View this email in yur brwser Early Cllege s New Lk! Welcme t Early Cllege Knwledge, the new and imprved Fast Five replacement. We ve been wrking hard this summer at CELL t update and refresh ur marketing and publicatins. With s much happening with ur initiatives including Early Cllege we want t be sure we catch yur eye s yu dn t miss any imprtant infrmatin. In additin t this updated newsletter, Early Cllege has a new lg! We are thrilled t debut it in this publicatin. And please check ut the CELL Early Cllege web pages as we ve been updating cntent and making it easier fr Netwrk members t find the resurces they need. Stay tuned fr mre changes, updates, and fresh lks ver the next several mnths. Emily Burke, Directr f Early Cllege Dual Credit Credentialing: Ideas & Inspiratin With the HLC s decisin t extend the deadline fr cmpliance with the requirements fr dual credit faculty t September 1, 2022, here are sme ways that schls and schl systems arund the state are wrking twards that target:
Elkhart: Elkhart Central and Elkhart Memrial High Schls plan t reimburse teachers wh are wrking tward fully credentialed status. Teachers must have a plan in place when they make applicatin fr reimbursement by the schl district. Greensburg: The district has a strng and lng-term cmmitment t prviding dual credit pprtunities and replaces a dual credit teacher wh leaves with a similarly-credentialed new hire. The superintendent and schl bard have affirmed their cmmitment t dual credit thrugh financial supprt fr teachers in need f additinal cursewrk t meet HLC requirements. Cnnersville: Cnnersville High Schl administratin has cmmitted t hire credentialed teachers as replacements - even thse wh wuld need t be cmpensated at a higher level - in rder t ensure the cntinuatin f dual credit curses. The schl is als ffering funds t reimburse teachers up t half f their tuitin fr curses leading t credentialing. The schl crpratin cnvened with teachers and CHS administratin t brainstrm additinal ideas and incentives t encurage teachers t pursue credentialing. STEM Teach III Update CELL and ICI submitted a prpsal t ICHE fr anther rund f STEM Teach funding. This third rund f funding, if granted, will prvide Indiana dual credit teachers the pprtunity t cmplete graduate cursewrk at varius pstsecndary institutins. This wuld allw teachers t cntinue teaching dual credit curses under the HLC's requirements that g int effect in 2022. Lk fr an update frm CELL sn with news and pprtunities related t pssible funding fr dual credit teachers!
15 Early Cllege High Schls Endrsed This past schl year was a phenmenal year fr endrsement. In ttal, fur schls achieved first-time endrsement and three schls were reendrsed. That brings the ttal number f endrsed Early Cllege high schls thrughut the state t 15! Plus, an additinal fur schls have been prvisinally endrsed r re-endrsed and will receive final determinatins during this schl year. Cngratulatins t the fllwing schls fr their endrsement achievement during the 2016-2017 schl year: Perry Central High Schl first-time endrsement Elkhart Central High Schl first-time endrsement Elkhart Memrial High Schl first-time endrsement Elkhart Area Career Center first-time endrsement and first-ever Early Cllege-CTE t achieve endrsement Cnnersville High Schl re-endrsement Lawrenceburg High Schl re-endrsement Center Grve High Schl re-endrsement Are yu a schl that is interested in ging thrugh the endrsement prcess this year? Be sure t check ut CELL s website fr detailed infrmatin and dn t miss the first Netwrk Meeting n Wednesday, September 13. We ll be shwcasing ur newly endrsed and re-endrsed schls and having a call-ut meeting fr schls pursuing endrsement in 2017-2018. (See the next sectin abut all the upcming Early Cllege events!) Early Cllege Events 2017-2018 New Schls Wrkshp Fr schls that are explring the Early Cllege mdel, this free, full-day wrkshp n September 8 is the first
step t implementatin. Click Here t sign yur schl s team up by August 30 t take advantage f this great pprtunity. Early Cllege Netwrk Meetings Wednesday, September 13 includes a call-ut fr thse interested in endrsement this year. Register Here Wednesday, Nvember 8 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, April 18 And, as always, stay tuned thrughut the year fr additinal Early Cllege prgrams and pprtunities. Early Cllege High Schl is an initiative f Center f Excellence in Leadership f Learning (CELL) at the University f Indianaplis. Cpyright 2017 CELL Early Cllege, All rights reserved. Yu can update yur preferences r unsubscribe frm this list.