Empowering Equity in Education: Fresno K-16 Collaborative

Fresno Compact October 2, 2020 Fresno K-16 Collaborative Executive Director, Karri Hammerstrom

What is the Fresno K-16 Collaborative? Regional education leaders working with the Governor s Council on Post-Secondary Education and with support by College Futures Foundation, the Fresno K-16 Collaborative emerged as a 2-yr pilot program designed to close equity gaps for the Fresno region s racially and socioeconomically diverse student population.

What is the Fresno K-16 Collaborative? Bold K-16 intersegmental collaboration focused on laying the foundation with dual enrollment pathways to systemically and sustainably address equity and inclusion of our most vulnerable student populations by: improving socioeconomic mobility with increased educational attainment levels increasing employability in high-demand, living wage jobs lowering the poverty rate

High School Students Transfer Students Adult Learners Types of Learners

Accounting and Financial Management (DE, certificates and Associate, Bachelor s degree) Engineering(DE, Associates, Bachelor s) Education - Single Subject Teachers (DE, Bachelor s and teacher credentials) Education Dual Enrollment Teachers (Upskilling - Master s degrees for high school teachers to teach dual enrollment) Four K-16 prioritized pilot pathways focused on dual enrollment

Fresno K-16 Collaborative Partners for the initial two-year pilot

Fresno K-16 Collaborative Organizational Structure

Design Principles Be a bold K-16 intersegmental collaboration thatleverages existing infrastructure in the region Be student-centered, ensuring success for all student throughout K-16, and addressing pain points and barriers for the most vulnerable population(s) Demonstrate significant strides to close the equity gap Eliminate institutionaland transitional barriers in the delivery of K-16 education Address capacity, expanding access to higher education at the regional level Shorten time to completion and increase completion rates for post-secondary degrees Align with the region s economic and labor market needs and promote a culture of innovation Incentivize students to enter and stay in the regional labor market Develop a program process that is replicable in regions facing similar problems

9 Key Elements 1. Dual enrollment (including high school teacher pipeline) 2. Year-round operations (focus on summer) 3. Support systems (academic, student & community support) 4. Employer partnerships (work-study, apprenticeships) 5. Integrated data system 6. Shared assets (physical & personnel) 7. Virtual Lab 8. Equity and outreach (race equity & inclusion North Star for all work; creating connectivity with K12, CCC, 4yr and DRIVE, and other CBO efforts) 9. Curriculum alignment

What will success look like?

What will success look like?

Proposals, pre supplemental, by the numbers - Round 1 $ 9,501,188 Ask Available Students Collaborative Partner 1Fresno Unified School District 2 Sanger Unified School District 3Central Unified School District 4Fresno City College 5Reedley College 6a Brandman University 6bBrandman University 7aFresno State - Acctg 7b Fresno State - SS Teacher 7cFresno State - Eng 8 Clovis Community College Teachers Pathways** $ 590,000 50 Eng, Acctg $ 590,000 18.5 Eng $ 590,000 46 SS Teacher, Acct, Eng.,MA $ 329,158 60 Acctg $ 590,000 140 unk Eng Acct $ 456,043 unk SS Teacher Acctg SS Teacher*** Eng 60 $ 590,000 20 80 $ 590,000 SS Teacher 60 9 Fresno Pacific University $ 590,000 SS Teacher, Acct, MA 4 70 10 Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Central Valley Higher Education Consortium, National University $ 585,696 MA 11,12 $ Total Ask - 1 6,090,897 $ 590,000 MA Students 538.5 Teachers 70 * Does not include teachers, faculty, staff participating in trainings/PD; does not inc the unk **Although a Collab Partner may have written proposals specific to one pathway, most partners are participating 2-3 pathways. ***targets adult learners (paraprofessional) student/ teachers* 608.5 Total human touchpoints investment per student/ teachers 10,009.69 $

Collaborative Partner Pilot Pathway Projects INVESTMENT BREAKDOWN Masters' Candidates 70 NOTE: Round 1 draft proposal estimates; it is not inclusive of adult learners, proposals being edited, proposals to be submitted and REI PD to faculty, staff, teachers, admin, community est. >1000 539+ Students

Pilot Pathway Working Groups oAccounting and Fiscal Management/ Dual Enrollment Winter/Summer Bridge Type Programs Workgroup oEngineering/ Dual Enrollment oEducation Single Subject Teachers/ Dual Enrollment oEducation Upskilling Masters for Dual Enrollment oC2C s P16 Data Collaboration oAdult Learners oRace, Equity, Inclusion oMarketing Outreach

Thank you! Questions? Karri Hammerstrom khammerstrom@csufresno.edu (559) 916-4425