Middle College @ Eastern Kentucky University

Effective University/District Partnerships

• are deliberately designed; collaborative; advance self-interest; solve common problems (Goodlad, 1988)
• share goals and objectives and means of achievement (Shive, 1984). 

Public school district and local university common problems include a lack of college preparedness and failure to thrive resulting in decreased retention rates, especially for students in the lowest socioeconomic quartile (Cahalan & Perna, 2015). Shared goals and objectives include increased college preparedness, increased success, and increased retention.


MC@EKU

Approximately five years ago, Madison County, Eastern Kentucky University, and Kentucky Department of Education leaders came together to implement a program aimed at increasing equity and access to college for academically capable students who were disengaged or facing challenges/barriers in traditional high school classrooms. 

                   

               

Middle College @ EKU:  From the Kids' Perspective

Middle College @ EKU Achievement and Financial Data

MC@ EKU graduate Karoline Hix describes 

how her MC experience changed 

the trajectory of her future. 

Success at EKU

Early College Initiatives

CCR Delivery Plan: Strategy 6.3

References:

Cahalan, M. & Perna, L. (2015). Indicators of higher education equity in the United States: 45 year trend report. Washington, D.C.:The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education and The University of Pennsylvania Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy.

Goodlad, J. I. (1988). School-university partnerships for educational research: Rationale and concepts. In K.A. Sirotnik & J.I. Goodlad (Eds.). School University Partnerships in Action: Concepts, Cases and Concerns. New York: Teachers College Press. 

Shive, R. J. (1984). School and university partnerships: Meeting common needs. Improving College and University Teaching, 32(3), 119-122.

       

For further information, contact:

Stephanie Smith
Middle College @ EKU

stephaniesmith08@gmail.com