Bellmont Early College High School: Year 1

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Bellmont Early College High School Year 1

• Scot D. Croner, Principal
• [phone]
• croners_at_nadams.k12.in.us

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Early College High School Cohort Program

• 36 freshman enrolled this year (36/202, 17.8)
• Freshman Schedule
• Eng 9 Honors
• Geometry
• Biology
• Foreign Language
• Social Studies
• 2 elective courses

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Early College High School Cohort Program (Frosh
Year)

• Cohort Resource Time (2 Days a Week)
• Study Skills Overview
• PSAT (prep)
• Student Committee for College Go Week (Sept. 20)
• MLK Essay Contest
• College Fair/Butler University
• IPFW/IVY Tech visit
• Declaration of Major (4 year plan)

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Early College High School Cohort Program
(Sophomore Year)

• English 10 (honors)
• Algebra II (honors)
• Chemistry
• Foreign Language
• AP World History 
• 2 Additional Elective Courses

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Early College High School Cohort Program
(Junior/Senior Year)

• Begin Dual Credit Courses
• Current DC options on CTL (Ivy Tech/IPFW 31
  credits)
• ENG 111 English Composition (3)
• ENG 223 American Literature II (3)
• COMM 101 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
• CINS 101 Intro to Microcomputers (3)
• BUSN 108 Personal Finance (3)
• HLHS 101 Medical Terminology (3)
• CRIM 101 Intro to Criminal Justice (3)
• CHEM101 Introductory Chemistry I (3)
• MATH 165 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4)
• PSYC 120 Elementary Psychology (3)

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Early College High School Cohort Program
(Junior/Senior Year)

• Current DC agreements (Ivy Tech Only 38
  credits)
• BUSN 102 Business Law (3)
• CINS 113 Logic, Design, and Programming (3)
• CINS 137 Visual Basic Programming (3)
• APHY 101 Anatomy and Physiology I (3)
• APHY 102 Anatomy and Physiology II (3)
• HLHS 100 Intro to Health Careers (3)
• HLHS107 Certified Nursing Assistant C.N.A. (5)
• ADMF 103 Graphic Comm. For Mfg (PLTW) (3)
• ADMF 115 Materials and Processes for Mfg (PLTW)
  (3)
• DESN 102 Technical Graphics (PLTW) (3)
• DESN105 Architectural Design I (PLTW) (3)
• OFAD 114 Desktop Publishing (3)

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ECHS Advisory Board

• 1st Meeting on 7-21-10
• Community Leaders
• 3 Area Business Leaders
• Mayor of Decatur
• State Representative
• Newspaper Columnist
• Educational Leaders
• Guidance Chair
• DC Teacher/Teachers Association President
• Middle School Principal
• Focus on Reducing Cost
• Set up Community Foundation Scholarship Fund for
  ECHS to reduce costs
• Monthly Updates of ECHS from BHS Principal

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Next Steps

• Move away from Random Acts of DC
• Build College Pathways with Focus on
• Career Interest
• College Interests (Expand CTL Courses)
• Recruit Freshman for Cohort 2
• Spring counselor visits with former students
• Bellmont Middle School 8th
• Decatur area parochial schools (4)

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Next Steps

• Discussions with New and Current DC providers
• Ivy Tech (Challenge Cost of Textbooks,
  Difficulty with Credentialing)
• Vincennes (Challenge Location)
• IPFW (Challenge Course Cost)
• Trine University (Challenge Not CTL, Cost)
• Ball State University (Challenge
  Connection/Cost)
• Increase CTL Offerings
• Goal of 48 Credits (Currently 31)