FAU High School A Dual Enrollment Prototype

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FAU High SchoolA Dual Enrollment Prototype

• October 2007

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Background

• Continued Expansion of an Innovative High School
  on the existing Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
  Dual Enrollment Program
• Approved by the FAU Board of Trustees in May 2004
• Initiated in the 2004-05 school year with an
  enrollment of high performing students in grades
  9, 10, 11 and 12 (only 31 students admitted)

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Why FAU High School?

• Academic challenge unlike any other
• Transition into the college experience in a very
  supportive, positive way
• Complete up to 75 of college bachelor's degree
  course work by graduation from high school (75-90
  of 120 credit hours)
• Save money (tuition, fees and book costs total
  about 20,000 for 80 semester hours of
  undergraduate tuition books 700/semester)

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Why FAU High School (cont.)?

• Explore possible majors/interests early
• Enjoy many university student benefits
• Enhance scholarship options with Bright Futures
  Scholarship and other financial aid from FAU and
  others
• Retain transfer options with other Florida
  universities and other public and private
  institutions nationwide
• Improve competitive admissions opportunities

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Why FAU High School? (cont.)

• Save time If you start college as a regular
  freshman at 18, you would finish traditional
  four-year programs at age 22. The same student
  as an FAU High graduate could complete the 4-year
  program at 19, or a five-year engineering program
  at 20 or an eight year traditional medical
  program at 23.

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Question

• Why did you choose FAU High School?
• What are the benefits?
• What are the drawbacks?

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Dual Enrollment - Defined

• State Statute (s. 1007.271 FS)
• Grants high school and college credit for
  equivalent high school and university courses
• No cost to parents, including fees and textbooks
• Dual enrollment available at all Florida public
  universities and colleges
• School district policies for dual enrollment
  intensity and process vary

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Comparison of Traditional Dual Enrollment and FAU
High

• Criteria Students have minimum of 3.0 unweighted
  GPA and pass the College Placement Test or
  equivalent
• Enrollment Process Students enroll at both FAU
  High School and Florida Atlantic University
• Registration Process High School Counselor
  advises, constructs students schedules, and
  collaborates with FAU Student Services to
  complete scheduling
• Parental Communication University procedures and
  policies define course curricula and guidelines
• (Parental communication is with FAU High School
  only)

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FAU High Intensive Dual Enrollment

• Rigorous admissions and course selection process
  for highly-talented high school students
• Ninth grade classes provided at FAU High School
  on ADHUS campus
• Tenth, eleventh and twelfth graders dual enrolled
  on FAU campus for most coursework (up to 17
  credit hours/semester)
• Organized into Learning Communities/Study Groups
• Professor, Adjunct and graduate assistant provide
  course and laboratory support
• Class, tutorial and counseling support at FAU
  High School and FAU

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Hypothesis

• Can talented high school-aged students in grades
  10-12 be successful with more than 3 college
  courses (9 hours) per semester?
• Requirement A pool of academically-talented and
  demographically representative applicants, two
  levels of collaborating and concerned faculty, an
  open and systematic approach, and meaningful
  extracurricular activities

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In the Fall 2006 / Spring 2007

• 175/180 courses were attempted by 49/46 FAU High
  School students
• 59/46 of FAU High students earned As
• Average GPA for FAU High School students was
  3.58/3.28
• Average GPA for dual enrolled students 2.67/2.71
• Spring 2007 more upper division courses
• Average GPA for all FAU students enrolled in the
  same courses was 2.71

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Florida Atlantic UniversityInstitutional
Effectiveness Analysis
Course Taking Behavior of FAU High Students
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Data Implications

• FAU High students take more coursework, make a
  greater percentage of As, and have a higher GPA
  than traditional dual enrollment or regular FAU
  students.

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In the Fall 2006 / Spring 2007

• 355 courses were attempted by 49 FAU High School
  students
• Average GPA for FAU High School students was
  3.58/3.28

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Data Implications
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Question

• What courses / departments have you experienced
  difficulties in?
• How were the problems remedied?

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Recruitment Process

• Conduct public information sessions
• Present at area schools and organizations to
  inform and recruit
• Provide on-line registration and information
  tools
• Target students that are intellectually talented,
  academically prepared and socially mature
• Interview with potential students and steering
  committee
• Cultivate a diverse student applicant pool
• Limit size 25-50 students in 9th grade, 15-30
  students in10th, 15-30 students in 11th and 15-30
  students in 12th

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Accountability

• FAU High Student Performance Measures
• FCAT / PSAT/SAT/ACT/ CPT
• University instructional support
• FAU faculty in adjunct role/class space, etc.
• Partnerships/grants/research
• Science, engineering, education and research park
• IRB approved study underway (2 FAU professors)
• Professional development, demo and training

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Lessons Learned

• Student attrition
• Parental support
• University partnerships
• Articulation agreements
• Rigor and relevance of the 9th grade year
• Looking ahead

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Retention

• University Support
• SLS 1101 - High School to University Transition
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars
• High School Support
• Freshmen participate in Student Success Skills
• Unique Opportunities

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Collaborative Approach

• Coursework may be offered through FAU High
  School, FAU or FLVS
• Collaboration with University-wide resources
  Learning Communities, Freshman Orientation,
  Library, Bookstore, Admissions, Writing Lab,
  Career Development Center

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Innovative Secondary Curriculum

• Rigor and relevance of 9th grade curricula
• Curriculum focus College and Career/Major
• Provides all graduates with the curricular
  requirements for Floridas Bright Futures
  Scholarships and SUS admission
• Graduation requires 30 Credits, 100 hours of
  Community Service and other requirements
• Eleven Major Areas of Interest (MAI)
• Guidance support for academic, career/major,
  advisement/counseling, and college transition

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Whole Student Development

• Articulated curriculum/individual need focused
• ACT/SAT preparation and support
• FAU High classes small FAUs may be or not
• Twenty Varsity FSHAA sports (boys and girls)
• Co-curricular opportunities such as academic
  clubs, yearbook, service clubs and music
  ensembles
• Parental, faculty, university and community
  collaboration required for success

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Question

• Do you participate in any extra-curricular
  activities / clubs? Explain.

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Costs

• FAU High/ADHUS is a public school district (72)
• No charges to families for tuition, books or
  academic fees at FAU for FAU High Students
• Families must pay FAU parking or other special
  service fees
• Activity fees for lab schools (S. 1002.32 (5) FS)
  provide for student activities and costs NOT
  directly related to instruction, including field
  trips, event tickets, Owl Cards, yearbooks, all
  sports or other activities, ACT/SAT tests, etc.
  The fee is 500/year. For free lunch eligible
  students, the fee is 0 and those on reduced
  lunch the fee is 250/year.

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High School Graduation Required High School
Credits

• 4-6 Credits Language Arts
• 4-6 Credits Mathematics
• 4-6 Credits Science
• 3-4 Credits Social Studies
• 1-4 Credits Major/Career(One Area)
• 1-2 Credit Fine Arts
• 1 Credit HOPE

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Graduation Requirements Courses (cont.)

• 2 Foreign Language Credits
• 10 Elective Credits (No more than 2 total credits
  in physical education and must include 4 credits
  in MAI) music, art, humanities, social studies,
  additional years of foreign languages or advanced
  career course
• 30 total credits

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Graduation RequirementsOther

• 100 hours Service/Community Learning
• CPT/PSAT/SAT/ACT taken grades 9-12
• Required course SLS 1101 High School to
  University Transition

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Sample 9th Grade Schedule

• Math (Honors Geometry, Algebra II)
• English (Honors)
• Science (Env. Science, Integrated Science)
• Foreign Language (Dual Enrollment Course in
  Spanish Language and Cultural)
• HOPE
• Music, Art, Band, Journalism, Yearbook
• World History (Honors)

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Question

• Describe your freshman / sophomore / junior /
  senior year experience at FAU High School?

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Some things to think about

• Small size is good and bad
• Academically challenging extra support
• Requires maturity and responsibility
• Some questions are
• Dress code
• Extra-Curricular Activities
• Dual Enrollment Opportunities

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Some things (cont.)

• Not a traditional high school experience
• Is not appropriate for all academically talented
  students (consider IB, AP, etc.)
• Accelerates college completion - good and bad
  possibilities
• Conserves limited family funds for future degrees
  or other children
• Importance of last degree - not first

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Some things(cont.)

• Consider limited electives, particularly in the
  9th grade
• There is no separate high school facility,
  although there is some high school space
• FAU High/ADHUS is fully accredited (SACS) and all
  courses are identified by the states high school
  course numbers for description and transfer
  purposes
• 100 of Graduates received Bright Futures
  Academic Scholars Award

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Some things(cont.)

• The school has strict rules for grades K-9 and
  enforces them the rules for grades 10-12 are
  different, but enforced by the university
  school
• 9th grade may feel like middle school, because
  the facilities, faculty and some classes are
  shared
• Some 9th graders participate in the middle school
  or high school activities, while others take
  leadership roles with teams or activities

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Questions

• From the audience

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Contacts

• Website www.coe.fau.edu/fau-high
• Coordinator and Guidance Counselor
• Ms. Terri Watson twatson_at_fau.edu
• Mrs. Debra Reichenbach reichenb_at_fau.edu
• Principal
• Dr. Marla Brady mabrady_at_fau.edu
• Director
• Mr. Glenn Thomas gthomas_at_fau.edu

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