State Higher
Education Initiatives
To Support Student Transitions – K-16
A SHEEO E-Mail Survey
Last updated October 2000
In 1997, as part of a SHEEO initiative on state strategies to support student transitions—K-16, SHEEO conducted a survey asking states to identify initiatives sponsored by their agencies that support early outreach and preparation for college. That information was reported in a 1998 publication, Statewide College Admissions, Student Preparation and Remediation Policies and Programs. To update state initiatives, in May 2000, SHEEO conducted an e-mail survey asking state higher education agencies to respond to the following questions:
The following is a summary of responses.
Alabama
K-16 Initiative: The Alabama Commission on Higher Education has been working with the governor's office on a P-16 initiative to link all levels of education through a tutorial program and summer institute. Funding for the tutorial program was included in the governor's budget recommendations to the legislature. The budget has not been finalized.
Name and Description: Tutorial Program and Summer Institutes
Year Began: Under development
Contact: Margaret Gunter
Director of Communications
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
334-242-2135
5-8-00
Arizona
K-16 Initiative: The Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education sponsors formal K-16 efforts through its financial aid programs, minority policy analysis center, and early education awareness programs.
Name and Description: Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) provides need-based grants to Arizona students to attend undergraduate or graduate programs at an accredited state public or private postsecondary institution. For more information go to http://www.azhighered.org/acpe_default.aspx?pageid=30.
Year Began: 1972, LEAP was formerly known as the Arizona State Student Incentive Grant (SSIG)
Name and Description: Arizona Private Postsecondary Education Student Financial Assistance Program (PFAP) provides need-based aid to community college graduates to attend as full-time students private baccalaureate degree-granting institutions. For more information go to http://www.azhighered.org/acpe_default.aspx?pageid=30.
Year Began: Spring 1997
Name and Description: Arizona Minority Education Policy Analysis Center (AMEPAC) is designed to stimulate statewide discussion, debate and constructive improvement of Arizona minority students' early awareness, access and achievement within all sectors of education. It accomplishes this mission through policy research, analysis of policy alternatives, promotion of public disclosure, advocacy of partnerships, and other activities. AMEPAC offers grants to graduate students for applied research on policy solutions to support the educational achievement of minority students and address rising levels of school dropouts. For more information go to http://amepac.azhighered.org/acpe_default.aspx?pageid=3.
Year Began: Fall 1996
Name and Description: Twelve Plus Partnership is an early education awareness K-16 initiative consisting of five components: Connections to Career and College Centers, Best Education Practices Conference, Think College, Regional Roundtables, and Public Policy Forums. Information on these programs is not available through the Commission web site.
Year Began: Fall 1997
Contact: Verna L. Allen
Executive Director
Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education
602-229-2595
6/20/00
Arkansas
K-16 Initiative: The Arkansas Department of Higher Education sponsors initiatives that strengthen student preparation for college and teacher quality and, in addition, supports the efforts of the Arkansas Department of Education to promote mathematics and literacy.
Name and Description: Minimum core curriculum for the Challenge Scholarship and unconditional admission.
In 1998, the high school core curriculum was revised by requiring four units of high school math beginning with the graduating class of 2002
Year Began: 1998
Name and Description: Transition to College Algebra and Teacher Professional Development for Transitional Algebra
The Transition Math course is a fourth unit of math designed as a capstone course to build upon Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry and help prepare high school students for college Algebra. The Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) and the Arkansas Department of Education have worked together to offer a professional development course to prepare high school math teachers to teach the Transition Math Course.
Year Began: 1999
Name and Description: Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant
Under Arkansas' federal Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant, ADHE sponsors roundtable discussions between school superintendents and deans of colleges of education.
Year Began: 1998
Name and Description: Smart Start (K-4) is sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Education. It is a comprehensive initiative aimed at helping all students meet or exceed grade level requirements in reading and mathematics by grade 4. The initiative coordinates state education standards and teacher professional development.
Year Began: 1998
Website: http://arkedu.state.ar.us/smart_start/index.html
Name and Description: Smart Step (5-8) is a statewide initiative to improve curriculum and assessment alignment for middle grades 5 through 8. Both Smart Start and Smart Step programs are linked to teacher preparation and professional development programs at the state's colleges and universities.
Year Began: Spring 2000
Contact: Steve Floyd
Deputy Director
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
501-371-2032
5/9/00
California
K-16 Initiative: The California Postsecondary Education Commission does not sponsor any formal linkages between K-12 and postsecondary education. However, several state-level initiatives are currently operating to increase the collaborative relationship between the two levels of education. For example, The California Education Roundtable is a voluntary organization comprised of the chief executive officers of the state education systems: University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges, Association of California Independent Colleges and Universities, the Department of Education and the California Postsecondary Education Commission. The operational arm of the Roundtable is the Intersegmental Coordinating Committee. The committee conducts studies and sponsors other initiatives that reflect a K-16 continuum. Finally, a legislative committee is currently initiating a Master Plan for K-16 education. While it is still in the early stages of development, the intent is that the plan will reflect the total education enterprise -- K to 16.
Contact: David E. Leveille
Associate Director
California Postsecondary Education Commission
916-322-7991
7/7/00
Colorado
K-16 Initiative: The Colorado Commission on Higher Education does not sponsor any K-16 initiatives at this time.
Contact: Sharon Samson
Director of Academic and Student Affairs
Colorado Commission on Higher Education
303-866-2723
5/4/00
Florida
Name and Description: Education Governance Reorganization Act of 2000
The voters of Florida approved the 1998 Constitutional Amendment which changed the Education Commissioner from an elected to an appointed position, and which removed the state Cabinet as the governing board for education in the state. As a result, the 2000 Florida Legislature enacted a law to
further define a new governance model for education at all levels. House Bill 2263 created the "Florida Education Governance Reorganization Act of 2000" which established a Florida Board of Education to oversee kindergarten through graduate school education and repealing, upon review, all other
education entities. The new Florida Board of Education will be established effective January 7, 2003. For more information go to http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0229/ch0229.htm
It is the Florida Legislature's intent to:
establish a true systematic change in education governance by establishing a seamless academic educational system that fosters an integrated continuum of kindergarten through graduate school education for Florida's citizens;
promote enhanced academic success and funding efficiency by centralizing governance;
provide consistent education policy vertically and horizontally across all educational delivery systems;
provide substantially improved vertical and horizontal articulation across all educational delivery systems; and
provide for devolution of authority to the schools, community colleges, universities, and other education institutions.
The Legislature also established an Education Governance Reorganization Transition Task Force to help ensure a smooth transition from the elected State Board of Education to the appointed Florida Board of Education. Taskforce membership consists of 5 members appointed by the Governor, the President of the Senate appointed 3 members and the Speaker of the House appointed 3 members to the task force. The task force members represent the complex integration of education, business, government, parents and students who are affected by our educational product. They provide both a range of perspectives and a commitment to produce a plan that will serve the changing educational needs of Florida well into the next century. The Transition Task Force began its work in August 2000 and will continue through May 2003. In meeting its obligations, the Transition Task Force will issue reports and recommendations on March 1 of each year between now and 2003 to smoothly transition on January 7, 2003 to the new Florida Board of Education to govern education.
The goal of the Transition Task Force is clear: recommend a new form of K-20 governance that is student-centered and which invests its confidence in local citizens to rightfully and responsibly decide what is in the best interest of the students in their community. Build a bridge that will enable
students to cross from one level of education to the next fully prepared for success.
The taskforce is currently divided into two workgroups; one to research accountability systems in K-20 and the other to create the structural function that will support the new K-20 governance structure approved by the voters of Florida. Additional information on the taskforce can be located at http://www.fldoe.org/strategic_plan/
Year Began: August 2000
Contacts: Christy Hovanetz
Education Policy Analyst
Office of Policy and Budget
Executive Office of the Governor
850-922-4980
christy.hovanetz@laspbs.state.fl.us
Kim McDougal, Ph.D.
Chief Education Policy Analyst
Office of Policy and Budget
Executive Office of the Governor
850-922-5038
kim.mcdougal@laspbs.state.fl.us
Name and Description: The 1998 Master Plan for Florida Postsecondary Education developed by the Postsecondary Education Planning Commission and the subsequent strategic plans developed by the State Board of Community Colleges and the Board of Regents all called for K-16 initiatives to reduce the need for remediation and increase Florida's trained workforce.
Year Began: 1998
Name and Description: The College Reach-Out Program: The program provides outreach activities to economically and educationally disadvantaged students in grades 6-12 is administered by the Department of Education and evaluated by Florida Postsecondary Education Planning Commission. The program website under development.
Year Began: 1998
Name and Description: State K-16 Council: The existing state university, community college, private college Articulation Coordinating Committee has added K-12 representatives and refocused its mission.
Year Began: 1998
Contact: Betty Coxe
Deputy Commissioner for Educational Programs
Florida Department of Education
850-413-0555
Name and Description: Local K-16 Councils: Twenty-eight councils have statutory assignments related to dual enrollment, remediation reduction strategies, and strategies to improve teacher preparation and in-service. Each council is charged with developing an articulation agreement with annual updates. Contact
Year Began: 1998
Contact: Tom Furlong
Deputy Director for Educational Services
State Board of Community Colleges
850-488-0555, ext. 132
Name and Description: Community College Access Challenge: $6 million in recurring funds is appropriated to the community colleges to implement joint programs with K-12 partners related to remedial reduction strategies in the local K-16 plans.
Year Began: 1998
Contact: Tom Furlong
Deputy Director for Educational Services
State Board of Community Colleges
850-488-0555, ext. 132
Name and Description: Single College Placement Test: A single test with consistent cut-off scores for community colleges and state universities. Legislation authorizes early administration of the test in K-12 to allow early intervention efforts. Access Challenge and K-12 funds are available to support these efforts. The single test supports the aim of aligning K-12 standards with the skills needed for college success.
Year Began: 1998
Contact: Bill Proctor
Executive Director
Postsecondary Education Planning Commission
850-488-7894
Tom Fisher
Administrator, Statewide Testing
Department of Education
850-488-8198
Name and Description: State University System Education Partnerships Initiative
Each of the 10 State Universities has established Opportunity Alliances with at least two low-performing secondary schools in its region with the intent to help raise achievement levels.
Board of Regents is co-sponsoring a statewide Symposium on Educator Preparation.
State University Colleges of Education are active in providing in-service professional development for teachers and school leaders, particularly through Professional Development Schools.
To facilitate the transition from school to college and from community college to university, Board of Regents' staff has developed new Counseling Manuals, a Guide for Parents and Students and articulation meetings with college faculty and counselors.
New projects have been implemented to increase the number of students selecting college preparatory and advanced placement courses, such as GEAR UP, Excellence in Education-Mathematics pilot project, Writing Across the Curriculum and the College Reach Our Program.
State university faculty and Board of Regents staff serve as local area Readiness Coalitions and the Florida Partnership for School Readiness to increase readiness levels of pre-school children for schooling. Contact Dottie Minear or Carl Backman, Board of Regents, Academic Affairs Office, 850-201-7180.
Contacts: Patrick Dallet
Assistant Executive Director
Florida Postsecondary Education Planning Commission
850-488-7703
Bertha Easton
K-16 Articulation
Florida Department of Education
850-922-0544
9/12/00
Georgia
Name and Description: The Georgia P-16 Initiative is a statewide comprehensive initiative that links early outreach, preparation for college, student aid and teacher preparation and professional development.
Year Began: 1996
Contact: Jan Kettlewell
Assistant Vice Chancellor
University System of Georgia
404-656-2201
jkettlew@mail.regents.peachnet.edu
5/10/00
Idaho
K-16 Initiative: The Idaho State Board of Education is the governing body for all public education, K-12 through postsecondary education. The Board works to integrate education services. For example, initiatives that link K-12 and postsecondary education include: state policies to set admissions standards, accelerated learning programs (AP, dual enrollment, CLEP, Tech Prep), on-line courses and programs.
Year Began: Most of these programs began in the mid-1980s. Additional, policy changes to ensure seamless services have occurred over the past five years.
Contact: Robin Dodson
Chief Academic Officer
State Board of Education
208-334-2270
http://www.boardofed.idaho.gov/
5/9/00
Indiana
K-16 Initiative: The Indiana Commission for Higher Education sponsors several initiatives.
Name and Description: 21st Century Scholars Program
The 21st Century Scholars Program is a variation of the Hope Scholarship sponsored by the State Student Assistance Commission.
Year Began: 1990
Contact: Pat Moss or Steve Worley
317-233-2100
http://www.ai.org/ssaci/programs/
Name and Description: Hoosier Scholar Award
Contact: Pat Moss or Steve Worley
317-233-2100
http://www.ai.org/ssaci/programs/
Name and Description: Robert C. Byrd Honor Scholarship Program
Contact: Pat Moss or Steve Worley
317-233-2100
http://www.ai.org/ssaci/programs/
Name and Description: Core 40 is the recommended core curriculum for high school students. It is a result of combined effort by the Indiana Department of Education and Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
Year Began: 1994
Contact: Karen Rasmussen
317-464-4400
http://doe.state.in.us/sservices/sc.htm
Name and Description: Postsecondary Enrollment Program
Contact: Karen Rasmussen
317-464-4400
http://doe.state.in.us/sservices/sc.htm
Name and Description: PSAT Initiative
State legislation was passed to allocate funding to pay for all high school sophomores and juniors to take the PSAT. The initiative is implemented by the Indiana Department of Education and supported by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education in partnership with the College Board.
Year Began: 1998
Contact: Mary Tiede-Wilhelmus
317-232-6614
Name and Description: Advanced Placement Program
Sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education.
Contact: Mary Tiede-Wilhelmus
317-232-6614
http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/college/preparing/Pages/AdvancedPlacement.aspx
Name and Description: Indiana Education Roundtable is a legislatively constituted body to deal with academic standards and assessments. The effort is co-chaired by the Governor and State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Contact: Cheryl Orr
317-464-4400
Name and Description: Indiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center
Contact: Scott Gillie
812-855-9773
http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/careers/Pages/Home.aspx
Contacts: Jeffrey M. Stanley
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
317-464-4400
Karen Rasmussen
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Associate Commissioner for Planning and Policy Studies
317-464-4400
6/7/00
Iowa
Name and Description: The Iowa Board of Regents sponsors a Regents' Committee on Educational Relations providing an ongoing effort to link K-12 with the public universities. The committee meets frequently. In addition, there is an annual working meeting of representatives from K-12, community colleges, private colleges, public universities, the Board of Regents and Department of Education to discuss issues, concerns, and seek resolution.
Name and Description: Postsecondary Education Options Program allows high school students to enroll in postsecondary education courses for credit.
Year Began: 1987
Contact: Robert Barak
Deputy Executive Director
Board of Regents, State of Iowa
515-281-3934
5/8/00
Kansas
Name and Description: Qualified Admissions Program. In 1996, the Kansas Legislature mandated that students in Kansas meet certain standards for admission to Kansas public universities (K.S.A. 76-717). The Kansas Board of Regents was assigned the responsibility for implementation of the program, which requires that the student have fourteen units of high school credit from five areas of study. The standards were established in accord with the provisions of the law, following consultation with Kansas Board of Education staff and representatives of high schools from across the state. The Regents staff approves Qualified Admissions curricula for each accredited high school in the state. Each public university is responsible for admitting students in accord with the law and the standards established.
Year Began: Implementation begins with students applying for admission for the Fall, 2001 semester
Website: http://www.nassmc.org/states/kansas.html
Contact: Kathy Rupp, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Academic Affairs
Kansas Board of Regents
(785) 296-3422
Name and Description: The Kansas Mathematics and Science Education Coalition is an organization of Kansas educators (representing levels K-16), scientists, and business people focused on improving the study, teaching and use of mathematics, science and technology in the State of Kansas. The Coalition is currently developing the Kansas Strategic Technologies Education Initiative, including the creation of virtual Kansas science and technology field trips for students and others.
Year Began: 1989
Website: http://www.math.wichita.edu/kmsec/
Contact: Amanda L. Golbeck, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Affairs
Kansas Board of Regents
(785) 296-3422
7/7/00
Kentucky
Name and Description: The Kentucky P-16 Council is made up of three members of the Kentucky Board of Education, three members of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, the Chair and Executive Director of the independent Teacher Certification Board, the State Commissioner of Education, and the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education. Advancing both KERA and House Bill 1, the P-16 Council advises the Board of Education and the Council on Postsecondary Education on the preparation and development of teachers, the alignment of competency standards, and the elimination of barriers impeding student transition from pre-school to the baccalaureate.
Year Began: Spring 1999
Website: www.cpe.state.ky.us/P16/p16.htm and http://www.kde.state.ky.us/KDE/
Contact: Dianne M. Bazell
Senior Associate, Academic Affairs
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
(502) 573-1555
dianne.bazell@mail.state.ky.us
7/11/00
Maryland
K-16 Initiative: The Maryland Partnership for Teaching and Learning K-16 is an alliance of the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), and the University System of Maryland (USM). The Chairmanship of the group is rotated annually among the three institution heads. This is a totally voluntary collaboration.
The K-16 Partnership's organizational structure consists of a Leadership Council consisting of corporate, civic, and public and private education leaders who advise, counsel, reinforce, communicate and support an agenda to improve student achievement. To facilitate the direction of the Leadership Council, a K-16 Workgroup comprised of members also representing businesses, communities, and public and nonpublic school education ,meets regularly to share cross-institutional information, seek solutions to articulation issues, and collaborate on promising practices that improve student success.
Contact: Nancy Shapiro
Director, K-16 Project
University System of Maryland
301-445-2797
Dewayne Morgan
K-16 Partnership For Teaching and Learning
University System of Maryland
Minnesota
Name and Description: The Minnesota Higher Education Services Office sponsors "Get Ready! (GEAR UP)," an early intervention, early college awareness program in which Services Office staff work with young children from families previously underrepresented in college and provide them with the tools and experiences that will help motivate and prepare them to complete high school and pursue postsecondary education.
Year Began: 1995-96
Name and Description: Intervention for College Attendance Program is a grant program aimed at supporting precollege intervention programs that provide such services as mentoring, tutoring, information about college options, parental involvement, and summer academic experiences to low income students.
Year Began: 1999-2000
Name and Description: Student Parent Information
The Higher Education Services Office provides information to students and parents about planning and preparing for future educational opportunities.
Year Began: Mid-1980s
Website: www.mheso.state.mn.us
Contact: Philip M. Lewenstein
Director of Communications and Legislative Services
Minnesota Higher Education Services Office
651-642-0554
5/25/00
Mississippi
Name and Description: The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning are currently developing and implementing a K-16 effort called the Mississippi Education Partnership.
Year Began: 2000
Contact: William E. McHenry
Assistant Commissioner of Academic Affairs
Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning
601-432-6501
5/5/00
Missouri
Name and Description: Missouri K-16 Coalition
The K-16 Coalition is co-sponsored by the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, the Missouri State Board of Education, and the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri. The Coalition released a report called Mathematics in Missouri that contains 27 recommendations to raise mathematics standards, align mathematics curriculum -- K-16, and strengthen teacher preparation and professional development.
Year Began: The coalition was formed in 1998 and the report was released in 2000.
Website: http://www.dhe.mo.gov/ go to the Missouri K-16 report and http://www.dhe.mo.gov/achievementgapreport.shtml
Contact:
Robert B. Stein
Associate
Commissioner
Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education
573-526-5431
7/20/00
Montana
The following efforts are currently sponsored by the Montana University System:
Name and Description: Writing Proficiency Admissions Standards begins the process to establish and implement proficiency-based admissions standards for the Montana University System for Fall 2004. Montana K-16 Joint Committee on Composition Standards was appointed by the Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Commissioner of Higher Education in the Fall 1998. The Committee was charged to address standards for student learning and proficiency in writing. The Committee met from December 1998 through October 1999 and in sub-committees several times since. The Committee's recommendations are provided in a report issued in April 2000 and available on the Montana University System website at http://www.montana.edu/mus/writingproficiency.
Year Began: 1998
Contact: Jan Clinard
Manager, Special Projects
Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
Montana University System
406-444-0652
Name and Description: Montana GEAR UP http://gearup.montana.edu/
Year Began: 1999
Name and Description: Educational Talent Search http://ets.montana.edu/
Contact: Joyce Scott
Deputy Commissioner, Academic and Student Affairs
Montana University System
406-444-6570
Nevada
Name and Description: Nevada Collaborative for Academic Success: A Blueprint for Nevada K-16 Initiatives 1997-2002 is a cooperative effort between K-12 and higher education to develop and implement standards and assessments, align pre-service and in-service teacher education with state -established standards and assessments, reduce impediments and provide incentives to successful student transitions. The University and Community College System of Nevada, the Nevada Board of Regents, and the Nevada State Board of Education have approved this agreement.
Year Began: 1997 with the passage of SB 482 by the Nevada Legislature
Contact: Gale Hansen Starich
Faculty Associate and K-16 Coordinator
University and Community College System of Nevada
775-784-4905 x269
5/18/00
New Mexico
K-16 Initiative: In fall of 1998, the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education (CHE), and the New Mexico State Board of Education (SBE) jointly developed and sponsored a "Roundtable on K-16 Partnerships for Teacher Preparation and Development in New Mexico". This collaborative effort was to meet the objectives of: 1) identifying strategies to strengthen the preparation and ongoing professional development of public school teachers in New Mexico; and 2) enhancing higher education’s role in supporting and strengthening public schools, teachers and students.
Over 100 state leaders in education, government and business gathered to review and discuss the issues and to recommend how best to meet the objectives. This meeting resulted in the development of a formal Statement of Philosophy and an Action Plan, both of which were endorsed by the CHE and the SBE. Supportive legislation and a successful application for a federal grant followed.
Name and Description: A three year Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant, funded with Title II monies in the amount of 2.4 million dollars, was awarded jointly to the NMCHE and the NMSBE. The purpose of the grant is to assure the implementation of an integrated system of educational reform. The work focuses on five major priority subject areas. They include A) Building Capacity for Shared State Leadership; B) Improving the Recruitment of Teachers; C) Improving the Quality of Teacher Preparation; D) Improved Induction for New Teachers; and E) Statewide Professional Development Support.
Year Began: Fall 1999
Website: www.nmche.org
Contact: Liz Jenkins
Director for Educational Programs
New Mexico Commission on Higher Education
505-841-6611
8/14/00
North Carolina
The following are several efforts sponsored by the University of North Carolina, General Administration:
Name and Description: North Carolina Education Research Council provides research to support decision-making on major policy issues by the Education Cabinet and the units of state government its members represent. For more information go to www.ga.unc.edu/21stcenturyschools/NCERC/.
Contact: Charles L. Thompson
Director
919-962-8373
Name and Description: PATHWAYS is aimed at increasing the college-going rate in North Carolina among low-income and first-generation students. PATHWAYS relies on a new interactive website to provide information on fields of study, career options and financial aid opportunities It is a joint effort of UNC, the community colleges and the public schools. For more information go to www.ga.unc.edu
Contact: Robert Kanoy
UNC General Administration
919-962-1000
Name and Description: Early Mathematics Placement Test
Name and Description: New Minimum Course Requirements Implementation
Name and Description: University-School Teacher Education Partnerships is a statewide strategy that involves the University of North Carolina, school districts and communities in the preparation and development of teachers, administrators and other educational professionals. The Partnership aims to improve the competencies of professional educators. It includes all state-supported institutions that prepare teachers. It seeks to improve curriculum and instruction in schools so that students learn more and better. It encompasses all five phases of teacher education: recruitment, selection, preparation, induction, and career-long professional development. And, it involves all the stakeholders: parents, teachers and administrators, university personnel, citizens, and business and industry representatives. For more information on the partnership go to http://www.ga.unc.edu/21stcenturyschools/.
Name and Description: North Carolina TEACH (Teachers of Excellence for All Children) is a comprehensive program designed to recruit, train, support and retain highly skilled mid-career professionals with at least an undergraduate degree, who seek to enter the teaching profession. The program is administered by the UNC General Administration in collaboration with the Department of Public Instruction. It is supported with funding from Title II of the Higher Education Act. For more information go to http://ncteach.ga.unc.edu/.
Name and Description: The University of North Carolina Center for School Leadership Development is responsible for the ongoing professional development of school administrators, teachers, school board members and others. For more information go to www.ga.unc.edu/21stcenturyschools/programs/leadership_dev.html
The Principals' Executive Program (PEP) is a constituent organization of the Center for School Leadership Development. It conducts professional development programs for principals, assistant principals and other leadership personnel in North Carolina's public schools. For more information go to www.ga.unc.edu/pep/.
The Best Practices Center is a project of the Kenan Alliance for Partnerships in Education at the University of North Carolina. The center serves as a source of research, development, and dissemination of best practices in advancing strong, effective, long-term partners in the preparation and continuing professional development of school-based educators. For more information go to http://bestpractices.ga.unc.edu/.
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching is a unit of the University of North Carolina. The center offers professional development seminars for teachers that are structured to provide intellectual and experiential activities, to encourage dialogue among teachers and presenters, and to allow teachers to become learners. For more information go to www.nccat.org.
The North Carolina Teacher Academy is a professional development program for teachers. The mission of NCTA is to recognize the importance of continuous learning to the growth of a career teacher by providing quality professional development in the areas of school leadership, instructional methodology, core content, and use of modern technology. For more information go to www.ga.unc.edu/NCTA/.
Contacts: Charles Coble
Vice President for University-School Programs
University of North Carolina
919-962-4596
www.ga.unc.edu/21stcenturyschools
5/5/00
George A. Antonelli
Associate Vice President
University of North Carolina
5/11/00
Ohio
Name and Description: The Joint Council between the Ohio Board of Regents and the State Board of Education was formed in 1997 to address issues related to the preparedness of students entering higher education and work careers, and consider issues related to the total education continuum (K-16). The Joint Council is co-chaired by the State Superintendent of Public Education and the Chancellor of the Board of Regents. Three members from each board sit on the Joint Council.
Year Began: 1997
Website: regents.ohio.gov and go to Programs - Joint Council
Contacts: Jonathan Tafel
Associate Vice Chancellor
Ohio Board of Regents
614-466-3561
Bob Bowers
Associate Superintendent
Center for Curriculum and Assessment
Ohio Department of Education
614-995-4839
8/8/00
Oregon
The following efforts are being sponsored by the Oregon University System:
Name and Description: Proficiency-based Admission Standards System (PASS) is the state admissions system linked with Oregon K-12 standards reform.
Year Began: 1994
Website: www.ous.edu/pass/
Name and Description: Joint Boards Articulation Commission (JBAC) encourages active cooperation and collaboration among sectors and within systems (K-12, community colleges, and baccalaureate-granting institutions) in order to achieve efficient and effective articulation.
Year Began: 1992
Website: http://www.ous.edu/state_board/jbac/
Name and Description: Joint Boards Meetings involve the two governing boards of public education to discuss matters of mutual interest and concern.
Year Began: The Boards meet twice annually.
Name and Description: Counselor Advisory Council is made up of high school counselors and university admission directors. The advisory group focuses on K-12 to college transitions.
Year Began: 1994
Website: http://www.ous.edu/stucoun/counres/index.php
Name and Description: Implementation Team of the Oregon Department of Education (K-12) and Higher Education committee addresses implementation of K-12 school reform and standards.
Year Began: 1999
Contact: David McDonald
Director, Enrollment Services
Oregon University System
541-346-5729
Pennsylvania
The following programs are sponsored by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education:
Name and Description: State System of Higher Education Partnership Programs
Year Began: 1989
Website: www.sshechan.edu/partners.htm
Name and Description: Annual Latino Youth Leadership Convention
Year Began: 1992
Website: www.sshechan.edu/conventn.htm
Name and Description: Summer Latino Leadership Institute
Year Began: 1994
Website: www.sshechan.edu/institut.htm
Name and Description: State System of Higher Education Next Step Program
Next Step Programs: The Office of the Chancellor supports a group of programs to encourage rural youth to attend college. Each program involves a (1) State System of Higher Education university, (2) rural school district or community group, and (3) local private industry council connected to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
System universities have structured individual versions of this program. However, they all work with students from junior high through high school completion. In the summer, students sample college life in various ways. Most live in residence halls for at least one week. They explore their interests in various careers and learn about how college will prepare them for that career.
Year Began: 1991
Contact: Karen Lum
Assistant System Director of Social Equity
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
717-720-4043
5/10/00
Puerto Rico
K-16 Initiative: No K-16 efforts are being sponsored at this time.
Contact: Marta Koll-Rivera
Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
787-724-7100
5/22/00
Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Office of Higher Education sponsors a number of efforts that link K-12 and postsecondary education:
Name and Description: Governor's Teacher Preparation Task Force and the Teacher Preparation Policy Group (TPPG)
During the summer of 1999, the Chair of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education was appointed by Governor Almond to chair the Governor's Teacher Preparation Task Force. A new policy group, the Teacher Preparation Policy Group, was formed to develop policy initiatives to carry out the task force recommendations relating to the improvement of teacher preparation and reading. TPPG membership includes all the institutions in the state with teacher preparation programs (public and independent), the Commissioner of Higher Education, the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, and representatives of the teachers' unions.
Year Began: 1999
Website: http://www.uri.edu/library/special_collections/almond/execord/99-03.html
Name and Description: Teacher Quality Enhancement
RIOHE has a portion of Rhode Island's federal Teacher Quality Enhancement State grant. Two major activities are taking place under this grant: (1) establishment of K-16 academic dialogues in mathematics and English, English language arts, and the arts; (2) a mini-grant program designed to improve teacher preparation programs. The grant activities include all the institutions in the state with teacher education programs (public and independent)
Year Began: Spring 2000
Name and Description: Professional Development Course on Standards-Based Instruction
RIOHE is working with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a professional development course for teachers on standards-based instruction and assessment. The course will target veteran teachers to help them teach to the new K-12 standards, as well as cooperating teachers to help them better evaluate student teachers.
Year Began: The course is expected to be available by summer 2001
Name and Description: Zero Interest Teacher Reward Program
RIOHE is cooperating with the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority to create an incentive program for prospective teachers. The program will offer graduates entering a teaching position in Rhode Island an immediate reduction in their monthly student loan payments by reducing the interest rates on their student loans to zero. These graduates will be eligible to receive this benefit for the first four years of full-time teaching service in Rhode Island, provided their loans are in repayment status. This reward program is designed to alleviate in part the anticipated teacher shortages, particularly in mathematics, science and English as a Second Language.
Year Began: The program is planned to begin the 2000-2001 school year
Name and Description: Preparing for College website and professional development course (GEAR UP)
Year Began: Spring 1999, the GEAR UP funded course will be initiated summer 2000
RIOHE developed the Preparing for College website to improve early college awareness and planning. A portion of Rhode Island's federal GEAR UP grant is being used to develop a course and curriculum materials (for guidance counselors, teachers, administrators and media specialists) in how to use the website.
Website: www.uri.edu/ribog/col-prep.htm
Contact: Diane K. Reedy
Director of Academic Research and Planning
Rhode Island Office of Higher Education
401-222-6560 ext. 130
5/22/00
South Carolina
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education is currently sponsoring the following K-16 efforts:
Name and Description: The Higher Education Awareness Program (HEAP)
Information on HEAP and GEAR UP programs is available on the Student Services link of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education website.
Year Began: 1991
Website: www.che400.state.sc.us
Name and Description: GEAR UP
Year Began: 1999
Name and Description: Great Expectations, funds from the Eisenhower Professional Development Program were used to examine high school competencies in mathematics, science and foreign languages needed at the college level. These expectations were also linked to the professional development needs of high school teachers so that they could help their students achieve these competencies. Great Expectations and Eisenhower Program information are linked under Academic Affairs on the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education website.
Year Began: Completed FY 1998-99
Contacts: Michael Raley
Coordinator, Higher Education Awareness Program
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
803-737-2271
Nancy Healy
Coordinator, Academic Programs
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
803-737-2246
5/9/00
South Dakota
K-16 Initiative: There is no formal initiative sponsored by the South Dakota Board of Regents, However, the Board has sponsored and conducted several informal K-16 roundtables.
Contact: Lesta Turchen
Senior Administrator
South Dakota Board of Regents
605-773-3455
5/5/00
Tennessee
K-16 Initiative: The Tennessee Higher Education Commission has no formal partnerships with K-12, however several informal groups have attempted to get efforts off the ground. These efforts have generated at the grassroots level. Deans of Colleges and Schools of Education are meeting regularly discussing P-16 issues and it is anticipated that more formal arrangements will emerge.
Contact: Linda Rudolph
Senior Planner
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
615-741-3605
5/25/00
Texas
K-16 Initiative: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) supports several K-16 efforts at this time
Name and Description Annual Recruitment and Retention Conference of the THECB, this year's conference title is "Building Infrastructures for Student Success, K-16"
Year Began: 1985
Website:
Name and Description: The Division of Educational Partnerships of the THECB promotes college readiness among Texans and promote K-16 partnerships for school and educator preparation improvement
Year Began: 1998
Website: www.thecb.state.tx.us
Name and Description: Higher Education Planning Committee and Subcommittees of THECB are charged with developing a master plan for higher education, including strategies to increase college participation and success of all Texans
Year Began: 1999
Website: www.thecb.state.tx.us
Name and Description: University-Teacher Induction Year Partnerships
Texas Beginning Educator Support System (TexBESS)
Year Began: 1999
Website: www.sbec.state.tx.us
Name and Description: GEAR UP State and Partnership Grants
Texans Getting Academically Prepared (TGAP) Program
Year Began: 1999
Website: www.tea.state.tx.us
Name and Description: The 9th Grade Initiative is a state-funded program to improve high school graduation rates and college readiness
Year Began: 1999
Website: www.tea.state.tx.us
Contact: Gloria White
Director, Eisenhower Grants Program
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
512-483-6318
6/7/00
Vermont
K-16 Initiatives: Vermont K-16 Partnership
Name and Description: Teacher Quality Initiative
Contact: Edie Beatty
Vermont Institute of Science and Mathematics Technology
7 West Street
Dillingaham Hall
Montpelier, VT 05602
812-828-0294
Name and Description: Vermont Math Institute
Contact: Bud Meyers, Chair
Department of Education, UVM
85 S. Prospect Street
Burlington, VT 05401
812-656-3356
Name and Description: Vermont Institute of Science, Mathematics, Technology
Contact: Doug Harris
Vermont Institute of Science and Mathematics Technology (VISMT)
812-828-0061
Name and Description: GEAR UP
Contact: VSAC
P.O. Box 2000
Winooski, VT 05404
1-800-642-3177
812-655-9602
Name and Description: America Reads/Vermont Reads
Contact: Sue Biggam
Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
812-828-5412
Name and Description: K-16 Alignment
Year Began: 1997
Contact: Karrin Wilks
Director of Academic Affairs
Vermont State Colleges
P.O. Box 359
Waterbury, VT 05676
812-241-2520
5/8/00
Virginia
Name and Description: The Statewide Pre-Collegiate Program is a joint effort between the State Council of Higher Education and the Virginia Department of Education designed to reach out to students and their parents to tell them about opportunities for academic and financial preparation and support for college. The program has two major components:
The Better Information Project Pre-College Awareness Program provides presentations, materials and workshops that explore postsecondary opportunities in Virginia including information on rigorous high school courses that will prepare them for college, admissions and financial planning.
The Early Intervention Funding Programs provides funding for summer campus pre-college programs and higher education-school-community partnership activities.
Year Began: 1983
Contact: Cora Salzberg
804-225-2137
Virginia State Council of Higher Education
www.schev.edu and go to "Going to College"
5/17/00
Washington
The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board sponsors the following initiatives to link K-12 and postsecondary education:
Name and Description: The Competency-based Admissions Standards Project was initiated in response to statewide K-12 education reform by the Higher Education Coordinating Board. The goals of the project include the following: Examine the standards under which students gain entrance into a public baccalaureate institution; Translate the current standards in terms of mastery; Identify how those translated standards will be measured and reported.
Year Began: 1995
Contact: Doug Scrima
Senior Policy Associate
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board
360-753-7824
Name and Description: The Washington State GEAR UP Project helps 7-12 grade students from low-income disadvantaged backgrounds state in school, build academic skills, and prepare for college. The initiative serves students in 11 communities across the state.
Year Began: 1999, but was built upon the successful Washington National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership Program (NEISP) which operated from 1994-99.
Contact: John McLain
Program Associate
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board
360-586-2858
http://www.hecb.wa.gov/collegeprep/gu/guindex.asp
5/8/00
West Virginia
Name and Description: The State College System of West Virginia is currently developing the web-based college algebra course for high school students that will be an electronic course with some in-class monitoring in the high schools by a respective high school math teacher. This is an innovative college-level course that will meet a defined need for qualified high school students. The course will be offered on a pilot basis in the 2000 fall semester. It can be replicated and used by any of the WV public institutions of higher education.
Year Began: The development of the course began in 1999, and the pilot implementation will begin in the Fall 2000 semester.
Contact: Bruce C. Flack
Director of Academic Affairs
The State College System of West Virginia
304-558-0261
5/8/00
Wisconsin
K-16 Initiative: The University of Wisconsin System has developed a number of projects on K-12 and postsecondary linkages:
Name and Description: The University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction are sponsoring a continuing project to improve student transitions. A summary of the "Curriculum Articulation Project" and progress reports are posted at the following website: http://www.uwsa.edu/acss/align/index1.htm.
Contact: Steve Bialek
Office of Academic Affairs
University of Wisconsin System
Madison, WI 54706
608-262-5563
Name and Description: Information on the University of Wisconsin's Competency-based Admissions effort can be found at http://www.uwsa.edu/acss/cba/.
Contact: Fran Garb
Academic Planner
Office of Academic Affairs
University of Wisconsin
608-263-9939
Name and Descriptions: Plan 2008: Educational Quality through Racial and Ethnic Diversity targets underrepresented students of color. The initiative targets institutional policies and programs for early outreach, pre-college preparation, recruitment and retention. Information is available at http://www.uwsa.edu/oadd/plan/index.htm.
Contact: Tess Arenas
Assistant Vice President for Multicultural Affairs
Office of the President
University of Wisconsin
608-262-8636
5/5/00
Wyoming
K-16 Initiative: The Wyoming Community College System is not sponsoring a K-12 and postsecondary education linkage initiative at this time.
Contact: Bruce Snyder
Wyoming Community College Commission
307-777-7226
5/18/00