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Strategic Plan 2009-2012
P-16 is the shorthand term for a student-focused, comprehensive and integrated system that links all education levels from preschool (P) through post-secondary. It is a powerful framework for citizens and policymakers to use to improve teaching and learning and thus better prepare students for living, learning, and working in a changing world.
Consistent with the statewide guidelines for TN P-16 initiatives, the Mid-East TN Regional P-16 Council will collaborate with the ten-county area to link regional youth in Pre K-16 to education, career preparation, workforce and economic development promoting an educated citizenry and healthy economy.
P-16: 10 Counties Working Together and Improving Lives through Education
§ Increase public awareness of the link between an educated citizenry and a healthy economy
§ Strengthen connections and smooth transitions between Pre-k-12 and higher education to improve student learning at all levels
§ Promote access to competent, caring and qualified teachers in grades P-16
 
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| Initiative /Goal | Objective | Action Items | Progress to Goal | Target Date | Completed | Assessment | |||||||
| MATHEMATICS Goal: Improve student math skills through teacher access to professional development activities that incorporate learning styles and current technology | Increase teachers' math skills integrating technology, curriculum mapping | 1) Identify and solicit college instructors to conduct teacher training 2) Provide technology training including the use of Smart Board | Summer 2010 | 1) Participant evaluations through pre and post tests 2) Demonstrated use of technology with increase in student math ACT scores | |||||||||
| Improve college readiness in math by providing training for high school administrators and faculty on use of Explore, Plan and ACT | 1) Host 1 math workshop for area teachers to prepare students for college readiness in math and improve national testing scores. 2) Obtain Remedial Need Score Report from ACT 3) Provide space and assist ACT presenters with workshops to area administrators, faculty and counselors 4) Encourage student interest in math by providing challenging activities including the middle school Math Bowl | Spring 2010 | 1) Increase in ACT math scores for first-time college freshmen for 2011 and decrease instruction in number needing remedial math requirements 2) Use report information to assist schools with curriculum development 3) Increased number of participants attending ACT workshops yearly 4) Number of participants / students who engage in skills development | ||||||||||
| READING Goal: Provide educators skills to improve reading at all grade levels through training and identification of curriculum gaps | Provide examples of best practices to teachers of reading | Seek both outside sources, regional and area resources for training providers and modeling of best practices | Spring 2010-2012 | Best practice training shared and evaluated by reading instructors within 10 county area | |||||||||
| Increase understanding of QEP goals of learning and teaching | Teachers will be exposed to experts in the field of reading | 2010-2012 | Evaluation of participants through pre-post test; Post workshop evaluation allowing participants to rate usefulness of information | ||||||||||
| WORKFORCE PREPARATION / ADULT LITERACY Goal: Provide a qualified workforce for economic sustainability, through competency attainment in soft skills, project based learning and degree or certificate completion, with the ability to seek, obtain, and retain a job. | Decrease the gap in understanding between the classroom and workplace by identifying and addressing skills gaps, workforce shortages, and language barriers. | 1) Support awareness activites with the Clean Energy Grant Initiatives 2) Support Spanish workshops for acquisition of basic Spanish | Fall 2009-grant period | 1) Council minutes to note activities and progress 2) Participant questionnaire results verifying the usefulness in working with the Hispanic population | |||||||||
| Improve information and links to labor market data/trends, needed education/training and workforce preparedness for current and future employment opportunities of students | 1) Develop 3 new career pathways for students with adult entry points within Public Safety (EMT), health science, and Industrial Tech (Elec) 2) Generate list of number of high school graduates who enter post secondary training within established career pathways 3) Provide in consort with Perkins IV an 8-12 grade counselor workshop on facilitation skills for transitioning students 4) Offer a Women in Technology Camp for rising 8th and 9th grade girls in college service area | Work with division deans to develop career pathways | Fall 2009-Spring 2010 | 1) No less than a total of 9 of 13 pathways will be completed in five of seven clusters 2) Increased of high school graduates entering post secondary training in college yearly 3) Counselor workshop evaluation 4) Instructor and participant evaluations; increased awareness of opportunities available in non-traditional careers for females | |||||||||
| Increase soft skills development to improve employment opportunity | Support workshops in conjunction with WIA for student and adult training | Fall 2009-2012 | Number of workshop topics and participants | ||||||||||
| Expand student opportunity for secondary and post secondary credit through cross-curricular training and multiple delivery methods | 1) Design curriculum standards for dual enrollment and dual credit courses 2) Meet with LEA instructors in areas identified by CTE Directors for dual credit/dual enrollment | College instructors have been asked to serve on high school curriculum committees in the 16 cluster/pathways areas | Fall 2009 -2010 | 1) Align and uniform high school curriculum to post secondary 2) Increased number of dual credit assessment classes and students in technical areas 3) At least 3 dual credit or dual enrollment enrichment classes implemented in 2009-2010 academic year utilizing an alternative delivery method | |||||||||
| WORKFORCE PREPARATION / ADULT LITERACY Goal: Provide a qualified workforce for economic sustainability, through competency attainment in soft skills, project based learning and degree or certificate completion, with the ability to seek, obtain, and retain a job. | Promote responsible attitudes for the workplace through responsible training in driving practices | Continue partnership with local industry to deliver pre-permit driver safety course to high school freshman in the region | Have served over 2,879 students within college service area since inception of program | Ongoing | Increase in students served due to ongoing partnership | ||||||||
| Strengthen linkage between the education system and workforce systems by offering industry links to the labor market and other resources | 1) Market opportunities for teachers to access labor market resources and to provide students knowledge on labor market trends and forecasts to educate for the workforce 2) Assist teachers in accessing employer groups and industry spokespersons | Fall 2009-2012 | 1) Counselor workshop activities providing students workforce information 2) On-line resource information links provided for teachers | ||||||||||
| LOCAL COUNCILS Goal: Promote and support the development of local P-16 councils | Increase the quality of education within the P-16 college service area by forming a new local council | Assist with formation of one new council yearly | In process of forming a new council in Jefferson County | September 2009-2012 | Fall 2009-2012 | All program requirements completed for council status from state P-16 council | |||||||
| Regional council will support existing local councils by attending meetings and assisting with projects as appropriate | Attend local council meetings within our area of responsibility | Ongoing Fall 2009-2012 | Success of local council projects | ||||||||||
| TECHNOLOGY Goal: Increase awareness and use of available classroom technology and promote the goals of P-16 through web media | Demonstrate use of current technology by utilizing QEP learning styles in development of P-16 web site | Keep web site current on a monthly basis applying learning concepts linked to QEP goals | Updated P-16 web site to include information for general public and council members; provided the Strategic Plan and accomplishments; set up calendar of activities and links to helpful sites | Yearly | Web page providing monthly updates | ||||||||
| Promote community access to technology through broadband connection | Host forums and panels to increase awareness of and determine needs of broadband access | Ongoing | Improved access to broadband for business and individual consumers | ||||||||||
| Increase access to dual enrollment opportunity for rural schools and students without internet access or computers | 1) Determine schools and market dual enrollment for the TBR Lap Top Project 2) Provide data on retention and pass/fail rates of students 3) Support Tandberg Training for local school systems | Lap Top Project concluding at end of Fall Semester | September 2009-May 2010 | 1) Successful follow-up report of pass and retention rates of minimum of 50 students enrolled 2) Number of trainings and schools utilizing video streaming | |||||||||
| TEACHING QUALITY INITIATIVE Goal: Increase student learning through improving teaching quality | Support the teacher education program of the college aligned to the State of Tennessee evaluation and professional growth frameworks | 1) Continue support to the college education department in articulation efforts to four year colleges and universities 2) The AST will become the default degree for education majors | Ongoing | Number of AST students who complete the AST and successfully transfer to 4-year colleges | |||||||||
| Provide teachers tools for addressing teaching and learning styles | College staff will conduct at least 1 workshop on QEP training | Assessment of teaching styles and student learning styles identifying measures of engagement and student learning outcomes | |||||||||||
| Assist teachers in the process of life-long learning through training and implementation of the latest research-based instructional strategies, content knowledge, and technology | 1) Receive support from the university education programs 2) Conduct teacher training in the thoughtful classroom strategies | Dr. Hal Knight, Dean of ETSU College of Education will address the regional P-16 Council | 8-Oct-09 | 8-Oct-09 | 1) Techniques reported by LEAs and college instructors that show proven results in student achievement 2) Number of attendees at training sessions | ||||||||
