We're going to get started. I know some people will be joining us a little later and that's okay. We are recording this session so that we can post it and we will have a second session available in the upcoming weeks for anyone else who is interested in joining. Uh my name is
Diana Shaheen. I am one of three executive directors of student achievement. I'm also joined today uh by Mrs. Fodn. She is my colleague and an executive director of student achievement as well. Uh the purpose of
tonight's meeting is uh to share with parents and our community about some non-traditional options we have for our high school students. Uh the district is very proud to offer uh a wide assortment of high school options for students to
create a pathway that's just right for them. So we believe in differentiating to meet our students needs. uh parents and students in middle and high school learn about all of these programs. In today's session, uh we'll cover two really important topics
as your child prepares to start their high school experience. Uh whether he or she wants to prepare for a career right out of high school or earn an associates degree at no cost to your family or take challenging academic classes at um
through our programs and earn acceptance at a top tier university. Hopefully um all of these are possible with our Dearborn public schools offerings. So during our session today we will have um
a few different options discussed students can have access to in 9th grade and then we'll have some opt opportunities for questions and answers from our presenters. Uh Mr. Salame will go through the details of the Henry Ford Early College and we are also joined by
Kim Shaver who will discuss DCMST programming and criteria and we will also uh gladly answer any of your questions you have today. So um I'm looking at the chat here. Hello to the parents who are chatting
with me. I'm going to try to multitask chatting, talking, presenting, all of the good stuff. Um, who would like to present first? Uh, Marawan, do you want to go first or Kim? >> Uh, I can go first if um that's okay.
>> Yeah, go ahead. No problem. >> Um, can I sh am I going to share share my screen then? I guess hopefully that'll work and Okay. So, um, can you guys can somebody
give me a thumbs up if you can see? Okay, very good. Hi, my name is Kim Shaver and I'm one of the teachers at the Dearborn Center for Math, Science, and Technology. And this evening, we wanted to give you some information about our program. Our director is Amala Cadre. She is on the
call this evening. And our lead teacher uh is Mr. Nathan Barnett. So, a little bit of background about DCMST. Our mission is to prepare the next generation of leaders in the STEM field.
We are a 4year halfday high school program. If your child attends DCMST, they'll spend half the day with us either in the morning or the afternoon, and the other half of their day they will they will spend at their home high
school. Our curriculum is rigorous, researchbased. All students will take at least one computer science class along with um a variety of science and math
courses to prepare them for the upper level courses that they would take uh at the university. So, our our goal is to prepare your child to be
to be able to get to the career that they are interested in such as being a doctor, an engineer, a computer scientist, or to go into research, some of the upper level STEM fields.
So if you are interested in going to DCMST um there are a few criteria or things that we look for in a potential candidate for DCMS2 at DCMST.
First of all, we we're looking for kids um who are future driven and who feel that academic success is very important to them. Since we are a rigorous program, we have high
expectations and we really do our best to challenge this the students level that they can handle. We're looking for kids who are open to learning and open to challenges and
open-ended questions. We're also looking for students who understand what the word grit means. Are you determined to get to that career, that high achieving career years down the road? Those are the kids that we're looking for. Are you curious
about STEM ideas? Do you wonder how your computer works? Do you think about different ways to help cure cancer? We're interested in students who have those kind of STEM curiosities. And we're also looking for C for kids
who plan on attending a 4-year university right out of high school to pursue a professional degree. This slide gives you a summary of the group of kids who completed our program
last year. These were kids who graduated from Dearborn public schools last year and are now currently at the university. We had 65 students complete our program last year. And as you can see, 33 came
from Dearborn High, 21 from Fortson, and 11 from Edil. For this group of 65 kids, their average GPA was 4.21 21 with an average ACT score of 1300.
On average, this group of kids took 10 AP classes. And AP classes are like taking a college class. You take an endofear exam through the College Board. And in addition, if you attend DCMSST,
you also have the opportunity to dual enroll in classes as well that are STEM related to fulfill our STEM requirements. And on average, our students took four college classes. Combining those numbers, many of our
students or on average our students complete 14 college level courses. This group of 65 kids were offered over $6.7 million in scholarships and they
accepted close to $3 million in scholarships. And where are those students now? Our the kids who finish our program are at many top level universities. Kids completing our program have been
accepted to MIT, Harvard, Yale, Brown, Caltech, Stanford, UPEN, Colombia, Cornell, Princeton, and many right now are at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor as well. And I
just want to make a note, one of the things you're going to hear about from the other presenter is about uh the Collegiate Academy. And I just wanted to make a note that if you do attend DCMSST, you can also be a part of the collegiate academy which you would begin in your
junior and senior year. So are you a candidate for DCMST? Well, one of the first things we look for is that as an eighth grader, you are enrolled in algebra 1. If you are in algebra 1, you might want to consider
applying. We look for a score of 78% or higher on your semester 1 algebra final that you'll be taking here later in the month. We also evaluate your 7th grade
MSTEP scores and we're looking for you to be proficient or higher in math and language arts. And we also look for your grades in language arts, math, and science in the second semester of seventh grade and the
first semester of 8th grade. We want them to be at B minus or higher. And let me back up back up and say if you check all of these boxes, we consider you a fully qualified
candidate. And if you apply, um, as long as we have, um, enough spots, you're very likely to get an invitation. This is our curriculum plan at DCMST. And I just want to highlight a few
things. As a ninth grader and as a 10th grader, these are the classes you would take. We usually have three groups of kids rotating between these classes. is in the ninth grade. You take honors integrated math 2, honors chemistry and
a college level type of class, AP computer science principles. In the 10th grade, you take honors integrated math 3, AP biology, and AP Seminar, which is a introductory research course. Our math
programs are integrated. By the time you finish the 10th grade, you will have earned credit for geometry, algebra 2, and we will have completed about 80% of pre-calc. Many of our students are able to actually skip
pre-calc in the 11th grade and they can go right into AP or college calculus or an AP class. Um because of how we accelerate you through math in the ninth and tth grade,
we have a variety of elective offerings at DCMST, including re AP research, a secondary computer science class, along with many other electives that you can find by clicking on the link in the slideshow. I
will post the link after I'm done presenting so that you can have a you can have access to that information so you can see what kind of other electives and classes at your home school and at HFC would be considered an approved STEM
class. This is what your day will be like at DCMST. As a 9th and 10th grader, you will attend your home high school in the morning for first, second, and third hour. During that time, you'll take social studies,
language arts, and either gym or a foreign language or some other class. You'll eat lunch at your home school, and then there will be a bus transportation from your high school over to DCMST in the afternoon for your
fourth, fifth, and sixth hours where you'll take your science, math, and technology courses. After 6th hour, there will be a bus to take you back to your home school and you will arrive back to your home high school before the regular school day ends.
So that means if you want to participate in after school activities at your home school, you will be back in plenty of time to do any sports, clubs, band, or student council. In fact, we have many of our students who are very active in
all of those things at their home school. We opened up our applications today. Um, if you are interested in applying and you are a district student, you would click on this link here that says DPS
applicant information. If you are from outside the district and are currently not a a district student, if you go to a private school or a charter school, there's another link that says nondps applicant information.
You would click that link. We're going to keep our applications open from December 1st to February 27 27th, 2026. And just a reminder that again our selection is based on your common assessment score in algebra,
standardized test score and GPA for those semesters uh for those two different card markings that I me that I mentioned. If more students qualify and apply then we have available spots than we do a
lottery. I will tell you last year last year was the first year that we had all of our students were fully qualified. So that means it was pretty it was a pretty competitive process to get into the program uh for this current school year
and the students who chose to apply and come are just doing a great job this year. Here's a link to our website and again the lead teacher is Mr. Barnett. Our director is Amal Alcadre.
And that ends my presentation. I will post a link in the chat and I will hang around to answer questions after uh Mr. Salom goes. Thank you for your attention. Okay, now I got to
There we go. >> Hi, good evening everyone. Um, Miss Shaheen, do you have the PowerPoint or do you need me to share my screen? >> Ideally, if you could share from your screen, I can find it if you're not able to.
>> Yeah, not a problem. While we're waiting for Mr. Salam to get his slideshow up. I saw there was one uh question that came through about a parent uh whose child wasn't in the district last year um and they couldn't do algebra 1. Kim,
do you see the uh question in the group chat? >> Um I see that. And does that mean they're in the ninth grade this year or are they in the eighth grade? That it's not clear to me. Um, if you are if you
don't get if the student wants to join our program in the 10th grade, we have a pathway to do that. Okay. So, your child's in the eighth grade, but they're not in algebra. Well, um, our recommendation would be to either get
the algebra credit by self-study or taking a summer class or wait until they're they earn the algebra credit in the nth grade and they can apply can apply to join in the 10th grade. And if you have any other questions, you can
email us about that. >> Miss Shaver, this is Mrs. Faraj. Uh they can also do the test out for the algebra credit. >> We have >> Yeah. Once they enroll in Dear Moon, they would enroll first and that they take the test out
>> and they would email assessment department about the availability of the the test out dates and I'm ready whenever you are. Uh so just let me know. I don't know if you want to answer any more questions first. >> I think that was the only question we
had in the chat. So, we'll turn it over to you, Mr. Salom. Thank you. >> So, hi everyone. >> This is Marwan Salomi. I'm the uh the principal of the Henry Ford Early College. On this call with us tonight is also uh Miss
Crystal Ozinski who's the assistant principal um at our school. >> Hello. How are you? Uh so we're going to go through uh the program very similar to the way DCMST uh ran through their kind of give you an
overview of our program um and then what the dayto-day and really yeartoyear looks like within our program. Um so there are a few significant differences between the Henry Ford Early College and DCMST. uh the most significant is really
the fact that the Henry Ford Early College is almost like uh a fourth high school in Dearborn public schools. So whereas with DCMSST you're spending half the day at the Michael Berry Center and then half the day um at the home school
um the Henry Ford Early College is the main campus um and is the only high school that the students attend. Uh so they're not going back and forth between Fortson or Dearborn High. Uh it is the Henry Ford Early College really is their is their home school, their home base.
Uh but we do have um the ability and students do have the ability to play sports or any of the extracurricular activities at their home school. Uh because I get this question quite a bit. I want to talk about it now and and and then move on. Uh so for example, if the
student's home school was Fortson High School and they're attending the Henry Ford Early College and they want to play basketball or they want to join a club after school that we don't offer, uh students do have the ability to play that sport or join that club at the uh
at their home school. Um so I'll answer more questions on that toward the end if if there are any. Uh so our program the Henry Ford Early College is really broken up into three main main programs. So students apply to our school uh
either through the health program, the advanced manufacturing and technology or the education program. Now at the bottom there, the fourth uh bullet point says other, which I'll get to in just a moment. Uh because we don't hold our students only to one of those three
programs. Uh so students have the opportunity to explore and really get an idea of what their interests are and if it's a student who might be interested in business or a student who might be interested in law we do have options and
and academic pathways that will um that will work with those students which I'll talk about later in the presentation. Uh but the three main programs that the students will apply to are the health, the manufacturing and the education.
Uh so we are located on the Henry Ford College campus. Uh it's a fantastic environment for our students. Something very different. Um and it comes with quite a bit of responsibility for the students because we are on Henry Ford College's campus. So we do have our
standalone high school. Uh we are in the first year in that building. So we were fortunate enough to buy a building last year, renovate it and move into it. Uh but students do have classes across the entire campus. So we have students that are really spread um amongst 12
different buildings on campus at different uh times of of the day. Um our program is also different from any other high school program in the district because we are a five-year program. We are a five-year high school. students come to us and within those five years
they do earn their high school diploma. But in addition to their high school diploma are earning an associates degree um there are multiple certification opportunities for our students to become certified in a trade. Um and then we do
offer uh the majority if not all of the classes are transferable uh to um colleges and universities in the state of Michigan through our MTA which is the Michigan transfer agreement. Um we do have career focused classes. Um so this
5-year program the most um you know important and impactful impactful aspect of it is the fact that students do graduate with a diploma and an associates degree. Um and last year our average student had 78 college credits.
So many of our students exceed the associates degree the 60 credits needed. uh many of them start their their um com complete our program and start a four-year program with two years or almost two years completed. So, it is a
fantastic opportunity. Uh the best part of all, especially for parents, is that this is 100% free. The district pays for all the classes, all the all the textbooks. Um, so the students really have an opportunity to have two years of
college really paid for uh through our program. Uh, classes at the Henry Ford College. Our ninth grade year is a typical high school schedule. Students at this point are not taking any college classes in their ninth grade year. This could
potentially change as we're we're a very fluid program. We work handinhand with Henry Ford College um with their advising department. We work with their deans and their associate deans and their presidents in order to continuously improve our program. Um
right now 9th grade students take a full high school schedule. Um that could potentially change next year or the year after where they might have a high or college class in their ninth grade year. Um, so, uh, currently we have our ninth grade set up to scaffold our students
into the high school experience. In their 10th grade year, all of our students are taking two college classes per semester. Um, which is really a um a a quite a quite a change for our students because they are taking uh
those college classes in the middle of the day. Uh, we do have these 10th grade classes in in cohorts. So in 10th grade, all of the students in their classes are um our high school students from the Henry Ford Early College. So the students travel together. They stay
together in those college classes. Um and it isn't until 11th grade that our students are really integrated into Henry Ford College. And in 11th grade, students will have two to three high school classes and then two to three
college classes depending on the semester and depending on their um their associates degree and what academic track they're they're aligned in. Um so this is a a a challenge for many
students uh because they are taking classes at Henry Ford College with other college students. We have students who are taking classes at night, students who are taking classes during the uh on the weekend and they really have the opportunity to have a classes scheduled
around um their needs and around their schedule. So, um our high school classes typically end around 10 or 11:00 a.m. and then college classes start thereafter. Um and as as college classes go, they might have one class on Monday
and Wednesday. They might have other classes Tuesday, Thursday. They might have some classes that are hybrid that are in person and online. So, in 11th grade, students have the opportunity to select their own classes. Um, however, our counselors work handinand with our
students, which I'll talk about in just a moment, in order to help schedule uh those classes uh for the kids. uh 12th and 13th year uh they have one online or sorry they have one seminar high school course and then the rest are college
courses. So by their 12th grade year and their 13th year that fifth year they are full-time college students as well as high school students. Um so the three programs the students apply to I'll talk a little bit about
our our health program. uh the students who apply to the health program and get accepted um have hospital rotations uh every Wednesday. So this is a a very unique program. We are actually one of one of the only high schools in the
entire country that has a partnership with an actual hospital, Henry Ford Hospital. And our students on Wednesday go downtown and are in lab on Wednesday down at the hospital. They take a lab and then they do rotations and are in
clinical rotations at the hospital in 9th and 10th grade. Uh we have students who are scrubbing into procedures into surgeries. We have students who are um working with with nurses, students who are working in the X-ray room with with
technicians, uh learning how to take X-rays, learning how to um how to um work in the in the pharmacy and and assist with as a pharmacy tech. So, uh, these rotations are are are pretty cool and again it's it's pretty unique, uh,
to our program. >> So, I have a question about the healthcare program. >> We'll open up questions at the end. >> All right. >> All right. Thank you. Uh, so the the healthcare uh programs that we offer uh are I mean there are so many uh programs
that are offered um at Henry Ford College. Uh so we have students who are in the nursing and want to go into the nursing programs. We have students who are interested in um becoming a medical assistant uh a pharmacy technician,
respiratory therapist and so on. Any program that Henry Ford College offers, our students are are eligible to um align with and take and take classes and become certified or get an associates degree in that program. And then many of
our students, if not all of our students at this point, are pursuing four-year degree programs and beyond. Um, taking the credits that they earn at Henry Ford College and moving them over to four-year programs. Um, for the
manufacturing, we have tons of field experiences and rotations at Henry Ford College, whether it's at their Mtech Center that is on Schaefer Road, whether it's um actually at the at the college. So, we have tons of uh programs and
unique partnerships with Henry Ford College that allows our students to partake in uh tons of experiences and field experiences. I'm currently working on aligning at U of M Dearbornne as well so our students can be working in their labs um in their manufacturing labs and
engineering labs. Um just a few programs that are offered through the manufacturing. Um again we have students who are pre-engineering uh students who are interested in um automotive electronics. Uh cyber
security is a really big program right now. uh construction technology, HVAC. Our students who are interested in becoming HVAC certified have the opportunity to work um in one in a state-of-the-art lab uh that Henry Ford
College has. Uh so it's again another very unique opportunity in our program. And then there's the education program. So we have students who apply to the Henry Ford Early College to uh take and become teachers. And this is something the district is very proud of. So it's
elementary education or secondary education. Um and students are geared toward certification in child development. Um and then this is that that last bullet point I talked to you guys about on the first slide where I said that
there's there's the other. So we have students who apply to our program in 8th grade. And like many students and myself included when I was in 8th grade to when I graduated high school, I changed my mind so many times as to what I wanted
to do. Um, and we have students who apply to the health program and after a year they say, you know what, I'm really interested in law. Or we have students who apply to education and say, hey, I'm really interested in the culinary arts or the fine arts. So, one thing uh that
we're extremely proud of at the Henry Ford Early College is that every one of our students meets with their counselors at least twice a year on for a one-on-one conversation and any program that the student is interested in regardless of what they apply to. So if
I have students in health, education or manufacturing, if we have students who change their mind, we don't move their program from manufacturing to health, but students can pursue a degree. Students can pursue an associates classes in whatever field they are
interested in. So we have students now that are taking classes in business, classes in uh criminal justice, students who are taking uh cooking classes because they're interested in the culinary arts. We have students who are in theater. Uh so whatever they they
desire and whatever their um whatever they want an associates degree in and whatever career they want to pursue, every student has a unique individualized learning path that they align with that their counselors put together with them. and the sequence and scope of classes that they take are
aligned with what Henry Ford College offers, what U ofM offers and what Wayne State or any other um college that the student might be interested in. So, it's a very unique um uh sequence of courses that the students take. It does not mean
that if they apply to education, they have to take education classes. uh if they apply to the program in education but say, "Hey, I'm really interested in health, then they can choose a career pathway in health even though they're in the education program." And this is
something new. This is something that we started uh just two years ago in our program. Um and the students are extremely um energized about this because they're really able to to have a tailored uh academic uh experience in
our in our program. Uh so the application is currently live. It's on the blog. Every one of our in district middle schools. So any one of the middle schools in Dearbornne, your counselors will be emailing the students with the link and information to apply.
Uh the deadline is the 3rd of February. So um uh please make sure that those applications get in. I actually just checked our our application folder today and we have about three applications already in and the application just went live today. So students are really
excited and are already sending us their uh their application. Uh once we receive the application, all of the students who apply are invited to take a uh an exam in the spring, usually in uh
in March. uh those dates will go out later. It's a reading comprehension test um and a uh and a math test. Um so all those students who meet the qualified cutoff scores are put into a lottery and then selected into the program that they
apply to. Um so here's a little bit more about the entrance exam. Uh so the entrance exam as you can see um it's in partnership with Henry Ford Hospital and Henry Ford College uh they do require students to
be close to grade level or at grade level when they enter our program. So by the time they're in 10th grade we can ensure that they are college ready. Um all students who apply are required to take the math and reading test and then if eligible are entered into the blind
lottery. Um that's about a 15 question uh math test and 15 question reading test. Um uh the math test is a pre-alggebra test. So sixth and seventh grade questions. And then the reading um the reading test um is a reading passage
with questions that go along very similar similar to i ready PSAT uh tests. Um here are some contact information. Uh our address is at the top. our new address, 1M drive in Dearborn, Michigan. Uh you have my email
address there, Mr. Ozinsk's email address, and then the three counselors. Um and we'll all be able to answer any questions you might have. Um and um one last program I'll talk about which is not the Henry Ford Early College. This
is the collegiate academy. Uh so another program that is under my umbrella is the collegiate academy. So, the collegiate academy adds a fifth year to the high school. The difference is uh students apply to the collegiate academy or are
invited to the collegiate academy based on their GPA and PSAT scores um at the end of their 10th grade year. So, any student in Dearbornne who qualifies uh whether it's their GPA or through their
PSAT receives an acceptance letter um that they can join the collegiate academy. They start the collegiate academy in 11th grade. And essentially what this does is it adds a fifth year just like the Henry Ford Early College does and allows students to seek an
associates degree. Um, very similar to my program, but they remain at their home school and they take classes at their home school in addition to college classes. Uh, very much like dual enrollment, but it adds that fifth year um after their fourth after their fourth
year. Um, so I will open it up for questions. So I know I had a gentleman that asked a question, so I'd like to offer him the opportunity to go first. Um, and then I'll be more than happy to answer any other questions. >> Yeah. So my question is in regards to
the medical program you have. What qualifies you to get admitted to that over engineering? For example, let's say my son wants to go into that field and you say, "Hey, it's fall but we have engineering spots open." What's the
differentiator between the students? >> Yeah, that's a great question. So, so students apply to the specific program. So on the application the student will say I'm interested in applying to the health program and then when they if they take the test and they pass the
test then they are chosen from the lottery for the health students and then there's a lottery of uh students who apply to the engineering and then a lottery for the um education. So on the application that will differentiate
where they go. Um and then we we we follow the u the the same process for each lottery. >> So it's a lottery process and it has nothing to do with their grades or anything. >> Correct. >> Between the students.
>> Yeah. So, as long as the student applies and they take the test and they uh they pass the test with the the cutoff score, um then they're entered into the lottery. So, we have students whether they're 4.0 students or 2.0 students,
doesn't matter. As long as they pass that test, they're entered into the lottery. >> All right. Thank you. >> No, you're welcome. And sorry about cutting you off. I just wanted to make sure I I got >> No, that's fine cuz I had my my son from 3 years ago. I tried to get him into the
medical. He was full now. His brother is now applying either DCMS or early college. >> Yep. So, I've been through the roller coaster already. I mean, this experience. >> Do both and then you'll have a good time. >> Yeah. Is Miss Shaver on the call?
>> Yeah, she's still here. Yeah. >> Yeah. This is Mr. Amadi. Miss Shaver. >> Oh, hi. How are you? >> Good. How you doing? Very good. >> Very good. >> There's a question from Nora into the chat. She says, "Uh, college collegiate
academy, do they still graduate with their class?" >> Yes. So, for the collegiate academy, they graduate with their class and then they just um our our counselors depending on what high school they go to. Uh so, if you go to Fortson High
School, uh Miss Miss Bazzy will take care of that student during their fifth year after they graduate with their class. Mr. Gothro works with Dearborn High and Miss Tanner works with Zel Ford. So for that fifth year, uh our counselors will again at that point take
over and walk them through that that fifth year um after they graduate with with their class. >> Uh Raja, you asked a question. Can you please post the link? What link um is it to the application? >> Yes. Hi. Yeah. Yeah, the link for the uh
uh college. >> Yeah, it's coming right now. >> Okay. Oh my god. I want to ask a question, please. >> Yeah. Go ahead. >> Yeah. Okay. And the DMST is it lottery too or they going to take all the
student that apply >> based of grades >> or based of the grade? >> Right. So if we have more if we have more fully qualified students then we have spots there will be a lottery. Last year we were we were right at our at our
limit. So all those kids got an invitation. They don't all accept. So then we'll invite extra kids as well. This year we have um 76 nth graders. >> Ask how many people can accept. So what's can I can you guys just get me
what's the difference between the two and I I think I I'm just I understand both of them but what's the difference is it the difference the grade or the different the time or I I just
want to see which the difference maybe if I see the difference I can see which one is better to be honest when I joined the meeting I won the early college. But then I changed my mind when I see the the the other program. I feel it's more
I don't know. I'm still confused between the two. Now, >> well, one thing um you might want to consider is apply to both programs. You can >> Can I Can I do that? Apply for both and
your child can be accepted to both programs. And then you know between now and then it'll be probably um you know correct me if I'm wrong Marwan but it'll be like around the March April time frame when students will find out if
they've gotten into into the programs. So between this application period and that time that'll give you an opportunity to reach out to us, go through the information, maybe talk to other people who've been involved um in,
you know, who've had kids in the program to find out more about it. But there's nothing stopping anybody from applying to both programs. >> Yeah. Yeah. I I know to be honest it's you know it's a good you know now you guys uh uh explain everything for both
which is this is my first child for me it's the first experience for me I heard about early college a lot I don't know I'm still confused a little bit but >> yeah so I I agree with what Miss Shaver
said I think applying to both is a great idea I always encourage every parent and student that I speak to to apply to as many programs as they want. The same as I tell my students, make sure that you apply at as many colleges as you can. Uh
there's no there's no reason not to. And then it gives you plenty of time from now until um the lottery to make a decision on what program might be best for your student. Um I you know each program offers a very unique experience
and each program has a very unique um u sequence of of classes and and structure. Um I would say for me you know students who are in who are independent and I'm sure with DCMST it's the same idea. You know students in 11th
and 12th grade are really more so college students than they are high school students. Um, and that's something that, you know, students when they come to my program need to be ready, something that they need to handle. Um, taking those college classes, creating schedules. Now, we
help them out, but, uh, you know, getting to those classes is is is an important part of it, and students need to be, um, really, you know, driven to to want to be successful in that that type of environment. Uh DCMST offers a
little bit more of a a regular high school experience when the students are at their home school and then provides an extremely unique and different uh program when they're at Michael Berry Center. Uh really just really just depends on on each individual student.
So what might be best for one student is not best for another. So some kids will do very well in my program but might not do well at DCMST and vice versa. students might not dwell in DCMST but might flourish. So, you know, it's a decision that >> Yeah, you're right. Yeah.
>> Yeah. So, I would apply to both and do some research. And >> so, if I if I if my son apply and uh did did did if if he applied for early college, did you guys see your his grade
like this the like the the other program? Did you guys? >> So, I I have access, but the grades don't determine whether they they qualify for the for the >> Oh, okay. >> So, if if they apply and they have a 4.0
uh all A's in middle school, but they don't but they don't pass the the entrance exam, then they don't make the lottery. >> Okay. So, >> So, did did like did the did they can help them at Woodworth at school? They
they going to explain for the for my child for they going to explain them what they going to do what they need. >> Yeah, actually we're going to be at Woodworth tomorrow. So, uh DCMST Miss Oinski uh and myself. So, representatives from both programs will be at Woodworth tomorrow.
>> Okay. >> And then we're we're going to visit every middle school. So, we go together both programs. We go to every middle school. We talk to all of the eighth grade students. We pretty much go through this PowerPoint but in a little bit more detail with the students.
>> Yeah, that's going to help. Yeah, that's going to help a lot. The kids, you know, they can decideed what they want to do too, you know. >> You know, I hear both of them now, but for me it's a different but for my child is going to be more different what he decide to do. You know
>> I think you >> but one if I may add to um that they can also talk to the counselors at the middle school level. They all can answer their questions like at at what yeah they the counselors know what criteria
there each program takes and if the students qualify and can apply. So if let's say the meeting is finished and you still have questions they can go to the counselor. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You can also contact the counselor.
>> Thank you so much. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Then there was a question about busing. Um so for our program uh if if Forton High School would was would be your your home school uh and you and you need busing so you would go to Fortzson High
School at 7:30 in the morning. You get on the bus from Fortzson, the bus brings you to the early college, then at the end of the day, the bus takes you back to Fortson. And it's the same at the same at Dearborn High. So, we do offer busing transportation from the the main
high school to Henry Ford Early College and back, the same as DCMST. What about trade school programs? Is that through collegiate >> through both programs? So, uh I have students
um in my program that are getting trade certification and students uh through collegiate that are getting trade certification and then also students who are um pursuing higher higher degrees and four-year programs. So um I have I
have a a very broad spectrum of students that are you know interested in in HVAC, interested in plumbing or want to become brain surgeons. So uh our program really houses like such a wide range of of students but for trade certification uh yeah that would come through either
program can offer it. >> Can they still do it like if they're already in 11th grade or can they do like dual enrollment next year in um 12th grade? >> Yeah. So that Yeah. So that would be dual. So that would be dual enrollment. Wouldn't necessarily be the collegiate program, but they can start taking dual
enrollment classes >> to get certified like in a trade, >> right? >> Yeah. Yep. >> Okay. >> Mr. Salmi, there's a question for you about >> Yeah. So there was a question about uh business and and law. So we don't have a
specific program. I'm working now uh with actually Miss M. and a couple of the other executives about um opportunities to expand um but right now so if a student applies let's just say to education um and they don't
really want to do education or they apply to manufacturing and in their 10th grade year decide I really not interested in this I'm interested in something else we can align any one of the programs that Henry Ford College offers to our students so they have the
opportunity to pursue pursue programs or pursue degrees outside of the program they apply to. I would advise that student who might be interested in business or might be interested in law or whatever, to apply to any of the programs that are more directed to what
they're interested in now, whether it's manufacturing, health, or education. And then we can align them to um a specific degree later on their 10th or 11th grade year. a question about a pilot. I would
definitely go into the advanced man manufacturing because there are actually um um engines, airplane engines that the students work on. Uh it's pretty cool actually. So, you'd have classes that um that are pretty fun that you you'd
probably enjoy. So if if we have a student who comes in and after two years wants to change their major, the counselors help them with that and walk them through that process. It happens all the time. I mean, kids come in in in nth grade and and they change their mind a 100 times on what
they might want to do. Um, as long as we have a decision made by the middle of their 11th grade year, just so they don't waste too much time, uh, uh, they're typically fine and can still graduate with an associates degree. So I I have a question about the um so
so if they were to go through the early college and get the associate degree, what's the average number of credits that they that a student would have in or you know towards a for example a four-year degree? I know you
mentioned a number at the beginning. Um you mentioned that number. I forget what that number was. >> Yeah. So last last year there were um it was around 78 credits that the kids ended up they the average uh typically you know if they're with us the entire
five years and uh you know the associates degrees are around 60. We have students who exceed that number. Um and there is a Michigan transfer transfer agreement. Um, and in the state of Michigan, any college or university,
um, will take almost all of those credits. Now, some of the universities might say, you know, you took some of these classes, but they're not geared toward a degree in our in our college, so it kind of fluctuates a little bit, but for the most part, we have students
who are able to start in their in their second year of college at a at a third year. Uh so it really kind of saves them that that year. >> Great. >> And then yeah, as far as how many credits transfers um it really differs
uh between between program, we do have students that will come to us and say, "Hey, I know absolutely I want to go to U of M Dearbornne." Um and I've actually created partnerships with U of M Dearborn. um and their and their
transfer um their director of transfer students to say, "Hey, if I have a kid that for sure is going to qualify and has all of the um attributes needed, can I start giving them a sequence of courses that align at U of M Dearborn?"
Um and I and I'm starting to do that now and we're working on a a partnership there. Um same as Eastern, same as as Wayne State. So, um, every student, like I said, has a a unique footprint in our building. Um, and it's something that we
work very hard to, um, uh, to protect and to make sure that students each have an an individual, uh, pathway to a career that that they want. >> So, so you have a similar agreement with, for example, um, Ann Arbor. So,
Ann Arbor is the only university um in the in the state that doesn't accept um all of the courses through the MTA. They do take quite a bit. Um but what we would do is then align with their sequence of courses. Uh so to give you
an example, students who take the really upper level uh courses at Henry Ford College like a calc 3 U of MN Arbor will say you have to repeat that class with us just cuz it's such a upper level course and they just want to make sure that their standards are being met. Uh
but they're the only university and college that that isn't ex that doesn't accept all of them. Uh but they accept the the majority. >> Thank you. Yeah. the uh the test. So there was a question the test is going to be offered in
March. So all the students who apply they will receive an email and their parents will receive an email with the test date, location and time. Are there any other questions from our audience today?
And then we have this presentation again. Correct. Yes, December 15th at the same time is the we'll have the same presentation. Um, I'll hop on, Miss Ozinski and representatives from DCMST will be there
as well. >> And as you mentioned, you guys will be going into buildings as well. >> Every middle school has a uh appointment with us. So, uh, we kick off tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. at Woodworth Middle School and then we cycle through all of the middle
schools in Dearborn and meet with all of the eighth graders. >> And parents are invited to those uh, meetings as well. I would check with the school um, uh, to see about joining, but we always have um, parents at the
meetings. We never have enough. I would love for more parents to be a part of that. But um if parents want to reach out and uh connect with the school to find out when those dates are, I'm sure the school will send them out. Uh but >> we did Marwan. Sorry to interrupt you. I
just put them in the chat too. And you are right. We invite the parents. So they're in the chat for all of the schools in Dearborn, all of the middle schools. >> And then Kim, you also shared the presentation which has some important
information. some links. >> Yep. >> Awesome. Thank you guys. That was a wealth of information. We see a lot of thank yous in the chat. So, we're grateful we could offer this opportunity for questions and answers and
any other parting comments from anyone. >> Um, Mrs. Farage, where will the recording be of this of this Zoom? The recording will be on the district web page as soon as I send it to our communication department and they will
check that everything is working then it will be posted there. >> Awesome. Thank you. >> And also on the YouTube channel. Thank you. >> Great. Any final questions for our two presenters or anyone else?
Thank you for joining us all. We were glad you guys were able to join us and hopefully this was helpful. >> Thank you.