Alameda Science & Technology Institute
On September 30th, 2004 the College of Alameda and the Alameda Unified School District held a press conference to announce the receipt of a five year $400,000 grant.
At the October 14th, 2003 BOE Meeting the Board approved the agreement.
Between October and December, presentations were made to the staffs of COA and AUSD district personnel about the ECHS progam. Orientation meetings for middle school staff, and middle school parents were also held in October. In January, all eighth graders from Lincoln, Wood, Chipman and Paden visited the College of Alameda campus to receive information about the program. On February 23, 2004 over 100 parents attended an Information Night. As of the deadline of February 27, 2004 a total of 63 applicants have been submitted. The breakdown by school is as follows: Chipman (33) Lincoln (17) Paden (3) Wood (5) and Oakland Attendance area (5).
Although open to all students, low-income young people, first generation college goers, English language learners, and students of color as well as students who are unsuccessful academically and need an alternative education to excel are encouraged to apply.
Ideally, each year 100 students will be added to the program until it reaches a maximum of 400 students, 9th to 12th grades. In the 9th and 10th grades, students will be taking predominantly high school courses, transitioning to college level courses in the 11th and 12th grades. The college courses will emphasize four career tracks: Engineering, Information Technology, Transportation (Diesel and Aviation Technology), and Education (Teacher Preparation).
On May 14, 2004, approximately 70 students with their families attended an Open House sponsored by the College of Alameda and Alameda Unified School District. A panel discussion with Kaleah Merriwhether, 12th grade student at Middle College High School, Adolfo Bertero, Instructor, Middle College High School, Dr. Bob Nolan, Vice-President of Learning Programs, FCCC and Jeff Tschudi, Program Director, Early College High School, FCCC presented their views on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the first class of Alameda Science & Technology students.
In 2008, 28 students graduated from Alameda Science Technology Institute. At the April 22, 2008 meeting, staff presented a report recapping all 28 students' college plans along with the community college credits they earned.
2004/05 Alameda Science & Technology Institute schedule
Here is report presented by ASTI staff at the August 28, 2012 BOE meeting.
In 2014, a study about Early College High School programs was released.
The College of Alameda's Alameda Science and Technolgy Institute is supported by a grant from the Foundation of California Community Colleges' Early College High School Initiative which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant in partnership with Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ford Foundation, W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
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