MSD Policies

Instruction

131.5 Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program (Governor's STEM Partnership Program)

High School and Career Technical Education Center qualified students in grades 11 and 12 may participate in the Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program, through which a student may earn both High School and College credits by enrolling in STEM (science technology, engineering, and mathematics) and STEM-related courses designated by the Community College System of New Hampshire ("CCSNH").

The Superintendent shall be responsible for coordinating any agreements with CCSNH, and other measures necessary to implement and maintain the Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program within the District. The Superintendent shall also designate a point of contact for the program who can provide for student counseling, support services, course scheduling, managing course forms and student registration, program evaluation, course transferability, and assisting with online courses. The Superintendent or his/her designee shall establish regulations for the program which, among other things, will:

  1. Require compliance with measurable educational standards and criteria approved by the CCSNH;

  2. Require that courses meet the same standard of quality and rigor as courses offered on campus by CCSNH;

  3. Require that program and courses comply with the standards for accreditation and program development established by the National Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships;

  4. Establish criteria for student eligibility to participate in the program;

  5. Establish standards for course content;

  6. Establish standards for faculty approval;

  7. Establish program coordination and communication requirements;

  8. Address tuition, fees, textbooks and materials, course grading policy, data collection, maintenance, and security, revenue and expenditure reporting, and a process for renewal of the agreement;

  9. Require annual notification to high school students and their parents of Dual and Concurrent Enrollment opportunities.

Reference:

RSA 188-E:25 through RSA 188-E:29

SB 101-FN Chapter 210 

First Reading Curriculum & Instruction:  4/17/18

Second Reading Coordination: 5/8/18

Second Reading and Adoption by BOSC: 5/14/18