Minding the Gap Dual Enrollment Strategies Rebekah Oaks West Ouachita High School Ouachita Parish Dual Enrollment Strategies Rebekah Oaks West Ouachita High School Ouachita Parish

Minding the Gap

Gaps of Availability  Teachers on staff with credentials Year 1: 6 students earned credits in English  Teachers from university Year 2:30 students earned credits in English, Psychology, Computer Science, and Western Civilization  Teachers on staff with credentials Year 1: 6 students earned credits in English  Teachers from university Year 2:30 students earned credits in English, Psychology, Computer Science, and Western Civilization

 Year 3:Approximately 132 credits will be earned through dual enrollment classes

Gaps in Understanding  Gaps in student understanding 1.Advantages of program 2.College terminology (credit hours, drops, withdrawals, Blackboard) 3.Individual responsibilities 4.Rigor of classes  Gaps in student understanding 1.Advantages of program 2.College terminology (credit hours, drops, withdrawals, Blackboard) 3.Individual responsibilities 4.Rigor of classes

Response to Student Gaps  Education and Experience 1.Possibilities and Promises A pre-scheduling meeting is held with students. Students work with university catalogues to locate career programs and available scholarships. Students identify which dual enrollment classes would apply to their future majors.  Education and Experience 1.Possibilities and Promises A pre-scheduling meeting is held with students. Students work with university catalogues to locate career programs and available scholarships. Students identify which dual enrollment classes would apply to their future majors.

Strategies Students calculate how much money and time they will save through dual enrollment. Students without sufficient ACT scores are placed in ACT classes for the fall so that they may be eligible for dual enrollment in the spring semester. Students calculate how much money and time they will save through dual enrollment. Students without sufficient ACT scores are placed in ACT classes for the fall so that they may be eligible for dual enrollment in the spring semester.

Bridging Student Gaps  Responsibility 1.Attendance 2.Books and fees 3.Grades 4.Drops  Responsibility 1.Attendance 2.Books and fees 3.Grades 4.Drops

Minding the Parental Gap  Muffins in the Morning 1.Discuss the benefits of the program 2.Discuss parental responsibilities (books, admission fee, etc.) 3.Provide paperwork 4.Announce deadline 5.Answer questions  Muffins in the Morning 1.Discuss the benefits of the program 2.Discuss parental responsibilities (books, admission fee, etc.) 3.Provide paperwork 4.Announce deadline 5.Answer questions

Minding the Scheduling Gaps  Using university teachers, how do you reconcile time issues? 1. Early morning classes 2.Fourth and fifth hour classes 3.Holidays 4.Grades  Using university teachers, how do you reconcile time issues? 1. Early morning classes 2.Fourth and fifth hour classes 3.Holidays 4.Grades

Filling the Gap  Year One English 101  Year Two English 101 Psychology 201 Western Civilization 101  Year One English 101  Year Two English 101 Psychology 201 Western Civilization 101

Filling the Gap  Year Three English 101 Math 110, 112 Math Statistics Western Civilization 101, 102 American History 201, 202 Computer Science Speech Psychology 210 Child Care Education 101  Year Three English 101 Math 110, 112 Math Statistics Western Civilization 101, 102 American History 201, 202 Computer Science Speech Psychology 210 Child Care Education 101

“Many high school students are ready for college-level courses long before earning their diploma.... Make the transitions from one segment of the education pipeline to another easier by improving the alignment between K-12 and postsecondary educational institutions...” Education and Skills for the 21st Century: An Agenda for Action -- Jobs for the Future