COLLEGE PARTNER SCOPE OF WORK
GOAL: The community college partners will work closely with their work closely with their Postsecondary, Secondary, and Business Partner within the Consortium to develop a career pathway program in
ICT that provides a seamless transition for students from high school to college and recognizes students, both formally, and informally, for their high school coursework and experiences.
COLLEGE PARTNER: Los Angeles Southwest College
HUB LEAD: Los Angeles City College
SECONDARY PARTNER: Refer to Regional Design
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OUTCOME MEASURES FOR LA HI-TECH POSTSECONDARY PARTNERS
SECONDARY
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Number of K12 students enrolled in DVMA, ISS, or SSD career pathway programs.
Number of K12 students who successfully participate in the DVMA, ISS, or SSD career pathways programs (Grade C or better in CTE courses).
Number of K12 students participating in internships, work-based learning, mentoring, job shadowing opportunities, work experience, and student leadership organizations as part of the career pathways program.
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Number of community college students enrolled in the DVMA, ISS, or SSD career pathways program with credits earned in either dual enrollment or credit by exam.
Number of community college students who complete one (1) credit-bearing course, two (2) courses, and/or complete a career pathway within the career pathways program.
Number of community college students participating in internships, work-based learning, mentoring, job shadowing opportunities, work experience, and student leadership organizations as part of the career pathways
program.
Categories
Personnel
Activities
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Identify members of the organization for key decision making roles to facilitate:
o Build robust partnerships between community colleges, high schools, and employers that better prepare students for the 21st century workplace and improve
student transition from secondary to postsecondary education, training, and employment
o Strengthen the articulated educational career pathways between the high school and community college system through the Linked Learning approach,
contextualizing academic and technical subjects to develop and integrate standards-based academics, and providing an innovative work experience education in
support of careers in the ICT Industry.
o Establish and strengthen existing regional collaborative relationships and partnerships between business entities, community organizations, and education
agencies
o Provide supplemental instruction and career awareness among K-12 students with assistance of professionals in the ICT industry.
o Increase the number of students pursuing degrees and careers in the ICT Industry through use of an industry validated accountability system of digital badges
and electronic portfolios to demonstrate skill validation of LA HI-TECH students to members and stakeholders of the consortium.
o Take on the essential roles and responsibilities of postsecondary partners outlined in the AB 86 California Career Pathways Trust.
o Monitor and evaluate all aspects of the project progress, impact, and outcomes.
Work directly with at least two high schools to establish and/or build upon a K-14 career pathway in local community that enrolls, supports, and follow a minimum of 50
secondary students, annually, through to community college graduation, transfer, and/or employment.
Collaborate with high school faculty to ensure that course content will prepare students for college level work
Negotiate agreements with participating secondary agencies to support dual enrollment and early
admission to aligned pathway programs
Identify appropriate credit-bearing college courses and dual enrollment courses for contextualization in either: 1) Design, Visual, Media Arts; 2) Information Services and
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Support; or 3) Software Systems and Development ICT career pathway programs to prepare students to enter postsecondary without need for remediation.
Collaborate with business partners to align college coursework with relevant technical skills and workplace competencies, as defined by industry
Collaborate on metrics and outcomes to establish sound strategies to guide the LA HI-TECH project to success.
Work in conjunction with high school partners to develop programs, courses and services to integrate into selected career pathways.
Dedicate respective resources for the sustainability of the project for Years 4 and 5 of the grant that consist of in-kind, monetary, staffing and/or equipment
contributions.
Commit to maximize available funding streams (in addition to grant funding), to support the needs of participating students.
Leverage, connect and build upon existing investments in education and workforce development.
o Leverage and build the respective consortium members’ Linked Learning activities and certified pathways, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Improvement Act of 2006 funding and activities.
o California Partnership Academies, and the Regional Occupational Centers and Programs (ROCPs) including staff knowledge, community relationship, and course
development.
o Leverage matching resources and in-kind contributions from public, private, and philanthropic sources.
o Leverage the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program and its sector strategies and deputy sector navigators as well as
leverage participation in the local California Community Colleges Skills Panel.
Work plan: Develop a work plan for each category with corresponding activities. Overall, the work plan should include the following:
1) Identify achievable goals for all categories and activities;
2) Develop outcomes for each goal;
3) Identify strategies used to meet each goal;
4) Include activities listed above; and
5) Identify key indicators to measure outcomes.
Due date: If you have any questions, please contact Salomon Davila at
(626) 585-7682 or your Hub Lead. Please submit to Rochelle Howard at: rhoward2@pasadena.edu