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Creating and Sustaining Creating and Sustaining Your Program for Adult Your Program for Adult LearnersLearners
American Association of Community Colleges
Funded with a grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Access to Webinar MaterialsAccess to Webinar MaterialsToday’s session will be recorded and made available on the Plus 50 website:
http://plus50.aacc.nche.edu/
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PresenterPresenter
Mabel EdmondsDean for Workforce Development Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, WA
Mabel EdmondsDean for Workforce Development Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, WA
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PresenterPresenter
Kelly LapetinoWorkforce Skills Manager Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, IL
Kelly LapetinoWorkforce Skills Manager Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, IL
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PresenterPresenter
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Kim Morey, Ed.D. Assistant to the President for
Institutional Development Western Dakota Technical
Institute Rapid City, SD
Kim Morey, Ed.D. Assistant to the President for
Institutional Development Western Dakota Technical
Institute Rapid City, SD
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ModeratorModerator
Mary Sue VickersDirector, Plus 50 Initiative, American Association ofCommunity Colleges
Mary Sue VickersDirector, Plus 50 Initiative, American Association ofCommunity Colleges
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Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
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Identify the types of financial resources that are available to sustain a Plus 50 program
Identify challenges that might prevent the Plus 50 learner from returning to the classroom
Identify best practices to makeyour Plus 50 program profitable and broadly accessible
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12 Tips for Developing and Deploying 12 Tips for Developing and Deploying Your Plus 50 ProgramYour Plus 50 Program1. Involve your President and Senior Administrators.2. Determine your audience.3. Conduct a needs assessment.4. Assess your resources.5. Know your community.6. Convene a planning or advisory board.7. Form community partnerships.8. Set program goals and objectives.9. Secure Funding.10. Develop an evaluation plan.11. Create an infrastructure for your program.12. Participate in training and networking opportunities.
11Visit http://plus50.aacc.nche.edu/colleges_practicaltips.html
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1. Conduct a needs assessment.2. Tailor admission requirements and financial aid
programs to Plus 50 students.3. Provide a point-of-contact faculty member for Plus 50
students.4. Avoid using words like senior, old, and elder.5. Prepare counselors to deal with Plus 50 student needs.6. Offer short-term courses in condensed blocks of time.7. Coach faculty and adapt classrooms.8. Develop a targeted marketing plan.9. Partner with organizations that serve Plus 50 students.10. Cultivate support from the CEO and across academic
divisions.
The Top 10 Things You Can Do to The Top 10 Things You Can Do to Become Plus 50 FriendlyBecome Plus 50 Friendly
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The Common ThreadThe Common Thread
Understanding how to create and sustain your program is critical
for a successful Plus 50 Program!
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Challenges Facing Sustaining Challenges Facing Sustaining Plus 50 ProgramsPlus 50 Programs
Attracting Plus 50 students to campus could cause a net revenue drain
Tuition waivers
Increased enrollment
Finding faculty
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Challenges Facing Sustaining Challenges Facing Sustaining Plus 50 Programs - ContinuedPlus 50 Programs - Continued
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Cultural
Attitudinal
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Methods of Facing ChallengesMethods of Facing Challenges
Self-Supporting
Supplemental Funding
Leveraging Resources
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What barriers are your community What barriers are your community colleges facing in sustaining a Plus 50 colleges facing in sustaining a Plus 50 Program?Program?
In the chat room, please enter a brief description of what barriers your community college is facing!
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Panel DiscussionPanel Discussion
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How are you addressing some of the challenges?
Mabel Edmonds Developing curriculum that
targets a specific market Utilize learning partners
Kim Morey Learning partnerships
Kelly Lapetino Hosting Plus 50 job fair Tuition & Scholarships
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Basic Principles of Creating and Basic Principles of Creating and Sustaining your Plus 50 ProgramSustaining your Plus 50 Program
Course Revenues
Additional grants to pay for staff and program activities
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Basic Principles of Creating and Basic Principles of Creating and Sustaining your Plus 50 ProgramSustaining your Plus 50 Program Build an internal constituency at the
college that supports the Plus 50 Program
Institutionalize program components as part of a college’s standard operations
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Basic Principles of Creating and Basic Principles of Creating and Sustaining your Plus 50 ProgramSustaining your Plus 50 Program
Program written into the college budget
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Basic Principles of Creating and Basic Principles of Creating and Sustaining your Plus 50 ProgramSustaining your Plus 50 Program
Leverage and Grow Partnerships
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Other Sources of funding to considerOther Sources of funding to consider
Funding sources Private funding
Grants
Partners
Include in college budget
Build working relationship with Grants office
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What successful avenues does your What successful avenues does your community college use to help sustain community college use to help sustain your Plus 50 Program?your Plus 50 Program?
In the chat room, please enter a brief description of what successful avenues your community college uses to help sustain your Plus 50 Program!
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Best PracticesBest Practices
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Conduct a needs assessment and focus groups to determine the needs of your Plus 50 population
Form partnerships with key stakeholders internal and external, particularly with the College President
Market effectively to the Plus 50 Learner
Adapt your campus and classrooms to meet the needs of the Plus 50 learner.
Follow Avenues to Sustainability
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Question & AnswerQuestion & Answer
Please enter any questions you have about the content covered in today’s session in the chat room.
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Let Us Help You!Let Us Help You! Kelly Lapetino Email: [email protected] Phone: (815) 280-1416
Mabel Edmonds Email: [email protected] Phone: (253) 589-5510
Kim Morey Email: [email protected] Phone: (605) 718-3071
Mary Susan VickersEmail: [email protected]: 202-728-0200 ext. 248
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http://Plus50.aacc.nche.edu
For More InformationFor More Information
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To View a Recording of this WebinarTo View a Recording of this Webinar
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Today’s session has been recorded and is available on the Plus 50 website:
http://plus50.aacc.nche.edu/
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THANK THANK YOU!YOU!