Reconnecting Closing the the Volunteer Achievement Gap ......Reconnect Advisors in Career Centers...
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Closing the Achievement Gap: Strategies from the Field Reconnecting the Volunteer State ACCE Convention 2017
Transcript of Reconnecting Closing the the Volunteer Achievement Gap ......Reconnect Advisors in Career Centers...
Closing the
Achievement
Gap: Strategies
from the Field
Reconnecting
the Volunteer
State
ACCE Convention 2017
RECONNECTING ADULTS WITH HIGHER EDUCATION
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MA
DE
MN CT
CO NJ
NH
VA
MD
NY
ND VT HI
RI
WA
NE IL
SD IA KS
UT
WI
OR
PA
ME
NC
CA
WY FL
MI
MO
GA
OH
AZ ID MT
SC
AK
TX
NM IN TN AL
KY
OK
NV
MS
LA AR
WV
TN: 39.8%
43rd
HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT BY STATE
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Southern Region Average:
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ATTAINMENT IN SOUTHERN STATES
TN :
39.8%
VA
FL
WV
10,545 studentsdid not graduate high school
22,334 studentsentered the workforce
40,235 studentsenrolled in postsecondary
72,865 Students2007 Cohort of High School Freshmen
$9,030 average income
16% chanceof earning above minimum wage
Align with Workforce Needs
SAILS
College Success Course
Degree Compass
MOOCs
TN Promise Summer Bridge
Veteran Reconnect
Formulate the Plan
Get Students Ready
Get Students In Get Students Out Reconnect Adults
Align with Workforce Needs
Reaching Adult Learners
Where do we
reach high school
students?High school
Where do we reach
prospective adult
learners?Everywhere
Align with Workforce Needs
What do we know about adult learners?
Adult learners in TN are, on average…
Women| White | Age 36
Low-income | Live in or near an urban area
Motivated by emotional and economic pushes
Align with Workforce Needs
What are we offering adult learners?
1.) A one-stop information portal
TNReconnect.gov
2.) Tuition-free degree
Tennessee Reconnect grants
3.) Support and guidance
Tennessee Reconnect Communities
CHANGING OUR NARRATIVE
Tennessee Picking Up Tab
For Community College
Students
CNN
Tennessee is First State to
Offer Free Community
College CNBC
Mike. Krause@ tn.gov@MikeKrauseTN
Middle TN Reconnect CommunityAmerican Job Centers with Reconnect Advisors:• Ashland City• Clarksville• Columbia• Dickson• Gallatin• Lebanon• Murfreesboro• Nashville• Spring Hill• Springfield • Trousdale
Middle TN Reconnect Advisor Offerings
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Reconnect Advisors can work with employers, helping employees return to school to gain the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities to create a workforce that is agile and responsive to growing and changing market needs.
Reconnect Advisors in Career Centers utilize a high-touch, intensive advisement model that includes assessment, guidance, and advice on how to finance
Reconnect Survey Respondents
➢ 12 EmployersAIGConvergysCorrect Care SolutionsGeneral MotorsHCALouisiana Pacific (LP)Metro Government of NashvilleMiddle TN Electric Membership CoopSchwan Cosmetics USASERVPROTN Department of TransportationU.S. Smokeless Tobacco
➢ 8,000+ employees responded➢ 24 percent response rate
BARRIERS TO PERSUING ADDITIONAL DEGREES
INTEREST IN PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
RESOURCES THAT WOULD ASSIST IN COMPLETING A DEGREE
Employer Services
Reconnect CafésEmployee Lunch & Learn WorkshopsTraining Reconnect Ambassadors www.MidTNReconnect.orgEmployer Toolkit & Report Card Employer Reconnect Survey & DataReconnect Posters & Brochures
Investing in Education Pays Off• Lumina Foundation Study – 129% ROI
The Middle Tennessee Reconnect Community works with employers and education partners in the region to move adult learners from exploration to enrollment, through to graduation. Reconnect Advisors are working more than 1,400 adults in the region who are thinking about returning to school.
To improve the capacity of chambers to engage their business
communities to have a measurable and sustainable impact on
cradle-to-career education and workforce development outcomes
www.acce.org/ead
CONTACT USLOS ANGELES OFFICE
Alysia Bell | Vice President, Education Business Coalitions
Analidia Blakely| Senior Manager, Education Attainment Division
ALEXANDRIA OFFICE
Michelle Vegliante | Senior Manager, Community Advancement
Molly Blankenship| Community Advancement Coordinator
LEARN MORE
www.acce.org/ead
