The Early High School recruitment plan focuses on accepting 95% of its incoming freshmen class from the six school district middle schools. Because of our size and mid-year enrollments from the previous year our freshmen enrollment numbers tend to hover between 86 and 92 students total. The recruitment timeline is listed below:
| Month | Time in month | Event description |
|---|---|---|
| September | Last two weeks | C-FB Assoc. Gifted Talented Open House |
| October | Early to mid | Visit Middle School AVID classrooms w students |
| Visit local parochial, charter and private schools | ||
| Visit to middle schools to speak to all 8th graders | ||
| November | Early | All C-FBISD 8th grade students visit ECHS |
| 8th grade parent Open House on a Saturday | ||
| Mid | Attend a district sponsored Stellar Program night | |
| Host a table at the C-FBISD Literacy Night | ||
| Late | Shadow Day for specifically interested 8th graders | |
| (Shadow Day also includes mid-year enrollees) | ||
| December | Early | Second Open House for parents on a Saturday |
| Applications distributed to middle schools | ||
| Mid | Applications due to ECHS | |
| January | Mid | Acceptance letters sent to applicants; visits to middle schools by the principal and counselor. |
| Late | Accepted students send ECHS commitment letters | |
| February | Early | Committed students tour ECHS |
| Mid | Committed students and parents attend a ‘Transformational Tour’; Q & A with 12th graders | |
| April | Early | Special ‘Obligation’ Ceremony occurs along with the first round of College TSI preparation |
| Mid | TSI Reading assessment is given incoming 9th graders on the Brookhaven campus | |
| June | Early | Mandatory Success Camp occurs for all incoming freshmen; a second round of TSI assessments are given (reading, math, and writing). |
| Mid to late | Additional TSI academic support provided; a third round of TSI assessments are given. |