Supporting Dual Enrollment at Scale: How IntelliBoard Helps Community Colleges Adapt to Leon’s Law.

Dual enrollment of high school students in community colleges is growing fast — and in some cases, it represents a majority of student headcount at small community colleges. In North Carolina, institutions like Catawba Valley Community College report that 60–70% of their students are dual enrolled. These students are often high academic performers whose success boosts institutional metrics and secures critical funding.

As this population grows, so does the complexity of managing their data, access, and communications. There are both technical and policy demands to address — especially under Leon’s Law, which requires colleges to notify parents or guardians of minor students (aged 18 or under and a dependent of a parent or guardian) about academic performance issues.

IntelliBoard is supporting colleges in this evolving landscape by enabling institutions to:

• Flag minor students (via birthdate and a calculated “is minor” field)
• Track high school of origin
• Link students to the correct advisors or success coaches
• Filter reports by dual enrollment type (e.g., CCP, Early College)
• Securely store parent or guardian email addresses
• Automate opt-outs for notifications

Role-Based Support for Dual Enrollment Success

IntelliBoard supports multiple personas working with dual enrollment students:

• Advisors gain transparency into student performance across all their courses, with actionable dashboards that show their assigned caseload. They can identify at-risk learners, intervene early, and send reports filtered by high school to support both student outcomes and compliance.
• Leadership, such as deans and directors, use these tools for strategic awareness. They can monitor retention trends, track enrollment by high school, and ensure that institutional goals are supported by accurate, timely data.
• High school staff receive automated updates on student performance via email without needing access to the college’s LMS. Secure account permissions ensure they only see students from their own school, promoting both privacy and efficiency in communication.
• Parents of minor students receive automated updates of student progress throughout the term, enabling them to stay involved in their children’s academic lives and provide the family support that is critical to student success.

By combining LMS and SIS data with filters by high school and enrollment type, IntelliBoard makes it possible to create accurate, actionable reports for all stakeholders. This is especially critical in states like North Carolina, where dual enrollment programs are expanding rapidly and carry significant funding and reporting implications.

“This report has been needed for years now! We have hundreds of [dual enrollment] students who attend multiple different high schools, and we have yet to have a report that allows us to sort by high school. We were manually looking up current grades, so this saves so much time!”
— Jessica Honeycutt, Dean, Transitional Studies and High School Partnerships, Haywood Community College

This impact is increasingly important. According to a 2024 North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges Report, 85,982 high school students were enrolled in at least one dual enrollment course in the 2023–2024 school year — a 10% increase from the previous year.

Behind the scenes, integration with Student Information Systems (SIS) via secure SFTP ensures that IntelliBoard receives regularly refreshed data. Institutions can automate reporting, export filtered dashboards, and trigger rule-based notifications — all in one place.

As regulatory environments evolve, IntelliBoard adapts to help colleges meet the moment. Whether tracking dual enrollment performance or communicating with families and partner schools, institutions have the tools they need to stay compliant, effective, and student-centered.

Leon’s Law: Part II of NC House Bill 378

* Leon’s Law: Part II of https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H378v6.pdf