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Transcript of Success By Design Conference Florida State College at Jacksonville October 25, 2013.
ACCELERATION 101:The Benefits and Challenges of High School Acceleration
OptionsVera Bussey
Jenna Senkowsky
Success By Design ConferenceFlorida State College at Jacksonville
October 25, 2013
High School Acceleration Staff
Wendy W. Dunlap, Director [email protected]
Bernadette Hardeman, Coordinator [email protected]
Vera C. Bussey, Instructional Specialist [email protected]
Jenna L. Senkowsky, Instructional Specialist [email protected]
Acceleration Programs designed to shorten the path to a traditional Programs: 4-year college degree
AICE: Advanced International Certificate of Education
AP: Advanced Placement
DE: Dual Enrollment
EA: Early Admit
EC: Early College
HSAP: High School Acceleration Programs
IB: International Baccalaureate
PERT: Postsecondary Education Readiness Test
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
There are no consequences for students who withdraw (WD) from dual enrollment courses.
An Early College student who earns an AA degree will only be required to complete two more years of college course work to earn a Bachelor’s Degree.
An AICE diploma is equivalent to a Duval County High School diploma.
Students should only apply to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme if they want to attend a university in another country.
AP courses are for students who only earn good grades.
MYTH vs REALITY
Accelerated Skill Development Curve Test Preparation Pathway for underrepresented students to experience
the rigor of higher education Grade Point Average (High School, College, Bright
Futures Scholarship) Favorable consideration in the college admission
process1 In college students are more likely to1:
◦ Graduate with academic honors
◦ Earn higher GPA
◦ Graduate within four years
◦ Be accepted into graduate program
Cost of a college education can be significantly reduced
STUDENT BENEFITS
1 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (oppaga) Report No. 06-27
Cambridge AICE Diploma•Earn between 18 and 45 college
credits
Advanced Placement•Earn between 27 and 45 college
credits
Early College•Earn AA degree•Earn 60 college credits
IB Diploma•Earn between 18 and 45 college
credits
EARN COLLEGE CREDIT 1007.27(2), Articulated Acceleration Mechanisms
1007.271 Dual enrollment programs — The dual enrollment program is the enrollment of an eligible secondary student or home education student in a postsecondary course creditable toward high school completion and a career certificate or an associate or baccalaureate degree.
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IS DUAL ENROLLMENT FOR YOU?
Grade 8 Apply
Grade 9 1 DE Course - SLS1103**
Grade 10 3-4 DE Courses**
Grades 11-12 Full-time at FSCJ campus
** Students at the high school
Early CollegePartnership Between Duval County Public Schools & Florida State College
Jacksonville
Early College Programs
Robert E. Lee
Sandalwood
Jean Ribault
Englewood
Eligible in Grade 11 Exception – Grade 10
Foreign Language Options for enrollment
(High School site, FSCJ campus, FSCJ online)
Fall/Spring Term – 4 course maximum; Summer Term – 2 course maximum
3.0 Un-weighted GPA Postsecondary Ready
Eligibility Scores Reading/Writing/Math
General Education Courses Approved
SLS1103 Strategies for Success (Pilot course with different eligibility criteria)
TRADITIONAL DUAL ENROLLMENT
Early AdmitEarly Admissions is a form of dual enrollment through which eligible high school students enroll in a postsecondary Institution at the college or university on a full-time basis for both the fall and spring of their senior year in courses that are used both toward completion of a high school diploma and the associate or baccalaureate degree (s. 1007.27(5), F.S.).
Articulation Agreement with FSCJ & UNF Grade 12 Full-time at the college Higher GPA requirement than Traditional DE Students must be enrolled in a Duval County Public
School by November 1 of the junior year
Cambridge AICE(Advanced International Certificate of Education)
Internationally recognized, rigorous, pre-university curriculum and examination system
Flexible curriculum ◦ Mathematics & Science◦ Languages◦ Arts & Humanities
Mandarin High School
Duncan U. Fletcher
High School
Nathan B. Forrest High
School
William M. Raines High
School
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme
Rigorous, internationally recognized pre-university course of study
◦ One course from each group 1 to 5
◦ One course from group 6 or a second subject from group 1 to 5
Core requirements:
◦ Extended Essay (EE)
◦ Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
◦ Creativity, Action, Service (CAS)
Stanton
Paxon
Ed WhiteTerry Parker
Wolfson
Bright Futures Scholarship
IB Diploma recipients qualify for the Florida Academic Scholars award ◦ Community service
hours recognized within diploma
◦ No SAT/ACT test score required
AICE Diploma recipients qualify for the Florida Academic Scholars award ◦ 100 hours of community
service required ◦ No SAT/ACT test score
required
Grades 9-12◦ Prerequisite for grade 9: Level 4+ on eighth grade FCAT-Reading. ◦ Prerequisite for grades 10-12: High Level 3+ on most recent FCAT-
Reading. ◦ Parent Opt-In Waiver
34 AP courses offered in the following subjects:◦ Arts◦ English◦ History & Social Science◦ Math & computer Science◦ Sciences◦ World Languages & Cultures
Hands on approach to learning
Provide opportunity to select individual courses
Explore Advanced Placement (AP)
Standardized examinations ◦ May administration only ◦ 2-3 hours long◦ Combination of multiple choice and free-response
Essay; Solution to a problem; Spoken response
◦ Scored by college professors and AP teachers◦ Scored on a scale of 1 to 5
Get the credit http://www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy
AP Exams 101
Access point of entry other than 9th grade Lack of prerequisite knowledge, skills, and
intrinsic motivation Balancing academics and extracurricular Recognition of credits
◦ Public vs. Private and out of state Permanent college record (DE/EC)
◦ Adverse affects on college GPA and financial aid Course selections (DE/EC)
◦ Prerequisites for intended major Course offerings vary by school
CHALLENGES
Secret to Success