REVISED 2/2008
Community
College
Enrollment
IEM Charter Schools encourage capable high
school students to enroll in community college courses when it is deemed appropriate
by the parent and the Educational Specialist. In addition,
The parent is responsible for enrolling the
student by contacting the college enrollment office. The parent must identify
their student as being currently enrolled in a public high school. Each community
college is able to set its own standards for admittance, such as a minimum
age, demonstrated ability, or professor approval. Colleges may require placement
testing and/or orientation sessions. They may also require the ES to sign
letters of recommendation, and require official transcripts before admitting
the high school student. It is important for parents to start this process
early to meet application and enrollment deadlines. ESs should become familiar
with their local community college’s procedures and restrictions to better
advise parents.
Attendance Credit
The ES must know the number of college units
an
-If an
-If a student is taking community college
classes, and is not attempting to earn a minimum of 20 units (not counting
any college credits) in the charter school, then only half attendance credit
can be claimed.
-If a student is taking community college
classes, and is not attempting to earn a minimum of 10 units (not counting
any college credits) in an IEM school, then the ES should contact their advisor
immediately.
For those instances above when the ES must
claim half attendance credit, the ES must ensure half attendance credit is
marked on the attendance roll sheet. The parent will alternate X’s and O’s
on the roll sheet.
Writing the Learning Record
It is not mandatory that classes taken by
the student at the community college be documented on the learning record
if they are taking at least 20 units not counting their college classes. The
parent should be advised to consult with the university admissions office
where the student intends to enroll after graduation to determine whether
to place the college classes on the high school transcript. Some universities
may not accept for transfer any community college units that have also been
used for high school graduation credit. The ES still must know how many units
the student is earning at college since the
Writing learning records for a student attending
college classes is not any different than any other learning record and follows
the same general guidelines for writing any other high school learning record:
Examples
Computer Programming 1B: Julio listened to lectures, took notes, and
completed lab assignments on the following topics: I/O Streams as an Introduction
to Objects and Classes- streams and basic file I/O, tools for stream I/O,
character I/O, inheritance among stream classes; Defining Classes and Abstract
Data Types- structures, classes, abstract data types, classes to produce ADTs,
alternative implementation of a class. He was pleased to get 86% on his midterm.
Art 1B: Madeline listened to lectures, read her text, viewed other students'
samples, and created her own samples modeling the style of the following artists:
Tiffany, Rouault, Kollwitz and Barlach. She made a
mosaic tree out of tiles, created a stained 'glass' flower out of tissue paper,
drew a sketch of a face using boxes for dimensions, and made an action scene
with balloon people.
Physics: Brian listened to lectures, took notes, read the text, answered
written comprehension and vocabulary questions, performed labs, and took chapter
tests on the following topics: Sound- the nature of sound waves, loudness,
pitch, speed of sound, boundary effects; Music- consonance, overtones, musical
instruments. Labs conducted were on 'the property of waves' and 'vibrating
strings'.
Assigning Credits
IEM Charter Schools allow students to receive
credit for a high school course and to keep the college units. The college
evaluates and assigns the college units. The ES documents and evaluates the
learning that takes place in the college course and then assigns appropriate
high school credit under a similar high school class name. The name of the
high school class may or may not be the same name as the college class. The
number of high school units earned depends on the content of the class and
what learning took place. There is no specific formula. The ES must use their
professional judgment as for any high school course and
consult their ES advisor for help. (Be sure to include the name of the college
and the name of the course/course number taken).
Examples of classes:
If you are unsure what the course entails,
get a copy of the course syllabus to help judge the content as you evaluate
the student's work. The ES Advisor can also help the ES through the process
of evaluating the high school unit value of a college course. Students may
not receive more than 10 units per course name, 5 units for the "A"
semester and 5 units for semester "B".
Summer School courses taken at a community college can be put on the student’s
High School Transcript. The student should request that an official college
transcript be sent to the IEM office, and the courses will be added. If added
in this manner, the student and the parent should be advised that this will
show that the course was used to meet high school graduation requirements,
and may not count in the credits a student accrues at the college level towards
college graduation requirements. Parents should be advised to consult with
the university admissions office where the student intends to enroll after
graduation to determine whether to place the college classed on the high school
transcript.
Students that have their courses added in the above manner for summer school,
do NOT have the information recorded in their learning record nor does the
ES add a course title and credits to the student’s report card.
College Tuition
IEM charter schools cannot pay for community
college courses although many community colleges will waive the tuition for
high school students. Check with the college you are interested in attending
for their requirements.
College Books
College bookstores are treated the same as
any other vendor. Approach your local community college bookstore and ask
if they will become a vendor, then follow the established new vendor request
procedure.
If the college bookstore is not a vendor,
the book will have to be ordered directly from the publisher. Ask parents
to obtain the book list as soon after enrolling as possible. Parents should
get the complete book name, ISBN, price, and publisher’s name. Texts ordered
directly from the publisher will usually arrive within 4-6 weeks. Books may
also be ordered by the ISBN from Border Books, although this option may take
extra time. Often the college library has books that may be used until arrival
of those ordered from our vendors. Parents may also choose to spend their
personal funds to purchase the books, but no reimbursement will be given.