EARLY COLLEGE PLACEMENT (ECCP)
The Early College Credit/Start College Now Programs allow public high school students who meet certain requirements to take post secondary courses at a UW system college or university, a Wisconsin technical college, a Wisconsin private, nonprofit college or university or a Wisconsin tribally-controlled college. Approved courses may count toward high school graduation and college credit.
A student’s progress towards graduation will determine if a college course will be taken for a high school credit and if it is not comparable to a current course offered by the district. The district will pay the cost of tuition and fees and the student will receive both high school and college credit unless the student fails to complete or get a passing grade in the course. The high school credit will count toward the student meeting high school graduation requirements needed to earn a high school diploma.
Eligibility
- Allows a student in grades 8-11 to apply to enroll in a UW System institution, or a private, nonprofit institution of higher education (IHE), to take one or more nonsectarian courses, for which the student may earn high school credit, post-secondary credit, or both.
- Have completed the 10th grade to apply to Start College Now.
- To attend a technical college, students must be in good academic standing and have an acceptable disciplinary record.
- Apply to the postsecondary institution in the school semester prior to the one in which the pupil plans to attend the postsecondary course.
- Notify the school board of the pupil’s intention for enrolling in a postsecondary institution no later than February 1 for a course to be taken in the summer, March 1 for a course to be taken in the fall semester, October 1 for a course to be taken in the spring semester. See Forms You Need sections below.
- Maintain satisfactory attendance and comply with the compulsory school attendance law under 118.15(1)(a) Wis. Stats.
Forms You Need:
- An Early College Credit Program Agreement Form or Start College Now Application is used to notify the school board of a pupil’s participation in the program(s). It may be obtained from the Dodgeland High School Student Development Center, School Counselor, or the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Students will also need to complete the appropriate college admission steps after district approval of courses.
- Additional information can be found at the DPI Dual Enrollment web page
PART-TIME OPEN ENROLLMENT
- Replaces Course Options Program
- Permits a public high school student in grades 8-11 to apply to enroll a public high school in a nonresident school district for the purposes of taking up to two (2) courses at a time
- Brochure and application are accessible via the DPI Open Enrollment web page
- Application must be submitted to nonresident school board no later than six (6) weeks prior to the date on which the course is scheduled to begin
- To take the course, both the nonresident and resident school boards must approve application
- Resident school board…
- MUST reject an application if it determines that the course conflicts with a student’s individualized education plan (IEP);
- MAY reject if the cost of the course (as determined by DPI) would impose an undue financial burden
- The parent must notify both the nonresident and resident school districts whether or not the pupil will attend the course by the last weekday (excluding state holidays) before the course starts
- Tuition is paid by Dodgeland school district to the nonresident school board
- Transportation is the responsibility of the student and his/her parents.
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