House Bill 5: Partnership for College Preparatory Course

Agenda  Introductions  HB 5 Jigsaw  CCRS Connections  Working Lunch and Norm Setting  ELAR, Math, and Operational Committees

Introductions  Please state the following:  Name  Organization  What is your connection to College and Career Readiness?

Norms for Our Collaboration  Honor time commitments  Encourage active listening  Respect different points of view and experience  Ask and/or record questions  Provide data  Take time to reflect  Communicate/Share conversations to all partners

Define The Work OperationalELARMath Each table will need to assign a: Facilitator This person will maintain group focus on the task Recorder Take notes in Google Doc Reporter The spoke person for the table Time Keeper Be a time manager for the group

College and Career Readiness Standards

Committees  Kinney – Math  Bandera – ELAR  Frio - Operational

Operational HB 5 Key Questions  Which IHE will your LEA partner with?  Who is eligible for College Preparatory class?  EOC Assessments  College Entrance Examination  Assessment Instrument Designated SubjectEOCPLANPSATACTSATCoursework ELAR?????? Math??????

Operational HB 5 Key Questions How will the course be offered? How will appropriate faculty of each institution meet regularly to ensure that the course is aligned with college readiness expectations? How will school districts provide notice of the benefits of enrolling in a College Preparatory course? One uniformed letter? Websites? Electronic? Successful completion of this course can satisfy an advanced ELAR or Mathematics curriculum requirement (Operations – notification)

Operational HB 5 Key Questions Course may be offered for dual credit at the discretion of the IHE with which a school district partners ISD and IHE develop or purchase instructional materials for the course, must include technology resources that enhance the effectiveness of the course and draw on established best practices implementation

Next Steps: Math – ½ day in December ELAR – November meeting date Operational – December 13, 2013