1. District Culture Change: Barriers to Promoting Dual Enrollment in Multiple High Schools California Community Colleges Coalition of Early & Middle Colleges September 29, 2017
Matt Wetstein, Asst. Superintendent/Vice President of Instruction and Planning
Martha Villarreal, Interim Dean of Regional and Distance Education

2. OUTLINE Background & history of Delta’s program
Challenges to implementation
Scenario based discussions
FAQ’s, concluding thoughts & lessons learned

3. History & Background
College District serves a large geographic region (size of Delaware)
50% first generation – 70% BOG fee waivers
19,500 students and roughly 15,000 FTES
Dual Enrollment program features 22 High Schools across 7 districts
Sample course offerings for Fall 2017:
Health Science – Health Careers
Political Science – American Government
English 1A – Reading & Composition
Intro to Psychology
Introduction to Art
Sign Language

4. Typical Challenges Facilities costs Who pays for textbooks?
Open Educational Resources (OER’s)
Faculty “buy in” with high school teaching
Course enrollment minimums-maximums
Marketing & drawing student interest

5. Scenarios & Barriers Scenario 1 Scenario 2
Tensions emerge…upper management vs. HS Counselors
What technology is provided?
Scenario 3
Who pays for textbooks?
Scenario 4
Closed for the Fall Holiday
Directions – Within small groups of 3 to 4 participants review the scenario prompt and spend 5 minutes discussing possible strategies to address the problem … we will discuss alternative strategies as a group

6. FAQ’s Who collects forms (college early start, add forms)?
What about keys and access to classrooms?
When does invoice get sent and payment made for facilities use?
Are there collective bargaining changes needed for workload or compensation?
When will courses be offered at the HS’s (days and times)?
What about holiday periods or breaks in the HS schedule?
How many units can students take?
How do matriculation services get delivered (assessment, orientation, education planning)?
How will the students receive support services like advising or tutoring?

7. QUESTIONS? Matthew E. Wetstein mwetstein@deltacollege.edu
Martha Villarreal