ECHS Benchmark
Artifacts

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ECHS Artifacts

All Early College High School (ECHS) artifacts shall be published on the ECHS’s website and made available to TEA upon request. The artifacts shall be maintained in accordance with the local records retention policy. Not all Benchmark design elements require a published artifact.

B1 School Design

From

1.6 Leadership Team Strategic Priorities

Example File

Documents outlining the strategic priorities for the current academic year and/or long-term priorities of the ECHS partnership (Brownsville ISD)

ECHS/IHE leadership meeting agendas (Brownsville ISD)

ECHS/IHE leadership meeting agendas (Rivera ECHS)

School board and board of regents’ presentations (Del Valle ECHS)

From

1.7 Leadership Team Key Roles

Example File

Description of each member and role in leadership team (Dilley ECHS)

Description of each member and role in leadership team (North Lake ECHS)

From

1.8 ECHS Staff

Example File

ECHS leader/IHE liaison meeting agendas and relevant materials (Lassiter ECHS)

From

1.9 ECHS Staff Professional Development

Example File

Annual training or professional development plan for ECHS and IHE faculty (Collegiate Academy at O.D. Wyatt)

Mentor/induction program plans (San Marcos ECHS)

B2 Partnerships

From

2.1 Goal of Higher Education Partnerships

Example File

Final, signed, and executed MOU/ILA or similar agreement (Balmorhea ISD & Odessa College)

B3 Target Population

From

3.2 Documenting Enrollment Procedures

Example File

Written recruitment plan, including a timeline of recruitment and enrollment events, and recruitment materials for distribution at feeder middle schools and other appropriate locations in the community (Pinnacle ECHS)

From

3.3 Stakeholder Engagement

Example File

Brochures and marketing in Spanish, English, and/or other relevant language(s) (Brownsville ISD)

From

3.4 Lottery System

Example File

Written lottery procedures (district-level or campus-level) (Southwest ECHS)

B4 Academic Infrastructure

From

4.3 Course Sequence

Crosswalk aligning high school and college courses, grades 9 through 12, which enables a student to earn an associate degree or up to 60 college credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree (Clint ECHS)

Crosswalk aligning high school and college courses, grades 9 through 12, which enables a student to earn an associate degree or up to 60 college credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree

Crosswalk aligning high school and college courses, grades 9 through 12, which enables a student to earn an associate degree or up to 60 college credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree (Brackenridge ECHS)

Crosswalk aligning high school and college courses, grades 9 through 12, which enables a student to earn an associate degree or up to 60 college credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree (Moody HS)

Master schedules (East ECHS)

From

4.7 College Readiness

Example File

Calendar of TSIA scheduled test administration dates, sign-up process, and intervention expectations (South San Antonio ISD)

Calendar of TSIA scheduled test administration dates, sign-up process, and intervention expectations (Brownsville ECHS)

Aggregate reports of TSIA exam performance (Edcouch-Elsa ECHS)

Calendar of TSIA scheduled test administration dates, sign-up process, and intervention expectations (Donna ECHS)

Testing calendar and schedule for SAT, ACT, or other college readiness assessments (Gilliam Collegiate Academy)

ECHS Benchmark Artifacts

ECHS Artifacts

B1 School Design

From

1.6

Leadership Team Strategic Priorities

Example File

Documents outlining the strategic priorities for the current academic year and/or long-term priorities of the ECHS partnership (Brownsville ISD)

ECHS/IHE leadership meeting agendas (Brownsville ISD)

ECHS/IHE leadership meeting agendas (Rivera ECHS)

School board and board of regents’ presentations (Del Valle ECHS)

From

1.7

Leadership Team Key Roles

Example File

Description of each member and role in leadership team (Dilley ECHS)

Description of each member and role in leadership team (North Lake ECHS)

From

1.8

ECHS Staff

Example File

ECHS leader/IHE liaison meeting agendas and relevant materials (Lassiter ECHS)

From

1.9

ECHS Staff Professional Development

Example File

Annual training or professional development plan for ECHS and IHE faculty (Collegiate Academy at O.D. Wyatt)

Mentor/induction program plans (San Marcos ECHS)

B2 Partnerships

From

2.1

Goal of Higher Education Partnerships

Example File

Final, signed, and executed MOU/ILA or similar agreement (Balmorhea ISD & Odessa College)

B3 Target Population

From

3.2

Documenting Enrollment Procedures

Example File

Written recruitment plan, including a timeline of recruitment and enrollment events, and recruitment materials for distribution at feeder middle schools and other appropriate locations in the community (Pinnacle ECHS)

From

3.3

Stakeholder Engagement

Example File

Brochures and marketing in Spanish, English, and/or other relevant language(s) (Brownsville ISD)

From

3.4

Lottery System

Example File

Written lottery procedures (district-level or campus-level) (Southwest ECHS)

B4 Academic Infrastructure

From

4.3

Course Sequence

Crosswalk aligning high school and college courses, grades 9 through 12, which enables a student to earn an associate degree or up to 60 college credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree (Clint ECHS)

Crosswalk aligning high school and college courses, grades 9 through 12, which enables a student to earn an associate degree or up to 60 college credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree

Crosswalk aligning high school and college courses, grades 9 through 12, which enables a student to earn an associate degree or up to 60 college credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree (Brackenridge ECHS)

Crosswalk aligning high school and college courses, grades 9 through 12, which enables a student to earn an associate degree or up to 60 college credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree (Moody HS)

Master schedules (East ECHS)

From

4.7

College Readiness

Example File

Calendar of TSIA scheduled test administration dates, sign-up process, and intervention expectations (South San Antonio ISD)

Calendar of TSIA scheduled test administration dates, sign-up process, and intervention expectations (Brownsville ECHS)

Aggregate reports of TSIA exam performance (Edcouch-Elsa ECHS)

Calendar of TSIA scheduled test administration dates, sign-up process, and intervention expectations (Donna ECHS)

Testing calendar and schedule for SAT, ACT, or other college readiness assessments (Gilliam Collegiate Academy)

B5 Student Supports

From

5.1

Bridge Programs

Example File

Bridge program curriculum and schedule (Round Rock ECHS)

From

5.2

Advising

Example File

Schedule of advising events (Fredericksburg ECHS)

From

ECHS Benchmark
Artifacts

Leadership Team Strategic Priorities

Leadership Team Key Roles

ECHS Staff Professional Development