Early College Partnerships July 12, 2012 Jill Regen – Chicago Public Schools Mike Davis – City Colleges of Chicago

Many college bound high school students require remedial work 2005 – 2009 High School Cohort Majority of students from CPS are college bound. Majority of CPS students coming to CCC require remediation. Growing majority of jobs require post-secondary education. Over the past ten years, early college existed at both CPS and CCC as separate entities. Goal: To create a sustainable and predictable early college program that benefits high schools and CCC. 29,388 CPS 9 th Grade Enrollment Fall ,398 (56%) CPS Graduates ,291 (54%) College Enrolled Fall ,833 (33%) CCC Enrolled Fall ,635 (93%) Students underprepared in at least one subject Fall (7%) Students college ready in English, Reading, Math Fall 2009

Early College| Early College helps students earn college credit while still enrolled in high school 3 Early diagnostic testing for college readiness Early identification of academic and career pathways Early access to academic advising and support services Early access to academically rigorous courses Early College Characteristics of Early College

CPS and CCC are forging a partnership around Early College focused on three related initiatives 4 HS students take a set of CPS courses which translate into specific CCC course credit Requires enrollment at CCC CTE Articulation CPS students take CCC courses at their HS Receive both HS and CCC credit Currently free for students Dual Credit CPS students take CCC courses at a CCC location Receive CCC Credit Currently free for students Dual Enrollment How it works Benefits Four Positives from Early College Initiatives 1.High school students with college credit are more likely to persist and graduate. 2.Early college students will not require remediation. 3.CCC has a growing body of transfer agreements that could retain students. 4.Early adoption of college placement testing (COMPASS) at CPS can identify college ready students and remedial needs prior to high school graduation.

Articulated Programs| Career and technical education courses at CPS work together with CCC courses to produce more certificates 5 Earn Credit towards Certificates in: Business Culinary Arts Medical Assisting Construction Early Childhood Education Law & Public Safety Broadcast Technology Hospitality Transportation & Logistics Business Academy 1 (Grade 10) Business Academy 2 (Grade 11) Accounting 2 (Grade 12) W!SE Financial Literacy Certification - NFTE Business 111 CPS CCC By starting CTE Certificates at CPS and completing at CCC, students will hit the workforce faster with employable skills Example Pathway Articulation Agreements will be evaluated annually and revised based on industry partner input

Dual Enrollment| With over 320 unique students currently enrolled, the overwhelming majority of them took English and Math 6 English 88% took first semester English Math 56% took general education Math Program Features Gives students a chance to choose from a wide variety of courses Open to all eligible students at CPS CCC is donating 100 seats per college each semester at no charge to CPS or its students Marketing and recruiting efforts underway at CPS hope to fill the majority of those seats for the summer and fall Offers eligible students a true ‘college experience’ in a number of academic areas

Dual Enrollment| Harold Washington College drew nearly 100 students from 31 different high schools. 7

Dual Enrollment|Increased internal and external collaboration has lead to more students participating in early college programs Gathered input from key usersShort-Term Action PlanLonger-Term Action Plan Met with CCC advisors Conducted counselor/coach survey Counselor focus group (with CCC advisors) Central office team brainstorm Simplified Registration Aligned on course offerings Scheduled courses to coincide with high school schedule Provided enrollment/grade info to schools COMPASS testing at HS Data sharing CPS credit for course taking Fill All Available Seats

Dual Credit| As part of the application process, a Dual Credit scorecard was designed to help schools identify if they are good candidates:  Qualified Teacher  Qualified Students  Weigh course options (AP vs DC)

Dual Credit| By this fall we will have moved from one to 20 CPS High Schools offering Dual Credit English and Math courses Spring 2012 Fall 2012 City College CPS High School Offers college eligible students college credit without transportation burden

CPS DataCCC DataCPS Data Secure Central Repository Though initially driven by the need to share data in order to award credit, creating sustainable data sharing infrastructure will enable CCC and CPS to better support student transitions and provide feedback to HS and college departments on program outcomes. Data Sharing| A strong collaboration benefits from sharing information used to determine student placement and success. GPA ACT Scores COMPASS Scores Student grades COMPASS Scores Placement decisions Student progress Mutually Beneficial Decision Making

Lessons Learned|Early College isn’t new to either institution, but the intentional and sustainable collaboration is new. Respect boundary conditions for partner institutions. Agree to share data early on in the collaboration. Internal and external marketing for all early college programs. Appoint a person at the high schools who is responsible for Dual Credit activities. Identify criteria for schools to participate, process for selecting schools, and schedule for participation. Clearly identify the metric for success. Academic calendars and processes differ between institutions; start early.

Early College Team and Contact Information Chicago Public Schools Name Jill Chadra City Colleges of Chicago Name Mike Freda Anne