Clare-Gladwin Middle College Final Performance Report July 2008

Vision Through rigorous, challenging, and accelerated educational and work experiences involving partnerships between high school, CTE, community college, and healthcare organizations, we will prepare students for rewarding careers in health related fields.

Overview of Project Clare-Gladwin Middle College (CGMC) is a partnership between: –Clare-Gladwin Regional Education Service District –Mid Michigan Community College –MidMichigan Health

Overview of Project CGMC serves students 7th-12th who: –Show an aptitude for healthcare –Want to fulfill high school requirements while learning about healthcare –Want to participate in clinical rotations –Want to earn college credits while still in high school

Overview of Project Summer camp for middle school youth Healthcare Club Tutorial services Life Long Learning Skills Integration with CTE Career exploration through job shadowing, career fairs, field trips, guest speakers Mentoring College classes Academic planning

Funding Mechanisms Michigan Department of Education (Middle College High School Health Partnership Grant) Partnership Contributions (Office Space, Summer Experience, Equipment) Researching Foundation Grants Potential Funding 5 th Year Student

Location of CGMC Located in Harrison, Clare County, Michigan

Location of CGMC Serving 5 school districts: Farwell, Clare, Harrison, Gladwin, & Beaverton Mid Michigan Community College ll

Location of CGMC CGMC main office is located on the campus of Mid Michigan Community College

Percentage of Time Grade Healthcare Exploration Local School MMCC 7th/8th2%98%N/A 9th/10th5%95%N/A 11th/12th10%40%50%

School Governance

Curriculum Development Life Long Learning Skills –Principles and ethics –Time management –Health care industry standards –Learning styles & study habits –Problem solving techniques –Goal setting & decision making “It's a good learning environment - you have freedom but you still get your work done and have help when it's needed.” CGMC Student

Student Support Services Services Offered: –Transition from high school to college –Academic tutoring –Monitoring student progress –Career exploration & guidance –Healthcare Club Service Delivery Personnel: –CGMC Mentors –High School Tutoring (LEA Tutors) –Students/Peer Mentors –MMCC Academic Support Center (ASC) Students feel the CGMC is a good transition from high school to college and will help them assimilate into college for real in a year or two.

Student Recruitment Multiple meetings with counselors, teachers, principals & parents 5 Presentations at parent/student meetings and student orientations Counselors/teachers target students with interest/aptitude in health care for enrollment 8 Local service club presentations CGMC Web site 5 Local news articles

Faculty Recruitment CGMC is not a traditional middle college with separate faculty for the middle college High school faculty are employed by the local schools College faculty are employed by Mid Michigan Community College 90% of current CGMC faculty are willing to continue in the program for

Integration & Training of Staff Local staff development of high school staff, college faculty, and healthcare staff occurs within their own venues Presentations for teachers at 3 LEAs One-on-one with staff and faculty CGMC offered training for our 5 local school districts

Professional Development CGMC staff have been involved in professional development including: –Customer Service seminar –Generation NeXt workshop –Bi- Weekly Team meetings –Educator training –Middle/Early College Support Services Institute

Impact Data: Students 7 th -9 th grade: 20 students participated in summer camp –Students particularly enjoyed exploring: Sim-man in the nursing lab at MMCC Nuclear injection room and OB unit at MidMichigan Medical Center Bacteria growing in your mouth at a dentist’s office Animals at the veterinary clinic Athletic trainer’s office at Central Michigan University

Impact Data: Students 7 th -10 th grade: 141 students were regular participants in the Healthcare Club in

Impact Data: Students Survey Questions Because of your participation in the Healthcare Club, have any of the following things happened? (check all that apply)

Impact Data: Students 11 th grade: 10 students enrolled 12 th grade: 17 students enrolled 21 students enrolled the full school year 6 students enrolled in one semester 80% of juniors will return for

Impact Data: Students ABCD F or withdraw Fall Winter % of CGMC grades have been a C or better!

Impact Data: Students “I have known for while what I have wanted to be. This has just made sure that was the right thing to do with my life.” CGMC student “This gave me a way to get a head start on my career choice and college. I really want to be a doctor.” CGMC student

Next Steps: Students We have 35 students enrolled for the 2008 summer camp We have 30 students enrolled in the CGMC for fall 2008 Students have indicated the following interests for next year: professional (7), nursing (13), physical therapy (2), radiology (1), pharmacy tech (4), veterinary medicine (3)

Impact Data: Staff 12 MMCC faculty taught CGMC courses in Fall MMCC faculty taught CGMC courses in Winter 2008 Some of the courses included: –College Biology –Freshman English composition –Fundamentals of communication –Medical terminology –Principles to Sociology –Pharmacy law

Impact Data: Staff “The 2 CGMC students I have now are among the best. They have also out performed many older students and contributed a lot to the classes. My online courses are highly interactive and the students and I engage in ongoing discussions throughout the semester. Your students were well prepared, clear thinking and respectful to other students, even when they were disagreeing or correcting the other student. Excellent modeling of what I hope for with this experience.” CGMC/MMCC Faculty Member

Impact Data: Staff CGMC has established relationships with: –5 superintendents –5 high school principals –5 high school assistant principals –9 high & middle school counselors –3 community groups –11 local businesses in healthcare

Partnership Support Advisory committee includes representation from: –Clare-Gladwin RESD –Mid Michigan Community College –MidMichigan Health –Central Michigan Community Hospital –Local schools –Local businesses –iEval (evaluator)

Partnership Support University support: –Articulation agreements between Mid Michigan Community College and Ferris State University Delta College Michigan State University –Office space has been allocated to CGMC at Mid Michigan Community College

Coordination of Calendars MMCC scheduled classes specifically around the CGMC schedule Working towards a coordinated CGRESD calendar Purposely created a flexible calendar to meet the needs of all students (including evening & online classes)

Student Transportation Coordinated with local districts & county transportation to ensure that transportation is not a barrier to students Students enrolled in college classes are allowed to drive themselves to MMCC

Public Relations Over 20 presentations have been made to community, business, & school groups 4 presentations at student health fairs 5 articles in local newspapers Several interviews on NPR radio Promotional information on local cable Promotional brochure available Web site available for information –

What Went Well? Collaboration with MMCC has been wonderful! Partnership with MidMichigan Health has been an invaluable resource Advisory board has been supportive, insightful, & involved Student participation, community partnerships, & parental support

What Do We Need to Improve? Difficult to coordinate schedules with five individual school districts Michigan Merit curriculum requirements have created new challenges in high school/college curriculum alignment State school funding is not stable – need to focus on long-term funding outside of the state Sharing the perception of the middle college, especially since CGMC is not a traditional design

Three Significant Lessons 1.Try to develop stability in leadership at the beginning – changes in leadership can cause different visions and/or new starts/stops in the process 2.Be flexible to the needs of your own community – they may not fit the “traditional” middle college 3.Involve local school counselors early in the planning stages

Advice to New Grantees Recognize that despite the cultural changes in your community, the various roadblocks, and lack of funding – this makes a SIGNIFICANT impact on students who may not have gone to college and the program IS WORTH IT!