1. The Three R’s of Articulation NTPN - October 1, 2005 READY, REACH, REPORT

2. WCC/VALEES Sugar Grove, IL: Located 40 miles west of Chicago, Illinois

3. READY Waubonsee Community College (WCC) Enrollment: 9,451 – Fall 2004 Faculty to Student Ratio: 1 to 17 Diverse population: Rural to Urban # of CTE Career Areas: 28

4. READY Valley Education for Employment System (VALEES) CTE Enrollment: 10,065 students (57%) – 2004- 2005 41 courses articulated with WCC $91,740 – Tech Prep dollars used to support articulation efforts

5. READY Articulation As a component of the federal Tech Prep legislation (1998), articulation is the vehicle for high school students to receive college credit for vocational* courses taken during high school. * Vocational = Career and Technical Education

6. READY Better use of tax- payer dollars Curriculum alignment Students avoid content duplication Jump start to college education Provides better transition to college Enter the workforce sooner Cost-savings Articulation – Benefits

7. READY Articulation – In the Beginning 1998-99 19 courses articulated 46 student requests 24 requests approved

8. READY Articulation – Today 2004-2005 41 courses articulated 416 student requests 372 requests approved for 1,583 college credit hours

9. READY

10. VALEES/WCC Model 23 CTE program areas 11 Active program committees –One secondary teacher from each high school –One post-secondary instructor –VALEES Director –WCC Dean Program chair - instructor

11. REACH Teachers and Administrators Meet regularly through program committee meetings –During the school day –VALEES pays for substitute teachers and mileage through TP grant –Brings secondary and post-secondary instructors to the table –One of the outcomes is articulation Educators

12. REACH Articulation Agreement Secondary and post-secondary instructors collaborate Curriculum is aligned at a minimum of 80% Signed by VALEES and WCC Communicated to all stakeholders Included on articulation form – for each school

13. REACH Business Advisory Partners Meet annually with educators –Discuss current and future workforce trends –Discuss knowledge and work place skills students need to be successful –Provide lunch as a small token of appreciation Vocational Instructor Practicum –Teachers participate in internship at partner work site Educators Business

14. REACH Students Utilize a variety of marketing strategies –Posters Contest with marketing and graphics students Placed in all high school classrooms and counseling offices –Table tents College cafeteria in the fall and spring –Certificates –Web site –Transition books 2 nd edition just printed –Classroom teachers and counselors Educators Business Students

15. REPORT Accountability Needed new tool for keeping track of students Developed database in MS Access Provides statistics for teachers, administrators and grant reports Update and modify database regularly

16. Database Process 1.Enter student and course information when application is received 2.Enter course approval data after application is returned from WCC 3.Enter credits posted after placed on student transcripts REPORT

17. Database Reports Reported by School/Program/Course # of student requests # of student approvals # of student credit hours # of course credits # of credits posted to transcripts

18. Presenters Dr. Julie-Ann Fuchs, Valley Education for Employment System (VALEES), Director (630) 466-5736 jfuchs@waubonsee.edu Ms. Suzette Long, Waubonsee Community College, Dean for Business and Information Systems (630) 466-2264 slong@waubonsee.edu Questions?

19. The End Thank you for your time today.