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Leadership Practices For Undocumented And Daca Students In The Heartland, Dalila A. Sajadian
Leadership Practices For Undocumented And Daca Students In The Heartland, Dalila A. Sajadian
Instructional Leadership Abstracts
Continuous demographic changes are shaping the future of higher education institutions and as a result, leaders in educational institutions must adapt to those changes. Community college leaders, in particular rural leaders, are in a unique position and need to constantly evolve to serve different students, including undocumented and DACA students. The US Department of Education (2015) estimates that approximately 65,000 undocumented students graduate from U.S. high schools every year, however, “only 5 to 10% of undocumented students pursue higher education, and far fewer successfully graduate with a degree” (US Dept. of Education, 2015, p. 3). On June 15, 2012, President …
My Ncia Journey, And Why It Matters, Jody Tomanek
My Ncia Journey, And Why It Matters, Jody Tomanek
Instructional Leadership Abstracts
Have you ever had that moment in life where you know it is time to move on from something, yet it is so hard to officially break away? I am having that moment right now as a member of the NCIA board. This Instructional Leadership Abstract will be different from others, but in keeping with the mission of NCIA, contains information to support you as a community college instructional administrator.
NCIA has been a part of my professional life for the last 20 years. I first became familiar with NCIA when I was an administrative assistant working for a VP …
Moving From High-Stakes Exams To Meaningful Placement, Suzanne Ames, Doug Emory
Moving From High-Stakes Exams To Meaningful Placement, Suzanne Ames, Doug Emory
Instructional Leadership Abstracts
Placement testing is a routine part of the college intake process even though the inequities built into standardized tests are well known in higher education and are the antithesis of an open access institution like a community college (Nettles, 2019; Wai et al., 2008). The great majority of two-year college students begin their college journey by taking high-stakes standardized tests that assign them a placement score in math and English. To give students a better shot at success, and with the welcome departure of the nationally standardized COMPASS placement test, Lake Washington Institute of Technology took the opportunity offered and …