special populations collaborative project
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Special Populations Collaborative Project. Laurie R. Harrison Project Manager. Purpose. To improve special population student* access, performance, and retention in Career and Technical Education * Economically disadvantaged, including foster children - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
LAURIE R . HARRISONPROJECT MANAGER
Special PopulationsCollaborative Project
Purpose
To improve special population student* access, performance, and retention in Career and Technical Education
* Economically disadvantaged, including foster children Single parents, including single pregnant women Displaced homemakers Limited English proficient Disabled Students training for careers nontraditional to their gender
Activities
Identify resources and effective practicesDevelop materialsDevelop linkages with other CCC
collaborative projects, industry/discipline advisory committees, and regional consortia
Provide professional developmentTrack the performance of special population
students
Organizational Structure
Grant awarded to West Hills Community College District, Cathy Barabe, Project Director
Laurie Harrison, Project ManagerAdditional staff responsible for:
Core indicator analysis Professional development Resource and effective practice identification
Advisory Committee Interface
Primary link to the Joint Special Populations Advisory Committee Report at meetings Jointly sponsor professional development workshops Workplan activities influenced by needs identified by
the committee
Also have developed linkages with the other CCC Advisory Committees.
Links to other Advisory
Committees/CollaborativesAttend meetings/share information/present
to: Health Trade and Industry Agriculture Public and Protective Services Family and Consumer Science Business and Information Technology Research and Accountability
Dissemination
Through the advisory committees, particularly the JSPAC. Our products are listed on the JSPAC website: www.jspac.org
Through workshops we conduct in partnership with the JSPAC
Through our own website: www.cccspecialpopulations.org
Primary Products
Developed & Disseminated
by the Special Populations
Collaborative
Measuring Success
Core Indicator Analysis of Special Population Student Performance Statewide By two digit TOP Code area By region
For example
Other measure of success:
National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE), a leading national organization promoting Perkins and special populations, requested 500 copies of “Make a Difference for Special Population Students: Practical Tips and Tools for Educators” to disseminate at all of their trainings.
Thank You!