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Sinclair finalist for National Bellwether Award

By Dave Larsen | Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 11:02 AM

Sinclair Community College’s work on decreasing the Dayton Public Schools dropout rate through its Fast Forward Center has earned the college national recognition.

Sinclair has been selected as a finalist for a 2010 National Bellwether Award, which recognizes outstanding and innovative programs and practices that are successfully leading community colleges into the future.

The awards are part of the Community College Futures Assembly, established in 1995. Sponsored by the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida, the assembly focuses on cutting-edge, trendsetting programs that other colleges might find worthy of replicating.

The Bellwether Awards are given annually in three categories: Instructional Programs & Services; Planning, Governance & Finance; and Workforce Development. The awards are competitively judged and given by peers in community colleges, with no cash reward.

Sinclair is one of 10 nominees in the Workforce Development category for “Fast Forward: From Dropout to Graduation and Beyond.”

Sinclair established the Fast Forward Center in 2001 to develop and maintain a comprehensive network of alternative schools and programs that serve out-of-school youth.

The Bellwether Award winners will be announced at the 2010 Community College Futures Assembly, to be held Jan. 23-26 in Orlando, Fla. The theme of this year’s assembly is “Graduate America.”

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