Lincoln High School
Middle College
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Middle College Philosophy
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Every student can succeed
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Personalized environment
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Rigorous college preparatory curriculum
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Support to achieve goals
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Earn both high school diploma and earn college credits
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Improve high school graduation rates
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High-skill careers
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Compressing years to a college degree
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Lincoln’s Middle College
Partnerships
San Diego Unified School District
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Lincoln High School
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San Diego Community College District
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Educational Cultural Complex (ECC)
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Partnership Advantages
Reduced college cost
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Smooth transition into college
environment
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Opportunity to develop skills
in career pathway through
technical education
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Long-term planning for college
and career
Accelerates completion of
their higher education
program
Unique college setting with
faculty and academic support
laboratories
Targeted resources, Academic
Support Centers at ECC
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Align personalization and
curricular supports for high
school and college courses
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Academic Labs at Lincoln High
School
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Lincoln High Middle College Vision
To prepare students for successful high school
completion, college success and positive career
options
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To prepare students for rigorous and challenging
college course work
Provide opportunities for students to earn
transferable college credits while completing a high
school diploma
Provide opportunities for students to complete a
certificate or an associate degree program
To encounter “real world” experiences in internships
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Benefits for Middle College
Students
Free College tuition
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Increases opportunities for students based on
interests, talents and abilities
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College textbooks provided at no cost to the
student
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Begin to take college courses in 10th, 11th
and 12th grades
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Experience college academics prior to high
school graduation
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Earn college transferable credit (dual
enrollment)
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Tutorial labs to support the rigorous demands
of college course work
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Provides students a blend of high school and
college courses
Provides students with first college
experiences in a supportive setting
Meet and interact with professors and other
college students
Graduate college early or reduce semester
credit loads
College courses offered at Lincoln High School
and ECC.
Technical Education Classes (Account Clerk,
Auto Technician, HVAC-Heating and Air
Conditioning, etc.)
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CISCO Academy
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Middle College Criteria
Students must have a GPA of 3.0. to meet the
criteria to enroll in transferable college courses,
to participate in technical education classes and
the CISCO academy earning a certification.
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Students with a GPA less than 3.0 will be
reviewed on a case by case basis.
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College Going Culture
Provide positive college transition and dual enrollment for
opportunities
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Increasing high school graduation rates and reducing
dropout rates by providing a school-wide support system
and an individualized academic plan that challenges each
student to succeed
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Improving academic performance by providing a nontraditional high school structure and environment which
allows students access to greater educational opportunities
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Internships
Students will benefit by…
Clarifying career goals and future academics
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Gain valuable work experience
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Apply their skills and learn outside of the classroom
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Gain confidence in the workplace
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Gain practical hands on experience
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Establish networking opportunities
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Middle College Benefits
Students
Higher grades and test scores
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Better attendance
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More positive attitudes and
behavior
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Parents/Community
Parent will have confidence
that students will be prepared
for success
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Stronger school and parent
relationships
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Students less likely to dropout
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Higher graduation rates
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Greater enrollment in postsecondary education
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More parent involvement
Higher level of community
support
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Stakeholder Dialogues
Lincoln Staff
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Students
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Parent Meetings
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Community Meetings
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San Diego Community
College District
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Educational Cultural
Complex
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Big Picture Learning
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School Site Council
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Site Governance Team
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ELAC
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Communication Opportunities
Staff Meetings Input/Update
December 16, 2013
Introduction to Middle College
January 6, 2014
Input/Update
February 12, 2014
Input/Update
February 19, 2014
Input/Update
Students
On-going Middle College
discussions…
Parents/Community
December 10, 2013-Board
of Education Meeting
School based meetings
Site Governance TeamDecember 2013, January
2014, February 2014
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Communication Opportunities
continued
Discussions in Professional
Learning Communities
(PLCs)
District staff/Teaching and
Learning-January 28,
2014-Lincoln High School
December 4, 2013-Invite
teachers to board meeting
Community WalkthroughNovember 21, 2013,
December 10, 2013,
January 30, 2014
December 17, 2013Discussion of Middle
College proposal
January-March, 2014Discussion of Middle
College proposal
Community College (ECC)March 19, 2014
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Assessment
Staff will utilize an array of assessment tools to determine
students’ progress and achievement (Common Core
Standards, diagnostic tools, projects, exhibitions, portfolios,
oral presentation, etc.)
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Staff will articulate outcomes and identify measures,
findings, and resulting actions concerning student progress
and achievement
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Staff will identify the skills and academic content that
students should be able to demonstrate yearly
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Community College ACCUPLACER
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Middle College Budget
2013-14
64,500
2014-15
660,000
Total
724,500
Expenditures
Middle College Coordinator/Parent
Coordinator
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S.T.E.A.M. Coordinator (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts,
Math)
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Internship Coordinators
(Entrepreneur Center)
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Academic Labs Teachers (math &
English)
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Summer Bridge 2014
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Our Students, Their Future
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