Parkland College
Bridging the Gap: Site Showcase
March 9, 2015
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College Readiness
 Focus Areas:
 Writing and Reading Articulation
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Summer Camp Program
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Area High Schools and Parkland College Writing Faculty
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Projected Outcomes
 Curriculum Alignment
 Exit Writing Rubric in DEVE 099 (12th Grade Experience)
 Faculty collaboration (at both levels)
College Readiness
 Focus Areas:
 Remediation Planning
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Summer Bridge Program - Pilot
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Urbana High School and Parkland College Writing Faculty
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Projected Outcomes
 Co-Curricular at high school level
 Exit Writing Rubric in DEVE 099 (12th grade experience)
 Faculty collaboration (at both levels)
Career Readiness
 Focus Areas:
 Summer Camps in Automotive Technology, Industrial
Technology, Certified Nursing Assistance, Computer
Networking & Criminal Justice
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Scaled Up program from Automotive Technology Camp
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Lab Experience, On-site Tours & Hands On Projects
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Projected Outcomes
 Career Awareness
 Program of Study/Curriculum Alignment
Early College & Career
Academy
 Career & Technical Education Dual Credit
 Five CTE programs (Fall 2015); Scale up with three new
programs each year for next three years.
 Program of Study driven
 Primary Outcome:
 Students will receive industry-specific certificate and HS
diploma after two years of participation
Early College & Career
Academy
 ECCA @ Parkland College
Lessons Learned
 Faculty and Administration Support
 Secondary & Post-Secondary Levels
 Organization of Summer Bridge comes with challenges
 Student recruitment
 Faculty development
 Curricular Design
 Career Readiness must be sustainable
CCR @ Parkland College
Randy Fletcher
Dean of Career & Transfer Programs
217-351-2236
rfletcher@parkland.edu