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Scaling Illinois STEM CCR Statewide Scaling Illinois STEM CCR Statewide Questions on Scaling (OCCRL) Panel Discussion Eboni Zamani-Gallaher Kim Bowens, Harold Washington College John Lang Katie Fehrenbacher, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Edmund Graham, OCCRL Lorenzo Baber, OCCRL (Facilitator) Scaling Up Pathways To Results Conference March 10, 2015 Office of Community College Research and Leadership Illinois Community College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College Board Pop Quiz: How to Scale Illinois STEM CCR Statewide? “The Illinois College and Career Readiness” Readiness Exam Test Anxiety??? Cheat Sheet (E) 13,000 (F) You (G) ??? Office of Community College Research and Leadership Illinois Community College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College Board Cram Session: Why STEM CCR? (Policy context) (CCR program initiatives) Illinois CCR Enabling Legislation (2007) “The General Assembly finds that … Many students enter college unprepared for the academic rigors of college and require noncredit remedial courses to attain skills and knowledge needed for regular, credit Illinois CCR Pilot Program (2008–2012) course work” (emphasis added). Illinois State Funds (Math & Reading) Complete College America (2009) • Illinois Pledge: 60% by 2025 • +600,000 graduates Race to the Top Illinois Grant (2011) Illinois STEM CCR (2013–2015) • Accelerate key education reforms Illinois RttT Grant (Math) • Close persistent achievement gaps • Increasing student achievement More Cramming: What is STEM CCR? Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL Kenwood Academy STEM CCR St Rita HS Marist HS Ogden International HS • CC-HS partnership and curriculum Ace Tech alignment (7 CC & 22 HS) Walter Peyton HS South Shore International Heartland Community College, Normal, IL Normal West HS • Student diagnosis and recruitment Normal Community HS Bloomington HS Tri-Valley HS • Math intervention for low- and Pontiac HS Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL medium-need students (summer Richwood HS and school-year) East Peoria HS Illinois Eastern Community College, Olney, IL East Richland HS Mt. Carmel HS • Student support services to Newton HS complement academic intervention John Wood Community College, Quincy, IL Western HS (e.g., college and career counseling) Olive Harvey College, Chicago, IL Corliss HS Chicago Vocational Wilbur Wright Community College, Chicago, IL Lakeview HS Taft HS Q: Scaling Illinois STEM CCR Statewide? J STERLING MORTON EAST HS LANE TECHNICAL HS CURIE METROPOLITAN HS LOCKPORT TWP HS THOMAS KELLY HS SOUTH HS DISTRICT 99 PEKIN COMMUNITY HS AURORA WEST HS J Answer (A): The WholeS MORTON HS WEST WAUBONSIE VALLEY HS StateBOLINGBROOK HS GLENBARD NORTH HS LAKE PARK HS-DISTRICT 108 LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL HS BELLEVILLE EAST HS MINOOKA COMMUNITY HS PLAINFIELD HS CENTRAL SCHAUMBURG HS HARLEM SENIOR HS GUILFORD HS JOLIET TOWNSHIP HS WEST GLENBARD EAST HS WILLIAM H TAFT HS BELLEVILLE TOWNSHIP HS WEST LYONS TOWNSHIP HS PLAINFIELD SOUTH HS CARL SANDBURG HS PALATINE HS NEUQUA VALLEY HS WILLOWBROOK HS HONONEGAH COMM HS JAMES B Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL CONANT HS AMOS ALONZO STAGG HS DEKALB HS LINCOLN-WAY EAST HS ELK GROVE HS OSWEGO EAST HS RICHWOODS HS GRANITE CITY SENIOR HS MOLINE SENIOR HS PLAINFIELD NORTH HS YOUTH CONNECTION CHARTER SCH ALTONILLINOIS HS UNITED COMMUNITY TOWNSHIP HS ADDISON COLLEGES TRAIL HS HOFFMAN ESTATES HS WASHINGTON COMMUNITY HS BARTLETT HS Kenwood Academy EDWARDSVILLE SENIOR HS THOMAS JEFFERSON HS YORKBlack COMMUNITY Hawk HS College,OFALLON TOWNSHIP Moline HS COMMUNITY HS DIST 99 NORTH HS HARRY D JACOBS HS BOGAN HS ROMEOVILLE HS PROVISO WEST HS LAKE VIEW HS HYDE PARK ACADEMY AUBURN HS WHEELING HS BRADLEY BOURBONNAIS CMTY HS CHARLES STEINMETZ CPHS LINCOLN PARK HS ROLLING MEADOWS HS NILES TOWNSHIP WEST HS EAST AURORA HSCity WHEATON Colleges-WARRENVILLE of Chicago, SOUTH HSChicago SYCAMORE HS SCHURZ HS COMMUNITY HS METAMORA TOWNSHIP HS BATAVIA HS St Rita HS EAST PEORIA COMMUNITY HS GENEVA COMMUNITY HS LARKINRichard HS LIMESTONE J. 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