Supporting the Dream: High School-College Partnerships for College and Career Readiness - Softcover

McGaughy, Charis L.; Venezia, Andrea

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1483316815 ISBN 13: 9781483316819

Publisher: Corwin, 2015

Synopsis

Educational partnerships for postsecondary readiness – your resource guide is here!

This step-by-step action plan from college and career readiness experts, McGaughy and Venezia provides key research findings, real-world examples and reflections, and templates to help guide and structure the work of local and regional education partnerships. Get actionable information and practical strategies to help you:

• Identify needs
• Leverage existing relationships, programs and resources
• Build and sustain regional and local partnerships among individual school districts and postsecondary institutions
• Communicate and work across partnerships to support student learning and successful transitions

This guide supports the development of strong relationships, aligned structures and comprehensive strategies to support student success.

 

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Charis McGaughy has worked within the educational arena for over two decades. She recently began serving as the chief of staff for the Eugene School District 4J. Prior to that, she was a director at the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) for almost 8 years. During her tenure, she worked all over the country on national, state, and district-level initiatives related to improving college and career readiness, and increasing secondary and postsecondary alignment. She has also worked at the state level for the Texas Education Agency and the Tennessee Department of Children Services. She began her career as a teacher, and has taught in Houston Independent School District and Boston Public Schools. Dr. McGaughy has considerable experience directing large-scale, multi-faceted educational policy initiatives, is an experienced public speaker, and is the author of several reports, chapters, and articles on education. Her background as an educator, an educational policy worker, and her extensive research experience enables her to serve as a bridge among various educational stakeholder groups. Dr. McGaughy holds a PhD in Educational Leadership, Policy and Organizations from Vanderbilt University, a master’s degree in Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, and a BA in Government from Pomona College.

Review:

"Supporting the Dream clearly articulates the need for partnerships and provides a great framework for educators and community. For anyone looking to establish a college and career partnership, this should be a guiding resource."

Author: Todd M. Hurst, Director of Education and Workforce Innovation

"As high schools strive to partner with post-secondary institutions to improve their students’ college readiness, they will find the how-to answers here." Author: Dave Daniels, Principal

"All too often partnerships are started in isolation and are program driven. A process driven partnership, grounded in theory and focused on practical implementation, is an excellent addition to the literature.  I believe it will be used by practitioners and researchers alike." 

Author: Brian Durham, Senior Director

"I found the material interesting, engaging, and important. This book provides a solid rationale for partnership. It includes a blueprint that is detailed enough to be helpful and loose enough to make clear that there is no one way approach; rather, partnerships must reflect their context." Author: Natalie B. Schonfeld, Director

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1483316815
• ISBN 13: 9781483316819
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152