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Arkansas P-16 Partnership. ADWE. ADE. ADHE. Arkansas P-16 Partnership Goals. Improved Student Achievement P-16 Improved Quality of Teaching P-16 5-Yr P-16 Plan for Arkansas Education. Section I: How Many Students Make It Through?. Arkansas High School Graduation Rates Flat. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Arkansas P-16 Partnership
Arkansas P-16 Partnership Goals
• Improved Student Achievement P-16
• Improved Quality of Teaching P-16
• 5-Yr P-16 Plan for Arkansas Education
Section I:
How Many Students Make It Through?
Arkansas High School Graduation Rates Flat
81%
81%
0% 100%
1992
1999
1999 Arkansas High School Grads Entering College in
1999Entering 2-Year Colleges 22.2%
Entered 4-Year Colleges 31.8%
Entered Independent Colleges 4.9%
Total 58.9%
Arkansas College Freshmen Graduating
Within Six Years
1992 Cohort 36.4%
1993 Cohort 36.7%
Section II:What Do We Know About Student Achievement?
Arkansas 10th Grade SAT-9
4746 47 48 48
0
99
96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01
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Arkansas ACT Scores
20
.2
20
.3
20
.4
20
.3
20
.3
20
.9
21
.0
21
.0
21
.0
21
.0
0.0
9.0
18.0
27.0
36.0
95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00
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Arkansas
National
Arkansas ACT Scores of Entering Freshmen 1999
ACT Composite Scores % of Freshmen
ACT of 12 or less 1.2%
ACT of 13 - 18 29.6%
ACT of 19 - 24 46.6%
ACT of 25 and higher 22.6%
Rising Junior Writing Skills Arkansas Colleges
64
.0
64
.0
64
.4
64
.3
64
.3
64
.1
40
50
60
70
80
1997 1998 1999
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Arkansas
National
Rising Junior Math Skills Arkansas Colleges
57
.9
57
.9
58
.1
57
.5
57
.6
57
.6
40
50
60
70
80
1997 1998 1999
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Arkansas
National
Measuring Up 2000Arkansas Higher Ed
Grades
• Preparation -- D • Participation -- D• Affordability -- C+
• Completion -- D+
• Benefits -- D-
But Some schools...
Mount Royal SchoolBaltimore, MD
• 77% Poverty• 99% African American• Highest 5th grade
math results in the state (over 93% scoring at “satisfactory” level)
Some districts...
TAAS: Passing MathCombined Districts (EPISD,YISD,SISD),
Accountability Subset: Grade 3-8 and 10
50.4%53.2%
66.9%72.8%
78.8%81.5%
85.0%
72.9%75.5%
83.7%87.7%
91.2% 91.9% 91.8%
45.5%49.5%
61.6%
69.0%75.2%
77.9%80.5%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Academic Year
Hispanic White African American
Source: Texas Education Agency - Academic Excellence Indicator System Report 1994 through 1999
And some entire states...
8th Grade Writing: African Americans in Texas Perform as Well or Better Than Whites in 7
States
Hawaii
Arkansas
West Virginia
Utah
Missouri
Mississippi
Lousisiana
Texas
136 138 140 142 144 146 148
NAEP Grade 8 Writing 1998
Source: NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress
Section III:What Do We Know About Improving Achievement? -- Teaching?
#1. WE NEED CLEAR GOALS
The Role of Standards & Assessments
“A” Students in High Poverty Schools Score at About the Same Level as “C” and “D” Students
in Affluent Schools
56.5
46
51.7
44.847
41.3
45
38.2
44.5
37.5
30
60
Affluent School (0-10% Free or Reduced Price Lunch) Disadvantaged School (76-100% Free or Reduced
Price Lunch)
Test
Sco
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Mostly A's Mostly B's Mostly C's
Mostly D's Mostly F's
Source: US Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. What Do Student Grades Mean? Differences Across Schools. Educational Research Report (p. 3) January 1994.1998 by The Education Trust, Inc.
#2. All Kids Need to Be in a Rigorous Curriculum Aligned with Standards &
Assessments
New York City 9th Graders Passing Regents Science
2227
9433
3499
8794
5878
4087
2209
4496
1500
10000
African American Asian Latino White
1994 1995
Source: New York City Chancellor’s Office
1998 by The Education Trust, Inc.
#3. PROVIDE EXTRA HELP FOR STUDENTS WHO
NEED IT
When Kids Are Behind, Can’t Keep
Time/Instruction Constant:
See Kentucky, Maryland, San Diego Blueprint
#4. QUALITY TEACHING MATTERS
1998 by The Education Trust, Inc.
Pittsburgh: High Implementation Schools Wipe Out Black/White Gap in Math
Skills Pittsburgh Public Schools
(similar demographic schools)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Weak Implementation Strong Implementation
African American Students White Students
Current Arkansas P-16 Standards & Assessments
• ADE– ACTAAP, Smart Start, Smart Step
• ADHE– Minimum Core Curriculum
• ADWE– Numerous End-of-Course Assessments– Numerous Articulation Agreements– Numerous Industry-Based Certificates
Arkansas P-16 Goals• Improved Student Achievement P-16
– High Standards for All– Alignment of Standards, Instruction, &
Assessment – Accountability for Policy Makers,
Administrators, Teachers, & Students
• Improved Quality of Teaching P-16– Recruitment, Development, & Retention
• 5- Yr P-16 Plan