Everman Collegiate High School - Team Work Makes The Dream Work Lora B. Macaulay Collegiate Counselor

Everman Collegiate High School
Team Work Makes The Dream Work

            Lora B. Macaulay
            Collegiate Counselor

            Dr. Sean Milligan
            Collegiate Principal

            Kolbi Dixon
            Collegiate AVID Teacher

            Larry Smith
            Collegiate Academic Coach

Everman Collegiate High School

                        ➢Established   fall 2014

          ➢   ECHS is a joint program of EISD and TCC

               ➢   Designed as a school within a school

     ➢   Students meet all state requirements for high school
           credits and STAAR exams and at the same time
          earn college credits that will lead to an associate’s
                   degree and industry certifications

Everman Collegiate High School
  Team Work Makes The Dream Work

The Early College High School Blueprint

           Dr. Sean Milligan

The Early College High School Blueprint

All designated ECHSs (Provisional, Early College, Distinguished
Early College) are required to meet all of the design elements for
each benchmark annually.

All designated ECHSs (Provisional, Early College, Distinguished
Early College) are required to meet OBMs on data indicators related
to access, achievement, and attainment.

                           https://ccrsm.stemcenter.utexas.edu/echs

ECHS Design Elements

   Benchmark 1:   Target Population
   Benchmark 2:   Partnership Agreement
   Benchmark 3:   P – 16 Leadership Initiatives
   Benchmark 4:   Curriculum and Support
   Benchmark 5:   Academic Rigor and Readiness
   Benchmark 6:   School Design

                   https://ccrsm.stemcenter.utexas.edu/echs

ECHS OBMs

  Outcome Based Measures
 Access
 Attainment
 Achievement

           https://ccrsm.stemcenter.utexas.edu/echs

ECHS Access Outcomes-Based Measures

ECHS Attainment Outcomes-Based Measures

ECHS Achievement Outcomes-Based Measures

Everman Collegiate High School
  Team Work Makes The Dream Work

Everman Collegiate High School Design

          Lora B. Macaulay

Everman Collegiate High School
Team Work Makes The Dream Work

Benchmark 1: Target Population
   Application
   Interview
   Selection

Benchmark 1: Target Population
                   Application Process
 Feeder school and community recruitment

 ECHS Application

 Interviews

 Target group - at-risk students, 1st generation, low
  socioeconomic, African American, Hispanic, and Native
  American

 Important to note: ECHS cannot include EOC scores,
  discipline, teacher recommendation, essays, GPA, etc… as part
  of the decision when considering qualified candidates

Benchmark 1: Target Population
              Required Activities and Products
Activities:
 All products shall be published on the ECHS’s website and be made
  available to TEA upon request.
 All products shall be maintained in accordance with the local records
  retention policy.

Products:
 Written admission policy and enrollment application
 Written recruitment plan including a timeline of recruitment and
  enrollment events, and recruitment materials for distribution at feeder
  schools and other appropriate locations in the community
 Brochures and marketing in Spanish, English,
 Written communication plan for targeting identified audiences,
  parents, community members, school board, higher education
  personnel, etc.

Everman Collegiate High School
 Team Work Makes The Dream Work

Benchmark 2: Partnership Agreement
       MOU
       Grading and Attendance Periods and Policies
       Data Sharing
       Textbooks and Instructional Materials
       Professional Development
       Provisions for ECHS student on probation
       Crosswalks – ECHS and IHE

Benchmark 2: Partnership Agreement
              Required Activities and Products
Activities:
 All products shall be published on the ECHS’s website and be made
  available to TEA upon request.
 All products shall be maintained in accordance with the local records
  retention policy.
 Campuses must submit their final signed MOU to TEA when initially
  applying for early college designation or are provisionally designated.
 ECHS Campuses that are designated early college or distinguished
  early college are not required to submit the MOU during the annual
  designation process (but must have it available upon TEA request).
 ECHS campuses in needs improvement may be required to resubmit
  their MOU to TEA.

Products:
 Final, signed, and executed MOU

Everman Collegiate High School
   Team Work Makes The Dream Work

Benchmark 3: P–16 Leadership Initiatives

                And

      Leadership Team Meetings

Benchmark 3: P–16 Leadership Initiatives

     ECHS and IHE Leadership Team
 ECHS and TCC EC/DC standing meetings
 Topics:
    Course requests
    Books
    Calendar
    Grades
    Enrollment issues
    Calendar
    Discipline Issues
    PASS sessions

Benchmark 3: P–16 Leadership Initiatives
              Required Activities and Products
Activities:
 All products shall be published on the ECHS’s website and be made
  available to TEA upon request.
 All products shall be maintained in accordance with the local records
  retention policy.

Products:
 ECHS/IHE leadership meeting agendas and minutes
 School board and board of regents’ presentations
 Description of each member and role in committee

Everman Collegiate High School
    Team Work Makes The Dream Work

Benchmark 4: Curriculum and Support
   Rigorous Course of Study = Diploma, AA Degree & Certificate
   Four-Year Crosswalks with HS and College Courses
   Supports:
        Social and Emotional
        Academic

Benchmark 4: Curriculum and Support
       Everman Collegiate Crosswalks
Associate of Arts
 STEM Endorsement

Associate of Arts in Teaching
 Public Services Endorsement

Associate of Applied Science in Manufacturing Technology (CADD)
 Business and Industry Endorsement

Associate of Applied Science in Construction Management
 Business and Industry Endorsement

Benchmark 2: Partnership Agreement
      AA/STEM Crosswalk

Benchmark 2: Partnership Agreement
   AAT/Public Services Crosswalk

Benchmark 2: Partnership Agreement
AAS/Business and Industry Crosswalk

Benchmark 2: Partnership Agreement
AAS/Business and Industry Crosswalk

Will My College Credits Transfer?
Texas Common Core and http://ntxccc.org/pathways

           University of Texas at Arlington

           Tarleton State University

           Texas Christian University

           University of North Texas

           Texas Tech university

           Dallas Baptist University

           Texas A&M University

           Texas Wesleyan University

Benchmark 4: Curriculum and Support
                          Supports
Academic - Individualized plans, tutoring, AVID tutoring, college
readiness in the classroom

Social and emotional support for students and parents – Collegiate
Principal, Collegiate Counselor, Academic Coaches, AVID Teachers,
CIS Social Worker, College Advisors

Enrichment opportunities – Community service opportunities,
business partners, financial aid counseling, college and career
counseling

Benchmark 4: Curriculum and Support
      Everman Collegiate Supports
   AVID – Kolbi Dixon
   ECHS Academic Coach – Larry Smith
   ECHS Academic Coach - Heather Hollarn
   TCU College Corp Advisor and UTA College Mentors
   CIS Social Worker
   ECHS Administrator
   ECHS Counselor
   ECHS Teaching Staff

AVID
                          Kolbi Dixon
Advancement Via Individual Determination
 College readiness program designed to help students develop the
  skills they need to be successful in college

 The program places special emphasis on growing writing, critical
  thinking, teamwork, organization and reading skills.

AVID’s Role
AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by
 preparing all students for college readiness and
           success in a global society

The AVID
                              Curriculum Basics:

 Rigorous Pre AP, AP and Honors courses
 Developed in collaboration with high school teachers and college
    professors
   Tutoring sessions with currently enrolled college students
   SAT/ACT & TSI Test prep
   Study skills
   Team building
   WICOR for engaging and scaffolding instruction
   College trips and awareness

AVID Foundation

 Writing
 Inquiry
 Collaboration
 Organization
 Reading

Benchmark 4: Curriculum and Support
      Academic Coaching

     Larry Smith at ECHS
        Heather Hollarn at the IHE

Benchmark 4: Curriculum and Support
                               Academic Coaching
•   Provide assistance and act as an advocate for EC students at their IHE
•   Monitor student attendance and grades
•   Provide communication and information to the ECHS principal and counselor regarding student progress,
    performance and institutional concerns
•   Collaborate with EC team and IHE academic office
•   Monitor transportation
•   Help students communicate to professors (help write emails, classroom correspondence…)
•   Create academic planners that correspond to high school and IHE calendars
•   Help students with time management by collaborating to create course calendars (especially for readings/assignments
    without specific deadlines...for example, if they are supposed to "Read Chapter 18" for the next class...map that out
    on a calendar so they are not trying to cram in all of Chapter 18 the night before class)
•   Create reading guides to help the above mentioned reading retention
•   Contact person on IHE campus to help print materials, use the library, obtain ID's, make appointments with the
    writing center and utilize the college amenities
•   Monitor classroom behavior by sitting in or observing classes
•   Build rapport with professors to provide (and repeat) study tips, expectations, etc to students
•   Schedule office hours on Everman's campus with our IHE professors
•   Troubleshoot any incidents on IHE campus
•   Promote study groups and tutorials

Benchmark 4: Curriculum and Instruction
              Required Activities and Products
Activities:
 All products shall be published on the ECHS’s website and be made
  available to TEA upon request.
 All products shall be maintained in accordance with the local records
  retention policy.

Products:
   60 college credit hours crosswalk
   Calendar of family outreach events
   Professional learning community agendas and notes
   Advisory/study skills curriculum material
   Master schedules

Everman Collegiate High School
Team Work Makes The Dream Work

      Benchmark 5: Academic
        Rigor and Readiness
      TSI Testing Site
      TSI PAA and Administration
      ECHS Summer Bridge

Benchmark 5: Academic
             Rigor and Readiness
                        TSI
 College Board TSI Testing Site

 ApplyTexas application, TCC ID, PAA, TSI Prep, and Test

 TSI administered summer before freshmen year
    Writing
     Reading
     Math

Benchmark 5: Academic
             Rigor and Readiness
               TSI Preperation
   Houston Community College
   Austin Community College
   Brazosport College
   Mometrix
   tsipracticetest.com
   uniontestprep.com
   TSI Retest Practice Book
   Collegeboard.com
   One on one tutoring

Benchmark 5: Academic
             Rigor and Readiness
                 Summer Bridge
 Required for all incoming freshmen
 Modified for upperclassmen based on TSI scores and/or
  retaking of courses
 4 weeks
 Provide transportation and meals
 TCC ApplyTexas application
 Spanish placement testing and Latin Culture activities
 English and math rotations for TSI preparation
 CCR activities
 Teambuilding activities
 University and industry fieldtrips

Benchmark 5:
              Academic Rigor and Readiness
              Required Activities and Products
Activities:
 All products shall be published on the ECHS’s website and be made
  available to TEA upon request.
 All products shall be maintained in accordance with the local records
  retention policy.

Products:
   Calendar of TSI test administration dates
   Aggregate reports of TSI exam performance
   Tutoring and bridge program schedules
   Bridge program curricula

Everman Collegiate High School
Team Work Makes The Dream Work

  Benchmark 6: School Design
    Location SWS
    Staff: ECHS Leader, ECHS and TCC
     Counseling, IHE Liaison, ECHS Teaching Staff
    Cohorts and IHE Usage
    Professional Development of ECHS and IHE

Benchmark 6: School Design
              Required Activities and Products
Activities:
 All products shall be published on the ECHS’s website and be made
  available to TEA upon request.
 All products shall be maintained in accordance with the local records
  retention policy.

Products:
 Mentor/induction program plans
 Annual training or professional development plan with ECHS and
  IHE faculty
 ECHS leader/liaison meeting agendas and notes

ECHS Class of 2018
             The “Trailblazers”
•   100% of the students graduated on the Distinguished Level of
    Achievement with an endorsement

•   29 students graduated with 1 or more Performance
    Acknowledgments

•   25 students completed all collegiate coursework for AA
    degree/certification

•   1 student completed certification for HVAC Tech

•   2 students completed certification for AUTO Tech

•   5 students completed Solidworks certification

•   12 students completed Emergency Care and Safety Institute
    certification (CPR, AED, and First Aid)

•   25 will enter college in the fall, 2 will enter the military, and 7 are
    going straight into the workforce

ECHS Students Can Do It All

               Extra Curricular is Allowed

   Band – Football - Baseball - Physical Education – Soccer - Cheerleading -
 Volleyball – Basketball - Softball – Tennis – Track – Colorguard - Powerlifting

Everman Collegiate High School
    Team Work Makes The Dream Work

                     Questions?
Lora B. Macaulay                  Kolbi Dixon
lmacaulay@eisd.org                kdixon@eisd.org

Dr. Sean Milligan                 Larry Smith
smilligan@eisd.org                lsmith@eisd.org