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Committee recommends pre‑college agreement with Lackawanna College; IU 20 grant will offset 2024‑25 dual‑enrollment costs
Summary
The EPR committee recommended the district enter a pre‑college agreement with Lackawanna College to offer up to 30 college credits through in‑district courses; staff described course mapping, a $100 per credit student fee and an IU 20 grant to offset 2024‑25 costs.
The committee recommended approval of a pre‑college agreement with Lackawanna College that would let East Stroudsburg students earn up to 30 college credits at the high‑school campuses through courses taught in district and transcribed by Lackawanna.
Staff said the proposed agreement maps honors and AP high‑school courses to Lackawanna equivalents: examples listed included Biology I honors / AP Biology; Chemistry honors / AP Chemistry (4 credits each), English 12 AP/honors mapped to an introductory literature class, AP U.S. History mapped to a three‑credit U.S. History class, college‑level statistics, algebra and pre‑calculus mappings, and an introductory sociology or psychology course. Lackawanna requires students be grade 10 or above to enroll for college credit; exceptions can be requested case‑by‑case.
The district explained the process for documenting college credit: students would sign up through counselors; building administration would convert district numerical grades to the college conversion chart and submit the signed grading form to Lackawanna for transcript entry. Staff emphasized that students and families must still confirm whether receiving Lackawanna credit fits their post‑secondary plans because transfer and acceptance are determined by receiving institutions.
Staff also told the committee the IU 20 intermediate unit had agreed to apply excess grant funds to offset some dual‑enrollment costs for the 2024‑25 school year; presenters said that arrangement reduces immediate cost burdens on families for the current year.
Ending: The committee recommended the pre‑college agreement by voice vote. Staff said counselors and building administrators will distribute course and enrollment information to students in time for schedule decisions; the agreement and the IU 20 grant support expanding dual‑enrollment options while staff monitor transfer acceptance practices with partner colleges.
