*New Combined ICAPS and Bridge Virtual Learning Community
Upon recommendations from the field, the Transitions Academy Advisory committee, and the need to build the pipeline from Bridges to ICAPS to employment, we will have combined VLCs that are industry focused. The combined Bridge and ICAPS Virtual Learning Community will take place typically on the third Thursday of each month. We have worked hard to preserve the rich conversation, networking, and collaborative aspects of the VLCs in this new format while spotlighting programs that will spark ideas and conversation. As always, please reach out to SIPDC with any questions or concerns.
FY26 Bridge and ICAPS Learning Community Topics and Dates:
March 19-Manufacturing Pipeline
Here are the slides from the Manufacturing Pipeline VLC.
January 15, 2025-Healthcare Pipeline
Here are the slides.
November 13, 2025 Spotlight on Success-Paraprofessional ICAPS Programs
September 11, 2025 Spotlights on Success-CTE Partnerships
Here are the slides.
Also mentioned in the presentations were the Entrepreneurship ICAPS information doc and the Standard Operating Procedures in Planning ICAPS (IET) doc. Please download and adapt them for your use.
April 10, 2025 ICAPS VLC-Building an ICAPS Syllabus
Click here for the slides. Click here for the new ICAPS template. View the recording below:
March 13, 2025 ICAPS VLC: Distance Learning Considerations
Here are the slides and the recording is below:
February 13, 2025 ICAPS VLC: Contextualized Math in ICAPS
Here are the slides and the recording is below:
January 9, 2025 ICAPS VLC: ICAPS Intake and Orientation
Here are the slides and the recording is below:
Click below for a living FAQ to address questions that have come up during the ICAPS VLC. The link will open a Google Doc. You can save the document to your Google Drive for quick access by clicking File --> Add shortcut to Drive.
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Click below for a handout that details how to correctly enter ICAPS and bridge data in DAISI.
Hear from Renee Gillis-Arnold, Paul Morris, and Ann Young (Black Hawk College) as they share how they recruit students for ICAPS.
Hear from Angela Gerberding from ICCB, Ann Young (Black Hawk College), Margaret Segersten (ROE #33), Sara Escatel and Carrie Danekas (Illinois Valley Community College) as they share updates from their organizations.
Join Dr. Margaret Segersten from ROE #33 and her training partner, Kang Hee Hong of Carl Sandburg College to hear about their ICAPS partnership. Also featured are Robert Jaimes, automotive tech professor and Christine DeBush, Director of Transitions And Special Programs, both form Triton College, sharing their ICAPS.
Join Angela Gerberding of ICCB and Brittany Boston of ICSPS as they share grant writing tips. See specific examples of quality grant submissions.
This conversation led by Britt Garton Pisto, Illinois Community College Board's Director of Integrated English and Civics Education, focuses on Illinois' refugee support.
To watch the May 13 meeting, click here to link to the ICAPS Website.
