Status
Current
Supported by

The Joyce Foundation

TEAM
Managing Director of Pathways & Operations

Community College Pathway Equity and Currency

A growing number of Illinois high school districts are now offering students the College and Career Pathway Endorsement (CCPE) opportunity. To help encourage learners to complete the rigorous requirements and earn the CCPE, as well as matriculate into postsecondary pathways, EdSystems is supporting the development of equity-centered strategies alongside incentives or currency that will help students and their families.

Our Role

With support from The Joyce Foundation, in 2022 EdSystems launched a community of practice with Illinois community colleges and their high school partners to support new opportunities for students who earn the CCPE in high school. The primary goal is to create secondary and postsecondary collaborations whereby students awarded a CCPE will receive unique currency in the postsecondary space. That currency could come in the form of specialized access to financial support upon enrollment in a postsecondary program within their pathway endorsement sector, as added application points on a highly selective academic program application, or selective employment. Each collaboration’s key deliverable is to publish documentation of the postsecondary CCPE currency by fall 2023 and to communicate that currency to secondary students within the regional high schools to encourage higher levels of CCPE implementation and participation.

The collaborations must also incorporate strategies to ensure equity, i.e., that all students, especially those from underrepresented populations in participating communities, have access to information about pathway systems and receive the necessary supports to participate in the pathway and attain the CCPE. Partnerships must use data to identify areas of need, collect data on impact, and document and communicate their results.

Project Resources

The Latest

Events

Performance-Based Assessment Showcase

At the Performance-Based Assessment Design Cohort Showcase on May 18, 2023, we were able to hear the teachers talk about their projects and the process of creating them, and see up close how performance-based assessments can be used across disciplines and with students from a range of backgrounds with a variety of characteristics.

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Project

Community College Pathway Equity and Currency

To help encourage learners to complete the rigorous requirements and earn the College and Career Pathway Endorsement (CCPE) opportunity, as well as matriculate into postsecondary pathways, EdSystems is supporting the development of equity-centered strategies alongside incentives or currency that will help students and their families.

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I-WIN Events

Supporting Young Women in Manufacturing

On Tuesday, May 23, 10–11 a.m., learn about best practices, community models, and resources for supporting young women to pursue experiences in manufacturing. This session will also share insights and feedback gathered from female high school and college students on what they want to see in these efforts.

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I-WIN Events

Regional Team-Based Challenges

On May 9, leaders from Ridgewood High School, Triton College, Waubonsee Community College, and Elgin Community College shared how they are hosting regional team-based challenges in education, manufacturing, and health sciences.

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