EDUCATION SUMMIT

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EDUCATION SUMMIT

• CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
• J. Michael Mullen

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ECONOMIC SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

• Chicken or Egg
• Jobs or Educated Workforce
• US competitive advantage eroding
• Post-WWII education policy
• Productivity and technology driven
• Industrial nations have adopted educational
  policies focused on economic competition

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Per-Capita Income
Percent of U.S. Average, 1959 and 1999
Maryland Delaware Virginia Florida
Georgia Texas North Carolina Tennessee South
Carolina Alabama Kentucky Louisiana Oklahoma Arkan
sas West Virginia Mississippi
114
108
104
97
96
94
91
90
83
81
1959
1999
81
80

80
78
74
73
20,688
Source SREB Fact Book 2001
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MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME
Source Educational Opportunity
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College Education
Adults with Bachelors Degrees, 1960 and 2000
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United States SREB states Maryland Virginia Delaw
are Texas North Carolina Georgia Florida
Louisiana Oklahoma Tennessee Kentucky Alabama So
uth Carolina Mississippi Arkansas West Virginia
23
32
32
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
15
Source SREB Fact Book 2001
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College Education
Per-capita Income Rank and Adults with Bachelors
Degrees
Source SREB Fact Book 2001
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Job Skill Level Changes - 1950
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Job Skill Level Changes - 1991
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Job Skill Level Changes - 2000
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West Virginia and U.S. Population Growth by Age
Group 1990-1999
Total
0-19
20-44
45-64
65
Age Group
Source US Census Bureau WVU Bureau of Business
and Economic Research, WV Economic Outlook 2001
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West Virginia High School Graduates
Source Knocking at the Door Projections of High
School Graduates, 1996-2012Western Interstate
Commission for Higher Education
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PIPELINE PROBLEM

• 20 -- 9th grade students
• 15 -- high school graduates
• 8 -- enroll in college in/out-of-state
• 3 -- BA graduates

Source HEPC Data Files
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FACTORS IN PIPELINE

• High school graduation rates
• High school curriculum
• Remediation
• 40 of all freshmen and 50 of students enroll in
  remedial courses if WVU is excluded.
• Math is the major issue.

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PREPARATION

• West Virginia will equal the best performing
  states
• All high school graduates will complete the ACT
  core courses
• Only 5 percent of HS grads will need remediation
• 90 percent of HS freshmen will graduate ready for
  college, occupational training, or entry into
  work
• Adult illiteracy reduced by 25 percent
• Senior year reclaimed for advanced courses and
  sustained achievement levels

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PARTICIPATION

• Participation rates will exceed current US
  averages and approach international goals
• 70 percent of HS graduates enter tertiary
  programs
• 3 percent of population participation in all
  regions
• Adult enrollment increased by 50 percent
• Tech-Prep students
• 50 percent graduate with both HS and CC awards
• Remaining 50 percent complete AA within 1 year

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5th GRADE PROJECT

• Early intervention to change perceptions of
  students and parents
• Career options
• Educational paths
• Post-secondary opportunities
• Focus is on course decisions in 6th, 7th, and 8th
  grades
• Spring 2002 implementation

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COMPETITION

• Design of logo/character for publications
• Schools participating
• Liberty High School
• Webster County High School
• South Harrison High School
• Ripley High School
• Hamilton Jr. High
• Pea Ridge Elementary

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RESULTS

• Jr. and high schools 50 for art supplies
• Pea Ridge Elementary a pizza party
• Winner 100 savings bond

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FINALIST DRAWINGS
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FINALISTS (continued)
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WIZ by Jordana Bitner Liberty HS