Bumpless Transfer: A model for high school to Community College transitions By: David Kail Jim Marti

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Bumpless Transfer A model for high school to
Community College transitions By David
KailJim Martin
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What is a bumpless transfer?
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The bumpless transfer analogy
Six local (feeder) high schools
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What is Process Technology (PTEC)?
Process technicians are skilled refinery,
chemical plant, and related industry operators.
To run a plant, they require excellent
communications skills / people skills, math,
chemistry, and technical training in process
technology.
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Process Technology Careers
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OMG! 2G2BT? Lots

• Operator pay starts at about 25 per hour. With
  overtime you can make a six figure income per
  year!
• 50 people apply for every open operator job.
• PTEC gives you the edge!

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How can you keep high school students interest
during a presentation?

• Pictures
• Animation
• Video clips

• Fast paced
• Ask questions
• Use bribery

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Myths and Challenges

• Everyone needs to get a 4 year or advanced
  degree.
• Parents guilt
• Student expectations
• Teacher and counselor understanding (or lack of
  understanding)
• Community College is just for high school
  graduates.
• CTE is for losers.
• Science and math are not relevant.

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JOIN THE
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Sounds good, but HOW?

• Grants!
• Tech Prep
• SB70
• U.S. Department of Labor Community Based Job
  Training Grant.

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Tech Prep - Program to Program Articulation
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Tech Prep - Program to Program Articulation
Keyboarding Beg. Auto Tech.
Manufacturing Electronics
4 page, carbonless form
Computer Aided Drafting
Intro to Business Adv. Auto Tech.

• Student
• Counselor
• PTEC
• Admissions

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SB70 Creating a bumpless High School Pipeline

• Building relationships with high school
  counselors and teachers
• Involving students
• Classroom visits
• Summer academy
• Dialogue with parents
• Career fairs
• Town Hall meeting
• Engage industrial partners

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Partnership Agreements
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Partnership Agreements
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U.S. Department of Labor Community Based Job
Training Grant

• Industrial Advisory Board
• Public Information Sessions
• Student Recruitment
• Web Site
• Bus tails
• Cable TV ad
• Instructional Staff
• Hands-on Laboratory Equipment
• Online career exploration course

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Bus tail
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5,058 hits in one quarter!
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All of our adjunct instructors are either retired
from the petrochemical industry or still
employed in the industry.
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Process trainer for flow, pressure, level, and
temperature control
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Partially Online Career Exploration Course
High school learners are comfortable with
computers and the internet
Some high school students are apprehensive about
college
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Career Exploration Course Helps to Answer These
Questions
What do I want to be when I grow up? What
should I expect in the pre-employment test? Is my
resume good enough? How can I best prepare for a
job interview? What does a refinery look like?
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Three Grants with Three Objectives
Preparing HS Students for the Transition to
Community College
Educational Capacity Building for Jobs in the
Community
High School to Community College Student
Pipeline
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Working Together
Who is the primary contact with high school
counselors? Who will communicate most often with
the industrial partners?
How will we maintain our excellent relationships
with our college? What other questions might you
ask?
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Bumpless Transfer from High School to Community
College
Climb the ladder of success!
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