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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).
Benchmark 1: School Design
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ECHS/IHE leadership meeting agenda
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School board and board of regents' presentations
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Strategic priorities for the current academic year and/or long-term priorities of the ECHS partnership
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Description of each member and role in the committee
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ECHS leader/liaison meeting agendas and relevant materials
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Mentor/induction program plans
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Annual training or professional development plan for ECHS & IHE faculty
Benchmark 2: Partnerships
Benchmark 3: Target Population
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Written admission policy, and enrollment application
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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
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Brochures and marketing in Spanish, English, and/or other relevant language(s)
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Written communication plan for targeting identified audiences (e.g., parents, community members, school board, higher education personnel, etc.)
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Written lottery procedures (district-level or campus level)
Benchmark 4: Academic Infrastructure
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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
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Master schedules
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Calendar of scheduled TSIA test administration dates, sign-up process, and intervention expectations
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Aggregate reports of TSIA exam performance
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Testing calendar and schedule for SAT, ACT, or other college readiness assessments
Benchmark 5: Student Support
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