1. Hotel Intercontinental
SCWI Summer Institute
Monday, August 25, 2014
Hotel Intercontinental
Toronto

2. School College Work Initiative
Began 1997
Designed to build and sustain better linkages between the college system and the secondary school system to support expanded and improved transitions by secondary students to college

3. Graduation Rates
The graduation rate increased to 83%, a gain of 1% from
Each 1% point increase represents 1,500 students.
115,500 more students have graduated than would have if the rate remained at 68%.
This significant success allows us to think now more deeply about what successfully completing secondary school should give our students…
A graduation certificate, yes
An entry qualification for post secondary learning
Preparation for a successful life
A sense of their interests , goals, assets / strengths, and ability to learn
Good character and judgement
An “entrepreneurial” (in full, not just business) orientation (ie. a predisposition to action) 3

4. School College Work Initiative
Led by Directors of Education and College Presidents
Goal: to support expanded and improved transitions by secondary students to college
Represents 24 colleges and 70 eligible school boards
Began with wide variety of activities and forums
Expanded to include DUAL CREDITS in

5. SCWI Organization
16 Regional Planning Teams
Chair
Board Reps
College Reps
Ministry of Education and Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Council of Ontario Directors of Education
Administers SCWI, convenes meetings of CMT, provides reports to EDU/TCU, as per contract with CODE
Project Officer and Liaison Team
School-College-Work Initiative Co-Management Team
Comprised of:
Directors of Education
College Presidents
EDU Representatives
TCU Representatives

6. Dual Credit Programs
2005-6: 361 students, 36 school boards in pilot projects at 14 colleges
Comprised of college-level courses in which carefully selected secondary school students may be enrolled
Basically courses count as both secondary and college credits
Students who meet the college-level standards in these courses granted OSSD credits as well as college credits
Eligible students may take up to 4 non-compulsory OSSD credits
Dual Credit Programs - Policy and Program Requirements, 2013
Ontario Ministry of Education
Could you refer to the new Policy and Program Requirement guide at this point – audience will have a copy

7. Growth in Dual Credit Programs
14 pilot projects
472
programs
455
450
Approx.
500
361
students
12,200
15,961
18,584
21,256
Hi David,
Did you want to skip and ?

8. Dual Credit Student Data Report 2012-13 Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, 2013

9. DC Student Participation
Student participation increased by 16 % over (15,961 students to 18,584 students)
Number of programs increased by 11%
In , approved vs actual student participants was 93% as compared to 80% in the previous year.

10. Retention Rates
Sandra – steady improvement

11. Success Rates
Sandra
Notable improvement particularly given the increased number of students.

12. Target Group Participation by Program Focus
18,584 dual credit students provincially
13,769 in the primary target group (74%)
3,560 SHSM students (19%)
1,255 OYAP students (7%)
New for , RPTs were asked to identify the main target group by program.
This slide shows the relative proportion of programs by main target group.
Important that the 3/4 of the programs are for the primary target audience.

13. 2012-13 Retention by Target Group
Number of Students
Retention Rate
Primary Target Group
13,769
86%
SHSM
3,560
91%
OYAP
1,255
90%
Provincial
18,584
87%
We were curious to see if students in different target groups were more or less likely to stay to the end of the dual credit – very little variance.
Highlights that the right students are being selected for this program – particularly those in the primary target group.

14. 2012-13 Success by Target Group
Number of Students
Success Rate
Primary Target Group
13,769
86%
SHSM
3,560
90%
OYAP
1,255
Provincial
18,584
We see here that the students in the primary target group clearly have the “potential to be successful” as defined in the policy document as they are doing as well as most other dual credit students.

15. 2012-13 Approved vs Actual by Target Group
Number of Students
Approved vs. Actual
Primary Target Group
13,769
93%
SHSM
3,560
87%
OYAP
1,255
83%
Provincial
18,584
What can we attribute these differences to? Why are programs for students in the primary target group more likely to be filled?
[David will talk about approved vs actual in terms of student #’s and finances]

16. Provincial Dual Credit Footprint 2012-13 (RPT Data)
Dual Credits Students
Grade 11 and 12 Students
18,584
= %
Sandra
[5.3% in ]
[Our target is about 7.5%; Would mean 29,000 students]
This footprint is based on the number of dual credit students as reported by the RPTs divided by the provincial number of grade 11 and 12 students.
We want boards and RPTs to be able to calculate their individual footprint. For the first time with the approvals, as part of the approvals process, one of the criteria was the saturation by board for new program approvals or expansion of existing programs.
In areas where there was a high percentage of dual credits/grade 11 and 12 students, we were less likely to approve expansion or to approve new programs in order to have funds for “underserved” areas.
We do want to reach all schools. If there are schools where students in the primary target group do not have dual credit opportunities, RPTs should consider ways to involve these schools.
389,252*
* grade 11 and grade 12 enrolment (source: OnSIS)

17. Students who Earned an OSSD 2011-12 (OnSIS Data)
6,026 students who earned a dual credit (as reported to OnSIS) earned their OSSD in
56% of dual credit students (OnSIS data)
Grad rate continues to improve
The focus of dual credits continues to be on helping students to earn their OSSD
For the first time this year, we’re able to present how many students went on to apply and register at Ontario colleges and universities

18. Number of dual credit students who have applied to go to college ( and dual credit students)
Dual Credit Students
Dual Credit Students
Total Students in Dual Credits
7,570
12,202
College Applicants – One Year After
1,473
19%
2,458
21%
College Applicants -- Two Years After
2,347
31% --
Data on applications and registration is from OnSIS who receives the data from OCAS and OUAC
In , we know the number of dual credit students is under-represented, particularly in team-taught dual credits
Total students in row one represents the numbers submitted by RPTs

19. Number of dual credit students who have registered for college ( and dual credit students)
Dual Credit Students
Dual Credit Students
Total Students in Dual Credits
7,570
12,202
College Registrants – One Year After
1050
14%
1842
15%
College Registrants -- Two Years After
1852
24% --

20. College Conversion Rates (2009-10 and 2010-11 dual credit students)
One Year After
71%
73%
Two Years After
79% --
Dual credit students who apply to college are far more likely to actually register than applicants in general which is typically around 50%.

21. “Did they stay or did they go?”
% DC Students Registered
Dual Credit Students
Dual Credit Students
One Year After
Two Years After
at same college where taken dual credit
555
908
950
at different college than where taken dual credit
353
670
593
This simply indicates the number of students who registered in a dual credit at the same college where they took their dual credit or at a different

22. Dual Credit Programs - Policy and Program Requirements, 2013
Learn More
New policy document:
Dual Credit Programs - Policy and Program Requirements, 2013
Ontario Ministry of Education

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