1. KSDE Postsecondary success
Curriculum Leaders Meeting
April 12, 2019
Presenters: Kyle Lord, KSDE
Kelly Spurgeon, KSDE

2. The education demand for jobs in Kansas in 2020 will be:
By the year 2020, 71 percent of the jobs in Kansas will require some level of postsecondary education.
The education demand for jobs in Kansas in 2020 will be:
Master’s Degree: 11%
Bachelor’s Degree: 25%
Associate’s Degree/Certification: 35%
High School Diploma or Less: 29%
Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

3. Understanding nSC Basic Reports
Each graduating class (In this example, the Class of 2010 is displayed) will have a chart following the students who graduated high school within 4 years and follows the student through his/her postsecondary experience.
This data does not include information for:
Students NSC is unable to match due to data discrepancies.
Approximately 3% of institutions do not report data to NSC.
Students that have exercised their right to opt out of reporting (FERPA)

4. NSC Enrollment Percentages

6. Understanding National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Basic Reports
Offer insight into what graduates are doing postsecondary.
List type of institution student is enrolled
(2-yr, 4-yr, in-state, out-of-state, public, priv…)
When students enroll
1st semester after high school graduation
Any time during the first year following high school graduation
Any time during the first two years following high school graduation
Persistence
Completed a degree
An example of one of the Basic Reports showing the percentage of students enrolling in all, 4-year and 2-year postsecondary institutions.

8. Complete student postsecondary file

9. NSC Complete File & Basic Report
…from each data point there are corresponding levels of analysis and questions that can inform decision making.
NSC Complete File & Basic Report
Who is enrolling? Who is not? Why?
What can we learn from our graduates?
What indicators/predictors of postsecondary success can be utilized throughout the K-12 experience?
What barriers can be removed? Opportunities created?
Are students college and career ready?
% of graduates not completing postsecondary
Where are students enrolling? What do we know about the institutions students enroll in? Requirements? ACT? Curriculum?
Where are the highly qualified students enrolling?
What partnerships can be established between district and high enrollment IHEs?
KSDE Postsecondary Progress Report
Is the graduation rate reflective of our best efforts?
% graduates enrolling/earning postsecondary
% of cohort enrolling/earning postsecondary
What districts are similar? Different? Why?
What has been the trend over the past years?
What happens to 7th and 8th graders who are not making gains?
What is known of 9th grade college aspirations versus 12th grade and eventual college enrollment?
How can we support the successful transition from high school to postsecondary?
What opportunities exist for students to have postsecondary type learning experiences?

12. 4 Keys to POSTSECONDARY Readiness Think Know Act Go
Postsecondary Success
Aspiration
Expectation
NSC Complete Student Report
Enrollment
NSC Basic Report
Forgotten Middle
Postsecondary readiness is a process not a point in time.
7th th th th th th YR YR YR YR4
Individual plan of study (ips)

13. The Forgotten Middle and the Importance of Gains AND Readiness

14. Aspirations, expectations, and enrollment

17. NUDGE Texting to Reduce Summer Melt

18. PUTTING THE DATA TO GOOD USE
Analysis of college and certification coursework demands
Community outreach
Feedback loops. Trend analysis. Signaling system
Aspiration/Enrollment gap
Addressing Summer Melt/NUDGE
Postsecondary Going Diagnostic
Links to NSC postsecondary data use sites:

19. Kyle Lord research and evaluation Team Klord@ksde.org 785.296.3259
Kelly spurgeon research and evaluation Team
Kyle Lord research and evaluation Team