1. Goal
Building Success Through Dual Credit
Initiatives

2. Targeted web presence
Communications Plan
Curriculum innovation
Objective Identifying the Challenges

3. Negative Stigma
Teacher credentialing
Lack of data and assessment
research
Issues Identifying the Challenges

4. Stakeholder Surveys
Teachers—Realistic college expectations, better
coordination
Principals--Teacher requirement adjustments, parent
support, inclusion in strategic plans
Students--Fiscal benefit, rigorous coursework, more
variety
Counselors--More college information, better preparation
Research Stakeholder Surveys

5. Dual Credit vs. Advanced Placement
Dual credit requires teacher certification
AP classes require standardized tests
Beginning 2011,
scores > 3 , college
credit
Research Dual Credit vs Advanced Placement (AP)

6. Documented Success - Dual Credit
• 98.5 % schools in Indiana
• 25,429 students
• 118,000 credits
• $10 million in savings
Research Dual Credit Data

7. Curriculum alignment between AP
and Dual Credit
Innovative advanced degree options
Flexibility in course sequencing
Modality of instruction
Pilot-US History AP
Recommendati Proposal

8. Where Indiana State Schools
Why Dual Credit System at Ivy Tech
Who Parents, Teachers, Counselors,
Students
Goal Retention and persistence
Recommendations Communications Plan - Overview

9. • Media channels
• 1:1 visits
• Feedback
• Outreach
Recommendations Communications Plan - General Strategies

10. With Parents
Counselors
Partnership
With Schools with Ivy Teachers
Tech
Students
Recommendations Communications Plan- Specific Strategies

11. Two-pronged assessment strategy
• Metrics based on enrollment and outreach
• An improved survey method
Assessment Two-pronged Assessment

12. Primary Outcome
• Increase the number of students
receiving dual credit
Assessment Primary Outcome

13. Secondary Outcomes
• Increase in credentialed teachers
• Increase in options for receiving dual
credit
• Increase in awareness about dual credit
Assessment Secondary Outcomes

14. Improved Survey Methods
• Increase number and diversity of sample
• Survey multiple times, especially at entry
and exit
Assessment Improved Survey Methods

15. Integrated flow of information
Streamlined enrollment process
Curriculum alignment
Teacher preparation
Extended outreach
Conclusion Keys to Success