Tennessee Valley Early College at Cleveland State Community College A COORDINATED PROGRAM FOR BRADLEY COUNTY STUDENTS

Request and Purpose At this time we are requesting permission from the Bradley County Board of Education to move forward with exploring a new program for our students. This program is in conjunction with Cleveland State Community College This is an opportunity for students in our system to : Get ahead on their pursuit of a college degree (2 or 4 year) Get ahead on their pursuit of career certificates Get a high school diploma and Associates Degree /Certificate Use Dual Enrollment, Dual Credit at the High School Tennessee Valley Early College at Cleveland State

What is Early College An early college is designed so students can possibly earn both a high school diploma and an Associate’s degree or up to two years of credit toward a Bachelor’s degree or a career certificate. Provides another opportunity for high school students to earn college/career credit. Advanced Placement, Cambridge, and dual-enrollment courses give many students the opportunities to take college-level courses and earn college-level credit. This opens another door. Fully integrates students’ high school and college experiences, both intellectually and socially; Blends the curriculum as a coherent unit, with high school and college-level work melded into a single academic program that meets the requirements for both a high school diploma and, potentially, an Associate’s degree; and Students obtain college credits through the postsecondary institution and enables students to accumulate the credits toward a degree from that institution or to transfer them to another college.

Target Group We want to grow the number of students who can obtain a postsecondary certificate or degree This is appropriate for students who: Want to be more prepared for college, Want to prepare earlier for careers, Want to experience college without being away from home, Are a first time college going family member

Criteria ACT score of 19 ◦ Subtests – English 18, Reading 19, Math 19 Completed the Sophomore year with up to 16 Credits ◦ Credits could include: ◦ Math 1 and 2, English 9 and 10, U.S. Government, Career Exploration, Chemistry*/Physics*, Biology, ◦ Fine Art, Wellness.5 Credit in additional Physical Education, World Language 1 and 2, Focus Electives ◦ (3), CIVICS TEST** Be a Junior or Senior and complete one class per semester on the home campus ◦ * one of two Required for Graduation ** required for graduation beginning in 2017

Our Challenges Investigate and establish funding process for students and system ◦ Lottery Scholarship ◦ Gap Funding Procedures Investigate other Early college situations for Best Practices ◦ High School Counseling ◦ College Advisory Determine Accountability at both High Schools and Community College Determine common needs for both high school and college campuses Determine how all high school graduation credits will be accomplished

Possible Programs Certification Programs ◦ Mechanical Maintenance Fundamentals ◦ Computer Business Applications Transfer Pathways ◦ General Transfer ◦ Electro Mechanical Concentration A.A.S. ◦ Computer Information Technology A.A.S. ◦ Business A.A.S.

What we want to do Seek out more possibilities for our students to become better prepared citizens Bring back our findings to you in order for these possibilities to become a reality Bring back to you a program of study and a plan that is best for the students of Bradley County who wish to take advantage of this opportunity Put the plan into action -