Project Achieve Presentation
EVENT
DATE
LOCATION
Tampa, Florida
Presenter: Daniel West
Project Achieve Coordinator
Florida State College at Jacksonville
101 West State Street
Room A 1021P
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Phone: 904-633-8456
Email: DaWest@fscj.edu
Project Achieve is a collaboration between Florida
State College at Jacksonville, Duval County Public
Schools, Nassau County School District and the
FDDC to provide a comprehensive inclusion model
vocational training program at a post-secondary
institution for Dual Enrolled students from Duval
and Nassau counties with intellectual or
developmental disabilities.
The Goal:
Sustainable
Independent
Employment
Difficulties
Enrollment/Registration processes
-lack of knowledge of Project Achieve
-lack of knowledge of Dual Enrollment,
specifically what it DOES and DOES NOT
pay for
-Dual enrollment eligibility,
FTEs, Adopting Course Coding
-Residency requirements, financial aid
and gathering necessary information
Difficulties
Doubts and concerns within programs
-Could students keep up? Support?
Scheduling and long term completion when
classes cancel
Solutions
Enrollment/Registration processes
-Advanced Timeline
-Program Familiarity
-Access to funds: VR, Duval, Nassau
Solutions
Doubts and concerns within programs
-Meetings, assurances, demonstration
-Alternatives for students who do
not fit in program
Scheduling and long term completion when
classes cancel
-No real solution, but manageable
Services
• Select and enroll students in
workforce certificate programs at
FSCJ’s Florida Coast Career Tech
programs
• Monitor progress
• Provide supports and accommodations
as needed for program completion
• Facilitate employment services
• Expand opportunities and build a
sustainable program
College Systems
• Enrollment, registration, and college
processes
• Educating the program participants
and collaborators about college
systems
• Improving accessibility of college
Dual Enrollment Funding
• Cohort 1
• Dually Enrolled through Fall 2012
• DOE Memo: “Dual Enrollment and
Students Participating in TPSID
Programs” [TPSID: Transition and Postsecondary
Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities]
• Cohort 2
• Students will delay receipt of special
diploma until the completion of
Project Achieve
• Participation will NOT affect receipt
of special diploma
Vocational Rehabilitation
VR Funding
• Successfully accessed VR funding to
pay for cohort 1 students who were
ruled ineligible for Dual Enrollment
• Developed process for documenting
lack of financial aid eligibility
Keys to Success
Technology
Process Guides
Mentoring
Improved collaboration of
resources
Vocational Rehabilitation
FSCJ
School Districts
Advanced timeline
Advanced Timeline
Freshman/Sophomore Years of High School
Present post-secondary as an option to
prospective Project Achieve students
and
Begin identifying potential post-secondary
options for all students
Advanced Timeline
Junior Year of High School
First Semester
• School districts complete initial screenings
• Initiate Referral of prospective students to
VR
• Invite prospective students to tour FSCJ
Campus
Advanced Timeline
Junior Year of High School
Second Semester
• Consult with parents and students
• Complete Interest and Aptitude
Assessments
• Complete Industry tours
• Facilitate program matching based
on student interest, aptitude and
desired career goals
Advanced Timeline
Senior Year of High School
First Semester
• Student review
• Formal application to program
• District review of formal applications
• Approval of applications and admittance to
program
• Preparation for post-secondary
curriculum
Advanced Timeline
Senior Year of High School
Second Semester
• Continued preparation for post-secondary
curriculum
• Enrollment at post-secondary institution
• Establish transportation plans
Advanced Timeline
Age 18: Start at FSCJ
• Pre-class orientations to campus,
programs, transportation, and program
resources
• Begin classes
• Receive supports from Project Achieve
staff
Advanced Timeline
Upon completion of Program and students
receive Workforce Certificate
Project Achieve will collaborate with VR and
district employment resources to ensure
students are receiving employment services
leading to employment.
Collaboration
Improved Collaboration between FSCJ
and school districts have led to:
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new program options
improved communication
sharing of resources
dramatically improved understanding
of respective systems and
requirements
Selections
-Types of students
-Types of programs
-How students are selected
Selections
-Types of students
-Students ages 18-21 serviced by school districts
-Project Achieve: Students with intellectual and/or
developmental disabilities
-Other options: This program can be duplicated
with a wide range of students
Selections
-Types of programs
-Programs that do not require a high school
diploma
-Stacked vs. non-stacked classes
-Emphasis on hands on skills
Students
2 Counties
Duval
Nassau
10 students
5 from each county
Not eligible for a standard
high school diploma
Must meet Dual
Enrollment standards
7 males 3 females
2.0 GPA
18-21
Must take the TABE
Must have an intellectual
and/or developmental
disability
Achieved TABE
Reading range:
0.7-5.6
6th grade reading level
requirement is waived
for Project Achieve
Selections
Stacked vs. non-stacked classes
-Any class that articulates to a degree seeking
program must meet eligibility requirements for
the college credit curriculum.
-Stacked classes are non-credit and college
credit classes taught simultaneously, allowing
students who do not meet standards for the
college credit curriculum to take the class as
part of a workforce certificate program.
Programs
Carpentry
Commercial Vehicle
Driving
Auto Service
Technology
Distribution
and Logistics
Facials Specialty
Diesel Engine
Repair
Project Brownfields
Cosmetology
Child Care
Electrical
Automotive
Collision
Repair and
Refinishing
Aircraft Coating
Technician
Applied
Welding
Technologies
Commercial Foods
and Culinary Arts
Selections
-How students are selected
-District transition and ESE staff have the primary
responsibility for student selection.
-For details on this, talk to Transition Specialists
Enrollment
-Students can enroll through three primary
methods
-Dual Enrollment
-Standard enrollment
-Existing Programs
-Brownfields
-Ports Grant
TABE Requirements
-For Project Achieve, FSCJ has allowed a waiver to
TABE entry requirements allowing students who
score below a 6th grade level to be admitted.
-Project Achieve also assists students with
completion of requirements for a TABE Waiver,
allowing students to exit programs without
meeting exit requirements.
Funding
-Dual Enrollment
-Vocational Rehabilitation
-Title IV Comprehensive Transition Program
-Personal Funds
Funding
-Dual Enrollment
-A student who has received their special
diploma IS NOT eligible for post-secondary dual
enrollment.
-Students are encouraged to delay receipt of
their special diploma until completion of postsecondary programs.
-If special diploma requirements are met,
districts may allow students to participate in
senior activities with a delayed receipt
of diploma.
Funding
-Vocational Rehabilitation
-Requires advanced planning and
demonstration of ability to benefit from training.
-Establishing a connection between VR and
students early in their education is key to
accessing VR funding.
Funding
-Title IV Comprehensive Transition Program
-Allows students with intellectual disabilities
to access Pell funding to pay to enroll in an
approved CTP.
-Project Achieve is moving toward becoming
a CTP.
-Extensive curriculum and financial aid
requirements must be met.
Funding
-Personal Funds
Growth and Expansion
Year two of Project Achieve:
•Expanding from 10 to 13 students
•Broader range of disabilities
Year 1: all students had cognitive
disabilities
Year 2: Broader range of students,
including ASD and multiple diagnoses
TIES Initiative
-Further collaboration between DCPS and FSCJ-
Using FTE funds
acquired through
dual enrollment the
TIES initiative will
establish a full time
DCPS ESE teacher
on the FSCJ
downtown campus.
FSCJ will supply
funds for iPads to
equip the classroom
with additional
instructional tools
for students with
disabilities.
TIES Initiative
-Further collaboration between DCPS and FSCJ-
Provides on-campus
resource center for
students served by
public schools.
Foundation for the
formation of a Title
IV CTP to access
Pell funding.
Student
Preparation and
Accommodations
Student Preparation
-What should students do in high school to
prepare for post-secondary education?
Email and forum/blackboard proficiency.
Complex step by step instructions
Industry specific vocabulary
Student Accommodations
-Testing
-Technology
-Mentoring
Student Accommodations
-Testing
-Technology
-Mentoring
Services:
Mentoring
Services:
Mentoring
Soft Skills
‘Beginning to Work it Out’ ©
Steve Parese
www.WorkinItOut.com
Services:
Mentoring
TABE Waiver Requirements
Soft Skills
Vocational Preparatory
Instruction (VPI) Reading
‘Beginning to Work it Out’ ©
Steve Parese
www.WorkinItOut.com
Inclusion Meetings
Readers for tests
Assisted Preparation
Transportation Resources
Nassau County Council
on Aging (COA)
Independent
Jacksonville Transportation
Authority
Family
Technology
Test Accommodations
Paint mixing materials
consist of all of these
EXCEPT:
A. Mixing ratio cups
and sticks.
B. Lint-free strainers.
C. Viscosity cups.
D. Air sanders.
Student Accommodations
-Technology
The good stuff!!!
Student Successes
Four-week and eight-week block classes: 12/12
passed
Two students have completed the Cosmetology –
Facials Specialty program
Testing skills:
Jim:
9/15 - First test unassisted: 20%
9/16 - First test retake with a reader: 80%
10/19 - Final without a reader: 84%
Internship toward
employment!!
Cosmetology Students
Cosmetology Students
Soft Skills
Soft Skills
Carpentry Students
FSCJ Basketball
Welding Student
Cultural Event
Instructor Support
I am pleasantly surprised. I have two students in
our program who didn’t pass the TABE test, had
low TABE scores. They are Dual Enrollment
students. They are doing very well in the class.
Both wound up with a ‘B’ in our last class for
Inventory Management. Both students are
motivated Mr. P. and Mr. K. They both show up
early, they leave late, they ask for extra credit,
they both are very eager and both are doing a
very good job.
Darrell High – Distribution and Logistics
Program Advisor and Instructor
Are students moving toward
the goal of sustainable,
independent employment?
YES!
Project Achieve Presentation
EVENT
DATE
LOCATION
Tampa, Florida
Presenter: Daniel West
Project Achieve Coordinator
Florida State College at Jacksonville
101 West State Street
Room A 1021P
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Phone: 904-633-8456
Email: DaWest@fscj.edu