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Officials with 蘑菇视频 and the League of Schools, a consortium of 15 southeast Idaho school districts, on March 2 signed a Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Memorandum of Understanding.

The MOU acknowledges, sets the terms, facilitates and expands opportunities for high school students to earn credit toward high school graduation and college degree completion at a reduced fee 鈥� saving them both time and money. 蘑菇视频 Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Robert Wharton, and League of Schools President Chad Struhs, signed the agreement.

鈥淭his is a momentous occasion for this partnership between the League of Schools and 蘑菇视频 to be able to offer high school students that stepping stone to help them to secure their ability to do well in higher education,鈥� Struhs said. 鈥淲e can partner to help the students and it has been a great experience to be at the table with the administration of 蘑菇视频. They鈥檝e been highly supportive. This agreement is very important for public education in southeast Idaho, both for public K through 12 and higher education.鈥�

鈥淐oncurrent enrollment鈥� as defined under this MOU occurs when a public high school student enrolls in an approved 蘑菇视频 course for 蘑菇视频 credit. The student earns credit both toward a high school diploma and an 蘑菇视频 degree or certificate. The student continues to be counted in the high school Average Daily Attendance. In addition, the 蘑菇视频 credits earned become part of the student鈥檚 permanent 蘑菇视频 record.

鈥淏y signing this MOU, we鈥檙e laying out the framework to build on and expand our already successful program. We鈥檙e providing students an opportunity to accelerate completion of a college degree at a reduced fee while they are still in high school,鈥� 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Wharton said.  鈥淭he program allows students to gain an understanding of what it takes to be successful in college level work and completion of concurrent courses may lead more students in Idaho to consider a college education as an achievable goal.鈥�

During the fall 2006 semester 807 individual high school students signed up for a total of 3,094 university-level academic credit hours at 蘑菇视频 through the Concurrent Enrollment Program, according to Barbara Bishop, 蘑菇视频 Early College Program coordinator. The majority of these students took classes at their own high schools during regular class hours while being taught by a high school teacher who had been approved as an 蘑菇视频 adjunct instructor.

High schools currently involved in the program include Aberdeen, American Falls, Century, Highland, Hillcrest, North Gem, Pocatello, Preston, Rigby, Sho-Ban, Skyline, Snake River, Soda Spring and West Jefferson. The Meridian Medical Arts Charter School also is participating.

Both signers said they expected to see increased participation by additional schools and students as a result of this MOU.

During the academic year, courses include English Composition I, Intro to Literature, Calculus, Statistics, French, Spanish and German, U.S. History I and II, Biology 101 and 102, Anatomical Foundations of Human Activity, American Government, Personal Economics, and an Introduction to Engineering, along with others. So far, about 50 percent of the students who have taken these classes have matriculated to 蘑菇视频, and the credits are transferable to other Idaho institutions and a number of other colleges and universities in our region and around the country.

The Concurrent Enrollment Program鈥檚 official goal is: 鈥� To provide academically prepared Idaho high school students an opportunity to earn lower division general education 蘑菇视频 credits, as well as elective 蘑菇视频 credits required for an associate degree or certificate, with the intent of preparing students for a successful post-secondary education and/or career and work experience.鈥�

For more information on the 蘑菇视频 Early College Program, call (208) 282-6067.