Details of the Rialto Unified/San Bernardino Valley College's plan for the district's new Middle College program, unveiled on Aug. 27, 2014, and being implemented at Rialto, California, schools in spring 2015.

1. Middle College Program
A Collaborative Partnership
San Bernardino Valley College and Rialto Unified School District
Dr. Gloria Fisher Interim President
San Bernardino Valley College
August 27, 2014

2. MCP Goals
• Improve academic performance
• Improve students’ self-concept, self esteem
• Raise the college-going rate
• Combine high school and college classes to help
achieve academic and career goals
• Support work toward completion of IGETC
requirements and/or an AA degree

3. MCP Students
Willing to commit to SERIOUS
STUDY in an exciting learning
environment!

4. Differences

5. SBVC Roles
• Work with RUSD to develop course menu and
schedules at the RUSD MCP facility
• Monitor student progress in college courses
• Provide academic and career counseling
• Provide opportunities for students to visit
college

6. MCP Application Process

7. Special Student Status at SBVC
• Students admitted to a MCP are accepted
under “Special Student Status” guidelines
– Specially admitted students generally do not
satisfy requirements for high school students to
attend college
– All MCP students and their parents/guardians
must agree in writing to the terms and conditions
of the RUSD-MCP Handbook contract

8. MCP Concurrent Enrollment

9. Dual Credit

10. Year 1: First 9th Grade Cohort
2014-15
• Fall
– Recruitment/application/acceptance
• Spring
– Regular high school classes
– SDEV course provided at Cesar Chavez Center
Procedure is repeated in each subsequent year,
resulting in added grade levels

11. Year 2: 10th Grade 2015-16
Courses taught by SBVC instructor at Cesar Chavez Center
Enrollment by MCP students only

12. Year 3: 11th Grade 2016-17
Fall & Spring
– Students enroll in two college courses
– Some choice using menu of courses to meet IGETC
requirements and or sub-categories of AA
requirements.
– Coursework must follow Ed Plan on file
– May take a 3rd college class based on GPA and Ed Plan

13. Summer School
Students wishing to enroll in a summer course on the
Valley College campus must meet pre-requisites:
•Completion of 10th grade year and 1 year in program
•Passed all college coursework with “C” or better, with
no withdrawals
•High School GPA of 3.0 (non-weighted)
•College cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
•Completion of required paperwork

14. Program in Holocaust and
Genocide Education
• MOU and Service Agreements
• Workshops and Lectures
• Credit Course

15. Early Assessment Program and
Priority Registration
• The Early Assessment tests are designed to indicate a student’s
readiness for college level English and math work
• Students who are designated “college ready” will not be required
to take the Accuplacer test and will be eligible for Priority F
registration
• Students who do not pass the Early Assessment tests may
complete the RUSD identified coursework (“C” or better) in their
senior year to be eligible for Priority F registration

16. QUESTIONS