1. College- and Career- Ready Graduates presented by Patte Barth & Annette Wallace
What the public thinks about standards, tests and the purpose of a public education.

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5. Center for Public Education
Today’s Presenters
Patte Barth Director
Center for Public Education
NSBA
Annette Wallace
Principal
Pocomoke High School
Pocomoke City, MD

6. Welcome Annette Wallace Principal Pocomoke High School
Pocomoke City, MD

7. The dreams of our children...
Resource: Educational Policy Improvement Center

8. Statistics According to the National Student Clearinghouse....
52% of Pocomoke High School students were enrolled in college the fall after his/her senior year
57% of PHS students were enrolled in college at any time during the year following his/her senior year
47% of PHS students returned to college for a second year
26% of PHS students earned a college degree

10. Goal of Project 100
100% of Pocomoke High School students will have committed their intent to studying at the college level, joining the military, or participating in a work-force development program upon graduation.

11. How will we accomplish this?
Partnerships with colleges, universities, military, & workforce development programs
Bi-weekly homeroom meetings focused on motivating students, customizing learning opportunities, and exposing students to college and career opportunities through lessons and field experiences
Utilizing the Naviance information system
Pathways for students
Timeline of activities for each year of high school

12. Signature Events Community events Field Experiences FAFSA on the road
Wor-Wic Community College “One-stop Shop”

13. How do we get the word out?
Social Media
Twitter
Instagram
Parent Nights in our Community

14. Welcome Patte Barth Director Center for Public Education
National School Boards Association (NSBA)

15. Engage your community – Prepare college- and career-ready graduates
October 2016

16. Engaging your community in preparing college- and career-ready graduates A toolkit for school leaders
Making the case
Engaging the community
Putting the standards into practice

17. Making the case

18. Engaging the community

19. Putting standards into practice

20. What’s in a name?
“Common core” vs. “college- and career-ready” branding yields different reactions

21. Support for Common Core has fallen from high to lukewarm in four years
Question: States have been deciding whether to use the Common Core, standards that are the same across states. Do you support the use of the Common Core in your state?
SOURCE: Education Next, 2016

22. Misconceptions about Common Core are widespread and cross party lines
Question: Is this topic included in the Common Core?
Note: None of these topics appears in the standards.
40% of those who heard ‘a lot’ held 3 out of 4 misconceptions compared to 32% of those who heard ‘nothing at all’
SOURCE: Farleigh Dickinson University, Feb 2015

23. The more individuals had heard about Common Core, the more likely they were to be wrong
Question: How much have you heard about the Common Core?
40% of those who heard ‘a lot’ held 3 out of 4 misconceptions compared to 32% of those who heard ‘nothing at all’
SOURCE: Farleigh Dickinson University, Feb 2015

24. The idea of common standards doesn’t lose support as much as the name “Common Core”
Question: States have been deciding whether to use standards that are the same across states. Do you support the use of these standards in your state?
SOURCE: Education Next, 2016

25. A majority of all groups support “common standards”
Question: States have been deciding whether to use standards that are the same across states. Do you support the use of these standards in your state?
SOURCE: Education Next, 2016

26. What parents think
Parents want a different, higher level education for their children; not sure about how it’s rolling out

27. Parents overwhelmingly see that today’s high school graduates need a different preparation
Question: Compared to 20 years ago, what a student needs to learn in high school today is …
SOURCE: Achieve, Inc. 2015

28. Parents have conflicting views about new standards and their impact on students
Questions: is the change in standards better or worse?
Have the new standards increased, decreased or had no effect on …?
SOURCE: PDK, 2016

29. Making the case for college- and career-readiness
It’s a new world

30. CPE’s original, 2-year analysis
3-part series of reports
Examines 2004 graduates at age 26

31. At some point, most high school grads enroll in college
Most are male
2 of 3 are low-SES
Half have parents who did not attend college
More likely to be southern and rural
Don’t differ by race or home language from college goers
2 of 3 wanted to go to college
Earned fewer academic credits; more vocational
Took less rigorous courses
Earned lower grades
Did significantly less homework
SOURCE: Center for Public Education, 2014

32. College goers perform better than non-college goers
SOURCE: Center for Public Education, 2015

33. The ‘right’ high school preparation makes a big difference for non-college goers
SOURCE: Center for Public Education, 2015

34. The winning combination for non-college goers
Completed Algebra II and Advanced Biology
Earned a C+ cumulative GPA
Completed an occupational concentration in high school (at least 3 courses in same field)
Earned a professional certification or license
SOURCE: Center for Public Education, 2015

35. The impact of ‘credentials’ on earnings at age 26
Hourly wages of 26-yr-olds by high school credentials
SOURCE: Center for Public Education, 2015

36. The impact of ‘credentials’ on earnings at age 26
SOURCE: Center for Public Education, 2015

37. The impact of ‘credentials’ on earnings at age 26
SOURCE: Center for Public Education, 2015

38. The impact of ‘credentials’ on earnings at age 26
SOURCE: Center for Public Education, 2015

39. The impact of ‘credentials’ on earnings at age 26
SOURCE: Center for Public Education, 2015

40. The impact of ‘credentials’ on earnings at age 26
SOURCE: Center for Public Education, 2015

41. The impact of ‘credentials’ on earnings at age 26
SOURCE: Center for Public Education, 2015

42. Contact: Patte Barth Annette Wallace