Classnotes Podcast (August 12, 2013) Deep in the heart of the Texas Rio Grande Valley, something amazing is happening. Many in our nation don’t expect much of economically disadvantaged minority students who are in under resourced schools in depressed areas like those near the Mexico border. But the leaders in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo school district expect a lot.Linda Carrillo, principal at the district’s College, Career & Technology Academy, asks how often do teenagers hear, “You didn’t finish high school, start college today”? She describes how, rather than giving up on students who fall through the cracks, PSJA supports them to come to a new high school to graduate with college hours.Linda is interviewed by Hector Bojorquez, an IDRA education associate.Show length: Send comments to [email protected]Sign up for Classnotes e-mail alerts.ResourcesCollege Ready School District with Dr. King: Video InterviewSee this video interview with Dr. Daniel P. King, superintendent of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (PSJA) school district [http://budurl.com/IDRAVidKingHigher Education Success – Key System StrategiesMaría “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/higher-education-success/Defining a Schoolwide College-Readiness Culture for All Students An Interview with Roland ToscanoM.S., Principal at East Central High School in San Antonio, IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/defining-a-schoolwide-college-readiness-culture/Describing the First-Year Experience for First-Time-in-College Students at Major Community CollegeJosie Danini Cortez, M.A., and Albert Cortez, Ph.D., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/describing-first-year-experience-first-time-college-students-major-community-college/Your feedbackWe welcome your comments and questions to the podcast. Send an e-mail to [email protected].Listen to every episode!To ensure you don’t miss a single episode of IDRA Classnotes, subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, (download iTunes free if you don’t have it) or sign up to receive an e-mail alert as soon as a new show is published.The post A Principal on Setting Expectations for College – Podcast Episode 126 appeared first on IDRA.