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  1. Brazos County Regional P-16 Council Spring 2010 Meeting Dr. Judith G. Loredo Assistant Commissioner for P-16 Initiatives Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

  2. Presentation Overview The State of Education in Texas: Why Action Was Needed How College and Career Readiness Standards Support Goals of Higher Education How Texas Higher Education Supports Attainment of CCRS

  3. The State of Education in Texas: Why Action Was Needed

  4. Educational Attainment and RankAmong States – Texas, 2008 (with percentage) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 ACS

  5. 2006 Educational Attainment, Ages 25-64 (in percentages) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 ACS

  6. 2006 Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, Ages 25-64(in percentages) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 ACS

  7. ACT: Only 22% of 2009 Texas High School Graduates are College Ready Avg. ACT Scores by State Avg. SAT Scores by State Source: ACT. Average ACT Scores by State, 2009 Source: SAT. SAT Reasoning Test Data, 2009

  8. Texas Higher Education Participation Goal By 2015, close the gaps in enrollment rates across Texas to add 630,000 more students.

  9. Participation Rate, Total Population – 2000 vs. 2005 Source: U.S.DOE, IPEDS, and Census Bureau

  10. Percentage of Public H.S. Graduates Entering Texas Higher Ed. is Increasing Approximately 240,000 graduates annually

  11. Breakdown of Enrollment Growth by Ethnicity(Increase Fall 2000 – Fall 2008) 54.5% 10.3% 40.9% Note: Asian Americans are not targeted in the plan.

  12. 2007 H.S. Graduates Entering Higher Ed. College-ready(in percentages by H.S. Curriculum) Source: THECB. Annual Texas Success Initiative Texas Higher Education Assessment/Alternative(THEA/A) Test Report of Student Performance 2005-2006 High School Graduating Classes, 2008.

  13. 74% of increase at two-year colleges THECB 1/2010

  14. Participation Since 2000: 381,691 Increase (37.4%) 381,691

  15. 75% of Growth at Two-Year Colleges *Career College data not included.

  16. Hispanic growth was 37% of the increase between 2008 and 2009 *Holds Career College enrollment constant.

  17. Largest increase has been in Hispanic enrollment 90,500 50,000 White Hispanic African Am Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

  18. Success By 2015, award 210,000 undergraduate degrees, certificates and other identifiable student successes from high quality programs.

  19. Success: 165,000 Total Bachelor’s, Associate’s and Certificates awarded 210,000 164,707 163,600 THECB 1/2010

  20. Public Institutions’ Bachelor’s and Associate’s targets exceed State’s 2010 Goal Associate’s Bachelor’s THECB 1/2010

  21. Institutional targets for UG awards by ethnicity fall short of 2010 CTG target White* Hispanic African Am. THECB 1/2010 * Not targeted in the Plan.

  22. Percentage increase in UG awards at public institutions greatest for underrepresented groups +22% +85% +54% THECB 1/2010

  23. How College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) Support Goals of Higher Education

  24. Texas Goals and CCRS If Texas wants to increase success in college, students must be better prepared for both cultural and academic standards of higher education If Texas wants to increase transfer rates from community to four-year institutions, entry-level courses at all institutions must meet same high minimum standards If Texas wants a true P-16 system of education that is both cost effective and student centered, standards for success must be clear and shared by all.

  25. How CCRS Address Higher Ed Goals Communicate postsecondary expectations in same language and format as high school standards Assist high schools in developing activities and programs aligned with postsecondary expectations Provide a frame of reference for entry-level postsecondary courses statewide

  26. When CCRS? 2006: Texas Legislature mandated development of CCRS as joint effort on the part of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) 2007: Vertical teams of H.S. teachers and college faculty write draft standards in 4 subject areas 2008: Standards adopted by THECB and by TEA Commissioner

  27. When CCRS? CCRS integrated into the TEKS (2008-2010) for ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, and CTE. Review and revision (as required) of CCRS on parallel timeline to TEKS review and revision (every 10 years)

  28. CCRS Validation • Benchmarked against the best state standards and national standards developed by the College Board and Achieve • Validated through alignment study of 1200 course syllabi from relevant entry-level college courses • Gap analysis with National Common Core State Standards

  29. Organization of the Standards • Set of CCRS for each of the four content areas and a set of cross-disciplinary standards • Each area presents knowledge and skill expectations hierarchically in order to reveal the structure of the subject

  30. Organization of the Standards I. Key Content (represented by roman numerals) A. Organizing components (represented by capital letters) 1. Performance Expectation (represented by numbers) a. Performance Indicators (represented by lowercase letters)

  31. CCRS Example II. Reading (Key Concept) A. Locate explicit textual information and draw complex inferences, analyze, and evaluate the information within and across texts of varying lengths. (Organizing Concept) 6. Analyze imagery in literary texts. (Performance Expectation) a. Analyze how imagery reveals theme, sets tone, and creates meaning in literary texts. (Example of Performance Indicator)

  32. “Generally...the morestandards a studentcan demonstratesuccessfully, the morelikely it is that he or shewill be college-ready.” Source: Texas College and Career Readiness Standards, October 2008, p 4

  33. Where are we now?

  34. TEKS Alignment • New teams of 10 educators in each core subject • 60% Public Education • 40% Higher Education • 2 co-chairs — one from each sector • Evaluate whether HS curriculum requirements (TEKS) prepare students for college-level course work • Recommend how HS curriculum can be aligned to CCRS • SBOE retains authority over curriculum and charged to incorporate CCRS into TEKS

  35. Public Ed Instruction Develop instructional strategies to help prepare students for college-level work Develop minimum standards for curricula, professional development materials, and online support materials for students who need additional assistance in both public and higher education

  36. Higher Ed Gap Analysis • CR Special Advisors provided the names of 1200+ faculty for the review of 18 entry level academic courses critical to student success • Many courses were part of core curriculum • Others required for certification • Others were high enrollment classes at community colleges • Faculty submitted syllabi to EPIC and reviewed the CCRS in their respective disciplines, rating the standards from 1 (critical to success) to 3 (not necessary)

  37. Higher Ed Curriculum Alignment • Analysis of both faculty responses to CCRS and class syllabus • Selected faculty asked to submit further information—class assignments and student exemplars—for selected representative entry level courses • Final report presented to Coordinating Board October 23, 2008

  38. Higher Ed Curriculum Alignment

  39. Higher Ed CTE Alignment • Duplicated the gap analysis study focusing on 11 entry level CTE courses (examples: accounting, computer technology, Business English, etc) in relation to the cross discipline standards • With one exception, all of the courses correlated well with standards • Second phase is to analyze CTE course sequences

  40. House Bill 3 EOC Assessments College ReadinessAccountability

  41. HB 3 • EOC Assessments Implementation Plan • Algebra II • Field Test : Spring 2010 • Operational: Spring 2011 • English III • Field Test: Spring 2011 • Operational: Spring 2012 • Apply to freshman entering 2011-12 Source: TEA, Student Assessment Division, June 2009

  42. HB 3: Performance Standards • Defines college readiness as the performance level a student must obtain in order to be successful in entry-level college courses in mathematics and English • Requires that TEA and CB set the performance standards on Algebra II and English III EOC assessments effective for the 2011-2012 school year • Standard for College Readiness on the EOCs must be met by students graduating under the Distinguished Graduation Plan • Requires EOC CR standard must be met for admission to credit bearing college courses in English and math at ALL public IHEs—except two (2015)

  43. HB 3: Performance Standards Correlation studies to be conducted • on ELA and mathematics EOC assessments to inform standards setting • for science and social studies and standards set by Commissioners, if appropriate • and performance standards reviewed every 3 years

  44. HB 3: Accountability • Commissioner of Education to biennially review and set indicators of quality of learning and student achievement • Student achievement indicators must include: • Results of TAKS, as appropriate (renamed STAR) • Results of EOC assessments which must take into account measures of college readiness • Dropout rates • High school graduation rates

  45. HB 1 and HB 3 Affect Us All Raise the standards of student achievement Refine learning outcomes in the foundation curriculum Make more consistent the standard and the skill-level and skill-set of incoming college students Increase the rigor of higher education coursework

  46. COOPERATION TEA and THECB coordinate policies and initiatives in support of College Readiness School Districts and Higher Education Institutions partner to streamline education pathways P-16 Councils contribute support, data resources, and momentum

  47. CB Statewide Initiatives to Support the CCRS

  48. Mathematics, Science, and Technology Teacher Preparation Academies : (House Bill 2237) • The purpose of these academies is to improve instructional skills of pre-service and certified teachers. Academy participants will prepare students who are college ready in mathematics, science and technology.

  49. CCRS Faculty Collaboratives 4 Centers of CCRS content expertise will be instituted to support implementation of robust and sustainable common strategies

  50. College Readiness Special Advisors THECB has sponsored College Readiness Special Advisors (CRSAs) at most IHEs Charge was to create momentum for CCRS on their campuses, to build partnerships with regional school districts, and to work with Regional P-16 Councils

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