The Bridges to Postsecondary portfolio centers on:
- Steering the scaling of Transitional Math and English
- Fostering dual credit partnerships
- Building systems for youth to demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed for postsecondary success
Chicago Equity-Centered Innovation Forum
The Chicago Equity-Centered Innovation Forum promotes models of personalized instruction, competency-based approaches, performance assessments, project-based learning, and other emerging innovations that provide promising education frameworks.
Chicago Public Schools: Preparing Students for College and Career Success
With the support of Crown Family Philanthropies, CPS brought in EdSystems to provide strategic counsel and support of the OCCS pathways vision framework and Student Success Roadmap.
Greater Peoria Essential Abilities and Knowledge (GPEAK)
To help stabilize and grow the local economy, community partners in Peoria are working with EdSystems through the Illinois Education and Career Success Network and in partnership on GPEAK.
Illinois Education and Career Success Network
Illinois Education and Career Success Network supports communities to increase meaningful and equitable postsecondary attainment and civic engagement.
Model Partnership Agreement for Dual Credit
In early 2019, ISBE and ICCB appointed EdSystems to facilitate the Dual Credit Committee to develop the Model Partnership Agreement.
OneGoal
In support of the OneGoal team and their Postsecondary Leadership Series, the EdSystems team is providing two primary services: capacity-building for OneGoal staff and advising for partner-facing content relating to college and career pathways, early college credit, transitional instruction, work-based learning, and data.
PWR Act
EdSystems staff and their partners led a multi-year process to develop and enact the PWR Act in close collaboration with a broad range of education and workforce stakeholders.
Transitional Instruction
EdSystems leads the interagency efforts to define statewide transitional instruction competencies, policies, and implementation plans.
