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The College in High School Alliance: Building a Coalition to Scale Our Policy Impact Adam Lowe, NACEP Alex Perry, College in High School Alliance www.CollegeinHighSchool.org

TODAY’S PRESENTERS Alex Perry Adam Lowe The Majority Group Executive Director College in High School Alliance National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships

History of the Alliance NACEP, Jobs for the Future, and Bard College organized two joint Congressional Briefings and published policy recommendations for Higher Education Act 2013 reauthorization. Joined by KnowledgeWorks Foundation and Middle College National Consortium, Congressional Briefing focused on student financial aid. Collective feedback 2014 provided to the Department of Education on establishing a Pell experiment for dual enrollment. Coordinated advocacy during ESEA reauthorization. Succeeded in getting dual and 2015 concurrent enrollment embedded in 15 provisions across 5 titles of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Established the College in High School Alliance, Recruited 50 National and State 2016 Organizations as Members. Publicly Launched March 2017

WHO WE ARE The College in High School Alliance (CHSA) is a coalition of leading national organizations committed to policies that support high-quality dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and early college high schools.

WHAT WE BELIEVE CHSA believes that greater support for these models at the federal, state, and local levels will significantly improve the secondary and postsecondary outcomes of students, particularly those from low-income and middle-class backgrounds.

OUR GOALS Develop and advance Help states establish Raise awareness of a shared federal policy the policy dual enrollment and Cultivate existing and platform for the new environments to early college high new champions to Administration and the develop, strengthen, school models and support the growth of 115th Congress and expand early their impact on these programs around early college college and dual student achievement and dual enrollment enrollment

STEERING COMMITTEE

HOW TO GET INVOLVED Steering Committee Associate Membership Keep Informed

Current Membership State Organizations Arkansas Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships Be Foundation National Organizations California Coalition of Early & Middle Colleges (CCEMC) Career Ladders Project AASA: The School Superintendents Association Center of Excellence in Leadership and Learning – University of Indianapolis City University of New York, NY ACT, Inc. Colorado Department of Higher Education Advance CTE Alliance for Excellent Education Educate Texas America Forward Illinois Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships America’s Promise Alliance Indiana Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (INCEP) Michigan Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships American Association of Community Colleges Michigan Early/Middle College Association (MEMCA) American Indian Higher Education Consortium American Youth Policy Forum Missouri Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships Association for Career and Technical Education New England Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships AVID Center New York Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NYCEP) Ohio Alliance of Dual Enrollment Partnerships Bard College* Ohio Early College Association Center for American Progress Complete College America The Rural Alliance of Washington Education Commission of the States SERVE Center, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Foundation for Excellence in Education University System of Georgia, GA Utah Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships Gateway to College GEO Foundation IBM Institutions and Schools The Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC) Jobs for the Future* Arapahoe Community College, CO Ballston Spa Central School District, NY KnowledgeWorks* Eastern Washington University, WA National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP)* National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) Ferris State University, MI National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Front Range Community College, CO National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP) Georgia Cyber Academy, GA Georgia State University Early College Program, GA New America Middle College National Consortium* Mounds View Public Schools, MN State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) Saint Louis University, MO Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Scottsdale Community College, AZ Saint Paul Public Schools, MN University of Baltimore, MD

CHSA Progress to Date Recruited 63 national, state, and local organizations to the College in High School Alliance, and organized three working groups engaged in policy development and advocacy. Published a transition memo “Recommendations for Improving College Success By Building Effective Transitions Between High School and College” and shared with the Trump team Developed an ESSA implementation handbook: “How to Scale College in High School: A State Policy Guide for Implementing Dual Enrollment and Early College Designs Under the Every Student Succeeds Act” and held a webinar with SEA representatives to discuss.

CHSA Progress to Date Worked with the House Education & Workforce Committee Democrats to develop the Jumpstart on College Act at their request, and coordinated a feedback mechanism from multiple CHSA members to improve the policy behind the bill. Counseled the Department of Education regarding its ongoing Pell experiment for dual enrollment, and secured ongoing congressional support for the experiment and a thorough evaluation. Developed and finalized a joint College in High School Alliance letter regarding Perkins CTE reauthorization, calling for robust provisions to support concurrent enrollment.

Higher Education Act Perkins CTE Reauthorization Reauthorization CHSA Working Groups TBA: ESSA Implementation/State Communications

1.Focus on developing new opportunities through the Higher Education Act reauthorization process. Higher Education 2.Identified three potential areas of work: Act Reauthorization I. Innovation Funding Working Group II. Financial Aid Eligibility for Younger Students Co-Chairs: III. Professional Development Clara Botstein, Bard Adam Lowe, NACEP 3.Identifying champions in Congress and off Capitol Hill who would be supportive of our policy recommendations.

Making Education Accessible and Affordable Act Bipartisan, bicameral bill reintroduced by Senators Gary Peters (D- MI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Boozman (R-AR), and Al Franken (D- MN), and Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO) and Tom Reed (R- NY) Authorizes competitive grants for dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and early college high school under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE.) MEAA is the primary vehicle for advocating on behalf of innovation funding under HEA for these programs.

Jumpstart on College Act Introduced by Representatives Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), House Education & Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), and 33 other House Democrats, the Jumpstart on College Act is part of House Democrats’ “Aim Higher” campaign for HEA reauthorization. The bill authorizes $250 million in new funding for grants to states and IHE-LEA partnerships to establish, expand, and support dual or concurrent enrollment and early college high schools. Participating students provided postsecondary courses with no tuition or fees. Priority for institutions proposing to serve >51% low- income students, from states that provide financial assistance to programs, and that meet national or state quality standards.

Go to High School, Go to College Act Sponsored by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Mark Warner (D- VA), and Representatives Fudge (D-OH) and Faso (R-NY). The Senate introduced in April, and the House will introduce next month. Would expand eligibility for Pell grants to students enrolled in early college high schools. Pay for success model – students only draw down Pell based on completion. This model additionally reduces the potential negative impact on students' future financial aid.

Department of Education Dual Enrollment Pell Experimental Sites Launched Fall 2016. Three-year experiment allows 43 participating colleges and universities to award Pell grants to students who are still in high school. $20 million commitment is largest federal investment in Dual and Concurrent Enrollment to date – potentially impacting 10,000 students. CHSA has advocated for continuation, expansion to include additional institutions, and external evaluation. Department leadership have indicated there is support for continuation.

1.Supporting language in Perkins CTE reauthorization Perkins CTE supportive of our programs. Reauthorization 2.Encouraging the broadest inclusion of language Working Group possible, and advocating in both the House and Senate for most robust allowable use language we can. 3.Supporting spreading the word about the strong Co-Chairs: involvement of these models in the career and technical Lexi Barrett, JFF education space. Adam Lowe, NACEP 4.Work with members of the CTE Caucus in Congress to strengthen their involvement and support for these programs.