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Special event announces expansion of Dallas ISD Early College High School Model (video)
0Dallas ISD officials joined the Dallas County Community College District at Eastfield College this week to announce the expansion of the Dallas ISD early college high school model. Starting Fall 2016, Dallas ISD will add eight new collegiate academies with the support of DCCCD to offer up to 60 hours of college credit at no cost to the student. This means that by the time freshman entering the collegiate academies graduate high school, many will have completed enough college credit hours to receive an associate’s degree. “The fact that we’ve had 1,300 eighth-graders that are becoming ninth-graders apply for the…
Lassiter Early College High School hosts Michigan community college leaders
0Leadership from Grand Rapids Community College in Michigan visited Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr. Early College High School at El Centro College this week to learn what makes the Blue Ribbon School successful. “We want to grow in Grand Rapids, which means we have to go where people are doing it well and learn what we can,” said David Selmon, associate dean of academic outreach at Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC). “That’s why we are here today.” GRCC Dean of Academic Outreach Dan Clark said he was particularly interested in the strong partnership Dallas ISD has with the Dallas County…
It’s official: P-TECH to open in Seagoville
0It’s official: a P-TECH (Pathways to Technology Early College High School) will open in Seagoville High School next fall. The Texas Education Agency on Tuesday formally approved Dallas ISD’s request to open the P-TECH inside Seagoville High School. The approval, which is provisional, will become official this summer. Meanwhile, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has named Superintendent Michael Hinojosa to the state’s first P-TECH Advisory Committee. Hinojosa is one of 13 members on the advisory council that will identify the specific goals and metrics for a P-TECH model in Texas and promote education and business partnerships across the state. “I want Texas…
Parents, students impressed at Two-Way Dual-Language Information Fair (video)
0A Two-Way Dual-Language Information Fair last weekend taught parents and potential students about the many benefits of the program. Schools that offer a Two-Way Dual-Language Program were on hand to answer any questions and provide information. School representatives explained how the program creates global citizens every day by providing students with the opportunity to learn two languages. In this program, students learn to read, write, and think in both languages, helping students to become bi-literate, bilingual and propelling them into their roles as global citizens. One student at the information fair said the Two-Way Dual-Language Program has taught her to…