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Establishing a High School on a College Campus: A Planning Tool

Sponsors: Edvantia and the U.S.Department of Education, Institute for Education Sciences

Education leaders have long sought creative strategies for motivating high school students to invest more time and effort in learning, to explore career and higher education options, and to formulate meaningful personal goals for the future. To this end, many innovative educational programs have been developed, among them high school programs that are located on college campuses, including college-based dual enrollment programs and middle college high schools.

The purpose of this planning tool is to provide educators with a road map for developing a high school/college collaborative program on a college campus. The tool is designed to guide the user through decisions about building a high school/ postsecondary education partnership, developing a planning team, building a program of study, developing a budget, and planning for strong public relations. This tool is based on findings from five case studies of high schools located on college campuses.

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