English 101 Summer Bridge for High School Juniors
ACT Enrollment Planners Conference
July 14, 2016
Michele Brown, Director of Recruitment and Outreach
Nicci Cisarik, Recruitment and Outreach Specialist
Oakton Fast Facts
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Founded in 1969
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Des Plaines, Skokie, Online
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Fall 2014 Enrollment: 9,888
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150 full time/580 part time faculty
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Average Class Size: 15
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Faculty/Student Ratio: 18 to 1
Oakton Programs
120 Programs/80 Areas of Study/2,500 Courses
• Transfer Programs – 65%
• 10 Associate Degrees (2 years)
• Transfer to over 600 Colleges and Universities
• Career Programs – 35%
• 102 Certificates
• 29 Associate in Applied Science Degrees
Oakton’s District
District Population
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440,000 residents in 17 suburbs
Nine Public High Schools
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Evanston Township High School Glenbrook High School District New Trier High School
Maine District Niles District Summer Bridge – What is it?
• English Composition‐EGL 101 (based on placement) • For High School Juniors
• Tuition Free
Who is Involved?
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Academic Affairs Vice President
English Department Chair
Testing Coordinator
Recruitment & Outreach Director
High School
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Assistant Superintendent
Dean of Curriculum
English Department Chair
English Faculty
Target Audience
• High School Juniors
• Not AP or Honors
• Not ESL • C average Goals and Objectives
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Empower high school students
Familiarize high school students with college
Foster positive relationships with Oakton
Enhance critical thinking skills
Develop Life Skills
Encourage academic persistence and college completion
Educate students on college enrollment process
Program Process
Fall
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Applications distributed in high school English classes
Applications (and $25.00 application fee) due
English placement test administered in high schools Admission letters sent to students Spring
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Information Session at Oakton for admitted students and parents
Completed registration forms due Summer Bridge Orientation ‐ evening program for confirmed students
Students attend 8 week summer class Information Session
Topics discussed
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General class information
Attendance and grading policy
Textbook information
Transferability of EGL 101
FERPA
Materials distributed
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Course syllabus
Program Goals/Objectives
FERPA policy
Course registration forms
Orientation
Agenda
• Check‐in/Distribute Textbooks
• Introductions
• College Expectations Presentation
• Class Logistics Presentation
• Meet the Faculty
• Breakout with Faculty to learn myOakton & D2L
Results
2014 Cohort
Applied
Tested Invited
Enrolled
Completed
Enrolled at Oakton
Fall 2015
Maine East
55
55
37
36
35
12
Maine South
29
27
22
17
16
3
Maine West
42
34
17
14
14
7
Total
126
116
76
67
65
22 (34%)
2015 Cohort
Applied
Tested
Invited
Enrolled
Completed
Maine District
122
104
80
59
59
Niles District
78
75
72
57
53
Data Sharing/Reports to High Schools
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Student enrollment and success data shared
o Longitudinal cohort tracking
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Student Success Indicators
o Initial Placements in reading, writing and math
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Enrollment within the first year
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Course success
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Progression to college level
o Course success in gateway courses
o Persistence, completion and transfer
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Curricular Alignment in English
o Scoring rubric distributed to high schools
o Oakton placement exam used as pre and post assessments in H.S. classes
Potential Future Programing
Future Summer Bridge
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Target high school seniors
Math bridge
Reading and Writing bridge
Future Data Projects
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Expand to math
Multiple measures for placement
Correlating high school GPA and placement
Questions?
Michele Brown, Director of Recruitment and Outreach
[email protected] | 847.635.1724
Nicci Cisarik, Recruitment and Outreach Specialist
ncisarik@Oakton | 847.635.1913