Attending: Jim Brady, Patt Earley, Kelly Jahns, Dick Monahan, Herb Munro, Pam Praeger, Vee Sutherlin, Cynthia Vigil, Rachel Wang

Unable to attend: Steve Bays, Rob Vogel

Welcome: Vee welcomed everyone to the second meeting of the College in the High School Task Force.

Review of Minutes February 17, 2004: The minutes were reviewed. A suggestion was made that the minutes and other informational materials regarding College in the High School should be posted on the intranet with a CHS link. Vee will follow up on this.

Dual Credit Programs: Task force members reported on their follow-up discussions with faculty at other colleges with CHS programs.

• ECC offers one course in chemistry which is the equivalent to CHEM 161.
• HS faculty does not have a Masters. CC instructor is recorded on the ECC transcript.
• One year of HS chemistry is equal to one quarter (5 credits).
• ECC instructor is mentor to HS faculty.
• Total Charge: $148.00 per student with $40.00 to HS faculty and $40.00 to ECC instructor.
• Rachel commented that if science courses are taught as CHS classes, it would be necessary to assess and evaluate if the laboratory facilities at the high school were in place to support the CHS class.
• Kelly Jahns is trying to contact a mathematics instructor at ECC to discuss CHS.
• Agreement - College in the High School Program - ECC’s agreement was distributed.

• Math faculty get 1/9 release time (annual) to coordinate the CHS program in math which includes high school classroom visits and monitoring.
• High school classrooms are mixed with some students who want credit and others who do not.

Advanced Placement Program: Will be discussed at next meeting.

Articulation and Transfer Group: Karin mentioned that she is a member of the statewide Articulation and Transfer Group, a sub-committee of the instructional commission. She offered to email a set of questions to members of the group regarding CHS programs across the state in community and technical colleges. Those questions will include:

• What college do you represent, and does your college offer a College in the High School program? Where do you "house" the program? (What department or division)
• How are enrollments doing in this program, and in general what are the costs/revenues associated with the program? Is your program expanding or on the decline?
• Does your college typically issue the contract to the instructor? If not, how is "quality" ensured and "supervised"?
• How well do the College in the High School credits transfer as community college credit toward an AA degree, or as a university GUR?
• Who pays for the course? (student tuition, high school, running start funds)

Once Karin receives responses to these inquiries, she will email to Vee for summarizing. Vee will send out to the task force prior to the next meeting.

Mathematics: Jim Brady discussed the on-going Mathematics Curriculum Collaboration and Coordination project between CCS, EWU and math faculty from Spokane Public Schools. He also mentioned that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) has a statewide transition project coordinated by Bill Moore which is studying mathematics transition from K-12 through higher education. Jim indicated that MATH 111, Pre-Calculus, might be considered as a CHS class and possibly MATH 115, Mathematics for the Liberal Arts. Jim will talk with some of his high school colleagues regarding their desire for mathematics CHS courses. There would need to be well-defined criteria including WASL scores and/or Asset testing for this to occur. Pam Praeger suggested that giving the Asset test in the high schools be considered.

General Discussion - CHS at CCS: Discussion followed regarding why Community Colleges of Spokane needs to consider having a CHS program.

• Herb Munro indicated that rural students are disadvantaged for Running Start and could benefit with a CHS program
• CHS might encourage high school students to continue their education at the community college if they received college credit.
• Having a CHS program at CCS would promote good will and partnering with the high schools and the community.

If CCS developed a CHS program, examples of criteria for the program might include:

• Start slowly with only a few high schools and/or courses.
• Consider using AP teachers at the high school or use teachers who are also adjunct faculty at SCC or SFCC.
• Develop a list of requirements for CHS that high schools would be given to complete before requesting a CHS program.
• Identify funding models that could be used that include direct payment for the credits as well as a CHS/RS model similar to the EWU program.

Legislative Activity: Vee distributed several documents summarizing legislative bills that were heard in the senate or house this session and focused on dual enrollment and college credit in the high school.

Next Meeting: The next meeting will be April 29, 2004, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m, in the Palouse Room at SFCC.