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Relationship Between Criteria and (CR) Program Criteria College Ready Knowledge and Skills Embedded in Curriculum

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Program Example (Early College High School) Students develop a strong sense of identity by participating in a college classroom. Programs "scaffold the transition from High School to college" which foster responsibility in the students to behave with college expectations and develop the habits of the mind to do college level work (Cunningham & Mathews, p 127, 2007) • ECHSs recruited and enroll underrepresented students. • Some ECHSs offer courses at the high school site; some gave them on the college campus. Some ECHSs relied primarily on high school instructors to teach college courses; others had college faculty teaching these courses. • Utah's ECHSs: Create a challenging educational program and intellectual climate that encourages and supports students to complete a higher education degree in math, science, engineering, or related applied field. (Smoothing the path: Changing state policies to support early college high school, 2006), (Early college high school initiative evaluation year end report:2003-2004, 2005) Seminars provide students with information on college expectations and experience such as selfadvocacy, available resources, and note-taking (Cunningham & Mathews, 2007)

Comprehensiv • Most ECHS students must take assessment (placement test), such as the Accuplacer, the College e Assessment Assessment Test and the COMPASS test, before enrolling in college classes. System (Early college high school initiative evaluation year end report:2003-2004, 2005) K-16 Alignment of Standards Curriculum and Assessment 22044297

• Colleges and high schools combine their resources and facilities to offer lab, arts facilities, information resources/library, and advanced technology. High School coursework integrate the independent learning, critical thinking, and research-based projects that motivate college student (Ohio). • Georgia is developing and implementing the College Readiness Standards and Georgia 1

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Relationship Between Criteria and (CR) Program Performance Standards, the new K-12 curriculum. (Smoothing the path: Changing state policies to support early college high school, 2006) Longitudinal

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K-16 Data Tracking System

State College Readiness Budget

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• Ohio ECHSs receive both state and local funds. • Utah provides incentives for students to accelerate through the first two years of college (tuition, scholarship), state appropriates money for schools for student dual enrollment. • Georgia's ACCEL grant funding, provides funding for current high school students who enroll in dual-credit coursework at two-year or four-year postsecondary institution. (Smoothing the path: Changing state policies to support early college high school, 2006)

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