All in This Together

Autor/in	Pierce, Dennis
Titel	All in This Together
Quelle	In: Community College Journal, 86 (2016) 5, S.32-36 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1067-1803
Schlagwörter	High School Graduates; Remedial Mathematics; College School Cooperation; School Districts; State Colleges; High School Students; College Credits; Partnerships in Education; College Readiness; Community Colleges; Alignment (Education); Curriculum; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; School district; Schulbezirk; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Community college; Community College; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan
Abstract	As recently as seven or eight years ago, three quarters of the high school graduates in Florida's Seminole County had to take a remedial math class when they got to college, says Seminole County Public Schools Superintendent Griffin. Thanks to a partnership between the school district and Seminole State College of Florida, however, that figure is now down to about 13 percent, Griffin says. Seminole State College has helped the K-12 district align its math curriculum with the college's math gateway course to make sure students are learning the foundational skills they'll need for success after high school. Seminole County high school students also have the opportunity to take classes either in their own schools or on the Seminole State campus for both high school and college credit. Partnerships like the one between Seminole State College and its local school system are becoming increasingly common as K-12 and community college leaders aim to make sure that high school graduates are college ready. Improving college readiness is a critical focus of the American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC's) 21st-Century Initiative. In February, AACC partnered with the Association of Community College Trustees and Higher Ed for Higher Standards on a report about K-12 and community college collaboration. The writers call on community college presidents and trustees to embrace the higher standards many K-12 school systems have adopted and implement strategies to increase college readiness and success. In this article Dennis Pierce shares three ways community colleges and K-12 school districts can team up to improve college readiness as demonstrated by Seminole State College and the Seminole County Public Schools. These include curriculum alignment, college exposure, and relationship building. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01