Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap on the Alignment of High School Policies with the Demands of College and Careers 2011 CLOSING THE Expectations Gap SIXTH ANNUAL 50-STATE PROGRESS REPORT Last Updated February 3, 2011

The College- and Career-Ready Agenda Align high school standards with the demands of college and careers. Require students to take a college- and career-ready curriculum to earn a high school diploma. Develop statewide high school assessment systems anchored to college- and career-ready expectations. Develop reporting and accountability systems that promote college and career readiness. 2Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap

The ADP Network Educates 85% of U.S. Public School Students Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap3

College- and Career-Ready Standards 4Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap In the survey, Achieve asked states whether they have developed and adopted high school academic content standards in English and mathematics aligned to college- and career-ready expectations.

In 2011, 47 States and DC Have Aligned College- and Career-Ready Standards Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap5 Adopted CCSSAdopted CCSS (ELA), developed by state (math) Adopted CCSS provisionally Developed by state

College- and Career-Ready Graduation Requirements 6Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap In the survey, Achieve asked states whether they require all students to complete a college- and career-ready curriculum in order to earn a high school diploma.

20 States and DC Require a College- and Career-Ready Diploma Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap7 Mandatory Requirements Default Requirements DC

First Cohorts of Students to Graduate Under the New CCR Requirements 8Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap

High School Assessments Anchored to College- and Career-Ready Expectations 9Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap In the survey, Achieve asked states whether they administer to all students an assessment of college- and career-ready knowledge and skills capable of producing a readiness score used by postsecondary institutions and employers.

In 2011, 14 States Administer Tests Aligned with College and Career Expectations Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap10

Consortia Working to Create Next-Generation Assessment Systems 11Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap PARCC memberSBAC memberPARCC and SBAC member* Governing state

P-20 Longitudinal Data Systems 12Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap In the survey, Achieve asked states whether they annually match student-level records from K-12 with similar data from their postsecondary system.

In 2011, 22 States Have a P-20 Data System that Match Student-level Data Annually Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap13

Reporting and Accountability Systems that Promote College and Career Readiness 14Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap In the survey, Achieve asked states whether they have incorporated a select set of college- and career-ready indicators into their data, reporting and accountability systems.

Key College- and Career-Ready Accountability Indicators and Uses 15Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap INDICATORS: the percentage of students who... Earn a college- and career-ready diploma Score college-ready on high school assessments Earn college credit while in high school Are required to take remedial courses in college USES: Publicly report Set performance goals Provide incentives to improve Factor into accountability formula

Percentage of High School Graduates Who Earn a College- And Career-Ready Diploma State Annual School- level Public Reporting Statewide Performance Goals School-level Incentives Accountability Formula Alabama  Arkansas California Florida Georgia Hawaii  Indiana Louisiana New York  Ohio  Oklahoma Texas Virginia  TOTAL12552 Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap16

Percentage of High School Graduates Who Obtain a Readiness Score on a College & Career Ready High School Assessment State Annual School- level Public Reporting Statewide Performance Goals School-level Incentives Accountability Formula California Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Minnesota New York Oklahoma Texas TOTAL7523 Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap17

Percentage of High School Graduates Who Earn College Credit While Still in High School State Annual School- level Public Reporting Statewide Performance Goals School-level Incentives Accountability Formula Colorado Connecticut Florida Hawaii Indiana Kentucky Minnesota Ohio Oklahoma Texas Utah TOTAL6632 Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap18

Percentage of Incoming First-Year College Students Who Require Remediation State Annual School- level Public Reporting Statewide Performance Goals School-level Incentives Accountability Formula Arkansas Colorado Florida Georgia Hawaii Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Missouri Nevada New Mexico North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Texas Wyoming TOTAL15911 Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap19

State Accountability System Indicators and Their Uses 20Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap College- and Career- Ready Indicators College- and Career- Ready Uses

In 2011, Only Texas Meets Accountability Criteria Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap21

Emerging Best Practices in Accountability: Multiple Indicators for one Use Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap22 Texas: Incentives CCR Diploma CCR Assessment Exceeding College and Career Readiness Remediation Florida: Publicly Reporting CCR Diploma CCR Assessment Exceeding College and Career Readiness Remediation Indiana: Publicly Reporting CCR Diploma Remediation

Emerging Best Practices in Accountability: Multiple Uses for an Indicator Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap23 Louisiana: CCR Diploma Publicly Reporting Goals Incentives Accountability Formula Kentucky: CCR Assessment Publicly Reporting Accountability Formula Oklahoma: Exceeding College and Career Readiness Incentives Accountability Formula Virginia: CCR Diploma Publicly Reporting Incentives

State Progress on Adopting Policies to Ensure that High School Students Graduate College and Career Ready: Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap

Overview of State Progress 25Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap

on the Alignment of High School Policies with the Demands of College and Careers 2011 CLOSING THE Expectations Gap SIXTH ANNUAL 50-STATE PROGRESS REPORT