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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

ECHS/IHE leadership meeting agendas

School Board of Regents presentation

Documents outlining the strategic priorities for the current academic year and/or long-term priorities of the ECHS partnership.

From

1.7

Leadership Team
Key Roles

Example File

Description of each member and role in leadership team

From

1.8

ECHS Staff

Example File

ECHS leader/IHE liaison meeting agendas and relevant materials 

From

1.9

ECHS Staff
Professional Development

Example File

Mentor/induction program plans

Annual training or professional development plan for ECHS and IHE faculty 

B2 Partnerships

From

2.1

Goal of Higher Education Partnerships

Example File

Final, signed, and executed MOU/ILA or similar agreement (MOU/ILA must be reviewed annually with the goal of improving programmatic supports and services for students and alignment to the Texas Statewide Dual Credit Goals)

B3 Target Population

From

3.2

Documenting Enrollment Procedures

Example File

Written admission policy, and enrollment application

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

From

3.3

Stakeholder Engagement

Example File

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

Written communication plan for targeting identified audiences (e.g., parents, community members, school boards, higher education personnel, etc.)

From

3.4

Lottery System

Example File

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

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

Master schedules

From

4.7

College Readiness

Example File

Calendar of TSIA scheduled test administration dates, sign-up process, and intervention expectations

Aggregate reports of TSIA exam performance

Testing calendar and schedule for SAT, ACT, or other college readiness assessments

B5 Student Supports

From

5.1

Bridge Programs

Example File

Bridge program curriculum and schedule

From

5.2

Advising

Example File

Schedule of advising events

From

5.3

Student Intervention

Example File

Tutoring schedules

From

5.4

Classroom Supports

Example File

Advisory/study skills curriculum material

From

5.6

Enrichment Opportunities

Example File

Calendar of enrichment events and family outreach events

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