Mrs. Willis' Science Courses at Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy

School History: In 2002, Los Angeles Harbor College and Local District 8 of Los Angeles Unified School District collaborated to start the Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy (HTPA), a four year Early College high school located on the campus of Harbor College. HTPA is a Western Association of Schools and Colleges a credited school where students can simultaneously earn a high school diploma and a Associated of Arts degree. HTPA is the first established Early College / Middle College High School in the Nation with the largest percentage of students earning both a high school and college diploma. Primary goals in the design of the program are to increase the graduation rate and college enrollment of at risk/highly capable students and to address the teacher shortage in the Local District 8 by fostering potential in students interested in becoming teachers. The HTPA student body includes students with high potential, including those who experience barriers to success such as, single parent households, primary language other than English, low income households, and other common obstacles to achievement. The program nurtures these students in a protected cohort by placing the high school classes on a college campus and by enrolling them into appropriate college courses designed to further their education while raising self-esteem through successful completion of course work at the college level.

School Website: http://harborteacherprep.com