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DEL RIO -EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL

SELECTION:

• Students and parents fill out and submit an application.
• All applicants names go into the open public lottery drawing.
• 125 students names are drawn. These student are in ECHS.
• An additional 100 students names are drawn and go on the waiting list.
• If a student decides to not be in ECHS the next student on the waiting list

will be contacted.

Del Rio Early College High School Timeline

JANUARY 1st: APPLICATION PROCESS OPENS FOR INCOMING FRESHMEN AVAILABLE AT ECHS OFFICE, DRMS 8TH GRADE COUNSELORS AND ONLINE AT www.sfdr-cisd.org/high-school/early-college-high-school/ CLICK ON ECHS DOCUMENTS JANUARY 14th, 16th, 21st & 23rd: INFORMATIONAL MEETING FOR PARENTS & STUDENTS AT ECHS LOCATED AT 205 MEMORIAL DRIVE. ENGLISH PRESENTATION: 5:30PM-6:30PM SPANISH PRESENTATION: 7:00PM-8:00PM FEBRUARY 24th & 25th: INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION TO 8TH GRADE STUDENTS AT DRMS FEBRUARY 26TH: APPLICATION DEADLINE, TURN IN AT DRMS 8th GRADE COUNSELING OFFICE OR ECHS OFFICE FEBRUARY 27TH: BLIND LOTTERY FOR NEW COHORT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT 6:00 PM AT ECHS MARCH 3RD & 5TH: SWTJC APPLICATION & PRE-REGISTRATION APPOINTMENT MEETING AT ECHS FROM 5:00PM- 7:00PM FOR STUDENTS WITH LAST NAME A-L ON MARCH 3RD AND M-Z ON MARCH 5. JUNE 2ND (TENTIATIVE DATE): SWTJC STUDENT ORIENTATION AT ECHS SESSION 1: 8AM-10AM SESSION 2: 10AM-12PM SESSION 3: 1PM-3PM JUNE 2ND (TENTATIVE DATE): SWTJC PARENT MEETING 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM AT ECHS JUNE 8th-26th: STUDENTS ATTEND ONE SESSION OF THE MANDATORY SUMMER BRIDGE AT ECHS SESSION 1: 8AM-10AM SESSION 2: 10AM-12PM SESSION 3: 1PM-3PM EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL 205 MEMORIAL DRIVE, DEL RIO TX, 78840 830-778-4424

ECHS POPULATION

• 125-130 STUDENTS ARE ACCEPTED IN EACH COHORT
• WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 453 STUDENTS FROM 9-12 GRADE
• 9th : 128
• 10th : 123
• 11th : 106
• 10th : 96

ACADEMIC RIGOR AND READINESS

ECHS ADMINISTERS THE TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE (TSI) COLLEGE PLACEMENT EXAM TO ALL ACCEPTED STUDENTS. METHODS OF PREPARING FOR THE TSI:

• SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM
• STUDY MATERIALS
• TUTORING

SUCCESSFULLY PASSING THE TSI EXAM WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE LEVEL COURSEWORK

CURRICULUM AND SUPPORT

ECHS ENROLLS STUDENTS IN RIGOROUS COURSES IN BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CLASSES ECHS STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GRADUATE WITH:

• A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
• EARN AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE
• EARN 60 HOURS +

ECHS PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH:

• ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN THEIR COURSE STUDY,

POST SECONDARY PLANS

DEL RIO ECHS 4 YEARS AT A GLANCE

9TH

• ENGLISH 1 PRE-AP
• PRACTICAL

WRITING

• BIOLOGY PRE-AP
• ALGEBRA 1 PRE-AP
• BIM REG/DC
• FOREIGN

LANGUAGE

• LEARNING

FRAMEWORK DC/ MAPS/ PSYCH DC/

• ADV. HEALTH DC
• ENDORSEMENT

ELECTIVE

10TH

• ENGLISH 2 PRE-AP
• CREATIVE WRITING
• CHEMISTRY PRE-AP
• GEOMETRY PRE-AP
• WORLD HISTORY

PRE-AP

• FOREIGN

LANGUAGE

• ART DC/ART REG.
• ENDORSEMENT

ELECTITIVE REG/DC 11TH

• ENGLISH COMP. DC
• BIOLOGY DC
• ALGEBRA 2 PRE-

AP/COLL. ALG. DC

• US HISTORY DC
• PE DC/CPR DC
• SPEECH DC

/INTRO. TO ETHICS DC

• PERSONAL FIN.

DC/ECONOMICS DC

• ENDORSEMENT

ELECTIVE REG/DC

12TH

• ENGLISH 4
• ENVIRONMENTAL

SCIENCE

• COLLEGE

ALGEBRA DC

• US GOVT DC/TX

GOVT DC

• ENDORSEMENT

ELECTIVE REG/DC

• COLLEGE

TRANSITIONS

*This is a sample plan. Courses are determined on an individual basis and college readiness level.

ECHS ADVANTAGES

• UNITY & TEACHER COLLABORATION
• COLLEGE GOING CULTURE
• SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
• DEMONSTRATE COLLEGE READINESS BY PASSING TSI
• AVOID TAKING REMEDIAL COURSES IN COLLEGE
• GRADUATE WITH CORE CURRICULUM COURSES, ASSOCIATES DEGREE AND

SATISFY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

• SAVE TIME & MONEY
• FREE TUTORING AVAILABLE AT SWTJC

ADMISSIONS CONTINUED:

RIGOROUS COURSEWORK

ALL ECHS STUDENTS TAKE RIGOROUS IN ALL CORE AREAS 9TH - 12TH GRADE:

• PRE-AP
• AP
• DUAL CREDIT

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• STUDENTS WILL TRACK HOURS OF PARTICIPATION IN

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• ECHS STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE AT LEAST

100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE BY SENIOR YEAR.

• THESE ITEMS ARE USED FOR ADMISSIONAPPLICATION TO

POST SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

ADMISSIONS CONTINUED:

FAQ QUESTIONS CONTINUED:

WHERE IS ECHS LOCATED?

• MAIN CAMPUS IS AT ECHS BUILDING, 9TH J BUILDING, 10TH 200 WING, and 11TH & 12TH COURSES IN THE ECHS BUILDING

WILL ECHS STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TAKE OTHER CLASSES AT DRHS?

• ALL CORE AREA CLASSES WILL BE TAKEN AT ECHS BUILDINGS
• ALL ELECTIVES: (SPORTS. FOREIGN LANGUAGE, FINE ARTS, ETC..) AND AP CLASSES CAN BE TAKEN AT DRHS.

WILL ECHS STUDENTS BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DRHS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, UIL AND CLUBS?

• YES, ALL STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN ALL EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT DRHS

WILL THE ECHS GRADUATION CEREMONY BE SEPARATE THAN DRHS?

• GRADUATION CEREMONY IS COMBINED WITH DRHS AND BLENDED.

WILL ECHS HAVE A VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN:

• YES

Application and other documents available at:

www.sfdr-cisd.org/high-school/early-college-high-school/

• Timeline
• Application English and Spanish
• Blue print
• Crosswalk

Contact Information:

Del Rio –Early College High School 205 Memorial Drive Del Rio, TX 78840 830-778-4424