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VEC Virtual New Parent Night 2020-21 Cohort Welcome Parents!

Agenda ▰ VEC Staff ▰ What is the VEC? ▰ What will the VEC look like for students? ▰ What will the VEC look like for parents? ▰ How can parents help their student be successful? ▰ Important Resources ▰ Q&A Time

VEC Staff Raylee May Patricia Manciet Coordinator Teacher mayr@vailschooldistrict.org mancietp@vailschooldistrict.org

What is the Vail Early College? An amazing opportunity for students to get a head start on ▰ college Program that is a mixture of college and high school courses ▻ Books, tuition, and Pima fees paid for by the Vail School District ▻ Supports provided by Vail staff! ▰ College Success class to support students ▻ Students will have more responsibility as they will be college students ▻ Parental involvement will not be the same as it is at the high schools ▻

What will the Early College look like for students? VEC Hours ▰ School Hours ▻ ▻ Monday through Thursday = 9:00 am - 2:00 pm ▻ Friday is virtual and based on schedule Vail Early College Staff Hours ▻ ▻ Monday through Friday = 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

What will the Early College look like for students? ▰ Different school calendar!!!! ▻ Follows Pima Community College calendar School starts for the Vail Early College on August 10th ▻ VEC Bootcamp starts August 10th ▻ Pima Fall Classes & regular student schedules start August 19th ▻ No Fall Break! :( ▻

What will the Early College look like for students? Schedules ▰ ▻ Student schedule based on 3 main concerns: Will it help them graduate from high school? ▻ Does the course align with their future degree path ? ▻ Are the courses transferable to a four-year university? ▻ ▻ Official Schedules on Schoology See VEC 2020-21SY Schoology course for individual student fall ▻ schedules. Schedules will change in the spring. ▻ Pima classes are only semester long. ▻

Vail Graduation Requirements Total Credits to Graduate = 22 Pima courses = high school credit! English = 4 credits WRT 101 & WRT 102 = English 4 ▰ Math = 4 credits MAT 151 = ½ credit math ▰ Science = 3 credits MAT 188 & MAT 189 = 1 year math ▰ Social Studies = 3 credits PSY 101, SOC 101, etc. = elective Health = 0.5 credit ▰ credit Economics = 0.5 credit Fine Art and/or CTE* = 1 credit Senior Exit Project = 0.5 credit Other Electives to total 22 credits

What will the Early College look like for students? ▰ VEC Bootcamp Virtual for fall ▻ Schoology will be used to deliver content and connect virtually ▻ Monday, Aug 10th - Tuesday, August 18th from 9am - 2pm ▻ Tentative Daily Schedule: ▻ ▻ 9am - 11am = Learning Together (synchronous activities) ▻ 11am - 1pm = Learning Independently (asynchronous activities) ▻ 1pm - 2pm = Learning Together (synchronous activities) No Bootcamp on Friday, August 14th! ▻

What will the Early College look like for students? ▰ Remote Learning During Remote Learning, the VEC student day is still Monday through Thursday ▻ from 9:00am to 2:00pm. ▻ Students are expected to dedicate these hours to learning! Students will not schedule work or other non-school related activities. ▻ ▻ Students will check in and check out daily through the completion of a Google Form linked on Schoology. ▻ Students are expected to check in no later than 9:00 am and sign out no earlier than 2:00 pm, Monday through Thursday. Students who have Pima classes that start prior to 9:00 am are expected to sign in prior to the start of that class. Pima classes are virtual for the Fall semester, which means students will be ▻ attending class at a scheduled time through a virtual meeting room. Pima instructors will be taking attendance. ▻

What will the Early College look like for students? ▰ On Campus Learning Will take place when Vail returns to On Campus Learning mode. ▻ Students will report to Mica Mountain HS campus Monday through Thursday from ▻ 9:00am to 2:00pm. ▻ Check in/Check out & learning expectations the same as Remote Learning. Our VEC “Hybrid” Mode will go into effect. ▻ ▻ Pima classes still virtual College Success, Government & VEC supports on campus ▻

Attendance @ VEC What will the Early College look like for should be considered the same as showing up students? for work! ▰ Attendance Top factor in college success is attending class! Even if Virtual! ▻ Pima takes attendance ▻ ▻ Pima attendance & Daily check in/out will be part of College Success grade Absent is absent in college. ▻ Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for notifying VEC staff about ▻ absences. ▻ Doctor’s note will be required for appointments . VEC is contact point for attendance. ▻ Don’t call student high school of graduation regarding absences! ▻

What will the Early College look like for students? ▰ Courseload & Studying Students should expect to study and do work outside of class. ▻ 1 hour in class = 2 hours outside ▻ Students should expect courses to be difficult and require effort. ▻ No longer seeing teacher every day! ▻ Content is college level ▻ Grade of C or higher required for credit in a college course. ▻

What will the Early College look like for students? ▰ Responsibility & Assistance College schedule = no scheduled lunch or “passing periods” ▻ Students will be expected to attend instructor office hours (even ▻ virtually)! Fear not … .the College Success class will help students navigate the ▻ challenges they will face! Required tutoring ▻ Teach tools and show resources to be successful ▻ Monitor students on academic, social and emotional wellbeing. ▻

What will the Early College look like for students? ▰ Connections!!! Students are still connected to their high school! ▻ Will graduate with their peers in May ▻ Can still participate in clubs, activities and school events ▻ Powerschool, Schoology & email ▻ School computer...if needed ▻

What will the Early College look like for students? ▰ Textbooks Textbooks for Pima classes will be purchased for VEC students. ▻ The only exception is if a textbook/item cannot be purchased through the ▻ Pima Bookstore. Students will get books around August 19th ▻ ▰ Transportation Use Infofinder.com to locate bus stop and times, if needed ▻

VEC Fee College Success Class Fee ▰ $50 ▻ Paid online through MMHS ▻ Covers: ▻ Graduation Stole ▻ VEC ID ▻ VEC Spirit item(s) ▻ VEC Lanyard ▻ Other items needed to support students ▻

Senior Exit Project @ the Vail Early College What is the Senior Exit Main SEP Components Project? 1. Career Exploration 2. College Plan A year-long project completed ▰ throughout senior year. 3. College Level Writing A Vail School District graduation ▰ 4. Portfolio requirement. 5. Presentation Intended to help prepare students for ▰ life after high school and guide them At least a 70% must be earned on each towards selecting a future career. component in order to pass the project and receive credit.

Component 1 = Career Exploration ▰ Traditionally completed through Job Shadowing/Mentoring ▻ Student selects a person working in a career field of interest to be their mentor ▻ Should be an occupation they are genuinely interested in pursuing ▻ Cannot be an immediate family member ▻ Required to be off-campus and outside of the school day ▻ Minimum of 25 hours Alternative options are being developed for students unable to complete ▰ face to face job shadowing due to COVID-19 concerns and restrictions.

Component 2 = College Plan ▰ College Plan Objective Help students prepare for a successful transition to university ▻ Make sure students know how their Pima credits will impact their future college ▻ plan ▰ College Plan Tasks ▻ S tud ents will create a college plan that includes their current year at Pima and then their college/university years after. ▻ As part of the College Plan students will: Apply for a minimum of three college scholarships ▻ ▻ Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Parental involvement is needed for FAFSA completion!

Component 3 = College Level Writing The major paper assignment in Writing 101 (or WRT 102) will ▰ count as evidence of college level writing. Topic is based on the requirements of the Writing course and ▰ may not apply to their career field. This is the component that differs from the other Vail high ▰ school SEPs.

Components 4 & 5 = Portfolio & Presentation Presentation Portfolio ▰ Students present SEP and All work and ▰ documentation of the Vail Early College experiences to a panel of SEP organized in a physical portfolio. Vail & Pima staff and community members. Portfolio presented to ▰ judges during SEP ▰ Presentations held at end of Presentation April

What does the Early College look like for parents? Limited Powerschool ▰ High school courses only - Government & College Success ▻ Pima courses grades will be included on student transcripts when final at ▻ end of semester Limited Communication with Pima College Staff ▰ Vail Early College staff will be the contact point ▻ Connection to high school ▰ Still receive email communication ▻ Registration & fee pay ▻ Parent Nights may not apply to the VEC student ▻