1. October 10-12, 2004 Boise, Idaho Welcome Transforming Learning Opportunities through Enrollment Partnerships

2. History March 1997 → October 2004 13 Meetings/Conferences addressing Definition Standards Membership Incorporation

3. The Lost Opportunity of Senior Year: Finding a better way January 2001 National Commission on the High School Senior Year

4. Institutions of higher education and K-12 schools collaborate insufficiently with each other to align academic content, admissions procedures, and expectations for students. There has been no coordinated and critical review and reform of high school and early college curricula.

5. State Dual Enrollment Policies: Addressing Access and Quantity September 2004 U.S. Department of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/cclo/cbtrans/index.html

6. State Policy State Oversight Target Population Admission Requirements ─ Student Age ─ Academics

7. Location Student Mix Instructor Course Content Tuition Funding

8. Collision Course: Rising College Costs Threaten America’s Future and Require Shared Solutions August 2004 A Policy Brief from the Lumina Foundation

9. Trends Impacting Access dramatic increases in tuition and fees reduced state higher education budgets declines in the purchasing power of student grant aid increasing student debt burdens heightened demand for institutional accountability

10. NACEP Response Program Linkages National Standards Research Communication

11. NACEP Purpose The Alliance has been organized to link college – school partnerships offering college courses in high schools and to support and promote its constituent partnerships through quality initiatives, program development, national standards, research and communication.

12. Key activities include: promoting national standards researching and sharing information sharing ideas and issues providing professional development fostering cooperation fostering partnerships serving as a national advocate

13. NACEP Standards Curriculum Faculty Students Assessment Program Evaluation

14. Curriculum ─ CEP courses = campus courses ─ CEP courses are transcripted ─ CEP courses reflect the pedagogical, theoretical and philosophical orientation of the college

15. Faculty: ─ CEP faculty meet academic requirements for faculty teaching at the college campus ─ Orientation ─ Professional development

16. Students: ─ Officially registered ─ Course requirements and prerequisites ─ Student guide  Transfer  Responsibilities

17. Assessment: ─ CEP standards of achievement = college standards ─ Annual review of CEP sections ─ CEP students assessed using same methods as on campus

18. Evaluation: ─ Course ─ Impact study ─ High School graduate follow up

19. Application for Accreditation Timeline January 1, 2005Submit Intent Form August 1, 2005Submit Full Application Fall, 2005Review application Communicate to Institution Review Responses January/February 2006Final Communication/Responses April, 2006Recommendations to Board

21. Membership Accredited College and University Member Provisional Member Partner Affiliation Individual Affiliation Student Affiliation Emeritus Member

22. Have A Great Conference!