1 Concurrent Enrollment National Alliance of Partnerships Advancing Quality College Courses in High School 2014 Year in Review It has been a great year for NACEP! Mem- bership continues to increase, additional members have become accredited, the orga- nization has conducted workshops in several states, NACEP webinars continue to grow, and the annual conference in Chicago was our largest ever. I’d like to thank the dozens of members who are volunteering to help fuel NACEP’s growth and success. NACEP experienced significant advance- ments in several areas in 2014, and the coming year is going to bring with it addi- tional demands on the organization. e nation’s regional accrediting bodies are placing increased scrutiny on concurrent enrollment programs. eir focus on quality is going to drive more institutions to NACEP as they seek assistance in assuring their programs are providing the necessary learning outcomes and results. e need to reach out to secondary and post-secondary partners to support quality standards will continue to increase. Please be prepared to share your NACEP experi- ences with others when they could benefit from NACEP’s services. e organization and its members have much to offer to institutions that are working to build their programs. Sharing NACEP’s web address or contact information will help strengthen concurrent enrollment throughout the country. I look forward to 2015. As you’ll see in the coming pages, there were many achievements in the past year and they helped build the framework for a bright future. Please keep NACEP’s standards and services in mind as you talk with others. Together, we can strengthen quality concurrent enrollment programs and NACEP’s position as the voice of concurrent enrollment. Best of luck to your program in 2015! Kent Scheffel NACEP President Table of Contents Letter from Our President ����������������� 1 Membership ���������� 2 Accreditation ��������� 3 Workshops & Events ������������������� 4-5 2014 National Conference ������������� 6 Outreach ����������������� 7 Board of Directors & Staff ������������������������8 Fabiola Juarez-Coca of Boise State University listens to the opening keynote speaker, Jeffrey Charbonneau, during NACEP’s 2014 National Conference�
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Concurrent EnrollmentNational Alliance of
Partnerships
Advancing Quality College Courses in High School
2014 Year in Review
It has been a great year for NACEP! Mem-bership continues to increase, additional members have become accredited, the orga-nization has conducted workshops in several states, NACEP webinars continue to grow, and the annual conference in Chicago was our largest ever. I’d like to thank the dozens of members who are volunteering to help fuel NACEP’s growth and success.
NACEP experienced significant advance-ments in several areas in 2014, and the coming year is going to bring with it addi-tional demands on the organization. The
nation’s regional accrediting bodies are placing increased scrutiny on concurrent enrollment programs. Their focus on quality is going to drive more institutions to NACEP as they seek assistance in assuring their programs are providing the necessary learning outcomes and results.
The need to reach out to secondary and post-secondary partners to support quality standards will continue to increase. Please be prepared to share your NACEP experi-ences with others when they could benefit from NACEP’s services. The organization and its members have much to offer to institutions that are working to build their programs. Sharing NACEP’s web address or contact information will help strengthen concurrent enrollment throughout the country.
I look forward to 2015. As you’ll see in the coming pages, there were many achievements in the past year and they helped build the framework for a bright future. Please keep NACEP’s standards and services in mind as you talk with others. Together, we can strengthen quality concurrent enrollment programs and NACEP’s position as the voice of concurrent enrollment.
Board of Directors & Staff ������������������������8
Fabiola Juarez-Coca of Boise State University listens to the opening keynote speaker, Jeffrey Charbonneau, during NACEP’s 2014 National Conference�
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Membership
As has been the case since NACEP’s founding, membership growth has continued on an upward trajectory. NACEP had 90 new organizations be-
come members in 2014, bringing our total organizational membership to 363. Membership of secondary institu-tions almost doubled, growing from 18 institutions to 32.
We were excited to add members for the first time from Georgia, Maryland, South Dakota and West Virginia.
Thanks to a partnership with the Connecticut Board of Regents to provide technical assistance to bring Connecti-cut’s community colleges into compliance with NEASC’s accreditation requirements, Connecticut showed the most membership growth, adding 12 new members to the fold in 2014.
Colorado and Michigan, where NACEP hosted profes-sional development events this year, followed closely be-hind, adding eight new members each in 2014.
“When I started working with SUNY Broome’s Fast Forward program, my only knowledge base was from my own concurrent enrollment classes I took when I was a student. I didn’t have anyone to teach me how to run a successful program. Being a part of the NACEP network has provided me with valuable information about how to run a quality program.” - Katie McGowan Bucci, Broome Community College (NY) (Left to right) Kelly Smith, Baker College of Cadillac; Brian Pyles, Berrien
Regional Education Service Agency; and Deb Miller, Kalamazoo Regional Eduation Service Agency at the 2014 Michigan Concurrent Enrollment Conference�
NACEP Membership Through the Years (1999-2014)
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Accreditation
Eleven programs earned accreditation from NACEP in 2014. Accreditation is awarded to programs after a comprehensive peer review by a team of experienced
representatives of NACEP-accredited concurrent enrollment partnerships. NACEP currently has a total of 92 accredited programs representing 19 states.
PROGRAMS THAT EARNED (RE)ACCREDITATION IN 2014
College of Southern IdahoCrowder College
Everett Community CollegeIdaho State University
Lewis and Clark Community College*Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
University of Connecticut*University of Minnesota Crookston*University of Washington – Seattle*
Weber State University*West Kentucky Community and Technical College
*Reaccreditation
Makeup of NACEP Accredited Members
Representatives of University of Connecticut getting honored during the Accreditation Recognition Ceremony at the 2014 National Conference�
“NACEP accreditation certifies that Pennsylvania Highlands is offering a solid college-level experience in the high schools. The students are earning college
credit for college level work.” - Dr� Walter Asonevich, President
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Two-Year Postsecondary Institutions
Four-Year Private Postsecondary Institutions
Four-Year Public Postsecondary Institutions
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States with NACEP-Accredited member programs in 2014
States with NACEP members in 2014
In 2014, NACEP expanded its reach by hosting and supporting more events and workshops around the country than ever before.
Workshops & Events Workshops & Events
NACEP also hosted webinars covering a variety of topics including policy, recruiting faculty, standards, and concurrent enrollment in urban and rural settings.
We were excited for OADEP (Ohio) to become NACEP’s first affiliated state chapter.
70 attend New England Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships’ (NEACEP)
first Professional Development Day
November, 28, 2014Nashua, NH
800 attend2014 National
Conference including NACEP Accreditation Institute & State
Policy WorkshopOctober 26-28, 2014
Chicago, IL
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2014 National Conference
NACEP hosted its 2014 National Conference, ELevating College Transition, in Chicago, Illinois on October 26-28. It was NACEP’s largest conference to-date!
Conference attendees socialize during Monday night’s networking reception at Navy Pier’s Crystal Gardens�
Attendees pack the ballroom to capacity during the opening plenary session
TESTIMONIALS...“I enjoy going to a conference that is designed to help you immediately implement ideas. This is one of the few conferences that actually deals with the exact topic that I have on my plate.”
“I was able to see that many of us who work with concurrent enrollment face the same issues, regardless of the state in which we reside.”
“I left feeling recharged!”
Watch conference footage & access resources at www.nacep.org.
Makeup of 2014 Conference Attendees
Top Rated Breakout Sessions
Approaches to Concurrent Enrollment in the Career and Technical Education Sector
Building Schoolwide Systems to Break Down Barriers for Low Performing Students
Marketing Madness | 30 Ideas in 30 Minutes
State Policy Trends in 2014: Progress and Next Steps
The Road Not Taken: The Ups and Downs, Pathways, and Dead End Roads of Working Toward Accreditation
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
• 800 attendees representing 3 countries, 45 states & Washington, DC• 68 breakout sessions given by 134 presenters• Keynote addresses from Jeffrey Charbonneau, 2013 Teacher of the
Year, & Terry O’Banion, President Emeritus, League for Innovation in the Community College
• 120 attended Accreditation Institute• First State Policy Workshop ever attracts 63 attendees• 58% of participants were first-time attendees
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WASHINGTON POLICY SEMINAR
Thirty concurrent enrollment profes-sionals joined NACEP for its annual Washington Policy Seminar on May 1-2, 2014. The delegation met with key federal policymakers to learn about current policies and legislation affecting concurrent enrollment programs. In partnership with Bard College, Jobs for the Future, the Middle College National Consortium, and the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, NACEP hosted a congres-sional briefing to explain the benefits of dual and concurrent enrollment to Congressional staff and other DC-based policymakers.
Outreach
As the national voice for concur-rent enrollment, NACEP’s 2014 efforts to promote quality con-
current enrollment extended to state and federal policymakers, media and other audiences through our Washington Pol-icy Seminar, newly formed State Policy Leadership Committee, NACEP Ambas-sadors and more.
NACEP President Kent Scheffel delivers remarks during the congressional briefing, Investing in Student Success: Maximizing the Return on Financial Aid Through Early College and Dual and Concurrent Enrollment, in Washington, DC on May 2, 2014.
NACEP prominently featured in EdWeekCosts, Quality on Radar as Dual Enrollment Rises by Caralee J. AdamsPublished on June 3, 2014
“There is so much activity at the state level that is percolating up,” said Adam I. Lowe, the executive director of the National Alliance
of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships.
On May 22, 2014, NACEP released a case study detailing Memphis’ citywide initiative to increase dual and concurrent enrollment opportunities.
Expanding Access to Dual Enrollment and College: A Case Study of Memphis City Schools
Concurrent EnrollmentNational Alliance of
Partnershipsadvancing quality college courses in high school
Elisabeth Barnett and Jennifer KimNational Center for Restructuring Education, Schools and Teaching (NCREST)
STATE POLICY LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
This newly formed group facilitates information sharing among state agency, system office, and other NACEP members involved in state policy development. The committee held three virtual meetings in 2014 featuring presentations from national experts as well as state leaders on specific dual and concurrent enrollment policy topics. In October, the committee held our first-ever state policy workshop with 65 attendees from 26 states, featuring speakers from the Lumina Foundation, Education Commission of the States, and representatives from three states with recent policy changes.
NACEP AMBASSADORS presented at over a dozen state and national education conferences including those hosted by the American Association of Colleges & Universities, the National Association for College Admissions Counseling, and AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination).
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Executive Committee
President Kent ScheffelLewis and Clark Community College
President-elect Tim StetterUniversity of Washington
Past President Sandy GonzalezSchenectady County Community College
Secretary Diana JohnsonNorthWest Arkansas Community College
Member at Large Linda AllenHawkeye Community College
Treasurer Doug BinsfeldNortheast Iowa Community College
NACEP Staff
Executive DirectorAdam Lowe
Director of Communications & Member ServicesKimberly Mobley
Events Coordinator / Office Administrator Eric Hoover
Institutional Representatives
Four-Year Private Postsecondary Institutions Dennis WallerNorthwest Nazarene University
Two-Year Postsecondary Institutions Loralee StevensJohnson County Community College
Four-Year Public Postsecondary Institutions Deanna JessupIndiana University
Committee Chairs
Accreditation Commission Jaclyn DumondUniversity of Southern Indiana
Communications CommitteeBrandon KowallisSalt Lake Community College
Governmental Relations CommitteeKathleen BurnsUniversity of Missouri – Saint Louis
Membership CommitteeE.J. AndersonRio Salado College
Research CommitteeChristine DeneckerUniversity of Findlay
Secondary School Partners CommitteeJoni SwansonMount Vernon School District
