High School Linkages Project: Quarterly Progress Report
Fall 2004
A.
Describe the past quarter’s accomplishments and the current status of
this Action Project.
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The college’s inventory of existing high school linkages was revised
and a plan developed for the quarterly updating of this inventory.
The curriculum outline for two new Tech Prep Pathways, to begin
enrolling students in fall 2005, was finalized by a panel of education
and industry leaders in this region. These pathways are Exercise
Science and Criminal Science in the Extended Learning and
Human Services Division. The Physical Education and Criminal
Justice Departments assisted with recruitment sessions at area
high schools.
Work continues on Sinclair’s partnership with the League for
Innovation’s College and Career Transitions Initiative. Sinclair is
one of three partners working to improve high school to college
transition in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In
this quarter, the pathway template was drafted, and an
electronic toolkit” was planned which ultimately will be posted to the
web as a best practice model. Sinclair representatives prepared for
a presentation on the impact of CCTI on the institution, to be given
at the CCTI Summit in early March.
The Ninth Grade Career Guidance Exploration pilot continued at
nine area high schools. Pretesting was administered, and a
comparison group was identified. Tech Prep personnel prepared
for presentation of this initiative at the CCTI Summit.
Planning proceeded for expanding the Academic Resource Centers
in the 2005-06 academic year to Trotwood, Belmont, KetteringFairmont, and Fairborn High Schools. With a goal of expanding
this initiative to 13 high schools over the next five years and
potentially some community sites, Student Services personnel
worked this quarter to refine personnel, space, and equipment
considerations for these expanded sites, and work began on the
development of criteria for selection of students to participate in
ARCs. Metrics for the measurement of the impact of the ARCs
were revised.
The college’s collaboration with Dayton Public Schools on the
development of the new Career Technology Center continued.
Seven programs were identified for initial offering when the center
opens in 2007: nursing, medical assisting, precision machining,
automotive technology, construction technology, computer
information systems and biotechnology. The college will also offer
developmental instruction and an Academic Resource Center in the
new facility. Sinclair will provide classroom and laboratory
equipment, Tech Prep scholarships, and an array of support
services for this new school.
B.
Describe how the institution involved people in the work of this Action
Project.
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The Tech Prep staff, in conjunction with faculty and staff from the
Criminal Justice and Physical Education Departments, met with
faculty and over 400 students from area high schools to recruit
students for the two new pathways in Criminal Science and
Exercise Science. Approximately 8 representatives from area
colleges and universities and 25 representatives of the fitness, law
enforcement and corrections fields met with Sinclair faculty and
staff to review the proposed curriculum outline for the pathways.
Extensive collaboration with personnel from area high schools
occurred in conjunction with the Ninth Grade Career Guidance
Exploration pilot and development of the CCTI curriculum template.
Over 200 high school students participated in the pilot project.
Planning for the expansion of ARCs involved personnel from
Sinclair’s Student Services Division working in conjunction with
area school and community leaders as well as funders.
The college’s collaboration on the new Career Technology Center
involved close collaboration between Sinclair’s leadership, including
its Board of Trustees, and the leadership of the Dayton Public
Schools. Sinclair’s Vice President for Instruction and DPS’s
Director of Vocational and Technical Education provided leadership
for deans and departments chairs to confer on program, equipment
and facility plans.
Describe your planned next steps for this Action Project.
 Continue work to implement the two new Tech Prep pathways in
fall 2005, including student recruitment, equipment/facility planning,
and refinement of the curriculum plan.
 Complete the CCTI curriculum template and electronic toolkit.
 Report findings from the Ninth Grade Career Guidance Exploration
pilot.
 Finalize recommended criteria for student participation in area high
school Academic Resource Centers.
 Determine potential locations for community-based Academic
Resource Centers.
 Continue work with Dayton Public Schools on curriculum,
equipment and facility plans for the Career Technology Center.
 Collaborate with Patterson Career Center to align the mathematics
curriculum there with Sinclair’s mathematics curriculum. Explore
the feasibility and cost of intensive math remediation for Patterson
students.
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Explore options for embedding in SCC’s curriculum greater
attention to the behavioral issues that impact students’ success or
lack of success.
D.
Describe any effective practices that resulted from your work on this
Action Project.
 The CCTI project and the Ninth Grade Career Exploration
Guarantee projects hold promise for establishing “best practice”
nationally.
E.
What challenges, if any, are you still facing in regards to this Action
Project?
 The college’s movement to establish learning centers in the
community in addition to the main campus represents an
opportunity to expand ARCs beyond high schools. Funding for
such centers will be a consideration.
 The college has a strong portfolio of high school linkage initiatives,
and whether or not to pursue additional initiatives remains a
question.