Tools and Thoughts for Building Dual Enrollment Opportunities

Tools and Thoughts for Building
Dual Enrollment Opportunities
NACCTEP Conference
March 7, 2015
UNM- Gallup
Campus
UNMGallup
Campus
Demographics
Surrounded by the Navajo Nation
Inclusive of the Zuni Pueblo
Chamber of Commerce
Tourism Video
Reality 101
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Although the Gallup area has a great deal to offer,
the reality is that there are student populations that
experience great hardships and challenges
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No running water and electricity in some students’
homes
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Impassable muddy rural roads
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Lack of transportation
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Many of these students believe that higher
education is not a possibility for them, however, dual
credit opportunities can help make the perceived
unachievable goals truly achievable.
Although the area is quite diverse in many ways, there is still evidence of
academic success demonstrated by our students. Access to college courses
is crucial. Basically, ACCESS + ACHIEVEMENT = DUAL CREDIT
Student Demographics
80% Native American
Dual Credit…How to Make it
Happen
1.Outreach
2.Recruitment
3.Retention
4.Accommodations
Outreach
Middle College
Students enroll in both the high school program
to earn their diploma as well as with the
University of New Mexico-Gallup. Students take
college courses only – while earning both college
and high school credits. Students are also
required to take part in other components of the
MCHS program, including small group seminar,
tutoring, professional mentoring, job shadowing,
service learning, and work-study.
Outreach
Center for Career and Technology
Education (CCTE)
• Serves 10 high schools
• UNMG campus tours
• Assemblies (Principal and faculty)
• High school advisors
Outreach
Gallup High School
Gallup, NM
“Home of the Bengals”
College Courses at Gallup High School
Dual credit courses to be delivered on the GHS campus
UNMG approached by GHS administration
Pilot program begins fall 2015
One early childhood course scheduled for fall 2015
(ECME 115 – Guiding Young Children).
Proposed expansion of offerings to include general
education courses (history, English, etc.)
Dedicated classrooms for ECME and general education
Recruitment
• Information table manned by college
instructors at the high school
• Meetings with perspective dual credit students
to discuss course/program expectations
• High school guidance counselors
• Advertisement (posters, school newspaper,
word-of-mouth)
• ECME program advertised to partially satisfy
Head Start employment requirements. (CDA)
Retention
Navigate the system
Provide support (high school and college)
Career options
Networking
Developing skills
Building confidence
Considerations and Accommodations
Calendar discrepancies (college and high schools)
Transportation
“Conditioning” parents (FERPA)
Grading (high school/college – progress reports)
Access to materials
Class functioning details
• No breaks between classes
• Attendance
• COMPASS
• State testing
Group Activity
In groups, consider the following:
•Dual credit benefits to your student population
•What are the perceived challenges
•What are suggestions for resolutions
Presenters
Lewis Gambill, Ph.D.
lgambill@unm.edu
Anneke Lundberg Ed.D.
anneke@unm.edu