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School College Work Initiative (SCWI) PHASE 7 PROJECTS AND REGIONAL FORUMS FOR 2003-04 Where possible reports are in PDF format which is viewed with Acrobat Reader. Download Acrobat Reader for free by clicking the graphic to the right.

Title	Partners/Contact	Focus	Final Report/Resources
1-1. Regional Planning Team	Cambrian College (lead) Rainbow DSB Sudbury CDSB CSC du Nouvel-Ontario CSD du Grand Nord de l’Ontario Sudbury and Manitoulin Training and Adj Board Four business partners Contact: Betty Freelandt, VP, Student Services and Strategic Initiatives, Cambrian College bxfreelandt@cambrianc.on.ca 705-566-8101 ext. 7237	Develop communication strategies amongst partners Coordinate teaching resources Review curriculum alignment Act as a coordinating body for major projects and forum activities	7-1-1 Secondary School-Coll PowerPoint Format • SWCI Symposium 2004-Hamilton PowerPoint Format
1.2 PASS Network – Regional Planning Team	Ottawa-Carleton CDSB (lead) Ottawa-Carleton DSB Upper Canada DSB Algonquin and Lakesore CDSB Renfrew County DSB Renfrew County CDSB CDSB of Eastern Ontario Hastings and Prince Edward DSB Limestone DSB Algonquin College St. Lawrence College Loyalist College Five business partners: Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI), the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC), the Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (CMC), the Ontario Tourism Education Corporation (OTEC), and Vitesse Re-Skiling Canada Inc. Contact: Rosann Mullins, Ottawa-Carleton CDSB Rosann_Mullins@occdsb.on.ca 613-241-3161 ext. 121	Undertake a needs analysis for PASS pathways students as they make the transition to the articulated college programs Organize a forum to ensure the appropriate delivery of programs to students Track the first year PASS pathways college students Provide support to PASS pathways college students who may be at risk	Tracking Reg. Form PDF Format • Web Site
1-3. Eastern Lakeshore Regional Planning Team	Trillium Lakelands DSB (lead) Durham College Fleming College Loyalist College Durham DSB Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB PVNC CDSB Two business partners Contact: Sonja Vandermeer, Ed. Services Coordinator, Trillium Lakelands DSB Sonja.vandermeer@tldsb.on.ca 705-328-2925	Create a communication infrastructure Coordinate the collection and sharing of data regarding student choices and success at college Disseminate findings of college and board studies on topics of mutual interest Identify opportunities for individual exchanges Investigate the results from other SCWI projects and their application to meet local needs Develop plans for regional forums
1-4. Skilled Trades Regional Planning Team	CSC Franco-Nord (lead) Canadore College Near North DSB Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB CSP Nord Est Ontario College Boreal Five business partners Contact: Lise Paulin paulinl@franco-nord.edu.on.ca 705 472 1702	Promote the skilled trades as a career choice that can lead to a prosperous future Provide elementary and secondary teachers with opportunities to network and gain appreciation for programs that are available in colleges Provide opportunities for secondary school students to participate with college students in shop settings Develop pathways for at risk students Create communication links with all stakeholders	Skilled Trades Forum PDF Format
1-5. Simcoe-Muskoka-North Bay Regional Planning Team	Georgian College (lead) Canadore College Simcoe County DSB Simcoe Muskoka CDSB Trillium Lakelands DSB Five business partners Contact: Michelle Rao, Georgian College mrao@georgainc.on.ca 705-728-1968 x 15256	Serve as an on-going planning and communication structure to bring college faculty, secondary teachers and admin personnel together, and with the advice of community partners, address local priorities and issues Promote making college a post-secondary destination choice Coordinate regional forums Support at risk students Provide information to schools and colleges regarding technology course alignment
1-6. Connecting GTA Teachers Regional Planning Team and Regional Forums	Humber College (lead) Centennial College George Brown College Georgian College Seneca College Sheridan Institute of Technology and Adv. Learning Peel DSB Toronto CDSB Toronto DSB York Region DSB York CDSB Dufferin-Peel CDSB Contact: Sheila Susini, Coordinator, Student Development and Articulation, Humber College susini@humberc.on.ca 416-675-6622 x 4403	Build an inclusive GTA regional planning team based on the Connecting Teachers model Plan, design and deliver regional forums and workshops (literacy, careers and college, skilled trades and technology, information technology, art and design portfolios, assessment and evaluation). Develop strategies to support at risk students Align curriculum between OSS programs and college destination programs
2-1. Building Connections – Early Childhood Education Forum	Rainy River DSB (lead) Kenora CDSB Keewatin-Patricia DSB Confederation College Contact: Allan McManaman, Student Services/OYAP Coordinator Rainy River DSB 807-274-7747 ext. 236 amcmanama@mail.rrdsb.com	Provide an October 27, 2003 forum for secondary teachers and college faculty to align curriculum leading to college ECE programs. Forum will focus on curriculum alignment, sharing of teaching resources and examination of methodologies and evaluation practices Project completed.	Early Childhood Education PDF Format
2-2. Pathways to College Regional Forum	Rainbow DSB (lead) Sudbury CDSB Sudbury and Manitoulin Training and Adj. Board Cambrian College Contact: Sharon Orlak, Rainbow DSB orlaks@rainbow.edu.on.ca 705-688-0888	Build on the success of the 2002-03 regional forum Formalize link with the Secondary School-College Strategic Planning Committee Provide staff development to two « Pathways to College Programs » ambassadors from each of 13 secondary schools in the two boards Develop a student and teacher-focused resource document that identifies the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential to success at the college level
2-3. PASS Network – Bridging School/College/Work Forum	Ottawa-Carleton CDSB (lead) Ottawa-Carleton DSB Upper Canada DSB Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSB Renfrew County DSB Renfrew County CDSB CDSB of Eastern Ontario Hastings and Prince Edward DSB Limestone DSB Algonquin College St. Lawrence College Loyalist College Five business partners: Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI), the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC), the Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (CMC), the Ontario Tourism Education Corporation (OTEC), and Vitesse Re-Skiling Canada Inc. Contact: Rosann Mullins, Ottawa-Carleton CDSB Rosann_Mullins@occdsb.on.ca 613-241-3161 ext. 121	Three one-day forums at each of the colleges represented in the partnership Provide heightened awareness of the PASS pathways Provide a network for high school, college and business internships Increase secondary school teacher awareness of career opportunities and college programs	Web Site
2-4. Pathways to College Programs – Teacher Internship Program	Confederation College (lead) Lakehead DSB Thunder Bay CDSB Contact: Claire Kaukinen, Director, Research and Proposal Development, Confederation College kaukinen@confederationc.on.ca 807-475-6210 Marlene Lindsay, Academic Director, Business, Hospitality and Media Arts Confederation College Lindsay@confederationc.on.ca 807-475-6307	Deliver a teacher internship program for secondary teachers in the areas of business, hospitality and media arts Provide opportunities for teachers to be involved in two-day mentor activities with their college counterparts Examine curriculum alignment, methodologies and find ways to improve communications between the college and the secondary schools
2-5. College Careers Awareness Forum	Mohawk College (lead) Halton DSB Halton CDSB Grand Erie DSB Brant Haldimand Norfolk CDSB Hamilton-Wentworth DSB Sharon Estok, Mohawk College Sharon.Estok@mohawkcollege.ca	Build on the success and momentum from the first regional forum in 2002-03 A November forum for administrators, guidance, subject teachers and parent council members Plenary session followed by 8 break-out interest activities
2-6. Durham Region English Forum	Durham College (lead) Durham DSB Durham CDSB Contact: Kathy Rhodes, Curriculum Liaison Specialist, Durham College Kathy.Rhodes@durhamc.on.ca 905-721-3111 ext. 2670	Examine where students are coming from (college perspective) and where they are going (secondary perspective) Create dialogue and a sense of community Exchange best practices and strategies	Durham English Teachers PDF Format • Regional Forums PowerPoint Format
2-7. Mathematics Regional Forum	Georgian College (lead) Canadore College Simcoe County DSB Simcoe-Muskoka CDSB Trillium Lakelands DSB Contact: Michelle Rao mrao@georgainc.on.ca 705-728-1968 x 15256	Continue on the momentum of the two regional forums presented in the spring of 2003. Focus groups are secondary math heads and the business and technology faculty from Georgian College Topics of interest include curriculum alignment, tracking of student success in college, assessment and evaluation strategies, apprenticeships
2-8. Technology Regional Forum	Georgian College (lead) Canadore College Simcoe County DSB Simcoe-Muskoka CDSB Trillium Lakelands DSB Contact: Michelle Rao mrao@georgainc.on.ca 705-728-1968 x 15256	Forge connections and ties between high school technological educations teachers and college faculty Focus will be on programs in the Engineering Technology division and the Computer Programming areas.
2-9. Connecting GTA Teachers Regional Planning Team	Humber College (lead) Centennial College George Brown College Georgian College Seneca College Sheridan Institute of Technology and Adv. Learning Peel DSB Toronto CDSB Toronto DSB York Region DSB York CDSB Dufferin-Peel CDSB Contact: Sheila Susini, Coordinator, Student Development and Articulation, Humber College susini@humberc.on.ca 416-675-6622 x 4403	Plan, design and deliver regional forums and workshops (literacy, careers and college, skilled trades and technology, information technology, art and design portfolios, assessment and evaluation).
2-10. Geographic Information Systems Forum	Sir Sandford Fleming College KPR DSB PVNC CDSB Trillium Lakelands DSB Contact: Sonja Vandermeer, Ed. Services Coordinator, Trillium Lakelands DSB Sonja.vandermeer@tldsb.on.ca 705-328-2925	Enhance and support communications between high school teachers and college faculty in Science and Geography Share and view expectations which reference the use of GIS and careers requiring GIS Increase awareness of college faculty in the new assessment and evaluation policies governing secondary schools Develop course and grade specific GIS activities and assessment
3-1. Building Connections Project	Durham College (lead) OUIT Durham DSB Durham CDSB Contact: Kathy Rhodes, Curriculum Liaison Specialist, Durham College Kathy.Rhodes@durhamc.on.ca 905-721-3111 ext. 2670	Continue the work of Year 1 to build a working model for a system of interactions and exchanges among college professors, secondary school teachers, teacher candidates and faculty/school of education faculty (150 project participants) Strengthen the capacity of secondary and college education and career counsellors to work together to influence systemic change in the ways that students are prepared for a college education Align curriculum content in math, science and technology disciplines	Building Connections PDF Format • Building Connections PowerPoint Format
3-2. Pathways to College – Making the Skills Connection Project	Rainbow DSB (lead) Cambrian College Sudbury and Manitoulin Training and Adj Board Sudbury CDSB Contact: Sharon Orlak, Rainbow DSB orlaks@rainbow.edu.on.ca 705-668-0888	Continue the work from Year 1 for a teacher internship model whereby secondary school teachers have an opportunity to work with college professors in their disciplines and to make 2-day visits to the college Provide opportunities for college professors to visit secondary schools and speak to classes of students Provide opportunities for secondary teachers to share their learning experiences with colleagues	Pathways to College Program PowerPoint Format
3-3. Revitalizing Technology Together Project	Algoma DSB (lead) Huron-Superior CDSB Sault College Contact: Jan Marrelli marrelj@adsbon.ca 705-945-7114	Revitalize technology programs, chart education/career paths for students and to establish protocols for joint use of facilities and equipment as well as staff resources Encourage students to consider college as an obtainable and desirable destination option to employment Provide advanced standing and dual credit opportunities through articulation agreements Support first year college students who may be at risk
3-4. Future Teachers Widening Horizons Project	Lakehead University (lead) Confederation College Lakehead DSB Thunder Bay CDSB Contact: Juanita Epp juanita.epp@lakeheadu.ca 807-343-8712 Assistant: Karen Farrier	Provide faculty of education students with the opportunity to gain both academic and practical experience about college programs, career understanding and apprenticeships	Future Teachers Widening Horizons PowerPoint Format
3-5. Projet InterOntario Project	College Boreal (lead) 12 Francophone Boards Contact: Henriette Dauphinais, College Boreal hedauphinais@borealc.on.ca 705-560-6673 ext 3050	In cooperation with secondary schools, colleges and the world of work, develop three hybrid courses( meat cutting, welding, and tool and die) using on-line and face-to-face approaches, including work placements Provide advanced standing opportunities at the college level through articulation agreements Encourage students to consider college as an obtainable and desirable destination option to employment
3-6. Future Links Project	St. Clair College (lead) Greater Essex County DSB Windsor-Essex County CDSB Lambton-Kent DSB Contact: Crystal Kotow-Sullivan ckotosulllivan@stclaircollege.ca 519-972-2727 ext 4491	Develop three college entry courses to assist at risk students who might not normally consider a college program based on past school history (one academic support course; two vocational courses).
3-7. PASS Network – Bridging School/College/Work Project	Ottawa-Carleton CDSB (lead) Ottawa-Carleton DSB Upper Canada DSB Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSB Renfrew County DSB Renfrew County CDSB CDSB of Eastern Ontario Hastings and Prince Edward DSB Limestone DSB Algonquin College St. Lawrence College Loyalist College Five business partners: Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI), the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC), the Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (CMC), the Ontario Tourism Education Corporation (OTEC), and Vitesse Re-Skilling Canada Inc. Contact: Rosann Mullins, Ottawa-Carleton CDSB Rosann_Mullins@occdsb.on.ca 613-241-3161 ext 121	Continue to build on the successes achieved over the past three years of the PASS project. Revitalize technology programs and to establish protocols for joint use of facilities and equipment as well as staff resources Develop a model for a Technology exploration program Work with parents of grade 7,8, and 9 students, parents and teachers to help them make wise choices as they enter secondary school	PASS Outdoor Pathway PDF Format • Web Site • Establishing Effective Regional Planning Teams - Role of All Partners (3.1Mb) PowerPoint Format
3-8. Careers Awareness Project	Mohawk College (lead) Sheridan College Fanshawe College Grand Erie DSB Halton CDSB Halton DSB Hamilton-Wentworth DSB Halton Industry Ed. Council Contact: Sharon Estok, Mohawk College Sharon.Estok@mohwakcollege.ca	Generate increased awareness of College as a destination for secondary school students, and to promote multiple pathways to College, including “alternative” programming which may be of interest to “At Risk” students. This objective will be achieved through the development and production of an 8 minute video, filmed at Mohawk, Sheridan and Fanshawe Colleges. 150 copies of the final product will be reproduced for SCWI to distribute to all school boards in the Province. It is intended that the video will be used as a tool and resource in various settings, including Career Education classes, assemblies, School Council meetings, career fairs, parent information sessions, College Open Houses and other events, and the production will be designed to appeal to a broad target group.
3-9. Destination College: Pathways to the Future Project	DSB of Ontario North East (lead) Northeastern CDSB Northern College Contact: Karen Prentice Oxby, Project Coordinator Karen.Oxby@dsb1.edu.on.ca 705-268-0932 705-266-3995 (cell)	Develop a resource guideline for students and teachers that ensures : course alignment, clear pathways to five Northern College programs, articulation agreements as deemed appropriate, and exploration of strategies for supporting first year ‘at risk’ students.	Special Needs Special Program PowerPoint Format • Curriculum Alignment Bridging the Gap PowerPoint Format
3-11. College Preparation/ Transition Program Project	Seneca College (lead) York Region DSB York CDSB Contact: Carol Henry, Seneca College Carol.Henry@senecac.on.ca 416-491-5050 ext 2825	Design and deliver a transition to college course to 25 students to enable them to complete their OSSD requirements. Program will be offered on the college campus.
3-12. Technology Connections Project	Lambton College St. Clair College Lambton Kent DSB St. Clair CDSB 2 business partners Contact: Lianne Birbeck, Ad. Assistant to VP Academic and Student Success. Lambton College lianne@lambton.on.ca 519-542-7751 Donald Hart, Project Coordinator Donald.hart@lambton.on.ca 519-542-7751 ext. 3485	Develop a careers and education website that links career paths to clearly defined education requirements Provide focus group forums for parents on technology careers and trades Develop a Math for Technology course that would be eligible for dual credit Develop on-line math skill learning modules for first year college technology students Provide peer tutoring programs to assist first year college technology students Proving peer tutor and mentoring programs for First Nations students identified as at risk
3-13. Programme d’acceleration dans les programmes de metier Project	La Cite College (lead) CSC Center-Est CSP Est Ontario CSC Est Ontario Contact: Louise Vachon vachol@ceclf.edu.on.ca 613-746-3025 ext. 1649	Provide advanced standing opportunities through articulation agreements Ensure curriculum alignment Revitalize technology program, chart career paths, optimize the quality of programming and the delivery of modes of such programs
3-14. Making Environmental Connections Project	Fleming College (lead) Georgian College Loyalist College Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington CDSB Trillium Lakelands DSB Contact: Brenda Liston-Hanley, Manager of Liaison, Sir Sandford Fleming College bliston@flemingc.on.ca 705-749-5530 x 1649	Provide on-going staff development/resource sharing opportunities to secondary teachers across the province who teach environmental studies courses in their schools Formalize direct entry articulation agreements between specific secondary schools with multi-credit curriculum packages and colleges delivering environmental studies programs Review of curriculum resources and posting to the project’s website
3-15. Success Strategies for At Risk Students Project	Niagara Catholic DSB DSB of Niagara Niagara College 3 business partners Contact: Mary Barchiesi, Principal of Program and At-Risk, Niagara CDSB Mary.barchiesi@ncdsb.com 905-735-0240 ext 126 Denice Robertson, Project Coordinator Denice.Robertson@ncdsb.com	Develop a  »success support system » for at risk students at the high school level who may be capable of entering a college program System will involve an administrative pathway and protocol for identifying at risk students and a parallel student support pathway Strengthen the capacity of secondary and college education and career counsellors to work together to influence systemic changes to support at risk students	Success Strategies PowerPoint Format
3-16. College Writing Exemplars: The Next Stage: Opening Dialogue and Taking Action Project	College Heads of Language Contact: Jim Jones, Chair, Heads of Language, c/o Mohawk College jim.jones@mohawkcollege.ca 905-575-1212 ext 2440	Develop strategies for using the CWE document in secondary schools Provide in-service on the document based on a provincial needs analysis Develop an on-going committee structure to promote dialogue between secondary teachers and college faculty in the area of language/writing	Ontario College Writing Exemplars PDF Format Ontario College Writing Exemplars - User Guide PDF Format
3-17. Skills for Life Project	CON*NECT Contact: Gary Cronkwright, Director, CON*NECT garyc@acaato.con.ca 416-596-0744 x 226	Project will complete the production of 10 Career Videos for French language schools through Phase 6 funding.