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David Dugger

Executive Director

“Do not confine your children to your learning, for they were born in a different time.” – Hebrew Proverb

• Mr. David Dugger, Executive Director• Mr. Randall Cooper, Director of Operations• Mr. Keith Kellman, Mathematics faculty

member and CORE Advisor• Dr. Pete Sutherland, Science faculty

member and CORE Advisor• Mr. Ryan Hyde, English• Ms. Amber Bishop, Social Studies• Ms. Angela Means, Student Support• Dr. Alexandra Krikos, Student Support

Staff

• Early College High School and Middle Colleges are…

• small high schools with no more than 500 students that emphasize personalized learning

• schools where students graduate with a high school diploma and college credits

• schools where students attain academic/strategic learner, life management and entry level job skills

• schools designed to prepare students for the world beyond high school

What are early college high schools and middle colleges?

What is the Early College Alliance?• County wide educational consortium

program• ECA @ EMU students remains “connected” to

district while participating in the program• Students can participate in all district curricular and

extra-curricular activities• Students will receive a high school diploma from the

district, certificate of completion from the ECA and an official transcript from EMU

• The word Alliance is important!• A collaborative and cooperative educational

partnership between local school districts, WISD and Eastern Michigan University

ECA @ EMU – Education and Community Partners

• Washtenaw Intermediate School District• Eastern Michigan University• Lincoln Consolidated Schools• Ypsilanti Public Schools• Whitmore Lake Public Schools• Milan Public Schools• University of Michigan Health System• St. Joseph Mercy Health System• Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce• Michigan Works! (Workforce Development

Board)

What makes theECA @ EMU unique?

• Educational collaborative designed to work within the system, as opposed to it

• Students remain eligible to participate in all district curricular and extracurricular activities

• District retains FTE and % of the Foundation Allowance

• Local school districts, WISD and EMU work collaboratively to staff, provide oversight and develop the program

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Ypsilanti

W. Lake

ECA – Superintendent Oversight Group

ECA Executive Director

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WISD

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College of Business

ECA Governance Structure

Local Districts

9-10

6-8

Pre K-5

Gateway Activities/Assessment *

Gateway Activities/Assessment *

• Personalized learning mentoring

•Life management skills and job readiness skills

• High school core academics and post-secondary course work delivered by ECA and EMU faculty

• Employment readiness skills/work place learning

Early College Alliance -Allied Health and Medicine Strand

•Summer Program for students going into ECHS

•Skill strengthening opportunities (summer, in-school, after-school

•Skill strengthening opportunities (summer, in-school, after-school)

•Skill strengthening opportunities (summer, in-school, after-school)

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Who can attend the ECA?

• Students who are currently 9th or 10th graders

• Students must be enrolled in one of the ECA districts to attend the program

• Current non-public school students will be required to demonstrate 9th grade proficiency in mathematics and English composition

• No skill limitations• Minimum Age: 13 years of age

Why would a student choose toattend the ECA?

• A chance to earn college credit while in high school in the areas of math, science, health, medicine, technology and business

• Exposure to college and college expectations• Jump start on college and career• Financial security

• Annual Income by degree earned 2003 - U.S. Dept. Labor

• High School Diploma: $36,835• 2 Year Degree: $51,970• 4 Year Degree: $68,728• Masters Degree: $78,541

Inside the box education…

Credit Gathering

External Control

Magical Thinking

Intellectual Wandering

Outside the box education…

Skill Building

RealisticThinking

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Focus

Internal Control

Credit Gathering

External Control

Magical Thinking

Intellectual Wandering

What We Believe• Current educational practice developed for

the industrialized age, not the 21st century• The systemic nature, or status quo of our

current educational system is contrary to what we actually know about how people learn

• Many high school students are capable of performing at college level and beyond

• Effective, high performing educational programs focus on both structural and instructional changes

• All students can succeed if they choose to learn how to become strategic learners

What we do know• High school students who take college

classes while in high school have higher rates of success in college compared to those who don’t, or who take IB or AP

• Students who are required to take developmental courses in college are more likely to drop out of college than graduate

• 1 of every 3 students is required to take developmental courses in college

• 3 or more developmental courses in college - 1 in 10 chance of graduating

ECA is Non-Time CentricToday’s practices – different standards for different students and promotion by age and grade according to the calendar-are a hoax, cruel deceptions of both the students and society. Time, the missing element in the school reform debate, is also the overlooked solution to the standards problem. Holding all students to the same high standards means that some students will need more time, just as some require less. Standards are then not a barrier to success but a mark of accomplishment. Used wisely and well, time can be the academic equalizer.

(Prisoners of Time, National Education Commission on Time and Learning, 1994)

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Fundamentals

Understanding the ECA @ EMU Process

ECA and EMU

Coursework

EMU Coursework

ECA Transitions

Skill Building

1st Year GraduatesCORE Advisor - ECA @ EMU

What Do We Do? – The 3 R’s• Relationships

• Counsel - Oversight - Resource - Educate• CORE Advisor: a connection between the student, staff,

school and parent

• Relevance

• Individualize the educational experience to create successful strategic learners, as opposed to students who “go to school”

• Rigor

• Transition high school aged students to college credit course work through personalized learning with high academic and behavioral expectations

How Do We Do It? The 5 Basics

• Life Management – “Soft skills”• Social Intelligence• Academic fundamentals• CORE Advisors• Academic focus at post-

secondary level and beyond• EMU resources and

environment

Life Management – “Soft Skills”• Attendance

• No excused absences – documented, but never excused

• Preparation• Are you ready to learn?

• Follow Through• Take ownership for your education

• Communication• Are you advocating for yourself, or are

you whining?• Responsibility

• Everything is your fault!

ECA Academic Program• Extremely high expectations for all (students,

parents, administrative staff and faculty)• Skills based

• Academic Fundamentals• College entry skills (Social, Emotional,

Academic)• Block scheduling (4 classes, 5 days a week, 7.5 hrs

instruction per week, per subject)• Low class sizes: approx. 20 to 1 ratio• Curriculum aligned with 1st year 100-level courses

– skill based education, not credit based education• College expectations

• No extra credit, no late work, no make-up work and no excused absences

Coach / Mentors (CORE)– The key piece of the puzzle

• Each student has the same mentor, advisor, “significant adult” from admission to graduation:• Personalized Learning Plans• Liaison to EMU faculty, administration

and program advisors• Tracks performance and provides

feedback to parents• Primary point of contact for each

parent

Students take ownership for their learning

• Students learn to understand themselves as learners and as a people

• Students learn to align their academic goals with their strengths, weaknesses and desires

• Student learn to accept what it means to be responsible for their actions

• Students learn to explore multiple career pathways

• Students learn about educational and career laddering

Exceptional EMU Resources• Diversity – Age, race and ethnicity• College level academics• Realistic connection to the “world beyond

high school”• Access to technology• Access to counseling, support and

tutoring services• Access to EMU activities, sports and clubs• Access to EMU advisors• Full immersion into the college

environment

English Mathematics Science Social Studies Electives

S1 9th Eng. 9 (.5) Algebra I (.5) Earth Sci (.5) US History (.5) P.E. (.5)

S2 9th Eng 9 (.5) Algebra I (.5) Earth Sci (.5) US History (.5) P.E. (.5)

S1 10th Eng 10 (.5) Geometry (.5) Biology (.5) Civics (.5) Appl. Arts (.5)

S2 10th Eng 10 (.5) Geometry (.5) Biology (.5) ???? (.5) Appl Arts (.5)

Multiple Assessments –> Personalized LearningAnd Personalized Learning Plans

S1 ECAFall

ECA Eng (.75) ECA Math (.75) ECA Sci (.75)ECA SS (.75)

Including Online Exp.No Class

S2 ECAWinter

A1 - EMU Eng 120 Comp I (1.0)

Grade >= CECA Math (.75)

A2 – EMUBIOL 110

Int. Biology (1.0)Grade >=C

ECA SS (.75) No Class

S3 ECASpring

A1 - EMU Eng 121 Comp II (1.0)

Grade >= CNo Class

A1- EMUCOSC 105

Computing and Social Resp

S4 ECAFall

A1 – EMUCTAS 121

or 124Fund of Speech

EMU MATH 105College Alg (1.0)

Grade >= C

A2 –EMUGen. Chem. I 121/122

A3 – EMUHIST 109

World Hist (1.0)Grade >= C

Flex

S5 ECAWinter

A4 – EMULITR 100

Gen. LiteratureFlex

Add. Req -EMUGen. Chem. II

w/ labCHEM 123/124

A3 – EMUPLSC 112

Am. Gov. (1.0)Grade >=C

A3 – EMUGEOG 110

World Regions(1.0) Grade >=C

S6 ECASpring

A3 – EMUAAS 101

Int. Af. Am StudiesNo Class

A2 – EMUPSY 101

Gen Psych

S7 ECAFall Flex

A1 – EMUMath 119

App. Calculus (1.0) Grade >=C

Add. Req. EMUSurvey Organic Chem. w/

labCHEM 270/271

A3 – EMUMacro Econ 201

(1.0)Grade >= C

A4 – EMUPHIL 120

Int. Crit. Reasoning

S8 ECAWinter

A4 – EMULITR 101Lit. Fiction

FlexAdd Req. EMUFnd. Bio Chem

CHEM 351Flex

A4 – EMUDANC 102

Modern Dance

S9 ECASpring Flex No Class Flex

Early College Alliance -Timelines• January 22nd, 2008

– Enrollment process begins• % of ECA slots determined by district population• Multiple Assessments• Only 100% complete enrollment packets accepted• Enrollment packets online, or available at ECA District

High Schools• April 2008 Fall 2008 cohort selected

– Lottery?• May - June 2008

– Intake meetings• June - August

– Skills development sessions at EMU

Early College Alliance

Early College AllianceEastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

www.earlycollegealliance.org

(734) 487-4290ecamail@wash.k12.mi.us

Education for the 21st Century