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Illinois P-20 Council Diverse Educator Learning Exchange July 2013

Objectives For Today’s Webinar

Recap of Illinois Pathways Initiative and Existing Learning Exchanges Discuss the Health Sciences Learning Exchange

• Exchange History and Partners
• Timeline for the Work
• Exchange Objectives
• Work Across Exchanges, Sectors

A School District’s Perspective on the Health Sciences Learning Exchange

• Learn about Aurora School District 129’s Health Science Academy
• Understand How District 129 Sees the Exchange Deepening Its Work

Wrap Up and Next Steps

Illinois Pathways Initiative

Recap Illinois Pathways Initiative and Existing Learning Exchanges

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Illinois Pathways: Objectives

• Improves P-20 education, workforce, and economic development

coordination in order to build more effective talent pipelines.

• Supports implementation of college and career readiness standards and

assessments.

• Provides a strategy to meet the goal of 60 percent of adults attaining a

high-quality academic degree or industry credential by 2025. (P-20 Council Goal)

• Diverse educator pipeline = role of teachers with supporting this goal

Secondary Education 9th and 10th Secondary Education 11th and 12th Postsecondary Education and Careers

• Provide orientation courses that cut across career clusters.
• Integrate work-based learning.
• Provide academic supports.
• Provide intensive supports tailored to student population
• Manage effective transitions to college and workplace.

(continuous communication with district partners)

• Continue portfolio development through stackable

credentials (relevant experiences)

Illinois Pathways: Pathway Key Features

• Access early college courses aligned to career pathways.
• Develop portfolio of academic and employability skills and

credentials.

• Provide induction support upon placement.

Continued Support

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Illinois Pathways: Learning Exchanges

Defining Learning Exchanges

• Launch public-private networks (such as employer-

employee) in each of the identified application areas.

• District/university partnerships
• Organize to support local implementation of P-20

Programs of Study by improving coordination and reducing the transaction cost among network partners.

• Shared responsibility among universities and districts

with preparing diverse teachers

• Available to partner with and support K-12,

postsecondary and workforce programs statewide.

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Illinois Pathways: Learning Exchange Members

• Employers, employer-led groups
• Labor unions
• Professional associations
• Secondary and postsecondary
• Teachers and faculty
• Students, student organizations
• Community colleges, universities

Who participates in a Learning Exchange?

• School districts
• Economic and workforce

agencies

• Education experts
• Local workforce investment

boards

• Museums and non-profits
• Community-based
• rganizations

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Illinois Pathways: Considerations for Future Learning Exchanges

While STEM areas were identified as an early priority, the Illinois Pathways strategy is envisioned to extend to other career development

• areas. Considerations for future learning exchanges include…

1. Define a career pathway cluster.

• Research supply-demand data that identifies talent pipeline.
• Develop a program of study model that shows learning

progressions from orientation to specific knowledge and skills. 2. Solicit partners to manage the Learning Exchange.

• Establish Exchange governance through a steering committee.
• Manage a contractual relationship with the State and identify a

diverse investment portfolio. 3. Develop a strategic plan to address initial network priorities.

• Inventory partner activities, conduct gap analysis and execute on

top priorities to start.

Health Sciences Learning Exchange

Bruce Neimeyer University of Illinois at Chicago Health Science Learning Exchange, Lead Director

Health Sciences Learning Exchange History

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) awarded the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) the contract o coordinate a Health Services Learning Exchange in December 2012. Anchored by a team of three, UIC – as the lead partner – has promoted the Health Sciences Learning Exchange at regional and national conferences and brought to the table 83 partners to advance the initiative.

Health Services Employment

The Health Services Learning Exchange built upon the earlier work of the Illinois Workforce Initiative Board that developed a pipeline strategy to address the nursing shortage in 2006. The Exchange looks beyond nursing to encompass health-related professions with the high growth forecast nationwide through 2020, such as:

Occupation 2010 Employment (in 1000s) 2020 Employment (in 1000s) Percent Change 2010 Median Annual Wage Personal Care Aides 861.0 1,468.0 70.5% $19,640 Home Health Aides 1,017.7 1,723.9 69.4% $20,560 Biomedical Engineers 15.7 25.4 61.7% $81,540 Veterinary Technologists 80.2 121.9 52.0% $29,710 Physical Therapist Assistants 67.4 98.2 45.7% $49,690 Physical Therapists 198.6 276.0 7.5% $76,310 Marriage and Family Therapists 36 50.8 39.0% $45,720

Health Science Learning Exchange Partners

The Health Science Learning Exchange includes 83 members – 31 of which came to the table this spring. Examples of partners include….

Types of Partners Specific Members Employers

• Northwestern Memorial
• Rush Medical Center
• Southern IL Collaborative

Industry Associations

• Illinois Center for Nursing
• Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council

Secondary Education Institutions

• Bloomington School District 87
• Chicago Public Schools
• Marion School District 2
• Rockford Public Schools 205

Community Colleges

• Harper College
• Heartland Community College
• Malcolm X City College

Public and Private Universities

• UIC
• NIU
• SIU

Community-Based Organizations

• Alignment Rockford
• Growing Home, Inc.

Museums

• Chicago Botanic Garden
• Discovery Center

Recruiting New Members

The Health Science Learning Exchange has several strategies to recruit additional members, particularly among employers and in areas of the state that are underrepresented.

• Members recruit members. The Exchange may sponsor membership

drives in various regions of the state to spread the word about the Health Sciences Learning Exchange and invite participation.

• Take the Exchange on the road. Lead members of the Exchange

have presented on their work at conferences and convenings in Aurora, Chicago, Lincolnshire, Rockford, Springfield and Urbana. Additional

• utreach is planned.
• Invite members to contribute. Each new member identifies

resources from their respective organization that could support experiential learning for students in the health sciences.

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Dec ecember 20 2012: ISBE awarded University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) contract to lead the Health Sciences Learning Exchange. Feb ebruary 2013 2013: UIC develops groundwork for the Exchange - staffing, budget, web site, partner outreach, etc. Feb ebruary 20 2012 12: Illinois Pathways Initiative supports the launch of public- private partnerships known as Learning Exchanges. Ma May 20 2013: UIC, working with partners and supporters, develops strategic plan for Health Sciences Exchange. Ap April 201 2013: From February through April, UIC convened weekly meetings with partners to discuss how to achieve the nine core functions. Also during this time, the Exchange surveyed partners to understand what resources they might bring to the Exchange as well as RTTT districts to understand areas of need, interest. Ju July/August 20 2013 13: Pilot with CPS and Aurora to pair high school students and teachers with industry mentors who have access to industry labs,

• equip. for science competitions.

Fall all 20 2013: Provide curricular resources and ‘out of the box’ lesson plans for health sciences as part of Shared Learning Environment rollout.

Exchange Objectives

The Health Sciences Learning Exchange partners focused their initial efforts

• n three objectives in response to feedback from the field. They include:
• Create a Health Sciences Speakers Bureau that schools might tap as a

resource.

• Develop out-of-the-box curriculum and lesson plans for foundational

health science courses that are informed by university professors and industry experts.

• Support academic competitions in health sciences through faculty and

industry mentorship as well as access to state-of-the-art research labs and equipment.

Exchange Objectives: Speakers Bureau

The Exchange plans to assemble a Speakers Bureau of screened experts in the Health Sciences that schools might tap into through the Illinois Shared Learning Environment. Chicago Public Schools began to build the database of experts. The Exchange will support this effort by providing the technological platform that enables speakers to be virtually live in the classroom and facilitate experiment-based presentations. The aim is to recruit speakers who encourage virtual experiential learning in the classroom facilitated by a cadre of field experts.

Exchange Objectives: Out-of-the-Box Curriculum

Exchange partners reached out to Race-to-the-Top high school educators as well as those in Aurora and Rockford to understand their needs in providing an enhanced health sciences curriculum. Schools made clear they require support to offer an up-to-date curriculum that is informed by postsecondary professors and industry experts.

• The Exchange will select exemplary top-notch curricula from identified high

schools to evaluate and enhance those offerings.

• The Exchange provides a curriculum designer to work with the selected schools.
• In exchange, the curricula will be shared with schools statewide through the

Illinois Shared Learning Environment.

• By Spring 2014 the HSLE will provide modules for public health, community

health, National health, anatomy and physiology, capstone and global health with lesson plans, assessment, and case studies.

Exchange Objectives: Mentorship, Lab Access

The Exchange partnered with the Illinois Junior Academy of Science to support their long-standing efforts to engage students with research projects at regional and statewide competitions in three key areas:

• Cultivate mentors among postsecondary faculty or industry experts who

will work with high school teachers to assist and support students with research projects.

• Provide access to labs and advanced equipment through the mentors to

enhance students’ research and exposure to the field. Such mentorship opportunities will be piloted this summer in two districts:

• Chicago Public Schools
• West Aurora School District 129

Cross-Pollination Among Learning Exchanges

The Health Sciences Learning Exchange is one of nine exchanges supported by the Illinois Pathways Initiative, and the network provides a common foundation for the work.

• Health Sciences works most closely with the manufacturing and IT

exchanges because of the inter-disciplinary connections (e.g., health informatics or manufacturing medical lasers). This creates opportunities to share employer resources.

• Health Sciences partners with the Research and Development Learning

Exchange to include the health sciences in a database of industry mentors and field experts for students.

• Health Sciences plans to partner with other Exchanges and the Illinois

Business Roundtable to hire a grant writer to help in securing funding support for all the Exchanges.

Challenges of Licensure

Both the Health Sciences and Education confront the challenges of licensure that determine what students can do and when they can do it. The Health Sciences Learning Exchange recognizes there is “little wiggle room there.” Members instead have sought to work around such challenges.

• The Speakers Bureau provides opportunities for virtual experiential

learning, potentially enabling students to experience areas of health science they might not be able to in person.

• The emphasis on industry and postsecondary mentors with access to

state-of-the-art labs and research equipment provides important exposure for health sciences.

Exchange Communication

Exchange members met weekly from February through April to determine the immediate objectives, guide the work and jointly develop the project. UIC created a Web site – www.ILHSLE.weebly.com – to…

• Track working documents
• Detail resource contributions of Exchange members
• Demonstrate the breadth of members
• Promote a landing point to serve as a resource for new members
• Share member resources with partner high schools until the Illinois

Shared Learning Environment is operational

Exchange Budget

The grant totals about $150,000 annually for three years with the intent to seed the start-up phase of the public-private partnership and create a self- sustaining initiative. Exchange members continue to search for new funding sources and reach

• ut to potential donors, such as the Chicagoland Workforce Funding

Alliance, DeVry University and others.

Exchange Staff

The Health Sciences Learning Exchange is anchored by a team of three at the University of Illinois at Chicago:

• Director (50% in Year 1, 25% in Years 2 and 3)
• Assessment Coordinator (20% in Years 1, 2, and 3)
• Grant Coordinator (50% in Years 1, 2, and 3)

West Aurora School District 129: Exposing the Health Sciences

April Sonnefeldt HOSA Lead Teacher LuAnne Kelsey Director of Non-Traditional Programming and Resources

Located in Kane County, West Aurora School District 129 serves more than 12,000 students. More than half – 60.1 percent – of the district’s 12,128 students are low-income. Half of the district’s students – 49.7 percent – are Latino. Fifteen percent are limited English proficient.

West Aurora School District 129: Snapshot of District Demographics

West Aurora School District 129 has 17 schools:

• 1 preschool
• 10 elementary schools
• 4 middle schools
• 1 high school
• 1 special education K-12 school for students with severe

and profound learning disabilities. This is shared with East Aurora School District 131

West Aurora School District 129: District Schools

West Aurora District 129 launched a Health Sciences Academy –

• fficially called the HOSA Academy – during the 1994-95 school

year. Grant funds helped to start and support the Academy:

• Partnership Academy Grant (3 year funding—start up)

Focus: Develop an integrated program of core curriculum with a career interest area (Math, Science, English and Health Science)

• Funds for the Improvement of Education (USDE) Grant

(5 year cycle—2005) Focus: Expansion and refinement of program, purchase of technology and instructional materials for Health Science

West Aurora School District 129: Health Science Academy History

West Aurora District 129’s HOSA Academy

West Aurora District 129 worked with HOSA – Future Health Professionals, an organization created in 1974 with 120,000 members in 47 states. Four facets appealed to D129:

• Student organization
• Leadership focus
• Align with standards through

the competitive events program

• Promote career opportunities

for students in health services

West Aurora District 129 serves 160 students in the HOSA Academy every year. The Academy opens to students during the sophomore year. More than three-quarters of students take capstone course of nursing, but other options exist such as EMT and massage therapy courses.

HOSA Academy: Student Outreach

West Aurora School District 129 partners with Waubonsee Community College to support the Academy.

• Capstone courses are offered at Waubonsee and

students may receive dual credit toward their high school and postsecondary educations.

• Students receive certification upon successfully

completing the course. (For example, students who complete nursing course are certified as a CNA).

HOSA Academy: Postsecondary Partnerships

West Aurora School District 129 has partnered with two employers consistently during recent years.

• Elmwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
• City of Aurora’s Community Emergency Response

Team (trains students to respond in disaster situations)

HOSA Academy: Employer Partnerships

West Aurora District 129 has struggled to partner with employers who are willing to mentor high school students. The dearth of employer partnerships hamstrings the district’s ability to offer project-based learning experiences to students. The state’s Health Sciences Learning Exchange might foster more employer partnerships given the broad array of employers and professional associations involved.

HOSA Academy: Growing Employer Partnerships

HOSA Academy: Future Considerations and Concerns

Considerations:

• District 129 would like to offer

more project-based learning

• pportunities to students in

the health sciences specifically. The Health Sciences Learning Exchange is seen as one way to accomplish this.

• Project Lead The Way also is

seen as an area of growth for the biomedical sciences. Concerns:

• District 129 hopes to partner with local health industries to create

internships, job shadowing, community service experiences. The Health Sciences Learning Exchange is seen as particularly helpful in this area.

Aurora Pathways to Prosperity Project

Nina Menis Project Consultant for the Aurora Regional Pathways to Prosperity Project

Aurora Pathways to Prosperity Project

The Aurora Regional Pathways to Prosperity Project launched in January 2013 in an effort to develop a skilled, talented pipeline. Three areas were identified as particular areas of growth in research conducted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Jobs for the Future:

• Health Care
• Manufacturing
• Information Technology

The Aurora Project will combine rigorous academics with strong technical education to equip the majority of young people with the skills and credentials to succeed in these areas.

Aurora Pathways to Prosperity Project: Asset Mapping Research

Career Description 2012 Jobs 2022 Jobs Percent Change 2012 Earnings Health Care 121,330 151,202 25% $53,848 Professional, Scientific, IT Services 99,758 120,781 21% $71,464 Manufacturing 111,312 101,425

• 9%

$74,804

The Aurora Project targeted health care, manufacturing and IT because they represent three of the largest employer sectors in the region and have prospects for growth. The research found that IT’s potential cuts across several sectors – including health care & manufacturing

*Industries ranked by job postings in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will Counties.

Next Steps

The Committee plans to continue to explore a Diverse Educator Learning Exchange with two conversations in the coming months:

• Webinar in August will explore proven strategies to

cultivate diversity among aspiring educators nationwide;

• Meeting in September will consider how the state might

structure a pilot partnership to support a Diverse Educator Learning Exchange.