Phase |
Research base |
General Tasks |
Tools |
Awareness |
Create a sense of urgency for action - expect that all underserved students are capable of being prepared to enroll and succeed in postsecondary education and work. |
· Engage a cross-section of the community in the need to address postsecondary preparation for all students
· Provide data on the present status
· Make opportunities available for communities to understand the PCN Action Framework
· Build collaborative networks and mobilize teams of people to act
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· A Shared Agenda
· Talking Points
· Issue Information
· P-16 Glossary
· Assessing My Role
· Teacher's Self-Reflection
· Modeling Expectations
· The College Track
· College Access Marketing
· Lessons Learned
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Policy |
Introduce and adopt public policies to advance college preparation, enrollment, and completion for underserved students. |
· Develop state polices as tools to address the success rates of students at four key transition points spanning the period from high school to college completion
· Focus on a range of policies for greatest impact (NCPPHE)
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· College Readiness for All and the No Child Left Behind Act
· SPIDO
· Policy Resources
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Assessment |
Assess policy, program, practice, and institutional effectiveness regularly. |
· Develop profiles of the practices/strategies that are in place or need to be in place
· Use assessment data to engage others in a discussion about the effectiveness of present efforts
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· Organizational Self-Assessment
· Academic Rigor and Support Self-Assessment
· Indicators of Social Support
· Assessing Student Planning
· Assessment Resources
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Planning |
Involve leaders at all levels in establishing policies, programs, and practices that facilitate student transitions towards postsecondary success
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· From a P-20 working group to address the effort
· Determine links to reform efforts already in place
· Develop a portfolio of initiatives to achieve your goals and objectives
· Devleop a communication plan
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· Planning Pyramid
· Where and When to Start
· Financial Planning
· Developing Curriculum
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Implementation |
Maintain sufficient financial and human resources to enable underserved students to prepare for, enroll, and succeed in college.
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· Address budgetary, personnel, space, scheduling, staff development, and other key issues.
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Academic Rigor and Support
· Student-Level Planning
· How Schools and Outreach Programs Can Work Together
· School-Outreach Relationships
· Building a College Resource Inventory
· Building Collaborative Partnerships
Social Support
· Developing Peer Networks
· Improving College Access through Mentoring
· Strategies for Integrating Partnerships
· School-Family-Community Partnerships
P-16 Alignment
· Building Higher Education Partnerships
Using Data
· Data Checklist
· Implementation Resources
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Evaluation |
Hold the system and leaders at each level mutually accountable for ensuring that students are making successful progress along education pathways from kindergarten through higher education.
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· Use the assessment data in a cyclical manner to determine progress toward goals
· Establish an ongoing data system
· Communicate the information to the community in order to create heightened awareness and move through the change cycle at a higher level
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· Academic Rigor - Before and After Comparison
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