early college academy greeley colorado
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EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY
• Paul Francisco, Greeley-Evans District 6
Overview
ECHS • National SnapshotECHS • Academic PlanECHS
• Staffing ECHS • Discussion and Questions
ECHS
Early College Academy Core Beliefs
• Early College Schools have high expectations for all students
• Every student is capable of college-level work • Students need acceleration, not remediation.• Students learn more when challenged and
engaged by instruction and rigorous academic work.
• ECHS looks to serve a diverse student body economically, culturally and academically.
What Is Early College?
Early college is an educational transformation model, that was developed and implemented by Jobs for the Future with funding from the Gates Foundation over the last 10 years.
Early colleges are high schools bring college into high school to provide youth with a path to and through postsecondary education.
Early College Features
Students earn a high school diploma and up to two years of transferrable college credit—tuition free
A rigorous instructional framework aligned to college-ready standardsA strong college-going culture throughout the school
Student-centered learning and student support
Location on or near college campuses to build students’ identity as college goers
FAST FACTS: EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS, 2013-14 SCHOOLS: 280including grades 9-12, 9-13, and 6-12
STATES: 32
STUDENTS: 80,000+GRADUATES: 5,880*NEW EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOLS UNDER DEVELOPMENT: 56
NUMBER OF EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOLS10 or more schools
5-9 schools
1-4 schools
District 6 ECHS Design
Academic Plan
Colorado Academic Standards
Colorado gtPathway Curriculum
Aims Community College AA
Degree Requirements
District 6 High School Graduation
Requirements
Early College
AcademyGraduate
EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY: MEETING THE STANDARDS FOR SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES
Intentional Design Elements
Combine stand alone high school with college campus-based courses to allow for Individual Academic Plans & Interest
• High engagement • Power of place.
Support Systems Built in from Day One– Aims Community College Academic Support
Program– ICAP Completion Activities– College Readiness, Skills and Success Workshops– Test Preparation Accuplacer, Course Final
preparation, ACTExtra-Curricular Activities including Clubs focused around leadership. – Athletics and other clubs offered off site.
District 6 ECHS Design
Facility Plan
5590 W. 11th St.,Greeley, CO 80634
Currently Aims Community CollegeCorporate Learning Center
Challenge 1: College Level Science Teaching Laboratories
Proposed Solution:• Aims Community College
will be constructing a new science labs for ECHS use.
• Next year temporary labs for Biology and Physics.
Challenge 2: ECHS Learning Center
– Fully supported by Aims Community College
– Individual and Group Instruction
– Support for all Academic Courses
– Materials to enhance research and teaching
– Technology
Challenge 3: Physical Education Dedicated Space
Proposed Solution:• The ECHS and Aims Community
College are collaborating to insure access for student to appropriate physical education activities. AIMS has offered to allow ECHS to offer courses at the newly renovated Aims Gymnasium
Challenge 4: Transportation
• A combination of district transportation resources and city bus routes will be used to address this need.
• We are working on this plan as we learn where we need to get kids from and to.
ECHS Student Enrollment
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3200
(9th, 10th Grade Only)325
(9th, 10th, 11th Only)450-500
All Grades 9-12
ECA StaffingDistrict 6 Staffing
Principal 1Office Staff 2Teachers (Tentative based on Enrollment) 6Counselor (Tentative based on Enrollment) 1Custodial/ Food Services 2Total 12
AIMS Staffing• Aims Administrator• 1.5 FTE Media Center Support: Fully credentialed instructor and assistant• 1 FTE Tutor Coordinator with tutoring support (individual, group and peer
tutoring)• 0.5 FTE Financial Literacy/Student Life Coordinator• Full and part time faculty to provide annually provide 90 college-level
sections in the following academic areas: Chemistry
EnglishEnvironmental ScienceFine ArtsGeographyHealth and Wellness
HistoryLiteratureMathematicsPhilosophyPolitical ScienceSpeech Communication
World Languages
Aims Community College Supports Approve long-term lease of Corporate Learning Center Support design and ongoing cost of postsecondary Learning Center
Librarian Librarian Technician Electronic Data Bases 1:1 Technology Plan with 5 Computers for Student Emergencies
Support design and construction cost of science labs Support Academic Administrator, Advising Staff & Tutoring
Coordinator Position Assigned to ECHS Support Inclusion of use of gymnasium and/or resources to support
physical education programming Funding Model Similar to Career Academies which includes Tuition,
Fees and Textbook - $100 per credit Provide laptop/tablet device for each student
Questions
Discussion & Questions