The Three R’s of Articulation

NTPN - October 1, 2005

READY, REACH, REPORT

WCC/VALEESSugar Grove, IL: Located 40 miles west of

Chicago, Illinois

READYWaubonsee

Community College (WCC)

• Enrollment: 9,451 – Fall 2004

• Faculty to Student Ratio: 1 to 17

• Diverse population: Rural to Urban

• # of CTE Career Areas: 28

READYValley Education for

Employment System (VALEES)

• CTE Enrollment: 10,065 students (57%) – 2004-2005

• 41 courses articulated with WCC

• $91,740 – Tech Prep dollars used to support articulation efforts

READYArticulation

As a component of the federal Tech Prep legislation (1998), articulation is the vehicle for high school students to receive college credit for vocational* courses taken during high school.

* Vocational = Career and Technical Education

READY

• Better use of tax-payer dollars

• Curriculum alignment

• Students avoid content duplication

• Jump start to college education

• Provides better transition to college

• Enter the workforce sooner

• Cost-savings

Articulation – Benefits

READYArticulation – In the Beginning

1998-99• 19 courses articulated• 46 student requests• 24 requests approved

READYArticulation – Today

2004-2005• 41 courses articulated• 416 student requests• 372 requests approved

for 1,583 college credit hours

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CoursesArticulated

StudentRequests

RequestsApproved

READYVALEES/WCC Model• 23 CTE program areas• 11 Active program committees

– One secondary teacher from each high school

– One post-secondary instructor– VALEES Director– WCC Dean

• Program chair - instructor

REACHTeachers and Administrators• Meet regularly through program

committee meetings– During the school day– VALEES pays for substitute teachers and

mileage through TP grant– Brings secondary and post-secondary

instructors to the table – One of the outcomes is

articulation

Educators

REACHArticulation Agreement• Secondary and post-secondary

instructors collaborate• Curriculum is aligned at a minimum of

80%• Signed by VALEES and WCC• Communicated to all stakeholders• Included on articulation

form – for each school

REACHBusiness Advisory Partners• Meet annually with educators

– Discuss current and future workforce trends

– Discuss knowledge and work place skills students need to be successful

– Provide lunch as a small token of appreciation

• Vocational Instructor Practicum– Teachers participate in internship

at partner work site

Educators

Business

REACHStudents• Utilize a variety of marketing strategies

– Posters • Contest with marketing and graphics students• Placed in all high school classrooms and

counseling offices– Table tents

• College cafeteria in the fall and spring– Certificates– Web site– Transition books

• 2nd edition just printed– Classroom teachers and counselors

Educators

Business Students

REPORTAccountability• Needed new tool for

keeping track of students• Developed database in MS

Access• Provides statistics for

teachers, administrators and grant reports

• Update and modify database regularly

Database Process1. Enter student and course

information when application is received

2. Enter course approval data after application is returned from WCC

3. Enter credits posted after placed on student transcripts

REPORT

REPORTDatabase Reports

Reported by School/Program/Course

• # of student requests• # of student approvals• # of student credit hours• # of course credits • # of credits posted to

transcripts

Presenters

Dr. Julie-Ann Fuchs, Valley Education for Employment System (VALEES), Director (630) 466-5736jfuchs@waubonsee.edu

Ms. Suzette Long, Waubonsee Community College, Dean for Business and Information Systems (630) 466-2264slong@waubonsee.edu

Questions?

The EndThank you for your

time today.