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Home My WebLink AboutISU Early College Program MOU October 9, 2023 Superintendent Karla LaOrange Idaho Falls School District #91 690 John Adams Parkway Idaho Falls, ID 83401 Dear Dr. LaOrange, Subject: 2023-2024 ISU Early College Program MOU Per our National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) accreditation standards and in order to ensure communication and relationships with our partnering schools is strengthened, you will continue to receive a Memorandum of Understanding every summer for the upcoming academic year. Enclosed you will find the MOU and list of dual credit courses offered at your individual high school(s) as well as the approved instructors. We do realize that last minute changes happen and perhaps this is not a correct list. If that is the case, please contact Suzanne Peck in the Early College Program office at (208) 282-3904 or pecksuza@isu.edu as soon as possible. We will send an amended MOU to you with these changes corrected. This year we are sending your MOU via DocuSign. Once you have signed the MOU, a copy of the signed document will be available to all parties. I ask that you please review and sign the MOU prior to your school district starting in the fall. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. We look forward to continued collaboration with your district and strengthening our partnerships. Our goal is always to provide access and opportunities for Idaho high school students! Thank you! Chelsie Rauh Senior Director of Advanced Opportunities Memorandum of Understanding Early College & CTE Advanced Opportunities Programs and Idaho Falls School District #91 for the 2023-2024 Academic Year THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU), entered into by and between IDAHO STATE IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT #91 and for courses identified in the attached Exhibit A. Program Goal: To provide academically-prepared Idaho high school students an opportunity to earn lower division general education credits, as well as elective ISU credits required for an Associate degree or certificate, with the intent of preparing students for a successful post-secondary education and/or career and work experience. Definition Concurrent Enrollment or Dual Credit as defined under this MOU occurs when a public high school student enrolls in an approved ISU owned course for college credit being taught by an ISU department approved instructor at the high school. The student earns credit toward a high school diploma as well as ned Purpose The purpose of dual credit is to provide an opportunity for eligible high school students who want to take ISU courses that will simultaneously meet the requirements for graduation from an Idaho high school, as well as better prepare them for post-secondary education and the work world. Dual credit ses course offerings. Concurrent enrollment will provide high quality college-level academic, career and technical education opportunities to qualified Idaho high school students. Oversight of these courses is monitored by the respective ISU department faculty ensuring that the course content and rigor are equal to that of a course being taught on campus. Terms of Agreement Students Students eligible to take ISU concurrent enrollment courses must be an Idaho high school student and enrollment in ISU concurrent enrollment courses being taught at the high school. Students must meet the following eligibility requirements: 1. Age 16 OR have completed half of their high school graduation requirements AND; 2. An unweighted 2.7 grade point average (GPA); AND 3. Signature of parent/legal guardian approval for students under the age of 18. Should a student not meet age or GPA requirements, a recommendation from a high school official is needed. This signature suggests this student is ready to take college level courses and that advising has taken place in this regard. Students must complete an Early College Program application the first time they start taking a course. It is the responsibility of the student to register for their course(s) through BengalWeb before each published deadline. Any student who chooses may opt to drop or withdraw from a course before the published deadlines, and will complete this step in their BengalWeb account. Students using Fast Forward funding to pay for their dual credit courses are required to have advising once they reach 15 credit hours. Advising is available to them by one of our dual credit coordinators. Additionally, students can meet this advising requirement with a CCA or counselor at their school. vised by their respective ISU Early College Program advisor each semester to make sure they are on track for completing their degree. When a student takes a course on-campus through our Dual Enrollment Program, their grade will be reported back to their h Faculty High school instructors pursuing approval to teach dual credit courses must make application to the Early College or CTE Program by the published deadline (on website) for each respective semester or trimester. Approval of dual credit instructors is completed by the ISU department chair or program director, as applicable, of the corresponding requested course. The applicant instructor and their principal will be notified via letter of the course and instructor approval. Once an instructor is approved, and in order to continuously offer concurrent enrollment courses each year, they must stay in compliance with the Early College Program as well as the department policies and curricula requirements. New instructors are required to attend an orientation workshop prior to starting their course in the high school. This is completed by the Early College Program as well as respective department faculty liaison. Every instructor is required to attend an annual discipline specific workshop hosted by the respective department. Before the start of every course, the instructor will submit their syllabus to their department faculty liaison for approval. High school instructors are given the status of adjunct instructor or affiliate instructor when approved to teach courses through the Early College Program. Adjunct instructors receive a stipend paid directly to school district for distribution. Adjunct instructors will receive a contract for each course listing the payment for their enrollments and when these will be paid after the registration deadline of each new course term. School District Verify that email addresses from the isu.edu domain are whitelisted which will allow students to receive communication and claim their ISU account. This is necessary for them to be able to register in BengalWeb. Account claim emails come from the iam@isu.edu address and other communication comes from various Verify that Idaho State University webpages are whitelisted and accessible from your schools. This will allow students the access they need to do their ISU coursework. Webpages to verify include: Main ISU Website: www.isu.edu Managing and claiming of ISU accounts: iam.isu.edu Student Portal: bengalweb.isu.edu Moodle Learning Management System: https://elearn.isu.edu/moodle Credits Earned Enrollment in an ISU course taken for dual high school and college credit will result in the establishment course on an official ISU transcript. The student earns credit toward a high school diploma as well as college credit Associate of Arts in University Studies Early College Program students who meet the degree credit requirements and have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.0 or higher are eligible to graduate from Idaho State University with an Associate of Arts in University Studies. To be eligible a student must: Complete a total of 60 credit hours including: o 37 General Education Objective Credits o 15 Major Requirement Credits 6 additional credits from Arts and Humanities and/or Social and Behavioral Sciences in the College of Arts and Letters 9 additional credits beyond the General Education Requirements from College of Arts and Letters, Business, Education, Science and Engineering, or the division of Health Sciences (restrictions: COT, ACAD, and physical activity courses: CAAC or PEAC) o 8 Additional Elective Credits, from across the university, as needed to meet the 60 total credits At least 15 credits must be resident credits (credits earned at Idaho State University for ISU bearing courses) Delivery Method and Location Eligible high school students may participate in taking courses offered for both high school and college credit in a variety of methods, including: 1. Classes taught on a high school campus by department approved high school instructors; 2. Classes taught on an ISU campus, on-line, or via distant learning by ISU faculty; 3. Online courses taught in partnership with Idaho Digital Learning Alliance (IDLA) Students can take courses on an ISU campus in Pocatello or Idaho Falls through our On-Campus Dual Enrollment Program. This program was created in conjunction with the Early College Program and campus departments to set aside a limited number of seats per approved course for Early College Program students. Please note, regular ISU students will be given first priority for enrollment for these courses. Course Content As noted above, course content is monitored by ISU. As such all syllabi must be approved by the cooperating department at ISU. Once a syllabus has been approved by the sponsoring ISU department, any changes to content (e.g. course books, assignments, etc.) must also be approved by the department. This excludes minor changes to due dates, in-class activities, etc. Tuition and Fees Tuition and fees, as approved by the Idaho State Board of Education, may be charged to high school students for participation in the dual credit program. Students will be charged $75 per credit for dual credit courses taught at the high school by a high school teacher, as well as ISU courses delivered on campus by an ISU faculty member, or courses taught through IDLA. Students taking courses on an ISU campus are subject to other fees not covered by Fast Forward (ie: course fees, textbooks, and parking permits). ISU will work in partnership with the Idaho Advanced Opportunities office and respective partnership school districts to approve requests for funding through the Fast Forward Program and will apply these funds to student accounts upon receipt of funding. _____________________________ ____________ By: Chelsie Rauh Date Idaho State University Senior Director of Advanced Opportunities _____________________________ ____________ By: Dr. Cynthia Hill Date Idaho State University Vice Provost, Institutional Effectiveness & Initiatives __________________________________ ___________ By: Dr. Karla LaOrange Date Superintendent Idaho Falls School District #91 Exhibit A Idaho Falls School District #91 2023-2024 Approved Course(s) & Instructor(s) Compass Academy MATH 1143: College Algebra Tringle Witt MATH 1144: Trigonometry Tringle Witt CTE Center HO 1106: Medical Terminology Matthew Allen PHTC 1110: Pharmacy Law and Ethics Matthew Allen PHTC 1150: Intro to Pharmacology Matthew Allen Idaho Falls Sr. High School HPSS 2243: Anatomical Found Human Activity Wendi Straub MATH 1170: Calculus I Sharon Oliver MATH 1175: Calculus II Sharon Oliver Skyline High School ENGL 1101: Writing and Rhetoric I - David Wilbanks ENGL 1175: Literature & Ideas David Wilbanks FREN 1101: Elementary French I Heather Youinou FREN 1102: Elementary French II Heather Youinou MATH 1143: College Algebra Sarah Tocheri MATH 1147: College Algebra & Trigonometry Julie Nawrocki MATH 1153: Statistical Reasoning Sarah Tocheri MATH 1147: College Algebra & Trigonometry Julie Nawrocki MATH 1170: Calculus I Julie Nawrocki MATH 1175: Calculus II Julie Nawrocki SPAN 1101: Elementary Spanish I Stacey Rhodes SPAN 1102: Elementary Spanish II Stacey Rhodes