School Model — Senate Education Finance and Policy Committee P-TECH 9-14 School Model — Senate Education Finance and Policy Committee IBM Corporate Citizenship February 4, 2019

P-TECH 9-14 School Model P-TECH 9-14 School Model Focus: A new grade 9-14 public school model focused on STEM fields and Career and Technical Education  Mission: Enable students to master the skills that they need to graduate with a no-cost associates degree that will enable them to secure an entry-level position in a growing STEM industry, or to continue and complete study in a four-year higher education institution.

P-TECH 9-14 School Model Key model tenets Partnership between school district, higher education partner and industry Integrated high school and college coursework, linked to industry Skills Map, leading to an industry-recognized, postsecondary degree for all students. Students can graduate in less than six-years, but the model ensures that students have the time and seamless supports necessary to earn their degree. Workplace learning strand, including mentoring, worksite visits, speakers, project days, skills-based and paid internships Open enrollment with focus on historically underserved students Cost-free postsecondary degree First-in-line for jobs with industry partners

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Results 185 graduates to date from most mature schools P-TECH 9-14 School Model Results 185 graduates to date from most mature schools Graduated anywhere from 3.5 – 6 years First cohort: 4x the on-time national community college graduation rate, 5x for low-income students A significant reason for the rapid expansion across the US and globally is because of the significant early results the model has realized in strengthening community college graduation rates, reinvigorating local economies and changing the life trajectories of young people most in need. P-TECH schools have had more than 185 graduates, some of whom completed their “six-year” programs in as little as 3.5 years. Graduates come from the most mature P-TECH schools, including the first school in Brooklyn (launched 2011), Chicago (launched 2012), and the first round of 16 P-TECH schools in New York State, which launched in 2014, and thus have completed only the first four years of the six year model. Particularly significant is the fact that no P-TECH student has taken a single remedial or developmental education course. Roughly 50% of students entering community colleges take at least one non-credit bearing remedial course, requiring significant public and personal investment and significantly reducing their potential to complete a degree. The graduation rate for the first cohort of P-TECH students, who earned associates degrees in Computer Information Systems or Electromechanical Engineering Technology, is more than four times the national on-time community college graduate rate, which stands at 13%, and five times the rate for low-income students.

High school “graduates” P-TECH 9-14 School Model Results Looking at our first three cohorts that entered P-TECH Brooklyn in 2011, 2012, and 2013… Cohort Total # High school “graduates” College Ready Math College Ready STEM AAS Earned 3 (at year 4) 88 70 (79.5%) 52 (74%) 84% 11 (16%) 2 (at year 5) 109 88 (80.7%) 71 (81%) 88% 28 (32%) 1 (at year 6) 91 90 (98.9%) 77 (86%) 92% 49 (54%)

Impact US State legislation Federal legislation P-TECH 9-14 School Model Impact US State legislation California SB 1243 Colorado HB 15-127 Texas SB22 Maryland SB319 Minnesota SB 3989 (introduced) Federal legislation HR2352, Perkins Reauthorization, $1.2B Recognition from two US Presidents Governors, US legislators; Prime Ministers, Ministers of Education Major media Global, national, state, local

P-TECH graduates: Continue to learn, work, both P-TECH 9-14 School Model P-TECH graduates: Continue to learn, work, both Vast majority going on for their four-year degree 23 working at IBM to date – and many of these IBMers are going to school at same time All new IBMers are students of color

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