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7 <br /> Organizational Effectiveness <br /> • Goal 2: Review, evaluate and adjust programs, processes and resources to promote student <br /> success. <br /> High school students across the state have the opportunity to take community college courses <br /> tuition free via the Career and College Promise (CCP). Unfortunately, only a few students at <br /> each of our four high schools take advantage of these educational opportunities. A few <br /> examples of CCP courses our students are currently taking with Durham Tech include: online <br /> Fire Protection, online Security Concepts, online Anatomy and Physiology I & II, and a few <br /> college transfer courses. Although Alamance Community College (ACC) is not our service area <br /> provider, ACC also provides Career and College Promise opportunities for our students (when <br /> those courses are not offered/available at Durham Tech). Alamance provides a <br /> photography/videography teacher for those ACC classes on the campus at East. Approximately <br /> 60 - 75 students attend these classes each semester. There are two main factors why more of <br /> our juniors and seniors are not participating in these tuition free courses: <br /> • Transportation , which is a barrier for many of our students <br /> • Awareness of these educational opportunities <br /> Efforts are being made to address these factors and strengthen our partnership with Durham <br /> Technical Community College (DTCC). Over the last month, the district has met with a team <br /> from DTCC to plan a number of additional opportunities, as outlined below. <br /> Instead of our students traveling to either the Lawson Street or Orange County campus of <br /> Durham Tech, we are in the process of establishing an MOU to bring Durham Technical <br /> Community College courses and staff to our campuses. <br /> • Draft MOU with DTCC regarding CCP <br /> To enhance existing pathways at our schools and provide the opportunity for students to obtain <br /> college credit while in high school, Durham Technical Community College (DTCC) is working <br /> with us to provide the following: <br /> CHHS - <br /> • Continue online offerings in Fire Protection <br /> • Continue online offerings in Network Engineering <br /> • Provide onsite instruction for C# Programming and Advanced C# Programming <br /> ECHHS - <br /> • Continue online offerings in Medical Terminology I & II <br /> • Provide onsite instruction for either Medical Terminology or Anatomy & Physiology I & 11 <br /> CHS and PAHS - <br /> Because pathways options are limited in these two schools, student survey results were <br /> gathered to ensure that any courses we consider adding meet the needs and interests of the <br /> students. <br /> • Develop a plan for students to attend Nurse Assisting classes on Franklin Street <br /> • Provide onsite instruction for a Medical class leading to a certificate - course TBD <br />