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SCHEV Affordable Pathways Partnership Grant Cover Page

January 1, 2016 – June 30, 2018

I. Applicant Information Organization Applying for Grant:

Old Dominion University Date: 10/19/2016

Project Administrator: Brian K. Payne

Title: Vice Provost, Academic Affairs

Mailing Address: 2020B Koch Hall, Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0001 Telephone: 757-683-4757 E-Mail: [email protected]

Fiscal Administrator: Metoka Wiggins

Title: Grant Accountant

Mailing Address: 2004E Rollins Hall, Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0001 Telephone: 757-683-3045 E-Mail: [email protected]

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Fund for Excellence and Innovation

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From VB to TCC to ODU to the C-Suite:

Creating a Text-Book Free Pathway to a Bachelor’s Z-Degree

The costs of a higher education have grown dramatically over the past decade. Among other items contributing to this increase, both tuition rates and textbook costs have rapidly escalated. To counter tuition costs, many community colleges, such as Tidewater Community College, have developed dual enrollment programs with high schools, potentially allowing students to earn their associates degree by the time they complete high school. Still, an 82 percent increase in textbook costs has become an additional barrier for students, particularly underrepresented students, in completing their degrees. Tidewater Community College has addressed this barrier through the development of z-degrees, which provide students access to textbook-book free associate’s degrees. Early results of TCC’s efforts show that the initiative reduced costs significantly for students and provided them an effective way to learn course material. Building on the successes of TCC’s dual enrollment initiatives and its z-degree, three educational partners (the Entrepreneurship and Business Academy at Virginia Beach’s Kempsville High School, Tidewater Community College, and Old Dominion University) will develop a pathway that provides students the option of transitioning from their dual enrollment high school/community college Business and Entrepreneurship program to Old Dominion University’s Leadership major. This program will include three components: (1) the development of a pathway that transitions the Tidewater Community College associate’s degree earned through dual enrollment with the Virginia Beach Public High School’s Entrepreneurship and Business Academy to Old Dominion University’s undergraduate major in leadership, (2) the development of twelve textbook free leadership courses in ODU’s leadership major, and (3) the development of an infrastructure needed to expand this pathway to other degrees and other high school programs. For students who earn a Bachelor’s degree through this pathway, it is possible that the full tuition for the degree could be as low as $16,725. The textbook costs for students through this pathway could be reduced from an average cost of $5,000 to zero.

Need

The costs of a higher education have grown dramatically over the past decade, making it

even harder for individuals from disadvantaged populations to earn a degree. From VB to TCC

to ODU to the C-Suite: Creating a Text-Book Free Pathway to a Bachelor’s Z-Degree aims to

address the rising cost of higher education by (1) creating a pathway to a Bachelor’s degree that

includes a community college/high school dual enrollment program and (2) eliminating the cost

for text books in the pathway by using open educational resources (OER) or resources that are

free to students.

Working in tandem with Kempsville High School and Tidewater Community College,

this educational pathway will reduce costs for students and accelerate their progress to a

Bachelor’s degree. Currently, while tuition at Old Dominion University is the lowest among all

research universities in Virginia, the full tuition for a Bachelor’s degree at ODU is prohibitive for

some students at $39,000. The proposed pathway for leadership majors would reduce the full

tuition costs to $16,725. In addition, textbook costs would be reduced from an estimated $5,000

to zero through the use of OER materials or other materials free to students. Faculty play a

critical role both in the development of pathways and the decision to which materials to use in

class. However, faculty and administrators do not always fully understand how to support

pathway development or how to use OER materials in their courses. In particular, faculty and

administrators need support on how to (1) use OER or other resources free to students in their

classes; (2) create OER content, (3) establish a campus climate that allows for wider adoption by

other academic programs, and (4) establish multi-institution partnerships that will focus on

creating systems and structures to better connect curriculum and pedagogy to update student

learning outcomes and increase graduation rates.

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Targeted Population

From VB to TCC to ODU to the C-Suite: Creating a Text-Book Free Pathway to a

Bachelor’s Z-Degree will have a direct and profound impact on first-generation, low-income,

and underrepresented students in the Commonwealth. At ODU, the vast majority of our students

are from lower income families with 77.7% eligible for financial aid such as Pell grants

(39.3%). ODU can also be described as a “minority serving institution” (MSI), a postsecondary

institution with an enrollment that includes at least 25% of a specific minority group (e.g., Asian,

African American, Hispanic, Native American). ODU’s undergraduate enrollment includes 27%

of students who self‐reported as African American or Black (Fall 2015). In fact, ODU has the

highest percentage of African American students enrolled in a Virginia institution that is not a

Historically Black College and University (HBCU).

Kempsville High School’s Entrepreneurship & Business Academy cohort currently

consists of 109 students and is expected to increase to 400 over the next three years.

Approximately 35% are identified as African American (26), Hispanic (6) or two or more races

(8). Thirty-four students that represent 31.2% of the student EBA population are classified as

economically disadvantaged.

Services/Activities

This project will focus on (1) development of a community of practice amongst VBPHS,

TCC and ODU faculty and administrators, (2) faculty development, support for course redesign

utilizing open educational resources, and content creation by teaching faculty to eliminate the

cost of textbooks without compromising student learning outcomes, and (3) the creation of a

seamless educational pathway between the three institutions. Formation of the project’s

Community of Practice (CoP) will facilitate the development of From VB to TCC to ODU to the

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C-Suite: Creating a Text-Book Free Pathway to a Bachelor’s Z-Degree by allowing the multi-

institutional group to engage in a process of collective learning in a shared domain focused on

student success and faculty development through textbook-free pedagogy and activities. The

coordinator will establish a calendar of events to engage the CoP. Bi-weekly meetings will occur

to establish the 18-month action plan. Monthly virtual events will include webinars, guest

speakers, and topics discussions. Monthly, hands-on training sessions will be offered to faculty

to support them after initial training.

Workshops will be designed to teach faculty the techniques identified as the best practices

to increase knowledge of open educational resources, curate and integrate free content into the

curriculum, and apply principles of OER pedagogy into origination of course content. Within

the workshop, participants will use existing resources and design and develop their own OERs or

identify strategies to teach their courses without textbooks. Through meetings and appointment

sessions, faculty will be supported throughout their initial semester of implementation.

In addition, a seamless pathway between VBPHS, TCC, and ODU will be created for

students earning the A.S. in Business Administration and selecting the leadership major at ODU.

This pathway will include insuring the general education, prerequisites, and electives are

completed as soon as possible.

Goals and Outcomes

This multi-institutional partnership will also allow for a more seamless transition through

each of the institutions. Through the Community of Practice, educators and administrators will

work to align course content and communication information more effectively to students and

members of the partnership. ODU will provide advising support to students selecting this

pathway through onsite meetings at the TCC campus and through the letter of intent to ODU

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which will open the channel of communication to these students much earlier in the process. In

addition, the design of this project creates a model of widespread adoption through the

intentional design of the Community of Practice. The specific goals and outcomes for the project

include:

• The three institutions will develop a specific pathway for a Bachelor’s degree with a

leadership major that could potentially reduce tuition costs for students by 57%.

• The three institutions will develop a specific pathway for a Bachelor’s degree with a

leadership major that would allow the major to be completed without requiring students to

purchase textbooks.

• Building on TCC’s nationally-recognized model, Old Dominion University will develop the

infrastructure needed to expand the delivery of textbook-free courses through OER.

• ODU will develop at least 12 courses in its leadership major as z-courses (or textbook free).

Partnership Sustainability

For this project, EBA/Kempsville, TCC and ODU will enter into a Memorandum of

Understanding agreement for the development of an efficient, student-centered approach for

students transitioning between each institution, leading to a B.S. degree with a leadership major.

Old Dominion University: This partnership is fully supported at the institutional level to

begin establishing more affordable options to increase the likelihood of degree completion. In

addition, the University Librarian is championing open educational resource by working with

the SCHEV Open VA Advisory Committee, Library Advisory Committee, and the Virtual

Library of Virginia (VIVA) in the Open Textbook. The Center for High Impact Practices and

the Center for Learning and Teaching have the necessary expertise to support faculty in the

development of course design, document creation and pedagogy for textbook free

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courses. Advising and Transfer Programs has a longstanding successful partnership with TCC

supporting students’ transition to ODU. As project partner they will insure an easy student

transfer process through the Guaranteed Admission Agreement and the Letter of Intent. ODU

partners include Dr. Brian Payne, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Dr. Deri Draper, Director

of Integrative Learning and Project Coordinator, Ms. Lisa Mayes, Executive Director, Center

for High Impact Practices, Ms. Daniela Cigularova, Director of Transfer Advising &

Articulation; Dr. Jeanie Kline, program coordinator for the leadership major.

Tidewater Community College: Tidewater Community College has partnered with

Virginia Beach City Public Schools (Kempsville High School) Entrepreneurship and Business

Academy to provide a pathway for academy students to earn an Associate of Science Degree in

Business Administration while enrolled in the Academy at Kempsville High School. The

Academy offers two academic strands as a pathway to TCC’s Associate of Science Degree:

Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Corporate Finance. TCC partners include Dr. Daniel

DeMarte, VP for Academic Affairs and CAO, Dr. Karen Campbell, AVP for Recruitment,

Admission and Enrollment and Mr. Terry Eusebio, Admissions Coordinator, VA Beach Campus.

Kempsville High School – Entrepreneurship and Business Academy: Kempsville High

School and its community are committed to this concept and plan to select staff members and

create partnerships with diverse backgrounds in all areas of business. Focusing on innovation and

creation, the academy will prepare students to thrive in our global society with the information

and intellectual tools to make complex decisions in a rapidly changing environment. Partners

from Virginia Beach include Ms. Meghan Timlin, Entrepreneurship and Business Academy

Coordinator, Dr. Sara Lockett, Administrative Coordinator, Office of Technical/Career

Education, and Dr. James Pohl, Executive Director, Dept. of Secondary Teaching and Learning.

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Features of this project insuring that our efforts will be sustainable and scalable include:

• The partners have demonstrated significant success working on similar pathways. The

success of this pathway will lead to the development of pathways including different degrees.

• TCC is a national leader with z-courses and ODU is a leader in teaching with technology.

• The twelve courses that are developed will require little modification in the near future.

• Faculty will have the skills they need to develop additional OER courses.

• Because the leadership major is interdisciplinary, it is anticipated that multiple disciplines

from across the institution will develop OER courses, thereby introducing the seed for

additional OER courses in multiple departments.

Evaluation Plan

The institutional effectiveness offices at ODU and TCC will work with the project

partners to develop an evaluation plan. The project will be continuously monitored to assess

progress, focusing specifically on the goals and outcomes listed above. Assessment will focus

on the number of students in the dual enrollment program, the number of students enrolled in z-

courses, their success in these courses in comparison to other students, and faculty perceptions

about the process. Data gathering will include surveys and interviews with students, faculty, and

partners, as well as a review of materials used and produced in the OER courses. The

assessment leaders will develop a rubric based on project goals and outcomes. Evaluators will

use the rubric to determine how well various artifacts (produced by students and faculty) meet

the goals of the project. The program will be changed when the assessment identifies areas

where changes are needed. The assessment will be ongoing throughout the entire project and

will be driven by the goals of this project, its purpose, and the intended outcomes.

Affordable Pathways Partnership Grant Partner Identification Form

(January 1, 2016- June 30, 2017)

Partner Contact Information

Partner Organization: I Kempsville High School Entrepreneurship and Business Academy

Name of Point of Contact: ~ Meghan Timlin

Title: I Academy Coordinator

Mailing Address: I 5194 Chief Trail, Virginia Beach, VA 23464

Telephone: 1757-648-5473 I E-Mail: 1 [email protected]

Partner Organization Type (place an "X" by the category that best describes the organization, as named above)

X LEA (at least one partner must be a local public high school) IHE State agency Community-based organization Professional association Philanthropic organization Business

Please describe the organization's specific role(s), support and commitment to the project in the space below. Note how the partnership will help fulfill the goals of the proposed program and purpose of the grant. (Expand cell as needed.)

Virginia Beach City Public Schools (Kempsville High School) Entrepreneurship and Business Academy has partnered with TCC to provide a pathway for academy students to earn an Associate of Science Degree in Business Administration while enrolled in the Academy at Kempsville High School. The Academy offers two academic strands as a pathway to TCC's Associate of Science Degree: Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Corporate Finance. The pathways allow students to earn the A.S. degree at the same time they are completing high school. Building on the pathway, TCC will work with Old Dominion University to develop a pathway from TCC's A.S. degree to ODU. A specific focus will be given to transitioning students into ODU's leadership major where courses will be offered as OER courses which do not require a textbook. As part of this effort, The KHS Entrepreneurship and Business Academy is committed to:

• Continue to work with TCC to offer dual enrollment courses. • Receive training on strategies to use open education resources • Assist in assessing the success of the pathway • Serve on a governance council for the project

By my signature, I certify that the above named organization is commiting to be a partner, as described, with the applying institution of higher education in its proposed Affordable Pathways Partnership program. I certify that the statements above are true, complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and that the filing of these commitments is duly authorized.

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State Council of Higher Education for Virginia 2 Affordable Pathways Partnership Grant

Person/Dept./Partner Responsible Timeline

Payne, DeMarte, and Trimlin

1/1/17 to 4/1/17

Draper and Mayes1/1/17 to 3/1/17

DeMarte and Draper3/1/17 to 7/1/17

Draper 7/1/17 to 6/30/18

Twelve classes that are part of ODU's leadership major will be developed as Z-courses. This means that students in those classes would not need to purchase textbooks. Assuming average textbook costs of $100.00 per class, and an average enrollment of 35 students per class, if all twelve classes are offered each semester in an academic year this would save students $84,000.

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia IHE Applicant Name: Old Dominion UniversityFund for Excellence and InnovationAFFORDABLE PATHWAYS PARTNERSHIP GRANT WORK PLAN From 1/1/2017 Through 6/30/2018

Proposed Strategies and Activities

Develop a pathway from the dual enrollment program between Virginia Beach High School (Kempsville) and Tidewater Community College with Old Dominion University's leadership major.

Develop the infrastrastructure for offering z-courses (e.g., courses that use open education resources and do not require students to purchase textbooks) at Old Dominion University.

Train faculty at Kempsville, TCC, and ODU how to reduce textbook costs by using open education resources in lieu of textbooks.

Develop and offer 12 classes in ODU's leadership major

Goal: Produce student cost savings through the implmentation or expansion of affordable pathways.

Expected Results and Measurements

Students in the Entrepreneurship and Business Academy will be able to earn an associates degree while enrolled in high school. This will allow them to earn 60 credit hours. For the remaining 60 hours, students can select up to 15 hours at TCC and between 45 and 60 hours at ODU. In doing so, the cost of the Bachelor's degree for students graduating from high school with an associates, and taking 15 hours at TCC after high school graduation, will be below $17,000

The Center for High Impact Practices, in collaboration with the College of Continuing Education and Professional Development and Tidewater Community College, will develop the infrastructure for offering z-courses.

Up to 20 faculty will be trained how to offer courses without textbooks.


DeMarte, Payne, and Timlin

1/1/17 to 3/1/17

DeMarte, Draper, and Timlin

1/1/17 to 6/30/18

Mayes1/1/17 to 6/30/18

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia IHE Applicant Name:Fund for Excellence and InnovationAFFORDABLE PATHWAYS PARTNERSHIP GRANT WORK PLAN From 1/1/2017 Through 6/30/2018

Goal: Enhance partnerships, specifically between PK-12 and higher education.


Curriculum sheets will be developed showing how students can transition from the academy to TCC to ODU in a way that is cost effective in terms of credit production.

Faculty from the three institutions will meet bi-monthly to discuss how their courses are connected.

The governance council will meet monthly to discuss the project and identify strategies to expand the pathways and identify additional cost savings strategies.


Develop a seemless pathway between the Entrepreneurship and Business Academy at Kempsville High School, Tidewater Community College, and Old Dominion University.

Create a community of practice with faculty from Kempsville, TCC, and ODU that allows the instructors to meet regular to discuss the pathay, review strategies for reducing costs, and expand efforts to create z-courses.

Develop a governance council that includes administrators and faculty from the three institutions.


Draper1/1/17 to 6.30/18

Draper and DeMarte7/1/17 to 6/30/18

Draper7/1/17 to 6/30/18

Underrepresented students will be able to graduate more quickly from the leadership major because the costs will be lower.

Underrepresented students will be able to graduate more quickly from the leadership major because the costs will be lower.

State Council of Higher Education for VirginiaFund for Excellence and Innovation

Linking the Entrepreneurship and Business Academy at Kempsville High School with TCC and ODU (and promoting higher education advising to students while they are still in high school) will enhance the ability of students to more seemlessly move between institutions.

Eliminating textbook costs for college students in the leadership major at ODU and associate's degree program at TCC through the use of OER strategies.

Providing the seemless pathway between the three institutions -- which include the possibility of an associate's degree upon graduation from high school and subsequent transfer to ODU.

The number of underrepresented students graduating with a leadership major at ODU will increase.

WORK PLAN From 1/1/2017 Through 6/30/2018AFFORDABLE PATHWAYS PARTNERSHIP GRANT

IHE Applicant Name:


Goal: Increase eduction outcomes for underrepresented populations.



Mayes7/1/17 to 6/30/18

Payne, DeMarte, and Timlin 8/1/2017

Draper3/1/17 to 6/30/18

Draper and Demarte 6/30/2018Z-courses will continue to be offered at TCC and ODU.

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia IHE Applicant Name:Fund for Excellence and InnovationAFFORDABLE PATHWAYS PARTNERSHIP GRANT WORK PLAN From 1/1/2017 Through 6/30/2018


Creating the infrastructure for offering z-courses at ODU.

Developing an MOU between the three institutions that shows the most seemless pathway to a Bachelor's degree.

A community of practice including faculty from each institution will be created.

The creation of z-courses at TCC and ODU will allow these courses to continue to be offered as z-courses into the future.

Goal: Program and partnership sustainability.


An infrastructure for offering z-courses will be developed. Responsibility will be assigned to the Center for High Impact Practices.

An MOU will be developed and signed by the administrators with signature authority.

The community of practice will be developed.


DeMarte and Payne 6/30/2018

Payne and Mayes 6/30/2018

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Applicant Name:Fund for Excellence and InnovationAFFORDABLE PATHWAYS PARTNERSHIP GRANT From ThroughWORK PLAN From 1/1/2017 Through 6/30/2018


Developing a pathway to the leadership major will provide the model needed to develop additional pathways between high school academies, TCC, and ODU.

Developing the z-courses in the leadership major (which is interdisciplinary in nature) will result in the creation of 12 z-courses in several academic departments at ODU.

Goal: Scalability.


After this model is created, administrators will identify other possible pathways in areas such as business administration, cyber security, and other high demand areas.

After these 12 z-courses are offered, additional courses will be created at ODU. It is anticipated that another major will be identifed as a z-major.

AFFORDABLE PATHWAYS PARTNERSHIP GRANT - DETAILED BUDGET(Direct Costs Only)

Staff/Title Role on Project% of Time on Project

Salary or Wages

Requested

Fringe Benefits

RequestedTotal (salary

+ fringe)Brian Payne, Vice Provost Principal Investigator 0 0 0Lisa Mayes, Executive Director for Academic Enhancement Co-Principal Investigator 0 0 0Deri Draper, Assistant Professor Faculty Participant 31% 40800 15300 56100TBD Faculty Participant 4.2 5000 455 5455TBD Faculty Participant 4.2 5000 455 5455TBD Faculty Participant 4.2 5000 455 5455TBD Faculty Participant 4.2 5000 455 5455TBD Faculty Participant 4.2 5000 455 5455TBD Faculty Participant 4.2 5000 455 5455TBD Faculty Participant 4.2 5000 455 5455TBD Faculty Participant 4.2 5000 455 5455TBD Faculty Participant 4.2 5000 455 5455TBD Faculty Participant 4.2 5000 455 5455TBD Faculty Participant 3.7 4500 408 4908TBD Faculty Participant 3.7 4500 408 4908

Expand rows, as needed $99,800.00 $20,666.00 $120,466.00

$16,000

$1,534

$500

$1,500$140,000.00

IHE Applicant Name: Old Dominion University

Consultants and Contracts (itemize, describe and provided detailed cost calculation) Funds are requested to enter into a contractual agreement with Tidewater Commuminty College who will provide assistance training individuals on OER to ODU faculty and guidance developing z-courses.Materials and Supplies Funds will be needed to purchase workshop materials and office supplies. It is estimated that $700.00 will be needed for supplies to be used for the various workshops. It is estimated that 854.00 is needed for office supplies including paper, brochures, printer cartridges, and other office supplies.

Through 6/30/2018

State Council of Higher Education for VirginiaFund for Excellence and Innovation

From 1/1/2017

Other Expenses (itemize, describe and provide detailed cost calculation) For the duration of the project, members of the team will meet regularly and bring faculty together. It is anticipated that costs for refreshments at these meetings will be $750.00. An additional 750.00 will be needed for advertisements to market the z-courses to students and faculty.

TOTAL DIRECT COST

Travel At least three members of the team will travel to Richmond to discuss the project. It is anticipated that mileage, per diem, and hotel for all four will total 500.00

Personnel - List staff/titles working on/being paid by the project and percent of time dedicated to the project

Add rows as neededEnter dollar amounts requested (omit cents) for Salary Requested and Fringe Benefits

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