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TO: Neil Pedersen <br />Superintendent <br />FROM: Denise Bowling <br />Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services <br />DATE: September 14, 2007 <br />RE: Middle College High School <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHHCS) has implemented several programs, <br />including opening a middle college high school, as part of the effort to expand learning <br />opportunities for high school students. <br />The Middle College High School at Durham Technical Community College <br />(MGRS) opened in the fall of 2005 with approximately 65 students. Twenty-nine <br />students graduated in June 2007, four from CHCCS. This year, 109 nine students are <br />enrolled; 13 are CHCCS students. The MCHS is designed to serve a maximum of 200 <br />juniors and seniors. <br />Since the initiation of MCHS, Ms. Martin, Director for High School Programs, <br />has worked with schools in their efforts to provide information to potential candidates <br />and increase enrollment. Recruitment has included information sessions with students <br />and parents led by school counselors and the MCHS principal, Dr. Charles Nolan. In the <br />summer of 2006, ISD staff coordinated a dinner event with invitations to students and <br />their parents. Although personal contacts were made, only two families attended the <br />dinner. During 2006-07, a meeting was held to increase community understanding of the <br />program and to ask for help in recruitment. <br />This sunvxier, Dr. Eanes focused recruitment efforts on students identified by the <br />high schools as potential candidates and on students attending summer school whose <br />transcripts indicated a potential for success in the middle college. Dr. Eanes made <br />personal contact with the students and their parents encouraging them to consider MCHS. <br />In addition, students in the lst summer session received letters and telephone calls. <br />Students in the 2na summer session received flyers and attended a presentation by Dr. <br />Nolan: One additional student was recruited through the sununer efforts. <br />I_inccln Center, 7ti0 S. Me~~rii:1. MITI Road ~ Chanel Hill, NC 2!516-28'78 a (919) 9G7-8211 ~ www.chcos.kl2.nc.us <br />Y1Q~k' ~- Q <br />