The Power of Partnerships

A Unique Career Center

October 13, 2011

Who We Are

• The Career Center serves students

from 37 high schools and 5 counties

• Average yearly enrollment is 450-

650 students

• Five Sites :

LCC Downtown campus (1974)

AIS Heavy Equipment Inc. (1997)

LCC West campus (2003)

Potter Park Zoo (2008)

Farm Bureau/Olivet College (2011)

History of Partnership with LCC

• Began in 1974

• 38 year partnership with Lansing

Community College, Lansing MI

• Contract with LCC to deliver a state

approved high school CTE programs

• Student enrolled in an “HS” College

section

• LCC Employed Instructors

• Annual certification process

• 18-21 programs offered

• High school CTE program is a

combination of 2-4 LCC courses

• Students have the potential to earn

high school credit and direct LCC

credit

• West Campus facility opened in 2003

History of Partnership with AIS

• Began in 1997

• 14 year partnership with AIS

Construction Equipment Company

• Contract with AIS to deliver a state

approved Heavy Equipment Operator

and Repair Technician Program

• AIS Employed Instructors

• Annual certification process

• Located at the AIS Technician Training

Center in Lansing, Michigan

• May earn Lansing Community College

articulated credit

• 8 Certifications are Available through

NCCER (National Center for Construction and

Education Research)

History of Partnership with Potter Park Zoo

Began in 2008

Instructors are Zoo

Employees

• Annual certification process

Located at Potter Park Zoo

20 Acre Zoo

500 Animals

160 Species

Academic Alignment

History of Partnership with Olivet College and

Farm Bureau Insurance

Began in 2011

Instructor is Olivet College Professor

• Annual certification process

Located Michigan Farm Bureau

Insurance Company Headquarters

Students earn high school credit and

potential to earn direct Olivet College

credit

9 College Credits

Insurance Certifications/Licensures

Desire to expand to other

occupational areas

Information Tech

Academic alignment

Career Center Staff

Ralph Hansen,

Associate Superintendent of Career

and Technical Education

hansenr3@lcc.edu

517-483-1329

Laura Percival, Principal

percival@lcc.edu

517-483-1341

Student Service Coordinators MaryEllen Brocklehurst LCC Early Childhood Education

teacher

Bachelor’s in Human Services

LSSU

Master’s in Career & Technical

Ed. WMU

EISD Truancy Intervention

Program Coordinator

Cathie Ott Calhoun Area Tech Center Allied

Health Teacher

Bachelors from Ferris State

Masters in Counseling, CMU

LPC, NCC credentials

High School Lead Counselor

Chris DeYonke

Family & Consumer Science teacher

Coordinator of an employment training

business for a non-profit

Placement & Employability Skills trainer

for a private University

Placement Coordinator for EISD

Master’s in Counseling, LLPC

Marina McCullen

Lapeer County Ed Tech Center -

Placement Coordinator

Teacher Certification –

Marketing/Business Education, EMU

MA – Business Administration,

CMU

BA – Marketing and Logistics, CMU

Jamie Hess Zeeland East High School –

Business Education Instructor

Education Consultant, MDE

MA – Career and Technical

Education, WMU

MA – School Counseling, WMU

BA – Business Administration

Education, Olivet College

Sandy Hutchins

Charlotte MS Guidance

Counselor

Teacher Certification –

Family and Consumer

Science

PAL Program Advisor

MA – Guidance and

Counseling, MSU

Services to Instructors

Develop relationships

Assist with Career & Employability

portion of state approved program

Assist with class projects

Assist with classroom management

Assist with teaching strategies

Ensure program continuity

Develop ties with employers

Sit on MI Works Councils and college advisory

committees.

Partnership Relations

Operating Principles

Benefit to the student is Primary

Organization or Business Benefit is Secondary

Meet health and safety regulations

Risk assumed by all parties involved

Teaching and Learning Culture and Environment

Educational Awareness of non-education partner

Not for Profit

Private sector approach: conflict yet understanding

Nondiscriminatory

Accommodations

The Partnership Agreements

Areas to Include

Purpose of the Agreement

Provide State Approved CTE instruction

Nature of the Program

To Whom, Where located, at what Cost

Contract Term

Length? Renewal? Termination?

Undertakings of the College/Business

The College or Business Will…………..

Undertakings of the District

The District Will……………..

Scheduling and Budget

Times, Days, Sections, Programs

Materials, Supplies, Overhead

The Partnership Agreements

Areas to Include

Credentials, Evaluations, Coordination, Expectations

Instructors and support staff

Student Expectations

Student Code of Conduct

College/Business Handbook and Expectations

Post secondary entrance requirements and pre-requisites

Youth versus Adult Learner

Parent and Local School

Substitute Faculty

Space Availability for Administrative Functions

Appropriate?

Proximity?

Cost?

Mutual Undertakings

Operational Necessities

Partnership Benefits

Building a career and college

readiness culture

Flexible program scheduling

Amazing facilities

Direct college credit opportunities

Students on the college campus or

place of business

“college student”

Diversity of student population and

staff

“adult” world and expectations

State of the art technology and

equipment availability

Instructional staff occupational

experiences

Partnership Challenges Decision making

Not always agree on programs to

run or how long to run them

What to run

When to run it

Where to run it

Who will teach it

Non-certified teachers

Not your employees

Extra level of bureaucracy

Evaluation process

Molding state standards, college

classes and certification

requirements into a program

Accomplishments 2010-2011

Increase the number of

students receiving high

school credit and LCC

credits.

* 98% of students earned

high school credit

* 89% of students earned

some LCC credit.

Accomplishments 2010-2011

College Credits

Students earned a total of

2,481 Lansing Community

College credits this year.

An average of 6 credits

per student

Accomplishments 2010-2011

Maintain retention rates of

CPC students.

* 88% retention of students

2009/10 87%

2008/09 87%

2007/08 82%

Accomplishments 2010-2011

50% or more of our students will

have a job shadow experience

while attending the CPC.

* 80% of students participated in a

job shadow

Accomplishments 2010-2011

Internships

164 students had

internships/placements

related to the program

there were in.

Accomplishments 2010-2011

CERTIFICATIONS

146 certifications were earned

Safety & Pollution Prevention, State

of MI Brakes test, C.E.R.T., Health

Care Provider (CPR), CENA,

Sparrow HIPPA, Blood Borne

Pathogens LCC, National Health

Care Foundation Assessment, AWS,

Serve Safe, CPR, First Aid, FEMA

100, A+ Essentials, A+ IT Technician,

A+ Certified, Blood borne

Pathogen Exposure/Prevention,

Playground Supervision, Playground

Maintenance & Intervention,

HIV/AIDS Awareness

Accomplishments 2010-2011

Special Populations

100% of our special

education students earned

high school credit

90% of our special

education students earned

some college credit

Accomplishments 2010-2011 Total Tutoring

Total Tutoring began in October

It is available at West Campus

30 minutes before class – am &

pm

1,681 students visited this year!

Students worked on CTE

homework, home school

homework, resumes and portfolio

pieces, accuplacer.

Future and Ongoing Goals

World Domination!

Opportunities for students

Future Partnerships

New Program Development

More direct college credit

More certification

College and Career Ready

Students

THANK YOU!

Questions?

www.eatonisd.org/schoolservices/careerprep

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