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Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships

Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships. NC Public High Schools on NC Community College Campuses Presented to the State Board of Community Colleges February 17, 2005. NC High School Reform. Cooperative Innovative HS G.S. 115C-238.50. New Schools Project G.S. 116C-4.

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Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships

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  1. Learn & Earn:Rigor, Relevance and Relationships NC Public High Schools on NC Community College Campuses Presented to the State Board of Community Colleges February 17, 2005

  2. NC High School Reform Cooperative Innovative HSG.S. 115C-238.50 New Schools ProjectG.S. 116C-4 8 Health Science High Schools (2004) 8 SBCC & SBE approved programs IT & International Studies HS Northeast Initiative 5 Accelerated Early College HS (2005) Learn & Earn 10 Planning Early College HS (2005) Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  3. State Board of Community Colleges Community Colleges State Board of Education Department of Public Instruction Local Education Agencies (LEA) Public and private universities and their boards NC General Assembly Office of the Governor Business and Economic Developers Public and Private Agencies Learn & Earn: Collaborators Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  4. Learn & Earn: Early and Middle College High Schools (based on college campuses) Early College: Small, autonomous schools where students earn an associate degreeor two years of college credit. Middle College: College courses are offered without the guarantee of a two-year degree or two years of transferable credit. Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  5. Learn & Earn: Early and Middle College High Schools (based on college campuses) Both Early and Middle College High Schools: • Integrate high school, college experience • Improve college-going rate, preparedness • Offer Small schools, dual enrollment Early College High School offers: • Accelerated academic experience • Graduation with diploma and an Associate’s Degree or two years credit toward a Bachelor’s degree Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  6. Learn & Earn:Start-up • Established by Governor Mike Easley • 2003 General Assembly enacted G.S. 116C-4: First in America Innovative Education Initiatives Act and placed responsibility with the Education Cabinet • Collaboration with local districts, higher education, and business • 2004 General Assembly included $2.2 million in recurring and non-recurring funds ($265, 820 recurring in 2004-05 allocated to 5 participating colleges to administer the program) • Gates Foundation provided an $11 million initial grant and will provide an additional $9 million Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  7. Learn & Earn:Goals • Reform high schools • Better prepare students for college and the workforce • Establish seamless curricula • Provide work-based experience Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  8. Learn & Earn: The Incredible Vanishing 9th-grader • In North Carolina’s public schools, more than 45,700 more students are enrolled in the 9th grade than in the 12th grade Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  9. Learn & Earn: North Carolina’s Education Funnel • In North Carolina, for every 100 students in the 9th grade: • 60graduate from high school four years later • 41 of those 60 enter college right away • 29 of those 41 are still enrolled in college in their second year • 19of the original 100 graduate with associate/bachelor degrees within six years Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  10. Learn & Earn:Part of The New Schools Project The New Schools Project, housed with Public School Forum of NC, includes: • Health Science Themed High Schools (Cohort I) • Learn and Earn High Schools (Cohorts II & V) • The Northeast Initiative - Innovative High School Programs (Cohort III) • International Studies or Information Technology High Schools (Cohort IV) Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  11. New SchoolsProject: Measurable Outcomes Increase: • Preparedness for work and college, graduation rates, economic opportunities, and teacher/student satisfaction Decrease: • Dropouts, suspensions, retention, achievement gaps, and violence Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  12. New Schools Project:Support Elements • Cash grants to support costs associated with planning • Coaches, experienced and highly trained educational leaders, who will serve the High School Innovation Project Teams with facilitation and process design skills;access to successful • Model small schools across the country • Enrollment in learning networks to share best practices and curriculum development acrossthe state Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  13. New Schools Project:Structure Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  14. New Schools Project: Five Acceleration Sites • Invitation to select districts and their higher education partners willing to: • Document current early/middle college schools • Strengthen existing programs • Model best practices for others One at NCCU, all others at community colleges Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  15. Asheville-Buncombe TCC(Buncombe County Schools) Catawba Valley CC (Catawba County Schools) Guilford TCC (Guilford County Schools) Nash CC (Nash County/Rocky Mount Schools) NC Central University (Durham County Schools) New Schools Project: Acceleration Sites Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  16. Began transition toward early college 2004-2005 Two years of transferable credit/associate degree Incorporate work-based learning Strengthen “affective” support Redesign ninth/tenth grades for college readiness Partner with middle schools New Schools Project: Community College Acceleration Sites Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  17. New Schools Project:10 Planning Sites South Piedmont CCAnson County SchoolsCentral Carolina CC Chatham County SchoolsFayetteville State Univ. Cumberland County Schools Davidson County CCDavidson County SchoolsEdgecombe CCEdgecombe County Schools Mitchell CC Iredell County Schools UNC-Wilmington New Hanover County Schools Robeson CC/UNC-P Robeson County SchoolsIsothermal CC Rutherford County Schools Sampson CC Sampson County/Clinton City Schools Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  18. New Schools Project:Next Steps for Planning Sites • Formalize partnership with Institutions of Higher Education and others • Conduct self-study and set targets • Design academic and affective support • Redesign ninth/tenth grades for college readiness • Implement middle school outreach • Prepare implementation proposal (release Feb. 2005) Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  19. Opportunities for State Board of Community Colleges • Review and approve changes to policies to support early and middle college high school programs • Support articulation efforts for early college high school graduates with four-year colleges and universities • Recommend instructional, instructional support and capital needs budgets for legislative funding to support early college high schools • Continue collaboration with the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina and other partners to insure the success of early college high schools Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

  20. Learn & Earn:Rigor, Relevance and Relationships • Dr. Delores A. ParkerVice President919-807-7096 • Ken WhitehurstAssociate Vice President919-807-7098 • Additional information: http://www.newschoolsproject.org Division of Academic and Student Services North Carolina Community College System Learn & Earn: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships North Carolina Community College SystemH. Martin Lancaster, President Dr. Delores A. Parker, Vice President Fifty-nine Institutions Educating and Training a World-Class Workforce

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