Bay Region Dual Enrollment

Dual Enrollment Community & Supports

Dual enrollment is a critical priority statewide and in this region. As a region, we will work together to support each other in expanding access to dual enrollment.

Submit your dual enrollment questions and ideas and any feedback on the website here!

Contact

Mallory J. Stevens, EdD

Pathways Support Consultant

BACCC

Hosted by Contra Costa Community College District (4CD)

C: 650.576.2602 | malloryjeanstevens@gmail.com

DE Exchange Spotlight Presentations

Current Updates & Bay Region Dual Enrollment Exchange

Check out Spotlight Presentations from our Bay Region Dual Enrollment Exchange Meetings!
Bay Region Dual Enrollment Exchange: Monthly meetings to share best practices, challenges and solutions with other regional practitioners. See 2020-2021 agendas and notes here.
Dual Enrollment Contact Survey: Share this survey with dual enrollment practitioners (K12 and Community College). The goal to expand communication with the dual enrollment community in the Bay Area.

Recently Published

Joint Analysis Governor’s 2021-22 May Revision Update & Trailer Bill (May 19th, 2021): See page 15 for details on proposed 75 million one time funding for dual enrollment.
AB 2364 Public postsecondary education: community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition
- Requires colleges to exempt all special part time (i.e. dual enrollment) students from non-resident fees (except for students on certain kinds of student or tourist visas), meaning that high school students who are not residents cannot be charged non-resident tuition (unless they are on a tourist or student visa).

New Resources

20-21 Monterey Country CTE Program Inventory: Tracks connections between high school and community college programs, grouping them by sector.
The Benefits of College in High School Programs (College in High School Alliance): Provides talking points about the benefit of these programs for students, high schools, colleges, the workforce, and states.

Projects

Dual Enrollment Regional Matrix: A survey of all regional dual enrollment programs. Add information about your program here ... We'd love to learn more!
Glossary of Terms & Definitions: This list is meant to support the creation of a shared regional vocabulary. If there is a term that should be on this list or if you would like to provide feedback on a proposed definition, submit suggestions here.

Resources

Administrators

Bay Region Dual Enrollment Administrators Guidebook
Bay Region Dual Enrollment Workgroup Archive
Dual Enrollment Leadership Academy (CCEMC) Join DELA and learn from top High School and College leaders on how to guide and direct a successful DE program that will support closing the gap for first generation college students and increase achievement for all students.
Creating Dual Enrollment Partnerships from Career Ladders Project (CLP)
Resources for Dual Enrollment Online Onboarding from Career Ladders Project (CLP)
Problem Solving: Moving Dual Enrollment Online from Career Ladders Project (CLP) A webinar series.
Designing Professional Development for Dual Enrollment Instructors —Strategies for Coordinators
The Dual Enrollment Playbook: A Guide to Equitable Acceleration for Students
A Guide to Launching and Expanding Dual Enrollment Programs for Historically Underserved Students in California by Rogéair Purnell, Ph.D.
Concurrent Courses: Pathways to College and Careers Initiative (2008-2012) from the Community College Research Center (CCR)
Vision Resource Center Dual Enrollment Training (1 hour): Covers the dual enrollment options in the California Community Colleges with an emphasis on College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP). The module provides a brief introduction to dual enrollment generally and then explores the specifics of the students, courses, schools and faculty that will most benefit from a CCAP agreement and how an agreement can be initiated. Available to community college staff, administrators and instructors after registration.

Support & Research Partners

Career Ladders Project - Career Ladders Project promotes equity-minded community college redesign.
Community College Research Center - Extensive dual enrollment research including:
- What We Know about Dual Enrollment (2012)
- The Dual Enrollment Playbook: A Guide to Equitable Acceleration for Students
- Concurrent Courses: Pathways to College and Careers Initiative - Research which informed the development of AB 288.
California Coalition of Early & Middle Colleges (CCEMC) - CCEMC establishes and documents best practices to strengthen K-12 and college partnerships & support dual enrollment.
College & Career Academy Support Network (CASN) - CCASN’s Mission: is to build capacity of educators and communities to enact research-based strategies for student success now and in college, career, and civic life; collect and disseminate evidence on student outcomes and exemplary practices; and promote policies to make education fair and real.
Middle College National Consortium (MCNC) - Works to to increase the number of high school students, nationally, who have access to college classes in Early Colleges, Middle Colleges and Dual Enrollment Programs
National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) - A national organization supporting programs, practitioners, and policy to advance concurrent and dual enrollment programs.
Jobs for the Future (JFF) Early College Initiative - Provides impact stories and research about early college credit as a tool in equity advancement.
Advance CTE - Supports visionary state leadership, cultivate best practices to advance high-quality CTE policies, programs and pathways. Specific resources on dual enrollment, articulation and transfer, searchable by education level and state.
College in High School Alliance - a coalition of national and state organizations collaborating to positively impact policies and build broad support for programs that enable high school students to enroll in authentic, affordable college pathways toward postsecondary degrees and credentials offered with appropriate support.

Research

General Dual Enrollment Research

More Research: Current research on dual enrollment from the Education Commission of the States

Equity & Dual Enrollment

Funding for Equity: Designing State Dual Enrollment Funding Models to Close Equity Gaps (October 2019) Provides insights that will help guide state policy agendas. Funding guidance for states, school districts, & colleges.
Equitable Transitions During Pandemic Disruptions (June 2020) This report highlights a recommendation to strengthen statewide dual enrollment to improve systems alignment because strong dual enrollment programs serve as a clear on-ramp to a credential of value.
How Equitable Is Access to AP and Dual Enrollment Across States and School Districts? (January 2021 CCRC)
Designing Dual Enrollment to Reach English Learners (December 2020)
Prioritizing Equity in Dual Enrollment (2020) Education Commission of the United States
A Leg Up on College: The Scale & Distribution of Community College Participation Among California High School Students (2020) Wheelhouse The Center for Community College Leadership and Research
A Guide to Launching and Expanding Dual Enrollment Programs for Historically Underserved Students in California (2014) RP Group
The Dual Enrollment Playbook: A Guide to Equitable Acceleration for Students (2020) The Aspen Institute and Community College Research Center
Dual Enrollment and Guided Pathways Converge for Equity: A Case Study (CLP November 2019)
It Begins With Us: The Case for Student Equity (2015)

Innovation

An overview of Apprenticeships in Community Colleges (Presentation) Adele Burns, Regional Director of Apprenticeships
ASCCC OERI Canvas Site: Learn about Open Educational Resources that reduce the cost of textbooks for students... an important question in any dual enrollment program!

Dual Enrollment Electronic Form

Dual Enrollment: Moving to an Electronic Form (CLP) Provides context for supporting the move to electronic form and
Title 5 Regulation Regarding Electronic Signatures
Dual Enrollment Electronic Form Matrix (Career Ladders Dual Enrollment Basecamp

Adult Education

Ability to Benefit: Dual Enrollment (National College Transition Network)
- Includes a link to the Ability to Benefit State Leadership (June 2020) webinar.

Apprenticeship

Bay Area Apprenticeship Programs (Adele Burns)

Data & Standards

FERPA and Dual Enrollment

US Department of Education FERPA
- FERPA FAQ
The Right to Student Records – Understanding FERPA & Dual Enrollment Programs (Article)
FERPA Privacy and Data Sharing (US Department of Education)

High School

Data

Standards

CTE Model Curriculum Standards: Understand the standards under which high schools build their CTE Pathways.
Career Technical Education Framework for California Public Schools (Grades 7-12)
California Department of Education Post Secondary Resources: Resources for students, parents, counselors, and educators that provide information about preparing for and gaining admission to college.
Dual Enrollment Courses on High School Transcripts
The California Teaching and Certification Resource

Community College

Data

CA.gov Data Mart

Standards

Instructor Minimum Qualifications (2019): List of minimum qualifications required to teach at a California Community College by discipline
Instructional Service Agreement (ISA) Guidelines from the California Community College Chancellor's Office (2015)
California Community Colleges Contracted District Audit Manual: All community college districts are required to have an annual audit. Section 427 of this document provides information on auditing of dual enrollment partnerships.
Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities (US Department of Education)

Industry

Labor Market Data
BACCC/COE Data Tools and Resources
Centers of Excellence (COE) for Labor Market Data (Bay Area Regional Studies)
CTE Employment Outcomes Survey (CTEOS) A statewide study to assess employment outcomes of students who have participated in career technical education (CTE) coursework at California Community Colleges.

Legislation & Chancellor's Office Memos

California State Legislature Glossary of Legislative Terms: This glossary provides definitions of legislative terms that is useful when learning how to track and review legislation.
Key Legislation:
- AB 30 Community colleges: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships
- AB 2364 Public postsecondary education: community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition
  - Requires colleges to exempt all special part time (i.e. dual enrollment) students from non-resident fees (except for students on certain kinds of student or tourist visas), meaning that high school students who are not residents cannot be charged non-resident tuition (unless they are on a tourist or student visa).
- SB 554 Public schools: adult school students: Advanced Scholastic and Vocational Training Program
- AB 2346 Public postsecondary education: community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition
- AB 102 College and Career Access Pathways partnerships (Active Bill - In Committee Process)
  - If passed, this bill would extend those provisions related to CCAP partnerships indefinitely and add language specify that “high school,” as used in the bill, includes a community school, continuation high school, or juvenile court school. The bill would also authorize county offices of education to enter into CCAP partnerships with the governing boards of community college districts in accordance with these provisions.

Training & Memos from the Chancellor's Office

FS 21-04 Non-CCAP Dual Enrollment 11.00 Maximum Units for Special Part-Time Students (May 27, 2021 )
College and Career Access Pathways Legislative Report (2021)
Chancellor's Office Dual Enrollment Resource Links These resources are provided in the Dual Enrollment training through the Vision Resource Center which is updated every 6 months!
Community Colleges: College and Career Access Pathways Partnerships Memo (August 2020)
Senate Bill 554 Public Schools: Adult School Students - Advanced Scholastic and Vocational Training Program Memo (August 2020)
College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) Partnership Agreement Guidelines for Apportionment Eligibility (March 2016)
- Supporting: Dual Enrollment Instructional Minutes (CLP): Interview with the Fiscal Consultant, School Fiscal Services at the California Department of Education discussing instructional minutes at the high school and ADA.
Dual Enrollment and Assembly Bill 288 (CCAP) Legal Opinion 16-02 (March 2016)

Other Resources

Joint Analysis Governor’s 2021-22 May Revision Update & Trailer Bill (May 19th, 2021): See page 15 for details on proposed 75 million one time funding for dual enrollment.
State of CTE: Dual Enrollment in Perkins V State Plans (Advance CTE Blog)

Policy Context

50-State Comparison: Dual/Concurrent Enrollment Policies: A comparison of dual enrollment policy organized by state based on practices outlined in Increasing Student Access and Success in Dual Enrollment Programs: 13 Model State-Level Policy Components
Summary of AB 103 from the Youth Law Center (Sponsor)

Quick Links

Bay Region Dual Enrollment Exchange Agendas