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Charles County Public Schools & College of Southern Maryland

June 9, 2015

CCPS & CSM

Dual Enrollment

• Qualified juniors and seniors
• Earn college credit at the College of

Southern Maryland with a 50% tuition savings

• Identified courses
• Dual math—Pre-Calculus

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Full-time College Waiver

• Eligible students who have met all
• ther graduation requirements attend

college full-time during their senior year

• Take two semesters of CSM English and

earn English IV high school credit

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College Prep Algebra

• Semester course that assists CCPS students

with the transition to college level mathematics

• Placement into Math 1080 if an A or B is

earned

• Accuplacer administered again to determine

if placement beyond Math 1080 is warranted

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College Prep English

• Semester course that assists CCPS students

with the transition into college level English

• Placement into English 1010: earn an A, B,
• r C and pass the CSM essay
• Teacher training and collaborative scoring

using CSM writing rubric

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Articulated Agreements

• May be eligible for college credit at CSM when enrolled after

graduation

• Career and Technology Education (CTE)—14 agreements with CSM

Graphics Communications College Accounting Academy of Health Professions Criminal Justice Teacher Academy of Md. Education Careers CISCO – IT Networking Advanced Computer Applications Drafting Engineering Concepts Manufacturing Engineering Tech. Pre-Engineering PLTW Computer Integrated Manufacturing Computer Internship

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Career & Technology Education

• Local Advisory Council (LAC)
• Advises CCPS and CSM on the overall direction of CTE
• Provides expertise on grants and programs of study that

support anticipated workforce needs

• Program Advisory Council (PAC)
• Provides input on program development and alignment for

development of articulated agreements

• Informs about technical competencies, certification exams,

internships, and employment opportunities

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Talent Search

• A federally funded program through the U.S.

Department of Education servicing 874 participants in Charles County

• Assists individuals ages 11-27 from ALL

backgrounds who have the potential to succeed in higher education

• Provides first-generation, low-income participants

with the support needed to complete high school and to be successful in achieving college goals

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Access CSM

• How does it work?
• What are the benefits of Access CSM?
• What was achieved in this school year?
• What is proposed for 2015-16?
• How can students get involved?

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College Fair Workshops

• Director of Financial Aid for CSM conducts two

evening financial aid workshops for CCPS parents

• The CSM Financial Aid Office conducts Financial

Aid Nights during December at all seven CCPS high schools

• FAFSA and the Scholarship Application Process

are addressed with CCPS parents

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College Week

• CSM provides admissions information

for students to CCPS school counselors

• Counselors schedule 5th and 8th grade

tours of CSM during College Week

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Destination College

• Grade 5—Title I elementary schools
• STEAM Theme field trip
• Large and small group activities
• Conditional acceptance into College of

Southern Maryland

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STEM

• Institute for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

(ISTEM)

• Robotics Clubs
• LEGO Robotics
• VEX Robotics
• Educational Outreach and Conferences
• Engineer Like a Girl
• Night of Engineering
• Student Success Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
• The Women in Math Conference
• Cool Cyber Careers in Cybersecurity for Girls

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Minority Achievement

• Talent Search
• Try College for a Day
• Men of Excellence
• Office of Institutional Equity
• Diversity Institute Advisory Council

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Charles County Public Schools & College of Southern Maryland

Coming together is a beginning. Staying together is progress. Working together is success.

—Henry Ford