A Success Curriculum for Wyoming HS Hathaway Recipients

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A Success Curriculum for WyomingHS Hathaway
Recipients

• January 2007

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History

• 1950 80 of jobs classified as unskilled.
• 2003 85 of jobs classified as skilled and
  require postsecondary education.

Ref Business Higher Education Forum-2003
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The Educational Pipeline

• Nationally 88 of 8th graders say they will
  pursue post-secondary education.
• Wyoming 40 out of every 100 entering 9th
  graders move directly on to college.

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The Wyoming Student Pipeline

• For every 100 HS freshman
• Graduate from HS. 76
• Attend college. 40
• Graduate within 150 of time. 19

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Student Pipeline Comparison
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College Participation (2002)

• Indiana Rank 9th (40th in 1988)

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The Issues Affecting Low College Entrance

• Preparation
• Financial
• Transition

All three must be addressed for success!
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Preparation

• What we teach in HS.
• How we teach in HS.
• Standards.
• Information and the choices made based on
  information.
• (Course Selection)

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Success Curriculum

• Course Selection
• ? ACT Performance
• College Success
• (workforce readiness)

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ACT College ReadinessBenchmark Study

• 23,000 85,000 students
• College ready benchmark
• 50 chance of getting a B
• 75 chance of getting a C

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College Benchmarks

• Math 22 (WY 21)
• Science 24 (WY 21.4)
• English 18 (WY 20.6)

50 chance of getting a B 75 chance of getting
a C
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ACT Core Curriculum

• English (4 years or more)
• Math (3 years or more)
• Al I, Al II, Geometry
• Science (3 years or more)
• General/Physical/Earth, Biology, Chemistry,
  Physics
• Social Studies (3 years or more)

ACT now argues that the core curriculum is not
enough.
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2004 56 of ACT test takers had taken the core
curriculum
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2003 ACT Colorado Illinois
Core Non-core Colorado 21.9 18.5
Illinois 22.5 18.5
Require ACT of all students.
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High ACT Scores (gt26)
Course Selection

• Top States 23
• Nat. Ave 18
• Wyoming 16

Wyomings average ACT score is above the national
average!
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ACT College Readiness Math

• Benchmark 22
• 75 chance of getting a C
• 50 chance of getting a B

• Wyoming college ready 42

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12th Graders in Upper Level Math (2004)(Al II,
Geom., Trig, Pre-calc., Calc.)

• Top States 66
• Wyoming 51

WY college ready 42
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The level of math preparation is the single most
important high school curricular experience to
predict college success. (Adelman, 1999)
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ACT College Readiness Science

• Benchmark 24
• 75 chance of getting a C
• 50 chance of getting a B

• Wyoming college ready 29

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9th-12th Graders in Upper Level Science (2004)(
Chem., Physics, Biol. II, 2nd year Earth Sci.,
advanced science)

• Top States 41
• Wyoming 25

WY college ready 29
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HS Grads with High Test Scores Failing to go
Directly on to College
Financial

• Affluent 5 / 100
• Low-income 25 / 100

Ref Challenging Times, Clear Choices An Action
Agenda for College Access and Success
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Low Income Participation
Financial ? Preparation !

• Preparation Low income students often opt
  out of a rigorous core curriculum early!
• Low Income College Prep 28
• Middle Income College Prep 48
• High Income College Prep 65

SC
Governors Guide Helping All Students Achieve
Secondary and Postsecondary Success
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State Examples

• Indiana
• College participation at 62
• National ranking improved from 34th to 9th from
  1992-2002
• North Carolina
• College participation at 64
• National ranking improved from 37th to 6th from
  1992-2002
• Louisiana
• ACT scores rise for students enrolled in the
  Louisiana Regents Curriculum

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Indiana Core 40

• Math Al I, Al II, Geom.
• Science Biology I, Chemistry I or Physics I,
  core 40 science elective
• English 4 years to include literature,
  composition, and speech
• Social Studies 3 years

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• Indiana
• Student/Parent Accountability
• Students are automatically enrolled in a
  rigorous default (Core 40) program of study.
• Students and parents must opt out of the rigorous
  default program.

Also done in Texas Arkansas
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Arkansas Graduation Requirements

• Math Al I, Al II, Geom, elective (4 years)
• Science Biology I, Applied Biology, Chem. I,
  Physics I, Principles of Technology (3
  years)
• English 4 years
• Oral Communication 0.5 years
• Social Studies 3 years

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UNC System (16 campuses) Admission Requirements
for 2006

• Math Al I, Al II, two years beyond (4 years)
• Science Biology , Chem. or Physics at least
  one laboratory course (3 years)
• English 4 years
• Foreign language 2 years
• Social Studies 2 years

College participation 1992-2002 14
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Louisiana Regents

• Math Al I, Al II, Geom or Trig or Calculus
• Science Biology, Chemistry, science elective
• An additional unit of advanced math or science.
• English 4 years
• Social Studies 3 years
• Foreign Language (2 years, same language)

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Louisiana 2004 ACT Scores

• State Average 19.8
• Less than Regents Core 16.5
• Regents Core 21.7
• Regents Core GPA 23.8

Approximately 60 of 2004 HS graduates took the
Regents core curriculum.
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California State University

• 400,000 students
• 23 campuses
• Diverse (53 are students of color)
• An economic engine for California
• gt50 of states graduates of teachers
• gt50 of states graduates in agriculture majors
• gt50 of states graduates in engineering

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CSU Admission

• English (4 years)
• Math (3 years, 4 is recommended Al I,
  Al II, Geom)
• Laboratory Science (2 years including 1
  biological science and 1 physical science)
• History and Social Science (2 years)
• Foreign Language (2 years, same language)
• Visual and performing arts (1 year)
• College Prep elective ( 1 Year)

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Key Elements of a WY Success Curriculum

• 4 years of grade-level English
• 4 years of mathematics (Al I, Al II, Geom)
• 4 years of science
• (3 taken from Bio I II, Chemistry I II,
  Physics I II, geology)
• 3 years of social studies
• 2 years of foreign language (same language)

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Arguments Against a SpecifiedSuccess Curriculum

• What about the fine arts and vocational careers?
• Approximately 14-16 of 28-32 hours are specified.
• A burden to small schools?
• Students/schools may be granted exemptions.
• Will high school graduation rates decline?
• Hathaway is completely decoupled from HS
  graduation requirements.
• National data suggests Success Curriculum
  participation levels of 60-70.
• All students are not college bound.
• Post HS work requirements and college prep
  requirements are rapidly converging.

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2004 Preparedness Survey

• 1,500 recent high school graduates
• (evenly divided between college and workforce
  bound)
• 400 employers
• 300 college instructors

Achieve, Inc.
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HS Graduates with some Preparation Gaps
2004

• 40 of students at 4-year institutions took at
  least one remedial course (1980-1993).
• 80 of students say they would have worked
  harder if HSs had demanded more.

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Indianas 21st Century Scholars Program (Lumina
Report)
It is generally ineffective to address only
academic preparation or financial aid.
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REFERENCES
American Diploma Project Ready or Not The
Expectations Gap Access Illumination 2005
Indianas 21st Century Program CHEPA Preparing
for College On Course for Success ACT Crisis at
the Core Rising to the Challenge Are HS Grads
Prepared for College and Work