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 dunlapw@duvalschools.org

Bernadette Hardeman, Coordinator hardemanb@duvalschools.org

Vera C. Bussey, Instructional Specialist busseyv@duvalschools.org

Jenna L. Senkowsky, Instructional Specialist senkowskyj@duvalschools.org

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