ACES Center John A. Holmes High School ACES Center A A CADEMIC C C REDENTIAL E E VALUATION S S ERVICES Beverly C. Harrison, Coordinator JAHHS Faculty Presentation – August 2011

What is academic credentialing? A program designed to add value to the high school diploma by certifying student attainment of the skills most valued by post-secondary stakeholders.

What credentials are offered? C areer R eadiness C ertificate (CRC) C ollege T ech P rep R eadiness C ertificate (CTPRC) C ollege/ U niversity P rep R eadiness C ertificate (CUPRC)

3 Certifications with 3 Levels

The Career Readiness Certificate is a portable skills credential, assuring employers that a job applicant actually has the basic skills they seek. Career Readiness Certificate

National Career Readiness Certificate 3 Levels Bronze - core employability skills for approximately 30% of available jobs Silver - approximately 65% Gold - approximately 90%

Skill AreaBronzeSilverGold Reading for Information 345 Applied Mathematics 345 Locating Information 345 Career Readiness Certificate Levels

CRCs Awarded Through the ACES Center Level 12/ / / / Bronze Silver GOLD Total (85% of student pop.)

CRC Statistics for Chowan County as of 8/10/11 CERTIFICATETOTAL Bronze297 Silver426 Gold93 TOTAL CRCs EARNED 816 Total for JAHHS % of CRCs earned in Chowan County have been through the ACES Center.

CRC Comparison Data COUNTY Current Number of CRCs Issued Camden25 Chowan816 (584 issued through the Center) Currituck39 Dare12 Gates50 Pasquotank99 Perquimans131 This data was current as of August 10, % of CRCs earned in Chowan County were earned through The ACES Center at JAHHS A combined total of 356 CRCs were issued in neighboring counties

College Tech Prep Readiness Certificate (CTPRC)

CTPRCs Awarded Through the ACES Center Level 12/ / / / Bronze Silver GOLD 0012 Total

Community Colleges Recognizing the College/Tech Prep Readiness Certificate (CTPRC)  COA, Elizabeth City and Edenton, NC  Pitt Community College, Greenville, NC  Beaufort Community College, Washington, NC  Martin Community College, Williamston, NC  Wake Tech Community College, Raleigh, NC  Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC  Roanoke-Chowan Community College, Ahoskie, NC  Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, NC  Lenoir Community College, Kinston, NC  Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA  Johnston Community College

College/University Prep Readiness Certificate  Bronze - SAT meets or exceeds the average freshman score at 33% of the 15 UNC system colleges/ universities  Silver - SAT meets or exceeds the average freshman score at 54% of the 15 UNC system colleges/ universities  Gold - SAT meets or exceeds the average freshman score at 93% of the 15 UNC system colleges/ universities

SAT Data from the Center Prep Classes # Tested Math Critical Reading SUB- TOTAL Writing GRAND TOTAL 2009Total Prep Non- Prep Total Prep Non- Prep

Academic Credentialing – No. /Percent of Graduates who have earned academic credentials through the (unduplicated count – highest certificate earned) Assessment Measures 2004/052005/062006/072007/082008/092009/ Prep Readiness Certificate (CUPRC) BronzeNA SilverNA GoldNA 2372 Total College Tech Prep Readiness Certificate - (CTPRC) BronzeNA Silver NA 3065 GoldNA 0000 Total Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) BronzeNA Silver NA GoldNA 2578 Total Total/Percent of Class NA 50/41%109/66%116/73% 138/91%

Questions Beverly C. Harrison, ACES Center Coordinator (252) ; ext. 251