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College and Career Readiness: Preparing Students for Success

Discover the indicators and evidence of college readiness, and explore the importance of postsecondary education for future career success. Find out how we can close the gap between job requirements and the percentage of Kansans acquiring postsecondary completion.

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College and Career Readiness: Preparing Students for Success

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  1. Where are we Headed?Brad Neuenswander, Interim Commissioner Education in Kansas

  2. Community Conversations

  3. COLLEGE AND CAREER READY means an individual has the academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, and employability skills to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification or in the workforce, without the need for remediation.

  4. Indicators vs. Evidence Indicators of College Readiness: Things that are measured before a student graduates High School. • Assessment Performance; state, ACT/SAT, other • College credit hours earned, AP/IB • Industry recognized Certifications • Workforce skills; WorkKeys, ASVAB, SkillsUSA Evidence of College Readiness: Information that is taken after the student has graduated High School. • Postsecondary enrollment; % entering postsecondary • Remediation; % needing remedial courses/programs • Persistence: % completing their first year

  5. View individual schools in this district.

  6. Current State Assessment Footprint

  7. Kansas College and Career Ready Footprint

  8. Kansas College and Career Ready Footprint

  9. By 2020, 71% of jobs in Kansas will require postsecondary education. This is 6 percentage points above the national average of 65%. Kansas ranks 7th nationally in postsecondary education intensity for 2020. Georgetown Public Policy Institute

  10. Nationally, by 2020, 34% of jobs will require a High School Diploma, or less. In Kansas, only 29% of jobs will require a high school diploma or less. Georgetown Public Policy Institute

  11. Postsecondary Evidence

  12. Career Technical Education (SB 155)Results *Estimates

  13. What If? • We could increase the % of graduates entering postsecondary institutions? • We could decrease the % of our graduates needing remediation postsecondary? • We could increase the % of students successfully completing their first year? Second year? • We could get more kids into “hard to fill” programs? • THEN, we could close the gap between the % of jobs requiring postsecondary completion, and the % of Kansans acquiring postsecondary completion?

  14. Standardized Tests The standardized tests my kids take are one gauge on the dashboard, but parents and educators know that tests are not the only indicator. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan

  15. COLLEGE AND CAREER READY means an individual has the academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, and employability skills to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification or in the workforce, without the need for remediation.

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