SECTION 9.143. Types of Partnerships

(a) Partnerships for Award of High School Credit Only. Contractual agreements between public school districts and public two-year colleges in which the latter provide instruction in courses to high school students for award of high school credit only. Rules for these agreements are located in Subchapter G, §9.125 of this title (relating to Contractual Agreements for Instruction with Public Secondary Schools).

(b) Partnerships for Award of Dual Credit. Partnerships between secondary schools and public two-year colleges in which the latter provide instruction to high school students for immediate award of both high school credit and college certificate and associate degree credit. Rules covering these partnerships may be found in Chapter 4, Subchapter D of this title (relating to Dual Credit Partnerships Between Secondary Schools and Texas Public Colleges).

(c) Partnerships for Tech-Prep Programs. Partnerships between public school districts and public two-year colleges to allow for the articulation of high school technical courses taught by the high school to high school students for immediate high school credit and later college credit, to be awarded upon enrollment of the students in a two-year college in an associate degree or certificate program.

(d) Partnerships for Remedial or Developmental Instruction for High School Graduates. Partnerships between public school districts and public two-year colleges to provide instruction by the latter to high school students for either remedial course work to prepare students to pass the required State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness End of Course (STAAR EOC) assessments or developmental course work to prepare the students to pass an assessment instrument approved by the Board under §4.56 of this title (relating to Assessment Instruments).

(e) Partnerships to Develop and Provide College Preparatory Courses for High School Students. Partnerships between public school districts and public two-year colleges to develop and provide courses in college preparatory mathematics and English language arts, as outlined in TEC, §28.014, to prepare students for success in entry-level college coursework.

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.143 adopted to be effective May 25, 2004, 29 TexReg 5069; amended to be effective September 4, 2014, 39 TexReg 6847