College Access & Student Attainment Adele Gelb Program Officer Stark Education Partnership OCAN Advisor Training August 10, 2011

Stark County Student Demographics 17 school districts with: 60,000 K-12 total students 20,000 high school total students

Our Stark County 2002 Goals… 100% graduation rates Increase college going to 80% from 45% Decrease remediation Becoming the most educated county in the US Seamless transition 7-16 Have Evolved Into…

Stark County Graduation Rates Have Increased

Graduation is Up Dramatically at Canton City High Schools

Stark County College Going Rate is Increasing As Reported by OBR (only in Ohio) 2007: 52% compared to State 45% 2008: 39% compared to State 39% (only public institutions) As Reported by Student Tracker (92% of all Institutions Nationally) 2008: 57.6% enrolled immediately 68.1% enrolled anytime during first two years after HS 2009: 54% enrolled immediately 2010: 60.4% enrolled immediately

CCS College Going Rate is Increasing Percentage of Students Enrolled in College Any Time During the First 2 Years After High School

Educational Attainment has Increased County-wide U.S. Census figures show college-going for Stark 18-24 year olds now exceeding state and nation – ACS 2006-2008

Strategies Data Collection using National Clearinghouse Student Tracker System ($425 per district) Early College High School and program choice in Canton City Schools Continuing to increase AP and College Tech Prep

Strategies (continued) High School Based Dual Credit (HSBDC) is…“taught at the high school by a teacher who qualifies to be a college adjunct to the same rigor and standards as on the college campus. A student may receive both high school and college credit for the same course.” Our HSBDC Partners: Kent State University-Main and Stark Campuses, Stark State College, University of Akron, University of Mount Union, Walsh University

High School Based Dual Credit Has Grown

What Does HSBDC Cost? $23-$41 per semester credit hour as negotiated by the Stark County ESC with participating colleges Application fees are waived Textbook and course materials covered by district Public institutions retain SSI Some, but not all districts, will charge parents between $30-$50 for a three-credit hour course

What is the Scholarship Impact? Benefit to Stark County families and students for credit earned during the 2009-10 academic year could range between $860,000 – $5,000,000 (textbooks excluded) depending where students eventually transfer credit

New Challenges The compass math score prerequisite will increase from 42 to 55 for the class of 2014 A compass score of 55 equates to an ACT score of 22 http://www.brunnermath.com/

New Challenges (continued) Qualifying high school teachers as adjuncts Increasing middle school performance at CCS – Canton City Schools continue to “chart a course1” by launching Early College Academy Three-year degrees 1Building a Grad Nation, 2011. Available at http://every1graduates.org/gradnation2011/item/download/254.html