CCTI HSTW Making High School/ Community College Transitions: Combine HSTW and CCTI Southern Regional Education Board Gene Bottoms Senior Vice President Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta Outcomes Increase enrollment in postsecondary education. Decrease the percentages of recent high school graduates having to take one or more remedial course. Increase academic and skills achievement at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Increase the percentages of students who obtain postsecondary degrees, certificates other recognized credentials. Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta Southern Regional Education Board High School/Community College Transitions Practices Classroom high expectations Focused learning culture Redo work Clearly indicated amount and quality of work to earn an A or a B Amount of out-of-class work expected

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta Southern Regional Education Board High School/Community College Transitions Practices Rigorous program of academic studies High school college-prep English (4 credits) Mathematics – Algebra I and higher (4 credits) Science – lab based (3 credits) Social studies (3 credits) Postsecondary

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta High School/Community College Transitions Practices Blended HSTW academic core with CCTI Career pathway Blended academics High-demand/high pay jobs Technical literacy emphasis Common end-of-course exams Secondary/postsecondary Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta High School Community College Transitions Practices Extra Help and Extra Time Extra help strategies – high school/postsecondary to meet course standards Create peer study teams – secondary/postsecondary Ninth grade catch-up strategy Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta High School/Community College Transitions Practices Extra Help and Extra Time Early assessment of college readiness Senior year remediation strategy/assess effectiveness Support class/independent learners – secondary/postsecondary Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta High School/Community College Transitions Practices Engaging Research-based Teaching Practices Literacy across the curriculum – literacy goal Numeracy across the curriculum Contextually-based teaching Cooperative learning Socratic strategies Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta High School/Community College Transitions Practices Engaging Research-based Teaching Practices Project-based learning Improved classroom assessment Teaching for understanding Use of technology Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta High School/Community College Transitions Practices Engaging Research-based Teaching Practices Independent research Integrated work-based learning Standards-based teaching Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta High School/Community College Transitions Practices Guidance, advisement and orientation Student mentor/adviser – secondary/postsecondary Orient students, teachers and parents to pre-requisite for success in community college Develop six-year education plan with parents and review annually Mutual planning by CC and HS guidance and advisement personnel Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta High School/Community College Transitions Practices Strategic leadership and support – administrative support is ongoing Coordination by community college and high school leaders Time for academic and technical teachers to do course development and common assessment planning Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta High School/Community College Transitions Ongoing Professional Development Time and support for professional development Host concurrent professional development – secondary/postsecondary Shared classroom observations Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta High School/Community College Transitions Practices Data and Effectiveness Institutional accountability Develop data systems that connect achievement to school/classroom practices. Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta Essential Characteristics of Career Pathway – Secondary Rigorous academic core Meets high school exit requirements Meets postsecondary entry/placement requirements Opportunities for students to earn college credit or have remedial instruction Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta Essential Characteristics of Career Pathway – Secondary Extra help to enable students to meet academic and technical course standards Opportunities for students to earn college credit or remedial instruction Pass national employer licensing exam. Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta Comparison of Post-high School Activities by Completing and Not Completing HSTW Curriculum 90% of completers have taken postsecondary courses, compared to 75% of non-completers. 77% of completers are presently enrolled in further study, compared to 52% of non- completers. 68% of completers have taken courses at colleges and universities, compared to 51% of non-completers. 30% of completers who have worked since graduation work full-time, compared to 43% of non-completers. Southern Regional Education Board

CCTI HSTW CCTI - Atlanta Mathematics Courses Taken in High School and Remedial Mathematics Study 81% of graduates who had completed four or more credits of college- preparatory mathematics in high school did not need to take remedial course work in mathematics upon entering college. 90% of graduates who completed four credits in college-preparatory English did not require remedial course work in English. Southern Regional Education Board