San Saba ISD

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San Saba ISD

• Host your own Dual Credit Program with YOUR own
  classroom Masters Degreed Teachers

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Program Description

• San Saba ISD currently offers 62 college
  credit hours before graduation. Established
  through a partnership with Central Texas College,
  the ISD built a program using local master
  degreed teachers who function as San Saba ISD
  staff and staff of Central Texas College.
  Additionally, San Saba ISD and Central Texas
  College connect via distance learning to
  broadcast/receive courses with regional ISDs and
  a 12-school collaborative called the INFO-NET
  which provides/receives courses as well.

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Speakers

• Johnny Clawson, Superintendent
• Mark Pollett, Central Texas College, Associate
  Dean, Ft. Hood and Service Area Campus
• Nan Marley, Dual Credit Teacher
• Milly Summy, Director of Technology

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Speakers

• Sharon Clawson, Registrar
• Margaret Whitten, former SSHS Student
• Leigh Ann Glaze, Assistant Superintendent

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Dual Credit at San Saba High School

• 4-Tiered Approach
• San Saba High School masters degreed classroom
  teachers
• 2. Teachers from Mason ISD via video
  conferencing connectivity provided by ESC XV

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Dual Credit at SSHS..

• 3. Teachers from area schools in the INFO-NET
  Consortium via video conferencing provided
  through Central Texas Telephone Cooperative
• 4. Direct connect with Central Texas College via
  video conferencing or by internet courses

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What courses are offered?

• San Saba Teachers
• English
• Art
• Technology
• Biology
• Anatomy Physiology
• College Algebra
• Spanish

Mason ISD Teachers History Government INFO-NET
Teachers English Government Music
Appreciation/History World History Communication
Application
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Courses available at SSHS
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Courses available (cont.)
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Program Beginnings

• The INFO-NET Story
• In 1991, rural school districts in the service
  area covered by Central Texas Telephone
  Cooperative, Inc. were approached by the
  telephone company to see if they would become a
  partner with the cooperative in bringing in new
  technologies to the school districts.

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• The INFO-NET Story
• Eight, small, rural poor school districts
  encompassing 3,000 square miles in Central Texas
  joined CTTC. The participating school districts
  included Brady, Cherokee, Goldthwaite, Lohn,
  Mullin, Priddy, Rochelle, and Star. Although
  connectivity was not provided at this time San
  Saba, Richland Springs, Lometa and Evant joined
  the consortium for future expansion.

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• The INFO NET Story
• The equipment was installed in a classroom in
  each of the school districts in 1995.
• The interactive distance learning classes allow
  for
• the schools to share their teaching resources
• allow for school board members to receive
  training over the network
• allow for students to take advanced classes from
  teachers at other schools
• allow for students to take drivers education
  classes
• allow for college courses from Central Texas
  College and high school courses through the local
  education agency

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• The INFO-NET Story
• Central Texas College has been working with
  INFO-NET since 1993 in utilizing distance
  learning networks in the classrooms. At the time,
  the rural school districts were facing the
  following problems no advanced classes offered
  lack of teachers e.g. Spanish and no continuing
  education courses for adults in the community.

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• The INFO-NET Story
• The collaboration of school districts and Central
  Texas Telephone Cooperative resulted in a grant
  from the Department of Agricultures Distance
  Learning and Medical Link Program for a two-way
  interactive audio and video distance learning
  network. The eight school districts received the
  grant at the end of 1993 and in April of 1994,
  the eight school districts signed an Interlocal
  Agreement to establish the INFO-NET Consortium.

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• The INFO-NET Story
• In June of 2001, the Info-Net Consortium was
  awarded a second grant from the United States
  Department of Agricultures Distance Learning and
  Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program in the amount of
  463,040. Grant funds were used to build upon and
  expand the existing Info-Net Distance Learning
  Network by including the deployment of school
  districts of Evant, Lometa, Richland Springs and
  San Saba.

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Central Texas College

• Central Texas College offers college level core
  classes, at area high schools. Student must meet
  the college requirements to be admitted to class.
  Student will use college level textbook and
  syllabus to obtain college credit.
• Faculty must have a masters degree and 18
  graduate semester hours in the teaching field to
  teach college core classes.

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Central Texas College

• Teachers are recognized by CTC as adjunct faculty
  and paid for college level instruction.
• CTC has been doing this for over 30 years. Mr.
  Pollett has been involved in the program for 19
  years.
• CTC is offering this program in 23 Central Texas
  school districts.
• Teachers gain experience of teaching at college
  level. Receive pay for teaching college classes.

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Program Specifics

• San Saba ISD provides textbooks to students
• THEA offered on site at SSHS
• San Saba ISD offers scholarships and a payment
  plan
• San Saba ISD pays college testing fees

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Program Specifics (cont.)

• Scheduling agreements with Mason ISD, Cherokee
  ISD, INFO-NET
• Relationship with ESC XV, Central Texas Telephone
  Cooperative, and Central Texas College
• On-site teaching by distance learning teacher
• TEKS must be taught along with college
  requirements of course met

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Who can take dual credit

• Must be classified as a junior
• Met THEA entrance requirements
• Pass TAKS tests
• Met with academic counselor
• Must maintain a 3.00 GPA
• Determine need of the course according to
  proposed major

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Miscellaneous Program Details

• Record keeping
• Verifying eligibility
• Identifying financial aid
• Campus management of the program

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Teacher Perspective

• Nan Marley
• English 1301, 1302, 2322, 2323
• Spanish 1411, 1412
• 25 years teaching experience
• Master of Education - Specialization in Spanish
  and English

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Students Perspective

• Margaret Whitten 2004 graduate of SSHS
• Valedictorian
• State competitor - Golf Tennis
• All-District Basketball
• Entered Texas A M University with 53 credits
• BA in Accounting and MS in Finance from
• TAMU - May 2008
• Currently completing Internship with Ernst
  Young in San Antonio

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Technology

• Communication with all parties involved sending
  school, receiving school, ESC XV, INFO-NET,
  Central Texas Telephone Cooperative
• Trouble shooting equipment
• Scheduling

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Program Positives

• Financial savings
• Meets DAP program requirements
• THECB Scholarship
• Local matching scholarship
• Locally controlled scheduling to maximize
  opportunity
• Incentive for teachers

Counseling is a must!
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Program Negatives

• Students must visit with college early to check
  for articulation
• Students enter upper level college courses early
  so they must identify a major early
• Student/parent pressure to take courses not
  needed
• Tuition payments come around every 9 weeks

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Questions?

• Contact Information
• San Saba ISD
• 808 West Wallace
• San Saba, Texas 76877
• 325/372-3771