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Institute #2

Advancing DEEP K12 Pathways

Pittsburgh, PA
March 11–13, 2026

Agenda

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Orientation

Orientation Slides

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Community College Resource Center DEEP Dive: Dual Enrollment as an Onramp to College and Career Opportunity

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Advance Work

Advance Work

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Presentations & Materials

Institute #3 Overview

Chris Baldwin, Senior Fellow, NCII

Gretchen Schmidt, Senior Fellow, NCII

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What I Learned While Supporting this Work

Abner Oakes, K12 Subject Matter Expert, NCII

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A Regional Partnership that has Transformed the College Going Culture

Simon Canalez, Superintendent, Brawley Union High School District (CA)

Blas Guerrero, Executive Liaison for Higher Education Initiatives AMISTAD Associates: Vice President, Educational Partnerships, Services and Programs

Monica Hernandez-Castillo, School Counselor, Holtville High School (CA)

Fernanda Mass, Counselor, Imperial High School (CA)

Victor Torres, Associate Dean of Workforce Development and Non-Traditional Instruction, Imperial Valley College (CA) and NCII Rural Pathways Coach

Moderator: Rob Johnstone, Founder and President, NCII, and Rural Pathways Coach

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A Quick Refresher on DEEP Pathways

John Fink, Senior Research Associate and Program Lead, Community College Research Center (CCRC)

Davis Jenkins, Senior Research Scholar, Community College Research Center (CCRC)

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The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America

Luke Shaeffer, Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Policy and Social Justice Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan

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Scaling and Sustaining Purposeful Dual Enrollment Workshop

John Fink, Senior Research Associate and Program Lead, Community College Research Center (CCRC)

Davis Jenkins, Senior Research Scholar, Community College Research Center (CCRC)

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Using Labor Market Data to Align Dual Enrollment Pathways to Living Wage Jobs (for K12 partners)

Rob Johnstone, Founder and President, NCII

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Creating High Quality Dual Enrollment Partnerships

John Fink, Senior Research Associate and Program Lead, Community College Research Center (CCRC)

 Amy Williams, Executive Director, National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP)

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Elevating the Voices of Students to Guide Dual Enrollment Reforms

Aurely Garcia Tulloch, Research Analyst, Community College Research Center (CCRC)

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NACEP Simplified Program Practices Checklist

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