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technology-related issues (email triangulation, etc.) • The strategic planning which moved the Department from limited stand-alone desktop-based applications to a much more open, yet secure, system with student residents able to access an approved internet, use email and engage in high-impact learning practices such as internships. • An overview of current practices that have resulted in MDOCs being able to provide a wide array of opportunities for undergraduate and graduate study, remote work (on a limited basis) and the ability to allow residents to use technology to engage in coordinated reentry planning and recovery programs. • Plans for future development, including increasing skill and resume-building opportunities for residents by expanding access to remote internships and jobs with external, community-based employers, with the goal of returning citizens being more likely to positively engage in the community and workforce upon release. Speakers: Daniel McGloin , Director of Prison Education Partnerships, University of Maine, Augusta, Maine; Laura Rodas , Director of Education, Staff Development and Training, Maine Department of Corrections, Augusta, Maine; Mark Spahr , Resident Education Technology Coordinator, Maine Department of Corrections, Augusta, Maine 10:15–11 A.M. Exploring Alternative Pathways to High School Completion — Not All Roads Lead to a GED Data shows that becoming a graduate (whether high school or its equivalent) improves the lives of people who are incarcerated. Helping students become graduates is a vital role of education in corrections. This session will discuss how different states have engaged SESSION 3

in implementing different paths to graduation beyond only the most well-known and used high school equivalency. The session will show how bringing in alternate means of graduation can add great value to the corrections education portfolio. Speakers: Hanan Al-Zubaidy , Associate Director Corrections, Washington State Board for Community, and Technical Colleges, Olympia, Washington; Kristen Morgan , Education Services Administrator, Reentry Division, Washington State Department of Corrections, Tumwater, Washington; Jennifer Sanders , School Superintendent, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Columbus, Ohio 11:15 A.M.–12:15 P.M. Florida’s 2 nd Chance — Pell and Other Higher Education Programs in the Florida Department of Corrections/Getting Started with Pell: Steps Taken and Lessons Learned in Texas This workshop aims to provide valuable, practical information related to the implementation of higher education programs in prison. The focus of the presentation will be the Second Chance Pell program at Columbia Correctional Institution — detailing the steps to implementation as well as the challenges and successes experienced along the way. The presenters will share some of Florida’s keys to success — support from the top, creating a community of participants and using a multidisciplinary approach to case management. This workshop will benefit any agency interested in or in the infancy stage of implementing higher education programs within their facilities. Support and guidance are vital when implementing postsecondary education programs funded through Federal Pell Grants. The law requires multiple stakeholders, processes and approvals to align prior to, and following, kickoff. This session focuses on the use of resources, noted successes SESSION 4

EDUCATION IN CORRECTIONS SYMPOSIUM Thursday, Jan. 4 ▼ Session Information

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