How to make Early College ACTUALLY Work

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How to make Early College ACTUALLY Work

• Robert Lowney, Interim Dean at Edenton Chowan
  Campus, College of The Albemarle

Nelle Hyatt, Director of Media/Technology,
Edenton-Chowan Schools
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Early College was developed as a means to provide
a quality education, prepare each student for the
future and to make life beyond high school as
successful as possible.
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History of our COA Early College Program

• North Carolina Information Highwayroom
• Cisco Regional Academy
• Explornet CET courses
• Wheels of Learning courses
• Culinary courses
• Automotive courses
• Internet courses

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Purpose Students!
45 of Class of 2002 received college credit for
at least one class
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Definition of COA Early College

• Two types of courses are offered in Early
  College
• College transfer courses such as Political
  Science, Economics, Drama, Communications
• Technical Education college credit courses such
  as CET, NET, Culinary, Automotive Technology, and
  Construction Technology

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Definition of COA Early College

• Targeted for grades 10-12
• Taught by the College of The Albemarle
  instructors
• Upon completion of the courses student receive
  both high school credit and community college
  credit. Most four-year colleges and universities
  accept the credit for college transfer courses

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How to make Early College work EVERYDAY!

• Scheduling
• Block scheduling for high school
• Semester scheduling for college
• Start and end dates
• Submission to college in Jan. 2004
• Pathway Timelines
• Credit(135 hours)
• Developed for each course offered
• Additional pathway timelines for 2004-05

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How to make it work EVERYDAY!

• Guidelines
• Cooperative agreement
• Brochure
• Letters
• Meetings
• Huskins/Dual Enrollment forms
• Dog and Pony show

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How to make Early College work EVERYDAY!

• Parent Involvement
• Open House for parents and students
• 8th grade Orientation
• Conferences with College Instructors, if needed
• Contact Person from each school
• School level effort
• Track grades, attendance, behavior

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Marketing Effort

• Web Site
• www.COAEarlycollege.net
• Posters
• Brochures
• Pathway Day with students and parents
• Meetings with guidance counselors and college
  instructors
• Many, many planning sessions

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Purpose Students!
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Cooperation, cooperation, cooperation!