The following applicants have been preliminarily selected to receive a grant for the Early College High School (ECHS) Small and Rural District Planning Grant.
Contacts:	James Connolly (Funding) Discretionary Grants (512) 463-9269 james.connolly@tea.state.tx.us	Kelty Garbee State Initiatives (512) 936-6060 kelty.garbee@tea.state.tx.us
The purpose of the RFA is to provide funding and technical assistance resources that will allow small and rural ISDs to do the following: 1. Investigate and become knowledgeable about the ECHS model. 2. Establish and convene regular meetings of an ECHS design team in order to develop and refine a comprehensive plan for opening an ECHS that closely adheres to the ECHS core principles. The design team must include members from all partner groups. 3. Hire a director, coordinator, or liaison to lead the design team. 4. Develop a partnership and an MOU between the ISD and an IHE that will provide access to college resources and offer dual credit courses; 5. Identify, manage, and document the necessary organizational and cultural changes needed to implement an ECHS model in a small or rural district.
Grant Period:	December 1, 2008 – May 1, 2009

List of Awardees:

Beeville ISD El Paso Community College Southwest Texas Junior College Sweetwater ISD Texas A&M University

Last Updated October 22, 2008