Dual Credits Update for Coordinators and System Leaders

Dual Credits: An Update for Co-ordinators, Consultants and System Leaders OCEA, MAY 2022

Agenda Agenda Welcome and introductions SCWI and Dual Credits What s New in SCWI What We ve Heard Reflection Questions Closing Comments

School School- -College College- -Work Initiative Work Initiative Since its inception in 1997, the SCWI has contributed to the goal of increasing the number of students who graduate from secondary school and providing a seamless transition from secondary school to postsecondary education by supporting collaborative activities and programs. 2022-25 RFP Memo 3 SCWI / IJECT

Provincial Measures of Success: 2020 Provincial Measures of Success: 2020- -21 21 Success 91% Approved vs Actual Student Enrollment 92% Retention 85% 2020-21 Data as reported by RPT Unofficial Provincial Data 4 DRAFT

Provincial Dual Credit Participation Provincial Dual Credit Participation 2005-06 362 2020-21 (preliminary) 17,854 How many co-op students in your board are participating in dual credits this year? 5 SCWI/IJECT

Target Group Participation by Dual Credit Target Group Participation by Dual Credit Program Focus Program Focus In the 2020-21 school year, students were enrolled in17,854 dual credits o 87% were in the primary target group of students being disengaged and facing challenges in completing their graduation requirements; o 21% were SHSM students; o 8% were OYAP students; and o 5% were adults, ages 21 and over 6 SCWI / IJECT

SCWI Goals SCWI Goals 96% of all dual credit applicants received an offer to an Ontario college * Seamless Transition to Post- secondary 75% of grade 12 dual credit students earned their diploma in the same year they took their dual credit (2018-19 Preliminary OnSIS data) Increase Completion of OSSDs Of the applicants who receive offers, a larger proportion of dual credit students are enrolling (77%) as compared to applicants system wide (71%). * *OCAS Report Draft, 2021. See also: OCAS Dual Credit Students and their Transitions to College Report, 2020 http://scwi.ca/resources/docs/research/2020/SCWI- DualCreditStudentsTransitionsCollege2020.pdf 7 SCWI/IJECT

Whats New? What s New? Dual Credit Students and their Transition to College, OCAS Report Intro of Level 1 Transitions Support Pilots for all Level 1 Dual Credit Students Expansion of SHSM dual credits Extension of student eligibility for Level 1 apprenticeship dual credits eLearning for Adult Students For 2022-23 Expanding access to Dual Credit programs, including for Indigenous students (Ontario s Learning Recovery Action Plan for Students, February 17, 2022)

Dual Credit Students and Their Transition Dual Credit Students and Their Transition to College, 2021 to College, 2021 Research included: College applicants to the 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 academic years team-taught dual credits questions identified by Regional Planning Teams Available online: http://www.scwi.ca/scwi/research.php 9 SCWI / IJECT

Dual Credit Students and Their Transition to College, 2021 Key Findings Findings observed in the 2020 report continue to remain true: Dual credit students continue to receive offers (93%) at a rate comparable to, or even better than all applicants (86%) Dual credit students using vouchers continue to enrol at a lower rate (70%) than other dual credit students , or all applicants (62%). Dual credit students using vouchers are less likely to be retained (30%) than other dual credit students (44%) or than all college students (51%) 10 SCWI / IJECT

Key Findings Dual credit students typically apply within a year of receiving their OSSD. This differs from the system-wide cohort, where only 41% of applicants applied in the same year they received their OSSD. 11 SCWI / IJECT

Key Findings Dual credit students are persistent, which may be a complete departure from their secondary school experience: 70% of Dual Credit students who have enrolled in a preparatory program have subsequently enrolled in a regular program. 12 SCWI / IJECT

dual credit students continue to apply and receive offers to colleges at comparable rates as non-dual credit applicants across the system. This is cause for celebration! Many people have come together to provide support to these students, and the effort is delivering long-term impacts on student success. For more information: Graphical user interface, application Text, letter Description automatically generated Description automatically generated 13 SCWI / IJECT

New Activity: New Activity: OYAP Level 1 Transitions Support Pilots OYAP Level 1 Transitions Support Pilots The purpose of these pilots is to support students to continue on their chosen path both while they are in and after their Level 1 Apprenticeship Dual Credit Transitions Support Pilots for Level 1 dual credit students will be in addition to what is currently in place in boards and colleges. 14 SCWI / IJECT

New Activity: New Activity: OYAP Level 1 Transitions Support Pilots OYAP Level 1 Transitions Support Pilots Students in any Level 1 Apprenticeship Dual Credit program (regardless of the delivery approach) who will be transitioning from secondary school to their first postsecondary destination are eligible. These pilots will build on the success of the Wrap Around SWAC and Wrap Around ADC pilots. 15 SCWI / IJECT

Components of Level 1 Transitions Components of Level 1 Transitions Support Pilots Support Pilots Approved funding based on: 3 small group presentations per class of approximately 22 4 one-on-one one hour conversations per student 1 day of PD and Reporting per class $20/student of Miscellaneous Funding For more information: A picture containing text, outdoor Description automatically generated 16 SCWI / IJECT

2021 2021- -22 Approved Dual Credits for SHSM 22 Approved Dual Credits for SHSM Students Students 1,093 / 26,958 enrolment in dual credits for SHSM students/enrolment in all dual credits = 4% Not all RPTs have approved dual credits for SHSM students Not all colleges or boards have experience with dual credits for SHSM students For more information: Map Map Description automatically generated Description automatically generated 17 SCWI / IJECT

2021 2021- -22 Approved Dual Credits by Sector 22 Approved Dual Credits by Sector Frequency of Sectors in Approved Dual Credit Programs Agriculture 4 Forestry 2 Arts and Culture 2 Health and Wellness 7 Aviation 3 Horticulture and Landscaping 2 Business 2 Hospitality and Tourism 9 Construction 11 Information, Communications Technology 5 Environment 5 Manufacturing 10 Energy 1 Mining 2 Food Processing 2 Sports 1 Transportation 13 RPTs can submit dual credit proposals that include multiple SHSM sectors. 18 SCWI / IJECT

Extension of Exemption for Students with an Extension of Exemption for Students with an OSSD to participate in Level 1 Dual Credits OSSD to participate in Level 1 Dual Credits Extension to 2022-23 for current students with an OSSD to participate in level 1 apprenticeship training dual credits Please maintain your current approach which is to allow a limited number of exceptions based on seat availability once all students without an OSSD are accommodated. For more information: Timeline Description automatically generated 19 SCWI/IJECT

eLearning for Adult Students eLearning for Adult Students SCWI 2022 SCWI 2022- -25 Requirements 25 Requirements For Adult Dual Credit Programs (students 21 years and over): RPTs will work with board Adult and Continuing Education staff to develop proposals that will meet the needs of their students. Programs are to be on a college campus or community facility and delivered face-to-face or online. For more information: Graphical user interface, text Description automatically generated 20 SCWI / IJECT

For 2022 For 2022- -23 23 Expanding access to Dual Credit programs, including for Indigenous students (Ontario s Learning Recovery Action Plan for Students, February 17, 2022)

What we heard What we heard There was a distinct sense of hopelessness for some students. Many felt that the traditional rites of passage were denied to them (no graduation, no prom, and the college experience). RPT 13, Georgian many students were in need of extra support and constant reminders. Many students were procrastinating and felt like they "were a failure" within the program. RPT 2, Centennial As reported by RPTs in EDCS and through After SWAC and ADC supplementary reporting, March, July and August 2021 Tel que rapport par les EPR par le biais des rapports suppl mentaires de l'Apr s L' AC et l'Apr s DRCA de mars, juillet et ao t 2021 22 SCWI / IJECT

What we heard What we heard The students have learned to overcome challenges, resilience, coping skills and experienced success to varying degrees. The life lessons learned this semester will follow them on their chosen paths and assist them when they face challenges in the future. RPT 10, St. Clair As reported by RPTs in EDCS and through After SWAC and ADC supplementary reporting, March, July and August 2021 Tel que rapport par les EPR par le biais des rapports suppl mentaires de l'Apr s L' AC et l'Apr s DRCA de mars, juillet et ao t 2021 23 SCWI / IJECT

Building Relationships Key Building Relationships Key We believe that building developmental relationships with young people is the single most influential thing adults can do to help them succeed. Relationships First: Creating Connections that Help Young People Thrive, Search Institute, 2017 (https://www.search-institute.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-Relationships-First- final.pdf)

Do we have the right students in our programs? If not, how do we change this? 25

Key Components of SCWI Key Components of SCWI Continuous program improvement focus Meeting needs of eligible students Local decision making Sharing and learning from each other 26 SCWI/IJECT

Questions? 27 SCWI / IJECT

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Closing Comments 29 SCWI/IJECT

Contact Us Contact Us Phil Hedges (PhilHedges@kwic.com ) Sonja Vandermeer (Svandermeer@ontariodirectors.ca ) Janine Griffore (janine.griffore@gmail.com ) 30 SCWI / IJECT