Thursday, August 23, 2007First Baptist Church

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Status and Overview of High School Redesign

Paul PastorekState Superintendent of

Education

Framing the Work for Phase 3

Donna Nola-GaneyDepartment of Education

Framing the Work for Phase 3

Setting 10-year attainment goals to communicate to public

Promoting more Career and Technical Ed• For students who opt-out of LA Core-4• For students in LA Core-4

Tackling 8th Grade Remediation/Retention/Drop Out Issues• Includes 8th Grade High Stakes Testing policy• Options Program

Focusing on Guidance and Counseling Considering Alternative Diploma (Spec

Ed) Examining Alternative Education Options

Focus Area #1:Setting 10-year attainment goals NGA Grant requires that we set goals

and targets for HS Redesign (Aug-Sept) Communication tool for public Need to decide what goals and how we

want to set targets for those goals Hope to have some consensus today so

that we can share with stakeholders across state.

Will bring back to the Commission afterwards

Focus Area #2:Promoting More Career Technical Ed

For students who opt-out of LA Core 4 (Aug)•Policies to drive schools/districts to provide

more for these students•Policies to require more of students who opt out

For students in LA Core 4 (Sept)•How to strengthen CTE Programs around high

wage/high demand industries•How to increase number of students to pursue

technical education

Focus Area #3:8th Grade Remediation/Retention

Begin discussion in September with goal to refer to BESE before year end

Do we need to improve current polices for students not successful on 8th grade LEAP?

How to provide better remediation for these students?

What can be done to save the 5% of 8th graders who do not return the following year?

Focus Area #4:Guidance and Counseling What is the role of the guidance

counselor in high schools? How to assure adequate support,

training and resources? BESE established task force Recommendations to Commission

in November

Focus Area #5:Alternative Diplomas for Spec Ed BESE established Task Force to study issue Task force has been meeting since January Looking at the possibility of making

allowances for students with disabilities so they can get standard diploma

Reviewing what other states are doing in this area

Considering recommending that students can take alternate assessment to qualify for diploma

Plan to make recommendations to BESE in December

Focus Area #6:Alternative Ed/Options Program What is the definition of

Alternative Schools/Programs? What are characteristics of

successful alternative programs? What are policies/supports needed

to help districts/schools implement successful alternative programs to meet needs of students?

Questions for Commission

Are the focus areas appropriate?

Do you have any that you feel

should be added?

Is it reasonable to accomplish by

June 30?

Setting 10-year Goals of

High School Redesign

Gayle KirwanHigh School Redesign

CoordinatorDepartment of Education

Why 10 year goals? Required by the NGA grant Frames the conversation for Public

Consumption• Elected Officials• Policy makers• The Education Community• Parents• The General Public

Public Reporting• “De facto” Accountability BESE, State

Superintendent, Governor, etc Schools are not judged by these goals

• Judged by School Accountability• Goals “embedded” in the Graduation Index

What do we hope to accomplish?

Reach consensus on goals and 10-year targets today

Superintendent and staff to gather input on goals and targets from stakeholder groups statewide

Present feedback to Commission in September for consideration

Proposed 10-Year Goals

1. Increase Graduation Rate

2. Increase Postsecondary and Career Readiness

3. Increase Participation in Postsecondary Education

Criteria for Selecting Indicators

Must be validMust be measurableMust be able to collect in a

timely and consistent mannerCannot be self-reportedMust be understandable to

the public

Indicator for Goal #1:Increase Gradation Rate

LA 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate Nationally standardized

Start with 9th grade enrollment Delete any student who transfers out (Legitimate

Leaver) Must have a regular high school diploma at the end of 4

years Consistent with HS accountability Easier for public reporting

Note: NOT all non graduates are dropouts

Indicators for Goal #2:Increase Postsecondary

and Career Readiness

% Graduates Completing LA Core-4 State Average ACT # Career and Technical Endorsements # Students taking CTE Courses

through Dual Enrollment or for Articulated Credit

# LA Career Readiness Certificates

Indicator for Goal #3:Increase Participation in Postsecondary Education

% Public School 11th Graders Enrolling in a LA Public Post-Secondary Institution within 4 years

Questions for Commission to Consider

Are these the right goals and indicators?•What are we trying to drive?•Will these get us where we want to go?

What kinds of targets should we set?•Aspirational?•Stretch?•Conservative?

Rationale and Consensus of Tier 1

Committee

Leslie Jacobs, Vice PresidentBESE

GOAL 1:Increase Graduation Rate

Proposal 1

• Increase the 4-year graduation rate from 65%-82%

Rationale:

• In alignment with governor’s goal of cutting the number of “drop-outs” in half

• Are different measurements

Proposal 2

• Increase the 4-year graduation rate from 65%-80%

Rationale: • 80% more

achievable goal;• Easier (even)

number to communicate

La 4-year Cohort Graduation Rate (%)

Proposal 1Baseline2005-06

Goal2015-16

TOTAL 64.8 82

Proposal 2Baseline2005-06

Goal2015-16

TOTAL 64.8 80

GOAL 2: Increase Postsecondary

and Career Readiness: LA Core 4

LA Core 4:•80% of students will graduate with LA Core 4

•80% of 80%= 64% of all entering freshman

% Graduates Completing LA Core-4

*TOPS Core data used baseline year.

Baseline2005-06

Goal2015-16

TOTAL 58.5 80

GOAL 2: Increase Postsecondary

and Career Readiness: ACT Scores

Selected this indicator in concert with higher ed

Demonstrates readiness for post-secondary education

Goal to increase from 20.1 to 21.6 (1.5 increase)

Nationally, country has increased .2 over the past 10 years

LA has increased 19.6 – 20.1 over past 5 years (.5 increase)

State Average Composite Score on ACT

Baseline2005-06

Goal2015-16

TOTAL 20.1 21.6

GOAL 2: Increase Postsecondary

and Career Readiness: Additional CTE Indicators

Career Readiness•Career-Technical Endorsements

•Dual-Enrollment or Articulated Credit

•Industry Based Certification

•LA Career Readiness Certificates

# Career and Technical Endorsements Awarded

Baseline2005-06

Goal2015-16

TOTAL 588 2,000

# Dually Enrolled/Articulated Credit in CTE Courses

Baseline2005-06

Goal2015-16

TOTAL 5,307 10,000

# Industry-Based Certifications Awarded

Baseline2005-06

Goal2015-16

TOTAL 3,600 8,000

# La Career Readiness Certificates Awarded

Baseline2005-06

Goal2015-16

TOTAL 2,652 9,000

GOAL 3: Increase Participation in

Postsecondary Education Increase % of Public School 11th

Graders Enrolling in Louisiana Public Post-Secondary Institutions within 4 Years

Baseline

2005-06

Goal2015-16

TOTAL 75

Questions for Commission

Are these the right goals and indicators?•What are we trying to drive?•Will these get us where we want to go?

What kinds of targets should we set?•Aspirational?•Stretch?•Conservative?

Promoting More Career and Technical

Education

Debi Faucette, Division Director

Department of Education

Need for More Skilled Workers

To meet this need we must do two things•Prepare students who opt out of LA Core 4 to enter the skilled workforce

•Encourage students who complete LA Core 4 to pursue technical careers

Other states’ requirements for students who opt out

Arkansas and IndianaComplete general diploma requirementsChoose and follow a career path that includes a

sequence of related vocational courses

OklahomaComplete general diploma requirementsMeet with guidance counselor for career counseling

MichiganCan’t opt out, but may make individual course

substitutions with parental approval beginning junior year

3 Policy Recommendations

For students who choose to opt out of LA Core 4 Curriculum

Must Complete Career Area of Concentration

4 credits within a career cluster 2 other related credits including a computer

creditRationaleData indicate that students with a focus: are more successful academically have fewer absences and discipline problems are less likely to drop out exit school with marketable skills or well on

their way

1

Must Enroll in and Complete

Education for Careers Course

Require schools to offer as elective All 9th graders may take All 11th graders opting out must take

• Require as competency course in every career area of concentration

Must be deeper and richer than career survey course

Partner with LCTCS and Business in development

Make available on line through LA Virtual School

Integrate EPAS and E-Portal Use existing DOE Education for Career Course

as foundation for new course

2

Current Education for Careers Benchmarks

• Benchmark 1: The student will be able to utilize career resources to research career choice.

• Benchmark 2: The student will be able to assess personal

strengths and weaknesses as related to career choice.

• Benchmark 3: The student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of and develop strong employability skills to empower them to succeed in a work environment.

• Benchmark 4: The student will be able to complete a career portfolio to assist in successful transition from school to work that includes research materials and work samples.

• Benchmark 5: The student will be able to prepare for career changes or future changes in their career choice and to be lifelong learners.

Require WorkKeys Training and Assessment

Incorporate WorkKeys training and assessment in Education for Careers course• Win (lower level) or Key Train Curriculum

• Paper and electronic versions WorkKeys Training and Assessment includes:

• benchmark assessment

• prescribed curriculum

• progress monitoring

• post assessment Provide funding necessary for implementation

3

Considerations Human Resources

• Qualified Teachers• Teacher Training

Capacity of schools to provide: • Variety of skills offerings• Partnerships with business/industry and

LCTCS for skills training locations• Online courses• Computer access

Fiscal Resources• Costs aligned with each recommendation

Desired Outcomes• Will this take us where we want to go?

Next Steps Next Commission Meeting –

September 25 First Baptist Church Issues for Discussion

•Promoting Career and Tech Ed for Students in LA Core 4

•Begin Tackling 8th Grade Remediation and Retention Issues