Statewide Career Pathways: Creating School to College

Articulation

ArticulationSimply: An agreement between two

institutions.

Variations:1. Alignment of course content2. Sequencing of skills & knowledge3. Advanced placement by examination

Two directions:• Between community colleges and

universities (public and private)

• Between high schools and colleges

– typically in vocational areas

– can take various forms

Our project:

Articulation between high schools and colleges

• 2+2

• 2+2+2

• Middle College

• Early College High School

• Concurrent Enrollment

• Tech Prep

• School-to-Career (federal name: STW)

• SB 70, Scott(Governor’s Initiative on Economic Development and Career Technical Education)

Secondary / Postsecondary Linkage Projects

• Governor’s Initiative on Economic Development and Career Technical Education

• Chaptered into Ed Code 88532

• CCC System Office ---developing many projects

• CCC Academic Senate will develop one project--to develop H.S. articulation

SB 70 (Scott)

• Opportunities for faculty to develop agreements.

• Database of agreements

• Outreach strategies to students, parents, staff

• Goal: More transportability of articulation agreements

Statewide Career Pathways: Creating School to College ArticulationOverall Project Purpose

Career Pathways

• Agriculture, natural resources

• Arts, media, entertainment

• Building trades• Energy• Engineering• Fashion, interior design• Finance & business

• Health, human services• Hospitality, tourism• Info tech• Manufacturing• Educ services• Public services• Retail & wholesale• Transportation

Status

• Steering committee met• 3,700 existing agreements collected• First disciplines identified; resource materials

developed; template drafted• Database & technology infrastructure

developed• Website under construction• Oct. 2006: first discipline meetings

Fall ’06 Disciplines

• South Coast: Business/accounting• North/Far North: Building Trades• Desert: Health Occupations/C.N.A.• San Diego: Hospitality• LA/Orange: Arts & media/animation• Bay Area: I.T./ web design• Central: Child Development• Statewide: I.T. apps & Ornamental

Horticulture

Sequence

• Discipline groups meet in-person (later remotely).– Groups include high school & college faculty, tech

prep & articulation reps, administrators.– Groups review existing agreements & write

articulation templates.• Templates disseminated for field input.

– Once approved, added to new database.

• Larger discipline groups write local/regional agreements – New articulation agreements put into database.

Next steps• More disciplines/pathways added.

• Outreach to parents, students, school and college staff and faculty.

• Cooperation with other projects.

• 2 + 2 + 2 options will be considered.

Questions?

Contact the project’s office at careerpathways@sbcglobal.net

Or call the Academic Senate

(916) 445-4753