronic Next-Step Plans  Track High School Graduation Requirements  Student assessment scores  Course credit earned  Information about Advance Placement, honors, dual credit and distance learning courses  Support for academic achievement, extra-curricular interests, after high school plans  Electronic portfolio to capture and manage academic and work related accomplishments  College and Career Planning and Resources  Career Search and Comparison  College Search and Comparison  Electronic Admissions Application  Electronic Transcripts  Financial Aid Planning  Research and applications  Statewide Resources  Community Based, Non-Profit and Philanthropic Organizations- Program Directory

14. 14 System Benefits Carve Your Path will provide users [students]:  Compilation of high school graduation requirements;  Career exploration, career planning, workforce opportunities in New Mexico and the education for each career (aspiration)  High school curriculum planning to prepare for a postsecondary education and a career (academic preparation)  Information on the value of a postsecondary education;  Opportunities for a postsecondary education in the state (accessibility)  Ability to select the right college and learning the steps necessary to apply for college admissions and financial aid  Information and learning on how to pay for college (affordability);  Information and learning how to be successful in college

15. 15 NMASFAA Benefits  Provides NMASFAA a mechanism to manage and consistently deliver accurate and up to date financial aid information.  Promoting Carve Your Path supports other programs and services.  System provides students with age appropriate financial aid information.  Expands reach to all New Mexico students, parents and citizens.

16. Carve Your Path the High School, College and Career Management System Thank you Joel Nudi, Project Manager, NMPED joel.nudi@state.nm.us Steve Oizumi, Project Manager, NMHED steve.oizumi@state.nm.us Presented to the New Mexico Association of Financial Aid Administrators (NMASFAA) April 1, 2009 joel.nudi@state.nm.us steve.oizumi@state.nm.us