ECHS Resource Guide Table of Contents
| Background Information | |
|---|---|
| • Map of Texas Early College High Schools | |
| • Texas High School Project Overview |
| • Overview of Early College High School in Texas |
| • Texas Enabling and Supportive Legislation |
| • Texas Education Agency Commissioner's Rules Concerning Early College Education Program |
| • Jobs for the Future Overview of Early College High School |
| • Six Years of Early College Lessons Learned: How our Thinking has Changed (or has it?) |
| • Speaking the Language: Dual Credit |
| • P-16 Programs Glossary of Terms |
| • Closing the Gaps: The Texas Higher Education Plan |
| ECHS Model | |
|---|---|
| • Texas Education Agency ECHS Program Requirements | |
| • Early College High School Core Principles |
| • Early College Design Elements |
| • The Early College High School Concept: Requisites for Success |
| • Countdown to Opening |
| • The Early College High School Initiative: Overview and FAQ |
| • UPCS Design Principle Summary |
| • Planning & Conducting School Visits |
| In The Classroom | |
|---|---|
| • Defining Rigor in High School: Framework and Assessment Tool | |
| • College Credit in High School: Increasing College Attainment Rates for Underrepresented Students |
| • What We Must Do to Create A System That Prepares Students for College Success |
| • Teaching Early College High School at LaGuardia Community College |
| • The Transition to College: Diverse Students, Diverse Stories |
| • Empowering Students: How Georgia College Early College Changes Student Aspirations |
| • Redesigning Our High Schools - Teacher Practice |
| • Academic Interventions to Help Struggling Students |
| • Gaining Traction, Gaining Ground: How Some High Schools Accelerate Learning for Struggling Students |
| • A Basic Guide for Houston Community College Instructors Teaching Challenge Early College High School Students |
| • Teaching and Learning in the Multigrade Classroom: Student Performance and Instructional Routines |
| • Collaboration on Campus: Teaching Rural High School Students through College Methods Classes |
| • Degree Plan Template |
| Culture & Leadership | |
|---|---|
| • Leveraging Postsecondary Partners to Build a College-Going Culture | |
| • Creating a College-Going Culture Guide |
| • Social Support An Essential Ingredient to Success |
| • Activity Form - Leveraging Postsecondary Partners to Build a College Going Culture |
| • The Right To Learn: Why Factory Model Schools Do Not Work, Ten Features of Effective School Design |
| • Redesigning Our High Schools - School Culture |
| • Small Schools, Real Gains |
| • No Rim, All Hoop |
| • Developing an ECHS Principal Job Description |
| Finance & Operation | |
|---|---|
| • Shared Services for Rural and Small Schools | |
| • Learning By Degree: Real-life Stories From Three Early College High Schools |
| • Establishing A High School On A College Campus |
| • The School-Within-a-School Model |
| • Five CCESSN Areas Of Autonomy |
| • TEA Guidance for Early College High Schools: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) |
| • What is the Cost of Planning and Implementing Early College High Schools? |
| • Developing a Budget for Early College High School |
| • The Right To Learn: Why Factory Model Schools Do Not Work, Budget and Staffing Models |
| • Return on Investment in Early College High Schools |
| Awareness & Support | |
|---|---|
| • 10 Principles of Authentic Community Engagement | |
| • A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement |
| • Tips for Making Presentations to School Boards |
| • Strategic Community Engagement: A Resource Guide |
| • To a Higher Degree: Real-life Stories of Progress in Four Early College High Schools |
