Indianas P16 Plan for Improving Student Achievement

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Indianas P16 Plan for Improving Student
Achievement
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Indianas reality why we must act now
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We are making solid progress as a state

• Among the very best K12 academic standards and
  accountability systems in the country
• From 40th to 17th in percentage of students going
  to college
• More than 60 complete Core 40, more than doubled
  since 199798
• Solid gains on ISTEP, SAT and NAEP tests at all
  levels
• More than twice as many 8th graders taking
  Algebra I
• Record 324,000 students now attending Indiana
  colleges
• 95 of classrooms are connected to Internet

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Of every 100 Indiana 9th graders, only
68 students graduate from high school
41 of these enter college
31 are still enrolled as sophomores
21 of these graduate within six years
Source National Center for Public Policy and
Higher Education, April 2004.
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Higher education pays and is essential
Annual earnings of 2534 year-olds by educational
attainment, 2001
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and
Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey,
March 2002.
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More good jobs ahead for those with enough
education

• Highly paid professional jobs earnings 40,000
  Projected job growth rate 20
• Well-paid, skilled jobs earnings 25,00040,000
  Projected job growth rate 12
• Low-paid or low-skilled jobs earnings Less than
  25,000 Projected job growth rate 15

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Share of Jobs
Source American Diploma Project, 2002.
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All good jobs require high-level skills

• Algebra II is the threshold math course for most
  workers in good jobs.
• Most workers at all levels of employment must
  have completed four years of English at grade
  level or above in high school.
• Taking below-average English or functional/basic
  English increases the likelihood of being
  employed in a low-paid or low-skilled job.

Source American Diploma Project, 2002.
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Tool and die makers need high-level skills

• Four or five years of apprenticeship and/or
  postsecondary training
• Algebra, geometry, trigonometry and statistics
• Average annual earnings 45,500

Source American Diploma Project and Indiana
Department of Workforce Development, 2002.
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Sheet metal workers need high-level skills

• Four or five years of apprenticeship
• Algebra, geometry, trigonometry and technical
  reading
• Average annual earnings 35,000

Source American Diploma Project and Indiana
Department of Workforce Development, 2002.
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Preparation for success
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Strong high school achievement predicts initial
college success
1999 Indiana high school graduates persisting to
the second year in college
Source Indiana Commission for Higher Education,
Student Information System.
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A strong high school curriculum improves college
completion for all students
of students who complete college by race
Completing at least Algebra II plus other
courses. Source Adapted from Adelman, Clifford,
U.S. Department of Education, Answers in the
Toolbox, 1999.
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More Indiana graduates are earning higher-level
diplomas
199394
200203
199798
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28.4
37.5
57
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34.1
87
Source Indiana Department of Education.
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All student groups are benefiting
of Core 40 diplomas by race
Source Indiana Department of Education.
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More Indiana middle school students are taking
Algebra I
of Indiana students enrolling in Algebra I by
the end of grade 8
Source Indiana Department of Education,
Certified Employee/Certified Position (CECP)
Reports 199394 to 200102.
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But Indiana still trails many other states
Comparison of grade 8 students enrolling in
Algebra I, 2002
Source State Departments of Education , Data on
Public Schools, 200102 NCES, CCD Fall
Membership 1998. In Council of Chief State
School Officers, State Indicators of Science and
Mathematics Education 2003, State Education
Assessment Center, Washington, DC, 2003.
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More Indiana high school students taking more AP
exams
Trends in student participation and number of AP
tests taken in Indiana
Source The College Board.
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But Indiana AP scores still trail many states
Number of 35 scores on AP exams per 1,000 high
school juniors and seniors
Source Measuring Up 2004 The State-by-State
Report Card for Higher Education, National Center
for Public Policy and Higher Education.
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Indiana students SAT scores improving
SAT average combined scores
Source The College Board.
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But Indiana still trails many other states
Number of scores in the top 20 nationally on
SAT/ACT per 1,000 high school graduates
Source Measuring Up 2004 The State-by-State
Report Card for Higher Education, National Center
for Public Policy and Higher Education.
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Despite improvements, not enough Indiana students
complete college
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More students are going to college
of high school graduates enrolled the next fall
in postsecondary education
Ranked 40th
Ranked 17th
Source Postsecondary Education Opportunity,
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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But too many college freshmen are not prepared
of American college freshmen needing to take
remedial (high schoollevel) courses
Source NCES, Condition of Education, 2004, June
2004 (1992 12th graders who enrolled in college).
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Students who take remedial courses are much less
likely to finish college
of students enrolled in remedial courses who
earn a bachelors degree
Source American Diploma Project, from NCES, 1998.
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Consequences of poor alignment are serious for
both students and taxpayers
In a single state, employers and postsecondary
education institutions spend an estimated 134.3
million a year on remedial education.
Source Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 2000.
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Preparation for success, cant wait until high
school
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Early learning and school readiness is key

• By kindergarten, 90 of a childs brain is
  developed.
• As many as 50 of American children are not fully
  prepared to succeed in kindergarten.
• Every 1 invested in high-quality early care and
  education saves 7.16 in welfare, special
  education and criminal justice costs.

Source Zero to Three, 2003 Early Education
Trust, 2003 National Institute for Early
Education Research, 2003.
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We must continue to close the achievement gaps in
elementary and middle schools
of Indiana students proficient or advanced
Math
Reading
Source National Assessment of Educational
Progress, 2003.
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Moving forward
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Theres still much more to do

• Too many Indiana children do not receive the
  early learning experiences necessary for entering
  school ready to learn.
• Too many students are not reading at grade level
  by grade 3.
• Too many students are not meeting academic
  standards as they progress.
• Too many students drop out of high school.
• Too few Indiana students even start college.
• Even fewer Indiana students stay until they
  receive a degree.
• The demand for more knowledge and skills is
  escalating.
• Other states and countries are not standing
  still.

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P-16 Plan

• Phase I Strategic framework outlining steps
  that need to be taken Adopted October 2003
• Phase II Implementation details
• Current work with recommendations to be completed
  prior to 2005 General Assembly
• Evaluate current expenditures, realize
  efficiencies, leverage resources, prioritize
  strategies and make critical investments

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How you can help
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• Spread the word about the P16 vision and why
  action is so urgent.
• Take steps in your organization to turn this
  vision into action.
• Add your voice to the debate (www.edroundtable.sta
  te.in.us).
• Stay up to date on the movement. Subscribe to the
  P16 e-newsletter (www.edroundtable.state.in.us).

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For more information
Indianas P16 Plan for Improving Student
Achievement

• www.edroundtable.state.in.us