1. LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD Increase completion through understanding poverty Jim Simonson Professor – Emergency Medical Services Consultant – Advising Technology Sinclair College – Dayton, Ohio Rana Peake Manager, Youth & Early College Pathway Programs and Appalachian Outreach Sinclair College – Dayton, Ohio

2. LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2016 Discuss the challenges under-resourced learners experience Learn from real student stories Discuss potential solutions SESSION OBJECTIVES

3. COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2016 1/6 ARE SINGLE PARENTS

4. COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2016 1/3 ARE FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS

5. COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2016 2/3 WORK FULL OR PART TIME

6. YOUR TURN 1.Read your profile 2.Develop a plan to complete tasks and attend school 3.Do the items in your backpack meet your needs? LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2016 8 MINUTES REMAINING

7. YOUR TURN LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2016 So how did you prioritize? Life or Education

8. DISCUSSION LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2016 What motivated you to start college?

9. Students video – What motivated you to go to college? https://youtu.be/i5Qv1L4E68c

10. For additional information, email Jim or Rana addresses on the last slide or contact ThinkTank (developer) http://www.thinktank-inc.org/cope.html Video overview here: https://youtu.be/jFEgGUREF-g

11. DISCUSSION What challenges did you face while prioritizing life or school? LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2016

12. Students video – What challenges did you face? https://youtu.be/OCmhVQlSbm4

13. DISCUSSION What kind of support did you have when you went to college? LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2016

14. Students video – What kind of support did you have when you went to college? https://youtu.be/jtd_ftpYMR4

15. DISCUSSION What can we do to help our students? LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2016

17. Students video – What message would you like to leave with faculty, staff, and administrators? https://youtu.be/nDdrKzDyCxg

18. QUESTIONS?

19. THANK YOU! LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2016 james.simonson@sinclair.edu rana.peake@sinclair.edu