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Dual Enrollment at Ida S. Baker High School Fall 2019 What is Dual Enrollment? Dual Enrollment provides the opportunity to take college classes, earn college credit toward a post-secondary degree, AND earn high school credit toward your
Fall 2019
Dual Enrollment provides the opportunity to take college classes, earn college credit toward a post-secondary degree, AND earn high school credit toward your graduation requirements
How Do I Know I’m Ready for Dual Enrollment?
▶ Successful in Honors and Advanced Placement courses ▶ Intrinsically motivated ▶ Flexible schedule
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Do you work or plan to get a job?
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Do you play sports? Fall or Spring?
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Are you a member of a club?
Advanced Placement vs. Dual Enrollment
The Debate Continues…
▶ You can do BOTH!
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Explore new subjects
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Go deeper in areas of interest
▶ RIGOR
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academically, intellectually, personally challenging
▶ Competitive schools want to see competitive
coursework
School Counselor required to confirm GPA
Unweighted GPA (Grade Point Average) Sophomores 3.5 Juniors & Seniors 3.0
Students can submit either ACT, SAT, or PERT scores to qualify for college classes SAT ACT PERT
24 Reading 19 Reading 106 Reading 25 Writing/Language 17 English 103 Writing 24/28.5 Math 23/19 Math 123/114 Math
▶ You can combine multiple attempts on the same exam ▶ Students can take the PERT (Postsecondary Education
Readiness Test) once per semester
▶ Remediation must occur before next attempt
▶ Scores must be current within two years of registration ▶ All test scores must be at college level to continue classes
after 12 credit hours
▶ PRACTICE BEFORE TAKING THE TEST
Previously submitted application
fsw.edu/admissions
FSW will be giving the PERT at Baker
▶ Sign ups will be in Student Services starting tomorrow,
February 6.
▶ Space is limited and will be on a first come, first served
basis
▶ You must have an application submitted to FSW by
tomorrow, February 6.
Registration opens
Most students work toward earning their Associate's
▶ These are the courses that most successfully transfer to
Students will decide how many and what kind of courses they want to take
▶ Students can pick up a copy of the AA General
Education Degree Plan in Mrs. d’Albenas’ office
Communications
FSW Course High School Graduation Requirement ENC 1101 English 3 or English 4 ENC 1102 English 4 SPC 1017/SPC 2608 ½ Fine Arts
Humanities
Mathematics
FSW Course High School Graduation Requirement MAT 1033 (counts only as elective at FSW) ½ Math credit All other courses listed 1 Math credit
Social Sciences
FSW Course High School Graduation Requirement AMH 2010 US History Semester 1 AMH 2020 US History Semester 2 POS 2041 US Government ECO 2013 Economics with Financial Literacy
Natural Sciences
FSW Course High School Graduation Requirement Lecture & Lab 1 Science credit Combined 1 Science credit Lecture only ½ Science credit
Electives
Students will meet with Mrs. d’Albenas to discuss class choices, scheduling, etc.
▶ Directions for looking up classes will be emailed out to
students
▶ Students will be asked to attempt to build their own
schedule first
▶ If students have any difficulty, they can see Mrs. d’Albenas
for assistance
Students will bring a printout or screenshot of Planning Worksheet to Mrs. d’Albenas for approval.
▶ This information is required before courses will be
approved
Students will pick up a registration form from
▶ GPA and test scores will be verified ▶ Courses/times will be approved
Students will be responsible for taking the registration form to FSW to get registered
▶ This step is crucial and is the student’s responsibility
▶ Failure to complete this step will result in the student
not being registered for FSW courses
Once registered, students will bring Mrs. d’Albenas a copy of their FSW schedule
▶ Baker schedule will be adjusted ▶ Students
must turn in a copy
their FSW schedule before May 24.
Students may only make adjustments until the end
▶ Any requests to drop courses after the add/drop period
must be approved by the School District
▶ Add/Drop for the Fall 2019 semester ends … at a date to
be announced.
Textbooks will be
based
schedules received by May 24
▶ Textbooks are provided by the School District ▶ Any delay in receiving your FSW schedule or any changes
made to your schedule after May 24 WILL result in a delay in receiving your textbooks
▶ Textbooks must be returned as soon as the semester is
Students must compare the textbooks that are received to their syllabus IMMEDIATELY upon receipt
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Professors report their “Required Materials” to the FSW bookstores
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The School District uses this information to order the appropriate textbook ▶
Sometimes, the professors change their materials and do not inform the bookstores
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If you receive the incorrect materials, you must email Mrs. d’Albenas immediately with a screenshot of the syllabus where it states the correct “Required Materials”
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A new textbook will be supplied as quickly as possible
Grades are important
▶ You are starting your permanent college transcript ▶ Ask for help when needed
▶ Know your resources… at Baker AND at FSW
▶ Stay organized and focused
Dual Enrollment Agreement
▶ Dual Enrollment Student and Parent Information and
Agreement
▶ Each item must be reviewed and initialed by student and parent ▶ Agreement needs to include Signatures, Email Addresses, and Cell
Numbers for Students AND Parents
▶ Agreement
must be turned in before student will be permitted to begin Dual Enrollment
▶ Students will not be permitted to PERT test or register for Fall classes
if the Agreement has not been received
▶ Agreement will need to be updated at the beginning of every
school year.
DE Coordinator kimberlyd@leeschools.net