How do we define college and career readiness?
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2 How do we define college and career readiness? College and Career Readiness refers to the level of student preparation (knowledge and skills) needed to be ready to succeed-without remediation- in an introductory level course at a two or four year institution, trade school or technical school. Test English Math College EXPLORE EXPLORE PLAN Course Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 ACT Compass English Composition College Algebra Reading Social Science Science Biology NA Empirically derived scores needed on an ACT subject-area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding first-year credit-bearing college course. 2
3 Purpose of the Report Data-driven decision making. Collaborative discussions and decisions. To support secondary and postsecondary institutions in developing an articulated and aligned curriculum Help to ensure success for all students. 3
4 The ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009: Survey participants i t included d middle school teachers, high school teachers, postsecondary faculty teaching entry-level courses, and postsecondary teachers of remedial and first year courses Over 55,000 surveys sent Overall response rate 14% 4
5 The ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009: There are critical misalignments between postsecondary expectations and high school teacher evaluations of student readiness. 5
6 The ACT National Curriculum Survey
7 The ACT National Curriculum Survey
8 The ACT National Curriculum Survey
9 The ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009: What postsecondary instructors expect entering college students to know is more targeted and specific than what high school teachers view as important. 9
10 The ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009 Science High School: Teach science content, including advanced topics Postsecondary: Focus on process and inquiry skills in science as well as fundamental science topics 10
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12 Who is Included? ACT-tested students in grad classes that began college immediately after graduation in the fall of First-time, full-time freshmen Illinois public four-year colleges Illinois community colleges 12
13 Who is Not Included? Students attending gp private high schools Students attending postsecondary institutions outside Illinois Students attending private or proprietary postsecondary institutions Part time students Adult students 13
14 How is this report different than the High School Feedback Report? Information has been released to the 48 Community Colleges Information has been released to the 11 Public 4-Year Universities Information has been released to the public ISBE, ICCB, IBHE received aggregate reports 14
15 What Schools Receive Student performance by high school course sequence patterns in math and science. Average Fall GPAs by ACT College Readiness Standards score ranges. Student performance in credit bearing and developmental courses. Persistence from year one to year two of postsecondary career, as well as persistence at same institution. 15
16 What Schools Receive cont. Student performance (GPA) at a 2 or 4-year public postsecondary institutions in Illinois. i How your students performed compared to state average. College Readiness Benchmark Scores by subject area. Aggregate data on your enrolled students performance in college, as well as the students performance in high school. Data broken down by high school/college. 16
17 What will it provide? Provide a snapshot of data and information to support conversations about secondary and postsecondary collaboration. Provide accurate and comprehensive data on the academic progress of these students during their first year in higher education provides educators and policymakers with important information. Provide educators with additional information to review curriculum, standards, and expectations and to make revisions when appropriate to improve student success Provide policy makers with additional data to make policy decisions to support the collaboration between secondary and postsecondary institutions as well as the alignment between secondary and postsecondary standards and expectations. 17
18 What is the dissemination plan? ACT disseminated the report with a cover letter from ISBE, IBHE, and ICCB, to the participating secondary and postsecondary institutions. June 24 th Summit Posted on three education agency websites. Interactive Illinois Report Card (IIRC) will host Individual High School Reports. The report will be widely available. Series of fall workshops: Nov. 1 Moraine Valley Nov. 8 Richland Nov. 2 Malcolm X Nov. 9 SWIC 18
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32 Post-Secondary Guiding Questions: 1. What information in this report is new to us? 2. How will this report enhance our understanding of the high schools that feed into our institutions? 3. How can this report be used as a tool to assist in the recruitment/admission/placement of incoming students? 4. How can this report inform early intervention efforts designed to reduce remediation and increase retention in our colleges? 5. How can this report inform secondary to postsecondary conversations about articulation of curriculum? 32
33 Secondary Guiding Questions: 1. What information in this report is new to us? 2. How will this report enhance our understanding of the colleges that our students attend? 3. How can this report be used as a tool to assist in the college guidance we give to our students? 4. How can this report inform early intervention efforts designed to reduce our students need for remediation in college? 5. How can this report inform secondary to postsecondary conversations about articulation of curriculum? 33
34 Common Guiding Questions: 1. What concrete steps can we take to use this information to promote an ongoing dialogue with faculty, school boards, and other stake-holders? 2. What information in this report can be used to inform others about the success of our schools? 3. How can this report inform secondary to postsecondary conversations about articulation of curriculum? 4. What information on this report can be used to enhance the collaboration between our high schools and colleges? 5. How should we prepare to present this information to the public? 6. What does this report tell us about our students strengths and weaknesses? 34
35 Individual school reports are available at: Community Colleges: Public Four-year Universities: / / Public High Schools: 35
36 ACT Midwest Region 300 Knightsbridge Parkway, Suite 300 Lincolnshire, IL April Hansen Director, Postsecondary Services George Schlott Senior Consultant g g 36
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