Learner centered curriculum and instruction is of immense importance to the success of a school. Although I feel I have made many significant contributions in the area of curriculum and instruction in numerous schools, I am most proud of my efforts to bring concurrent enrollment to fruition at Livingston High School. The attached archive is the proposal I submitted to the superintendent and school board. I also wrote the board policy that was eventually approved and implemented.

The students as Livingston High School did not have access to concurrent enrollment courses. I approached my immediate supervisor, Jerry Maze, and expressed my concerns to him. Moreover, I expressed to him my opinion that concurrent enrollment should be a key element in Livingston High Schoolís curriculum. He granted me permission to proceed with the proposal.

During the process I worked closely with an area community college, Angelina to ensure cooperation in the process and I played a large role in the articulation of the matriculation agreement. Angelina agreed to work with me to implement a concurrent enrollment process for Livingston High School.

Although I encountered many challenges in the process, I was successful. My motivation for this endeavor rested in the fact that I had no doubt the significant impact a concurrent enrollment program would have on instruction, motivation and school wide morale. Livingston High School seniors will have access to concurrent enrollment English and Political Science during the regular school day taught on our campus during the 1999-2000 school year.

Undoubtedly, there will be many challenges to overcome in the future for the concurrent enrollment program; however, I am sure that through cooperation and teamwork we will succeed. A school cannot have success without innovative approaches to curriculum and instruction. Concurrent enrollment is only one example of a calculated risk Livingston High School was willing to take for the benefit of the learners.