Middle College High School Health Partnership Grant

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Dearborn Public Schools Henry Ford Community
College Henry Ford Health System
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The fiscal agency is Wayne RESA
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Overview

• Independent early college
• Operated by Dearborn Public Schools, Henry Ford
  Community College Henry Ford Health System
• Serving students across Wayne County
• Utilizing HFCC and HFHS campuses
• 5 year program
• Focusing on health careers

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InitialPrograms of Study

• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Surgical Technologist
• Pharmacy Technician
• Respiratory Therapist
• Radiographer

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CurrentPrograms of Study

• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Surgical Technologist
• Pharmacy Technician
• Respiratory Therapist
• Radiographer
• Ophthalmic Technician
• Medical Practice Clinical Management
• Medical Practice Facility Business
  Management
• Biotechnology
• Clinical Technician - Dialysis

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Funding Mechanism

• Middle College High School Health Partnership
  Grant - State of Michigan
• Middle College National Consortium Grant for
  professional development
• State of Michigan Foundation Allowance
• Wayne County RESA fiduciary agent

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Student Profile

• Students who
• May be the first in their families to attend
  college
• Qualify for a free and/or reduced priced lunch
• Earn As, Bs or Cs
• Attend school regularly
• Have had few, if any, disciplinary problems in
  school
• Have an individual motivation to succeed
• Have an interest in a health related career
• Are willing to forego some of the social
  activities found in a traditional high school

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Student Time

• 80 at Henry Ford Community College
• 20 at Henry Ford Health System
• First year students attend classes at a dedicated
  area of HFCC Dearborn Heights Campus and HFHS
  Main Administrative Center
• With each year students take an increasing number
  of college classes.

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Health Careers Exploration Course

• Fridays at Henry Ford Health System
• Science labs and clinical observation experiences
• Spend time in all clinical areas
• 3 week rotations with fixed curriculum for each
  area
• Integrating experience in the Simulation Center
• Post-clinical evaluation provided by HFHS staff
• Service learning project interview of health
  care professional note-taking skills life
  planning diagram
• CERT training
• 10th grade intensive clinical rotation

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Governance

• The Dearborn Board of Education/Henry Ford
  Community College Board of Trustees oversee the
  Early College. (Dearborn is the only district in
  State with a P-14 governing structure.)
• HFEC Principal reports directly to all three
  partners.
• Operational decisions with representatives from
  all three partners
• Operations Group meets weekly
• Oversight Committee meets 2 times/semester
• Governing Board meets once each semester

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Curriculum Development

• Primary focus centered on
• New high school graduation requirements
• College admission criteria
• Health career certification requirements
• Careful attention to the integration of
  requirements at all three partner institutions
• Sample curriculum plans have been developed for
  all programs
• Regular meetings with HFCC and DPS staff

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Respiratory Therapist Educational Plan
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Student Support Services

• Individualized advising
• Student advisee program
• Counseling through HFHS EAP program
• Mentoring program with Big Brothers Big Sisters
  of Metropolitan Detroit
• Tutoring teacher assigned after school
• Access to HFCC HFHS Library support
• Administrative support
• Liaisons at HFCC and HFHS

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Recruitment

• Pre-design Focus Groups for parents, counselors,
  administration
• Open houses for potential students and
  parents/guardians
• Rubric to assist students in self-selection
  process
• Active recruiting from Dearborn Public Schools,
  charter schools and Henry Ford Health System
  employees
• Media blitz in local newspapers announcing
  program
• Student referral by middle school counselors
• All applicants and parents interviewed using
  standardized questions

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Recruitment cont.

• Application and transcripts reviewed by Interview
  Committee
• Individual college entrance interviews with
  student and parent using standardized questions
• Presentation brochure in development
• Web based information and application in
  development

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Current Data

• Students
• Currently 72 ninth-graders 45 sophomores
• 60 from Dearborn Public Schools
• 40 from other Wayne County districts
• 80 female - 37 male
• Students are from 14 different surrounding
  schools/districts
• Ethnically and racially diverse
• Staff
• Principal (22 years experience)
• .8 Counselor
• 5.5 Teachers
• Social Worker, Psychologist, Teacher Consultant
  available

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Partnership Support

• Operations Committee meets weekly
• HFHS dedicated lab, classroom and computer space
  provide hands-on clinical experiences in program
  areas
• Dedication of staff from each partner to support
  and manage project
• Liaisons identified and dedicated to project from
  each individual partner
• HFCC offered dedicated space for classroom usage
• DPS donating space for HFCC to renovate a lab at
  the MBCC for HFEC Anatomy Physiology classes

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Schedules and Calendars

• Students will assume the calendar for whatever
  level course they are taking. A high school
  required course will dictate the DPS calendar, a
  college level course will dictate the HFCC
  calendar.
• Henry Ford Community College will plan for seat
  space for HFEC students in curriculum related
  areas
• Henry Ford Health System will plan for
  assimilation of additional students into clinical
  setting

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Professional Development

• Planning team attended the Middle College
  National Consortium (MCNC) conference in NYC
  July 2007
• Did extensive consulting with Mott Middle College
• Ongoing mandatory Faculty book talk using College
  Knowledge by David T. Conley
• Faculty had mid-year debriefing session with HFHS
  Employee Assistance counselors
• Principal in attendance at annual MCNC
  Principals Academy
• Project-based instruction, differentiated
  instruction, and multiple assessments as main
  teaching practices.

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Professional Development cont.

• Staff collaboration time built into teacher
  schedule
• HFEC team attended MCNC Professional Development
  Institute Conference July, 2008
• Principal and HFCC liaison attending MCNC
  Technology Conference November, 2008
• HFEC team will attend MCNC Professional
  Development Conference June, 2009
• Formative and Summative Assessment initiative as
  HFEC school improvement focus for 2008-09

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Integration

• HFEC Principal appointed to HFCCs College
  Council
• HFCC faculty bridge committee formed
• Students complete HFHS employee pre-placement
  process
• Partners meeting with DPS, HFCC and HFHS
  leadership
• HFHS restructured space to house stat-of-the-art
  biology, chemistry and physics labs
• Monthly newsletter mailed to parents bi-monthly
• Parent advisory meeting bi-monthly
• Parent Connect made available to parents for
  communication with teachers via internet
• Parent volunteer program initiated at HFHS
• HFEC HFHS staff serve as members on HFCC
  advisory boards

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Areas That Went Well

• Level of commitment of partners
• Time
• Resources
• Personnel
• Technology
• Dedication of partners to the overall vision
• Developing curriculum as foundation of program
• Focus of all partners was the achievement of the
  goal not self interests or protectionism

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Issues

• Transportation - (especially from Dearborn
  Heights campus to main campus)
• Textbook costs (especially at college level)
• Limited extra-curricular opportunities

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Lessons Learned

• Have leadership and administrative staff onboard
  during planning phase
• Buy-in from all partners is essential
• Trust and tolerance for ambiguity are necessary
• Additional support is needed for students
  entering high school environment

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Advice

• Membership in Middle College National Consortium
  (MCNC) is vital to staff
• Utilize the established models to assist in
  planning and development
• Focus on Curriculum FIRST
• Focus on the GOAL not on self interests
• Create a culture of learning in your school
  that is data driven and student oriented

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Events

• August 18 21 New Student Orientation
• September 5 HFHS Orientation
• September 2 First Parent Meeting
• October 6 Picture Day
• October 9 Oversight Committee Meeting
• October 20 Newsletter Mailed
• December 4 HFCC Career Exploration Night
• January 20 23 Final Exams

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Kudos

• Sincere thanks to the following for their
  leadership, encouragement and support
• Mr. Brian Whiston Dr. Gail Mee Mr.
  William Schramm
• Superintendent, DPS President, HFCC Sr.
  Vice-President, HFHS

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