The following applicants have been preliminarily selected to receive a grant for the Early College High School (ECHS) Cycle 4 Grant Program.

Contact:	Donnell Bilsky (Funding) Discretionary Grants Phone: (512) 463-9269 donnell.bilsky@tea.state.tx.us	Kelty Garbee (Program) State Initiatives (512) 463-8211 kelty.garbee@tea.state.tx.us
Program Description:	The purpose of this program is to support the planning and implementation of ECHS’s created through a partnership between an IHE and an independent school district (ISD). Each ECHS will target and enroll students at risk of dropping out of school, and provide rigorous curriculum and instruction allowing students to earn their high school diploma and 60 credit hours toward either an associate’s degree or a baccalaureate degree at no cost to the student.
Grant Period:	January 1, 2010 – May 31, 2012

List of Awardees:

ECHS, Cycle 4 New Grantees:

Comal ISD

Goose CreekISD

Humble ISD

Panola Charter School

Trinity Valley Community College