1. Colorado Department of Higher Education
The ICAP and
Colorado’s Master Plan
PWR/ICAP Train the Facilitator Training
January 29 & 30, 2015
Carl Einhaus
Director of Student Affairs
Colorado Department of Higher Education

2. But first… …the “Honeycomb” ICAP ICAP Tutorials
Programs
Counselor Corps (80 schools)
Concurrent Enrollment (25,000 students)
ASCENT (281 students)
ICAP (240,000 students)
FAFSA Completion (30,000 students)
…the “Honeycomb”
Innovations and Individualized Learning
Graduation Guidelines
ICAP implementation
ASCENT
Academic Guidance
Career Exploration
Partnerships:
CDE, CDHE, CIC, CCCS
ICAP Tutorials
CE Advisory Board
Endorsed Diplomas
Remediation Taskforce
College Admission
Data Sharing
Early College Design
Grad Guidelines Work Groups
Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness
College and Career Preparation
Graduation Guidelines
Concurrent Enrollment (CE)
Career and Technical Education
21st Century Skills
FAFSA Completion
GED
Legislation
Graduation Guidelines
CAP4Kids
Counselor Effectiveness
School Counselor Corps Grant
ICAP
Concurrent Enrollment (CE) Act
Early High School Grads
Dropout Recovery
Results
School Counselor Corps Evaluation
Remediation Rates
ICAP Study
Concurrent Enrollment Reporting 2

3. Intro Quote to the Master Plan
The master plan must …include
accountability measures that
will demonstrate that students
receive high-value and high quality
educational services that are provided with the
efficiency necessary to reduce
attrition and increase retention
and enable students to attain
their degrees in a reasonable period of time, and to help ensure students achieve post graduation success.
Legislative Declaration to Senate Bill

4. More from the Master Plan
The primary performance goal established by this Master Plan is to increase the number of Coloradans aged who hold high-quality postsecondary credentials—certificates and degrees—to 66 percent by 2025 (48% of Coloradoans with Post-Secondary Credentials in 2012)

5. The Attainment Gap! Master Plan Focus
Of particular focus is increasing the number of credentials earned by underrepresented minorities in Colorado
WHY?
The Attainment Gap!

6. Percent of Adults with a Postsecondary Degree in Colorado

7. Hispanic and White students…
Attainment Gap
Largest between
Hispanic and White students…
34.55% gap!

8. 2015 (and beyond) Goals & Strategies in Support of Closing the Attainment Gap
1. Promote Guided Pathways to Success. 2. Promote & Build Upon “Equity in Excellence” Policy Recommendations for Colorado. 3. Expand and improve our demonstration programs: GEAR UP and CO Challenge. 4. Provide Useful Assistance to IHEs via workshops/summits. 5. Focus on Adult Degree Completion.

9. Guided Pathways to Success and ICAP Quality Indicators are BFF’s!
Guided Pathways & DHE Strategies
Intensive Advising
Math Pathways
Meta Majors & Default Choices
Academic Maps
Connections to Workforce
DwD’s and STAA’s
ICAP Indicators
Self-Awareness
Career Awareness
Postsecondary Options
Academic Planning
Employability Skills
Financial Literacy

10. Concurrent Enrollment: DHE Data
Student participation growing each year
About 1 in 5 11th & 12th graders now in CE
Increase in minority and low-income students #’s
23% more likely to attend college
10% less likely to need remediation
Higher college GPA and retention rates
Hispanic student increase 37.3% from 2011/12 to 2012/13
775 students in CE or ASCENT earned a postsecondary credential in 2012/13 (60% increase from previous year)

11. Sneak Peak: New Admission Tool

12. THANK YOU!!! Carl Einhaus Director of Student Affairs
Colorado Department of Higher Education