1. They Are College Material! Presented by Trish Schneider Jefferson County Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education

2. What is Your Purpose? Are you preparing the students for an exam or are you providing an education?

3. Why Do They Come to You? Keep a job Find a job Earn more money Be an example for their children Court-ordered

4. How Does this Help Your Program? Helps meet the performance indicator of students entering postsecondary education Retains more students Attracts more than GED students

5. The GED Class of 2005 GED graduates are the largest incoming KCTCS class* KCTCS schools with GED as the largest incoming freshmen class for Fall 2005: Big Sandy Community and Technical College Bluegrass Community and Technical College Gateway Community and Technical College Hazard Community and Technical College Jefferson Community and Technical College Maysville Community and Technical College Somerset Community and Technical College Southeast Community and Technical College West Kentucky Community and Technical College *KY CPE July 18, 2006

6. The Need for Remediation* 53% of Kentucky students need at least one remedial course in college 44% need remediation in math 32% need remediation in writing 25% need remediation in reading *Source: KY CPE

7. Start Tomorrow! Change the atmosphere post college and career posters www.postsecondary.org www.postsecondary.org scheduled classes Incorporate work and college into your discussions Introduce college vocabulary (syllabus, term, transcript, etc.) Encourage note-taking Call local colleges for recruitment material

8. For the GED and Beyond Managing test anxiety Test-taking tips Learning styles Study skills Time management skills Technology skills

12. What Works for Our Students Focused educational planning for students Small-town or rural location Small class size Special advising Structured support and retention programs (ex. First Year Experience courses) Source: Pell Institute

13. Goal-Setting Link career goals with education Take interest inventory and career quizzes at www.mycoolcareer.com www.mycoolcareer.com Use the Occupational Outlook Handbook to research education needed for careers www.bls.gov/oco/ www.bls.gov/oco/

14. Placement Exams COMPASS www.act.org/compasswww.act.org/compass used by KCTCS use the TABE/COMPASS concordance table Reading, Writing, Math and ESL CPAT www.act.org/cpatwww.act.org/cpat often used by career colleges Accuplacer www.testprepreview.com/accuplacer_practice.htm www.testprepreview.com/accuplacer_practice.htm often used by four-year colleges

15. Barriers Money! www.fafsa.ed.gov Students can fill out federal financial aid forms online. www.fafsa.ed.gov Encourage them to file in January or February even if they are unsure they will attend. Free application workshops in your area: Call 1-800-4-FED-Aid Review common errors at www.finaid.org/fafsa/errors.phtml www.finaid.org/fafsa/errors.phtml Scholarships: www.fastweb.com and www.finaid.orgwww.fastweb.com www.finaid.org

16. Barriers Disabilities Free book from the Office for Civil Rights www.ed.govwww.ed.gov Watch video “College -You can DO IT!” at http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/college. html http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/college. html Lessons from www.postitt.orgwww.postitt.org Contact disability office at local colleges

17. Incorporate Higher Education into Lesson Plans Math lessons Use earnings charts as a math lesson Writing lessons Have them write about educational attainment, unemployment, etc. Essay prompts dealing with education and goals Reading lessons Use college textbooks for reading comprehension assignments

18. Resources Request a free copy of It’s My Life by emailing your name and address to: PostsecondaryEdGuide @casey.org PostsecondaryEdGuide @casey.org www.collegeforadults.org has resources for admissions, financial aid, study skills, etc.

19. Resources This presentation and hand-outs are available at www.ged4u.com Click on “Transition to Postsecondary Education.”www.ged4u.com Contact Trish Schneider: trish.schneider@jefferson.kyschools.us trish.schneider@jefferson.kyschools.us