The Early College Network (ECN) is a peer learning community of schools that utilize a dual enrollment strategy to permit students to earn both high school and college credit concurrently.
These innovative, public high schools blur the lines between high school and college and in 4-5 years students graduate with a high school diploma, associate degree, and/or up to two years of college credit, and/or certified work credentials. All at no additional cost to students’ families.
Since its inception in 2017, the ECN has convened principals, counselors, college liaisons, and teachers to share best practices, learn from one another, and advocate together to support student access and success in high school and beyond. The ECN has defined a shared identity and established a roadmap to better match the current and changing needs of students and communities. Developed by principals in the network, the Next Generation Early College Framework guides the overall work of the network.
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Contact Stacy Costello (scostello@rti.org) for information on joining the Early College Network.
Welcome to the ECN Webinar
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Student Career Panel 1: Public Health
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Fall Study Visit (East)
Duplin ECHS
Fall Study Visit (West)
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences
Student Career Panel 2: Environmental Sciences
Virtual
Student Career Panel 3: Human Resources
Virtual
Spring Study Visit (West)
Cabarrus Early College of Technology
Spring Study Visit (East)
Brunswick ECHS
Student Career Panel 4: College Experience
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New Principals' Orientation
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Principal Networking Session
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Principal Regional Networking (Northeast)
Hertford ECHS
Principal Regional Networking (Northwest)
WCU at Biltmore Park, Asheville, NC
Principal Networking Session
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Principal Networking Session
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Principal Regional Networking (Southeast)
Early College EAST
Principal Regional Networking (Southwest)
McDowell ECHS
Principal Networking Session
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Principal Study Visit
Middle College High School at Durham Tech
Science Virtual Teacher Networking Session
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ELA Virtual Teacher Networking Session
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Advisory Virtual Teacher Networking Session
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Math Virtual Teacher Networking Session
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Social Studies Virtual Teacher Networking Session
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Science Virtual Teacher Networking Session
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ELA Virtual Teacher Networking Session
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Social Studies Virtual Teacher Networking Session
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Advisory Virtual Teacher Networking Session
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Math Virtual Teacher Networking Session
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Counselor/College Liaison Networking Session
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Counselor/College Liaison Role-Alike Session
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Counselor/College Liaison Networking Session
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Counselor/College Liaison Role-Alike Session
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Fall Virtual Networking Session for Student Leaders
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Spring Virtual Networking Session for Student Leaders
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Networks hosted by the Center for Education Services are guided by three additional design tenets:
Networks are communities of practice that are led by members who share common interests and challenges.
Network activities cultivate intentional bonds and bridges among members of the community that extend beyond formal convenings.
Members collaborate to influence the environment in which they operate through collective advocacy.
Contact Stacy Costello (scostello@rti.org) for information on joining the Early College Network.
“One of the best things I have done this year is being a part of the Early College Network.”
-Bobby Dixon, Principal, Chatham School of Science and Engineering
Laurie Baker is an educational consultant with national experience in the areas of innovative school design and educational leadership. Having been a teacher, administrator, and volunteer advocate, she has firsthand experience in how poverty, race, and rurality affect children and communities.
Dr. Baker develops a long-term strategy for domestic educational services, including instructional coaching, instructional coach development, leadership coaching, strategic consulting, and peer networking events. Currently, she manages technical assistance projects focused on educational leadership and school design in North Carolina and Texas.
Dr. Baker joined RTI in 2016 from North Carolina New Schools, where she led large-scale educational reform projects in Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. She has extensive background as a practitioner, having served as a high school English teacher, middle school assistant principal, high school assistant principal for at-risk students, and early college high school principcal. She is also a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem—an advocate for abused and neglected children.
