Vital High School
Partnership
Irvine Valley College
and
Tustin Unified School District
Introductions
• Glenn Roquemore, Ph.D.
– In the Beginning
• Mr. Richard Bray
– The Early College Concept
• Elizabeth Cipres, Ed.D.
– The Nuts and Bolts
Introductions
• Adele Heuer, Principal
– Beckman High School
• Dean Crow, Assistant Principal
– Beckman High School
– Beckman Stories
In the Beginning
• Two Key Factors
– Demographic that is focused on
4-year Institutions
• Community College – Why?
– High School/AA Degree
Graduates at Commencement
• Hit and Miss
In the Beginning
• Decided to Bring the Classes to the
Unified School District
– Began with random courses – Failed
– Worked with the Superintendent to find the
right courses –Success
• New Superintendent
– Essential to the success of this program
A Superintendent’s
Perspective
Mr. Richard Bray
Tustin Unified School
District
A Superintendent’s
Perspective
Allows eligible high school students
currently attending the Tustin Unified School
District to simultaneously enroll at Irvine
Valley College. The credits that students
earn would be used toward both a high
school graduation and are acceptable toward
a college Associate or Baccalaureate degree,
or Technical Certificate.
Benefits of Dual Enrollment
• Enriches the course opportunities for
outstanding high school students
• Shortens the time to attain a college degree
• Saves students and parents money, as dual
enrollment students are exempt from paying
application, registration, tuition, laboratory, and
special fees if the class(es) taken are being
used toward high school graduation
• Provides students with college credit that is
transferable to a university
Benefits of Dual Enrollment
• Allows students to earn credits toward high school
graduation that are acceptable towards an Associate
or Baccalaureate degree
• Reduces the cost of postsecondary education as
participating students pay no application or tuition
fees
• Eases the transition from high school to college
exposing students to the expectation and rigor of
postsecondary education
Benefits of Dual Enrollment
• Allows students to use college library, labs, and
other facilities and equipment
Elizabeth Cipres, Ed.D.
Dean of Guidance and
Counseling
Assumptions
• Irvine Valley College and Tustin Unified
School District are collaborative partners
• Memoriam Of Understanding (MOU) will be
developed between TUSD and IVC
• Develop an advisory committee with equal
representation from TUSD and IVC staff
• Dual credit (high school and college) for
successful completion of all IVC courses
Assumptions
• Will save college tuition fees if a student
earns transferable units
• An Associate Arts degree will require some
night or summer courses
• Will save time to earn a college degree
• Classes offered for not just high school
students – adults can be in the same class
• Must register through the college
Assumptions
• A Personal Learning Plan (PLP) will be
developed in collaboration with the college
and school district counseling staff
• IVC needs a minimum of 22 students per
class
• College course grades count and will make
up a students permanent college record
Assumptions
• Classes free for high school students with
the exception of materials and textbooks for
some classes
• Begin program for 9th grade students in the
summer prior to 9th grade
• Geography requirement could be waived if
student successfully passes IVC World
History course
Assumptions
• Program could expand to other high school
campuses
• Will lower high school class size
– Allocated same number of sections with
new college sections added
• Will lower the number of Advanced
Placement courses offered
– No need to offer since students will
receive college credit
Assumptions
• Some ROP courses can be taken through a
2 + 2 model for vocational certificates
• Beneficial if TUSD staff is qualified to teach
most courses
– Masters degree in subject area
– Need to encourage TUSD instructors to submit
their application for employment to SOCCCD.
– Standards
– CST Tests
Assumptions
• TUSD will market the program to incoming
students.
• Schedule IVC classes during regular school
hours
• IVC courses taught on District campuses will
follow TUSD student
expectations/discipline/etc.
Assumptions
• College schedule might not mirror high school
schedule
– Different holidays
– Minimum days
– Finals
• Develop a similar relationship with California State
Fullerton at El Toro
– Partnership with CSUF needs to be solidified.
Fullerton has suggested that 12 IVC transferable
credits with passing grades mean student is
automatically accepted into CSUF
Assumptions
• ADA credit for a high school student if they
are enrolled in more than 240 minutes or 4
classes
– Students take two IVC classes per semester (2
three unit classes or 6 college units/10 high school
credits)
– Maximum number of college units during regular
school hours – 6 units
– Maximum number of high school credits during the
regular school day each semester – 20 high school
credits
Review of Curriculum
Handouts
Adele Heuer
Principal
Beckman High School
Early College from a
Principal’s Perspective
• High School in the 21st Century
• Advanced Placement vs. Early College
• Developing the Program
• Roadblocks Along the Way
Early College from a
Principal’s Perspective
• Unintended Results
• What We Have Learned
• Year Two of the Program 2008-2009
Dean Crow
Assistant Principal
Beckman High School
Early College from an
Assistant Principal’s Perspective
 Collaborative Effort
 The Application Process
o Written application and transcript
o Timed write in blue books – 3 prompts
developed by High School English
Department
o Parent/Student Information night
Early College from an
Assistant Principal’s Perspective
 Working with Staff
 The Application Process
o Instructor Orientation
o Support Staff
Early College from an
Assistant Principal’s Perspective
 Working with Schedules
o Calendar Differences
 Intersession: Fridays, winter break, spring
semester
 Bell Schedule, late start, min days, final
exams, assemblies
 Students- treating them as college
students while remembering that they
are 14 years old
Early College
Program
Questions?