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20,855
High School Partners
~7
Hours of PD Annually
35
Student Ambassadors
High Schools & Site Representatives
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As a liaison between UConn and their school, they are familiar with UConn ECE policies and procedures. Within their schools, site representatives: provide information for interested students, parents, and instructors; manage student registration; are familiar with the billing process and course evaluation procedures; and assist with the UConn ECE class roster verification process.
UConn ECE partners with approximately 197 high schools around the state. In many ways, our partner schools are considered regional UConn campuses. The high school principal, instructors, and media specialists work with the site rep to create an early college experience within their schools.
A UConn ECE site representative is designated at each partner high school and serves as the primary contact for program information. Typically, the site representative is someone from the high school guidance or counseling office who has the ability to reach out to students across all grade levels. We encourage school counselors to take on this role as they are the ones who engage students in the planning of their school schedule and academic goals. A principal may divide the roles and responsibilities of a site representative among more than one staff member as long as the responsibilities are covered. The UConn ECE Program Office strives to maintain good communication with each site representative through telephone, e-mail distribution, newsletters, site visits, and mailings. Once designated, a site representative is required to contact the UConn ECE Program Office for access to their high school’s information.
Site representatives should provide all interested students, instructors, and parents with reliable program information at the high school. Site representatives manage the student registration process and are familiar with University billing and course evaluation procedures.
Site representatives must attend the annual Site Representative Conference, held at the UConn Storrs campus, typically scheduled in May. Program materials, information, and registration guides for students are available at this time. Any site representative unable to attend this conference should send a substitute or make arrangements to pick up their registration materials at the Storrs campus, as well as be briefed on new program policies or procedures.
A UConn Early College Experience Site Representative serves as the primary contact for UConn ECE information at their high school.
To assure National Accreditation of Concurrent Enrollment Programs (NACEP) accreditation compliance requirements, continuous collegial interaction between high school and the University is promoted and supported.
UConn ECE partner high schools play an essential role in maintaining the program’s quality, integrity, and visibility. Each partner school is expected to meet the following responsibilities. These shared expectations support a consistent UConn academic experience for students across all partner high schools.
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UConn ECE courses are described in the course catalog as a unique program within the high school and are distinguished from Advanced Placement. Course descriptions are available through the UConn ECE Program Office, under the Courses page, and in the UConn course catalog. UConn course descriptions must be used in the high school’s program of studies.
2
A Site Representative has been designated as the liaison between the high school and the University of Connecticut. The Site Representative provides program information and guidance to students, parents and faculty.
3
Program information is made available to parents and students before the registration process.
4
The high school principal offers support and helps guide the development and integrity of the program.
5
The high school has agreed to support the course and student standards set by the University of Connecticut.
6
The high school principal offers support and helps guide the development and integrity of the program.
7
A UConn course syllabus for all courses offered each year must be on file at the high school for transfer credit purposes.
“To be able to get credit for a college-level class in high school, and later transfer those credits on to college is an amazing opportunity that one should not take lightly.” – ECE Student, 2018
20855 20,855
High School Partners
~7 ~7
Hours of PD Annually
35 35
Student Ambassadors