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| LBJ students \described their experiences with Early College High School. |
The Early College High School Programs at Reagan and LBJ High Schools have really taken off since they were created last year. This partnership between AISD and ACC gives our students the opportunity to get college credit while they are still in high school, and puts them on the path to post-secondary and career success.
Last week, at the Early College High School Quarterly Leadership meeting, principals described the cultural shift that has occurred on their campuses. At LBJ Early College High School, the number of college course enrollments increased from 123 to 211 from last fall to this fall. This is a 72% increase in college course enrollment that resulted in a 63% increase in the number of ACC College sections offered. At Reagan Early College High School, the college course enrollment increased from 131 last fall to 162 this fall. This is a 24% increase in college course enrollment that resulted in a 75% increase in the number of ACC College sections offered. Over the past year, Reagan Early College High School has experienced a 1.4% increase in attendance while LBJ Early College High School has experienced a 0.3% increase in attendance. Both schools have had a decrease in home suspensions, in school suspensions, and removals as well. The principals also discussed the strengthened vertical team college prep alignment and the college prep parent and community activities they host.
The highlight of the meeting was a student panel that consisted of four current LBJ Early College High school students. The students, Graciela Bautista-Delgado, Cody Tobar, Natalie Arellano, and Omari Henry, shared their personal experiences with the program, talked about their most challenging experiences in college courses and how they persevered, and described the college readiness skills they learned in middle school and AVID that helped them to be successful in their college courses.
This strong program is getting stronger all the time. Way to go, LBJ and Reagan staff and students!
