New RPT Chairs & Co-ordinators In-serviceNew RPT Chairs & Co-ordinators In-serviceFriday, November 9, 2012Friday, November 9, 2012

TorontoToronto

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School College Work InitiativeSchool College Work Initiative

Began 1997Began 1997

Led by Directors of Education and College PresidentsLed by Directors of Education and College Presidents

Mandate: to Mandate: to build and sustain better linkages between the college build and sustain better linkages between the college system and the secondary school systemsystem and the secondary school system

Goal: to support expanded and improved transitions by secondary Goal: to support expanded and improved transitions by secondary students to collegestudents to college

Represents 24 colleges and 70 eligible school boardsRepresents 24 colleges and 70 eligible school boards

Began with wide variety of activities and forumsBegan with wide variety of activities and forums

Expanded to include DUAL CREDITS in 2005-06Expanded to include DUAL CREDITS in 2005-06

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Dual Credit ProgramsDual Credit Programs

2005-6: 361 students, 36 school boards in pilot projects at 14 2005-6: 361 students, 36 school boards in pilot projects at 14 collegescolleges

Comprised of college-level courses in which carefully selected Comprised of college-level courses in which carefully selected secondary school students may be enrolledsecondary school students may be enrolled

Basically courses count as both secondary and college creditsBasically courses count as both secondary and college credits

Students who meet the college-level standards in these courses Students who meet the college-level standards in these courses granted OSSD credits as well as college creditsgranted OSSD credits as well as college credits

Eligible students may take up to 4 non-compulsory OSSD credits Eligible students may take up to 4 non-compulsory OSSD credits

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DC DC Programs (cont’d) (cont’d)

Courses delivered through a variety of approaches including those Courses delivered through a variety of approaches including those on college campuses or at secondary schools on college campuses or at secondary schools

Assist secondary students in the completion of their OSSD and Assist secondary students in the completion of their OSSD and successful transition to college and apprenticeship successful transition to college and apprenticeship

Primary focusPrimary focus on those students facing the biggest challenges in on those students facing the biggest challenges in graduating graduating

Includes Includes disengaged and underachieving students with the disengaged and underachieving students with the potential to succeed but who are at risk of not potential to succeed but who are at risk of not graduating from high school and students who graduating from high school and students who have left high school before graduating have left high school before graduating

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DC Programs (cont’d)DC Programs (cont’d)

Specialist High Skills MajorsSpecialist High Skills Majors

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship ProgramsOntario Youth Apprenticeship Programs

DC Programs had another year of success in 2011-12 with over DC Programs had another year of success in 2011-12 with over 16,000 students participating province-wide16,000 students participating province-wide

Include Include School Within a CollegeSchool Within a College (SWAC) (SWAC)

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Growth in Dual Credit ProgramsGrowth in Dual Credit Programs

2005-2005-20062006

2008-2008-20092009

2009-2009-20102010

2010-2010-20112011

2011-122011-12 2012-20132012-2013

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pilot pilot projectsprojects

174 174

programsprograms

297 297

programsprograms

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programsprograms

455455

programsprograms

513513

programsprograms

361 361

studentsstudents

38833883

students students

7570 7570 studentsstudents

12,20012,200

studentsstudents

16,10016,100

students students

17,50017,500

studentsstudents

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Dual Credit Student Data Report Dual Credit Student Data Report 2010-112010-11

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DC Student ParticipationDC Student Participation

Student participation increased by 63% over 2009-10 Student participation increased by 63% over 2009-10

(7,500 students to 12,200 students) (7,500 students to 12,200 students)

Number of programs increased by 25%Number of programs increased by 25%

Students carefully selected by secondary school staffStudents carefully selected by secondary school staff

Includes Student Success Teams/Student Success Leads Includes Student Success Teams/Student Success Leads

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Student Retention Rates

Percentage of Students Who Started vs. Finished

84 85 85

0102030405060708090

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2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

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Student Success Rates

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Student Profile 2009-10

35.5% identified as 35.5% identified as ““disengaged and/or underachievingdisengaged and/or underachieving””compared to 40.4% in 08/09 compared to 40.4% in 08/09

11.2% had previously dropped out of high school11.2% had previously dropped out of high school

13% identified through an IPRC process (15.6% in 08/09)13% identified through an IPRC process (15.6% in 08/09)

18% with current IEP (19% in 08/09)18% with current IEP (19% in 08/09)

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secondary credit courses taught by secondary school teachers and secondary credit courses taught by secondary school teachers and

college DC courses taught by college professors in a college DC courses taught by college professors in a

collaborative learning community on a college campuscollaborative learning community on a college campus

38 programs in 10/11 with 1500 students38 programs in 10/11 with 1500 students

68% increase in the number of students over last year68% increase in the number of students over last year

Shift to a younger group of participants – in 2010-11, 67% were 18 years Shift to a younger group of participants – in 2010-11, 67% were 18 years and under compared to 45% in 2009-10and under compared to 45% in 2009-10

28% had previously dropped out of school (26% in 2009-10)28% had previously dropped out of school (26% in 2009-10)

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SWAC Participant ProfileSWAC Participant Profile

More students are 18 or under (67%) than in 2009-10 (45%)More students are 18 or under (67%) than in 2009-10 (45%)

48% of the SWAC survey respondents were working while taking the 48% of the SWAC survey respondents were working while taking the program which is consistent with the previous yearprogram which is consistent with the previous year

100% of respondents took at least one dual credit – up from 77% 100% of respondents took at least one dual credit – up from 77% last last yearyear

28% of the total respondents have been previously absent from 28% of the total respondents have been previously absent from school for one semester or more, down from 49% in school for one semester or more, down from 49% in 2009-102009-10

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Who Referred Students to SWAC?Who Referred Students to SWAC?

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Learn MoreLearn More

Check out the SCWI websites:Check out the SCWI websites:

www.gotocollege.cawww.gotocollege.ca & & www.scwi.cawww.scwi.ca

www.alleraucollege.cawww.alleraucollege.ca & & www.iject.cawww.iject.ca

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