CWU College in the High School

Winter Notes for Administrators
January 14, 2021
Recognize your student potential
Students who have started a university transcript are attractive applicants for colleges, and have a better chance of going further and finishing their higher education goals.

During the 2019-20 school year, 5,500 students across Washington participated with CWU CiHS, earning over 47,000 credits. While staying engaged at their high school, about half the students earned CWU math or English credits.

Students in your schools are seeking diverse opportunity, and want to take subjects such as Biology, Geology, World Languages (French, Spanish, German and ASL), Physics, PE, Political Science, Sociology, and more. Take a look at the list of CWU courses offered through College in the High School.

In general, the CWU CiHS classes satisfy Washington State high school graduation requirements. And they are highly transferable, accepted by all Washington public community colleges and four-year institutions.

You can keep more students at home base on your campus by offering college classes in diverse subjects in familiar classrooms.
Add classes and qualified teachers
Applications are now being accepted for high school teachers to become CWU adjunct instructors with College in the High School.
Application deadline is May 15, 2021 for the 2021-2022 academic year.

All instructors for CWU College in the High School/Cornerstone meet requirements set by CWU faculty, which include: Level of education, teaching experience, and other career experience as appropriate. Minimum Qualifications

Newly approved teaches must attend Summer Institute, a one day training, prior to offering CWU CiHS classes. Summer Institute

Send these links out and encourage teachers to apply earlier rather than later, to help you plan class offerings for next year. The approval process usually takes four to six weeks.

Specific questions about the teacher application process which are not addressed in the links above may be directed to Dave Welz. Email Dave
Join us in supporting your teachers.
Approved instructors have access, through their CWU credential, to a vast array of articles, information, academic department and university resources. For example, from one of hundreds of articles available to them at Faculty Focus website (excerpted):

A Growth Mindset: Essential for Student and Faculty Success
"Growth mindset for teachers
We are just beginning to examine the positive effects of a growth mindset for educators. Some educators believe teaching is a natural ability that you either have or don’t have (i.e., a fixed teaching mindset) whereas others believe teaching ability is something that can be developed (i.e., a growth teaching mindset). Just as with students, there are benefits of a growth mindset for faculty.
Here's why you should have a growth mindset..."
Additional articles at Faculty Focus require an account, and a log in. Approved teachers can use their CWU credential to gain access to the readings.

Library services, academic advising, case management, Academic Success Center, and more are among the resources available to your CWU teachers and students. And of course, we here in the High School Partnerships office are always willing to help.
Thank you, Administration!
Superintendents, Principals, and Counselors do so much for their buildings and students.
We appreciate all your hard work.
Keep on your radar:
Monthly Report - sent by email each month from our Fiscal Specialist. Check it and confirm all details are correct. Let your Program Coordinator know if everything is accurate, or if you find discrepancies.
State grants and funding sources - information about the College in the High School grant from OSPI, the Dual Credit Equity grant from OSPI, and more, will be shared later this spring.
Inter-Local Agreement (ILA) - the 2021-2022 contract between CWU and your district will be sent in May and needs to be returned in a timely manner. CWU is in the process of approving digital signature processes including using DocuSign, and this should make the procedure more straightforward and efficient.
Other responsibilities - as outlined and agreed upon within the ILA, the expectations between CWU and the district are explained in the Administrator Participation Guide, and in additional detail under the tab for administrator responsibilities.
Testing - Students that test in the spring usually receive higher scores than those who test in the fall. Please reach out if you have questions about becoming a CWU Testing Center and offering the Accuplacer English and Math Placement tests.
Is everyone receiving all the information they need?
Please remind your staff to check their inboxes and make sure that our newsletters are not misdirected into a junk mail box. While we do appreciate that schools must have top-notch computer security, we discover that our correspondence is going astray at times. This can delay any number of steps in our process.

Communication with all partners - the instructors, administrators, students and counselors - remain a top priority.
Registration Deadlines
Registrations for Spring Semester and Block Schedule 3rd term are due at the High School Partnerships office no later than 5:00 pm on February 12.
Vew our Registration Instructions which guides our partners through the entire process involved for enrollment.
Student or Staff Information Sessions
Please contact us if you would like to schedule a meeting or a presentation about CWU College in the High School. Email High School Partnerships
Contact Us
Please reach out with any questions or concerns. It’s our pleasure to be of service.
Email High School Partnerships for general questions.
Class or enrollment questions should be directed to your Coordinator:
For western Washington: Sarah Maes
For eastern Washington: Zane Morrison
Billing questions can be directed to our Fiscal Specialist.
Mailing address:
CWU High School Partnerships
400 E. University Way MS 7431
Ellensburg, WA 98926
CWU College in the High School
(509) 963-1351
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