1. Dual Credit for Early Completers

2. Dual Credit for Early Completers
Idaho System for educational excellence
Dual Credit for Early Completers
This program is intended to support the 8 in 6 program and aligns with the Governor’s Task Force recommendation to provide advanced opportunities for Idaho’s students and the State Board of Education’s goal for 60% of Idahoans aged to have a postsecondary degree or certificate.
The Dual Credit for Early Completers program aims to ease the financial burden placed on families when their students go on to postsecondary education, whether it is college or professional-technical school.
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3. Dual Credit for Early Completers
Idaho System for educational excellence
Dual Credit for Early Completers
The Dual Credit for Early Completers Program allows High school students the opportunity to complete their state high school graduation requirements early and take up to 36 dual credit courses free of charge—essentially earning up to two years of college credit before ever leaving high school!
The Dual Credit for Early Completers program aims to ease the financial burden placed on families when their students go on to postsecondary education, whether it is college or professional-technical school.
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4. Dual Credit for Early Completers
Idaho System for educational excellence
Dual Credit for Early Completers
The Dual Credit for Early Completers Program is a critical way in which the state is helping to motivate more students in high school and prepare them for postsecondary education.
Students get to graduate with their peers and also have a head start on postsecondary requirements
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5. Dual Credit for Early Completers
Idaho System for educational excellence
Dual Credit for Early Completers
Students completing all state high school graduation requirements at any time prior to the beginning of their final twelfth grade semester or trimester term, except the senior project and any other course that the state board of education requires to be completed during the final year of high school. Students can take up to eighteen (18) credits per semester term or twelve (12) credits per trimester term of postsecondary credits of dual credit courses.
Students may participate in the Dual Credit for Early Completers program if they meet their state graduation requirements prior to their final semester or trimester term. Students need not complete their senior year Math requirement in order to be eligible for the Dual Credit for Early Completers program
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6. Dual Credit for Early Completers
Idaho System for educational excellence
Dual Credit for Early Completers
Average daily attendance shall be counted as normal for such students for public school funding purposes. In addition, the state department of education shall distribute funds from the moneys appropriated for the educational support program to defray the per credit cost charged for such dual credit courses by accredited postsecondary institutions. The amount so distributed shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per credit hour.
If the student takes a majority of courses off high school campus, it does not affect the ADA public school funding.
Credits received by the student to be reimbursed must be from an accredited postsecondary institution.
Method of course payment:
◦District covers course cost upfront (recommended)
◦Parent/student covers cost of course and district reimburses parent/student
Reimbursement distributed to districts in February and June of each year
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7. Dual Credit for Early Completers
Idaho System for educational excellence
Dual Credit for Early Completers
If the student fails to earn credit for any courses for which the department has paid a reimbursement, the student must pay for and successfully earn credits for one course or exam on their own to receive any further reimbursements.
Districts receive reimbursements for Dual Credit for Early Completers courses regardless of grade earned.
Districts to monitor student standing in program
Student are required to remain enrolled at the high school to have their college credits reimbursed.
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8. Idaho System for educational excellence
Data Elements for reporting Dual Credit for Early Completers in ISEE Student Course Enrollment.
ProviderSchool: The name of the institution providing instruction or a non-regular course, i.e. virtual or distance learning
ProviderInstructer: The EDUID of the teacher of the course.
This is the employee of the provider school. Only applies to non-regular course, for example virtual or distance learning courses.
CourseCode: The code that best describes the particular course.
ProviderSchools are located on the ISEE Main Page / Required Data Collection Elements / ID Unit Record Collection-Option Sets/ Provider Schools ID tab on the bottom of the Option Sets spreadsheet.
providerInstructer: The EDUID of the teacher of the course.  Only applies to non-regular course, for example virtual or distance learning courses.
courseCode: The code that best describes the particular course. This is the Assignment code used by the teacher.
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9. Data Elements Continued
Idaho System for educational excellence
Data Elements Continued
Coursetype: The structure and environment for the course
CreditsOffered: The offered credit  or credit like unit which is to be earned, awarded or otherwise given to the student for meeting or displaying competency, providing adequate growth to support advancing the student to the next grade or class section 
This would be High School Credit offered for Dual Credit students
CreditsEarned: Upon exiting a course, the credit or credit like unit which has been earned, awarded or otherwise given to the student for meeting or displaying competency, advancing to the next grade or class section.
Coursetype: V IDLA/Virtual/Distance course/ O Offsite/ R Regular Class/ I Independent Study
creditsOffered: The offered credit or credit like unit which is to be earned, awarded or otherwise given to the student for meeting or displaying competency, providing adequate growth to support advancing the student to the next grade or class section 
This would be High School Credit for Dual Credit students
creditsEarned: Upon exiting a course, the credit or credit like unit which has been earned, awarded or otherwise given to the student for meeting or displaying competency, advancing to the next grade or class section.
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10. Data Elements Continued
Idaho System for educational excellence
Data Elements Continued
DualCredit: Is this a dual credit course?
ErlyComp: Is Early Completer? 
AmtCredit: Dollar amount per credit paid for class. If student is an early completer, what is the dollar amount per credit the student/school is paying for the course rounded to the nearest dollar.
dualCredit: That is, do the students receive both high school and college credit for the course?
ErlyComp: If course is an Dual Credit course, does student qualify as an Early Completer as defined in Idaho Code?
AmtCredit: The amount so distributed shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per credit hour.
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11. Data Elements Continued
Idaho System for educational excellence
Data Elements Continued
CcIssued:  College Credit Issued?
CollegeCredits: College Credits Offered
CollegeId: College issuing credit
CourseContract: Contract in place?
CcIssued: Did the student receive college credit for successfully completing the course?
College Credits: College Credits Offered: The credits to be awarded by the college for early completers.
This will trigger amount of payment
CollegeId: College issuing credit: Must be an accredited postsecondary institution
courseContract Is there a contract in place between the course provider and the district?
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12. Example: 002110 - Pre-Calculus (Gr. 9-12) Period Example 1-2B
Element
Value
ID StuId
local StuId
999999
ID Staff Id
ID Staff Id2
ID Staff Id3
District Id
999 –YOUR DISTRICT
School Id
YOUR HIGH SCHOOL
Provider School
Example: 607
Provider Instructor
Provider Instructor2
Course Code
Example: Pre-Calculus (Gr. 9-12)
Period
Example 1-2B
Section Id
123456
SectionAlias
Course Type
Example: V IDLA/Virtual/Distance course
Entry Date
9/5/2013
Exit Date
5/24/14
This is an example of what is required in the Student Course Enrollment file in ISEE.

13. 1 (High School Credits Offered) Credit Earned
Exit Reason
Credits Offered
1 (High School Credits Offered)
Credit Earned
1 (High School Credits Earned)
Mins Week
Example: 240
Grade Ap
N - No
Ap Exam
Ap Exam Pass
Dual Credit
Y - Yes
8in6CourseCost
Erly Comp
Amt Credit 75
Cc Issued
College Credits
4 (College Credits Offered)
College ID
111 – Name of accredited postsecondary institution Ib
Tech Prep
Course Contract
Y - Yes or N -No
This is an example of what is required in the Student Course Enrollment file.
College ID : Provider Schools are located on the ISEE Main Page / Required Data Collection Elements / ID Unit Record Collection-Option Sets/ Provider Schools ID tab on the bottom of the Option Sets spreadsheet.

14. Regional ISEE Technical Coordinator Contacts
Idaho System for educational excellence
Regional ISEE Technical Coordinator Contacts
Chris Campbell ISEE Technical Coordinator - Region 1/2 (208)
Tim MeGee ISEE Technical Coordinator - Region 4 (208)
Roger Sargent ISEE Technical Coordinator - Region 3 (208)
Roger Evans ISEE Technical Coordinator - Region 5/6 (208)
Your Regional ISEE Technical Coordinator Contacts
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15. Idaho System for educational excellence
Additional information about all SDE Advanced Opportunities can be found at:
Matt McCarter Director, Student Engagement & Postsecondary Readiness Phone: (208)
Jennifer Caprile GEAR UP and Advanced Opportunity Coordinator (208)
Your contacts for Advanced Opportunity
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