Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

1. Texas State University-San Marcos, a member of The Texas State University System. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Building Bridges to Success: Strengthening Postsecondary transition for students in Adult Education

2. Texas Adult Education Content Standards (TAECS) • Texas College & Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) • General Differences • Reading Content Standards • Group Activity: Writing & Math • Group Share • Wrap Up Session overview

3. Texas Adult Education Content Standards

4. Phase I: January – August, 2004 • Conducted a survey of adult education teachers and administrators • Presented the findings to a taskforce of adult education practitioners from across the state Phase II: September, 2004 – June, 2005 • Adopted standards. • Formed writing teams. Texas Adult Education Content Standards

5. Phase III: July, 2005 - June, 2006 • Developed benchmarks • Conducted controlled field test • Conducted external reviews • Collected and analyzed data from the controlled field test • Modified benchmarks • Aligned reading/writing benchmarks to ESL learner needs Texas Adult Education Content Standards

6. Phase IV: July, 2006 - June, 2007 • Selected statewide field test participants. • Conducted standards specialist workshop. • Conducted professional development for field test participants. • Implemented statewide field test, analyzed data, and modified benchmarks. • Recruited additional standards specialists. • Compiled learning activities. • Conducted refresher standards specialist training. • Held statewide conference to unveil standards and benchmarks. • Training/Implementation within programs: Fall, 2007 Texas Adult Education Content Standards

7. Texas Adult Education Content Standards These standards include components, benchmarks, strands and examples of activities that teachers may use.

8. Content Standards describe what learners should know and be able to do within a specific content area. • Benchmarks reflect exit abilities, NRS levels reflect entrance abilities. • Each level builds with increasing degrees of complexity and decreasing levels of teacher guidance Texas Adult Education CONTENT Standards

9. TEXAS COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS

10. 79th Texas Legislature, Third Called Special Session, House Bill 1, the “Advancement of College Readiness in Curriculum.” Texas Education Code Section 28.008 reads “to increase the number of students who are college and career ready when they graduate high school.” (2006) • These standards specify what students must know and be able to do to succeed in entry-level courses at postsecondary institutions in Texas. • The legislation required the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to establish Vertical Teams (VTs) to develop College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) in the areas of English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. • Vertical Teams were composed of secondary and postsecondary faculty. • Adopted by THECB in January, 2008 Texas College & Career Readiness Standards

11. Texas College & Career Readiness Standards

12. Cross Disciplinary Standards

13. GENERAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STANDARDS

15. THE READING STANDARDS

25. Let’s look at the Math and Writing Standards Group Activity

26. Questions & Comments

27. Transition Project at Texas State University – San Marcos In Collaboration with Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Dr. Emily Miller Payne, Director of The Education Institute (TEI) Mary Helen Martinez, Transition Project Director Dr. Lewis Madhlangobe, Transition Project Research Specialist Jonna Beck, Graduate Student-Research Assistant Andrew Besa, Graduate Student –Research Assistant http://www.tei.education.txstate.edu/transitions

28. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Dr. Tamara Clunis, Director Developmental and Adult Basic Education College Readiness Initiatives http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ Texas College & Career Readiness Standards