Meeting & Agendas

Everyone was welcomed and thanked for attending. Each person introduced themselves with organization/agency name. The Roles & Responsibility of the Advisory Committee members were referenced in the handouts.

*Share updates regarding Child Care and Development *Engage in shared dialogue to ensure workplace competencies and responsiveness to the community needs are meet *Provide suggestions for program goals and revisions

Guided Pathways Goals •• Improve student academic outcomes and accelerate completions •• Develop an intentional and structured educational experience that informs students' choices without limiting options •• Access the labor market more quickly Guided Pathways components: • Connection - Interest to Application • Entry - Enrollment to completion of Gateway courses • Progress - Entry into course of study to 75% of requirements complete • Completion - Course of study to credential with labor market value Discussion: • Larry Elsner asked if Pathway was available for just high school students or any ACC student who don't know what they want • Gale commented that pathways is a redesigned for academic entry to support guidance toward courses relative to interests. • Stacey replied the purpose of the pathway model is to give more information for career choices and options.The student success course EDUC 1300 also included 'soft skills' needed for college such as study habits, technology basics, and setting career goals. • David Zuniga added the Pathways model is more proactive for students because assigned advisors will be knowledgeable in three areas of study so they can provide comprehensive information regarding specific programs. Caseloads for advisors are to u p to 150 students; advising will be more intensive including monitoring students' success to increase completion. Each campus for every single program will have someone that can advise.

The purpose of the Educator Academy is to establish a clear and coherent pathway for high school students interested in pursuing a career in education. Educator Academy Goals • Increase the number of childcare and public school teachers in the greater Austin area • Recruit high-quality students for the teaching profession • Provide clear sequence of courses; stackable credentials • Vertically align career path (high school, ACC, university) • Connect students to jobs or transfer opportunities Discussion: • Stacey explained the Educator Academy includes high school juniors or seniors interested in a career in education. The Education Instruction dept and Child Development will work together to provide common courses for the first semester to the high school cohort, then students select their pathway choices in the second semester (child care or public school). By the time the student graduates high school they would have completed the CDA Preparation Training Certificate (18 hrs) or completed a significant portion of their AAT, posing them ready for academic transfer to a 4 year university. • Michelle Crawford asked if the 18 hrs CDA Preparation Certificate just for high school students or for everyone to the 18hrs program. (It is for any Child Development major) • Dr. Phan explained the TECA courses offered in the Academy are designated for students wanting to transfer to a university. • Patsy commented that the two-hour capstone course in the new certificate is for students who will be working on their CDA portfolio • Stacey confirmed that the Educator Academy is for high school juniors and seniors who are interested in entering the workforce in child care. The benefit is to have high school grad uates entering the workforce with having taken child development courses.

The purpose of the Educator Academy is to establish a clear and coherent pathway for high school students interested in pursuing a career in education. Educator Academy Goals • Increase the number of childcare and public school teachers in the greater Austin area • Recruit high-quality students for the teaching profession • Provide clear sequence of courses; stackable credentials • Vertically align career path (high school, ACC, university) • Connect students to jobs or transfer opportunities Discussion: • Stacey explained the Educator Academy includes high school juniors or seniors interested in a career in education. The Education Instruction dept and Child Development will work together to provide common courses for the first semester to the high school cohort, then students select their pathway choices in the second semester (child care or public school). By the time the student graduates high school they would have completed the CDA Preparation Training Certificate (18 hrs) or completed a significant portion of their AAT, posing them ready for academic transfer to a 4 year university. • Michelle Crawford asked if the 18 hrs CDA Preparation Certificate just for high school students or for everyone to the 18hrs program. (It is for any Child Development major) • Dr. Phan explained the TECA courses offered in the Academy are designated for students wanting to transfer to a university. • Patsy commented that the two-hour capstone course in the new certificate is for students who will be working on their CDA portfolio • Stacey confirmed that the Educator Academy is for high school juniors and seniors who are interested in entering the workforce in child care. The benefit is to have high school grad uates entering the workforce with having taken child development courses.

Student demographics by ethnicity, full & part time, and graduation data. Patsy added also age diversity (see ppt slides) Barriers to completion comments - • Travel issues such as gas money, single-car family, child care availability (see ppt slides) Dr. Amanda R. Hernandez Endowed Scholarship • $1200 per year • On the ACC website • Only for Child Care and Development majors Child Lab School • Dawn shared the collaboration of her staff with students and faculty (ppt slides) • Patsy shared that CDA students complete their fieldwork at the Lab School because some child care facilities are not open in the summer

Gale reviewed the portfolio process of the Practicum course. Some students are now completing their portfolios by build ing their own website on Weebly. Gale showed two students' websites and how their work aligned to NAEYC Standards. Gale reviewed a crosswalk she developed between NAEYC Standards, Best Practices and the ACC Child Development courses that align to both (handout). Addi tional Practicum materials were shared as handouts.

ACC Child Development email will be going out to all Advisory Committee members asking for input on how to improve efforts around: • Recruiting • Persistence • Completion