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The College in High School Alliance: Building a Coalition to Scale Our Policy Impact

Adam Lowe, NACEP Alex Perry, College in High School Alliance

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Alex Perry The Majority Group College in High School Alliance Adam Lowe Executive Director National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships

2013 NACEP, Jobs for the Future, and Bard College organized two joint Congressional Briefings and published policy recommendations for Higher Education Act reauthorization. 2014 Joined by KnowledgeWorks Foundation and Middle College National Consortium, Congressional Briefing focused on student financial aid. Collective feedback provided to the Department of Education on establishing a Pell experiment for dual enrollment. 2015 Coordinated advocacy during ESEA reauthorization. Succeeded in getting dual and concurrent enrollment embedded in 15 provisions across 5 titles of the Every Student Succeeds Act. 2016 Established the College in High School Alliance, Recruited 50 National and State Organizations as Members.

History of the Alliance

Publicly Launched March 2017

WHO WE ARE

The College in High School Alliance (CHSA) is a coalition of leading national organizations committed to policies that support high-quality dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and early college high schools.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

CHSA believes that greater support for these models at the federal, state, and local levels will significantly improve the secondary and postsecondary outcomes of students, particularly those from low-income and middle-class backgrounds.

OUR GOALS

Develop and advance a shared federal policy platform for the new Administration and the 115th Congress around early college and dual enrollment Help states establish the policy environments to develop, strengthen, and expand early college and dual enrollment Raise awareness of dual enrollment and early college high school models and their impact on student achievement Cultivate existing and new champions to support the growth of these programs

STEERING COMMITTEE

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

Steering Committee Associate Membership Keep Informed

Current Membership

National Organizations AASA: The School Superintendents Association ACT, Inc. Advance CTE Alliance for Excellent Education America Forward America’s Promise Alliance American Association of Community Colleges American Indian Higher Education Consortium American Youth Policy Forum Association for Career and Technical Education AVID Center Bard College* Center for American Progress Complete College America Education Commission of the States Foundation for Excellence in Education Gateway to College GEO Foundation IBM The Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC) Jobs for the Future* KnowledgeWorks* National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP)* National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP) New America Middle College National Consortium* State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) State Organizations Arkansas Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships Be Foundation California Coalition of Early & Middle Colleges (CCEMC) Career Ladders Project Center of Excellence in Leadership and Learning – University of Indianapolis City University of New York, NY Colorado Department of Higher Education Educate Texas Illinois Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships Indiana Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (INCEP) Michigan Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships Michigan Early/Middle College Association (MEMCA) Missouri Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships New England Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships New York Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NYCEP) Ohio Alliance of Dual Enrollment Partnerships Ohio Early College Association The Rural Alliance of Washington SERVE Center, University of North Carolina at Greensboro University System of Georgia, GA Utah Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships Institutions and Schools Arapahoe Community College, CO Ballston Spa Central School District, NY Eastern Washington University, WA Ferris State University, MI Front Range Community College, CO Georgia Cyber Academy, GA Georgia State University Early College Program, GA Mounds View Public Schools, MN Saint Louis University, MO Scottsdale Community College, AZ Saint Paul Public Schools, MN University of Baltimore, MD

CHSA Progress to Date

Recruited 63 national, state, and local organizations to the College in High School Alliance, and organized three working groups engaged in policy development and advocacy. Published a transition memo “Recommendations for Improving College Success By Building Effective Transitions Between High School and College” and shared with the Trump team Developed an ESSA implementation handbook: “How to Scale College in High School: A State Policy Guide for Implementing Dual Enrollment and Early College Designs Under the Every Student Succeeds Act” and held a webinar with SEA representatives to discuss.

CHSA Progress to Date

Worked with the House Education & Workforce Committee Democrats to develop the Jumpstart on College Act at their request, and coordinated a feedback mechanism from multiple CHSA members to improve the policy behind the bill. Counseled the Department of Education regarding its ongoing Pell experiment for dual enrollment, and secured ongoing congressional support for the experiment and a thorough evaluation. Developed and finalized a joint College in High School Alliance letter regarding Perkins CTE reauthorization, calling for robust provisions to support concurrent enrollment.

Higher Education Act Reauthorization Perkins CTE Reauthorization ESSA Implementation/State TBA: Communications

CHSA Working Groups

Higher Education Act Reauthorization Working Group

Co-Chairs: Clara Botstein, Bard Adam Lowe, NACEP

1.Focus on developing new opportunities through the Higher Education Act reauthorization process. 2.Identified three potential areas of work:

• I. Innovation Funding
• II. Financial Aid Eligibility for Younger

Students

• III. Professional Development

3.Identifying champions in Congress and off Capitol Hill who would be supportive of our policy recommendations.

Making Education Accessible and Affordable Act

Bipartisan, bicameral bill reintroduced by Senators Gary Peters (D- MI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Boozman (R-AR), and Al Franken (D- MN), and Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO) and Tom Reed (R- NY) Authorizes competitive grants for dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and early college high school under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE.) MEAA is the primary vehicle for advocating on behalf of innovation funding under HEA for these programs.

Jumpstart on College Act

Introduced by Representatives Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), House Education & Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), and 33 other House Democrats, the Jumpstart on College Act is part of House Democrats’ “Aim Higher” campaign for HEA reauthorization. The bill authorizes $250 million in new funding for grants to states and IHE-LEA partnerships to establish, expand, and support dual or concurrent enrollment and early college high schools. Participating students provided postsecondary courses with no tuition or fees. Priority for institutions proposing to serve >51% low- income students, from states that provide financial assistance to programs, and that meet national or state quality standards.

Go to High School, Go to College Act

Sponsored by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Mark Warner (D- VA), and Representatives Fudge (D-OH) and Faso (R-NY). The Senate introduced in April, and the House will introduce next month. Would expand eligibility for Pell grants to students enrolled in early college high schools. Pay for success model – students only draw down Pell based on

• completion. This model additionally reduces the potential negative

impact on students' future financial aid.

Department of Education Dual Enrollment Pell Experimental Sites

Launched Fall 2016. Three-year experiment allows 43 participating colleges and universities to award Pell grants to students who are still in high school. $20 million commitment is largest federal investment in Dual and Concurrent Enrollment to date – potentially impacting 10,000 students. CHSA has advocated for continuation, expansion to include additional institutions, and external evaluation. Department leadership have indicated there is support for continuation.

Perkins CTE Reauthorization Working Group

Co-Chairs: Lexi Barrett, JFF Adam Lowe, NACEP

1.Supporting language in Perkins CTE reauthorization supportive of our programs. 2.Encouraging the broadest inclusion of language possible, and advocating in both the House and Senate for most robust allowable use language we can. 3.Supporting spreading the word about the strong involvement of these models in the career and technical education space. 4.Work with members of the CTE Caucus in Congress to strengthen their involvement and support for these programs.

Strengthening Career and Technical Education Act for the 21st Century

Adds our programs as explicit allowable uses for incentive grant programs under State Leadership Activities and local use of funds. Does not explicitly make them allowable uses, but includes categories of uses for which these could be applicable, in National Activities. The House passed its version of the bill on June 22. The Senate has taken no action given the Senate HELP Committee’s focus on health care, and legislative action is not anticipated until 2018 at the earliest.

Workforce Advance Act

Sponsored by Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), this bill provides further provisions that would support these programs in Perkins CTE. Would explicitly include these programs in allowable uses for National Activities, and State Leadership Activities incentive grants programs. One provision would allow Perkins funds to be used to pay college tuition for students; currently not allowed due to restrictions on individual benefit.

ESSA Implementation & State Policy Working Group

Co-Chairs: Lexi Barrett, JFF Lillian Pace, KnowledgeWorks

• 1. Monitoring the implementation of the Every Student

Succeeds Act and its impact on our programs, including at the Department of Education and in state plans.

• 2. Working to build upon the “How to Scale College in High

School” ESSA implementation guide to spread the word to more states and school districts about the opportunities available for these programs under ESSA.

• 3. Advocate for sufficient appropriations for ESSA funding

streams as part of the appropriations process, including the Title IV Part A Student Success and Academic Enrichment grant program.

• 4. CHSA provided targeted input at the state level, particularly

as their state plans are open for public comment.

ESSA Implementation Current Status

The Department of Education has been steadily issuing feedback and approvals

• f State Plans submitted by states.

Thus far, we have been impressed by the number of states that have included dual or concurrent enrollment in their accountability systems, and have weighed in with states to urge them to continue to build out the integration of our models into their systems. CHSA will soon publish a review of every state plan and its inclusion of dual and concurrent enrollment.

Appropriations Current Status

The federal government is currently operating under a continuing resolution until December 8, and funding levels are held fixed at the previous year’s levels. Negotiations are ongoing for new spending levels for FY18. Most concerningly, the House has voted to defund Title II of ESSA, which provides $2.1 billion in funding for professional development programs and now includes allowable use language for concurrent enrollment. The other main ESSA funding program for concurrent enrollment, the Title IV Part A Student Success and Academic Enrichment Grant – authorized at $1.65 billion – may receive $450 million, significantly below the authorized level but better than FY17.

Communications

Co-Chairs: TBD

• 1. Coordinate messaging for policy proposals

about which the College in High School Alliance is supportive.

• 2. Develop and execute media engagement

strategy to increase positive coverage for these programs and consideration in the press about policy proposals to support them.

Developing an Action Plan

Hoping to coordinate communications assets across multiple member

• rganizations to amplify policy proposals related to these programs we care

about – MEAA introduction is a good example of this. Some members of the education press have been less open to giving many column inches to these programs, their benefits, and the policy proposals surrounding them. Hoping to foster a positive media environment that reinforces the policy advocacy and develops new organic champions for these programs.

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