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August 2024
2024 NCAN Conference First Timers Webinar
Date: August 15
Description: Our 2024 NCAN National Conference is fast approaching, and we want to ensure you have all the tips and tools to make the most of your first time at our annual gathering! Join Chief Program Officer Zenia Henderson and Program Manager David LaNore for an exciting and informative look into this year's conference in sunny Anaheim, CA!
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April 2024 (Spring Institute)
Five Actions to Help School Districts Deliver Effective Postsecondary Advising
Date: April 15
Description: Over the last year, a cross-sectoral team of college access and success organizations, many of them NCAN members, worked collaboratively to develop a framework for effective advising. When
school district boards and leaders commit to and enact these five critical actions, they create the systemic conditions that lead to schools’ enduring implementation of effective and equitable advising programs and practices. This webinar will
walk through these five actions, connect audiences with resources related to achieving each.
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What Are States Learning About Effective Advising?
Date: April 16
Description: Research teams in Texas and Washington recently published research about what it means to deliver effective advising. This webinar will dive into these reports’ findings and recommendations, and
a Q&A with the authors will illuminate how districts and schools can shift their own advising practices to be more effective.
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In It Together: How Partnerships of All Shapes and Sizes Support Students' Pathways
Date: April 17
Description: Despite the importance of partnership, getting them off the ground and sustaining them can be tricky. In this webinar, hear from three NCAN member organizations about the nuts and bolts of how
their partnerships work and what tips and tricks you can adopt or adapt to build or strengthen your own work.
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Addressing Declining Male College Enrollment Rates Through Equitable Advising
Date: April 18
Description: Why aren’t young men pursuing a postsecondary education? What are states, schools, and programs doing to help them find success and close equity gaps? This presentation explores this issue from
a few different angles.
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November 2023
Exploring the Clearinghouse’s High School Benchmarks Report 2023
Date: November 9
Description: The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s High School Benchmarks report series provides the most current data on high school graduates’ postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and
completion outcomes.
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October 2023
Three Statewide Approaches to FAFSA Completion Initiatives
Date: October 10
Description: Join NCAN and state partners from Idaho, Illinois, and Mississippi for a discussion on replicable strategies, pitfalls to avoid, and what has worked best in coming together to increase
FAFSA completion.
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NCAN Strategic Plan Webinar
Date: October 25
Description: Join the NCAN team, including CEO Kim Cook, to learn about the strategic direction of NCAN over the next three years.
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April 2023 (Spring Institute)
Engaging All Staff in CCR Student Supports
Date: April 17
Description: This panel will convened practitioners from districts and schools who engage a variety of stakeholders in the work of college and career readiness, from teachers to support staff to community-based
organizations to parents.
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Building a College and Career Readiness Team and Monitoring the Work
Date: April 18
Description: This webinar is a deep dive into OneGoal's district- and school-level postsecondary readiness rubrics and a discussion of how they’re putting this tool to use in the field.
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Implementing a College and Career Readiness Curriculum
Date: April 19
Description: This webinar walks through how to incorporate a grade-by-grade college and career readiness framework in your district or school modeled on Illinois' PaCE Framework.
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Many Paths to Success: Navigating Among Students' College and Career Choice
Date: April 20
Description: This webinar details how to help students understand their full range of options while encouraging them toward those that will lead most often to a successful outcome.
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Serving and Supporting Undocumented Students
Date: April 21
Description: This webinar, a collaboration with TheDream.US, explores the challenges facing DREAMers and undocumented students more broadly in a post-COVID-19 pandemic, post-DACA world.
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