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Spring Early College Academy
Spring Early College Academy adds up to a great experience and a lot of savings – about $50,000, or the average cost of two years of higher education in Texas. By attending Spring Early College Academy for high school, students are able to acquire up to two years of college education for free, at the same time they are earning their high school diploma.
Spring Early College Academy is located on the campus of Lone Star College-North Harris so that students truly get the college experience while earning their associate degree. The mission of the school is to prepare students to be critical thinkers, responsible citizens, and confident leaders, while receiving rigorous and relevant instruction.
With only 400 students, Spring Early College Academy offers a personalized learning environment with big results, where students know their teachers and their classmates. Spring Early College Academy has consistently ranked among the top 10 high schools in the greater Houston area as measured by the nonprofit group Children at Risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Once students have submitted an application, how does the selection process work? Will students be considered for more than one pathway?
After the application window closes on in December, students are unable to make any adjustments to the rank order or designation of their chosen career pathways.
Grades, discipline, and attendance records for the last school year will be scored for all applicants. In order to advance to the "Interview" portion of the admission process, applicants must score a minimum score that will be determined, which must include at least one point from the "Discipline" category. Students that do not meet the minimum score requirement during this records review are not eligible for further admission consideration.
All qualified applicants (those that met the minimum score requirements in the records review as outlined above) are required to participate in an admission interview. These interviews are scheduled for a Saturday during the month of February or March. The interview portion will consist of both a panel interview and a short written essay. The interview scores will be added to the scores earned during the records review to determine the total score for each student. All students with a qualifying composite score will advance to the lottery, while those that fail to achieve the required score are not eligible for further admission consideration.
A random lottery for each pathway will select students, and the student's status will be communicated immediately using the email address that you provided. All qualified students (that were not selected for admission into their first-choice pathway) will be placed in a second random student selection to determine the rank order for possible selection into their second-choice pathway. Students that are admitted into their first-choice pathway will not be assigned a waiting list position in their second-choice pathway.
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Once students have submitted an application, how does the selection process work? Will students be considered for more than one pathway?
After the application window closes on Oct. 31, students are unable to make any adjustments to the rank order or designation of their chosen career pathways.
Grades, discipline, and attendance records for both the last school year as well as the first two grading periods of the current school year will be scored for all applicants. In order to advance to the “Interview” portion of the admission process, applicants must score a minimum of 25 points, which must include at least one point from the “Discipline” category. Students that do not score the minimum 25 points during this records review are not eligible for further admission consideration.
All qualified applicants (those that earned at least 25 points in the records review as outlined above) are required to participate in an admission interview. These interviews are scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. The interview portion will consist of both a panel interview and a short written essay. The interview scores will be added to the scores earned during the records review to determine the total score for each student. All students with a qualifying composite score will advance to the lottery, while those that fail to achieve the required score are not eligible for further admission consideration. A random lottery for each pathway will select students, and the student’s status will be communicated immediately. All qualified students (that were not selected for admission into their first-choice pathway) will be placed in a second random student selection to determine the rank order for possible selection into their second-choice pathway. Students that are admitted into their first-choice pathway will not be assigned a waiting list position in their second-choice pathway.
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IMPORTANT DATES
Online Application Open
November 2 - December 18, 2020
Student Interviews/Auditions
February - March 2021
Parent Notification
April 1, 2021
Parent Response Deadline
April 12, 2021UPCOMING EVENTSAssistance with Online Application
Spring ISD parents are invited to attend an online webinar to learn more about our School Choice options and to receive assistance with the online application.Time: 6-7:30 p.m.
Location
Address:
2700 W.W. Thorne Dr.
Houston, Texas 77073