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Fairmont State presenters tell Harrison County Schools board about Middle College and RISE for youth from foster care
Summary
Presenters from Fairmont State and the West Virginia Schools Diversion and Transition described Middle College and the RISE support program, which let students with foster-care experience earn a two-year associate degree and a high-school diploma while receiving campus-based support and transportation help.
Jacob Ayers, a counselor with the West Virginia Schools Diversion and Transition, told the Harrison County Schools board that Middle College and RISE at Fairmont State aim to reduce educational instability for students who have experienced foster care by offering a two-year pathway to an associate degree alongside a high-school diploma.
The presenters said the Middle College model allows eligible students to complete eight aligned courses over about two years to meet high-school requirements while taking roughly 60 college credit hours at Fairmont State. "We take care of the GED education portion of it," Hannah Scott Long said, describing the program as an "option pathway" that coordinates high-school credits with college coursework…
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