““Hidalgo Early College School Hidalgo Early College School District”District”

Fall Educational Leaders ConferenceESC – Region 19

El Paso, Texas – November 18, 2008

College Attainment For All StudentsCollege Attainment For All Studentsthrough Quality through Quality

Programs, Educators, Partnerships, Programs, Educators, Partnerships, and Community Supportand Community Support

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Hidalgo ISDHidalgo ISD

• Student Demographics:Student Demographics:– 99.7% Hispanic, 0.2% White, and 99.7% Hispanic, 0.2% White, and

0.1% Asian/Pacific Islander0.1% Asian/Pacific Islander– 90.2% Economically Disadvantaged90.2% Economically Disadvantaged– 54.9% Limited English Proficient54.9% Limited English Proficient

• Hidalgo ISD is located in SouthHidalgo ISD is located in SouthTexas and has a southern boundaryTexas and has a southern boundarythat parallels the Rio Grande River. that parallels the Rio Grande River.

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Recent RecognitionsRecent Recognitions

• 2007-2008: US News and World 2007-2008: US News and World Report analyzed more than 18,000 Report analyzed more than 18,000 high schools and rated Hidalgo ECHS high schools and rated Hidalgo ECHS #11 of the top 100 high schools in the #11 of the top 100 high schools in the Nation and #1 in Texas in terms of Nation and #1 in Texas in terms of College Readiness for all students.College Readiness for all students.

• 2006-2007: Hidalgo ISD earned the 2006-2007: Hidalgo ISD earned the distinction as the #1 School District in distinction as the #1 School District in Texas through the HEB Excellence in Texas through the HEB Excellence in Education Award.Education Award.

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Our Our Motivation:Motivation:

Our Commitment:Our Commitment:College Attainment for College Attainment for

AllAll

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Elementary and Middle Elementary and Middle SchoolSchool

• Hidalgo Early College School District FocusHidalgo Early College School District Focus• University and Career Pathway SupportUniversity and Career Pathway Support• Ongoing PK-12 collaboration effortsOngoing PK-12 collaboration efforts• Adopt a CollegeAdopt a College ProgramProgram

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Hidalgo Early College High Hidalgo Early College High SchoolSchool

• According to the According to the Bill & Melinda Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates Foundation, Hidalgo ECHS is Hidalgo ECHS is the only open the only open enrollment high enrollment high school in the nation school in the nation to serve All to serve All students through students through an Early College an Early College High School High School program.program.

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Hidalgo Early College High Hidalgo Early College High SchoolSchool

• Hidalgo ECHS Organization:Hidalgo ECHS Organization:– ECHS is organized into two Academies:ECHS is organized into two Academies:

•Academy of Health, Science, and Academy of Health, Science, and TechnologyTechnology

•Academy of Human ServicesAcademy of Human Services• Hidalgo ECHS Course Matrix:Hidalgo ECHS Course Matrix:

– Freshman and Sophomore year is comprised Freshman and Sophomore year is comprised of traditional, AP, and college courses where of traditional, AP, and college courses where students can earn up to 21 college hours.students can earn up to 21 college hours.

– Junior and Senior year is comprised of Junior and Senior year is comprised of college coursework where every student will college coursework where every student will have the opportunity to earn up to 60 have the opportunity to earn up to 60 college hours upon graduation.college hours upon graduation.

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Hidalgo Early College Hidalgo Early College School DistrictSchool District

• District Level:District Level:– Assistant Superintendent for College Assistant Superintendent for College

ReadinessReadiness• Enhance college readiness and workforce Enhance college readiness and workforce

readiness efforts from PK-20.readiness efforts from PK-20.• Align teaching/learning support, staff Align teaching/learning support, staff

development, instructional programs/resources to development, instructional programs/resources to support college-ready classrooms.support college-ready classrooms.

• Link and leverage partnerships and funding Link and leverage partnerships and funding sources to support “College Attainment for All” sources to support “College Attainment for All” efforts. efforts.

• Campus Level:Campus Level:– Early College Readiness FacilitatorEarly College Readiness Facilitator

• Centralized at the middle school levelCentralized at the middle school level• Coordinates college-ready activities with Coordinates college-ready activities with

elementary, middle school, and high school elementary, middle school, and high school administrators, counselors, teachers, and students.administrators, counselors, teachers, and students.

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Quality ProgramsQuality Programs

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Quality Support ProgramsQuality Support Programs• Career Pathways ProgramCareer Pathways Program:: Provide Provide

EveryEvery student with counseling based on student with counseling based on selected career pathway!selected career pathway!

• Hidalgo Parental AcademiesHidalgo Parental Academies:: Providing Providing cohorts of parents with a Language Academy, cohorts of parents with a Language Academy, Workforce Academy, and College Readiness Workforce Academy, and College Readiness Academy.Academy.

• Summer Educator InternshipsSummer Educator Internships:: Provide Provide cohorts of teachers with summer internships cohorts of teachers with summer internships based on core area.based on core area.

• Early Childhood EducationEarly Childhood Education:: All day Pre- All day Pre-Kinder for Kinder for EveryEvery 3 & 4 year old! 3 & 4 year old!

• Dual Language ProgramDual Language Program:: Bi-literacy for Bi-literacy for EveryEvery Graduate! Graduate!

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Career Pathways Career Pathways ProgramProgram

Entry Level/ Entry Level/ ApprenticesApprentices

hiphip

CertificatiCertification on

ProgramsPrograms

Two-Year Two-Year DegreeDegree

Four-Year Four-Year DegreeDegree

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Career Pathways Career Pathways ProgramProgram

• Counseling Services:Counseling Services:– Assign students to counselors based on selected career Assign students to counselors based on selected career

pathway and not grade level or alpha designations. pathway and not grade level or alpha designations. – Develop an environment where students are Develop an environment where students are

encouraged to explore their interests, skills, and encouraged to explore their interests, skills, and career goals.career goals.

– Enhance counseling services at Elem, MS, and HS Enhance counseling services at Elem, MS, and HS levels to develop early college awareness and of future levels to develop early college awareness and of future opportunitiesopportunities

• Hidalgo ECHS Career Pathways:Hidalgo ECHS Career Pathways:– Business and Marketing CareersBusiness and Marketing Careers– Health Science Technology CareersHealth Science Technology Careers– Human Development, Management, and Service Human Development, Management, and Service

CareersCareers– Industrial and Engineering Technology CareersIndustrial and Engineering Technology Careers– Personal and Protective Services CareersPersonal and Protective Services Careers

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Parental Parental AcademiesAcademies

LanguagLanguage e

Academy Academy II

LanguagLanguage e

Academy Academy IIII

GED/GED/Occupational Occupational

Skills AcademySkills Academy

CertificatCertification or ion or DegreeDegree

THEA THEA AcademyAcademy

HISD Parental Involvement ProgramHISD Parental Involvement Program: Adult Literacy, Life : Adult Literacy, Life Skills, Career Pathways, Technology Skills, Money Skills, Career Pathways, Technology Skills, Money

Management, AccountabilityManagement, Accountability

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Parental Academy Parental Academy ProgramProgram

• Language Academy Language Academy – LA I: Pre-Beginning and Beginning LiteracyLA I: Pre-Beginning and Beginning Literacy– LA II: Intermediate and Advanced LiteracyLA II: Intermediate and Advanced Literacy

• Workforce Academy Workforce Academy – GED TrainingGED Training– Occupational Skills TrainingOccupational Skills Training

• THEA College Entrance Exam AcademyTHEA College Entrance Exam Academy• Certification, Associate, Four-Year Certification, Associate, Four-Year

DegreeDegree

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Summer Educator Summer Educator InternshipsInternships

• Summer Educator Summer Educator InternshipInternship– Partnership of Partnership of

Business and Business and EducationEducation

– Mentoring Mentoring Opportunities with Opportunities with Business SectorBusiness Sector

– Business Work Business Work Experience to Experience to

EnhanceEnhance Relevance and Relevance and

RigorRigor in the Classroomin the Classroom

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Early Childhood Early Childhood EducationEducation

• Full Day PreKindergarten for Full Day PreKindergarten for EveryEvery 3 and 4 year old. 3 and 4 year old.– Pre-K 3Pre-K 3– Pre-K 4Pre-K 4

• Support Early Skills Support Early Skills DevelopmentDevelopment– Emergent Literacy DevelopmentEmergent Literacy Development– Social/Emotional DevelopmentSocial/Emotional Development– Language/Cognitive DevelopmentLanguage/Cognitive Development

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Dual Language Dual Language ProgramProgram

• Focus on Biliteracy for all Focus on Biliteracy for all studentsstudents

• District-Wide ImplementationDistrict-Wide Implementation• Elementary LevelElementary Level

– Pre-K 4 through fifth gradePre-K 4 through fifth grade

• Middle School Level CohortMiddle School Level Cohort– Sixth through seventh grade in World Sixth through seventh grade in World

History and Texas History History and Texas History

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Quality EducatorsQuality Educators

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Quality EducatorsQuality Educators• CultureCulture

– ““Total Team Effort”Total Team Effort”– ““No Excuses No Excuses

Philosophy”Philosophy”– ““Beyond Exemplary: Beyond Exemplary:

One Student at a Time”One Student at a Time”

• SupportSupport– Indoctrination ProcessIndoctrination Process– Professional Growth Professional Growth

OpportunitiesOpportunities– Leadership for Leadership for

LearningLearning

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QQuality Partnershipsuality Partnerships

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Partners in EducationPartners in Education• Institutions of Higher EdInstitutions of Higher Ed

– University of Texas – Pan AmericanUniversity of Texas – Pan American– South Texas CollegeSouth Texas College– Texas State Technical CollegeTexas State Technical College– University of Texas –AustinUniversity of Texas –Austin

• OrganizationsOrganizations– Education Service Center - Region One Education Service Center - Region One – Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationBill & Melinda Gates Foundation– Texas High School ProjectTexas High School Project– Communities Foundation of TexasCommunities Foundation of Texas– Jobs For the FutureJobs For the Future

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Partners in EducationPartners in Education• Community and BusinessCommunity and Business

– Parents and City of HidalgoParents and City of Hidalgo– McAllen Economic Development CorporationMcAllen Economic Development Corporation– Workforce SolutionsWorkforce Solutions– Tech Prep of the Rio Grande ValleyTech Prep of the Rio Grande Valley

• BenefitsBenefits– Authentic CollaborationAuthentic Collaboration– Networking OpportunitiesNetworking Opportunities– Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance– Availability of Facilities/ResourcesAvailability of Facilities/Resources– Relevant CurriculumRelevant Curriculum– Teacher EnhancementTeacher Enhancement

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Quality Community Support:Quality Community Support:

School Board MembersSchool Board MembersMaking a DifferenceMaking a Difference

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School Board HonorsSchool Board Honors

• 2007-2008: Hidalgo ISD School Board 2007-2008: Hidalgo ISD School Board was honored at the National School was honored at the National School Board Association Annual Conference Board Association Annual Conference with the American School Board Journal with the American School Board Journal Magna Awards Honorable Mention.Magna Awards Honorable Mention.

• 2006-2007: Hidalgo ISD School Board 2006-2007: Hidalgo ISD School Board was one of only five school boards in was one of only five school boards in Texas to receive the TASA/TASB Honor Texas to receive the TASA/TASB Honor Board Award.Board Award.

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School Board SupportSchool Board Support• Implementation of two Bill & Melinda Implementation of two Bill & Melinda

Gates Foundation Early College High Gates Foundation Early College High School Grants to serve every high School Grants to serve every high school student.school student.

• Instructional Facilities:Instructional Facilities:– Renovation of entire Hidalgo Early Renovation of entire Hidalgo Early

College High School to reflect a college College High School to reflect a college campus environment.campus environment.

– New Instructional FacilityNew Instructional Facility– New Library Research CenterNew Library Research Center

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School Board SupportSchool Board Support

• Master’s degree professional Master’s degree professional development incentive ($500 per first development incentive ($500 per first six hours and $100 per addtl. 3 hours)six hours and $100 per addtl. 3 hours)

• College course teaching stipend College course teaching stipend ($500 per each college course taught) ($500 per each college course taught)

• Performance Pay System:Performance Pay System:– College ReadinessCollege Readiness– Instructional TechnologyInstructional Technology– AccountabilityAccountability– LeadershipLeadership

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School Board’s Keys to School Board’s Keys to SuccessSuccess

• Focus on the StudentsFocus on the Students• Demand Excellence in Demand Excellence in

All AreasAll Areas• Provide Resources and Provide Resources and

SupportSupport• Hold staff accountable Hold staff accountable

for resultsfor results• Focus on SolutionsFocus on Solutions• Let Superintendent Let Superintendent

and Staff Do Their Jobsand Staff Do Their Jobs

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What do we hope to What do we hope to gain?gain?

• Connect every student to post-secondary Connect every student to post-secondary education prior to graduation from HS.education prior to graduation from HS.

• Strengthen partnerships where every Strengthen partnerships where every level of the community is involved in the level of the community is involved in the educational process. educational process.

• Attain higher levels of student academic Attain higher levels of student academic performance through high quality performance through high quality instruction.instruction.

• Ensure economic prosperity and a Ensure economic prosperity and a better way of life for our students.better way of life for our students.