Bridge to College Algebra is being offered this summer. This program can prepare students who have completed Algebra II to take College Algebra and receive college credit. Find out more below, then apply today!
What is Bridge to College Algebra ?
B2CA is a grant funded, four-week program sponsored by El Dorado Public Schools, South Arkansas Community College, Union County Community Foundation, and the El Dorado Education Foundation. This activity-rich course will provide students with an authentic hands-on experience in higher-level mathematics. Because it has been fully funded, services and activities provided by the program are at NO COST to participants.
What does Bridge to College Algebra do?
Upon successful completion, students may qualify to receive one semester of credit for Algebra II from El Dorado High School (credit recovery). In addition, students will be expected to enroll in College Algebra during the next school year. Secondary goals of this program are to improve ACT scores and to prepare students for their fourth-year math course if they are returning to high school.
Who qualifies for Bridge to College Algebra?
Students who have completed Algebra II are eligible to apply. Because of the CoVID-19 issue, participants will be selected on a first come, first served basis. You may click the link below to complete a Google Form. If selected, we will contact you via your school email to confirm your participation. We ask that you carefully commit to attending every day and putting forth your best effort before applying to the program.
What benefits do students receive for participating in B2CA?
Students will have the opportunity to visit several colleges and universities, receive a TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator, have the concurrent credit fee for College Algebra (and Plane Trigonometry) paid for, receive a really cool t-shirt, and be eligible for tutoring and lunch checkups during the 2020-21 school year.
Tentative Weekly Schedule:
Week one: July 6-9 SouthArk Tour
Week two: July 13-16 Trip to HSU/OBU
Week three: July 20-23 Trip to La Tech/Grambling
Week four: July 27-30 Final Exam on Thursday, July 30
Reception and Awards Ceremony on Thurs, July 30 - 6:00 pm
Typical Daily Schedule:
9:00 – 10:00 Classroom instruction
10:00 – 10:05 Break
10:05 – 11:00 Classroom instruction
11:00 – 11:15 Break with snacks
11:15 – 12:15 Activity-based, hands-on projects designed to reinforce classroom instruction
12:15 – 1:00 Small group tutoring and skill remediation
We hope to host the program in the Whitfield Building at SouthArk (second floor) again this summer.
If you or your parents need more information, please contact Tom Simmons via email: tsimmons@esd-15.org