Direct Admissions Carson Howell Director of Research Office of the State Board of Education

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Go-On Rate National Go-On Rate: 62% Top State (Mississippi): 80%

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Roadblocks to Go-On

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Purpose:Develop a statewide system for proactively admitting high school seniors and enrolling them into Idaho public postsecondary institutions to increase education attainment levels among Idaho students. Support the Board’s Vision and Strategic Plan Vision:The State Board of Education envisions an accessible, affordable, seamless public education system that results in a highly educated citizenry. Strategic Plan Goal:60% of Idahoans (ages 25-34) obtaining a postsecondary degree or certificate. Initiatives: Direct Admissions (Subject to Board approval) Next Steps Idaho Common Online Application Admissions Initiatives

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Education Structure Idaho State Board of Education K-12 AgencyBoard of Regents Education structure in most states

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Proposal (Subject to State Board approval in August) to proactively admit high school seniors to Idaho colleges and universities based on their Grade Point Average (GPA) and college admissions test score o Based on GPA and SAT score at the end of student’s junior year o The college and universities will establish a single GPA and SAT benchmark Students with a GPA and SAT score above the benchmark will be notified of admission to the eight Idaho public colleges and universities Direct Admissions o Boise State University o University of Idaho o Idaho State University o Lewis-Clark State College o Eastern Idaho Technical College o College of Western Idaho o North Idaho College o College of Southern Idaho

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Benchmark Matrix

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Students with a GPA and SAT score below the benchmark will be notified of admission to six Idaho public higher education institutions Students will be encouraged to review the individual admissions requirements of the universities to determine if they are eligible for admissions Direct Admissions o Eastern Idaho Technical College o Lewis-Clark State College o Idaho State University College of Technology o College of Western Idaho o North Idaho College o College of Southern Idaho

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Students are sent a letter Fall of high school senior year Conditional admittance pending proof of high school graduation Directed to to: Research college and university options Complete admission form The fee will be credited back with first tuition bill Complete an Idaho Opportunity Scholarship application Complete FAFSA form Deadline to complete admissions application: December-ish Parents will receive identical correspondence Higher education institutions and high school college and career counselors will receive admissions list Process

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION One-time use for Direct Admissions Data will be destroyed after admissions process each year (except for evaluation) GPA and SAT scores will not be disclosed Data Privacy

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GPA Calculated from ISEE end-of-year upload (June/July) Letter grades and total credits through ISEE Possible that it will not match official transcript SAT Received as part of agreement with CollegeBoard Highest score will be used Details

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Contact Information Received as part of SAT file from CollegeBoard Mailing address We will be contacting the high schools for mailing addresses of students we do not have in the SAT file address (if part of SAT file) Short Turnaround College Application Week begins November 9 th Details

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ISEE Partnership Students

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Benefitting Schools Principals to receive list of students and letter they received Assist counselors with college advising Assist higher education institutions with recruiting

PROVIDED BY THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Benefitting Students Low-cost, high-reward Ease the transition from high school to college Develop a college-going culture Get students, parents, high schools, and colleges engaged

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