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Policy Committee

Launched in December 2022, the Success Network’s Policy Committee provides space for local practitioners and policy leaders to collaborate and learn from one another, elevates local practice to inform state policy, and supports local practitioners to take advantage of policy windows. The Policy Committee is composed of a range of education, workforce, community-based organizations, advocacy groups, and state agency stakeholders spanning the P-20 pipeline.

What do we explore with the Policy Committee?

The Policy Committee focuses on new and emerging education and career policy efforts, including (but not limited to) issues around:

College and career pathways
Work-based learning
Early college credit
Transitional instruction
Postsecondary transitions

Additionally, members share about promising local practices, engage with data, identify and advance emerging policy priorities, and identify opportunities to scale innovative policy in the field.

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Upcoming Meetings

Data Deep Dive
Thur., January 23, 2025
1–2:30 p.m.
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Q1 2025
Mon., March 3, 2025
9:30–11 a.m.
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Resources

January 2024 Memo: Transportation-Related Barriers Impacting Student Access to Work-Based Learning

The Policy Committee convened a workgroup to explore work-based learning transportation challenges and has published the first of two memos, which shed light on the significant transportation-related barriers students face in accessing work-based learning opportunities. This resource identifies and analyzes challenges impacting in-school youth at the school district, local, and system levels.

Meeting Archive

View the YouTube playlist of meeting recordings or select a date below to view the recording and resources.

Policy Committee Meeting: December 11, 2024

The Policy Committee meeting on December 11, 2024, included presentations on labor market information for use in college and career pathways, Illinois Report Card data, and career exploration for middle school students.

Policy Committee Meeting: September 25, 2024

The Q3 Policy Committee meeting included presentations on the updated State of Illinois Model Programs of Study Guides, the first virtual course for transitional math, and key policy updates.

Policy Committee Meeting: June 4, 2024

The Policy Committee Meeting on June 4, 2024, included presentations on college and career pathways, work-based learning transportation, and policy and legislative updates.

Policy Committee Meeting: March 20, 2024

The Policy Committee Meeting on March 20, 2024, included a walkthrough of the Success Network Dashboard's new early college view and updated functionalities, the proposed budget, and emerging legislation.

2024 Conference: Generating Policy Awareness & Taking Action

At the 11th annual Success Network conference, the Success Network Policy Committee shared the past year's college and career readiness policy updates and highlights.

Data Deep Dive: January 24, 2024

The 2024 Data Deep Dive reviewed secondary measures and postsecondary transition data from the updated Illinois Report Card.

Policy Committee Meeting: December 6, 2023

The 2023 Q4 convening included data highlights, key policy updates, and a look forward to 2024.

Policy Committee Meeting: September 13, 2023

At the 2023 Q3 convening, Evanston and River Bend shared their work to implement the PaCE framework, and the committee reviewed the new Career Pathways Dictionary, and discussed dual credit updates.

Policy Committee Meeting: June 6, 2023

The 2023 Q2 convening included Vermillion County presenting on dual credit partnerships and an introduction to the new Success Network Dashboard.

Policy Committee Meeting: March 23, 2023

The 2023 Q1 convening discussed emerging legislation and promising work.

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Network Organizers: Advance Illinois, Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission