Hicksville Schools

Replaces Ohio’s PSEO and all dual enrollment programs previously governed by ORC Chapter 3365 and puts them under one new set of guidelines

Requires that students must be enrolled in both college and high school and that the student must earn transcripted college and high school credit

CCP does not govern articulated credit agreements

Operational for the 2015/2016 school year

Made law on June 16, 2014 through signing of HB 487

All public districts and Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) must participate

All nonpublic secondary and postsecondary schools may participate

No eligible public school student may be denied participation by either their district or a public IHE

Must post information about CCP on our school website

Must provide program information prior to March 1st to students

Must provide counseling services to students and parents prior to participating in CCP that includes: program eligibility, process for granting credit, financial arrangements for tuition, books & fees, available support services, scheduling, pros and cons, academic and social responsibilities, information about college counseling services and provide CCP standard packet.

Must annually coordinate with each public and participating private IHE within 30 miles to present a dedicated CCP even to interested students and parents prior to March 30th. The CCP event may include multiple high schools within a district and multiple districts so long as parents and students have an opportunity to ask questions and get information from their high school and from representatives from all colleges within 30 miles.

Must develop two pathways to earn credit in coordination with at least one partnering IHE, one equaling 15 credits, and one equaling 30 credits by the time they graduate high school.

Schools must verify that a student is not taking more than 30 college credit hours per academic year and not more than 120 college credit hours in high school.

Schools must assure a student does not exceed full-time status. This is calculated as follows:

- Determine student’s number of high school ONLY units

- Multiply that number by 3, and

- Subtract the result from 30.

- That number is the total number of college credits that a CCP student may earn that academic year.

Students enrolling in CCP must…

- Receive counseling from the high school on participation in the program. The counseling session may be incorporated into the annual meeting.

- Sign an “Intent to Participate Form” prior to April 1st of each school year.

Students must apply to an IHE in accordance with the IHE’s established admission standards. In conjunction with those standards and prior to making a final admission decision, the IHE shall evaluate the student against one of the standards identified in the “Uniform Statewide Standards for Remediation-Free Status.”

- IHE must admit students using the same criteria for all admission decisions and cannot create separate standards for high school students participating in CCP.

- Students cannot be eligible for CCP if placed at the remedial level for Math and English.

Students still have the following enrollment options as under the old PSEO system

- Option A: Student pays and can elect to only receive college credit.

- Option B: Student receives both college and high school credit and the school pays for the course.

Suspended or expelled students are ineligible

Students who try to enroll in more than the allowable credits to receive toward graduation.

- First CCP enrollment = 9th eligible for 4 years, 10th eligible for 3 years, 11th eligible for 2 years, 12th eligible for 1 year.

- This prevents students from trying to extend high school or those not graduating on time to take advantage of CCP.

CCP classes can be delivered in the following ways:

- Taken on the college campus by a college instructor

- Taken in the high school by a college instructor

- Taken in the high school by an adjunct high school instructor

- Taken online by a college instructor or adjunct high school instructor

Classes must be nonsectarian and non-remedial

Must apply toward a degree or professional certificate

Must be taught by instructors who meet BOR academic credential requirements

Must be weighted the same as any honors courses within the subject area.

Must have a Master’s Degree in that content area

Must have any Master’s Degree plus 18 credit hours in their content

Must be approved as an adjunct instructor from an IHE

Completion of 3, 4, or 5 credit course through CCP now equates to 1 credit at the high school, meaning a student can earn their entire years worth of credit at the high school by only completing one semester course at the IHE.

- Completion of a 2 hours course would equate to 0.67 credits

- Completion of a 1 hour course would equate to 0.33 credits

Districts can still hold a student responsible for repaying the district back the invested cost into a failed CCP course, regardless of the delivery method.

Once a student surpasses the drop date, the IHE is to be compensated for the course.

Must be a full-time student enrolled in Hicksville Exempted Village Schools. Full-time enrollment is met through participation in a minimum of 5 credits of coursework. Full-time students must meet all state testing and graduation requirements.

Must meet the regular admissions requirements and be accepted by a participating IHE.

Must attend a MANDATORY meeting with a parent/guardian each year prior to the year of participation. This will constitute as the required counseling session Hicksville Middle/ High School is required by law to provide.

Must submit a signed “CCP Intent to Participate” form by April 1st of each year prior to the year of participation.

Must complete all enrollment requirements of the IHE and have a completed college schedule submitted to the Hicksville Middle/High School CCP counselor by May 15th (for Fall and Summer semester courses) and December 15th (for Spring semester courses) of each year prior to the year of participation.