About the Webinar Series
Explore how states in the MHEC region are implementing the recommendations from the January 2024 Community College Research Center (CCRC) and College in High School Alliance report, “How States and Systems Can Support Practitioner Efforts to Strengthen Dual Enrollment.” This five-part webinar series showcases practical examples of states operationalizing the report's three key recommendations: expanding access to dual/concurrent enrollment, strengthening dual/concurrent enrollment pathways, and building and sustaining access, quality, and success through robust partnerships. Join us to learn how states and systems in the MHEC region are translating these recommendations into effective practices to enhance dual enrollment.
How States and Systems Can Support Practitioner Efforts to Strengthen Dual Enrollment: Insights from Wisconsin and Minnesota
With the expansion of dual enrollment programs in recent years, researchers have documented how college and K-12 practitioners are reforming dual enrollment to focus on broadening its benefits for all students. Learn about the “How States and Systems Can Support Practitioner Efforts to Strengthen Dual Enrollment” report, co-authored by the Community College Research Center and College in High School Alliance. This report aims to amplify the work of these practitioners by providing research-based recommendations for states and systems to support practitioner efforts to strengthen dual enrollment. During today’s webinar learn how the Wisconsin Technical College System used CCRC’s Dual Enrollment Playbook to support program quality and about the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System innovative teacher pipeline work.
Presenters
- Beth Ellie, Associate Director of Policy Initiatives, MHEC
- Jessie Steiger, Senior Research Assistant and Postsecondary Education Applied Research (PEAR) Fellow, Community College Research Center
- Alex Perry, Policy Advisor at Foresight Law + Policy and Coordinator of the College in High School Alliance
Special Guests
- Krystle Igbo-Ogbonna, Director of Student Access and Academic Partnerships at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
- Ann Westrich, Education Director-Career Prep/K-12, Wisconsin Technical College System
- Katie Graf, Director, High School Partnerships, Gateway Technical College
- Samantha Duczak, Dual Credit Manager, Gateway Technical College