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

2. High School Acceleration Staff
Wendy W. Dunlap, Director
Bernadette Hardeman, Coordinator
Vera C. Bussey, Instructional Specialist
Jenna L. Senkowsky, Instructional Specialist

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.
The IB Diploma will help you if you want to study abroad. However, North American Universities recognize that IB is a rigorous, pre-university curriculum.

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

6. EARN COLLEGE CREDIT 1007.27(2), Articulated Acceleration Mechanisms
Cambridge AICE Diploma
Earn between 18 and 45 college credits
Advanced Placement
Earn between 27 and 45 college credits
Early College
Earn AA degree
Earn 60 college credits
IB Diploma

7. IS DUAL ENROLLMENT FOR YOU?
 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 College Programs
Early College Partnership Between Duval County Public Schools & Florida State College Jacksonville
Early College Programs
Robert E. Lee
Sandalwood
Jean Ribault
Englewood
Grade 8 Apply
Grade DE Course - SLS1103**
Grade DE Courses**
Grades Full- time at FSCJ campus
** Students at the high school

9. TRADITIONAL DUAL ENROLLMENT
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
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)

10. Early Admit Articulation Agreement with FSCJ & UNF
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 (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)
Mandarin High School
Duncan U. Fletcher High School
Nathan B. Forrest High School
William M. Raines High School
Internationally recognized, rigorous, pre-university curriculum and examination system
Flexible curriculum
Mathematics & Science
Languages
Arts & Humanities 

12. International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme
Stanton
Paxon
Ed White
Terry Parker
Wolfson
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)
Group 1: Studies in language and literature
Group 2: language acquisition
Group 3: individuals and societies
Group 4: experimental science
Group 5: mathematics and computer science
Group 6: the arts
The extended essay is a requirement for students to engage in independent research through an in-depth study of a question relating to one of the subjects they are studying.
Theory of knowledge is a course designed to encourage each student to reflect on the nature of knowledge by critically examining different ways of knowing (perception, emotion, language and reason) and different kinds of knowledge (scientific, artistic, mathematical and historical).
Creativity, action, service requires that students actively learn from the experience of doing real tasks beyond the classroom. Students can combine all three components or do activities related to each one of them separately.
CAS is a graduation requirement for the IB pro-gram of Study

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
Hands on approach to learning: not just memorizing facts and figures you might forget after taking the AP exam; students learn to express themselves through dialogue and debate;

15. AP Exams 101 Standardized examinations Get the credit
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
Get the credit – also verify with institutions

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

18. Secret to Success