PK-12 Pathways and Partnerships

1. PK-12 Pathways and Partnerships Office of Planning and Strategic Initiatives January 2013

2. College Readiness & Remediation

3. Statewide Data: Developmental Education

4. Data shared each year with principals and superintendents- Reading Placements Students Assessed: 1939 College Level Placements: 55% (55% Met College Level Proficiency) Developmental Placements: 37%(23% Basic Reading, 14% College Reading Required) ESL Consult: 8% (8% Retest Required for English as a Second Language)

5. Writing Placements Students Assessed: 1845 College Level Placements: 39% (39% English Composition I) Developmental Placements: 59% (49% Basic Writing, 10% Intro to Basic Writing) ESL Consult: 2% (2% Required Evaluation for English as a Second Language)

6. Math Placements Students Assessed: 1881 College Level Placements: 16% (8% College Algebra, 8% Advanced Algebra and Trig, <1% Calculus) Developmental Placements: 84% (8% Basic Math, 36% Basic Algebra I, 40%Basic Algebra II)

7. NECC PK-12 Initiatives and Alignment

8. Achieving the Dream Achieving the Dreamis a nation-wide initiative aimed at helping community college students succeed in completing coursework and earning certificates and/or degrees. It is an initiative that uses student achievement data to effect broad institutional change. • Mathematics:Improve outcomes for all students in all cohorts in developmental and college level math • English Composition:Improve outcomes for all students in all cohorts in English Composition I • Males in Developmental Reading and Writing:Improve outcomes for male students in developmental reading and writing • Students 25 Years and younger in Developmental Reading and Writing:Improve outcomes for students 25 years and younger in developmental reading and writing • Hispanic Students in Writing Courses:Improve outcomes for Hispanic students in developmental writing, and in the transition into and through college level composition.

9. Northeast Regional Readiness Center • Led by Departments of Early Education and Care (EEC), Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), and Higher Education (DHE); the Standing Committee on Professional Education for the State Colleges Council of Presidents (SCOPE); • Core Functions • Provide high-quality professional development and instructional services to educators to address both local/regional needs and statewide priorities • Convene stakeholders to collaboratively address key education priorities, leverage resources, build statewide capacity, and increase integration and coherence across the education continuum

10. The Vision Project • The Vision Project is Massachusetts’ plan to achieve national leadership in public higher education.

11. Key Outcomes…. 1 COLLEGE PARTICIPATION Raising the percentage of high school graduates going to college—and the readiness of these students for college-level work. 2 COLLEGE COMPLETION Increasing the percentage of students who complete degree and certificate programs. 3 STUDENT LEARNING Achieving higher levels of student learning through better assessment and more extensive use of assessment results. 4 WORKFORCE ALIGNMENT Aligning occupationally oriented degree and certificate programs with the needs of statewide, regional and local employers. 5 PREPARING CITIZENS Providing students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to be active, informed citizens. 6 CLOSING ACHIEVEMENT GAPS Closing achievement gaps among students from different ethnic, racial and income groups in all areas of educational progress. 7 RESEARCH Conducting research that drives economic development.

12. Multi-state consortia (Massachusetts lead PARCC State- 45 states have adopted the Core State Standards) • Charged to develop the next generation of assessments linked to the common core state standards • K-12, Higher Education, and Content Faculty Leadership Teams • Definition Survey- Disseminated spring and fall 2012 (1,360 participants- 48% from P-12 and 47% from higher education) • Of all participants 75% were P-12 Teachers and 67% were faculty • Draft Definition – November 2012- posted on NECC Goal One site!

13. Strategic Alignment: Goal One • In downtown Lawrence, enrollment has climbed to nearly 3,000 students, and even with the opening of a new Health and Technology Center in 2013, more must be accomplished to fulfill the promise of a comprehensive urban campus to meet the needs of Lawrence and the surrounding communities. • Partnering with the city and area businesses and organizations on downtown improvement planning • Providing the necessary space, staffing, and other resources for academic and student support services • Developing new programs and services to meet the needs of students, businesses, and organizations in the area • Expanding collaborative activities with K-12 schools in Lawrence and surrounding communities

14. NECC Strategic Alignment Northeast Regional Readiness Center Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (ESE) Department of Higher Education (DHE) Standing Committee on Professional Education for State Colleges Council of Presidents (SCOPE) NECC Office of Planning & Strategic Initiatives The Vision Project Department of Higher Education (DHE) PARCC Department of Higher Education (DHE) Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (ESE) Achieving the Dream Lumina Foundation & 7 founding partner organizations including the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)

15. Early College Opportunities - Dual Enrollment • Qualified high school students take college courses and earn both high school and college credit. • Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Program (CDEP) – 3.0 GPA, first generation students, low income – determined by free and reduced lunch criteria, recommendation from school. • Self pay • Contract courses

16. Early College High School Amesbury & Haverhill Model • Who? - Under-served “middle of the road” students • What? - Cohorts of students in fully integrated learning communities • When? - Starting sophomore year • How? - Students selected based on grades, ACCUPLACER™ scores, and recommendations.

17. NECC-PK-12 Partnerships 2012-2013

18. Please welcome... Lori Weir NECC Director PK-12 Partnerships

19. NECC PK-12 Partnerships Team Co-Chairs • Ellen Grondine & Lori Weir Student Assessment, Academic Placement & Testing •  Donna Bertolino • Donna Felisberto Student Enrollment Services • Nora Sheridan • Brandi Thomforde • Laurie Dimitrov • Alexis Fishbone  • Jamie Haddad • Fiona Edwards Middle School- High School Outreach- Natural Sciences •  Kimberly Waligora & Noemi Custodia- Lora  Lawrence -Student Success Center & Community Relations • Gisela Nash • Joshua Abreu • Niurka Aybar • Silvia Serrano College Math Course - High School Campus •  Janice Rogers & Linda Murphy College Course by Program/Content •  Kathy Welch Hudson & Martha Bixby Team Resources • Beth Donovan • Wendy Shaffer • Linda Giampa, • Marilyn McCarthy • Jayne Ducharme

20. New Initiative Intake Process

21. Thank you! Administration Faculty Meg Black Deirdre Budzyna Theresa DeFranzo Kirsten Kortz Mary Sheehan Joel Schwindt Adrienne Skora Matt Willis-Goode Shannon Leate-Varney • Noemi Custodia- Lora • Bill Heineman • Chuck Phair • Janice Rogers • Shar Wolfe • Judith Zubrow