Utah State Office of Education

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Welcome

• Utah State Office of Education
• Mathematics Steering Committee
• March 10, 2009

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High School Redesign

• Facing the 21st Century

Lynne Greenwood, Director of Curriculum
Instruction Utah State Office of Education March
2009
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How to Increase Student Achievement

• There are 3 critical ways to improve student
  achievement
• Raise the level of instructional content for all
  students.
• Increase the skill knowledge that teachers
  bring to teaching the content.
• Increase students level of active learning of
  the content.

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Indianas Statewide Mission

• Produce a well educated citizenry competent and
  competitive in a global society.
• Common goal for
• Governor, Legislature, HE, Public Education,
  Foundations, Parent Groups, Business
  Industry, Work Force Services, all
  Stakeholders
• In the late 80s, less than 39 of Indiana
  students went to college after HS graduation.
• Core 40 efforts increased the rate to 64.

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Higher Ed is Leading the Charge

• Schools are being reconfigured into smaller
  learning schools with enrollment of approximately
  500.
• The school design resembles a college campus.
• Any student can attend a New Century HS.
  Transportation is provided from any point in the
  county to any of the schools.
• Students have the opportunity to earn associate
  degrees accompanying their high school diploma.

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Student Support

• Counselors are counselors in the New Century
  high schools. The student to counselor ratio
  provides needed support.
• A HE college advisor is assigned to the local
  site to provide additional support to students.
• The school is open from 7-7 or 7-8 to provide
  tutoring, mentoring, and student support.
• Tutoring and academic support is provided by
  licensed teachers during the day and until 700
  p.m.
• On-line support is also available statewide.

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Student Stories
Ben Davis University High School
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Dual Enrollment

• Dual enrollment, CC is the heart of the program.
• On-line courses are provided.
• TransferIn.net provides support and automatic
  transcripts for students to any college or
  university within the state.
• HS graduation demands completion of the Core 40,
  assessments in Algebra 1, and English 10. (Core
  40 required for HS graduation in 2005 and for
  admission to HE in 2011.)
• Diploma options- Technical Honors/Academic Honors

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Indianas Core 40
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Finances for College as a Barrier

• Twenty-first Century Scholars
• Starts in the 8th grade with a commitment from
  the student.
• Students may sign up in grades 6, 7, and 8.
• Pledge to maintain a 2.0 GPA, no alcohol or
  drugs, do not get arrested, graduate from high
  school.
• All 21st Century Students receive free tuition
  for an Indiana public or equivalent independent
  college or university.
• Scholars are 58 first generation college
  students, 49 single-parent families with a
  median family income of 29,000.
• Those unemployed are recycled into the
  educational system.

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Century 21 High Schools

• Indiana is now home to 20 Early College High
  Schools.
• Ben Davis University High School
• Dual Enrollment
• Required to take Spanish and Content Reading
• Arts PE completed before coming to Ben Davis
  in 9th grade
• After-school clubs organized and managed by
  students
• Business internships in community
• One month required each summer on college
  campus living in dorms
• All college, paid for as part of CC with
  eligibility for 21st Century schools, is based
  on poverty (free reduced lunch)
• Campus under 500 10th 11th grade students,
  will become a school with10-12th graders
  (current enrollment 235)

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Public RelationsCollege-Going Culture

• Efforts are driven by HE the legislature.
• Teacher Education targeted effort in producing
  STEM teachers for public ed.
• Community comes into high schools in the evening
  to mentor and support counselors.
• No tolerance in high schools for non-academic
  behavior. We are about learning. North
  Central High School enrollment of 3200.
• Schools target non-attendance immediately.
• K-16 alignment
• Media blitz everywhere addressing Core 40 and
  college for all students.

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Two Million Minutes

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v3eZi-eXDw54

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Discussion

• Are you aware of other initiatives that may
  inform the work of our committee?
• What are the implications of a Utah High School
  Redesign for Mathematics instruction?

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Hill FieldDr. Davy Belk, Hill AFB

• Falcon Hill
• Need for future employees from the STEM fields
• Motivate for STEM career beginning in 3rd grade
• Summer program for elementary students
• Research lab on base
• STEM teachers provided on-the-job experiences to
  support classroom instruction
• New contracts coming to Hill, wish to hire STEM
  trained Utahans

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Change

• How will we change the culture to support what we
  hope to accomplish?
• What actions or initiatives will be needed to
  meet our expectations?
• How will we focus our efforts for change and
  provide a sustainable infrastructure for
  continued improvement?
• What will be the role of the USOE, HE, Business
  Industry, the Governor, and the Legislature?