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Dr. Kim Woodson – ESC Region 13

Jessica Snyder – Texas Education Agency

ECHS DesignationApplication Overview

This Webinar’s Agenda

• ECHS designation application requirements

– Supporting documents

– Addressing the blueprint

• Designation timeline

• Reviewing and scoring

• Resources and support

• Questions

Requirements – Supporting Documents

• Letters of support (Attention: Dr. Mackie Spradley)

• Recruitment and enrollment documents

• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

ISD IHE

• ISD has the capacity to support the ECHS

• ISD supports the ECHS, its mission, staff, and students

• Could mention sustainability measures

• Could include any “brags”

• IHE has the capacity to support the ECHS

• IHE supports the ECHS, its mission, faculty, and students

• Could mention sustainability measures

• Could include any “brags”

What should a letter of support say?

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What should Recruitment

and Enrollment documents

include?

May include:

• policies,

• applications,

• brochures, etc.

If documents are not in “final” form, please include a letter describing any changes the ECHS intends to make to the documents.

The MOU

You may upload a

• signed MOU that covers the 2016-2017 school year;

• draft, unsigned version covering the 2016-2017 school year; or

• signed MOU covering the 2015-2016 school year.

• Benchmark 1-Target Population• Benchmark 2-Partnership Agreement• Benchmark 3-P-16 Leadership Initiative• Benchmark 4-Curriculum and Support• Benchmark 5-Academic Rigor and Readiness• Benchmark 6-School Design

Requirements – Addressing the Blueprint

• Benchmark 1 – Target Population

• Benchmark 2 – Partnership Agreement

• Benchmark 3 – P-16 Leadership Initiatives

• Benchmark 4 – Curriculum and Support

• Benchmark 5 – Academic Rigor and Readiness

• Benchmark 6 – School Design

1: Target Population

Recruit and enroll students who are at risk or who might not otherwise go to college

1: Target Population

• At risk indicators (TEC §29.081, PEIMS)• English language learners

• Students who failed a state assessment

• Etc. (full list accessible at http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/peims/standards/weds/index.html?e0919)

• Students who are historically underrepresented in college

Can recruitment

and enrollment processes…

• use the TSI assessment as a criteria for enrollment?

• use state assessment scores, discipline history, teacher recommendation, or minimum grade point average in enrollment decisions?

2: Partnership Agreement

MOU or inter-local agreement

• Review annually

• Revise as needed

A strong MOU will alleviate a number of problems.

Anytime money is

involved…

The ECHS shall pay for

• tuition (for all dual credit courses, including retakes);

• fees (including TSI administration fees); and

• required textbooks (to the extent those charges are not waived by the partner IHE).

3: P-16 Leadership Initiatives

The school district and the IHE should have a leadership TEAM that meets regularly to discuss

design and sustainability.

Dual Credit Service Provider

P-16 Leadership Team

• IHE registers students for courses and sends the ISD a bill

• ISD does not work closely with or communicate frequently with the IHE

• IHE is jointly invested in the students’ success

• ISD and the IHE plan together, train staff together, and set goals together

3: P-16 Leadership Initiatives

4: Curriculum and Support

60 credit hours (Core Complete)

Associate’s degree

CTE certification

Monitor student progress

Academic, social, and emotional support

ECHS is more than just dual credit

60 Credit Hour Plan

Academic Support

P-16 Leadership

Team

Social & Emotional

Support

Academic Social/Emotional

• Preventiono Study skillso Note taking

• Progress Monitoringo In a class

Attendance Grades

o In a degree plan GradesOn track

• Interventiono Tutoringo Saturday school

• Preventiono Recognition

o Engagement

o Coping strategies

o Connections

• Progress Monitoringo Involvement

o Advisory

• Interventiono Outreach

o Counseling

Academic, Social, and Emotional Support

5: Academic Rigor and Readiness

TSI readiness

TSI administration

TSI intervention (as necessary)

6: School Design

Autonomous school

(Principal has budget/hiring authority)

Highly-qualified teachers

Liaison with decision-making authority

School Design

An ECHS can:• Be on a college campus• Be hundreds of miles from a college

campus• Serve a dozen kids• Serve a thousand kids• Be a stand-alone school• Be a school-within-a school• Provide virtual dual credit courses• Provide dual credit courses on the

high school campus• Provide dual credit courses on the

college campus• Have one IHE partner• Have multiple IHE partners

ECHS Designation Timeline

Monday,November 16, 2015

Deadline to submit Notice of Intent to Apply

Applicants of proposed new ECHS campuses are encouraged to submit a Notice of Intent to Apply online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2MZ5PGH.

Friday, December 18, 2015

APPLICATION DUE

Applications must be received at TEA no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 18, 2015, in order to be eligible for designation as an Early College High School for the 2016-2017 school year.

Spring 2016Notification of designation for

new ECHSs

Districts or charters submitting applications on behalf of a campus seeking new designation or designation for a campus in operation for less than three years will be notified of either selection or non-selection as a designated ECHS.


https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2MZ5PGH

Reviewing and Scoring

• Each application reviewed by ECHS subject-matter experts

• New applicants – reviewed based on quality of proposed plan and evidence that campus is capable of implementing (follow-up if necessary)

• Renewal applicants – reviewed based on performance during previous year(s), including fidelity to ECHS model, as well as designation application (follow-up may be required)

• Application can only be evaluated based on information included in application – include all necessary and relevant info


Online ECHS designation application

http://thetrc.org/ECHS

Questions regarding completion of application

[email protected]

Guidance for ECHS MOU and blueprint

http://www.txechs.com/2011-2012_tea_early_college_designation.php

Videos featuring principals sharing best practices aligned to ECHS Blueprint

http://www.txechs.com/best_practices.php

FAQs regarding TSI

http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/index.cfm?objectid=C92F1DAA-D49E-03F0-0750060AA756E807

Resources and Support

http://thetrc.org/ECHSmailto:[email protected]://www.txechs.com/2011-2012_tea_early_college_designation.phphttp://www.txechs.com/best_practices.phphttp://www.thecb.state.tx.us/index.cfm?objectid=C92F1DAA-D49E-03F0-0750060AA756E807

Questions

ESC 13Dr. Kim Woodson, Project Coordinator: [email protected]

Erin Romero, Senior Coordinator: [email protected]

Sarah Goshgarian, Education Specialist: [email protected]

Monica Paz, Project Specialist: [email protected]

Sarah Narvaiz, Program Assistant: [email protected]

TEAQuestions regarding designation process or application: [email protected]

Technical support for ECHS designation application: [email protected]

Contact Info

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