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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement with the District Board of Trustees of Hillsborough Community College (HCC), 2015/2016
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The programs covered under this agreement are dual enrollment and early admission.  Dual enrollment course offerings allow qualifying students in grades 9-12 to enroll in both high school and college and provide students the opportunity to enhance their learning in courses that meet educational, career, and personal needs while enrolled in high school.  The dual enrollment program shortens the time necessary for students to complete degree requirements, expands the scope of curricular options, and increases the depth of study available for a particular subject by offering college credit courses.  Dual enrollment course offerings, both on and off the high school campus, provide students greater academic options and considerable financial savings.  This agreement is completed and submitted annually by HCC to the State Board of Education.

Early admission is a form of dual enrollment that permits eligible students to enroll at HCC on a full-time basis in courses that are creditable toward a high school diploma and college credit.

HCC is requiring The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida to be the first signer on the agreement.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Without our strong partnership with HCC, the district would incur a cost of approximately $600,000.  Costs incurred by the district will offset via in-kind services and facility usage.  The district will continue to provide textbooks for dual enrollment students.
EVALUATION
The 2014/2015 dual enrollment participation increased from 4,200 in 2013/2014, to 4,750 participants, for a $1,895,000 tuition savings to our parents and students.  We will evaluate the program by the number of students participating at the end of the 2015/2016 school year.
SUBMITTED BY: 
Leslie S. Granich   Denny B. Oest
Instructional Leadership Director, Secondary
(813) 272-4451
  Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150929_701 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 1.07