CTE Dual Enrollment Study Preliminary Findings

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CTE Dual Enrollment Study Preliminary Findings

• Annual Reports Workshop
• July 10, 2007

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Project Scope

• Explain the statutory and administrative
  framework that facilitates dual enrollment in
  career and technical education (CTE).
• Describe CTE dual enrollment trends and student
  demographics both at district technical centers
  and community colleges.

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Methods

• Analysis of relevant statutes, rules, and other
  documents
• Interviews with district and community college
  administrators and relevant FDOE staff
• Analysis of quantitative data provided by the
  Education Data Warehouse (EDW)

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Relevant Statutes

• S. 1007.27, F.S., Articulated Acceleration
  Mechanisms
• S. 1007.271, F.S., Dual Enrollment Programs
• Must be provided as a complete program, not
  isolated courses
• Exempt from registration, tuition, and laboratory
  fees

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• S. 1011.62, F.S. FTE Calculation
• 75 membership hours per semester
• May also be included in the calculations of
  proportional shares of FTE at the postsecondary
  institutions.
• Line item 86 of the 2007 Legislative Budget
• Dual enrollment funds shall be provided in an
  amount equal to the hours of instruction which
  would be necessary to earn the FTE and the
  funding for an equivalent course if it were
  taught in the school district.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Students must meet the following eligibility
  criteria
• Enrolled as a student in a Florida public or
  nonpublic secondary school, or in a home
  education program
• 3.0 unweighted grade point average or a 2.0
  unweighted grade point average to enroll in
  career certificate courses
• Pass the appropriate section of the college
  placement test and meet any additional admissions
  criteria specified in the district
  interinstitutional articulation agreement.

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New Dual Enrollment Grade Weighting

• Sections 1007.271 (5) and (16), F.S.
• Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the
  2006-2007 school year districts and community
  colleges must weigh dual enrollment courses the
  same as AP, IB, and Advanced International
  Certificate of Education courses when grade point
  averages are calculated.

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Tech Center Delivery of Instruction on High
School Campuses

• FTE instructions will be modified (see handout)
  so that it is clear that such instruction is
  included in FTE calculations for the FEFP.

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Articulation Agreements

• S. 1007.235, F.S., District Inter-institutional
  articulation agreements must include the
  following
• Ratification of all existing agreements
• Delineation of courses and programs
• Process for informing parents and students
• Process for students to exercise their option
• Student eligibility criteria
• Institutional student screening
• Program/course quality criteria and maintenance

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• Institutional responsibilities for costs
• Responsibility for student transportation
• Strategies for reducing remediation
• Strategies for promoting Tech Prep
• Strategies for improving teacher preparation
  (elementary, middle, and high school)

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Five Instructional Settings

• Post-secondary instruction provided by
• Community college
• Community college personnel on high school campus
• Tech center in same district
• Tech center in another district
• Tech center personnel on high school campus

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Cost Sharing Arrangements Between Districts and
Community Colleges

• Three Scenarios
• Both district and community college absorb costs
  independently
• College reimburses district for instruction
  delivered on high school campus by high school
  teachers
• District reimburses colleges for instruction
  delivered by community college instructors on
  high school campus

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Analysis of Local Agreements
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Course Equivalency FACTS.org Dual Enrollment
Course Equivalency List

• PRACTICAL ARTS/CAREER EDUCATION CREDIT
• All 3-credit (or equivalent) postsecondary
  courses taken through dual enrollment that are
  part of a postsecondary career / technical
  program of study (PSAV Certificate, Technical
  Certificate, Advanced Technical Certificate, ATD,
  AAS, AS) shall be awarded 0.5 Practical
  Arts/Career Education credits toward high school
  graduation.

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Certificate Program Compatibility With Secondary
Course Structure

• One secondary credit gt 135 hours of instruction.
• Most OCPs are divisible by 75 clock hours, so a
  150-clock-hour OCP one secondary credit.
• How do districts handle short (under 68 hours)
  and long (over 150 hours) OCPs?

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Gold Seal Scholarship Eligibility

• Question Can post-secondary vocational credit
  earned through dual enrollment satisfy Gold Seal
  eligibility requirements?
• Answer Yes! Please refer to the Gold Seal
  Comprehensive Course Table at http//nwrdc.fsu.edu
  /fnbpcm02
• Must have three vocational credits in one program

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Reporting

• K-12 Database
• FEFP Program Code 103 (9-12 basic) in the data
  element
• Dual Enrollment Indicator B (college credit)
  or C (vocational certificate)
• Community College
• Course Dual Enrollment/Co-Enrollment Flag S
  (public), P (private), or H (home school)
• Course Dual Enrollment Category DA (college
  credit) or DV (non-college credit)

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• WDIS
• Adult Fee Status Q (fee exempt dual
  enrollment/early admission)
• New dual enrollment indicator effective July,
  2007 (see handout)
• A Academic
• B Vocational college credit
• C Vocational certificate
• E Early admission
• Z Not applicable

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The Numbers Quantitative Methods

• No dual enrollment indicator in WDIS for 05-06.
• Proxy indicators (adult fee status K-12 dual
  enrollment indicator) may not be capturing all
  students.
• Instead, we decided to match records from the
  K-12 database with WDIS and the CC-SDB.

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• WDIS
• Match all students grades 9-12 with WDIS
  post-secondary vocational program code
  enrollments.
• Community College
• Match all students grades 9-12 with enrollments
  with ICS codes indicating PSV or PSAV (1201 and
  1202).

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2005-06 CTE Dual Enrollment HeadcountSource
Analysis of FDOE Education Warehouse Data
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Community College Dual Enrollment Headcount,
2005-06
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District CTE Dual Enrollment Headcounts,
2005-06Source Analysis of FDOE Education
Warehouse Data
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Shared Students, 2005-06

• High school students enrolled in secondary-level
  courses at district tech centers.
• Selected students grades 9-12 in the K-12
  database who were taking a secondary vocational
  course where the school of instruction was
  different from the school of enrollment.
• Of these enrollments, selected only those with
  tech centers as school of instruction.
• Total state headcount 8,353.

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Shared Students, 2005-06Source Analysis of FDOE
Education Warehouse Data
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A Policy Question

• Is there a disincentive for districts to enroll
  high school CTE students in tech center
  post-secondary programs rather than their
  secondary-level analogs?

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions?

• Contact Information
• Mark Baird, Ph.D.
• Director of Research and Best Practices
• Budget, Accountability, Research
• Division of Workforce Education
• 850-245-9060
• MARK.BAIRD_at_FLDOE.ORG