Postsecondary Readiness in Rural Communities

Posted by Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia on July 11, 2016

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Join us for a full-day professional development event focusing on postsecondary readiness in rural communities. REL Appalachia, REL Northwest, and REL Mid-Atlantic are co-hosting this event.

Attendees will:

• Learn about the research on preparing students in rural areas for college and careers
• Discuss educator perspectives and experiences with programs assisting rural students
• Gain insight into student perspectives on college and career readiness

When: July 25, 2016, 9:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. ET
Where: Nashville, TN

REL Mid-Atlantic will co-present two sessions:

10– 11:15 a.m.: Addressing Challenges to Postsecondary Transitions through K– 12/Higher Education Collaboration

• Facilitator: Nate Hixson, REL Mid-Atlantic’s School Completion and Engagement Research Alliance Coordinator

12:45– 2 p.m.: Barriers to College Enrollment and Persistence among Rural Students

• Facilitator: Nate Hixson, REL Mid-Atlantic’s School Completion and Engagement Research Alliance Coordinator
• Presenter: Jerry Johnson, REL Mid-Atlantic’s Rural Student College Readiness Research Alliance Coordinator

REL Mid-Atlantic is sponsoring a professor and student to lead a session:

12:45– 2 p.m.: Measuring Postsecondary Readiness

• Researcher: Dr. Daniel Showalter, Professor, Eastern Mennonite University
• Student: Megan Brenchley, Student, Misericordia University, Dallas, PA

http://www.relappalachia.org/media/1698/5-3-27-flyer-508-2.pdf