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The MAC: One Provider’s Story of Implementing a Transitions Center. Activity. Transition Center Ideas & Practices: Fill out the half-sheet, addressing these questions:
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The MAC: One Provider’s Story of Implementing a Transitions Center
Activity Transition Center Ideas & Practices: • Fill out the half-sheet, addressing these questions: • In a group of 4 to 5, discuss which three resources or additions you would implement and prepare to share with the larger group.
Initial planning Question: What can we do to increase student transition rates? Solutions: • Support functions that align with instructional efforts related to transitions • Lessons From TRiO • Physical Space • Intrusive Advising • Access to Tutoring • Connection with Support Services
The Master Achiever Center:MAC Goals MAC students will: • demonstrate higher retention rates • increase total number of momentum points earned • specifically increase number of momentum points by completing pre-college English or Math • self-assess at a higher level of independence regarding knowledge of college processes
Mac functions • Goal Setting • Career Exploration • Advising • Financial Planning • Barrier Mitigation • Workshops • Peer Mentoring
goal setting and career exploration Self–exploration Occupational Exploration Career and Educational Planning • ICA Curriculum: • SMART GOALS
Advising • Certificate/Degree Planning • Class Registration • Intrusive Advising
Financial planning • FAFSA Application Support • Scholarship Search Guidance • Identify Program Specific Funding • Worker Retraining • Opportunity Grant • WorkFirst • BFET
Presentations and workshops • COMPASS Preparation Workshop • Tutoring and Resources Orientation • The Math Learning Center • Tutoring & Resource Center • The Speaking Center • The Writing Center • Registration Workshop • Beginning of Quarter Classroom Presentations
PEER MENTORING • One-on-One Meetings • FAFSA Application Support RESOURCES • Computers • Books • Student Achievement Portfolio • Start-up Kits
Implications and recommendations The MAC model took best practices from TRiO and adapted them for our basic skills population