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District expands early college and MEFA Pathway use; staff report higher dual-enrollment credits
Summary
New Bedford officials reported growth in early college enrollment, adoption of MEFA Pathway for student planning, and progress on college application supports. Presenters said 34 early-college seniors had earned an average of nine credits at midyear with projected averages above 12 by graduation.
District staff told the School Committee Tuesday that early college and college-access initiatives are expanding, and that a new district-wide college and career platform is improving student planning.
Jen McGuire, the districts college and career information coordinator, said the early college program had 34 students in the senior cohort and that those students averaged more than nine college credits at the midyear check. McGuire said the class had the potential to average about 14.5 credits by graduation if students remain on track. "At…
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