Integrating Success The Transition of All Students From High School to College November 2007 Iowa Educational Research & Evaluation Association Annual Conference

How are our students doing? What courses are they taking? What is offered? What is the future? From High School to College

Iowa Performing Lower than Nation: No Significant Difference: NAEP Scores: 4 th Grade Reading IowaNation Iowa Performing Higher Than Nation

IowaNation NAEP Scores: 8th Grade Math Iowa Performing Lower than Nation: No Significant Difference: Iowa Performing Higher Than Nation

State Avg. 79% ITBS: 4 th Grade Reading

State Avg. 72.3% ITBS: 8 th Grade Reading

Hispanic 52.6 % 59.9 % Asian 75.5 % 82.0 % American Indian 60.6 % 67.7 % African American 48.4 % 56.2 % White 78.6 % 81.9 % th Grade Reading Percent Proficient Achievement Gap

Hispanic 43.0 % 49.0 % + 6.0% Asian 68.6 % 74.0 % + 5.4% American Indian 49.2 % 59.1 % + 9.9% African American 35.9 % 44.4 % + 8.5% White 72.0 % 75.2 % + 3.2% 8 th Grade Reading Percent Proficient

Hispanic 53.5 % 53.2 % - 0.3% Asian 75.1 % 77.6 % + 2.5% American Indian 62.5 % 66.4 % + 3.9% African American 49.7 % 50.1 % + 0.4% White 78.6 % 79.1 % + 0.5% 11 th Grade Reading Percent Proficient Achievement Gap

African- American 82.5%95.8% Hispanic85.4%96.5% ELL84.7%96.5% 11 th grade students in reading More Students Tested

Larger gains in elementary Dip in middle school Smaller gains in high school What We Know…

What Students Are Taking Asian African AmericanHispanicIndianWhite %21.9%26.7%30.1%44.7% %27.7%28.8%32.1%45.2% %32.8%35.0%30.7%46.5% Percent of 9 th Grade Students in Algebra I

2007Asian African AmericanHispanicIndianWhite 9th1.1%0.1%0.5%0.0%0.6% 10th10.6%0.6%1.5%1.4%4.0% 11th34.8%7.1%7.6%8.8%22.3% 12th40.0%11.6%14.4%13.7%29.2% What Students Are Taking Percent of Students in High-Level Math

What Students Are Taking 2007Asian African AmericanHispanicIndianWhite 9th4.3%0.5%1.4%0.0%1.1% 10th24.0%6.0%6.5%8.7%11.8% 11th62.5%33.6%31.4%34.0%53.1% 12th43.4%25.1%21.5%15.7%30.5% Percent of Students in High-Level Science

What Students Are Taking Score Differences on ITED Mathematics National Percentile Rank Between High School Juniors Who Took Higher-level Mathematics Courses and Those Who Did Not, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity ITED Mathematics NPR Score Gap % Junior Who Took Higher-level Mathematics African American % Hispanic %

Enrollment<2507,500+ English Math Science Social Science Foreign Language Range of Opportunities

7,127 test-takers took 10,776 Advanced Placement (AP) exams, up 9.6 % and 9.5%, respectively, from % more AP exam scores were 3 or higher AP & Postsecondary Opportunities

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Iowa’s Core Curriculum Outlines Essential Skills & Knowledge:Outlines Essential Skills & Knowledge: language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, financial literacy, health literacy, higher-level thinking skills, civic literacy, and employability skills. Assists Teachers:Assists Teachers: Instructional strategies, model unit development, and lessons to increase rigor and relevance in student work. Aligns With Iowa’s Core Content Standards:Aligns With Iowa’s Core Content Standards: The core curriculum is aligned with Iowa’s Core Content Standards, which were approved by the Iowa Legislature in 2007.

Median Salary of U.S. Bachelor’s degree recipients – $44,000*

What else will it take to reduce the achievement gap? What is happening with NAEP scores? How do we expand the implementation of quality teaching strategies to every classroom? Questions Remain…