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More than 175 community college, workforce, and education leaders participated in Oregon Pathways Academy II on April 11-12, 2007, at Lane Community College in Oregon.  Eighteen teams participated - one from each community college and a state agency team - to learn about Career Pathways in Oregon and nationally and to work together in teams to develop their Pathways Action Plan for 2007-2009.

Academy Overview

Academy agenda and materials:

                                                       Wednesday, April 11

Welcome and introductions of faculty and participants 
          Mary Spilde, Ph.D., President, Lane Community College
          Mimi Maduro, Pathways Initiative Statewide Director

From take-out to put-in: Systems thinking and organizational change
          Dr. Ruth Stiehl, Principal, The Learning Organization, and professor
          emeritus, Oregon State University

Team planning time session 1

Lunch showcase: Pathways across Oregon

Accountability Framework: Supporting Excellence with Evidence 

Southwestern Oregon CC Implementation Pathway - Robin Bunnell

Pathways Improvement Framework: Linn-Benton CC

Accountability: to Whom, for What? Julie Strawn, Center for Law and Social Policy

Developing Roadmaps and "Chunking" Curriculum for Demand
Occupations in the Labor Market

             Portland CC - Kate Dins, Andrew Roessler

Creating Bridge Programs: Oregon's Pathways for Adult Basic Skills'
Transition to Education and Work Initiative (OPABS)

Connections between High Schools and Community Colleges

Oregon High School Diploma and Career Pathways - Oregon Department of Education

Overview - Perkins IV: Relevance and Implications for Oregon's Pathways - Clatsop CC - Dr. Sheila Ruhland

Collaboration Makes the Difference - Chemeketa Community College - Cynthia Risan

Student Services

Team planning time session 2

Reception, dinner, showcase: Marketing pathways across Oregon

                                                       Thursday, April 12

Keynote: The Kentucky Statewide Pathways Initiative - Mission Integration and Systems Changes at Kentucky's Community & Technical Colleges

The Kentucky Carer Pathways Initiative PowerPoint - Shauna King-Simms

Gateway Community and Technical College Career Pathways PowerPoint - Angie Taylor

Advisory Committee Handbook

Advisory Committee - Meeting Checklist

Team planning time session 3

Lunch and interactive consultation with faculty and teams

Closing: Moving forward

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