2. ECASD Post-Secondary Readiness Standards
Providing an aligned and integrated educational program for our 21st Century Learners

3. Where have we been? Committed staff Lack of a defined district goal
Site-based: system of schools
Isolation: lack of alignment
Minimal access to comparable data
Fragmented staff development

4. Where have we been? Impact on our students
Inconsistent measures for PreK - 12 learning targets
Varying expectations and assumptions for students
Inequitable access to programs and services
Remediation, not acceleration
Focus on credit attainment rather than skill attainment
Challenging transitions between levels

5. Where are we going? All Students Prepared for Post-Secondary Success
Social Emotional Skill Development
Academic Proficiency
Career Readiness
Aptitude and Interests

6. Why are we going there?
We are responsible for educating the Eau Claire community’s children and young adults
All students must be prepared for post-secondary success

7. Why are we going there?
On average, 60% of ECASD students take the ACT.
On average, 52% of these students met the ACT readiness standard in math, and 63% of the students met the ACT readiness standard in reading.
What does this mean for the students who did not meet the ACT standard? Or, more importantly, for the approximately 40% of the entire graduating class who did not take the ACT?

9. How are we going to get there?
PreK – 12 Academic and Social Emotional Learning Targets (based on standards)
Common assessment framework with defined benchmark performances
Targeted interventions

10. Why are we going there now? Nationally
The current federal law calls for every state to set standards in reading and math, and for every student to be proficient at those subjects by (Adequate Yearly Progress)
A proposed goal to replace the 2014 universal proficiency deadline calls for all students to leave high school “college or career ready.”
Source: New York Times: January 31, 2010

11. Why are we going there now? State
“Every child must graduate ready for further education and the workforce. We must align our efforts so our students benefit from both college and career preparation, learning the skills and knowledge necessary to be contributing members of our communities.”
-Tony Evers, DPI State Superintendent

12. Proficient&AdvancedStudents Non-Proficient Students
Why are we going there now? District
Proficient&AdvancedStudents
Student Achievement
Non-Proficient Students
Now
Future
Time

13. To Prepare All Students for Post-Secondary Readiness We Must…
Identify and develop social emotional assets (skills, beliefs, awareness)
Increase academic rigor and proficiency
Identify and develop interventions for students exceeding or not meeting district standards

14. 2010 Areas of Focus
Continue development of grade level learning targets and assessment frameworks in reading, math, and Social Emotional Learning
Continue to implement Career Readiness framework (Programs of Study)
District analysis of student data
Communicate plan with parents and community
Identify and implement targeted staff development
Continue to implement culturally relevant practices and structures