APS-NOVA Dual Enrollment Program Dual-Enrollment (DE) Classes for APS Students

Overview A. Mission and Scope of the DE Program B. Dual Enrollment Program Data C. Rationale for Expanding the DE Program o New pathways o Professional Development D. Recommendations E. Proposed Implementation F. Timeline Summary

A. Mission and Scope of the DE Program Mission: To provide APS high school students with college experience and credits delivered by instructors qualified in both subject-area expertise and pedagogical best practices. This program is aligned with the APS Strategic Goals.

B. Dual Enrollment Data Began in the Fall of 2008 A primary component of the Governor's Career and Technical Academy in Arlington Dual Enrollment is now countywide.

B. Dual Enrollment Data (continued) 36 different college courses, including English and Math, Fine Arts, Career & Technical Education, and the one-credit SDV100 "college orientation" course; 7 Dual Enrollment locations including all three APS high schools, as well as H-B Woodlawn, Arlington Mill, Langston and the Career Center. 27 faculty (25 from APS, 2 from NOVA) certified by APS and NOVA to teach DE and high school classes;

Summer STEM Academies with NOVA- Alexandria 43 students 286 college credits earned B. Dual Enrollment Data (continued)

From Fall of 2008 through Summer 2011, the APS-NOVA county-wide Dual Enrollment: Enrolled 767 APS students in Dual- Enrolled (DE) and College Credit Only (CC) classes Provided 2,801 college credits to APS students

B. DE Program Data - GCTAA-only Courses GCTAA Program GCTAA Course (Career Center) H.S. Credits College CourseCollege Credits Automotive Technology Automotive Technology II (28509) Automotive Technology II (28507) Automotive Technology III (28508) Intro to Automotive Shop Practices (AUT100) Automotive Brakes (AUT265) Auto Alignment, Steering, Suspension (AUT266) Computer- Assisted Drawing Architectural Drawing (28435) Engineering Drawing (28436) Engineering Internship (29828) Architectural Graphics I (ARC123) Architectural Graphics II (ARC124) Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education II (28235)2Intro to Early Childhood Ed (CHD120) Early Childhood Observation (CHD165) 3333 Information Technology Advanced Topics (26645) (college-credit only) 2 N/A Web Page Design I (ITD110) Client Side Scripting (ITP140) Computer Science II (CSC202) Flash Game Dev Entrepreneurship (ITP295) Mathematics Math for Liberal Arts Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry Discrete Math N/A Math for Liberal Arts (MTH151) Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry (MTH166) Discrete Math (MTH195) Student Development Student Development OrientationN/AStudent Development Orientation (SDV 100)1 Emergency Medical Technician (28334) qualifies students for up to seven college-validated credits at NOVA (six are given for passing the EMT exam). Please ask the APS-NOVA counselors for more information about EMT and college-validated credit.

B. DE Program Data - Other Courses ProgramCollege Course H.S. Credits College Credits Location(s) Career and Technical Automotive Electricity (AUT241) Computer Office Apps. (AST232) Entrepreneurship (BUS116) Intro to Computer Apps. (ITE115) JAVA Programming (ITP120) Keyboarding I (AST 101) Personal Finance (FIN107) Python Programming II (ITP195) Web Page Design I (ITD110) Web Page Design II (ITD210) Word Processing (AST141) GCTAA, Washington-Lee Washington-Lee Langston, Wakefield, Yorktown Arlington Mill GCTAA, Washington-Lee Arlington Mill Wakefield, Yorktown Arlington Mill, GCTAA, Washington-Lee Arlington Mill, GCTAA, H-B Woodlawn GCTAA, H-B Woodlawn Washington-Lee English College Composition I (ENG111)13Arlington Mill Fine Arts Drawing I (ART121) Fundamentals of Design I (ART131) History of Film & Animation (ART150) Arlington Mill, Langston Arlington Mill Mathematics Vector Calculus (MTH277)13H-B Woodlawn, Wakefield, Washington-Lee, Yorktown

C. Rationale for Expanding DE College Enrollment and Graduation Rates

C. Rationale for Expanding DE (continued) Lack of financial and social support is the major reason students leave school without completing a degree. 1.Most students leave college because they are working to support themselves and going to school at the same time. 2.Young people who fail to finish college are often going it alone financially. 3.Among students who don’t graduate, the college selection process is far more limited and often seems happenstance and uninformed. 4.Students who leave college realize that a diploma is an asset, but they may not fully recognize the impact dropping out of school will have on their future.

C. Rationale for Expanding DE (continued) Of the Virginia CTE completers who graduated in 2010, over 4,500 had taken dual enrollment courses, giving them a distinct advantage in completing an associate's degree. Dual enrollment is increasing in high schools across the state, and when the CTE completer data are released later this fall, it is expected that this number will rise. Source: CTEtrailblazers.org. Student Financial Woes Hurt Graduation Rates. Dual Enrollment Can Help.Student Financial Woes Hurt Graduation Rates. Dual Enrollment Can Help

D. Recommendations (continued) 1. More dual enrollment courses countywide. 2. Support for teachers through professional development and graduate coursework. 3. New pathways and course offerings.

D. Recommendations Expand the GCTAA Summer 2012 Academy to offer... Architecture/Construction Management Automotive Technology CyberSecurity Digital Photography Entrepreneurship Web-Based Computer Applications

E. Timeline / Schedule Fall 2011Develop new dual enrollment pathways and courses. Continue staff development for dual enrollment certification. Budget preparation and negotiation Winter 2012Align and develop dual enrolled course curricula. Review Program of Studies Spring 2012Finalize Recommendations for Program of studies Professional development for Summer Academy instructors Summer 2012Summer Academy Fall 2012Continuation Academy Late afternoon/evening offerings

Summary Dual Enrollment programs provide significant college experiences and college credits to current APS students. Dual Enrollment programs provide instructors that have important pedagogical skills for high school students. Dual Enrollment programs are currently in all high schools and high school programs. Expanding these programs increases opportunities for high school completion, college enrollment, and college success for all APS students.

Contact Information Kris Martini Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education

APS-NOVA Dual Enrollment Program Dual-Enrollment (DE) and College-Credit-Only (CC) Classes for APS Students