2021-2022College and Career Readiness School Model

(CCRSM)Planning Year Application

WebinarTuesday, August 26, 202010:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Webinar Introductions

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Your presenter this morning is: Krystal Garza, Statewide Coordinator of College and

Career Readiness School Models

Webinar Logistics

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While you are muted for the webinar, that doesn’t mean we want you to be silent…. Type questions in the question window We will answer questions during this webinar

session Any remaining inquiries can be sent to

ccrsm@tea.texas.gov

CCRSM Renewal Designation Webinar Objectives

In this session, you will have the opportunity to: Learn how state initiatives support implementation of CCRSM

BlueprintsUnderstand the CCRSM Blueprints and how it supports

implementation Plan for 2021-2022 CCRSM Designation timeline with

partners Prepare for submission of 2021-2022 CCRSM Planning Year

Application Preview CCRSM Planning year expectations with our

Roadmap to Opening

CCRSM Planning Year Purpose

CCRSM Planning Year Goals:To have a year to establish the elements of the program

to maintain fidelity to the blueprintStrengthen partnerships with Institutions of Higher

Education and/or Business PartnersEnable campuses to prepare students for postsecondary

opportunities Work with a technical assistance provider – funded by

TEA – to achieve all requirements in the Blueprint

CCRSM Purpose of Designation

CCRSM Designation Purpose:Designation is the process by which the TEA determines whether

a school can fully and appropriately implement the CCRSM Blueprints with fidelity and align practices to the benchmark design elements and meet the outcomes-based measures

(OBMs)

Designation is a required annual process for existing schools.

CCRSM Benefits of Designation

CCRSM Designation Benefits: Receive recognition as an approved CCRSM Campus Are invited to participate in Regional convenings Receive membership in the CCRSM Network ECHS Are eligible for flexible school day program Have access to technical assistance (e.g. professional

development, research-based best practices outlined in the Blueprint)

2020-2021 CCRSM Network

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Districts with More than 5 CCRSM Campuses CCRSM Campuses

Dallas ISD 27Austin ISD 15

Fort Worth ISD 12Garland ISD 12Ysleta ISD 10

Brownsville ISD 9Socorro ISD 9

San Antonio ISD 8El Paso ISD 8

Harmony Science Academy - Waco 7Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD 7

IDEA Public Schools 6Grand Prairie ISD 6

La Joya ISD 6Pasadena ISD 5

Clint ISD 5

TEA Initiatives and the CCRSM Network

Texas Education Agency Strategic Plan

Priority Three: Connect High School to Career and College

College and Career Readiness School Models (CCRSM)

ECHS P-TECH T-STEM

High school programs that deliver on the promise of rigorous college and career opportunities and

training and provide advanced academics opportunities for students.

College and Career Readiness School Models (CCRSM)

Early College High Schools

ECHS: Earn a high school diploma and an associate degree or up to 60 college credit hours

Grades 9-12 Open enrollment and no cost to

students Wrap-around strategies to students Opportunity to earn college credit MOU with IHE required Time to earn HS Diploma and

Postsecondary degree and/or Certificate: Up to 5 years

Pathways in Technology Early College High School

P-TECH: Pathways from high school to postsecondary education to employment

Grades 9-12 Open enrollment and no cost to students Wrap-around strategies to students Opportunity to earn college credit Opportunity to earn postsecondary

credential or industry certification MOU with IHE required MOU with Business/Industry required Alignment to regional workforce needs Work-based Learning at every grade level Time to earn HS Diploma and Postsecondary

degree and/or Certificate: Up to 6 years

Texas Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

T-STEM: Improved instruction and academic performance in science and mathematics

Grades 6-12 or 9-12 Open enrollment and no cost to students Wrap-around strategies to students Opportunity to earn college credit: 15 Hours or

More Opportunity to earn postsecondary

credential or industry certification MOU with IHE required MOU with Business/Industry required Alignment to regional workforce needs Work-based Learning at every grade level Time to earn HS Diploma and Postsecondary

degree and/or Certificate: Up to 4 years

CCRSM Blueprints and Design

CCRSM Blueprints

CCRSM Blueprint: Benchmarks

Six Benchmarks for each CCRS Model Design Elements for each Benchmark Required Activities and Products

Three Outcomes-Based Measures (OBM) Access: Student Opportunity Achievement: College and Career Readiness Attainment: Program Completion

CCRSM Blueprint Design Elements

ECHS P-TECH T-STEM

Benchmark 1 Target Population School Design School Design

Benchmark 2 Partnership Agreement Target Population Target Population

Benchmark 3 P-16 Leadership Initiatives Strategic Alliances Strategic Alliances

Benchmark 4 Curriculum and Support Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment

Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment

Benchmark 5 Academic Rigor and Readiness Work-Based Learning Work-Based Learning

Benchmark 6 School Design Student Support Student Support

CCRSM Blueprint Benchmarks

Target Population: Recruitment, admissions and enrollmentActivities

All products shall be published on the P-TECH academy website

All products shall be maintained in accordance with local retention policy

Products

Written Admission Policy Enrollment Application Written recruitment plan, including a timeline Recruitment Brochures and marketing Written Communication Plan

CCRSM Blueprint Benchmarks

Partnership Agreement & Strategic Alliances: MOU with Institution of Higher EducationMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IHE

Courses of study, which enable a student to combine high school courses and college-level courses toward credentials and certifications including associate and/or bachelor’s degree

Policy for advising students on the transferability of all industry certifications and college credit offered and earned

Policy to ensure the IHE transcripts college credit earned through dual credit in the same semester that credit is earned

CCRSM Blueprint Benchmarks

Partnership Agreement & Strategic Alliances: MOU with Institution of Higher EducationMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IHE

Policy regarding advising students as to the transferability and applicability to baccalaureate degree plans for all college credit offered and earned (college credits earned during high school should allow students to progress from an associate degree to a bachelor's degree and beyond in their chosen field)

Policies regarding eligibility of students for financial assistance from the higher education partner(s), specifically, waivers for tuition and fees

• Data sharing agreement that includes provisions for:• Teacher data such as qualifications

CCRSM Blueprint Benchmarks

Partnership Agreement & Strategic Alliances: MOU with Institution of Higher EducationMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IHE

Student level data such as credit hours and industry certifications taken and earned; GPA, formative data to assess if student is on track to be successful in college level courses

Administration of statewide instruments under TEC Subchapter B, Chapter 39

Transportation costs and fees Grading periods and policies Instructional materials Instructional calendar including location of

each course that will be offered Student enrollment and attendance policies

CCRSM Blueprint Benchmarks

Strategic Alliances: Partnerships with business and industry partners and Advisory CouncilsActivities

All products shall be published on the academy website All products shall be maintained in accordance with local

retention policy Annual review of industry/business MOU

Products

Advisory Council Meeting agendas and minutes, with action items and decision logs

Final, signed, and executed MOU with industry partner/business (Campuses must submit their final signed MOU to TEA when initially applying for designation or are provisionally designated)

A list of strategic partners with each member’s organization, title and role in providing work-based learning for students by grade level

CCRSM Blueprint Benchmarks

P-16 Leadership Initiatives and School Design: Leadership MeetingsLeadership Team

Establish a leadership team that includes high-level personnel from the school district, campus, industry/business partners, and IHE with decision-making authority who meet regularly and report to each organization. Regularly scheduled meetings must address the following topics:

• Design, governance, operations, accountability, curriculum development, professional development, outreach, sustainability, and continuous monitoring and improvement of the CCRSM

Monitoring of progress on meeting the Blueprint, including reviewing data to ensure the CCRSM is on-track to meet outcomes-based measures

Sustainability structures to address and minimize the challenges of staff turnover and potential fluctuations in funding

CCRSM Blueprint Benchmarks

School Design: Open Enrollment, Flexible Scheduling and Professional DevelopmentThe College and Career Readiness School Model must offer open enrollment and flexible scheduling structures that enable students to combine high school and postsecondary courses at no cost to participating students.

Products

Mentor/induction program plans Annual training or professional development

plan with CCRSM and IHE faculty

CCRSM Blueprint Benchmarks

Curriculum, Instruction, Support & Assessment:

The CCRSM shall provide a rigorous course of study that enables a participating student to receive a high school diploma, an associate degree, postsecondary certificate provided by an IHE, or industry certification during their time in the program.

CCRSM Blueprint Benchmarks

Academic Rigor and Readiness and Student Support:

CCRSM will provide wrap-around strategies and services involving multiple stakeholders (parents, teachers, counselors, community members, etc.) to strengthen both the academic and technical skills necessary for high school and college readiness, as well as provide academic, technical, and individual support for students to be successful in rigorous academic and work-based learning experiences.

CCRSM Blueprint Benchmarks

Work-based Learning: High-skill experiences at every grade levelActivities

All products shall be published on the academy website

All products shall be maintained in accordance with local retention policy

Products

Documentation of appropriate work-based learning experiences for students at all grade levels

Current dated regional high demand occupation list Aggregate data describing student participation in

work-based learning experiences as well as percentage of students earning industry certification and credentials by type

Samples of student artifacts such as writings, portfolios, presentations, or links to digital content

CCRSM Blueprint Outcomes-Based Measures

Outcomes-Based Measures: TEA is currently in a phase-in process for the CCRSM Blueprints. These data are for information and planning purposes only. This information will not be used to determine designation status.

Access

Relate to student opportunity to engage in the program and diversity of program

Achievement

Relate to student college and career readinessAttainment

Relate to program completion targets

CCRSM PEIMS Indicators

Outcomes-Based Measures and PEIMS Indicators

Required of all designated CCRSM campuses indicates whether a student is enrolled in a CCRSM

Campus

Required in PEIMS submissions: Submission 1 - Students enrolled in CCRSM on the last

Friday in October (Fall Snapshot date) are reported. Submission 3 - Students enrolled in CCRSM at any

point in time during the school year are reported. Submission 4 - Students enrolled in CCRSM over the

summer are reported

Student Extension Complex Type

CCRSM Planning Year and Application

Choosing the right CCRSM for your Campus

Open enrollmentNo Cost to Students

Student supports including academic, social and emotional supportOpportunity to earn college credit

Flexible SchedulingMOU with Institution of Higher Education

Choosing the right CCRSM for your Campus

Open enrollmentNo Cost to Students

Student supports including academic, social and emotional supportOpportunity to earn college credit

Flexible SchedulingMOU with Institution of Higher Education

Up to 5 years for students to receive both a high

school diploma and either an associate degree or at

least 60 credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree

Choosing the right CCRSM for your Campus

Open enrollmentNo Cost to Students

Student supports including academic, social and emotional supportOpportunity to earn college credit

Flexible SchedulingMOU with Institution of Higher Education

MOU with Business/Industry PartnerAlignment to Regional Workforce needs

Work-Based Learning at every grade levelOpportunity to earn postsecondary credential or industry certification

Choosing the right CCRSM for your Campus

Open enrollmentNo Cost to Students

Student supports including academic, social and emotional supportOpportunity to earn college credit

Flexible SchedulingMOU with Institution of Higher Education

MOU with Business/Industry PartnerAlignment to Regional Workforce needs

Work-Based Learning at every grade levelOpportunity to earn postsecondary credential or industry certification

Career Focus

Up to 6 years for students to receive both a high school diploma and a

credential and/or an associate degree

Choosing the right CCRSM for your Campus

Open enrollmentNo Cost to Students

Student supports including academic, social and emotional supportOpportunity to earn college credit

Flexible SchedulingMOU with Institution of Higher Education

MOU with Business/Industry PartnerAlignment to Regional Workforce needs

Work-Based Learning at every grade levelOpportunity to earn postsecondary credential or industry certification

Focus on STEM instruction

4 years for students to receive both a high school diploma and up to 15 or

more college credit hours

Choosing the right CCRSM for your Campus

Open enrollmentNo Cost to Students

Student supports including academic, social and emotional supportOpportunity to earn college credit

Flexible SchedulingMOU with Institution of Higher Education

Up to 5 years for students to receive both a high

school diploma and either an associate degree or at

least 60 credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree

MOU with Business/Industry PartnerAlignment to Regional Workforce needs

Work-Based Learning at every grade levelOpportunity to earn postsecondary credential or industry certification

Focus on STEM instruction

4 years for students to receive both a high school diploma and up to 15 or

more college credit hours

Career Focus

Up to 6 years for students to receive both a high school diploma and a

credential and/or an associate degree

CCRSM Planning Year Process

CCRM Planning Year Application

Campuses interested in opening a CCRSM campus apply to be a planning year designee.

August-November

CCRSM Planning YearPlanning year designees work with Technical Assistance provider to plan for school year implementation the following year

12-18 Months of School Year

CCRSM Designation Application

Successful planning year designees apply for provisional designation to implement in the following school year.

October-January

Texas CCRSM Designation Website

Texas CCRSM Designation Website

texasccrsmdesignation.org

Register for an Account to Apply

Registering for an AccountBefore you begin your application, you will need to create an account.

You can accomplish this by clicking the Register tab in the top right corner of your screen as show below.

Once you have done this, you will be led to a registration page.

Submit Registration and wait for confirmation.

Selecting a CCRSM Program

Texas CCRSM Designation Website

texasccrsmdesignation.org

Selecting a CCRSM Program

Selecting a CCRSM ProgramOnce you choose the appropriate program for planning, you will see the program page.

On the program page is a box titled “Apply”.

The blue button “Start an Application” is where you begin.

Create a New Application

Creating a New ApplicationAfter you have registered, you will need to start a new application.

In order to begin an application, you will need to click the selected choices below.

Once the correct choices have been selected, next.

Create a New Application

Creating a New ApplicationAfter you have registered, you will need to start a new application.

In order to begin an application, you will need to click the selected choices below.

Once the correct choices have been selected, click submit in order to proceed to the application.

CCRSM Planning Application

Background InformationContact InformationNarratives

Student Support Advanced Academics Work-Based Learning (P-TECH & T-STEM Only) Regional Workforce Alignment (P-TECH & T-STEM Only) Degrees and Credentials Recruitment and Enrollment and Leadership Teams

Assurances Final Submission

Texas CCRSM Designation Website

Texas CCRSM Designation Website

texasccrsmdesignation.org

Submit Assurance Page

Submitting an Assurance PageUpload your Signed Assurances Signature Page.

Once this is accomplished, you will click the button titled Save and Proceed to Final Submission

Submit CCRSM Planning Year Application

Submitting completed CCRSM Planning Year ApplicationYou must click the “Submit Application” to complete the process.

You are encouraged to print out a PDF copy of your application.

You will be able to access the PDF copy by logging in with your user ID and password.

CCRSM Planning Application Timeline

August 24, 2020

CCRSM Planning Year Application Window Opens

• ECHS• P-TECH• T-STEM

Applications Open Applicant Support Applications Close Status Notifications

August 26, 2020

CCRSM Planning Year Technical Assistance Webinar

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5381363256450789646

November 10, 2020

CCRSM Planning Year Application Windows Closes

• All applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm (CST)

• No late applications accepted

February 2021

• All planning year applicants notified of status

CCRSM Planning Year Expectations

CCRSM Roadmap to Opening

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18-Month Timeline: Develop implementations plans and strengthen partnerships

District, IHE and/or Business Partners will:

Establish strategies to meet the CCRSM Blueprint requirements

Strengthen partnerships established Build MOUs that meet partnership needs Determine long-term funding Build a leadership team for student success Develop high-quality college and career pathways

that ensure students attain postsecondary credentials with value in the labor market and launch rewarding careers

CCRSM Roadmaps to Opening Online

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ECHS Roadmap to Opening:

https://www.texasccrsm.org/sites/default/files/Roadmap%20to%20ECHS%20Opening%205.2018_0.pdf

P-TECH Roadmap to Opening: https://www.texasccrsm.org/sites/default/files/Roadmap%20to%20P

TECH%20ICIA%20Opening%20FINAL%2020181026.pdf

T-STEM Roadmap to Opening:

https://www.texasccrsm.org/sites/default/files/Roadmap%20to%20TSTEM%20Opening%20FINAL%2020181107.pdf Texas Education Agency

CCRSM Website

Texas CCRSM Interactive Blueprints

CCRSM ToolkitA virtual platform to capture the resources developed to align to the CCRSM Blueprints.

• Separate Landing Page for Each CCRSM• Pages dedicated to Design Elements,

Activities and Products and OBMs• Categories

Model ImplementationCampus ProfilesBest Practices & Tools“Implementing Best Practice” PresentationsExemplar Campus Practices

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texasccrsmblueprints.org

CCRSM Web Resources

CCRSM Websites: http://www.texasccrsm.org https://texasccrsmblueprints.org https://texasccrsmdesignation.org/

Texas Education Agency http://tea.texas.gov/ccrsm https://tea.texas.gov/cte/

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2021-2022CCRSM Planning Year

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Submit Questions to:ccrsm@tea.texas.gov