College and Career

Readiness?

DEFINITION College Readiness Standards

Detailed, research-based descriptions of skills and knowledge associated with what students are likely to know and to be able to do as they progress through high school. College Readiness Benchmarks

Establish college readiness as measured by performance on the Explore, PLAN, and ACT college readiness assessments. Benchmarks are the minimum English, reading, mathematics, and science assessment scores required for students to have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher, and a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher, in the corresponding credit-bearing college course.

Students should be ready for college and/or the workforce by the time they graduate. All high school students, whether they are planning to enter the college or the workforce, should be educated to comparable levels of readiness in reading and math. (Ready for College and Ready for Work: Same or Different?, 2006)

What College and Career Readiness IS NOT

It is NOT Reading Level

ACT Research – “The Forgotten Middle” ACT data show that fewer than 2 in 10 eighth graders are on target

to be ready for college-level work by the time they graduate from high school. This means that more than 8 out of 10 eighth grade students do not have the knowledge and skills they need to enter high school and succeed there.

Under current conditions, the level of academic achievement that students attain by 8th grade has a larger impact on their college and career readiness by the time they graduate from high school than anything that happens academically in high school.

The key is to intervene in upper elementary grades and in middle school

The process of preparing students to make successful transitions from middle school to high school is JUST as important as the process of preparing them to make successful transitions from high school to post-secondary education.

CURRENT Testing Progression at BHS

ACT Testing Series 9th Grade – Explore

Test 10th Grade – PLAN

Test 11th Grade – ACT Test

College Board Series (SAT) 8th Grade – Readistep 10th Grade – PSAT 11th Grade – PSAT / SAT

Test

Proposed Testing Progression For BPS Grades 3-10 ASPIRE Grade 8 – Readistep (Pre-SAT) Grade 9 – ASPIRE (Pre –ACT) Grade 10 – PSAT (Pre-SAT) Grade 11 – PSAT (Pre-SAT) for college-bound

juniors Grades 11 and 12 – SAT and ACT

Why Is This Important? Look at the #s! Only 39 percent of ACT-tested 2013 graduates met

three or more of the four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. Conversely, 31 percent of graduates did not meet any of the benchmarks. ACT research suggests that students who don’t meet the benchmarks are likely to struggle in relevant first-year courses at two- and four-year colleges, which increases their risk of not succeeding in college (The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2013)

“Once again, our data show that high school success and college readiness are not necessarily the same thing,” said Jon Whitmore, ACT chief executive officer. “Too many students are likely to struggle after they graduate from high school. As a nation, we must set ambitious goals and take strong action to address this consistent problem. The competitiveness of our young people and of our nation as a whole in the global economy is at stake.”

“It is critical that we identify and address problems in academic achievement early in a student’s academic career, so that they can get on track for readiness as soon as possible,” said Jon Erickson, ACT president of education. “This is not about college readiness alone but about readiness for taking the next step, whether it’s entering the workforce, attending a trade school, or enrolling in a two- or four-year college or university.”

Science remains the subject area in which students are least likely to be ready for college-level work; just 36 percent of test takers achieved the ACT College Readiness Benchmark in science.

SO….. What does our data look like?

CURRENT ACT BENCHMARKSCollege Course

Test EXPLORE (25)

PLAN (32)

ACT (36)

English Composition

English 14 15 18

Social Sciences Reading 18 19 22CollegeAlgebra Math 17 18 22

Biology Science 19 20 23

5 Year Trends – Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmarks

YEAR#

Students

English Math Reading

Science Met all 4

2009 13 85% 54% 69% 38% 38%

2010 12 83% 75% 83% 33% 33%

2011 8 50% 63% 50% 38% 38%

2012 26 96% 54% 62% 31% 19%

2013 100 52% 29% 32% 22% 16%

5 Year Trends – Percent of Students Who Met ENGLISH College Readiness Benchmarks

2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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85 83

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96

52

75 75 75 7570

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5 Year Trends – Percent of Students Who Met MATH College Readiness Benchmarks

2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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54

75

63

54

29

54 56 57 5853

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5 Year Trends – Percent of Students Who Met READING College Readiness Benchmarks

2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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69

83

50

62

32

61 62 62 62

51

BREMEN INDIANA

5 Year Trends – Percent of Students Who Met SCIENCE College Readiness Benchmarks

2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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45

38

33

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31

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3336 36 37

41

BREMEN INDIANA

5 Year Trends – Percent of Students Who Met ALL 4 College Readiness Benchmarks

2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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35

40 38

33

38

1916

2831 31 32 31

BREMEN INDIANA

5 Year Trends – Average ACT ScoresYEAR #

Students

English(18)

Math(22)

Reading(22)

Science(23)

Composite

2009 13 21.2 23.1 22.8 21.8 22.4

2010 12 22.4 24 23.5 22.3 23.2

2011 8 18.8 22.8 19.1 21.5 20.8

2012 26 22.1 22 22.1 22.6 22.3

2013 100 18.2 19.5 19.6 18.7 19.1

5 Year Trends - Average ACT Scores for ENGLISH (Benchmark 18)

2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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21.222.4

18.8

22.1

18.2

21.6 21.7 21.7 21.7 2120.6 20.5 20.6 20.5 20.2

BREMEN INDIANA NATION

5 Year Trends - Average ACT Scores for MATH (Benchmark

22)

2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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10

15

20

25

30

23.1 24 22.8 2219.5

22.4 22.4 22.4 22.5 21.921 21 21.1 21.1 20.9

BREMEN INDIANA NATION

5 Year Trends - Average ACT Scores for READING (Benchmark 22)

2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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10

15

20

2522.8 23.5

19.1

22.119.6

22.6 22.6 22.6 22.6 22.121.4 21.3 21.3 21.3 21.1

BREMEN INDIANA NATION

5 Year Trends - Average ACT Scores for SCIENCE (Benchmark – 23)

2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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10

15

20

2521.8 22.3 21.5

22.6

18.7

21.6 21.9 21.9 21.9 21.420.9 20.9 20.9 20.9 20.7

BREMEN INDIANA NATION

5 Year Trends Average COMPOSITE ACT Scores

2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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10

15

20

2522.4 23.2

20.822.3

19.1

22.2 22.3 22.3 22.3 21.721.1 21 21.1 21.1 20.9

BREMEN INDIANA NATION

Graduating CLASS of 2012PLAN Data from 10th grade (2009-10)

BREMEN NATIONAL

English 17.5 17.4

Math 18.5 17.8

Reading 17.3 17.2

Science 18.1 18.3

CLASS OF 2012

SAT / ACT

English=15

Math=19 Reading=17

Science=21

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Graduating Class of 2013 ACT Data

Bremen Average

Benchmark

English 18.2 18

Math 19.5 22

Reading 19.6 22

Science 18.7 23

Class of 2013 ACT Data

English = 18 Math = 22 Reading = 22 Science = 23 All 4 Benchmarks 0

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52

29 32

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44 4436

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Percent Ready for College Level Coursework

BREMEN INDIANA NATIONAL

CLASS of 2014 (Current Seniors)PLAN Data from 10th Grade (2011-12)

Bremen Average

Benchmark

English 15.7 15

Math 17.6 19

Reading 16.3 17

Science 18 21

Class of 2013 – ACT Data from 2011-12 School Year – District Testing Site

English=18 Math=22 Reading=21 Science=24 Met all 40

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38

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Class of 2013 College Readiness in 11th Grade

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English =15

Math = 19

Reading = 17

Science = 21

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Class of 2013 ACT in 11th grade vs benchmark

BREMEN Benchmark

English 18.1 18Math 19.5 22Reading 19.4 21Science 18.7 24

Class of 2013 ACT Data taken as Juniors – 100 Students

English=18 Math=22 Reading=21 Science=24 Composite0

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18.119.5 19.4 18.7 19.1

15.917.9 17.4 17.2 17.2

Class of 2013 ACT (2011-12 School Year)

BREMEN INDIANA

Class of 2014 – PLAN vs Nation

Bremen NationEnglish 15.7 16.2Math 17.6 17.6Reading 16.3 16.7Science 18 17.8Composite 17 17.2

Class of 2015 – Current Juniors

English = 14

Math = 18

Reading = 16

Science = 20

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Math = 19 Reading = 17

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Bremen NationEnglish 17.7 15.7Math 17.9 16.3Reading 17.1 15.4Science 18.8 17.1Composite

18.0 16.2

Bremen NationEnglish 18.8 16.4Math 20.7 17.9Reading 18.6 16.9Science 19.6 18Composite

19.6 17.5

EXPLORE PLAN (2012-13)

CLASS OF 2015

EXPLORE Data – 9th gradeBremen Average

Benchmark

English 17.7 14Math 17.9 18Reading 17.1 16Science 18.8 20

PLAN Data – 10th Grade (2012-13)

Bremen Average

Benchmark

English 18.8 15Math 20.7 19Reading 18.6 17Science 19.6 21

Class of 2016 – EXPLORE Data

Bremen Average BenchmarkEnglish 18.2 14Math 18.9 18Reading 17 16Science 19.5 20Composite 16.2 N/A

Class of 2016 – Explore Data

Bremen NationalEnglish 18.2 15.7Math 18.9 16.3Reading 17 15.4Science 19.5 17.1Composite 18.5 16.2

Class of 2016 – Current Sophomores

English=14 Math=18 Reading=16 Science=200

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Next Steps

Disaggregate Data Core Curriculum alignment K-12 College and Career Curriculum At-risk Students

Bremen Self-Reported Data from PLAN:Students Need Help in These Areas

Making plans for after high school

Improving public speaking skills

Improving study skills

Improving writing skills

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