School Partnership Agreement
College in the Schools
College of Continuing Education
University of Minnesota
Thank you for your interest in partnering with College in the Schools and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus. This form must be signed by the principal and submitted in support of each teacher wishing to teach a U of M course through CIS. This includes teachers already accepted and teaching who are now applying to teach an additional subject through CIS at your school; it also includes replacement teachers and substitute teachers filling in for those who will be out 11 or more consecutive work days.
Please complete the following (please print):
Teacher: ______
School: ______
Principal: ______
1. Please review the following information:
· Costs of supporting a U of M class (page 2).
· Responsibilities of your school or district (page 2). Responsibilities of other stakeholders—high school teachers, U of M faculty coordinators, and the CIS program—may be found on the CIS website at www.cce.umn.edu/cis .
· CIS and U of M policies (pages 2 and 3). These have been summarized from the Quick Guide to CIS Course Requirements and Related Policies and the CIS Administrative Handbook which are available on the CIS Web site at www.cce.umn.edu/cis.
· Class size limits for each course (page 4).
2. Sign here:
On behalf of the school or school district, I support the above-named teacher in offering a University of Minnesota course through College in the Schools by taking on the responsibilities outlined here, including all expenses, and abiding by program and U of M policies.
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Principal’s Signature Date
3. Submit this form by email to or by mail to:
College in the Schools
107 Armory
15 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
COSTS
Schools or districts pay $145 per student, per course (not per credit). This fee has remained at $145 since 2009-10.
Additional expenses include:
· the cost of textbooks, materials, and equipment (a list of required texts and materials is part of each course description on the CIS website; alternatives to required texts must be approved by the faculty coordinator in advance. Textbooks are infrequently replaced.)
· internet access at the school for teachers and students
· required laboratory facilities and equipment (see course descriptions on the website for details)
· substitute teachers for release days when CIS teachers attend CIS professional development and student field days
· transportation for CIS students to field days.
CIS teachers must attend professional development sessions during the summer as well as during the academic year. We strongly encourage all school districts to provide stipends for teachers’ participation in required summer professional development sessions.
School or District Administrator Responsibilities
1. Pay fees and costs associated with offering U of M courses through CIS.
2. Provide required textbooks and course materials for all CIS students.
3. Abide by all CIS and University policies (summarized below and described in the current Quick Guide to CIS Course Requirements and Related Policies and in the CIS Administrative Handbook).
4. Review the Quick Guide and the CIS Administrative Handbook when they are emailed to you each year, for changes to policies.
5. Notify the CIS office of all teacher absences you expect to last 11 or more consecutive work days.
6. Provide teacher application and supporting documents for an appropriate substitute for any CIS teacher gone for 11 or more consecutive work days, and for a replacement for any CIS teacher leaving permanently.
7. Obtain approval for role of student teachers in U of M courses.
8. Provide release days and substitutes for teachers to attend CIS professional development workshops and student field days.
9. Provide transportation for students and teachers to campus field days.
CIS and University policies
1. Class composition: 75% of students participating in a U of M course offered through CIS must be enrolled for U of M credit. Up to 25% may be enrolled for high school credit only. This requirement is critical to ensuring that the course functions at the University level.
2. Entry Point Project: 60% of the students enrolled in an Entry Point Project course need to be from one or more of the following target student populations:
· In the academic middle (between the top 50% and the top 20% of their class)
· multilingual/ELL
· members of racial or ethnic minorities
· first-generation college-bound students
· from families of low to moderate income
3. Student eligibility criteria: Students enrolled for U of M credit need to meet eligibility criteria set by the faculty coordinator on behalf of the department owning the course. Student eligibility criteria are meant to facilitate selection of appropriate students by teachers, counselors, or administrators—or self-selection by students; however, if there is any question about whether or not a student is prepared for the rigor of the University course, the decision rests with the CIS teacher in consultation with the U of M faculty coordinator. CIS teachers may override eligibility criteria in cases where they have reason to believe the student could do well in the U of M course.
4. Class size caps: CIS teachers and schools are required to observe the same class-size limits as are used in discussion sections on the University campus; these limits are set by the academic departments that own the courses—not by CIS. Students taking the course for high school credit only as well as those taking the class for University credit are to be counted equally for the purposes of measuring class size. When enforcing class caps, CIS looks for a pattern of over-enrollment over a two-year period. If sections are repeatedly over-enrolled schools risk losing the option to offer the course.
5. Student credit load: Typical full-time undergraduate enrollment is 15 credits per semester. Enrollment in more than 20 credits per term is not allowed without the approval of the College of Continuing Education’s Scholastic Committee.
6. 9th and 10th grader participation: Allowed in some courses, but not all, and only if needed to fill the class. Class size caps cannot be exceeded.
7. Student field day participation: Although most courses available through CIS hold on-campus student field days, student and teacher participation is required for only a few, which are noted above (Responsibilities, 8b).
8. Teacher professional development participation: CIS teachers are required to participate in all UMN-sponsored professional development for their cohort the summer prior to each academic year in which they will be teaching a UMN course. They are also required to participate in two to three days of UMN-sponsored professional development for their cohort during each academic year in which they are teaching a UMN course.
If they teach every other year, teachers in the following cohorts are also required to attend professional development events during their non-teaching years: Applied Economics, Sociology, History, and Literature. Other teachers who teach a UMN course every other year are strongly encouraged, but not required, to also attend during non-teaching years.
9. Combining the University course with Advanced Placement test prep: Former CIS students often present a course syllabus to gain recognition for U of M credits earned through CIS. Because of this, it’s important that syllabi clearly identify courses as U of M courses. As long as the content of the U of M course is fully and completely covered, teachers are free to include additional material, including content necessary to prepare students for the AP test.
On the syllabus, a course should be identified only as a U of M course. Courses offered through CIS are not CIS courses, UMN/AP courses, CIS/AP courses, or UMN/CIS courses. Please identify the course as a U of M course, and use the University’s designator and title.
CLASS SIZE LIMITS FOR EACH COURSE
The academic departments at the U of M set maximum class size limits to ensure the content, pedagogy, and assessment of the U course can be satisfactorily implemented. High schools are required to observe the U’s class size limits in the chart below.
U of M Course Title / U of M Designator / Class Size LimitEnglish and Communication Studies
Introduction to Public Speaking / COMM 1101 / 27
Introduction to Literature: Poetry, Drama, Narrative / ENGL 1001W / 25
Writing Studio (Entry Point Project) / WRIT 1201 / 22
University Writing / WRIT 1301 / 24
Mathematics
CSE Calculus I / MATH 1371 / 28
College Algebra through Modeling (Entry Point Project) / PSTL 1006 / 35
Basic and Applied Statistics / EPSY 3264 / 30
Science
Introductory Animal Science / ANSC 1101 / 36
Plant Propagation / HORT 1001 / Capacity of lab up to 30
Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology / PSTL 1135 / Capacity of lab
Introductory College Physics I / PHYS 1101W / 25
Physics by Inquiry (Entry Point Project) / PSTL 1163 / 24
Social Sciences
Introduction to African American Studies / AFRO 1011 / 25
Principles of Microeconomics/Macroeconomics (Applied Economics) / APEC 1101/1102 / 35
Authority and Rebellion: American History to 1865/ Global America: US History Since 1865 / HIST 1307/1308 / 30
American Democracy in a Changing World (Political Science) / POL 1001 / 30
Introduction to Psychology / PSY 1001 / 25
Multicultural Perspectives in Sociology (Entry Point Project) / PSTL 1211 / `30
World and Classical Languages
Beginning Modern Chinese / CHN 1011/1012 / 20
Intermediate Modern Chinese / CHN 3021/3022 / 20
Intermediate French / FREN 1003/1004 / 24-26
Intermediate German / GER 1003/1004 / 26
Beginning Classical Greek / GRK 1001/1002 / 22
Beginning Hebrew / HEBR 1001 / 30
Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced Hebrew / HEBR 1002, 3011/3012, 3090 / 25
Beginning Japanese / JPN 1011/1012 / 20
Intermediate Latin Prose/Poetry / LAT 3003/3004 / 22
Intermediate Spanish / SPAN 1003/1004 / 25
Updated June 10, 2015
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