Using the Stark County P-16 Compact Experience

Toward Convergence in Northeast Ohio

July 25, 2007 • Presentation to the Northeast Ohio Universities Collaboration & Innovation Study Commission

Adrienne O’Neill, Ed.D. President

Stark Education Partnership220 Market Avenue S, Suite 350

Canton, Ohio 44702-2181www.edpartner.org

330-452-0829

Using the Stark County P-16 Compact

Experience:

P-16 is the shorthand term for an integrated system of education stretching from early childhood through a four-year college degree.

Imagine a system of education where every child enters school ready to learn, where all third graders read at or above grade level, where all students have taken algebra by the end of the 8th grade, where high school exit exams test students at the 12th grade level and are aligned with college admissions requirements, where all young people graduate from high school prepared for college or work, and where every student who enters college finishes college.1

Our work as a P-16 Compact was recently described as follows:

“P-16 doesn’t act on its own; individual institutions decide

what to do. In my 35 years in higher education I have

seldom been involved in a more worthwhile endeavor. I

listen to the conversation at this table and go back to my

deans and vice-presidents and say: “What can we do to help

solve that problem.” Before this Compact was established,

I had limited knowledge of what the P-12 problems were.

It is affirming to have Malone College’s success celebrated

by the P-16 Compact. I try not to miss meetings. Establish

more local P-16 councils is my advice to the State.”

Dr. Ronald Johnson – President Emeritus, Malone College

1 Van de Water, G. & Rainwater, T. (2001). What Is P-16 education? A primer for legislators: A practical introduction to the concept, language and policy issues of an integrated system of public education. Education Commission of the States. Available at: http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/24/28/ 2428.htm

WWhat is P-16?

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Stark County Ohio has a long tradition

of collaborative action. In the fall of 2002, using that tradition and the helpful advice of a consultant, Robert Kronley, from Atlanta, Georgia we decided to build on our successes and established the Stark County P-16 Compact. We held several large meetings and benefited from the advice given to us by Stephen Portch.

How Did We Start in Stark County, Ohio?

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“When the 17 district Superintendents look at our graduation rates compiled in the document Class of 2021 (2002), we were appalled and all of us agreed – 100% is our goal. Each of us set out to improve the graduation rate – we shared our strategies at County meetings and here at P-16 meetings. We have moved the needle.”

Teresa Purses – Superintendent Canton Local School District

A White Paper of the Stark County P-16 Compact

The Class of 2021A White Paper of the Stark County P-16 Compact

August, 2002

Ohio’s Percent of Population with a Bachelor’s Degree or HigherPopulation 25 years and over, 2001

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Demographic Surveys DivisionCreated: June 28, 2001Last Revised: Wednesday, 08-May-02 16:34:24

Note: The chart above shows the margin or error, represented by the lower (|–) and upper (–|) bounds of the 90% confidence interval. The

estimate itself is represented by the center of the confidence interval (•). The confidence interval gives a range of values likely to include the

population true value. The smaller the confidence interval the more precise the estimate of the characteristic of interest.

Published by the Stark Education Partnership

Current Compact members include presidents of all of

the local colleges, superintendents representing the 17 local school districts in Stark County, and

Members of theStark County P-16

representatives from the County Educational Service Center, businesses, foundations, economic development organizations and social service agencies.

Keith Barsuhn – PresidentUnited Way of Greater Stark County

Fred Blosser – SuperintendentMassillon City Schools

James Bower – PresidentStark Community Foundation

Theodore Boyd – ChairmanBeaverkettle

Dr. Betsy Boze – Dean Kent State University-Stark Campus

Victoria Conley – Executive Director

Sisters of Charity Foundation

Rebecca Crowl – PresidentAultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Lynne Dragomier – Vice President

of Public Relations & Marketing Mercy Medical Center

Dr. Michele Evans-Gardell SuperintendentCanton City Schools

Jeff Garner – Vice PresidentNational City Bank

Dr. Richard Giese – PresidentMount Union College

Stephen Paquette – PresidentStark Development Board

Teresa Purses – Superintendent Canton Local Schools

Judge W. Don Reader – Board Chair

Stark Education Partnership Dr. Joseph RochfordVice PresidentStark Education Partnership

Dennis Saunier – President & CEO

Canton Chamber of Commerce

Randy Snow – Board Member Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges

Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh

Walter StanislawskiDirector & Executive Vice President

Paul & Carol David Foundation

Alice Stephens – Interim Director

The Employment Source

Tracy Stevens – ManagerLocal Affairs Dominion East Ohio

Dr. Gary Streit – PresidentMalone College

Ward J. Timken – PresidentTimken Foundation

Patricia Grischow – Senior Government Affairs SpecialistThe Timken Company

Michael JohnsonExecutive DirectorChild & Adolescent Service Center

Richard Jusseaume – PresidentWalsh University

Dr. Faith KittoeInterim SuperintendentLake Local Schools

Cindy LazorVice President of ProgramsStark Community Foundation

Mel Lioi – Assistant Superintendent

Stark County ESC

Larry Morgan – SuperintendentStark County ESC

Robert MullenLegislative AssistantCongressman Ralph Regula

Dr. John O’Donnell – PresidentStark State College of Technology

Dr. Adrienne O’Neill – President Stark Education Partnership

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Goals of the Stark County P-16

Members of theStark County P-16

All local P-16 Councils must choose a transition for

the focus of the work. Given the noteworthy work of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton on the pre-school to Kindergarten transition, we selected the transition from high school to college as our initial P-16 focus. Our initial goals were to increase the high school graduation rates and to increase the number of high school students going on to some form of higher education. Those goals have become much more specific. We are now seeking to attain a 100% graduation rate and an 80% high school to college going rate.

We examined data to establish our goals and we continue to measure our results using data provided either by

the Ohio Department of Education or the Ohio Board of Regents. We are getting much closer to our 100% goal for high school graduation.

We are making progress with our goal of sending more students on to college. However, increasing the high school to college going rate is harder to accomplish than moving up the high school graduation rate.

Alliance 81.9% 80.3% 86.8%Canton City 72.4% 67.3% 54.1%Canton Local 98.3% 97.3% 97.8%Fairless 94.9% 96.2% 89.3%Jackson 98.6% 96.8% 95.3%Lake 99.2% 98.1% 96.9%Louisville 96.4% 94.5% 94.7%Marlington 96.8% 96.5% 94.8%Massillon 87.5% 88.9% 88.9%Minerva 92.7% 89.3% 87.5%North Canton 99.8% 98.5% 97.9%Northwest 97.8% 98.9% 100%Osnaburg 96.8% 91.3% 85.7%Perry 96.0% 96.5% 99.1%Plain 95.0% 96.0% 95.2%Sandy Valley 93.9% 95.5% 93.8%Tuslaw 96.3% 96.1% 87.0%

DistrictGraduation Rate

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Key: White=ImprovementSource: Ohio Department of Education

Our county is moving forward with higher high school graduation rates

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Canton - McKinley 364 331 306 151 132 143 41% 40% 47% 49% 44% 48% 74 58 69 20 20 20 83% 73% 69% 125 31 99

Canton - Timken 170 178 171 29 43 47 17% 24% 27% 60% 69% 72% 17 30 34 20 18 18 66% 56% 60% 19 24 28

Canton Local 174 178 172 80 70 79 46% 39% 46% 53% 50% 58% 42 35 46 21 21 21 79% 70% 80% 63 49 63

Fairless 133 150 111 54 59 47 41% 39% 42% 50% 52% 30% 27 31 14 20 20 21 93% 76% 87% 50 45 41

Jackson 406 427 418 260 292 278 64% 68% 67% 36% 34% 37% 94 99 103 22 23 23 88% 85% 83% 229 248 231

Lake 284 260 249 185 166 151 65% 64% 61% 44% 36% 39% 81 60 59 22 21 22 78% 83% 83% 144 138 125

Louisville 232 223 216 124 94 123 53% 42% 57% 37% 32% 45% 46 30 55 23 22 22 84% 83% 80% 104 78 98

Marlington 183 221 210 88 106 99 48% 48% 47% 32% 44% 55% 28 47 54 22 20 21 77% 82% 79% 68 87 78

Massillon 280 321 281 104 123 119 37% 38% 42% 57% 36% 55% 59 44 65 20 21 21 83% 80% 87% 86 98 104

Minerva 147 134 153 56 66 70 38% 49% 46% 45% 50% 47% 25 33 33 22 20 21 88% 80% 71% 49 53 50

North Canton 376 395 399 234 236 243 62% 60% 61% 35% 22% 35% 82 52 85 22 23 23 85% 88% 83% 199 208 202

Northwest 172 172 180 89 90 92 52% 52% 51% 34% 48% 37% 30 43 34 22 22 22 87% 79% 75% 77 71 69

Osnaburg 72 80 56 34 38 28 47% 48% 50% 41% 68% 40% 14 26 11 21 21 21 74% 74% 71% 25 28 20

Perry 329 385 337 176 186 196 53% 48% 58% 46% 51% 42% 81 95 82 22 21 21 84% 78% 87% 148 145 171

Plain 432 437 415 266 237 209 62% 54% 50% 36% 45% 44% 96 107 92 22 21 22 85% 76% 81% 226 180 169

Sandy Valley 122 112 108 54 48 41 44% 43% 38% 53% 44% 35% 29 21 14 21 21 21 70% 83% 66% 38 40 27

Tuslaw 100 122 105 38 57 50 38% 47% 48% 32% 41% 58% 12 23 29 22 21 20 84% 82% 70% 32 47 35

TOTAL-Stark 4179 4338 4082 2089 2118 2078 50% 49% 51% 42% 41% 44% 872 875 912 21 21 21 83% 77% 80% 1737 1620 1657

Statewide in Ohio 44% 51% 41% 38% 37% 22 21 21 78% 77% 77%

Percentage of all Stark High School Grads in an Ohio College after Year 1 42% 37% 41%

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Canton - McKinley 364 331 306 151 132 143 41% 40% 47% 49% 44% 48% 74 58 69 20 20 20 83% 73% 69% 125 31 99

Canton - Timken 170 178 171 29 43 47 17% 24% 27% 60% 69% 72% 17 30 34 20 18 18 66% 56% 60% 19 24 28

Canton Local 174 178 172 80 70 79 46% 39% 46% 53% 50% 58% 42 35 46 21 21 21 79% 70% 80% 63 49 63

Fairless 133 150 111 54 59 47 41% 39% 42% 50% 52% 30% 27 31 14 20 20 21 93% 76% 87% 50 45 41

Jackson 406 427 418 260 292 278 64% 68% 67% 36% 34% 37% 94 99 103 22 23 23 88% 85% 83% 229 248 231

Lake 284 260 249 185 166 151 65% 64% 61% 44% 36% 39% 81 60 59 22 21 22 78% 83% 83% 144 138 125

Louisville 232 223 216 124 94 123 53% 42% 57% 37% 32% 45% 46 30 55 23 22 22 84% 83% 80% 104 78 98

Marlington 183 221 210 88 106 99 48% 48% 47% 32% 44% 55% 28 47 54 22 20 21 77% 82% 79% 68 87 78

Massillon 280 321 281 104 123 119 37% 38% 42% 57% 36% 55% 59 44 65 20 21 21 83% 80% 87% 86 98 104

Minerva 147 134 153 56 66 70 38% 49% 46% 45% 50% 47% 25 33 33 22 20 21 88% 80% 71% 49 53 50

North Canton 376 395 399 234 236 243 62% 60% 61% 35% 22% 35% 82 52 85 22 23 23 85% 88% 83% 199 208 202

Northwest 172 172 180 89 90 92 52% 52% 51% 34% 48% 37% 30 43 34 22 22 22 87% 79% 75% 77 71 69

Osnaburg 72 80 56 34 38 28 47% 48% 50% 41% 68% 40% 14 26 11 21 21 21 74% 74% 71% 25 28 20

Perry 329 385 337 176 186 196 53% 48% 58% 46% 51% 42% 81 95 82 22 21 21 84% 78% 87% 148 145 171

Plain 432 437 415 266 237 209 62% 54% 50% 36% 45% 44% 96 107 92 22 21 22 85% 76% 81% 226 180 169

Sandy Valley 122 112 108 54 48 41 44% 43% 38% 53% 44% 35% 29 21 14 21 21 21 70% 83% 66% 38 40 27

Tuslaw 100 122 105 38 57 50 38% 47% 48% 32% 41% 58% 12 23 29 22 21 20 84% 82% 70% 32 47 35

TOTAL-Stark 4179 4338 4082 2089 2118 2078 50% 49% 51% 42% 41% 44% 872 875 912 21 21 21 83% 77% 80% 1737 1620 1657

Statewide in Ohio 44% 51% 41% 38% 37% 22 21 21 78% 77% 77%

Percentage of all Stark High School Grads in an Ohio College after Year 1 42% 37% 41%

Examples of Strateg ies Underway

College Access: A Collaborative Effort Across Stark County

The culture is shifting in Ohio. Over 86% of adults now agree that “getting

a college education is as important as getting a high school diploma used to

be.”1 And, in Stark County, there’s a new growing trend – more and more

kids are becoming the first in their family to go on to college. While it’s

difficult to estimate how many of our kids fall into this category, we do know

that among those students applying for financial aid, the number of first timers

range from 30% in Jackson to 67% of the kids in Sandy Valley.2

College, however, can be a mysterious place for first time students with forms,

tests, applications, financial barriers and others. Sometimes, because kids and

parents don’t understand how to navigate the “system,” they get lost in the

maze. Sometimes, they even give up, or don’t start the process at all.

College access programs are a helping hand that opens the door for kids

and families by providing support for understanding and completing the

college admissions process. Activities may include: career guidance, test

preparation, application support, and financial aid counseling. The programs

are most helpful to first generation and low income students who do not

have family college experience.

Across Stark County schools, businesses, organizations and foundations

have increasingly realized that the quality of life and economic future of

our community are linked to our levels of education. This is seen as well

at the state level where Ohio has set a goal of increasing the college going

rate by 30% by 2015.3 To meet that goal in Stark County we will need to

send about 1,200 additional high school graduates on to college each year.4

That’s why the Stark Education Partnership and its partners are supporting

multiple strategies for college access:

• We’re a member of the Ohio College Access Network (OCAN)

providing Post Secondary Access Advisors (PSA2s) to work in four Stark

County districts – Alliance, Canton City, Canton Local and Massillon.

Collaborating with and expanding the reach of guidance counselors

within the high schools, our PSA2 advisors meet with students and

families regarding college selection, application and financial aid. Stark

County P-16 Compact (See Looking at the Issues - 6/2/06) support has

enhanced these services through grants.

July 7, 2006

Generous Local Support for College Access

Access issues often center on finance. Stark County students are fortunate to have generous and ever growing scholarship opportunities through local corporations – like the Timken Company – and foundations. The

Paul and Carol David Foundation

(www.davidscholar.org), for instance, is one of the largest independent scholarship funds in Ohio and has provided funds to over 200 students since 2002. The Stark Community Foundation

(www.starkcommunityfoundation.

org) manages approximately 80 scholarship and loan funds. Over 380 scholarship and loans were awarded for the 2005-06 academic

year from philanthropic funds which have been established with Stark Community Foundation. For Stark County students this translates into approximately $345,000 in awards to assist them

in their pursuit of higher education.

ContactThe Partnership

Questions / Comments? Email [email protected] or call (330) 452-0829 • www.edpartner.org • 220 Market Ave S. Suite 350, Canton OH 44702

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in Stark County, OhioExamples of Strateg ies Underway

College Access: A Collaborative Effort Across Stark County

The culture is shifting in Ohio. Over 86% of adults now agree that “getting

a college education is as important as getting a high school diploma used to

be.”1 And, in Stark County, there’s a new growing trend – more and more

kids are becoming the first in their family to go on to college. While it’s

difficult to estimate how many of our kids fall into this category, we do know

that among those students applying for financial aid, the number of first timers

range from 30% in Jackson to 67% of the kids in Sandy Valley.2

College, however, can be a mysterious place for first time students with forms,

tests, applications, financial barriers and others. Sometimes, because kids and

parents don’t understand how to navigate the “system,” they get lost in the

maze. Sometimes, they even give up, or don’t start the process at all.

College access programs are a helping hand that opens the door for kids

and families by providing support for understanding and completing the

college admissions process. Activities may include: career guidance, test

preparation, application support, and financial aid counseling. The programs

are most helpful to first generation and low income students who do not

have family college experience.

Across Stark County schools, businesses, organizations and foundations

have increasingly realized that the quality of life and economic future of

our community are linked to our levels of education. This is seen as well

at the state level where Ohio has set a goal of increasing the college going

rate by 30% by 2015.3 To meet that goal in Stark County we will need to

send about 1,200 additional high school graduates on to college each year.4

That’s why the Stark Education Partnership and its partners are supporting

multiple strategies for college access:

• We’re a member of the Ohio College Access Network (OCAN)

providing Post Secondary Access Advisors (PSA2s) to work in four Stark

County districts – Alliance, Canton City, Canton Local and Massillon.

Collaborating with and expanding the reach of guidance counselors

within the high schools, our PSA2 advisors meet with students and

families regarding college selection, application and financial aid. Stark

County P-16 Compact (See Looking at the Issues - 6/2/06) support has

enhanced these services through grants.

July 7, 2006

Generous Local Support for College Access

Access issues often center on finance. Stark County students are fortunate to have generous and ever growing scholarship opportunities through local corporations – like the Timken Company – and foundations. The

Paul and Carol David Foundation

(www.davidscholar.org), for instance, is one of the largest independent scholarship funds in Ohio and has provided funds to over 200 students since 2002. The Stark Community Foundation

(www.starkcommunityfoundation.

org) manages approximately 80 scholarship and loan funds. Over 380 scholarship and loans were awarded for the 2005-06 academic

year from philanthropic funds which have been established with Stark Community Foundation. For Stark County students this translates into approximately $345,000 in awards to assist them

in their pursuit of higher education.




Looking At TheWeek

Looking at the Issues - July 14, 2006 will focus on Stark County dual credit opportunities.

AheadLooking

• The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton provided a grant of $10,000 for ACT test preparation materials and Dominion (East Ohio) has provided a grant of $10,000 to support fees for qualified students to take the ACT a second time. Our membership in the National College Access Network (NCAN) has made Stark County students eligible for one time Nelnet College Access Scholarships. Three students have been awarded $2,000 in the past two years.• For the past six years a federal grant, GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for College), has provided Canton City School students who were in the 6th and 7th grades at its inception with experiences and skills to enter and succeed in college. (See Issues - 6/16/06). The Stark Education Partnership served as a partner and provided matching funds which have provided earned stipends to students to take the ACT, apply to college, and/or pay for matriculation fees and/or books. During the 2005/6 school year Canton City Schools seniors requested and received 933 checks totaling $39,066 to support their access to college.

Converging access strategies such as these have contributed to an increase in the college going rate in Canton City Schools from 36% (2003) to 66% (2006).5

Canton Local Collaborates with Local CollegesWe applaud Canton Local’s collaboration with Malone College and Kent State Stark to provide familiarity and access. • Malone College has teamed with Canton South High School to create “Compact for Success,” an initiative which encourages the belief of students and their parents that achieving a bachelor’s degree is an attainable goal. The program begins at the middle school and continues through high school. Students who complete the program are guaranteed admission to Malone College and a “Compact for Success” scholarship. • Kent State Stark Campus’s Application Action! began in Canton Local in January 2006. Strategies for access and success include: in school application and FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) support by college financial aid counselors and guidance counselors; application fee waivers; campus visit; reduced cost summer course and free student seminar; and a book store voucher. The pilot’s first class enrolled 13 students in the summer opportunity. This week, the Stark Education Partnership was awarded a Best Practice grant to continue this pilot project (see sidebar).

The Stark Education Partnership has been awarded a Best Practice Implementation Grant of $23,450 by the Ohio College Access Network to fund “On Course for Success: A Collaborative Partnership of Canton Local, Kent State Stark and the Stark Education Partnership.” The college campus retention program will build on Application Action! and will focus on Canton Local students entering Kent Stark in the 2006/07 school year.

1 Ohio’s Education Matters KnowledgeWorks Foundation 2005 Poll2 Ohio Board of Regents3 Governor’s Commission on Higher Education and the Economy, 20044 Changing a Culture: Toward a 30% Increase in Degree Attainment in Stark County, Ohio5 The Repository, June 12, 2006

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October 20, 2006



Looking At TheWeekFinding Solutions: On Course for Success – A College Freshman Support Program

In Ohio, only 54% of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking college

freshmen graduate within six years.1 Stark County has been addressing

this challenge through P-16 strategies as we look to meet the challenge of

raising the college going rate by 30% by 2015.

• We have increased the number of students who apply to and enter

college in Stark County - Fall 2006 undergraduate headcount increased

6.16% (1857) over Fall 2004.

• We have increased the number of college degrees in Stark County by

1.5% (8,000) between 2000 and 2004.

Among the many factors impacting a freshman student’s success is

the ability to acclimate and thrive in the college environment. With the

support of the Stark Education Partnership and an Ohio College Access

Network Best Practice grant, Canton South High School and Kent State

University-Stark have created “On Course for Success.” On Course, an

on campus freshman support program modeled on the “I Know I Can”

program in Columbus, is staffed by Ryan “Coach G” Gracia, and housed

at the college’s Campus Center.

Ryan has been working at Canton South High school as an OCAN access

advisor for two years. Now his presence at Kent provides a familiar

face to students making the transition. He has been on the Kent-Stark

campus twice a week since September 2006 and has developed a working

relationship with 21 Canton South freshmen as well as with

numerous campus support service providers. He has helped

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October 20, 2006 • Stark Education Partnership • www.edpartner.org • (330) 452-0829

IssuesLooking At The

students, from their first day, connect with the financial aid office, academic counseling services, special needs services, and individual faculty. “Some of our students needed to access special needs services. I was able to call on the high school guidance counselors who contacted Kent to make the accommodations students required,” Ryan explained. “Sometimes students only need a suggestion of how to solve a problem.

More often than not, I help them frame their questions and walk them up to the office door. Then they address the problem themselves.”“Kent has been very supportive of this program and of our students. Because I’m right here on campus, I’ve been able to help students understand that the university has many services which are here to help them succeed – but that it’s the student’s job to ask for support.” Students

have high praise for Ryan’s work as one freshman reported: “College is a lot to take on, but Coach G won’t let us quit. Trust me, I tried!”Student surveys and interviews are providing ongoing feedback to those involved in the program. Final evaluation will be made based on the number of freshmen from Canton Local who persist to the second year increasing over the number of students from previous years. If the program proves successful thought will be given to how to scale up the program to serve more Stark County students attending other colleges.

1 The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. Measuring Up 2006: The State Report Card on Higher Education

Ohio Grantmakers ConferenceOn October 18-20, Drs. Adrienne O’Neill and Joseph Rochfrod were in Cincinnatti attending the Ohio Grantmakers Forum annual conference entitled “Philanthropy today: New perspectives on a valued tradition.”

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October 20, 2006



Looking At TheWeekFinding Solutions: On Course for Success – A College Freshman Support Program

In Ohio, only 54% of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking college

freshmen graduate within six years.1 Stark County has been addressing

this challenge through P-16 strategies as we look to meet the challenge of

raising the college going rate by 30% by 2015.

• We have increased the number of students who apply to and enter

college in Stark County - Fall 2006 undergraduate headcount increased

6.16% (1857) over Fall 2004.

• We have increased the number of college degrees in Stark County by

1.5% (8,000) between 2000 and 2004.

Among the many factors impacting a freshman student’s success is

the ability to acclimate and thrive in the college environment. With the

support of the Stark Education Partnership and an Ohio College Access

Network Best Practice grant, Canton South High School and Kent State

University-Stark have created “On Course for Success.” On Course, an

on campus freshman support program modeled on the “I Know I Can”

program in Columbus, is staffed by Ryan “Coach G” Gracia, and housed

at the college’s Campus Center.

Ryan has been working at Canton South High school as an OCAN access

advisor for two years. Now his presence at Kent provides a familiar

face to students making the transition. He has been on the Kent-Stark

campus twice a week since September 2006 and has developed a working

relationship with 21 Canton South freshmen as well as with

numerous campus support service providers. He has helped

India’s Engineer ShortageOn October 18th, a New York Times article reported that India is facing a shortage of competent English speaking engineers. Recent study data reveal that one in four engineering graduates are employable. The others lacked technical skills, English fluency or requisite soft skills. The study reveals the inability of high quality universities to meet quantity demands and the inability of new private colleges to meet quality demands. The results include rising entry level salaries and a shortage of professionals forecast at 500,000 by 2010.

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Advanced Placement in Stark County

Increasing the number of students taking Advanced Placement courses

and successfully completing Advanced Placement examinations is a

way to increase rigor at the high school level and decrease the number

of students needing remediation in college.

The 2006 aggregate Advanced Placement results are not yet available.

However, Stark County student trends are clear from looking at the

charted data below. More students are taking Advanced Placement

courses and those students are taking more exams. The number of

students scoring 3 and above is increasing.

Many colleges and universities accept Advanced Placement Courses if the

student scores 3 and above. It is interesting to note that students in Ohio

colleges and Ohio students in out-of-state colleges are receiving credit. The

top ten Ohio colleges and the top ten out-of-state colleges awarding credit to

Ohio students are listed below.

Football Makes Room for College AccessThe McKinley vs. Massillon game is a glorious day in October

that coincides annually with the

ACT test. In a sign that college

access can rise to the top of every

school’s agenda, leadership at McKinley put their heads together

solve this conflict in priorities.

A letter went out to all seniors

and their parents offering them

the opportunity to take the test

in September in Pennsylvania.

Seventy-one students signed up, most of whom used money earned as part of the GEAR-UP matching grant to pay for their test fees. The GEAR-UP matching grant may be used for

college admission testing, college

application fees or college text books. Students earned $25 for

each proficiency test or OGT section they passed in 6th and

10th grades.


Source: 2005. College Board. www.collegeboard.com/apstudents





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Increasing the number of students taking Advanced Placement courses

and successfully completing Advanced Placement examinations is a

way to increase rigor at the high school level and decrease the number

of students needing remediation in college.

The 2006 aggregate Advanced Placement results are not yet available.

However, Stark County student trends are clear from looking at the

charted data below. More students are taking Advanced Placement

courses and those students are taking more exams. The number of

students scoring 3 and above is increasing.

Many colleges and universities accept Advanced Placement Courses if the

student scores 3 and above. It is interesting to note that students in Ohio

colleges and Ohio students in out-of-state colleges are receiving credit. The

top ten Ohio colleges and the top ten out-of-state colleges awarding credit to

Ohio students are listed below.

Football Makes Room for College AccessThe McKinley vs. Massillon game is a glorious day in October

that coincides annually with the

ACT test. In a sign that college

access can rise to the top of every

school’s agenda, leadership at McKinley put their heads together

solve this conflict in priorities.

A letter went out to all seniors

and their parents offering them

the opportunity to take the test

in September in Pennsylvania.

Seventy-one students signed up, most of whom used money earned as part of the GEAR-UP matching grant to pay for their test fees. The GEAR-UP matching grant may be used for

college admission testing, college

application fees or college text books. Students earned $25 for

each proficiency test or OGT section they passed in 6th and

10th grades.






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Total Candidates Total GradesOhio State University 3,345 5,855Miami University - Oxford 1,340 2,455University of Cincinnati 1,145 1,914Ohio University 1,059 1,602Kent State University 612 878University of Toledo 563 844Bowling Green State University 540 778Case Western Reserve University 516 1,237University of Akron 486 768University of Dayton 452 813

Total Candidates Total GradesUniversity of Michigan - Ann Arbor 204 474Purdue University - West Lafayette 161 337University of Notre Dame 145 368University of Kentucky - Lexington 118 201New York University 112 221Northwestern University 108 298Indiana University 100 191Duke University 86 233Northern Kentucky University 71 98Cornell University 70 193

Top 10 In-State CollegesIn-state colleges receiving the greatest number of AP grades for students from the state of Ohio

Top 10 Out-of-State CollegesOut-of-state colleges receiving the greatest number of AP grades for students from the state of Ohio



Dr. Joe Rochford has been asked by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) to review several papers on education change submitted for the 2007 AERA National Conference.

On August 30, 2006, Judge W. Donald Reader and Dr. Joe Rochford attended the Synchronist Analysis of Regional Business Dynamics partnering the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, Alliance Area Development Foundation, and Massillon Chamber of Commerce. The program was sponsored by AEP Ohio and FirstEnergy.

September 1, 2006 • Stark Education Partnership • www.edpartner.org • (330) 452-0829 Issues

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20%

15%

10%

5%

18.9%

17.2%

19.7%

5.3% 5.4%6.3%

11.9% 12%13%

6.1%5.2%

6.4%

2000 2004 2005Educational Attainment in Stark County

Some College Associate Bachelors Graduate or No Degree Degree Degree Professional Degree

2000 2004 2005Stark % High School Graduate or higher 83.4% 87.5% 88.2%Ohio % High School Graduate or higher 83.0% 86.6% 86.3%Stark % Bachelors Degree or higher 17.9% 17.2% 19.4%Ohio % Bachelors Degree or higher 21.1% 23.3% 23.3%Stark Population 25 Years and over 252,971 250,183 251,421

The total gain in college degrees in Stark County from 2004 was over 8,000!

Our Culture is Changing

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Educational Attainment in Stark County

“The United Way has just determined that education (early care, graduation and training) is a top priority to provide funding for, and it’s the best use of our leadership to collaborate on community wide strategies. The P-16 Compact has a lot to do with our fundamental change to support education. Most important, many United Way donors value education as their highest priority and support the direction.”

Keith Barsuhn President/CEO – United Way of Greater Stark County

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“We have an additional $297,000 available

for college internships as a result of the

Third Frontier Internship Program as

announced in Canton recently by Governor

Taft. Internships have resulted in more

degreed workers locating in Stark County.”

Alice Stephens

Executive Director

WIA/Employment Source

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“A new company chose to locate in Stark County because of our P-16 Compact. They brought us new degreed jobs. Our new strategic plan links educational attainment and economic development.”Steve PaquettePresident/CEOStark Development Board

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Convergencein Stark County

Moving Stark County into ProsperityTHE PURPOSE OF THIS SyMPOSIUM is to convene

community leaders and issue experts to develop strategies that

significantly reduce the number of households at the 200% of

poverty level or less...and keep them out of poverty.

• WHAT IF...600 more graduated from college every year

and stayed in Stark County?

• WHAT IF...because of more college graduates, the average

income in Stark County rose an additional 1% annually?

• WHAT IF...the most critical support systems

were optimized?

• WHAT IF...every business & agency

committed to the vision of a prosperous Stark County?

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JANUARY 18TH, 2007R.G. DRAGE CENTER8:00 AM – 12:00 NOON with a “Grab-n-Go” Lunch

WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Richard A. Stoff – President, Ohio Busin

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SPONSORED By Aultman Health Foundation

ORGANIzED jOINTLy By Stark Development Board.

Stark Education Partnership United Way of Greater Stark County

Stark County Educational Service Center

EvENT CHAIRMAN - Judge W. Don ReaderRetired – Ohio Court of Appeals, 5th District

Chair, Stark Education Partnership Board of Directors

w e w i l l M a k e i t h a P P e n

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The Stark County P-16 has a goal of increasing the high school to college going rate to 80%. Going on to do a cost benefit analysis using the preceding chart makes some assumptions:

1. To reach the desired 80% of students going on to college directly from high school, Stark County would need to send 1,200 additional students.

2. 600 more students will enroll in and graduate from associate degree programs and 600 from bachelor’s degree programs.

3. All 1,200 students will remain in Stark County upon graduation from college.

Another way to think about the cost ben-efit is to look at the entire county against national data. In this cost benefit scenar-io, 600 additional bachelor’s degrees is an additional 1% income increase every year and it doesn’t take long before our numbers will look very different both for income and for percentage of degrees.

Top Educated U.S. Counties on the Basis of Bachelors DegreesRed = Best ranking in specific category600 = Number needed to increase BA or higher 1%

Data from US Census 2003 Community Survey reflects estimate subject to +/- error less than 3%. Population ranking is from the 2000 census.

Cost Benefit AnalysisAssociate Bachelors

Degree median earnings in 2004 $38,597 $50,394

High school diploma $31,075 $31,075

Difference between high school diploma and college degree median earnings $7,522 $19,319

One year difference x 600 additional students $4,513,200 $11,591,400

$16,104,600Total Benefit

County

Toward Convergencein Northeast Ohio

Foundation (Summit County and Ashtabula County) and the Ohio Department of Education (Lorain County & North Central P-16 Council). The transition from high school to college is a part of the efforts of additional northeast Ohio groups. Cleveland Scholarship and Lorain Community College have obtained planning grants from OCAN to focus on easing the transition from high school to college. The Fund for Our Economic Future has added the “Northeast Ohio Education Works Initiative.” It may well be that this effort will result in the identification of best practice and the establishment of new best practices. There is no doubt that others are also involved in this work and need to be contacted to join the network.

A representative Northeast Ohio P-16 group might use local best practice to create convergence on more of the following:

• A universal Northeast Ohio College Access system

pairing all high schools with an institution of Higher Education. The system might look something like Kent State Stark and Canton Local School District “Application Action.” Maine has just put this system of college access into law.

• A universal Northeast Ohio system of college admission testing using the same instrument for determining remediation needs. High school teachers would know the system and would help to prepare students to meet the standards.

• A universal Northeast Ohio system of first generation student support linked back to the high schools.

• Dual credit opportunities for all students in Northeast Ohio.

• A feedback system from Northeast Ohio institutions of higher education to every student’s high school.

LLeaders in Northeast Ohio have made the connection between education and economic development and working toward creating an educated workforce is not a new call to action. Despite the enormous challenges arising from low educational attainment, low educational aspiration levels, and lack of knowledge about work in the 21st century or highly skilled jobs available in the Northeast Ohio region, we are making progress. Imagine how much more progress could be made if we all knew the work and success of everyone else. Imagine if we could scale-up the individual successes to the entire region.

The Stark County P-16 Compact recommends that we form a representative network of all organizations in Northeast Ohio involved in P-16 activities focused on the transition from high school to post-secondary. The Stark County P-16 is now joined by fledgling P-16 Councils established with grants from the KnowledgeWorks

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