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Appendix Table B.1 (continued)ProgramSponsoringInstitutionSummarySummerTimingAcademicYearRegionAdmissionsCohort ServedRequirementNon-F So Jr Sr AcademicAcademicSuperSaturdaysFort WorthIndependentSchoolDistrictSuper Saturdays and College Financial Aid HelpSessions assist students with completing collegeapplications, scholarship applications, and essays.Financial aid information sessions are offered in Englishand Spanish during the fall semester, and bilingualFAFSA help sessions are offered during the springsemester. Events are a collaborative effort with TarrantCounty College and other district educational partners.xDallas–FortWorthx x x x53Bridge toCollege/DualEnrollment(summer2010 sitevisit,telephoneinterview)Lone StarCommunityCollegeThis program, initially called McCabe Bridge, wasoffered for the first time in 2008–09. Twentysophomores from Cypress Lakes High School initiallyenrolled. At an all-day event at the beginning of theprogram, instructors from Lone Star College–CyFairgave an introduction and overview of the program.Subsequently, students attended weekly study sessions inmath and/or English throughout the rest of the schoolyear. For students enrolled in math, sessions consisted of15–20 minutes of learning study skills — how to takenotes, how to identify your learning style, etc. —followed by self-remediation on the computer usingMyMathLab. Six to seven students finished the program,and one tested into dual credit courses at the end.x Houston x x x x xK-16 Bridge(fall 2010site visit)San JacintoCollegeThe main goal of the K-16 Bridge program is to helpcreate a college-going culture in its partner high schoolsin the San Jacinto College (SJC) District. The programprovides teachers with brief, ready-made lessons oncollege knowledge and career orientation, to be deliveredduring core curriculum courses, such as English or socialstudies. These lessons are supplemented by students’self-learning via the My Mentor website. Each student isgiven a My Mentor account to complete assignmentsconnected with the lessons. Assignments can be saved tostudents’ e-portfolios, which include their workthroughout K-12 and allow them to formulate a collegeplan over the years. SJC launched its K-16 Bridgeprogram in 2009 with a pilot in grades 9–12. Theimplementation plan is to expand the program into lowergrades, beginning with K-3.x Houston x x x x