Arkansas P-16 Partnership
Arkansas P-16 Partnership Goals Improved Student Achievement P-16 Improved Quality of Teaching P-16 5-Yr P-16 Plan for Arkansas Education
Section I: How Many Students Make It Through?
Arkansas High School Graduation Rates Flat
1999 Arkansas High School Grads Entering College in 1999 Entering 2-Year Colleges22.2% Entered 4-Year Colleges31.8% Entered Independent Colleges 4.9% Total58.9%
Arkansas College Freshmen Graduating Within Six Years 1992 Cohort36.4% 1993 Cohort36.7%
Section II: What Do We Know About Student Achievement?
Arkansas 10th Grade SAT-9
Arkansas ACT Scores
Arkansas ACT Scores of Entering Freshmen 1999 ACT Composite Scores% of Freshmen ACT of 12 or less 1.2% ACT of % ACT of % ACT of 25 and higher22.6%
Rising Junior Writing Skills Arkansas Colleges
Rising Junior Math Skills Arkansas Colleges
Measuring Up 2000 Arkansas Higher Ed Grades Preparation -- D Participation -- D Affordability -- C + Completion -- D + Benefits -- D -
But Some schools...
Mount Royal School Baltimore, MD 77% Poverty 99% African American Highest 5th grade math results in the state (over 93% scoring at “satisfactory” level)
Some districts...
TAAS: Passing Math Combined Districts (EPISD,YISD,SISD), Accountability Subset: Grade 3-8 and 10
And some entire states...
8th Grade Writing: African Americans in Texas Perform as Well or Better Than Whites in 7 States Source: NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress
Section III: What Do We Know About Improving Achievement? -- Teaching?
#1. WE NEED CLEAR GOALS The Role of Standards & Assessments
“A” Students in High Poverty Schools Score at About the Same Level as “C” and “D” Students in Affluent Schools Source: US Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. What Do Student Grades Mean? Differences Across Schools. Educational Research Report (p. 3) January by The Education Trust, Inc.
#2. All Kids Need to Be in a Rigorous Curriculum Aligned with Standards & Assessments
New York City 9th Graders Passing Regents Science Source: New York City Chancellor’s Office 1998 by The Education Trust, Inc.
#3. PROVIDE EXTRA HELP FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED IT
When Kids Are Behind, Can’t Keep Time/Instruction Constant: See Kentucky, Maryland, San Diego Blueprint
#4. QUALITY TEACHING MATTERS
1998 by The Education Trust, Inc.
Pittsburgh: High Implementation Schools Wipe Out Black/White Gap in Math Skills
Current Arkansas P-16 Standards & Assessments ADE –ACTAAP, Smart Start, Smart Step ADHE –Minimum Core Curriculum ADWE –Numerous End-of-Course Assessments –Numerous Articulation Agreements –Numerous Industry-Based Certificates
Arkansas P-16 Goals Improved Student Achievement P-16 –High Standards for All –Alignment of Standards, Instruction, & Assessment –Accountability for Policy Makers, Administrators, Teachers, & Students Improved Quality of Teaching P-16 –Recruitment, Development, & Retention 5- Yr P-16 Plan