Publications
Publications
Design Process for Paired Courses
The goal of the SC CAP project is to strengthen alignment between high school and college so that South Carolina students experience a seamless transition from high school to postsecondary learning. This document describes the design process for creating paired courses.
College Readiness Reference Standards Feedback Report
This report provides a final list of recommended college readiness reference standards to be used as part of the South Carolina Course Alignment Project (SC CAP). The purpose of these standards is to serve as a common reference point for the development of courses in English/language arts, math, and science that align between high school and college.
Paired Courses Model
One key approach of the SCCAP to improve alignment between high school and college is the development of paired courses.
Steering Committee Contact List
This form provides contact information for steering committee members for the South Carolina Course Alignment Project.
South Carolina Course Alignment Project Update
This project report provides an overview of the South Carolina Course Alignment Project (SC CAP) and summarizes SCCAP activities to date, beginning with the December 2007 Key Stakeholders Meeting.
South Carolina Course Alignment Project Summary
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, in partnership with the Department of Education and the Technical College System, is initiating a series of activities and programs designed to improve alignment between secondary and postsecondary institutions throughout the state. This document summarizes these activities, project phases, and how to get involved.
South Carolina Course Alignment Project Newsletter Issue 2
February 2008 The second in a series of project newsletters.
South Carolina Course Alignment Project Newsletter Issue 1
February 2008 This first in a series of project newsletters includes information on the December Kickoff Meeting for Stakeholders, the results of an environmental scan of the South Carolina educational system, and next steps in this exciting initiative for the state of South Carolina.
Invitation to South Carolina Superintendents
Describes how district superintendents can support the South Carolina Course Alignment Project.
Letter to Institutional Liaisons
Confirms participation as an Institutional Liaison in the South Carolina Course Alignment Project (SC CAP). Describes the role of an institutional liaison and provides a timeline that Institutional Liaisons will be guiding at their institutions during phase one of the SC CAP.
Post Meeting Follow Up To Steering Committee Members
Letter to members who were able to attend.
Post Meeting Follow Up To Steering Committee Members 2
Letter to members who were not able to attend.
Invitation to South Carolina Superintendents
Describes how high school principals can support the South Carolina Course Alignment Project.
The South Carolina Course Alignment Project: Update
by Dr. David Conley Presented at the SC CAP Steering Committee Meeting in Columbia, SC. September 12, 2008
The South Carolina Course Alignment Project
by Dr. David Conley Presented at the South Carolina Steering Committee Meeting in Columbia, SC. May 16, 2008
College Readiness and the South Carolina Course Alignment Project
by Dr. David Conley Presented at the South Carolina Course Alignment Project Key Stakeholders Meeting, Columbia Convention Center, Columbia, SC December 11, 2007
Examples Of Programs And Activities Related To College-Readiness In South Carolina
This document was given to participants at the Key Stakeholders meeting held in December 2007. It summarizes the local and statewide examples submitted by meeting participants. Please note that the examples contained in this document are not intended to be exhaustive in nature, nor are they necessarily representative of all activities in South Carolina.
The descriptions of existing activities provide a frame of reference within which additional initiatives, such as the South Carolina Course Alignment Project, can be considered. The ultimate goal of all these activities and the South Carolina Course Alignment Project is to improve student readiness for success in postsecondary education.
South Carolina Environmental Scan
The South Carolina environmental scan focuses on the high school/college connection. Data were gathered from available sources that provide information on high school performance in college preparatory courses, high school completion, and postsecondary participation. The goal is to highlight the current state of student transition from high school to postsecondary education in South Carolina.
A Closer Look at Public Higher Education in South Carolina
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education As South Carolina’s only source of comprehensive comparative data on institutional performance on legislated institutional effectiveness measures, A Closer Look at Public Higher Education in South Carolina: Institutional Effectiveness, Accountability, and Performance provides a unique view of the state’s public higher education system. The inclusion of historical data on institutional performance, also unique to this document, allows for the evaluation of current performance and change in the context of past performance. January, 2008
Retaining Graduates of South Carolina Public Colleges and Universities
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education What happens to graduates of South Carolina’s colleges and universities? Do most stay in South Carolina or do they leave for other states once they earn their degrees? With significant investments being made in higher education, particularly through merit-based student financial aid programs intended to encourage enrollment and graduation from the state’s colleges, and the critical need for increased numbers of college graduates in South Carolina, these questions deserve evaluation.November, 2007
Lost in Transition: Building a Better Path from School to College and Careers
by Gene Bottoms and Marna Young In 2005 and 2006, the High Schools That Work program of the Southern Regional Education Board and the College and Career Transitions Initiative of the League for Innovation in the Community College convened a cross section of state education and policy leaders in 15 state-level forums. Forum participants were asked to identify ways to foster collaboration between secondary and postsecondary education systems and build successful transitions from high school to college and careers. This report summarizes the conclusions of the 15 state forums; identifies key barriers and policy issues; and recommends a series of state actions to ensure a new generation of knowledgeable and skilled citizens and workers are ready to pursue high-demand, high-skill, high-wage careers that can help sustain prosperity and economic growth.
Program aims to help ease transition to college work
The Post and Courierby Diane Knich "On the academic ride from high school to college, the track doesn't quite line up, causing some students to derail in their early college years, state educators say. Clint Mullins, a program manager at the state's Commission on Higher Education, said professors who teach freshmen often complain that many of their students just aren't prepared for college-level work. But the majority of high school teachers say they're doing all they can to prepare students for college. A new statewide project is looking for ways to give students "a seamless transition" from high school to higher education, Mullins said. "We'll be looking at the disconnect between the two systems." March 18, 2008
