Preparing Students for College Success

Westbrook High School

Celebrating 50 years ofteaching and learning

Dual EnrollmentThe Missing Link to College ReadinessPrincipal Leadership – March 2010 - Joni

SwansonStudents who participated in dual enrollment

programs were 11% more likely to persist through the second year of college and 12% more likely to enter college within seven months of high school graduation

. . . And who completed 20 or more credits in the first year of college were 28% more likely to persist through the second year in college

WHS ProgrammingGuidance College NightScholarship ProgramsParent Workshops

Morning, Afternoon, EveningScholarship Workshops

Morning, AfternoonNotary Services Available

WHS ProgrammingCollege FairsCollege Night ProgrammingNavianceSAT & PSAT vs. ACT & PLAN

SAT PreparationIn conjunction with CAPTEmbedded SAT Preparation in Mathematics

CoursesAnalyzing curriculum for connections (and

disconnects) to SATTesting students in Alg 1, Geometry, Alg 2 with

related SAT test items Analyzing data to determine strengths and weaknesses of

individual students and groupsTeacher training on SAT formats and strategiesResources for teachers to use in the classroom with

units that relate to particular items on the SAT

English 110 Seminar in Academic Writing 4 French 267 French Language & Culture 3 French 268 Writing in French  3 Spanish 278 Intermediate Spanish Composition 3 Spanish 279 Spanish Conversation: Cultural topics 3 HDFS 190 Individual & Family Development 3 Math 1125Q Calculus 1a 3 Math 1126Q Calculus 1b 3 Statistics 100V   Introduction to Statistics 4 Physics 121Q     General Physics 1 4 Physics 122Q      General Physics 2 4 History 1502 US Hist. Since 1877 3 Art 1030 Drawing 1 3

WHS UConn ECE Courses

WHS UConn ECE Course Offerings

WHS UConn ECE Course Enrollments

CT Legislative action this MayAP Courses Mandated

Do Dual Enrollment Programs count?4 years of Math for every student

Alg 1, Geometry, Alg 2 or Prob & Stat Required What structures will we need to put in place at the

MS and HS levels to accomplish this?

These requirements (and more!) will affect students entering 5th grade next year.