Texas Education Agency Early College High School Designation

OVERVIEW

The Skyline Early College High School maintains its mission by building a supportive school climate of openness and trust that empowers our faculty, students, staff, and community stakeholders to share decision-making on how to improve teaching effectiveness, which ultimately is directly linked to improving student success and preparing students for college as argued by Hurst and Uribe (2015). 

ECHS Blueprint

Benchmark 1: School Design

• ECHS/IHE leadership meeting agenda

• School board and board of regents' presentations

• Strategic priorities for the current academic year and/or long-term priorities of the ECHS partnership

• Description of each member and role in the committee

• ECHS leader/liaison meeting agendas and relevant materials

• Mentor/induction program plans

• Annual training or professional development plan for ECHS & IHE faculty

Benchmark 2: Partnerships

• Final signed MOU/ILA

Benchmark 3: Target Population

• Written admission policy, and enrollment application

• Written recruitment plan, including a timeline of recruitment and enrollment events, and recruitment materials for distribution at feeder middle schools and other appropriate locations in the community

• Brochures and marketing in Spanish, English, and/or other relevant language(s)

• Written communication plan for targeting identified audiences (e.g., parents, community members, school board, higher education personnel, etc.)

• Written lottery procedures (district-level or campus level)

Benchmark 4: Academic Infrastructure

• Crosswalk aligning high school and college courses, grades 9 through 12, which enables a student to earn an associate degree or up to 60 college credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree

• Master schedules

• Calendar of scheduled TSIA test administration dates, sign-up process, and intervention expectations

• Aggregate reports of TSIA exam performance

• Testing calendar and schedule for SAT, ACT, or other college readiness assessments

Benchmark 5: Student Support

• Bridge program curriculum and schedule

• Schedule of advising events

• Tutoring schedules

• Advisory/study skills curriculum material

• Calendar of enrichment events and family outreach events

Benchmark 1: Target Populations

• Admission Policy and Enrollment Application

• Written Lottery Procedure

• Recruitment

• Marketing

• Communication Plan

Benchmark 2: Partnership Agreement

• ILA Skyline ECHS - Dallas College

Benchmark 3: P-16 Leadership Initiatives

• Leadership Meeting Agendas and Minutes

• School Board and Board of Regents' presentations

• Description of each Member and role in committee

• Strategic Priorities 

Benchmark 4: Curriculum and Support

• 60 College Credit Hours Crosswalk

• Family Outreach Events 

• PLC Agenda and Notes

• Advisory/Study Skills Curriculum

• Master Schedules

Benchmark 5: Academic Rigor & Readiness

• TSI Test Administration Dates

• TSI Aggregate Reports

• Tutoring and Bridge Program Schedules

• Bridge Program Curricula

Benchmark 6: School Design

• Mentor/Induction Program Plans

• Annual Training/PD Plan with ECHS and IHE Faculty

• ECHS Leader/Liaison Meeting Agendas and Notes