Career and College Promise
Moving “Ready” Students Successfully
through the Educational System
History of Dual Enrollment
• Began in 1983 with Huskins Bill, mostly vocational courses
• Late 1990s increase in college transfer courses
• 2003 – 12,491…by 2008 – 24,650 dually enrolled students
• 2009 – restricted to STEM and E/M Colleges
• 2010 – Listening Tours – fix dual enrollment
• 2011 – Drs. Ralls & Atkinson studied issues
• 2011 – Governor Perdue’s budget proposal
• 2011 – General Assembly SL2011-145
Three Dual Enrollment Options
for Students
• College Transfer Pathway – College
Transfer (30 hours)
• Career and Technical Education Pathway
– Certificate, Diploma, or Degree
• Cooperative Innovative High School
Pathway (no changes)
Eligibility for Program
• Junior or Senior (grandfathering current
Freshmen or Sophomores)
• Weighted GPA of 3.0 (recommendation of
principal for Career Technical courses)
• College readiness evidenced by a
placement score when required
College Transfer Programs of
Study
• Life and Health Sciences
• Business and Economics
• Science, Engineering, or Math
• Humanities and Social Sciences
Career Technical Education
Pathway
Career Cluster Alignment – Aligned to CTE
Clusters in Public Education
In Program Requirements
• Continue to make progress toward high
school graduation
• Maintain a 2.0 GPA in college coursework
• Take appropriate courses in program of
study
Teacher Effectiveness - Data
Reporting Reminder
• ARRA Requirement
• RttT Requirement under D2
• NCLB Waiver Process
Other Items
• At Risk – PEP Certification
• ACT – Diagnostic & College Readiness
score at Junior year; three Webinars
completed; Working with Testing
Coordinators; State paid; March 6 and 20
• PSAT – already in allotments; continue