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Annika Many, Senior Director Advocacy & Policy Center

PURPOSE

• Build and strengthen connections between K–12 and postsecondary

education systems to facilitate successful transition from high school to college.

• Provide a service to membership
• Serve as an incubator for ideas and solutions for the Advocacy & Policy

Center, CB membership, and the education field.

• Establish an ongoing process to encourage creative problem solving

and strengthen the link between policy and practice, and between education sectors.

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WHAT WILL THE NETWORK DO?

ONE ISSUE; ONE COHORT; ONE YEAR

The Affinity Network will tackle a new critical issue each year that requires linkages between K-12 and postsecondary systems; that aligns to the concerns and needs of College Board membership; and draws on the experience and expertise of the College Board.

• We select educators and/or

administrators across sectors who are invested in the issue, with expertise and/or knowledge to work together to arrive at workable solutions.

• Participants will meet face-to-face

in and small group sessions; and will communicate via the online community.

• Each cohort will work intently for

9-12 months; after which we will identify a new issue and new Network participants.

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BENEFITS

The Affinity Network provides expertise, curates and customizes content, and translates research for Network participates to enable them to make informed decisions and generate inspired ideas and solutions

1. Hands-on technical assistance 2. Access to the latest policy developments, data. 3. Outside experts and issue-area leadership. 4. Content advisory committee 5. Facilitated conversations to encourage problem solving. 6. Moderated online community. 7. Peer-to-peer relationships. 8. No cost to participating institutions; stipends.

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SUPPORT AND EXPERTISE

The Center has built a cadre of education policy and advocacy experts to support the Affinity Network

• 1. Researchers and advocacy experts

from the College Board

• 2. Policy specialists from HCM

Strategists

• 3. Facilitators
• 4. Consultants with issue knowledge

and experience

• 5. Expertise in online community

building from Collaborative Communication and College Board

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Online Community

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Selection Criteria

State and university leadership State and university leadership Urban, Suburban, Rural Mix Urban, Suburban, Rural Mix Representation of both RTTT and non-RTTT winners Representation of both RTTT and non-RTTT winners Representation from variety of College Board regions Representation from variety of College Board regions Representation of PARCC and SBAC states Representation of PARCC and SBAC states Adoption of Common Core Adoption of Common Core

TEAM MAKEUP

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS PER STATE: 33 MAX PARTICIPANTS PER INSTITUTION: 11

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STATE

4 YR INSTITUTION Head Lead (1)

ELA

REPRESENTATIVE

LEAD (1)

ELA TEAM (up to 4)

MATH

REPRESENTATIVE

LEAD (1)

MATH TEAM (up to 4)

2 YR INSTITUTION Head Lead (1)

ELA

REPRESENTATIVE

LEAD (1)

ELA TEAM (up to 4)

MATH

REPRESENTATIVE

LEAD (1)

MATH TEAM (up to 4)

K 12 INSTITUTION Head Lead (1)

ELA

REPRESENTATIVE

LEAD (1)

ELA TEAM (up to 4)

MATH

REPRESENTATIVE

LEAD (1)

MATH TEAM (up to 4)

This year, the Network will seek to answer two key questions: 1. How could the Common Core State Standards result in changes/shifts in the alignment of high school exit expectations with postsecondary entrance expectations? And what supports (legislative, institutional, research, resources, conversations, etc.) need to be in place to successfully accomplish this alignment? 2. How could the Common Core State Standards impact the design of remedial education courses on college campuses?

Key Questions for the 1st Cohort

Participating States and Institutions

100+ people; 20 institutions; 6 states

Georgia

• University of Georgia
• Georgia Perimeter College
• Gwinnett Public Schools

Indiana

• Purdue University North Central
• Ivy Tech Community College

Northwest

• Westville Schools

Maryland

• University of Maryland College Park
• Prince George’s Community College
• Prince George’s County Public School

Nevada

• University of Nevada, Reno
• Clark County School District

Oklahoma

• University of Central Oklahoma
• Oklahoma City Community College
• Oklahoma City Public Schools

Washington

• Eastern Washington University
• Washington State University –

Spokane

• Community Colleges of Spokane
• Spokane Public Schools

Advisory Committee

Advisors

• Michal Kurlaender, Associate Professor, UC Davis

School of Education

• Dane Linn, Executive Director, State Strategy and

Outreach, the College Board

• Bill McCallum, University Distinguished Professor
• f Mathematics and Head of the Department of

Mathematics, University of Arizona

• Nancy Shapiro, Associate Vice-Chancellor for

Academic Affairs & Special Assistant to Chancellor, University System of Maryland

• Martha Snyder, Senior Associate, HCM Strategists
• Natasha Vasavada, Executive Director of

Standards and Curriculum Alignment Services, the College Board

• Bruce Vandal, Vice President for Development

and Outreach, Education Commission of the States

• MPR Associates

Roles & Responsibilities

• Respond to queries from the Affinity Network

participants on an ongoing basis

• Review select content pieces for accuracy
• Prepare short briefs/summary pieces based on

participants interests

• Contribute pieces for the blog section of our
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Examples of Content Pieces

• Assessment Development: PARCC and SBAC today
• College-and-Career Ready: What does this mean?
• Going extinct? Why remedial education still

matters in the advent of CCSS

• Does it really matter to us? Why higher education

should be a partner in the CCSS effort.

Affinity Network Meetings

National launch and kickoff meeting In-state meetings Online community Content Advisory Final national convening

April 2012 March 2013

Affinity Network Outcomes

Sharing Best Practices Sharing Best Practices Case Studies Case Studies Innovative approaches Innovative approaches Monthly reports Monthly reports New Partnerships New Partnerships Final Report Final Report Learning/ sharing across Institutions Learning/ sharing across Institutions Individual learning Individual learning Communication links across state institutions Communication links across state institutions

Questions?