1. Perkins 2015-16 End of Year Evaluation

2. Perkins funding made a difference at our college by: Providing faculty with professional development they would not have otherwise been able to obtain. Providing monies to purchase items needed to support the teaching of various courses within CTE curriculum. Providing funding for CTE Career Coaches/Counselors. Providing faculty the opportunity to learn about SkillsUSA and, in turn, train student leaders.

3. Our college’s best practice using Perkins funds is: “In partnership with our community, Vance-Granville Community College will lead the economic develop of our region, be nationally recognized for educational excellence, and improve our world through stewardship and sustainability.” The Perkins funds have been instrumental in helping the college to achieve its mission as stated above especially in the area of national recognition. SkillsUSA has become a focus for our CTE programs. In fact, one of our strategies for 2015-2016 was to implement a SkillsUSA Chapter. Perkins funds helped us provide professional development in order to get faculty engaged and excited about SkillsUSA. For the first time ever, VGCC students participated in SkillsUSA state competitions. A Culinary Arts student will be competing at the national competition.

4. Our College Perkins Team: NameTitleE-MailPhone Angela Gardner- Ragland Dean of Business and Applied Technologies gardnera@vgcc.edu252-738-3226 George HendersonDean of Studentshendersong@vgcc.edu252-738-3233 Lyndon HallDean, Warren Campus (formerly Director of Joint High Schools) hall@vgcc.edu252-738-3687 Dr. Angela BallentineVice-President, Academic and Student Affairs ballentine@vgcc.edu252-7383283 Spring TuckerDepartment Chair, Business Technologies tuckers@vgcc.edu252-738-3292 Steve HargroveDepartment Chair, Public Service hargroves@vgcc.edu252-738-3467

5. 1. We strengthened the academic, career and technical skills of our students by: Developing a Franklin County High School Articulation Agreement - High School to Curriculum Credit. Developing a Granville County Prospectus. Developing a Vance County Prospectus. Collaborating with CTE secondary teachers to identify high school seniors and juniors who are interested in vocational programs and CCP pathways. Attending career fairs in the local high schools. Competing in SkillsUSA - Cosmetology and Culinary Arts students. Providing additional student support labs facilitated by Computer Education faculty for students enrolled in any computer education course. Developing new CCP pathways for Criminal Justice, Paralegal Technology, and Simulation & Game Development.

6. 2. We linked career and technical education at the secondary level with career and technical education at the postsecondary level: Franklin County Articulation Agreements - High School to Curriculum Credit Granville County Prospectus Vance County Prospectus Offering Electronics Engineering CCP courses at Bunn High School Offering Welding CCP courses at Franklin Campus Hosted Middle/High School Forum in October Established apprenticeships in Applied Technology programs Applied Technology faculty taught for a class period at Granville Central High Provided a Business Technologies Fair in November Hosted Advanced Manufacturing Day in October Implemented #DestinationVGCC in April Collaborated with NCCU to develop the Eagle Voyage articulation agreement in Criminal Justice Allowed high school Culinary Arts students to shadow VGCC Culinary Arts students who provided service to over 500 guests during the college’s two-day Annual Dinner Theater.

7. 3. We provided students with strong experience in, and understanding of all aspects of an industry by: Offering WBL opportunities in various program areas Working with NCTAP to offer apprenticeships to Mechatronics Engineering Technology students Inviting industry speakers into classrooms Hosting a Business Technology Fair as well as Advanced Manufacturing Day Arranging field trips to local businesses Having students research career opportunities relative to certain courses Arranging field trips for students and faculty Collaborating with continuing education to implemented IT Academy and Cosmetology courses Exposing students and faculty to SkillsUSA including the state and national conferences Conducting a robotics project to be facilitated by Electronics Engineering faculty during the annual Science Camp; Computer Education faculty will be doing a hands-on 3D technologies project during the Science Camp. Providing a Mechatronics student who is also an Electronics Engineering graduate an internship as a teacher assistant during the Department of Transportation Summer Camp at the college’s Warren Campus.

8. 4. We developed, improved, or expanded the use of technology in career and technical education by: Mechatronics and Electronics faculty teaching 4 robotics sessions to high school and middle school teachers. Attending Professional Development in expanding technology in Computer-related programs ―NDG (Network Development Group)Training - for expanding online offerings in the technology programs ―VCE (Virtual Computing Environment) Training - like NDG, to expand online offerings Attending a Medical Coding Conference Upgrading equipment in several applied technologies programs Ordering computers with SPSS research software for Criminal Justice Technology students Ordering laptops for PLC Simulation training Aligning the programs of study in Electronics Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering to include transferable Math and Science courses Providing Computer Education faculty with the opportunity to complete at least 2 industry certifications that they did not possess.

9. 5. We provided professional development by: Providing opportunities to attend various professional development sessions and encouraging faculty to earn certifications in their fields of study. Some of those are listed below. SkillsUSA Professional Development - Guest speaker Peyton Holland PeopleMap Training for CTE faculty Training for SkillsUSA Advisors NCCIA (North Carolina Computer Instructors’ Association) - offered various training sessions during the conference Cisco Conference Professional development for counselors and career coaches Computer Education faculty obtained new certifications Mechatronics instructor obtained Level 1 Siemens Certification Paralegal faculty participated in professional development webinars Cosmetology faculty earned CEUs Medical Coding Conference

10. 6. We developed and implemented evaluations of our career and technical education programs by: Distributing a survey to Advisory Committee members to determine if programs are meeting industry needs and standards. Working with the Student Learning and Success Center to assist students in career pathway choices including updating program checklists. Maintaining records of WBL enrollment, completion, and success which allows for measuring/gauging participation. Developing CCP pathways in CTE program areas in collaboration with local CTE high school directors. Evaluating data from Research and Planning to develop a 3-year viability plan for CTE programs. Using enrollment, retention, and completion data to development annual program strategies. Performing 5-year program reviews for 2015-2016: ―Electrical Systems Technology ―Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration ―Welding Technology ―Medical Assisting

11. 7. We Initiated, improved, expanded, and modernized quality career and technical education programs, including relevant technology by: Purchasing the following items to support program faculty and student engagement: Mechatronics ―Laptops for PLC Simulation Training ―EMCO CNC Mill and Siemen PLCs ―3D printers (2) Paralegal ―ClearTouch 70” H+ Series (Touch screen tv/monitor/computer for course content delivery) Computer Education ―MS Surface Pro 3 15 (tablets) ―HP SB Pro Slate 10 (tablets) ―LVO Tab 2 AB-50F 16 (tablets) ―SAM Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (tablets) ―Makerbot Digitizer 3D (3D Scanner) ―iPad Air Wi-Fi 16GB (w/Applecare+ for iPad ―Acer Chromebook (w/ Google EDU Management) ―MS Surface Book i7 256GB 8 GB ―ipods for Mobile App development and testing

12. 8. We provided services and activities that are of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective as evidenced by: Teaching Electronics Engineering courses at Bunn High Schools Developing Criminal Justice, Simulation & Game Development, and Paralegal CCP Pathways Working on Granville County and Vance County Prospectuses Providing a shadowing opportunity to high school Culinary Arts students in which they shadowed VGCC Culinary Arts students who provided service to over 500 guests during the college’s two-day Annual Dinner Theater Developing Franklin County Articulation Agreement for high school to curriculum credit Delivering the Middle/High School Forum Implementing and supporting #DestinationVGCC

13. 9. We provided activities to prepare special populations students who are enrolled in CTE courses by: Offering the following opportunities… VanGuarantee Male Mentoring Program Daycare funds for single and working with parents Flexible course options including evening, hybrid, V-Net, and online courses Professional development for local farmers Plus 50 Workshop for students and community members over the age of 50

14. Vance-Granville Community College has benefited greatly from the Perkins Grant monies such that the college was able to provide faculty with more professional development opportunities to enhance their teaching and presence in the classroom, to provide equipment that keeps our classes and students on the cutting edge of technology as well as support special populations. In the future, Perkins funds will continue to be used to further expand in all areas promoted by Perkins but especially to help the college improve both its secondary education and industry partnerships. In turn, these partnerships will lead to improved student achievement by providing students with greater opportunities for work experience as well as educational experience which meets the college’s overall mission as stated below. “VGCC educates, inspires, and supports a diverse community of learners to achieve professional and personal success.” Closing Thoughts