Early College Academy Dr. Thomas Taylor, Executive Director of School Administration
February 23, 2017 * Presented to the School Board
Early College Academy Update Update from September 2016 Presentation Overview and Explanation of Costs ● ● ● ●
HB 1184 How ECA differs from HB 1184 Rationale for Costs for adding an ECA structure to HB 1184 Next Steps 2
HB 1184 Formally adopted in 2012 ● ● ● ● ●
VA General Assembly requirement Associate Degree attainment during high school Certificate option during high school Current CCPS Plans 2016-2017 Updates of Possible Pathways 3
Early College Academy Concept Difference between HB 1184 and an ECA ● Framework versus structured support for students & parents ● ECA Components >Creates a cohort of students with common goal >Provides academic assistance with coursework & VPT >Provides supports with college coordination & records 4
Projected ECA Costs Overall Cost Structure* *The current plan is for all tuition related costs to be paid by CCPS students and families
Regular tuition per credit hour--paid by students and families
$150
Reduced rate tuition per credit hour in ECA agreement
TBD
Tuition rate per credit hour if taught by CCPS teacher taught on CCPS campus (current JTCC practice)**
$0
**Materials and supplies for these courses are to be covered in the current textbook/instructional supply budget lines 5
Projected ECA Costs Review of Requested Supports First year costs
Summer session for in-coming Grade 9 students
$15,000
Spring weekend test prep sessions for Grade 9 students
$11,000
1.0 FTE Division-wide ECA Coordinator (includes salary and all benefits - VRS, health care, etc.)
$125,000
Tuition Reimbursement for Teachers---funded from existing division-wide tuition reimbursement funds
$10,000
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Additional Costs FY 19 Assessment, Tutorial, and Student Support .2 FTE Per Site/Guidance Counselor-College Coach-Site Coord (2.2 FTE)*
FY 20 Assessment, Tutorial, and Student Support
$45,000 $125,000 $22,000
.2 FTE Per Site/Guidance Counselor-College Coach-Site Coord (2.2 FTE)*
$125,000
Dual Enrollment Teacher Stipend ($200 per teacher)
$44,000
FY 21 Assessment, Tutorial, and Student Support .2 FTE Per Site/Guidance Counselor-College Coach-Site Coord (2.2 FTE)*
$35,000 $125,000
* In FY22 each school will receive an additional 0.4FTE to support additional school counselor needs unrelated to ECA
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Summary New Costs
Projected Cohort Size
FY 18
$161,000
(24) 24 per school
FY 19
$170,000
(72) 48+24 per school
FY 20
$191,000
(120) 48+48+24 per school
FY 21
$160,000
(168) 48+48+48+24 per school
Total
$682,000 8
Early College Academy Update Update from September 2016 Presentation Overview and Explanation of Costs ● ● ● ●
HB 1184 How ECA differs from HB 1184 Rationale for Costs for adding an ECA structure to HB 1184 Next Steps 9
Early College Academy Dr. Thomas Taylor, Executive Director of School Administration
School Board Work Session * February 23, 2017
