Networking Lunch

May 10, 2023

Networking Lunch

Sit anywhere you would like; with your team, with a colleague from another site, or with someone you haven’t met yet.

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• What’s your role in your organization and within New Skills?
• What do you hope to learn over the next 3 days?

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Network

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Welcome

May 10, 2023

Commitment, Connectivity, and Impact

Kathleen Mathers, Principal, Education Strategy Group

2-year enrollment ↓ 7.8% 4-year enrollment ↓ 3.4%

�Trade & short-term program enrollment is ↑

Why does this matter to our NSrN work?

Students value relevance and paths to clear career opportunities

NSrN connects career-connected learning & postsecondary education and training

All options we steer kids towards - degree programs or trade programs - must be high quality to drive economic mobility

Key Priorities

Partners

Norms for the Network

• Participate in peer sharing and learning
• Build relationships among network partners
• Seek out and connect with those in similar roles
• Operate with an understanding of trust and support
• Focus on continuous improvement
• Engage, learn, and reflect

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Convening Objectives

Engage in cross-site collaboration to generate strategic solutions to year four action plan

Begin to tell the story of the impact or our work in communities and on learners

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Strategize to maximize impact and broaden access to quality pathways for learners across the network

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Build and strengthen trusted relationships with peers in �and across sites

Impact of the New Skills Network

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Pathways�

• The Dallas leadership team approved implementation of a Cybersecurity pathway and CyberRange through University of North Texas Dallas and Dallas College building off the MSU Denver example from the fall learning visits.�
• All pathways at Indianapolis Public Schools are fully implemented and aligned with the state’s Next Level Programs of Study. Created a blueprint for a Cybersecurity and Information Technology Operations pathway. Students will complete a 13th year and earn an AAS degree. This work is serving as a pilot for future pathways expansion.

Impact of the New Skills Network

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Seamless transitions

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• Boston expanded MyCAP to grades 6-8: reaching 23,000 BPS students, including 8,700 in grades 6-8.

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• Nashville MNPS dual enrollment with NSCC has nearly doubled, from 376 students in Fall 2020 to 695 in Fall 2022; adding courses in IT, Health Science, and Electrical Engineering.

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Work-Based Learning

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• Columbus stood up a Work-Based Learning Regional Connector through Columbus Partnership. Hired an Emerging Talent Manager to connect with employers to work-based learning activities across New Skills partners.

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Impact of the New Skills Network

Equity

• Denver - The Attainment Network conducted learner symposiums and student focus groups to create messaging that resonates with students and elevates their voice.

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• The equity-centered mentoring program at Metropolitan State University Denver has scaled to 100 learners and employers and is tracking job outcomes including positions offered to learners. The program is supporting learners to better understand what they want to do and which pathway they want to complete.

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Deshaun Mars

Vice President Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co

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Learnings from our Visits

Site leads/intermediaries are crucial to success. Work moves at the speed of trust. This is why relationships are the backbone of the work.

It takes time to establish systems change. This requires not just coordination but collaboration.

When employers are engaged, the work has more meaning and larger scale.

Your students shine! The best part of every visit was listening to the voice of your students.

Impact of the New Skills Network in 2023

>35,000 students participating in high quality career pathways

3,900 students earning a non-degree credential of value

>3,500 students earning postsecondary credit

14,000 students participating in work-based learning

>17,500 career exposure activities

Dan Lally

Mid-South Market Leadership Team / Vice President, Government Banking JPMorgan Chase & Co

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Nashville Executive Leader Panel

Adrienne Battle, Director of Schools, Metro Nashville Public Schools

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Nathan Garrett, President, Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville

Shanna Jackson, President, Nashville State Community College

Important Logistics

Agenda

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Map of Hotel

Speaker and Participant List

Local & Minority Owned Business are in the CVENT App

NSRN Convening App

• Download “Cvent Events” app from App Store or Google Play

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• Search “New Skills Ready Network Spring 2023 Convening” and click the download button

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Click to download

NSRN Convening App

• Login by entering your First Name, Last Name, Email Address used for registration
• Enter the code sent to you. You now have full access to the app!
• App includes a place to view attendees, speakers, meeting rooms map, minority-owned businesses lists, and daily slide decks (available after each day has ended)
• On the home page, your convening schedule will also appear.
• The “More” Section is available by pressing the image with the 3 horizontal lines in the bottom right corner.

Agenda

12:00-1:00 Networking Lunch

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1:00-1:30 Welcome

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1:30-2:30 Nashville Executive Leader Panel

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2:30-2:45 Break

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2:45-3:45 Action Plan Gallery Walk

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3:45-4:45 Action Plan Content Huddle Quadrants

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4:45-5:00 Wrap Up and Plans for the Evening

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6:00-8:00 Reception, Dinner, & Trivia

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Action Plan Gallery Walk

May 10, 2023

Action Plan Gallery Walk

Session Description: Spend some time perusing what other sites have been working on for their year four action plans. Review priorities, strategies, and reflect on similarities across the network.

1. If you are not already, sit with your NSRN team.
2. Take 15 minutes to:
1. Pick 3 of your big bets and write them on the 3 pieces of chart paper.
2. Fill out the SWOT boxes for each big bet.
3. Place your chart paper up on the wall.

Action Plan Gallery Walk: Questions to get the juices flowing

Action Plan Gallery Walk: Walk the Line

• Each person grabs a post-it note pack

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• Each person will walk around the room and stop at each chart paper from other sites. You will write three post-it notes per chart paper. Provide:

1 Thing You Love

1 Piece of Advice

1 Question for the Team to Ponder

• You have 20 minutes

Action Plan Gallery Walk: Team Reflection

• Teams come back and review feedback/questions and discuss as a group.
• You have 15 minutes to discuss.
• Identify someone to share your takeaway/reflection.
• Report out on the following (2 minutes per team).

1 thing you are most proud of (what did people love)

1 thing you want more resources on (question that made you think about what you might need)

1 thing you are taking back (piece of advice you are implementing)

Action Plan Content Huddles

May 10, 2023

Action Plan Content Huddles

We want dedicated time to think together about the successes we’ve had in New Skills; the persistent barriers that remain; the resources or supports that would be valued in attacking those barriers; and the area of inequity that sites would pick to eradicate if they were given a magic wand.

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Capstone Work-Based Learning Experiences

Room: Southern Ground A

Using data to ensure equity in access, persistence, and completion of HQ pathways

Room: Southern Ground B

Advanced Course Taking and Credential Attainment

Room: Blackbird A

Institution and School Level Buy-In

Room: Blackbird B

Wrap Up and Plans for the Evening

May 10, 2023

Report Out: Action Plan Content Huddles

We want dedicated time to think together about the successes we’ve had in New Skills; the persistent barriers that remain; the resources or supports that would be valued in attacking those barriers; and the area of inequity that sites would pick to eradicate if they were given a magic wand.

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Capstone Work-Based Learning Experiences

Room: Southern Ground A

Using data to ensure equity in access, persistence, and completion of HQ pathways

Room: Southern Ground B

Advanced Course Taking and Credential Attainment

Room: Blackbird A

Institution and School Level Buy-In

Room: Blackbird B

Reception, Dinner, & Trivia

Join us at 6pm for an evening of camaraderie as we celebrate each other. Reception and dinner provided as well as the much anticipated return of Trivia with our creative and fearless MC, Dan Hinderliter.

Dress code: Casual