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Helping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can Do

Helping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can Do. Sponsored by the Kansas City Area P-20 Council and REL Central at McREL in partnership with the Kansas City Area Research Consortium (KC-AERC).

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Helping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can Do

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  1. Helping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can Do Sponsored by the Kansas City Area P-20 Council and REL Central at McREL in partnership with the Kansas City Area Research Consortium (KC-AERC)

  2. "Lifting graduation rates. Preparing our graduates to succeed in this economy. Making college affordable. That's how we'll put higher education within reach for anyone who wants it. That's how we'll reach our goal of once again leading the world in college graduation rates by the end of this decade.” President Obama, 2010

  3. “It's an economic issue when nearly eight in 10 new jobs will require workforce training or higher education by the end of this decade.” President Obama, 2010Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce predicts for 2018 Missouri’s Need: 59%of 1.8 million jobs Kansas’ Need:64% of 1 million jobsBoth states will need 185,000 additional people completing post-secondary degrees than we currently have by 2018.

  4. “In a single generation, we’ve fallen from first to 12th in college graduation rates for young adults. That’s unacceptable, but not irreversible.” President Obama, 2010 1970 Now Source: Education Equality Project

  5. The Completion Agenda President Obama’s Goal Lumina Foundation’s Big Goal “Increase the proportion of Americans with high quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025.” • “Education is the issue of our time.” • Increase the college graduate rates in the United States from 40% to 60% by 2020. • Produce 8 million additional college graduates among 25-34 year olds.

  6. Why this, why now in Kansas City? Kansas City Area P20 Council

  7. Overview of P20 Asset Mapping • Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Support • Contracted with Kansas City Area Education Research Consortium (KC-AERC) to Conduct Asset Map of Region • Collected core asset information • 10 educational sectors • 9 regional counties • Missouri – Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, Ray • Kansas – Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte • Compiled information into database • Conduct a SWOT Analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) of collected data

  8. Kansas City Area P20 CouncilProposed Focus Areas Increase the number of high school graduates successfully transitioning to post-secondary institutions. Increase the number of post-secondary students attaining degrees and other credentials needed for career employability.

  9. Next Steps for Kansas City P20 • Focus on five counties including: Jackson, Clay, Platte (in Missouri); Wyandotte and Johnson (in Kansas). • Create a large, comprehensive coalition comprised of business, civic, labor, government, political, educational and nonprofit leaders in the five county region to address two work on focus areas.

  10. Why this, why now in Kansas City? Partners with P20 Council for today’s event • YOU as the participants • Greater Kansas City P20 Council Steering Committee • Honorable Cindy Circo, Thalia Cherry, Debbie Goodall, Laura Loyacono, Linda Washburn • Kansas City Area Education Research Consortium (KC-AERC) • Dr. Leigh Anne Taylor Knight, Dr. Joseph Heppert & Sarah Frazelle • Central Region Educational Laboratory (REL Central at McREL) • Susan Lopez & Heather Hoak Dr. Jeff Williams Vice President for Higher Education, Kauffman Scholars, Inc., and Member, Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) Board of Directors

  11. Post-Secondary Access and SuccessMatter to the Kansas City Area Bob Marcusse President and CEO Kansas City Area Development Council

  12. Post-Secondary Access and SuccessMatters to the Kansas City Area • Terry Akins, Business Manager, IBEW Local 124 • Scott Anglemeyer, Executive Director, Workforce Partnership • Dr. Terry Barnes, Assistant to the Provost, Community College Partnerships and Workforce Development, MU • Cindy Circo, Kansas City, Missouri, Councilwoman • Laura Evans, Talent Strategist, Cerner Corporation • Greg Graves, Chairman of the Board, Greater KC Chamber of Commerce, and President  and CEO of Burns & McDonnell • Bob Marcusse, President and CEO, Kansas City Area Development Council

  13. Regional Educational Laboratory System

  14. Regional Educational Laboratory System To serve the educational needs of designated regions—using applied research, development, dissemination, and training and technical assistance—to bring the latest and best research to school improvement efforts.

  15. Regional Educational Laboratory ProgramU.S. Department of ED • Provide analytic help to states and districts in each of ten regions • REL Central serves Kansas and Missouri, along with Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming • RELs conduct: • Rigorous Studies • Fast Response Project Reports • Bridging Research to Policy and Practice Events

  16. Bridging Research and Practice Events Create opportunities for practitioners and policymakers to learn about the latest evidence-based research Provide a forum for educators to engage with researchers and each other to improve practice Inspire the development of communities of practice as a strategy for providing on-going technical assistance

  17. IES Practice Guides PurposeTo provide practical recommendations for educators to address everyday challenges Practices Guides: • Are developed by a panel of nationally recognized researchers and practitioners • Provide a systematic review of research on topics challenging to educators • Include actionable recommendations, concrete how to steps, roadblocks and solutions, and indicators of the strength of evidence supporting each recommendation

  18. IES Practice Guides Selected Titles Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to Intervention (RtI) for Elementary and Middle Schools Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention (RtI) and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making

  19. Levels of Evidence

  20. What Works Clearinghouse • Publishes Practice Guides • In-Depth Research Reviews in Critical Areas • Quick Reviews of Recently Released Studies • Resources for Supervisors and School Leaders and Classroom Teachers

  21. IES Practice Guides • Recommendations for use by educators to develop practices to increase access to higher education • Target audience is individuals who work in schools and districts • Dr. William Tierney is the chair of the expert panel for this Practice Guide

  22. Improving Access to College William G. Tierney University Professor, Wilbur Kieffer Professor of Higher Education Director, Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis http:/www.usc.edu/dept/chepa/

  23. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2003)

  24. In today’s dollars, bachelor’s degree recipients can expect to earn about 1 million more during working careers than high school graduates.

  25. Median income of workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher is about double the income for those with only a high school degree.

  26. Source: The Kansas Commitment/Georgetown University 64% of all jobs in Kansas will require a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2018.

  27. Kansas System of Higher Education: Fall 2010 Preliminary Report Headcount Enrollment by Percentage Source: Kansas System Enrollment Report to Regents January 19, 2011.

  28. Kansas System of Higher Education: Fall 2010 Preliminary Report Headcount Enrollment Source: Kansas System Enrollment Report to Regents January 19, 2011.

  29. Percent of adults age 24-64 with an associate’s degree of higher: United States and Kansas Source: Jones & Kelly (2007) based on U.S. Census Bureau 2005 American Community Survey

  30. Percent of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher: United States, California, and Kansas Source: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2006-08 3 Year Estimates

  31. There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know. Donald Rumsfeld

  32. Known Knowns

  33. Recommendation 1

  34. Offer courses that prepare students for college-level work.

  35. Ensure that students understand what constitutes a college-ready curriculum by 9th grade.

  36. Recommendation 2

  37. Utilize assessment measures throughout high school.

  38. Assist students in overcoming deficiencies as they are identified.

  39. Recommendation 3

  40. Surround students with adults and peers who support college-going aspirations.

  41. Recommendation 4

  42. Assist students in completing critical steps for college entry.

  43. Recommendation 5

  44. Increase financial awareness.

  45. Help students apply for aid.

  46. How to

  47. Recommendation 1 Offer courses that prepare students for college-level work.

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