Jump Start Plus 50 An Introduction

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Presenter Mary Sue Vickers Director, AACC Plus 50 Initiative, Washington, D.C. 6

Presenter Teresa Love Outreach Coordinator, Emeritus Plus 50 Program, Richland College, Dallas, TX 7

Presenter Mabel Edmonds Dean for Workforce Development, Clover Park Technical College, Lakewood, WA 8

Today’s Agenda Jump Start Plus 50: An Overview Using the Jump Start to Start or Expand Your Program Learning About Available Resources Questions

The Plus 50 Initiative Conducted by AACC Community college grant participants worked for 3 years to establish and build their plus 50 programming Documented promising practices, resources and knowledge learned Learn from their lessons learned

What is your level of experience in working with the Plus 50 program? A.I have a Plus 50 program in place. B.I have a seniors program. C.I am just beginning programming for Plus 50. D.I haven’t started. Audience Question 1

Jump Start Plus 50 Plan, Implement, Strengthen

It is an Assessment Tool 8 Sections Select Indicators Customize d Report

What is the “Jump Start?” It is a list of action steps and resources available to help you. It is okay to skip items. There are no “right” answers. It is NOT a test.

The 8 Sections Assessed Customized Report Evaluating Readiness Assessing Needs of Population Aligning to Local Needs Developing & Maintaining Partnerships Serving Unique Needs Tailored Support Attracting & Engaging Learners Sustaining the Program

Collapsed View Sample Report: Collapsed View

Expanded View of Indicators Sample Report: Expanded View of Indicators

Expanded View of Resources Sample Report: Expanded View of Resources

What does it look like? Let’s take a look! Enter the Jump Start

Evaluating Your Readiness to Implement a Plus 50 Program

Assessing the Needs of Your Plus 50 Population

Aligning Plus 50 Programming to Local Needs & Opportunities

Using Jump Start The Jump Start is located on the Plus 50 Website Homepage Don’t Forget!

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Future Events 25  Standards of Excellence (October 28 at 3pm EST)  Additional webinar events coming

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To View a Recording of this Webinar 27 Today’s session has been recorded and is available on the Plus 50 website: