1. Proposing College Dual Credits 2019-22 Proposal Writing Webinar
December 2018
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2. School-College-Work Initiative
Since its inception in 1997, the SCWI has contributed to the goal of increasing the number of students who graduate from secondary school and providing a seamless transition from secondary school to postsecondary education by supporting collaborative activities and programs.
CODE Memo, p.1
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Is the initiative actually what we say it is and what it’s funded to be?
How can we minimize the risks involved in not delivering what the programs are intended to deliver?
Government working on their priorities based on stakeholder feedback

4. Responding to Government Priorities
This Request for Proposals (RFP) is much the same as the RFP for the current year. If the government identifies new priorities and there are changes to the SCWI, then Regional Planning Teams will be provided the opportunity to respond through a separate RFP to any new priorities. Please forward this memorandum to the appropriate staff in your organization.
CODE Memo, p.1
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5. Continuous Program Improvement
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Continuous Program Improvement
Review of feedback and data (student and financial)
Three areas of concern:
Improved Access for Eligible Students
Program Fidelity
Financial Responsibility
Request for Proposals for and areas of focus for to address concerns

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9. Request For Proposals Dual Credits Focus
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Request For Proposals Dual Credits Focus
Appropriate student selection, college course selection and delivery models that best match the needs of the eligible students will be key areas of focus for Dual Credit programs.
Given that this is not an entitlement program, RPTs will need to focus on careful student selection based on eligibility requirements as outlined in policy.

10. Who is eligible to participate?
Primary Target Group
Disengaged
Underachieving
Potential to Succeed + +
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11. Program Fidelity: Students with OSSDs
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Program Fidelity: Students with OSSDs
OnSIS data showed that there are dual credit students who have their diploma prior to entry into dual credit programs
RPTs may want to consider:
Student selection
Communicating this clarification, if necessary, with those involved in student selection
Changing program choices
In order to achieve both of the goals of the dual credit program, students who already have a secondary school diploma by the start of the dual credit are not eligible to participate in dual credit programs.

15. 2019-22 Request For Proposals
Focus of dual credit programs continues to be on primary target audience, including SWAC programs, and Adult Dual Credits
Proposals are also encouraged for Dual Credit learning opportunities for students in Level 1 in-school apprenticeship training as well as for students in Specialist High Skills Major programs. (p.2)
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16. For Adult Dual Credits, please include ADC in the title

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Increasing Access to Dual Credits: Students Aged 20 Years and Under in Adult Ed Centres
Feedback from ADC Regional Forums in 2018 indicated this was a significant area of concern in some parts of the province
RPTs may want to consider:
Reviewing the new SCWI document on this topic with Adult Education staff
Determining with Adult Education staff if there are students who are eligible and who may be interested in dual credits
Under 21-year olds in adult learning centres should be included in dual credit programs if they meet the eligibility requirements set out in policy.
Where classes otherwise would be small, RPTs may need to propose two programs in EDCS that would allow one class to run that includes both adolescent and adult students. (p.4)

19. Program Fidelity: SHSM Programs
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Program Fidelity: SHSM Programs
EDCS data shows that there are SHSM programs with few, or no, SHSM students
63% of students in SHSM dual credits were reported being in SHSM
RPTs may want to consider:
If their application/registration forms accurately captures this information
New SHSM dual credit programs as replacements for existing ones
RPTs should consider if their existing Dual Credit programs for SHSM students are meeting the needs of their college bound students. …The connection between the sector and the college course must be obvious. (p.3)

21. Program Fidelity: SWAC
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Program Fidelity: SWAC
Ages of students
Credits attempted while in SWAC
Within reach of graduation (credit accumulation)
Some students had workplace level courses from high school therefore not qualifying for the programs they were interested in
not being used as a last attempt to help students graduate and transition to pse
RPTs may want to consider:
Reviewing eligibility requirements with those selecting students for SWAC programs
Reducing number of SWAC programs
Connecting with others who may be able to refer students
School Within a College (SWAC) programs must be delivered on an existing college campus, where other college students are in attendance and where college services are provided.
These programs are specifically designed for students in their final semester of secondary school.
The expectation is that these students will not return to secondary school following the program as they will have graduated at the end of the SWAC program.
Students in SWAC Programs must attempt both one or more Ontario curriculum credits and one or more dual credit(s) in each semester.
This is a full-time program on campus. (p.5)

22. Increasing Access to Dual Credits: eLearning
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Increasing Access to Dual Credits: eLearning
RPTs can propose eLearning or blended models of dual credit delivery, in specific situations, for students in the primary target group only
RPTs may want to consider:
Student selection
Supports required to ensure student success
ELearning dual credits will only be considered for approval:
where a Dual Credit program is not available at the secondary school and where distance to the college is significant (more than one-hour travel time each way from the secondary school to the closest college campus).
A list of eligible schools by board must be included (p.6)

23. Increasing Access to Dual Credits: eLearning
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Increasing Access to Dual Credits: eLearning
RPTs can propose eLearning or blended models of dual credit delivery, in specific situations, for students in the primary target group only
RPTs may want to consider:
Student selection
Supports required to ensure student success
Students and, where appropriate, their parents must be made aware that a dual credit delivered through eLearning does not provide the same experience as a dual credit delivered at day school.
ELearning dual credits must be during the regular school day with the support of a dual credit teacher.
Students will take eLearning dual credits at a secondary school location or on a college campus. (p.6)

24. Financial Responsibility: Night School Dual Credits for Adolescents
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Financial Responsibility: Night School Dual Credits for Adolescents
30% of students 16 years of age or age “unknown”
76% in the PTG
Higher per student delivery cost as we fund the dual credit teacher
RPTs may want to consider:
Student selection
Reducing programming
Course choice
In the Operational Details section of the proposal, please describe:
why this delivery model has been selected rather than regular day school delivery
what supports will be provided to dual credit students by the college and by the school board and how these supports will be accessed
RPTs must describe the roles, responsibilities and supports to be provided by the dual credit teacher (p.6)

25. Program Fidelity: Summer Dual Credits
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Program Fidelity: Summer Dual Credits
EDCS data indicates that there are students who are under 17 years of age participating in Summer dual credits
Students must be in the primary target group in order to be eligible
Summer dual credits were intended for:
Students needing one credit to graduate (in the case of stand alone summer dual credits)
Students needing two credits to graduate (in the case of summer SWAC programs) (p.6)

26. Program Fidelity: Summer Dual Credits
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Program Fidelity: Summer Dual Credits
EDCS data indicates that there are students who are under 17 years of age participating in Summer dual credits
Students must be in the primary target group in order to be eligible
RPTs may want to consider:
Student selection
Reducing programming
In the Operational Details section of the proposal, please describe:
why this delivery model has been selected rather than regular day school delivery
what supports will be provided to dual credit students by the college and by the school board and how these supports will be accessed
the roles, responsibilities and supports to be provided by the dual credit teacher (p.6)

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Being financially responsible while meeting the needs of the eligible students
Requests for additional funding to run small classes
RPTs may want to consider:
Integrated (top-up) courses
Blended adolescent/adult dual credits
Limit course offerings and selecting courses that may have a broader appeal
RPTs will need to select appropriate delivery models and dual credit courses in order to ensure that sufficient funding is generated through the benchmark for the college to run the program and for the board to provide the dual credit teacher.
Dual credit college courses for the primary target group are not designed as an enhanced career pathway activity. (p.3)

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Financial Responsibility: Dual Credit programs located in the community
Colleges increasingly focusing on community-based programming
Schools and colleges may not have facilities for program delivery close to students
RPTs may want to consider:
If programs delivered in the community are providing students a college experience
Please use the following new benchmark. This will be the amount of the current benchmark for delivery at a secondary school ($585/course/student).
Where necessary, RPTs will be able to request facility funding (costed by the week) as part of their Miscellaneous request. (p.6)

37. Financial Responsibility: Dual Credits at Nearest College Campus
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Financial Responsibility: Dual Credits at Nearest College Campus
Transportation accounted for 17% of approved dual credit funding
Transportation accounted for 44% of underspending in dual credit programs
Currently, not all dual credit students have the option of selecting which dual credit course to take
88% transportation expended
RPTs may want to consider:
Course selection
Increasing use of integrated courses
Focusing on college experience rather than career clarification
Students are only eligible to take dual credits:
offered within their RPT and
at the closest college (main or satellite/regional campus) to their secondary school.
Selected students in RPTs with more than one college are eligible to choose from any of the courses offered by the closest college to their secondary school. (p.

38. Program Fidelity: On-campus Learning Experience for All Students
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Program Fidelity: On-campus Learning Experience for All Students
As there is value in having all students complete at least a portion of their dual credit on a college campus (main campus or satellite), for dual credits delivered at a secondary school, describe … how students will be provided with an on-campus learning experience. Funding for one trip to the nearest college campus should be requested under Transportation. In most cases, the visit would be to the closest college campus. (p.4)
Students benefit from an on-campus experience to help them visualize themselves as college students
28% of credits were delivered at a secondary school in
RPTs may want to consider:
Grouping existing dual credit classes and transporting them to the college at the same time
Including future potential students, if space permits

40. Areas of Under-spending in Dual Credits, 2017-18
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41. Focus on Transportation Requests
509 EDCS Extract lists requested and approved transportation funding by category and program
504 EDCS Extract lists requested, approved and actual transportation funding by program

43. 2019-22 Request For Proposals
Benchmarks for Dual Credits, Activities and Forums continue
New benchmark for Dual Credits delivered in the community
If benchmark does not meet estimated expenditures – use Miscellaneous section and provide details
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45. 2019-22 RFP Decisions will be made based on the rubrics
Most of the data is included in the SMART Goal Reports
% students in the group for whom the program was designed, number of participants – approved vs actual, retention, success, age
Important to include explanation, where necessary, in the Notes section of the proposal
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50. 5. Submission of Proposals and Deadlines
Proposals are to be submitted as follows:
• RPT chairs are required to sign off on their online submissions no later than 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 4,
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51. 5. Submission of Proposals and Deadlines
• No later than Thursday, January 31, 2019 RPTs are also expected to send 3 hard copies of the completed Signature Form, including signatures of appropriate College Presidents and Directors of Education
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52. Contact Us Janine Griffore (janine.griffore@gmail.com )
Phil Hedges
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