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Concurrent Enrollment: National Overview of Key Policy
Components
Jennifer Dounay and Mike GriffithEducation Commission of the States
Presentation at Pikes Peak Community CollegeColorado Springs, CO
March 6, 2009
Education Commission of the States
About ECS
• 50-state education compact est’d 1965• Nonpartisan, nonprofit• Serves all state-level education policymakers
and their staffs: – Governors– Legislators– State board members– State superintendents– SHEEOS and higher education leaders
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Overview
• CO bill & best practices nationally on:– Offering: mandatory or voluntary– Finance: tuition, reimbursement of partners– Student/parent notification– Instructor/course quality– Credit transfer – Evaluation requirement– “Other” considerations
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Offering Voluntary or Mandatory
Voluntary = 20 states
Mandatory = 17 states
Not Specified = 9
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Who Is Primarily Responsible for Paying Tuition
• Student/parents: 22 states
• Student’s school district: 6 states
• Participating PS institution: 3 states
• State DOE or other state org.: 3 states
• Four states have multiple dual enrollment programs w/diff. groups responsible for tuition
• No clear funding system in place: 6 states
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State Funding of Participating High Schools
• Thirty-one states provide schools/districts with the same level of funding for dual enrollment students and traditional HS students
• Eight states provide equal funding for dual enrollment and traditional HS students, but with qualifications
• Four states provide reduced funding for dual enrollment students as compared to traditional HS students
• One state provides different levels of funding, depending on which program a student is in
• Six states do not specify the funding levels for dual enrollment students in statute or regulations
Education Commission of the States
State Funding of Participating PS Institutions
• Thirty-eight states provide postsecondary institutions with the same level of funding for dual enrollment students and traditional PS students
• Two states provide equal funding for dual enrollment and traditional PS students, but with qualifications
• One state funds dual enrollment students at a higher level than traditional PS students
• No state provides reduced funding for dual enrollment students as compared to traditional PS students
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State Funding of PS Institutions (cont’d)
• One state provides different levels of funding, depending on which program a student is participating in
• Eight states do not specify the PS funding levels for dual enrollment students in statute or regulations
Education Commission of the States
Recommended feature:
Students/Parents Must Be Notified of
Dual Enrollment Opportunities
Yes = 20 states
No = 25 states
Not Specified = 1 state
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Recommended feature:
Instructor/Course Quality
Yes = 29 states
No = 17 states
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Instructor/Course Quality: State approaches
• PS trains, supervises, evaluates HS teachers
• HS teacher appointed adjunct faculty
• HS teacher must meet same qualifications as faculty member
• Course materials must be evaluated
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Recommended feature:
Public PS Inst. Must Accept Credits
Yes = 15 states
No = 14 states
Unclear = 15 states
Varies = 2 states
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Recommended feature:
Evaluation Requirement
Yes = 13 states
No = 31 states
Partial Credit = 2
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“Other” considerations
• Location, location, location
• Eligibility requirements
