1. College and Career Readiness: Policies and Resources

2. 2 Policies College and Career-Ready Policy Institute (CCRPI) Report: The Roadmap to College and Career Readiness for Minnesota Students Resources EXPLORE and PLAN (EPAS system)

3. 3 College- and Career-Ready Policy Institute (CCRPI) Purpose Align state policies to ensure that all students are college- and career-ready.

4. 4 College- and Career-Ready Policy Institute (CCRPI) Five Partner Organizations Achieve Data Quality Campaign EducationCounsel National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices Jobs For The Future

5. 5 Minnesota Selected as 1 of 8 states for 18-month CCRPI project sponsored by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Receiving technical assistance from the five CCRPI partner organizations Formed workgroups to address five goals Developing policy recommendations for each goal by December 2009

6. 6 Minnesota’s CCRPI Goals 1.Revisit and potentially revise education system policy goals and targets. 2.Create policy for an assessment and accountability system that includes HS end- of-course exams as anchor assessments and provides additional indicators of college- and career-readiness. 3.Design policy for a Minnesota Early Indicator and Response System (MEIRS).

7. 7 Minnesota’s CCRPI Goals (cont’d.) 4. Redesign MN’s dual credit policies to become nation leading and world competing. 5. Create a plan and policy recommendations for the effective implementation of a system to collect, maintain, analyze, report and use aggregate student data for the purpose of educational improvement.

8. 8 What has Minnesota already accomplished that makes our state a good candidate for the CCRPI?

9. 9 College & Career Readiness American Diploma Project Core Princ. of Effective Practice Rigorous K-12 Standards MN P-20 Education Partnership. Dual CreditOthers? Systemic High School Redesign Dropout Prevention

10. 10 “The Road Map to College and Career Readiness for MN Students” Report sponsored by the MN P-16 Education Partnership’s Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Working Group Defines college and career readiness Describes pathways Suggests ways to measure readiness Download report at http://mnp16.org.http://mnp16.org

11. 11 Broad definition of readiness Postsecondary and workforce readiness includes the knowledge and skills that high school graduates need in order to do credit bearing coursework at a [two- or four-year] college or university and/or to embark successfully on a career-track employment position (that pays a living wage, provides benefits, and offers clear pathways for advancement through further education and training).

12. 12 Some recommendations Adopt this broad definition and… Routinely reinforce the belief that the same level of readiness is needed for students wishing to pursue virtually any postsecondary education opportunity (degree, diploma, and certificate programs offered by two-year and four-year colleges and universities).

13. 13 Some recommendations Share information in the chart “The Road Map to College and Career Readiness: Are You Ready for College and a Career?” (Appendix B in report). The chart has a detailed definition of college and career readiness that includes academic and workplace skills, personal and social skills, and college and career knowledge Make “The Road Map” information available to students, parents, educators, employers and others.

14. 14 Some recommendations Develop opportunities for faculty to collaborate in developing and implementing strategies to implement “The Road Map”, helping students achieve the college and career readiness standards articulated in the “Are You Ready…?” chart and related documents. Provide opportunities for high school and postsecondary educators to collaborate. Collect and disseminate student work samples that provide clear, useful examples of college and career readiness consistent with this definition.

15. 15 Some recommendations Ensure that all students develop a college and career attainment plan in consultation with a mentor, counselor or adviser to guide course taking and planning (plan should begin no later than 9 th grade) Provide diverse pathway options for students to get a jump start on postsecondary study and workforce preparation (e.g., tech prep, postsecondary enrollment options). Complement rigorous curriculum for all students with tailored HS academic support programs and bridge programs between HS and college

16. 16 Some recommendations Set and clearly define high expectations for all students, especially low income and first generation college students, as well as MN’s increasingly diverse student population Short term: Encourage the use of college and career readiness assessment tools currently available in MN, including EPAS (EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT); Accuplacer; and eventually, the MN Comprehensive Assessments Long term: Develop interactive searchable data warehouse so users can assess their “probability range” for college and career success based on a composite measure of data elements.

17. The College Readiness System (EPAS) Using EXPLORE and PLAN to Increase Student Success

18. 18 What’s the problem? Preparing all students for the 21 st century

19. 19 College and Career Readiness  How do we know how prepared our students are?  How can we help them get where they want to go?  How can we track their progress?

20. 20 Consists of three aligned assessment programs –EXPLORE (Score Range 1-25) 8 th /9 th grade assessment Provides baseline information on the academic prep of students Used to plan high school coursework –PLAN (Score Range 1-32) 10 th grade assessment Midpoint review of students’ progress toward educational/career goals Take time to make necessary interventions –ACT Assessment (Score Range 1-36) 11 th /12 th grade assessment Measure students’ academic readiness for postsecondary success College admission and placement tool ACT’s Educational Planning and Assessment System

21. 21 School Reports  Student Score Reports  Student Roster (Individual Scores)  Profile Summary Report (Group Scores)  Item Analysis Reports  Early Intervention Roster - Low Scores - Reported Needs  Presentation Packet

22. 22 Student Score Reports  Your Scores  Your Estimated PLAN Composite Score Range  Your Plans  Your Reported Needs  College Readiness: English, Mathematics, Reading, Science  Your Plans for After High School  Your Career Possibilities  Your Skills

23. 23 School Profile Summary Report Overview:  Compare student scores to national norms  Compare student scores to College Readiness Standards  Disaggregate score differences by ethnicity and gender  Highlight career and educational plans

24. 24 World-of-Work Map  Organizes thousands of occupations into an easy-to-understand system  Helps students see what career options are best suited to them  Students can and do change their ideas about careers. Share the World-of-Work Map with them often during their years in secondary school

25. 25 Item Response Summary Report  This report will show the number of students who answered each question correctly for each of the areas.  Examining this report will help teachers further analyze student performance in specific content areas.

26. 26 Early Intervention Roster Roster 1: Students with no graduation plans Roster 2: Students with low scores Roster 3: Reported Needs

27. 27 EPAS Assessments Share a Common Scale Score EXPLORE 8th and 9th grade (score range 1 to 25) PLAN 10th grade (score range 1 to 32) ACT 11th and 12th grade (score range 1 to 36) 1-25 1-32 1-36

28. 28 Through collaborative research with postsecondary institutions nationwide, ACT has established the following college readiness benchmarks*: * Minimum score needed on an ACT subject-area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding first-year credit- bearing college course. College Readiness Benchmarks ACT Readiness Benchmarks for Entry-Level College Courses EXPLORE (8 th /9 th )PLAN (10 th )ACT Assessment (11 th /12 th ) College ReadinessCollege ReadinessCollege Readiness College CoursesBenchmarksBenchmarksBenchmarks English CompositionEXPLORE EnglishPLAN EnglishACT English AlgebraEXPLORE MathPLAN MathACT Math Social StudiesEXPLORE ReadingPLAN ReadingACT Reading BiologyEXPLORE SciencePLAN ScienceACT Science 13 17 15 20 15 19 17 21 18 22 21 24

29. 29 2008 EXPLORE College Readiness in MN  46% met benchmark in algebra  63% met benchmark in English  20% met benchmark in biology  48% met benchmark in social sciences  18% met all four benchmarks

30. 30 2008 PLAN College Readiness in MN  43% met benchmark in algebra  70% met benchmark in English  29% met benchmark in biology  55% met benchmark in social sciences  22 % met all four benchmarks

31. 31 MDE EPAS Training Contacts Al Hauge al.hauge@state.mn.usal.hauge@state.mn.us. 651 582 8409 Angie Judd angie.judd@state.mn.usangie.judd@state.mn.us. 651 582 8478 Michelle Kamenov michelle.kamenov@state.mn.usmichelle.kamenov@state.mn.us. 651 582 8434 Sally Wherry sally.wherry@state.mn.ussally.wherry@state.mn.us. 651 582 8768

32. 32 For more information… Beth Aune, Ph.D. Director of Academic Standards and P-16 Initiatives Minnesota Department of Education 651-582-8795 beth.aune@state.mn.usbeth.aune@state.mn.us Barb Schlaefer Director of Communications Minnesota Office of Higher Education 651-259-3902 barb.schlaefer@state.mn.usbarb.schlaefer@state.mn.us Sally Wherry, Ed.D. Supervisor of High School Initiatives Minnesota Department of Education 651-582-8768 sally.wherry@state.mn.ussally.wherry@state.mn.us