Success By Design Conference Florida State College at Jacksonville

1. ACCELERATION 101:The Benefits and Challenges of High School Acceleration OptionsVera BusseyJenna Senkowsky October 25, 2013 Success By Design Conference Florida State College at Jacksonville

2. High School Acceleration Staff • Wendy W. Dunlap, Director dunlapw@duvalschools.org • Bernadette Hardeman, Coordinator hardemanb@duvalschools.org • Vera C. Bussey, Instructional Specialist busseyv@duvalschools.org • Jenna L. Senkowsky, Instructional Specialist senkowskyj@duvalschools.org

3. GLOSSARY OF TERMS • Acceleration Programs designed to shorten the path to a traditional • Programs: 4-year college degree • AICE: Advanced International Certificate of Education • AP: Advanced Placement • DE: Dual Enrollment • EA: Early Admit • EC: Early College • HSAP: High School Acceleration Programs • IB: International Baccalaureate • PERT: Postsecondary Education Readiness Test

4. MYTH vs REALITY • There are no consequences for students who withdraw (WD) from dual enrollment courses. • An Early College student who earns an AA degree will only be required to complete two more years of college course work to earn a Bachelor’s Degree. • An AICE diploma is equivalent to a Duval County High School diploma. • Students should only apply to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme if they want to attend a university in another country. • AP courses are for students who only earn good grades.

5. STUDENT BENEFITS • Accelerated Skill Development Curve • Test Preparation • Pathway for underrepresented students to experience the rigor of higher education • Grade Point Average (High School, College, Bright Futures Scholarship) • Favorable consideration in the college admission process1 • In college students are more likely to1: • Graduate with academic honors • Earn higher GPA • Graduate within four years • Be accepted into graduate program • Cost of a college education can be significantly reduced 1 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (oppaga) Report No. 06-27

6. EARN COLLEGE CREDIT 1007.27(2), Articulated Acceleration Mechanisms

7. IS DUAL ENROLLMENT FOR YOU? 1007.271 Dual enrollment programs — The dual enrollment program is the enrollment of an eligible secondary student or home education student in a postsecondary course creditable toward high school completion and a career certificate or an associate or baccalaureate degree.

8. Early CollegePartnership Between Duval County Public Schools & Florida State College Jacksonville • Grade 8 Apply • Grade 9 1 DE Course - SLS1103** • Grade 10 3-4 DE Courses** • Grades 11-12 Full-time at FSCJ campus ** Students at the high school

9. TRADITIONAL DUAL ENROLLMENT • 3.0 Un-weighted GPA • Postsecondary Ready Eligibility Scores Reading/Writing/Math • General Education Courses Approved • SLS1103 Strategies for Success (Pilot course with different eligibility criteria) • Eligible in Grade 11 • Exception – Grade 10 Foreign Language • Options for enrollment (High School site, FSCJ campus, FSCJ online) • Fall/Spring Term – 4 course maximum; Summer Term – 2 course maximum

10. Early Admit • Early Admissions is a form of dual enrollment through which • eligible high school students enroll in a postsecondary • Institution at the college or university on a full-time basis for • both the fall and spring of their senior year in courses that are used both toward completion of a high school diploma and the associate or baccalaureate degree (s. 1007.27(5), F.S.). • Articulation Agreement with FSCJ & UNF • Grade 12 Full-time at the college • Higher GPA requirement than Traditional DE • Students must be enrolled in a Duval County Public School by November 1 of the junior year

11. Cambridge AICE(Advanced International Certificate of Education) • Internationally recognized, rigorous, pre-university curriculum and examination system • Flexible curriculum • Mathematics & Science • Languages • Arts & Humanities 

12. International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme • Rigorous, internationally recognized pre-university course of study • One course from each group 1 to 5 • One course from group 6 or a second subject from group 1 to 5 • Core requirements: • Extended Essay (EE) • Theory of Knowledge (TOK) • Creativity, Action, Service (CAS)

13. Bright Futures Scholarship • IB Diploma recipients qualify for the Florida Academic Scholars award • Community service hours recognized within diploma • No SAT/ACT test score required • AICE Diploma recipients qualify for the Florida Academic Scholars award • 100 hours of community service required • No SAT/ACT test score required

14. Explore Advanced Placement (AP) • Grades 9-12 • Prerequisite for grade 9: Level 4+ on eighth grade FCAT-Reading. • Prerequisite for grades 10-12: High Level 3+ on most recent FCAT-Reading. • Parent Opt-In Waiver • 34 AP courses offered in the following subjects: • Arts • English • History & Social Science • Math & computer Science • Sciences • World Languages & Cultures • Hands on approach to learning • Provide opportunity to select individual courses

15. AP Exams 101 • Standardized examinations • May administration only • 2-3 hours long • Combination of multiple choice and free-response • Essay; Solution to a problem; Spoken response • Scored by college professors and AP teachers • Scored on a scale of 1 to 5 • Get the credit http://www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy

16. CHALLENGES • Access point of entry other than 9th grade • Lack of prerequisite knowledge, skills, and intrinsic motivation • Balancing academics and extracurricular • Recognition of credits • Public vs. Private and out of state • Permanent college record (DE/EC) • Adverse affects on college GPA and financial aid • Course selections (DE/EC) • Prerequisites for intended major • Course offerings vary by school

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