The Board of Regents approved a memorandum of understanding between NSHE and the Clark County School District that will focus on remediation issues, reducing barriers to dual enrollment, and increasing career and technical education opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe greatest challenge we face in higher education in Nevada is improving student success outcomes,\u201d said Chancellor Thom Reilly. \u201cWe cannot underestimate the importance of creating a culture of higher education for our young people and the need to grow our partnerships with our K-12 colleagues through this partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The partnership will focus on three areas: remediation, dual enrollment, and increasing career and technical education opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
REMEDIATION<\/strong> – More than half (54.6 percent) of CCSD\u2019s high school class of 2016 were placed into remedial coursework at NSHE institutions, and research demonstrates that students placed into remediation are less likely to earn a college degree. Shifting math and English remediation from college back to high school, allowing eligible students to fulfill their remediation through in-person or online instruction during their junior or senior year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n DUAL ENROLLMENT<\/strong> – Dual credit programs allow students to earn college credit while completing high school graduation requirements have already proven highly effective in encouraging students to graduate high school and attend college. The Nevada legislature demonstrated strong support for dual credit programs during last legislative session and the State Board of Education has approved over 900 dual credit courses for CCSD students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION<\/strong> – The partnership calls for expanding participation in Nevada\u2019s career and technical education (CTE) program at CCSD high schools to allow students to earn articulated credit at NSHE institutions and receive preparation leading to postsecondary and industry credentials in career pathways that include agriculture, business administration, health services, public safety, hospitality and information technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Regents Chair Kevin J. Page said the partnership will help increase student success over the long-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve identified the issues and found adoptable solutions to increasing student success in Nevada\u2019s higher education institution,\u201d Page said. \u201cI am grateful for Dr. Jesus Jara and his staff for working with us on these issues. Together we will make a difference in how Nevada views higher education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In conjunction with NSHE\u2019s Student Success Summit, the MOU between NSHE and CCSD is the first of its kind in Nevada and marks a renewed effort to increase graduation rates in higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are committed to our partnership with CCSD. Our state demands it so we can meet the skilled workforce needs of our growing economy,\u201d Page said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Clark County School District Board of Trustees approved the MOU last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[39,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1413","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-39","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}