Great news for Texas high school students! The first stand alone accredited college readiness and college success course for Texas high schools was approved by the Texas State Board of Education on Friday July 23, 2010.
This course will help students to not only prepare for college success, but will improve their performance in high school. The authors created an excellent course which I predict will become a model for high schools across the nation.
Over 50% of students coming to college are not prepared for success and many drop out during or after their first semester. Large numbers of students are required to take remedial courses during their first year of college. We need to prepare our students for success before they come to college and this is why a course like this is needed nationwide.
The name of the new course is “College Transition” PEIMS # N1290050. It can be offered to 10-12 graders for .5-1 credits by anyone with a valid Texas Teacher Certification. Teachers can get additional training through Texas Educational Service Centers, Texas Education Agency, and educational association workshops.
Two books are recommended as resources in the application and one of them is Achieve College Success…Learn How in 20 Hours or Less by Raymond Gerson. Training on how to use this book and resources has been provided to many of the Educational Service Centers and I will be offering more training throughout the state in the fall and spring.
This course will be added to a list of approved courses on the Texas Education Agency website at www.tea.state.tx.us soon and interested parties can contact TEA Curriculum Department for more information.
You can also email me at raymond@raymondgerson.com for more information.
Best regards,
Raymond Gerson
