The Illinois P-20 Network’s Dual Credit Think Tank brings together practitioners from school districts and postsecondary institutions along with representatives from state agencies and other professional and advocacy groups to solve real and detailed challenges that persist with offering dual credit. The Dual Credit Think Tank works in partnership with the Illinois Association of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (ILACEP), communicating regularly to ensure that their work is aligned and including ILACEP leadership and members among the participants in the Dual Credit Think Tank.

The Dual Credit Think Tank is open to any interested educator and policymaker and seeks individuals with responsibility for implementing dual credit in their community and who bring an open-minded, problem-solving disposition to the work. Currently, there are approximately 120 educators from a very diverse mix of school districts, community colleges, universities, state agencies, and other organizations from across Illinois working together as part of the Dual Credit Think Tank. If you would like to become involved, please complete this short Dual Credit Think Tank New Member Enrollment Form.

While practitioner-focused and grass roots in nature, the Dual Credit Think Tank also collaborates with the state educational agencies to accomplish these ends. The Dual Credit Think Tank has grown from about 10 original participants to an important center of statewide infrastructure that is fundamentally designed for dialogue, data collection, collaborative analysis, and consensus toward action.

Key Dual Credit Think Tank Products

• Post-HB5020 Data – Dual Credit Think Tank Legislative Priorities Survey – October 2024
• Fall 2023 P-20 Network Meeting Dual Credit Think Tank Summary
• Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Teacher Credential Policy Change Webinars – Please note that this policy was changed in November 2023. These resources remain available because the Dual Credit Think Tank is working in partnership with other groups on the process of considering and implementing these policy changes.
  • February 2023 HLC Proposed Policy Changes Webinar
  • September 2023 HLC Proposed Policy Changes Webinar
• Strategies to Support Dual Credit Teacher Credentialing Policy Brief – July 2022
• Dual Credit and Weighted Classes: A Study and Policy Direction – March 2022

2024-2025 Academic Year First Quarter Goal

• Facilitating conversations for practitioners based on their on-the-ground experiences to influence the legislative process as it relates to a proposed amendment to the Dual Credit Quality Act – UNDERWAY