Depending on the state you reside in, or the overall culture of the school district you reside in, you will almost always experience some level of pushback from guidance counselors about dual enrollment.  DO NOT be dissuaded or discouraged by this.  Expect it.  Plan for it.  Protect against it. 

Arm yourself with information, advocate for your child, and work closely with your sponsor dual enrollment school to ensure your child is meeting deadlines and reaping the benefits of this priceless educational opportunity.

Links:

HBCU over Ivy League PWI:  https://blacknews.com/news/curtis-lawrence-16-year-old-boy-headed-college-chooses-hbcu-over-yale-harvard/

George Washington University Dual Enrollment:  https://nondegree.gwu.edu/dcps-dual-enrollment

BiPOC Advocacy:  https://edtrust.org/the-equity-line/6-ways-to-make-dual-enrollment-programs-equitable/

What is Vocational Rehabilitation?

The State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Program is authorized by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act), as amended by Title IV of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). This program provides grants to assist States in operating statewide VR programs, each of which is an integral part of a statewide workforce development system. 

State VR programs provide VR services for individuals with disabilities, consistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice, so that they may prepare for and engage in competitive integrated employment or supported employment and achieve economic self-sufficiency. 

To be eligible for the VR program, individuals must have a physical or mental impairment that results in a substantial impediment to employment and who require and can benefit from VR services to achieve employment and maximize career goals.

Websites:

The Medical Loophole: The Ultimate Guide to Medical-based Financial Aid

https://amzn.to/3HGIX0H

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies

https://rsa.ed.gov/about/states

What Is AP? The AP Program offers college-level courses and exams that you can take in high school. BUT students must take an exam AND score at a 4 or 5 out of 5 for most colleges and universities to accept the credits. 

Websites: 

College Board

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/what-is-ap 

AP African American Studies

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/about-ap/how-ap-develops-courses-and-exams/pilot-ap-african-american-studies 

AP vs. Dual Enrollment

https://www.cappex.com/articles/applications/dual-enrollment-vs-ap-classes#:~:text=Dual%20enrollment%20allows%20high%20school,the%20student%20passes%20the%20class.

What is FERPA?

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that affords parents the right to have access to their children’s education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, and the right to have some control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education records. When a student turns 18 years old, or enters a postsecondary institution at any age, the rights under FERPA transfer from the parents to the student (“eligible student”). The FERPA statute is found at 20 U.S.C. § 1232g and the FERPA regulations are found at 34 CFR Part 99.

Source:  The Education Trust

Which classes should your child take and when?  Let me tell you!

So we're signed up.  Now what? Let me tell you!

Courtesy of The Education Trust: “Have you heard about dual enrollment programs for high school students but not sure what they are? Davis Dixon gives you a quick overview of what dual enrollment programs are, and what makes a high quality program. Unfortunately, in many cases student of color and student from low-income backgrounds are not participating in dual enrollment programs at high levels. We suspect there are three scenarios that are limiting their access to the benefits of this opportunity.”