Attending: Steve Bays, Patt Earley; Karin Hilgersom, Kelly Jahns, Dick Monahan, Herb Munro, Pam Praeger, Vee Sutherlin, Cynthia Vigil, Rob Vogel, Rachel Wang

Welcome and Introductions: Vee Sutherlin welcomed everyone to the first meeting of the College in the High School Task Force providing background information in the development of the task force. Introductions followed.

Chancellor’s Charge: Because of the increased interest of the high schools in dual credit programs, Dr. Gary Livingston has asked the task force to study and propose, if appropriate, a College in the High School (CHS) program that complies at a minimum with the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges guidelines for CHS. The Chancellor’s Charge was distributed and reviewed. The deadline date of reporting back to the Vice President’s Council will be delayed until the task force has met and agrees on recommendations and reporting. The task force agreed that there should be sharing of CHS information throughout the college community, stressing that we are studying the issue only. If proposals are made, they will be agreed upon by the task force before being forwarded to the VP Council.

Task Force Membership: Vee asked if there should be any high school representation on the task force. Discussion followed regarding the new graduation requirements for the high school class of 2008 and the WASL testing. By consensus, the task force will only discuss the CHS project and not invite high school representation at this time.

Dual Credit Programs in the High School – WA and Spokane: The following programs were briefly reviewed:

• AP Programs: Most higher education institutions including CCS, have policies and procedures for accepting and transcripting AP scores.
• International Baccalaureate: Most of the high schools that offer IB programs in WA are located on the west side of the state. Students completing IB programs in the high school receive credit at a higher education institution by prior agreement similar to AP programs.
• College in the High School: There are several community colleges in Washington that offer CHS including Everett, Edmonds and Bellevue. Additionally, EWU, CWU and the University of Washington are all offering CHS in Eastern Washington high schools, both in Spokane and in rural areas.
• TechPrep: Over fifty articulation agreements exist between professional/technical (restricted electives) courses and comparable college courses at SCC and SFCC. With these agreements, high school students can earn these college credits while still in high school and have them transcripted prior to graduation.
• Running Start: SCC and SFCC have had high school students attending college - level classes on campus through the Running Start program since 1995. Approximately 850 students are currently attending.

SFCC College in the High School Task Force – 2003: Pam Praeger outlined the development and progress of the SFCC Task Force that met last year.

SBCTC Report, February 11, 2004, from Sally Zeiger Hanson: Per this report, there is legislation pending (HB 2956) requesting that the SBCTC, HECB and OSPI find ways to expand and strengthen dual enrollment programs in the high schools.

Research of Existing Programs: Following discussion, the following CHS programs will be researched for the next meeting:

• Edmonds Community College: Steve Bays
• Central Washington University: Vee Sutherlin
• Green River Community College : Karin Hilgersom
• Chemistry: Rachel Wang
• Mathematics: Kelly Jahns

Next Meeting: The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at Spokane Community College, Max Snyder Building, West Board Room from 2:30 – 4:00 pm.