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They Are College Material!

Prepare students for higher education by providing resources on test preparation, career planning, overcoming barriers, and academic skills enhancement. Encourage educational advancement for better job prospects.

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They Are College Material!

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  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 • 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

  9. 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

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

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

  12. Barriers • Money! • www.fafsa.ed.gov Students can fill out federal financial aid forms online. • 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 atwww.finaid.org/fafsa/errors.phtml • Scholarships:www.fastweb.comand www.finaid.org

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

  14. 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

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

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

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