Perkins III

Postsecondary Performance

***Best Practices!!***

**Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education**

**Division of Vocational and Adult Education**

**P.O. Box 480**

**Jefferson City, Missouri 65102**

**[Postsecondary Academic Attainment]{.underline}**

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| Waynesville        |                                                 |
| Technical Academy  |                                                 |
| has a              |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| admissions policy  |                                                 |
| and procedure in   |                                                 |
| place, which helps |                                                 |
| ensure the         |                                                 |
| academic           |                                                 |
| performance of our |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| students for the   |                                                 |
| Perkins            |                                                 |
| accountability     |                                                 |
| reporting          |                                                 |
| requirements. All  |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| applicants are     |                                                 |
| required to        |                                                 |
| complete the COPS  |                                                 |
| Interest Inventory |                                                 |
| prior to           |                                                 |
| acceptance into a  |                                                 |
| training program.  |                                                 |
| The admissions     |                                                 |
| criteria for       |                                                 |
| acceptance into    |                                                 |
| our postsecondary  |                                                 |
| programs consists  |                                                 |
| of the following:  |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Proof of high  |                                                 |
|     school diploma |                                                 |
|     or GED         |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Mean scores on |                                                 |
|     Test of Adult  |                                                 |
|     Basic          |                                                 |
|     Education      |                                                 |
|     (T.A.B.E.)     |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| > 7.1 grade        |                                                 |
| > equivalent in    |                                                 |
| > Reading,         |                                                 |
| > Mathematics and  |                                                 |
| > Language Arts    |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Minimum scores |                                                 |
|     required for   |                                                 |
|     specific       |                                                 |
|     program areas  |                                                 |
|     of the Bennett |                                                 |
|     Mechanical     |                                                 |
|     Comprehension  |                                                 |
|     Aptitude Test  |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| 75 -- Automotive   |                                                 |
| Technology         |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| 50 -- Welding,     |                                                 |
| Collision Repair,  |                                                 |
| Electronics,       |                                                 |
| Heati              |                                                 |
| ng/Ventilation/Air |                                                 |
| Conditioning,      |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| and Construction   |                                                 |
| Technology         |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Names and      |                                                 |
|     addresses of   |                                                 |
|     three school   |                                                 |
|     or work        |                                                 |
|     references     |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   PSB (Nursing   |                                                 |
|     Program --     |                                                 |
|     test           |                                                 |
|     administered   |                                                 |
|     by the LPN     |                                                 |
|     Program)       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Postsecondary      |                                                 |
| Perkins funds were |                                                 |
| used to purchase   |                                                 |
| computers to       |                                                 |
| assist students in |                                                 |
| remediation        |                                                 |
| activities,        |                                                 |
| enhance learning   |                                                 |
| and increase their |                                                 |
| academic as well   |                                                 |
| as technical       |                                                 |
| knowledge. The     |                                                 |
| computers are      |                                                 |
| networked with     |                                                 |
| Internet           |                                                 |
| capability so that |                                                 |
| students can       |                                                 |
| exercise their     |                                                 |
| academic skills in |                                                 |
| research and       |                                                 |
| report writing,    |                                                 |
| which ultimately   |                                                 |
| leads to           |                                                 |
| improvement in the |                                                 |
| Perkins academic   |                                                 |
| attainment         |                                                 |
| performance        |                                                 |
| requirement.       |                                                 |
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| **Contact          | Bob Chapman                                     |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
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| **Title:**         | Director                                        |
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| **School:**        | Waynesville Technical Academy                   |
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| **Mailing          | 810 Roosevelt, Waynesville, MO 65583            |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
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| **Phone Number:**  | 573-774-6106                                    |
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| **Fax Number:**    | 573-774-3355                                    |
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| **Email:**         | <bchapman@waynesville.k12.mo.us>                |
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  The *First Alert*     
  project provides      
  vocational students   
  with an avenue for    
  obtaining additional  
  help outside of the   
  classroom, in order   
  to achieve success in 
  the core academic     
  subjects. This        
  referral,             
  remediation, and      
  follow-up program     
  works closely with    
  the instructors of    
  students in           
  vocational courses,   
  the Disabled Student  
  Services Coordinator  
  and the New           
  Traditions personnel. 
  This one-on-one       
  contact gives         
  students with special 
  barriers a chance to  
  progress and          
  eventually succeed.   
  By closely monitoring 
  students while        
  enrolled in a         
  vocational program,   
  early intervention    
  presents failure and  
  assures that learning 
  in core academic      
  areas is achieved.    

  **Contact Person:**   Michael B. Dompierre, Ph.D.

  **Title:**            Assistant Vice president for Instruction

  **School:**           St. Charles County Community College

  **Mailing Address:**  4601 Mid Rivers Mall, PO Box 76975, St. Peters,
                        MO 63376

  **Phone Number:**     314-922-8000

  **Fax Number:**       N/A

  **Email:**            N/A
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  Lake Career and        
  Technical Center has   
  integrated academics   
  into its               
  vocational-technical   
  curriculum. We utilize 
  the T.A.B.E. as a tool 
  to measure             
  postsecondary academic 
  attainment, which has  
  proven to be a good    
  tool.                  

  **Contact Person:**    Gail White

  **Title:**             Director

  **School:**            Lake Career and Technical Center

  **Mailing Address:**   PO Box 1409, Camdenton, MO 65020

  **Phone Number:**      573-346-9260

  **Fax Number:**        573-346-9284

  **Email:**             gwhite@camdenton.k12.mo.us
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| All postsecondary  |                                                 |
| students are       |                                                 |
| pre-tested using   |                                                 |
| the T.A.B.E. prior |                                                 |
| to acceptance in a |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| program.           |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| All postsecondary  |                                                 |
| students are       |                                                 |
| screened and       |                                                 |
| scored by:         |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Completeness   |                                                 |
|     of application |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Prior School   |                                                 |
|     G.P.A.         |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Transcript     |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Attendance     |                                                 |
|     Records        |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Interview      |                                                 |
|     Score          |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   References     |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| All students may   |                                                 |
| attend summer      |                                                 |
| brush-up (2-weeks) |                                                 |
| at no cost.        |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| All postsecondary  |                                                 |
| students attend    |                                                 |
| the *Skills        |                                                 |
| Center* one day a  |                                                 |
| week during the    |                                                 |
| school year to     |                                                 |
| integrate          |                                                 |
| Mathematics and    |                                                 |
| Communication Arts |                                                 |
| into their         |                                                 |
| vocational         |                                                 |
| training.          |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Postsecondary      |                                                 |
| student receive    |                                                 |
| quarterly progress |                                                 |
| reports.           |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Postsecondary      |                                                 |
| student            |                                                 |
| participate in     |                                                 |
| internships.       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| All students are   |                                                 |
| administered a     |                                                 |
| post-test of the   |                                                 |
| T.A.B.E.           |                                                 |
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| **Contact          | Doug Stewart                                    |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
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| **Title:**         | Director                                        |
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| **School:**        | Hillyard Technical Center                       |
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| **Mailing          | 3434 Faraon, St. Joseph, MO 64501               |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
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| **Phone Number:**  | 816-671-4170                                    |
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| **Fax Number:**    | 816-671-4479                                    |
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| **Email:**         | <doug.stewart@sjsd.k12.mo.us>                   |
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| Rolla Public       |                                                 |
| Schools (Allied    |                                                 |
| Health Programs)   |                                                 |
| has encourage      |                                                 |
| professional       |                                                 |
| development that   |                                                 |
| directly impacts   |                                                 |
| student academic   |                                                 |
| attainment by      |                                                 |
| spending the last  |                                                 |
| 2 years in         |                                                 |
| researching and    |                                                 |
| implementing a     |                                                 |
| Problems Based     |                                                 |
| Learning           |                                                 |
| environment        |                                                 |
| through            |                                                 |
| professional       |                                                 |
| development teams. |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Curriculum has     |                                                 |
| been aligned with  |                                                 |
| state and national |                                                 |
| program standards  |                                                 |
| to insure that     |                                                 |
| students will have |                                                 |
| success when       |                                                 |
| sitting for board  |                                                 |
| and certification  |                                                 |
| examinations.      |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Rolla has utilized |                                                 |
| computerized       |                                                 |
| testing            |                                                 |
| environments to    |                                                 |
| enhance and track  |                                                 |
| academic           |                                                 |
| attainment         |                                                 |
| throughout various |                                                 |
| programs.          |                                                 |
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| **Contact          | Janece Martin                                   |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
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| **Title:**         | Director                                        |
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| **School:**        | Rolla Technical Center                          |
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| **Mailing          | 500 Forum Drive, Rolla, MO 65401                |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
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| **Phone Number:**  | 573-458-0160                                    |
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| **Fax Number:**    | 573-458-0164                                    |
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| **Email:**         | <jmartin@rolla.k12.mo.us>                       |
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| The majority of    |                                                 |
| our postsecondary  |                                                 |
| students are       |                                                 |
| enrolled in        |                                                 |
| Business           |                                                 |
| Technology.        |                                                 |
| Students review    |                                                 |
| mathematic skills  |                                                 |
| when learning to   |                                                 |
| operate a ten-key  |                                                 |
| calculator as part |                                                 |
| of their           |                                                 |
| curriculum. They   |                                                 |
| review addition,   |                                                 |
| subtraction,       |                                                 |
| multiplication,    |                                                 |
| division, and      |                                                 |
| conversion of      |                                                 |
| fractions,         |                                                 |
| percentages, and   |                                                 |
| more. They apply   |                                                 |
| the operations to  |                                                 |
| payroll, invoices, |                                                 |
| and other record   |                                                 |
| keeping            |                                                 |
| activities.        |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| The students also  |                                                 |
| review grammar and |                                                 |
| punctuation when   |                                                 |
| completing a unit  |                                                 |
| in proofreading    |                                                 |
| and editing. They  |                                                 |
| also write         |                                                 |
| business letters   |                                                 |
| and make an oral   |                                                 |
| presentation using |                                                 |
| presentation       |                                                 |
| software.          |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| The students       |                                                 |
| receive            |                                                 |
| individualized     |                                                 |
| instruction due to |                                                 |
| a small class      |                                                 |
| size. Tutoring is  |                                                 |
| also available     |                                                 |
| before and after   |                                                 |
| class time.        |                                                 |
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| **Contact          | Deena DeMuri                                    |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
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| **Title:**         | Assistant Director                              |
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| **School:**        | Dallas County AVTS                              |
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| **Mailing          | PO Box 100, Louisburg, MO 65685                 |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
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| **Phone Number:**  | 417-752-3491                                    |
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| **Fax Number:**    | 417-752-3493                                    |
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| **Email:**         | <dmuri@dallasr1.k12.mo.us>                      |
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**[Postsecondary Skill Attainment]{.underline}**

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  The consortium has    
  implemented a system  
  to identify the       
  competencies taught   
  in their vocational   
  programs and          
  evaluate, track and   
  report students'      
  performance on those  
  competencies. The     
  system interfaces     
  student information   
  with the course and   
  competency databases. 
  Using this collection 
  of shared databases,  
  users will be able to 
  easily record each    
  student's performance 
  or mastery of each    
  competency. East      
  Central College       
  continues to provide  
  the quality of a      
  comprehensive system  
  of competency         
  management and        
  reporting. A          
  competency based      
  management system     
  operator may be       
  contracted to provide 
  the necessary         
  training, management  
  and reporting.        
  Additional databases  
  (i.e. test questions, 
  test scores,          
  reference materials)  
  may also be linked to 
  courses and           
  competency databases. 

  **Contact Person:**   N/A

  **Title:**            N/A

  **School:**           East Central College

  **Mailing Address:**  PO Box 529, Union, MO 63084

  **Phone Number:**     636-583-5193 ext. 2449

  **Fax Number:**       636-583-1897

  **Email:**            N/A
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| A combination of   |                                                 |
| written and        |                                                 |
| performance tests  |                                                 |
| are used to        |                                                 |
| ascertain the      |                                                 |
| extent to which    |                                                 |
| each student has   |                                                 |
| achieved mastery   |                                                 |
| of the essential   |                                                 |
| occupational and   |                                                 |
| employability      |                                                 |
| skills required to |                                                 |
| complete his or    |                                                 |
| her educational    |                                                 |
| program. The       |                                                 |
| written tests will |                                                 |
| measure the        |                                                 |
| student's          |                                                 |
| knowledge of the   |                                                 |
| occupational field |                                                 |
| that they are      |                                                 |
| preparing for.     |                                                 |
| Typically written  |                                                 |
| tests that will be |                                                 |
| used include:      |                                                 |
| NOCTI (National    |                                                 |
| Occupational       |                                                 |
| Competency Testing |                                                 |
| Institute) tests,  |                                                 |
| for those programs |                                                 |
| where these tests  |                                                 |
| have been          |                                                 |
| prepared: ASE      |                                                 |
| (Automotive        |                                                 |
| Service            |                                                 |
| Excellence)        |                                                 |
| equivalent         |                                                 |
| examinations, for  |                                                 |
| Automotive         |                                                 |
| Technology and     |                                                 |
| Automotive         |                                                 |
| Collision Repair   |                                                 |
| students; and the  |                                                 |
| FAA (Federal       |                                                 |
| Aviation           |                                                 |
| Administration)    |                                                 |
| Airframe and Power |                                                 |
| Plant Mechanic     |                                                 |
| Licensing          |                                                 |
| Examination, for   |                                                 |
| Aviation           |                                                 |
| Maintenance        |                                                 |
| students. An       |                                                 |
| assessment grid    |                                                 |
| that lists the     |                                                 |
| test that is used  |                                                 |
| for each           |                                                 |
| educational        |                                                 |
| program at Linn    |                                                 |
| State Technical    |                                                 |
| College (LSTC)     |                                                 |
| where an           |                                                 |
| appropriate test   |                                                 |
| has been selected. |                                                 |
| LSTC continues to  |                                                 |
| seek an            |                                                 |
| appropriate test   |                                                 |
| instrument where   |                                                 |
| no instrument has  |                                                 |
| been located.      |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| All of LSTC's      |                                                 |
| technical          |                                                 |
| education programs |                                                 |
| will be competency |                                                 |
| based. As students |                                                 |
| progress through   |                                                 |
| their programs,    |                                                 |
| they are required  |                                                 |
| to demonstrate     |                                                 |
| mastery of the     |                                                 |
| essential          |                                                 |
| occupational and   |                                                 |
| employability      |                                                 |
| skills listed for  |                                                 |
| the programs that  |                                                 |
| they are           |                                                 |
| completing.        |                                                 |
| Performance tests  |                                                 |
| will be used to    |                                                 |
| check each skill   |                                                 |
| ascertained to be  |                                                 |
| essential for the  |                                                 |
| occupation that    |                                                 |
| which the student  |                                                 |
| is preparing.      |                                                 |
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| **Contact          | Donald Claycomb, Ph.D.                          |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
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| **Title:**         | President                                       |
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| **School:**        | Linn State Technical College                    |
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| **Mailing          | One Technology Drive, Linn, MO 65051            |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
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| **Phone Number:**  | 573-897-3603                                    |
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| **Fax Number:**    | 573-897-4656                                    |
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| **Email:**         | N/A                                             |
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| Mineral Area       |                                                 |
| College (MAC) has  |                                                 |
| established a list |                                                 |
| of occupational    |                                                 |
| and employability  |                                                 |
| skills             |                                                 |
| (competencies) for |                                                 |
| each of the        |                                                 |
| associate degree   |                                                 |
| programs. These    |                                                 |
| skills were        |                                                 |
| identified through |                                                 |
| the use of         |                                                 |
| previously         |                                                 |
| existing lists,    |                                                 |
| such as the        |                                                 |
| Missouri           |                                                 |
| Vocational         |                                                 |
| Education          |                                                 |
| Competency         |                                                 |
| Profiles, National |                                                 |
| Business/Industry  |                                                 |
| Skill Standards,   |                                                 |
| or through a DACUM |                                                 |
| process with the   |                                                 |
| program advisory   |                                                 |
| committee and      |                                                 |
| validated the      |                                                 |
| skill list by the  |                                                 |
| program advisory   |                                                 |
| committee for use  |                                                 |
| to guide the       |                                                 |
| development of the |                                                 |
| curriculum for     |                                                 |
| each of the        |                                                 |
| sequenced courses  |                                                 |
| that lead to an    |                                                 |
| associate degree   |                                                 |
| in programs        |                                                 |
| relating to        |                                                 |
| vo                 |                                                 |
| cational-technical |                                                 |
| education. In      |                                                 |
| addition, the      |                                                 |
| program advisory   |                                                 |
| committee added    |                                                 |
| skills relating to |                                                 |
| *all aspects of    |                                                 |
| the industry* and  |                                                 |
| then identified    |                                                 |
| the skills from    |                                                 |
| the validated      |                                                 |
| listing that would |                                                 |
| be considered      |                                                 |
| essential for a    |                                                 |
| practitioner in    |                                                 |
| the respective     |                                                 |
| business/industry. |                                                 |
| Further, the       |                                                 |
| faculty, during    |                                                 |
| the curriculum     |                                                 |
| development        |                                                 |
| process,           |                                                 |
| identified the     |                                                 |
| respective skills  |                                                 |
| from the original  |                                                 |
| listing that were  |                                                 |
| initially taught,  |                                                 |
| subsequently       |                                                 |
| reinforced, and    |                                                 |
| assessed for       |                                                 |
| mastery within     |                                                 |
| each course for    |                                                 |
| each associate     |                                                 |
| degree program.    |                                                 |
| The faculty        |                                                 |
| records the        |                                                 |
| perspective        |                                                 |
| mastery of each    |                                                 |
| skill and reports  |                                                 |
| the mastery of     |                                                 |
| identified         |                                                 |
| essential skills   |                                                 |
| to the Dean's      |                                                 |
| Office each        |                                                 |
| semester. These    |                                                 |
| reports are        |                                                 |
| summarized and     |                                                 |
| analyzed and       |                                                 |
| reported to DESE,  |                                                 |
| annually. MAC      |                                                 |
| annually compares  |                                                 |
| the data from the  |                                                 |
| summarized reports |                                                 |
| against the        |                                                 |
| established high   |                                                 |
| achievement        |                                                 |
| standard and, if   |                                                 |
| necessary, the     |                                                 |
| established        |                                                 |
| improvement        |                                                 |
| standard to        |                                                 |
| determine if       |                                                 |
| performance        |                                                 |
| improvement action |                                                 |
| should be planned  |                                                 |
| and implemented.   |                                                 |
| In addition, MAC   |                                                 |
| reports the        |                                                 |
| results of the     |                                                 |
| essential skills   |                                                 |
| mastery            |                                                 |
| determination in   |                                                 |
| compliance with    |                                                 |
| DESE's             |                                                 |
| accountability     |                                                 |
| reporting          |                                                 |
| requirements.      |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| MAC conducts the   |                                                 |
| following          |                                                 |
| activities:        |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Reviews and    |                                                 |
|     revises        |                                                 |
|     existing skill |                                                 |
|     listings with  |                                                 |
|     program        |                                                 |
|     advisory       |                                                 |
|     committee      |                                                 |
|     input on a     |                                                 |
|     three-year     |                                                 |
|     rotation       |                                                 |
|     basis;         |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Establishes    |                                                 |
|     new skill      |                                                 |
|     listings for   |                                                 |
|     new associate  |                                                 |
|     degree         |                                                 |
|     programs with  |                                                 |
|     program        |                                                 |
|     advisory       |                                                 |
|     committee      |                                                 |
|     input;         |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Conducts the   |                                                 |
|     performance    |                                                 |
|     mastery        |                                                 |
|     assessment and |                                                 |
|     report         |                                                 |
|     results;       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Analyzes and   |                                                 |
|     summarizes     |                                                 |
|     mastery        |                                                 |
|     reports;       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Identifies and |                                                 |
|     implements     |                                                 |
|     additional     |                                                 |
|     disaggregated  |                                                 |
|     data reports;  |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Compares       |                                                 |
|     result data to |                                                 |
|     established    |                                                 |
|     performance    |                                                 |
|     standard(s);   |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Determines     |                                                 |
|     improvement    |                                                 |
|     action, if     |                                                 |
|     necessary; and |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Reports data   |                                                 |
|     to DESE.       |                                                 |
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| **Contact          | Fred Linhardt                                   |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
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| **Title:**         | Vocational-Technical Education Dean             |
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| **School:**        | Mineral Area College                            |
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| **Mailing          | P.O. Box 1000, Park Hills, MO 63601             |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
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| **Phone Number:**  | 573-431-4593                                    |
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| **Fax Number:**    | 573-431-6807                                    |
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| **Email:**         | flinhard@mail.mac.cc.mo.us                      |
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| A computerized     |                                                 |
| student management |                                                 |
| software program   |                                                 |
| is utilized to     |                                                 |
| report student     |                                                 |
| mastery to DESE at |                                                 |
| the end of each    |                                                 |
| fiscal year. Each  |                                                 |
| instructor, along  |                                                 |
| with their         |                                                 |
| advisory           |                                                 |
| committee, will    |                                                 |
| establish and      |                                                 |
| review annually    |                                                 |
| the list of        |                                                 |
| essential          |                                                 |
| occupational and   |                                                 |
| employability      |                                                 |
| skills for each    |                                                 |
| year of the        |                                                 |
| training program.  |                                                 |
| The instructors    |                                                 |
| will monitor these |                                                 |
| skills throughout  |                                                 |
| the year and       |                                                 |
| provide the        |                                                 |
| necessary data for |                                                 |
| the computerized   |                                                 |
| student management |                                                 |
| program. DESE will |                                                 |
| receive a report   |                                                 |
| indicating, for    |                                                 |
| all vocational     |                                                 |
| programs operated  |                                                 |
| by the district,   |                                                 |
| the number of      |                                                 |
| essential          |                                                 |
| occupational       |                                                 |
| skills mastered by |                                                 |
| the total number   |                                                 |
| of post secondary  |                                                 |
| vocational         |                                                 |
| education students |                                                 |
| enrolled. The data |                                                 |
| is disaggregated   |                                                 |
| by gender,         |                                                 |
| ethnicity, and     |                                                 |
| special            |                                                 |
| populations as     |                                                 |
| defined. The data  |                                                 |
| also reflects the  |                                                 |
| mastery of         |                                                 |
| essential skills   |                                                 |
| by post secondary  |                                                 |
| students           |                                                 |
| completing         |                                                 |
| vocational         |                                                 |
| programs and those |                                                 |
| students           |                                                 |
| identified as      |                                                 |
| concentrating in   |                                                 |
| vocational         |                                                 |
| education.         |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Activities include |                                                 |
| support for        |                                                 |
| instructor         |                                                 |
| externships,       |                                                 |
| Career and         |                                                 |
| Technical Student  |                                                 |
| Organization's,    |                                                 |
| job shadowing,     |                                                 |
| advisory           |                                                 |
| committees,        |                                                 |
| professional       |                                                 |
| development, and   |                                                 |
| purchase of        |                                                 |
| equipment.         |                                                 |
| Instructors        |                                                 |
| receive in-service |                                                 |
| training on the    |                                                 |
| computerized       |                                                 |
| competency         |                                                 |
| tracking system.   |                                                 |
| They stay abreast  |                                                 |
| in using           |                                                 |
| state-of-the-art   |                                                 |
| technology and     |                                                 |
| equipment.         |                                                 |
| Training will be   |                                                 |
| provided through   |                                                 |
| various workshops, |                                                 |
| conferences, and   |                                                 |
| vendor specific    |                                                 |
| training.          |                                                 |
| Postsecondary      |                                                 |
| students know in   |                                                 |
| advance the        |                                                 |
| essential skills   |                                                 |
| they will be       |                                                 |
| expected to        |                                                 |
| master.            |                                                 |
| Instructors and    |                                                 |
| support staff work |                                                 |
| with students to   |                                                 |
| achieve mastery of |                                                 |
| these skills.      |                                                 |
| Students who       |                                                 |
| qualify are        |                                                 |
| presented a        |                                                 |
| Passport Portfolio |                                                 |
| at the end of the  |                                                 |
| training program,  |                                                 |
| which includes: a  |                                                 |
| letter of          |                                                 |
| recommendation     |                                                 |
| from both the      |                                                 |
| director and       |                                                 |
| instructor,        |                                                 |
| certificate of     |                                                 |
| completion,        |                                                 |
| resume, competency |                                                 |
| achievement report |                                                 |
| and work samples.  |                                                 |
| An all-school      |                                                 |
| advisory committee |                                                 |
| dinner meeting is  |                                                 |
| conducted on at    |                                                 |
| least an annual    |                                                 |
| basis. The         |                                                 |
| committees reviews |                                                 |
| the essential      |                                                 |
| skills and list    |                                                 |
| recommendations.   |                                                 |
| Rosters and        |                                                 |
| minutes of         |                                                 |
| meetings are kept  |                                                 |
| on file. Close     |                                                 |
| relations are      |                                                 |
| established and    |                                                 |
| maintained with    |                                                 |
| referral agencies  |                                                 |
| to ensure student  |                                                 |
| success. Monthly   |                                                 |
| academic and       |                                                 |
| attendance         |                                                 |
| progress reports   |                                                 |
| are provided to    |                                                 |
| all referring      |                                                 |
| agencies for every |                                                 |
| post secondary     |                                                 |
| student sponsored. |                                                 |
| A post secondary   |                                                 |
| counselor is       |                                                 |
| available to       |                                                 |
| assist students    |                                                 |
| with problems both |                                                 |
| personal and       |                                                 |
| academic. Students |                                                 |
| have the           |                                                 |
| opportunity to     |                                                 |
| participate in job |                                                 |
| shadowing          |                                                 |
| activities,        |                                                 |
| internships, and   |                                                 |
| field trips in     |                                                 |
| order to become    |                                                 |
| familiar with and  |                                                 |
| obtain an          |                                                 |
| experience in      |                                                 |
| understanding all  |                                                 |
| aspects of an      |                                                 |
| industry. Many of  |                                                 |
| these              |                                                 |
| opportunities will |                                                 |
| be in high tech    |                                                 |
| fields. All        |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| students are       |                                                 |
| encouraged to join |                                                 |
| and participate in |                                                 |
| vocational student |                                                 |
| organizations in   |                                                 |
| order to improve   |                                                 |
| soft skills as     |                                                 |
| well as technical  |                                                 |
| skills.            |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Contact          | Bob Chapman                                     |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Title:**         | Director                                        |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **School:**        | Waynesville Technical Academy                   |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Mailing          | 810 Roosevelt, Waynesville, MO 65583            |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Phone Number:**  | 573-774-6106                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Fax Number:**    | 573-774-3355                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Email:**         | <bchapman@waynesville.k12.mo.us>                |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

**[Postsecondary Completion]{.underline}**

  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------
  There are two known   
  factors that          
  contribute to our     
  good postsecondary    
  completion rate. One  
  is the attendance     
  policy that is        
  strictly adhered to   
  and involves          
  counseling to the     
  students by numerous  
  individuals. These    
  include the           
  vocational counselor, 
  financial aid         
  officer, instructors, 
  and adult education   
  coordinator. The      
  other factor is our   
  refund policy, which  
  penalizes students    
  who drop a course     
  after a certain       
  period of time.       

  **Contact Person:**   Pamela Tate

  **Title:**            Vocational Guidance Counselor

  **School:**           South Central Career Center

  **Mailing Address:**  610 East Olden Street, West Plains, MO 65775

  **Phone Number:**     417-256-6152

  **Fax Number:**       417-256-5786

  **Email:**            <ptate@wphs.k12.mo.us>
  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| Beginning in 1996  |                                                 |
| East Central       |                                                 |
| College piloted a  |                                                 |
| retention project  |                                                 |
| geared at reducing |                                                 |
| attrition of       |                                                 |
| students in their  |                                                 |
| first semester. We |                                                 |
| found that         |                                                 |
| students with low  |                                                 |
| placement test     |                                                 |
| scores were most   |                                                 |
| likely to drop out |                                                 |
| in their first     |                                                 |
| semester.          |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Students testing   |                                                 |
| in remedial        |                                                 |
| classes were       |                                                 |
| placed into a      |                                                 |
| cohort and jointly |                                                 |
| enrolled in a      |                                                 |
| block schedule.    |                                                 |
| This meant that    |                                                 |
| they all took all  |                                                 |
| of their courses   |                                                 |
| together. Each     |                                                 |
| cohort was         |                                                 |
| assigned a faculty |                                                 |
| mentor who met     |                                                 |
| with him or her    |                                                 |
| weekly. These      |                                                 |
| cohorts received   |                                                 |
| additional         |                                                 |
| tutoring and       |                                                 |
| participated       |                                                 |
| in-group           |                                                 |
| activities such as |                                                 |
| career             |                                                 |
| exploration,       |                                                 |
| library skills,    |                                                 |
| journal keeping,   |                                                 |
| computer usage,    |                                                 |
| etc. Several out   |                                                 |
| of the class       |                                                 |
| contact points     |                                                 |
| were also          |                                                 |
| established.       |                                                 |
| Eighty-two percent |                                                 |
| (82%) of the       |                                                 |
| students           |                                                 |
| participated in a  |                                                 |
| cohort group       |                                                 |
| enrolled for the   |                                                 |
| next semester,     |                                                 |
| compared to 68% in |                                                 |
| a control group.   |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Based upon the     |                                                 |
| success of the     |                                                 |
| project, the       |                                                 |
| college has now    |                                                 |
| incorporated the   |                                                 |
| key elements of    |                                                 |
| this project into  |                                                 |
| an over all        |                                                 |
| student            |                                                 |
| orientation        |                                                 |
| program for all    |                                                 |
| Freshman,          |                                                 |
| including 1 and 2  |                                                 |
| year certificate   |                                                 |
| and AAS degree     |                                                 |
| seekers.           |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Contact          | J. McCann                                       |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Title:**         | Dean of Instruction                             |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **School:**        | East Central College                            |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Mailing          | PO Box 529, Union, MO 63084                     |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Phone Number:**  | 636-583-5193 ext. 2449                          |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Fax Number:**    | 636-583-1897                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Email:**         | <mccannja@ecmail.ecc.cc.mo.us>                  |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| Data is provided   |                                                 |
| to DESE for all    |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| vocational         |                                                 |
| students that      |                                                 |
| complete a GED     |                                                 |
| and/or post        |                                                 |
| secondary          |                                                 |
| certificate,       |                                                 |
| degree or other    |                                                 |
| credential.        |                                                 |
| Through the        |                                                 |
| existing           |                                                 |
| computerized       |                                                 |
| student management |                                                 |
| software student   |                                                 |
| completion status  |                                                 |
| is recorded as     |                                                 |
| well as other      |                                                 |
| credentials such   |                                                 |
| as certifications  |                                                 |
| that are earned by |                                                 |
| each student.      |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Student            |                                                 |
| recognition and    |                                                 |
| incentive          |                                                 |
| activities         |                                                 |
| include:           |                                                 |
| quarterly,         |                                                 |
| semester and       |                                                 |
| annual recognition |                                                 |
| for improvement,   |                                                 |
| superior           |                                                 |
| achievement and    |                                                 |
| perfect            |                                                 |
| attendance. The    |                                                 |
| Adult Basic        |                                                 |
| Education program  |                                                 |
| is available for   |                                                 |
| students           |                                                 |
| struggling         |                                                 |
| academically. The  |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| guidance counselor |                                                 |
| is also available  |                                                 |
| to counsel         |                                                 |
| students with      |                                                 |
| academic and       |                                                 |
| personal problems. |                                                 |
| A Student          |                                                 |
| Assistance Team    |                                                 |
| meets regarding    |                                                 |
| anonymous          |                                                 |
| referrals received |                                                 |
| on specific        |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| students who are   |                                                 |
| in need of         |                                                 |
| assistance.        |                                                 |
| Students receive   |                                                 |
| progress reports   |                                                 |
| every eight weeks  |                                                 |
| to keep them       |                                                 |
| informed of their  |                                                 |
| progress. Close    |                                                 |
| relations are      |                                                 |
| established and    |                                                 |
| maintained with    |                                                 |
| referral agencies  |                                                 |
| to ensure student  |                                                 |
| success. Monthly   |                                                 |
| academic and       |                                                 |
| attendance         |                                                 |
| progress reports   |                                                 |
| are provided to    |                                                 |
| all referring      |                                                 |
| agencies for every |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| student sponsored. |                                                 |
| The agency         |                                                 |
| sponsored          |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| students will also |                                                 |
| receive a copy of  |                                                 |
| the monthly        |                                                 |
| progress report.   |                                                 |
| Postsecondary      |                                                 |
| students have the  |                                                 |
| opportunity to     |                                                 |
| participate in     |                                                 |
| internships and    |                                                 |
| field trips in     |                                                 |
| order to become    |                                                 |
| familiar with and  |                                                 |
| obtain an          |                                                 |
| experience in      |                                                 |
| understanding all  |                                                 |
| aspects of an      |                                                 |
| industry. Many of  |                                                 |
| these              |                                                 |
| opportunities will |                                                 |
| be in high demand  |                                                 |
| and high tech      |                                                 |
| fields. All        |                                                 |
| students are       |                                                 |
| encouraged to join |                                                 |
| and be an active   |                                                 |
| participant in     |                                                 |
| vocational student |                                                 |
| organizations.     |                                                 |
| Active             |                                                 |
| participation in   |                                                 |
| Career and         |                                                 |
| Technical Student  |                                                 |
| Organization's     |                                                 |
| will increase the  |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| students           |                                                 |
| likelihood of      |                                                 |
| completing their   |                                                 |
| vocational         |                                                 |
| program.           |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Contact          | Joe Walker                                      |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Title:**         | Assistant Director                              |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **School:**        | Waynesville Technical Academy                   |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Mailing          | 810 Roosevelt, Waynesville, MO 65583            |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Phone Number:**  | 573-774-6106                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Fax Number:**    | 573-774-3355                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Email:**         | <jwalker@waynesville.k12.mo.us>                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------
  The *First Alert*     
  project provides      
  vocational students   
  with an avenue for    
  obtaining additional  
  help outside of the   
  classroom, in order   
  to achieve success in 
  the core academic     
  subjects. This        
  referral,             
  remediation, and      
  follow-up program     
  works closely with    
  the instructors of    
  students in           
  vocational courses,   
  the Disabled Student  
  Services Coordinator  
  and the New           
  Traditions personnel. 
  This one-on-one       
  contact gives         
  students with special 
  barriers a chance to  
  progress and          
  eventually succeed.   
  By closely monitoring 
  students while        
  enrolled in a         
  vocational program,   
  early intervention    
  presents failure and  
  assures that learning 
  in core academic      
  areas is achieved.    

  **Contact Person:**   Michael B. Dompierre, Ph.D.

  **Title:**            Assistant Vice president for Instruction

  **School:**           St. Charles County Community College

  **Mailing Address:**  4601 Mid Rivers Mall, PO Box 76975, St. Peters,
                        MO 63376

  **Phone Number:**     314-922-8000

  **Fax Number:**       N/A

  **Email:**            N/A
  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| The Associate Vice |                                                 |
| President for      |                                                 |
| Academic Affairs,  |                                                 |
| Director of        |                                                 |
| Research, Director |                                                 |
| of Computer        |                                                 |
| Services, Computer |                                                 |
| Programmers, and   |                                                 |
| Administrative     |                                                 |
| Associates have    |                                                 |
| developed and will |                                                 |
| maintain a program |                                                 |
| to capture the     |                                                 |
| graduation rate of |                                                 |
| students enrolled  |                                                 |
| in AAS and         |                                                 |
| certificate        |                                                 |
| programs form the  |                                                 |
| institutional      |                                                 |
| database.          |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Ozarks Technical   |                                                 |
| Community          |                                                 |
| College's (OTC)    |                                                 |
| Academic Affairs   |                                                 |
| Division has       |                                                 |
| developed a        |                                                 |
| Program Review and |                                                 |
| Planning Process   |                                                 |
| that is designed   |                                                 |
| to serve the       |                                                 |
| following          |                                                 |
| purposes:          |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Improve        |                                                 |
|     learning       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Improve        |                                                 |
|     teaching       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Promote        |                                                 |
|     assessment of  |                                                 |
|     student        |                                                 |
|     learning       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Critique and   |                                                 |
|     enhance        |                                                 |
|     curriculum     |                                                 |
|     design and     |                                                 |
|     revision       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Validate the   |                                                 |
|     need for the   |                                                 |
|     program and    |                                                 |
|     services       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Validate the   |                                                 |
|     quality of the |                                                 |
|     program and    |                                                 |
|     services       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Assist in the  |                                                 |
|     cost and       |                                                 |
|     benefit        |                                                 |
|     analysis       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| OTC's Program      |                                                 |
| Review and         |                                                 |
| Planning Process   |                                                 |
| is on file in the  |                                                 |
| Associate Vice     |                                                 |
| President for      |                                                 |
| Academic Affairs   |                                                 |
| office.            |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Contact          | Don Simmons                                     |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Title:**         | N/A                                             |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **School:**        | Ozarks Technical Community College              |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Mailing          | P.O. Box 5958, Springfield, MO 65801            |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Phone Number:**  | 417-895-7145                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Fax Number:**    | 417-895-1328                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Email:**         | N/A                                             |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

**[Postsecondary Placement and Retention]{.underline}**

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| Lake Career and    |                                                 |
| Technical Center   |                                                 |
| utilizes the       |                                                 |
| following          |                                                 |
| techniques to      |                                                 |
| assist in meeting  |                                                 |
| the postsecondary  |                                                 |
| placement          |                                                 |
| accountability     |                                                 |
| requirement:       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Job shadowing  |                                                 |
|     in the area of |                                                 |
|     the student's  |                                                 |
|     training       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Work closely   |                                                 |
|     with business  |                                                 |
|     partners       |                                                 |
|     through        |                                                 |
|     advisory       |                                                 |
|     committees     |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Standardized   |                                                 |
|     pre-employment |                                                 |
|     competencies   |                                                 |
|     and curriculum |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Students       |                                                 |
|     receive        |                                                 |
|     industry       |                                                 |
|     standard       |                                                 |
|     training (ex.  |                                                 |
|     Volvo Penta,   |                                                 |
|     MOUS, Cisco)   |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Instructors    |                                                 |
|     and placement  |                                                 |
|     faculty who    |                                                 |
|     care about the |                                                 |
|     students and   |                                                 |
|     their success  |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Reputation of  |                                                 |
|     the training   |                                                 |
|     facility       |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Contact          | Gail White                                      |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Title:**         | Director                                        |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **School:**        | Lake Career and Technical Center                |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Mailing          | PO Box 1409, Camdenton, MO 65020                |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Phone Number:**  | 573-346-9260                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Fax Number:**    | 573-346-9284                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Email:**         | gwhite@camdenton.k12.mo.us                      |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------
  All of our            
  postsecondary         
  students were         
  enrolled in high      
  demand fields in our  
  area: Practical       
  Nursing, Computer     
  Networking, and       
  Welding. Enrolling    
  postsecondary         
  students in high      
  demand training       
  programs makes        
  placing students in   
  employment virtually  
  effortless on the     
  institutions part.    
  Job placement service 
  is available to       
  assist students in    
  securing employment   
  after successful      
  completion of their   
  training programs, as 
  well as part-time     
  jobs for those        
  desiring work while   
  in school. Experience 
  has shown that        
  students who apply    
  themselves during     
  their technical       
  training period have  
  been very successful  
  in securing work      
  related to their      
  training. The school  
  contacts employers    
  and makes every       
  effort to place the   
  graduates.            

  **Contact Person:**   Bob Chapman

  **Title:**            Director

  **School:**           Waynesville Technical Academy

  **Mailing Address:**  810 Roosevelt, Waynesville, MO 65583

  **Phone Number:**     573-774-6106

  **Fax Number:**       573-774-3355

  **Email:**            <bchapman@waynesville.k12.mo.us>
  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| The health related |                                                 |
| programs offered   |                                                 |
| at the Rolla       |                                                 |
| Technical Center   |                                                 |
| have a very strong |                                                 |
| clinical component |                                                 |
| in which students  |                                                 |
| rotate through     |                                                 |
| several medical    |                                                 |
| facilities. These  |                                                 |
| clinical           |                                                 |
| experiences often  |                                                 |
| lead to direct     |                                                 |
| placement of       |                                                 |
| students.          |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| An Allied Health   |                                                 |
| Career Fair is     |                                                 |
| held in May in     |                                                 |
| which              |                                                 |
| approximately 30   |                                                 |
| health care        |                                                 |
| providers set up   |                                                 |
| tables in the      |                                                 |
| commons area of    |                                                 |
| the building to    |                                                 |
| recruit students   |                                                 |
| from various       |                                                 |
| health programs.   |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| A structured       |                                                 |
| recruitment and    |                                                 |
| admissions policy  |                                                 |
| insure a quality   |                                                 |
| student, which     |                                                 |
| results in a       |                                                 |
| better and more    |                                                 |
| employable         |                                                 |
| graduate.          |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Contact          | Janece Martin                                   |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Title:**         | Director                                        |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **School:**        | Rolla Technical Center                          |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Mailing          | 500 Forum Drive, Rolla, MO 65401                |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Phone Number:**  | 573-458-0160                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Fax Number:**    | 573-458-0164                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Email:**         | <jmartin@rolla.k12.mo.us>                       |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| > One technique    |                                                 |
| > used by Lebanon  |                                                 |
| > Career and       |                                                 |
| > Technology       |                                                 |
| > Center to place  |                                                 |
| > postsecondary    |                                                 |
| > students is the  |                                                 |
| > student          |                                                 |
| > internship       |                                                 |
| > program.         |                                                 |
| > Students are     |                                                 |
| > placed on an     |                                                 |
| > internship with  |                                                 |
| > a business or    |                                                 |
| > particular       |                                                 |
| > industry while   |                                                 |
| > still enrolled   |                                                 |
| > in their         |                                                 |
| > training         |                                                 |
| > program. This    |                                                 |
| > gives the        |                                                 |
| > employer an      |                                                 |
| > opportunity to   |                                                 |
| > view the         |                                                 |
| > student's        |                                                 |
| > performance      |                                                 |
| > before going     |                                                 |
| > through the      |                                                 |
| > expense of       |                                                 |
| > actually hiring  |                                                 |
| > them. Often      |                                                 |
| > times the        |                                                 |
| > employer will    |                                                 |
| > hire the         |                                                 |
| > individual upon  |                                                 |
| > completion of    |                                                 |
| > their training   |                                                 |
| > as well as the   |                                                 |
| > internship.      |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Contact          | Steve Rhoads                                    |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Title:**         | Adult Education Director                        |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **School:**        | Lebanon Technology & Career Center              |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Mailing          | 757 Bruce Street, Lebanon, MO 65536             |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Phone Number:**  | 417-532-8651                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Fax Number:**    | 417-532-4510                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Email:**         | <srhoads@hotmail.com>                           |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| All of our         |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| students are       |                                                 |
| expected to        |                                                 |
| participate in     |                                                 |
| internship         |                                                 |
| training           |                                                 |
| activities. They   |                                                 |
| must maintain      |                                                 |
| ninety-five        |                                                 |
| percent (95%)      |                                                 |
| attendance, at     |                                                 |
| least a B average, |                                                 |
| a positive         |                                                 |
| work-related       |                                                 |
| attitude, and      |                                                 |
| attend a two-day   |                                                 |
| internship         |                                                 |
| training class.    |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Students are asked |                                                 |
| preferences of     |                                                 |
| locations to drive |                                                 |
| to and types of    |                                                 |
| businesses         |                                                 |
| preferred. The     |                                                 |
| instructor selects |                                                 |
| and contacts the   |                                                 |
| employer(s) to     |                                                 |
| arrange the        |                                                 |
| internship. The    |                                                 |
| student then       |                                                 |
| contacts the       |                                                 |
| employer to        |                                                 |
| arrange a practice |                                                 |
| interview prior to |                                                 |
| the start of the   |                                                 |
| internship. The    |                                                 |
| cooperating        |                                                 |
| employer and       |                                                 |
| instructor through |                                                 |
| the use of weekly  |                                                 |
| progress reports,  |                                                 |
| evaluations, and   |                                                 |
| an on-site visit   |                                                 |
| monitor student    |                                                 |
| progress at the    |                                                 |
| end of the         |                                                 |
| eight-week period. |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| The set-up         |                                                 |
| conference that    |                                                 |
| the instructor has |                                                 |
| with the employer  |                                                 |
| emphasizes         |                                                 |
| communication      |                                                 |
| between the        |                                                 |
| employer and the   |                                                 |
| school. It is      |                                                 |
| stressed that the  |                                                 |
| internship serves  |                                                 |
| as a learning      |                                                 |
| experience for the |                                                 |
| student and that   |                                                 |
| the instructor     |                                                 |
| needs input form   |                                                 |
| the employer on    |                                                 |
| areas that the     |                                                 |
| student needs to   |                                                 |
| improve upon.      |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| The internship     |                                                 |
| training class     |                                                 |
| covers the         |                                                 |
| following topics:  |                                                 |
| appropriate work   |                                                 |
| behavior; working  |                                                 |
| with a friend;     |                                                 |
| working with       |                                                 |
| people you don't   |                                                 |
| like; handling     |                                                 |
| anger, conflict    |                                                 |
| and assertiveness; |                                                 |
| honoring the chain |                                                 |
| of command; sexual |                                                 |
| harassment;        |                                                 |
| attendance and     |                                                 |
| tardiness; and     |                                                 |
| honesty.           |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Contact          | Deena DeMuri                                    |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Title:**         | Assistant Director                              |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **School:**        | Dallas County AVTS                              |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Mailing          | PO Box 100, Louisburg, MO 65685                 |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Phone Number:**  | 417-752-3491                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Fax Number:**    | 417-752-3493                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Email:**         | <dmuri@dallasr1.k12.mo.us>                      |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------
  Rolla Technical       
  Institute maintains   
  an up-to-date         
  database of students  
  with the most current 
  addresses and         
  telephone numbers to  
  assist in locating    
  students after        
  graduation. All       
  students are asked to 
  complete a follow-up  
  contact form towards  
  the end of the school 
  year to capture       
  changes contact       
  information. RTI      
  strives to record     
  accurate graduation   
  data in a timely      
  manner and maintains  
  end of course student 
  resumes on disk.      

  **Contact Person:**   Lisa Stewart

  **Title:**            Placement Coordinator

  **School:**           Rolla Technical Center

  **Mailing Address:**  1304 East 10^th^ Street, Rolla, MO 65401

  **Phone Number:**     573-458-0150

  **Fax Number:**       573-458-0155

  **Email:**            <lstewart@rolla.k12.mo.us>
  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| Rolla Technical    |                                                 |
| Institute employs  |                                                 |
| of a full-time     |                                                 |
| Placement          |                                                 |
| Coordinator who    |                                                 |
| delivers a         |                                                 |
| full-range of      |                                                 |
| employment         |                                                 |
| assistance to our  |                                                 |
| graduates for      |                                                 |
| their lifetime.    |                                                 |
| Pre-employment     |                                                 |
| curriculum is      |                                                 |
| provided to        |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| students           |                                                 |
| including: resume  |                                                 |
| and portfolio      |                                                 |
| development,       |                                                 |
| interviewing skill |                                                 |
| instruction,       |                                                 |
| appropriate dress, |                                                 |
| job retention      |                                                 |
| skills, and        |                                                 |
| presentations by   |                                                 |
| community business |                                                 |
| leaders concerning |                                                 |
| the requirements   |                                                 |
| of entry level     |                                                 |
| employee.          |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| An extremely       |                                                 |
| active recruitment |                                                 |
| and marketing      |                                                 |
| program is in      |                                                 |
| place as well.     |                                                 |
| Better quality     |                                                 |
| students are       |                                                 |
| attracted through  |                                                 |
| yearlong           |                                                 |
| recruitment        |                                                 |
| activities. Our    |                                                 |
| marketing efforts  |                                                 |
| attract the        |                                                 |
| attention of       |                                                 |
| potential          |                                                 |
| employers who then |                                                 |
| look to RTI when   |                                                 |
| they need to hire  |                                                 |
| employees.         |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| RTI also offers a  |                                                 |
| wide variety of    |                                                 |
| support services   |                                                 |
| available to our   |                                                 |
| students to enable |                                                 |
| them to be         |                                                 |
| successful         |                                                 |
| students who       |                                                 |
| complete and are   |                                                 |
| therefore placed   |                                                 |
| and successful on  |                                                 |
| the job. Every     |                                                 |
| vocational school  |                                                 |
| employee is        |                                                 |
| responsible for    |                                                 |
| placement of       |                                                 |
| students. It is a  |                                                 |
| team effort.       |                                                 |
| Teachers,          |                                                 |
| counselors,        |                                                 |
| secretarial, and   |                                                 |
| administrators are |                                                 |
| expected to        |                                                 |
| participate in the |                                                 |
| successful         |                                                 |
| placement of our   |                                                 |
| graduates.         |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Our primary        |                                                 |
| mission is to      |                                                 |
| provide high       |                                                 |
| quality            |                                                 |
| entry-level        |                                                 |
| employees and to   |                                                 |
| produce the        |                                                 |
| graduate who can   |                                                 |
| excel in today's   |                                                 |
| workforce.         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Contact          | Floyd Baker                                     |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Title:**         | Assistant Director                              |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **School:**        | Rolla Technical Institute                       |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Mailing          | 1304 East 10^th^ Street, Rolla, MO 65401        |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Phone Number:**  | 573-458-0150                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Fax Number:**    | 573-458-0155                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Email:**         | <fbaker@rolla.k12.mo.us>                        |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

# Postsecondary Nontraditional Participation and Completion

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| For many years     |                                                 |
| East Central       |                                                 |
| College has        |                                                 |
| conducted a        |                                                 |
| *Returning         |                                                 |
| Learners Workshop* |                                                 |
| conducted by the   |                                                 |
| Coordinator for    |                                                 |
| Nontraditional     |                                                 |
| Programs. During   |                                                 |
| this workshop      |                                                 |
| participants are   |                                                 |
| given a chance to  |                                                 |
| plan, explore,     |                                                 |
| change, succeed,   |                                                 |
| and grow. Since    |                                                 |
| many of the        |                                                 |
| participants for   |                                                 |
| this workshop are  |                                                 |
| referred by our    |                                                 |
| Missouri Career    |                                                 |
| Center (formerly   |                                                 |
| One-Stop) partner  |                                                 |
| agency, many of    |                                                 |
| the students       |                                                 |
| enroll in 1 or     |                                                 |
| 2-year certificate |                                                 |
| and AAS degree     |                                                 |
| programs. Because  |                                                 |
| of the positive    |                                                 |
| reinforcement they |                                                 |
| have received many |                                                 |
| feel comfortable   |                                                 |
| choosing high      |                                                 |
| wage,              |                                                 |
| nontraditional     |                                                 |
| occupations.       |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Over the years     |                                                 |
| that the college   |                                                 |
| has conducted the  |                                                 |
| *Returning         |                                                 |
| Learners Workshop* |                                                 |
| over 800 students  |                                                 |
| have participated. |                                                 |
| Many students      |                                                 |
| comment that the   |                                                 |
| workshop gives     |                                                 |
| them the           |                                                 |
| confidence to feel |                                                 |
| comfortable in     |                                                 |
| their career       |                                                 |
| goals, even if     |                                                 |
| they have been out |                                                 |
| of school for a    |                                                 |
| while.             |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| The East Central   |                                                 |
| College Foundation |                                                 |
| underwrites the    |                                                 |
| tuition cost for   |                                                 |
| students to attend |                                                 |
| the workshop       |                                                 |
| making it free to  |                                                 |
| the student.       |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Contact          | Dot Schowe                                      |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Title:**         | Single Parent/Displaced Homemaker Coordinator   |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **School:**        | East Central College                            |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Mailing          | PO Box 529, Union, MO 63084                     |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Phone Number:**  | 636-583-5193 ext. 2413                          |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Fax Number:**    | 636-583-1897                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Email:**         | <schowedo@ecmail.ecc.cc.mo.us>                  |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------
  Career awareness      
  activities begin at   
  kindergarten and      
  continue through      
  postsecondary         
  education.            
  Information on        
  nontraditional career 
  opportunities is      
  provided to students  
  and their parents.    
  Presentations occur   
  in elementary schools 
  as well as middle,    
  junior and high       
  schools within the    
  district. The New     
  Traditions Resource   
  Center is utilized to 
  assist with the       
  promotion of          
  nontraditional career 
  opportunities.        
  Projects ENTER and    
  SERVE as well as the  
  Regional Professional 
  Development Committee 
  provides in-service   
  to instructors on     
  techniques to assist  
  nontraditional        
  students. Two         
  Vocational Resource   
  Educators are         
  utilized to assist    
  with adaptation       
  necessary for success 
  in nontraditional     
  programs. Tuition     
  stipends are          
  available for         
  nontraditional        
  students.             

  **Contact Person:**   Gary Bartle

  **Title:**            Vocational Dean

  **School:**           Rolla Technical Center

  **Mailing Address:**  500 Forum Drive, Rolla, MO 65401

  **Phone Number:**     573-458-0160

  **Fax Number:**       573-458-0164

  **Email:**            <gbartle@rolla.k12.mo.us>
  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| The consortium has |                                                 |
| been assisting     |                                                 |
| both secondary and |                                                 |
| postsecondary      |                                                 |
| institutions to    |                                                 |
| implement the      |                                                 |
| gender equity      |                                                 |
| provisions of the  |                                                 |
| Perkins Act. Their |                                                 |
| expertise in the   |                                                 |
| areas of career    |                                                 |
| exploration and    |                                                 |
| guidance, job      |                                                 |
| readiness kills,   |                                                 |
| job retention      |                                                 |
| skills and the     |                                                 |
| promotion of       |                                                 |
| nontraditional     |                                                 |
| occupations has    |                                                 |
| helped many        |                                                 |
| students achieve   |                                                 |
| success. The       |                                                 |
| consortium         |                                                 |
| promotes training  |                                                 |
| for nontraditional |                                                 |
| participation by   |                                                 |
| the following:     |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Awareness      |                                                 |
|     activities     |                                                 |
|     begin at the   |                                                 |
|     7^th^ grade    |                                                 |
|     and continue   |                                                 |
|     through high   |                                                 |
|     school.        |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Emphasis is    |                                                 |
|     placed on the  |                                                 |
|     fact that all  |                                                 |
|     careers are    |                                                 |
|     open to        |                                                 |
|     everyone       |                                                 |
|     regardless of  |                                                 |
|     gender.        |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Group sessions |                                                 |
|     are held for   |                                                 |
|     parents and    |                                                 |
|     information    |                                                 |
|     for individual |                                                 |
|     parents        |                                                 |
|     emphasize how  |                                                 |
|     they can       |                                                 |
|     encourage      |                                                 |
|     their children |                                                 |
|     to seek        |                                                 |
|     careers that   |                                                 |
|     match the      |                                                 |
|     student        |                                                 |
|     interests and  |                                                 |
|     aptitudes      |                                                 |
|     rather than    |                                                 |
|     their gender.  |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Students who   |                                                 |
|     enroll in      |                                                 |
|     nontraditional |                                                 |
|     programs and   |                                                 |
|     graduate serve |                                                 |
|     as role        |                                                 |
|     models.        |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Nontraditional |                                                 |
|     completers are |                                                 |
|     featured in    |                                                 |
|     success        |                                                 |
|     stores,        |                                                 |
|     publicity, and |                                                 |
|     as workshop    |                                                 |
|     presenters.    |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Resources from |                                                 |
|     the Missouri   |                                                 |
|     Resource       |                                                 |
|     Center,        |                                                 |
|     Projects SERVE |                                                 |
|     and ENTER are  |                                                 |
|     used to        |                                                 |
|     promote        |                                                 |
|     nontraditional |                                                 |
|     employment.    |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Professional   |                                                 |
|     development    |                                                 |
|     activities are |                                                 |
|     made available |                                                 |
|     to all high    |                                                 |
|     schools, area  |                                                 |
|     vo             |                                                 |
| cational-technical |                                                 |
|     schools, and   |                                                 |
|     community      |                                                 |
|     colleges on    |                                                 |
|     ways they can  |                                                 |
|     promote        |                                                 |
|     nontraditional |                                                 |
|     careers to     |                                                 |
|     their          |                                                 |
|     students.      |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   Support        |                                                 |
|     services are   |                                                 |
|     provided to    |                                                 |
|     all students   |                                                 |
|     enrolled in    |                                                 |
|     nontraditional |                                                 |
|     programs       |                                                 |
|     during their   |                                                 |
|     training and   |                                                 |
|     during the     |                                                 |
|     transition     |                                                 |
|     period from    |                                                 |
|     school to      |                                                 |
|     work.          |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| -   These services |                                                 |
|     are utilized   |                                                 |
|     and include    |                                                 |
|     job seeking    |                                                 |
|     skills and     |                                                 |
|     support.       |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Contact          | N/A                                             |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Title:**         | N/A                                             |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **School:**        | East Central College                            |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Mailing          | PO Box 529, Union, MO 63084                     |
| Address:**         |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Phone Number:**  | 636-583-5193 ext. 2449                          |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Fax Number:**    | 636-583-1897                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Email:**         | N/A                                             |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| Awareness          |                                                 |
| activities will    |                                                 |
| begin with         |                                                 |
| students at grade  |                                                 |
| 7 and continue     |                                                 |
| through high       |                                                 |
| school. Some such  |                                                 |
| activities are:    |                                                 |
| SCCCC will in      |                                                 |
| cooperation with   |                                                 |
| the St. Charles    |                                                 |
| County             |                                                 |
| School-To-Work     |                                                 |
| Consortium sponsor |                                                 |
| a Career           |                                                 |
| Exploration Camp   |                                                 |
| for middle school  |                                                 |
| students looking   |                                                 |
| at careers in the  |                                                 |
| pathways of        |                                                 |
| industrial and     |                                                 |
| engineering        |                                                 |
| technology,        |                                                 |
| natural            |                                                 |
| reso               |                                                 |
| urces/agriculture, |                                                 |
| and health         |                                                 |
| services. SCCCC    |                                                 |
| sponsors a         |                                                 |
| School-To-Work     |                                                 |
| program for        |                                                 |
| students between   |                                                 |
| 16 and 21 who      |                                                 |
| intend to pursue   |                                                 |
| an Associate       |                                                 |
| Degree in the      |                                                 |
| field of health    |                                                 |
| care. Emphasis in  |                                                 |
| all such           |                                                 |
| activities is that |                                                 |
| all careers are    |                                                 |
| open to everyone   |                                                 |
| regardless of      |                                                 |
| gender.            |                                                 |
| Information is     |                                                 |
| also provided to   |                                                 |
| parents as to how  |                                                 |
| they can encourage |                                                 |
| their children to  |                                                 |
| seek careers to    |                                                 |
| match their        |                                                 |
| interests and      |                                                 |
| aptitudes rather   |                                                 |
| than their gender. |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Students who are   |                                                 |
| currently enrolled |                                                 |
| in nontraditional  |                                                 |
| training programs, |                                                 |
| and past graduates |                                                 |
| of these programs  |                                                 |
| serve as role      |                                                 |
| models and are     |                                                 |
| featured in        |                                                 |
| success stories,   |                                                 |
| publicity and as   |                                                 |
| workshop           |                                                 |
| presenters.        |                                                 |
| Persons working in |                                                 |
| nontraditional     |                                                 |
| career fields are  |                                                 |
| also utilized as   |                                                 |
| mentors.           |                                                 |
| Nontraditional     |                                                 |
| students are       |                                                 |
| provided the same  |                                                 |
| supportive         |                                                 |
| services during    |                                                 |
| their training and |                                                 |
| the transition     |                                                 |
| from school to     |                                                 |
| work that are      |                                                 |
| available to all   |                                                 |
| vocational         |                                                 |
| students.          |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| Nontraditional     |                                                 |
| students compete   |                                                 |
| in the annual      |                                                 |
| statewide Breaking |                                                 |
| Traditions contest |                                                 |
| and are recognized |                                                 |
| for their school   |                                                 |
| success.           |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| The New Traditions |                                                 |
| staff provides     |                                                 |
| teachers, guidance |                                                 |
| personnel, and     |                                                 |
| administrators     |                                                 |
| with training in   |                                                 |
| techniques for     |                                                 |
| increasing         |                                                 |
| awareness of       |                                                 |
| opportunities in   |                                                 |
| nontraditional     |                                                 |
| training and       |                                                 |
| employment.        |                                                 |
|                    |                                                 |
| SCCCC has          |                                                 |
| participated in    |                                                 |
| the Counseling for |                                                 |
| High Skills (CHS)  |                                                 |
| project. Current   |                                                 |
| career program     |                                                 |
| students were      |                                                 |
| surveyed           |                                                 |
| concerning their   |                                                 |
| perceptions of     |                                                 |
| their preparation  |                                                 |
| for their current  |                                                 |
| training program.  |                                                 |
| Of 34 students who |                                                 |
| expressed their    |                                                 |
| judgment, 30       |                                                 |
| (88.2%) felt there |                                                 |
| was adequate or    |                                                 |
| strong support at  |                                                 |
| SCCCC for students |                                                 |
| participating in   |                                                 |
| nontraditional     |                                                 |
| training program.  |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Contact          | Michael B. Dompierre, Ph.D.                     |
| Person:**          |                                                 |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Title:**         | Assistant Vice president for Instruction        |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **School:**        | St. Charles County Community College            |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Mailing          | 4601 Mid Rivers Mall, PO Box 76975, St. Peters, |
| Address:**         | MO 63376                                        |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Phone Number:**  | 314-922-8000                                    |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Fax Number:**    | N/A                                             |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| **Email:**         | N/A                                             |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+

  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------
  Our instructors       
  encourage             
  nontraditional        
  students to reach     
  their goal of course  
  completion. In the    
  past, nontraditional  
  students have been    
  recognized in the     
  local newspaper and   
  through Project       
  Earth. Our placement  
  staff works with      
  nontraditional        
  students to find jobs 
  after completion of   
  their training        
  program.              

  **Contact Person:**   Pamela Tate

  **Title:**            Vocational Guidance Counselor

  **School:**           South Central Career Center

  **Mailing Address:**  610 East Olden Street, West Plains, MO 65775

  **Phone Number:**     417-256-6152

  **Fax Number:**       417-256-5786

  **Email:**            <ptate@wphs.k12.mo.us>
  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------