$399 per person

Bring Your Team!
$299 per person
For teams of 3 or more.

WHAT YOU’LL GET!

• Two days of quality professional development
• All conference and/or institute handouts
• A sample of the Get Focused…Stay Focused!® curriculum
• Lunches and coffee breaks daily
• Networking reception at the end of the first day
• Facilitated planning time with conference presenters

• Dual Enrollment or Early College leadership
• Guided Pathway team leaders
• K14 Technical Assistance Providers (TAPs)
• Administrators working to increase completion rates
• College and career readiness directors
• Counseling or student services leadership
• Career Planning, College Success, or First-Year Experience course instructors
• Adult Ed and re-entry program administrators and teams
• Teams working on high school/college collaborations
• Secondary principals and district administrators
• Academic teams from freshman academies
• Leaders of career pathways
• Special populations: ELL, SPED, and Out of School Youth program teams

2024 Get Focused Stay Focused Winter Conference

DAY ONE - Thursday, January 11th
Please bring your own refillable water bottle. Refill stations are available on site.

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM - Check-In

Enjoy a morning snack and a cup of coffee on the patio before finding a seat for the opening General Session

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9:00 AM to 12:00 PM - General Session –

• Welcome: Dr. Erika Endrijonas, President, Santa Barbara City College
• Overview & Updates: Dr. Karen Miles, Executive Director, Get Focused Stay Focused
• Keynote: Dr. Sonya Christian, Chancellor, California Community Colleges
• Panel Discussion

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12:00 PM – 12:45 PM - Lunch

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12:45 PM – 2:15 PM - Breakout Sessions

• Strand 1: Career Ladders Project (CLP) Workshop
• Strand 2: Other Breakout Sessions

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2:30 PM – 3:30 PM - Breakout Sessions (continued)

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4:00 PM – 5:30 PM - Networking Reception

This reception is an ideal opportunity to relax, catch up with your team, and/or network with colleagues while you enjoy light appetizers at the historic El Paseo Restaurant, a short 10-minute drive from SBCC in downtown Santa Barbara.

DAY TWO - Friday, January 12th
Please bring your own refillable water bottle. Refill stations are available on site.

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM - General Session

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10:15 AM – 11:00 AM - Breakout Sessions

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11:15 AM – 12:00 PM - Breakout Sessions

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12:00 PM – 12:45 PM - Lunch

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12:45 PM – 2:15 PM - Facilitated Planning Time with Experts - Gather as a team to review your next steps before departing. Experts will be on hand to help with the all-important planning stage for launching or enchancing your program.

Breakout sessions will include:

• A Solution for the 9th Grade Dual Enrollment Initiative
• Wall-to-Wall CTE Academies for Dual Enrollment
• A Whole-School Model for Career Exploration and Pathways
• Data Talks! Leveraging My10yearPlan.com Data to Meet Your Metrics
• Onramping with Guided Pathways and the Counselor’s Role
• How to Make it Happen! Dual Enrollment Solutions
• SCCRC Showcase of Successful Dual Enrollment Partnerships
• Creating a First-Year Experience (FYE) Program Model For All Student Populations
• Preparing Middle School Students for Career Pathways
• Early College Model: How to Achieve a 100% Graduation Rate
• What is Get Focused Stay Focused and How Does the Career Choices Series Make it Unique?
• Financial Literacy: Making Aha Moments Happen with Chapter 4
• Social-Emotional Learning through Early Career Exploration
• Creating a SKILLS-Based My10yearPlan.com for Informed Pathway Identification, Coaching, and Advising
• Career Development in Middle Schools
• Stay Focused! Strategies for Implementing the GFSF Follow-Up Modules for 10th, 11th, and 12th Grades
• Breaking Barriers to Employment Grant Model
• Dual Enrollment for Adult Ed Students
• Get Focused Stay Focused for Re-Entry and Incarcerated Learners