• Dear FBISD Parents and Students, 

     

    According to the Texas Education Agency, Fort Bend ISD must notify students and parents that House Bill 8, pertaining to Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST), has been passed as of September 1, 2023, to address the financing of dual credit and OnRamp courses for students who are eligible for free or reduced lunch. 

     

    Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) funding is an allocation for participating colleges to cover tuition and fees for all economically disadvantaged students who enroll in academic and/or workforce program dual credit courses. FAST incorporates a maximum tuition rate for dual credit and OnRamps students set annually by The Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). Currently, THECB has determined that neither the FAST-eligible student nor the school district may be charged tuition for the eligible student. 

     

    To qualify for FAST funding a student must: 

    • Be enrolled in a public school district or charter school, 
    • Take a course offered through an institutional agreement, and 
    • Were qualified for free reduced lunch at any time in the last 4 years prior to the academic year in which they enrolled in the dual credit or OnRamps course. 

     

    Students can incur no cost for dual credit or OnRamps coursework including tuition and fees, books, supplies, and other course materials. This includes fees for loss of course materials (which cannot be charged) 

     

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  • UT OnRamps  and Fort Bend ISD have partnered to offer dual enrollment courses at all comprehensive high schools. 

    In these courses, students complete their high school level courses and participate in a UT college course. These courses are taught by embedded FBISD teachers who attend 80 hours of initial ongoing training through the University of Texas at Austin and 35 hours of additional training and professional development each year after. 

    At the end of the course, students have the option of accepting the college credit from the University of Texas and using that University of Texas transcript of the completed courses when applying to colleges.

    Students do not need to be TSI ready to take a course. They only need to meet the prerequisite courses required by TEA for the high school course.

     

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