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Thursday, August 23, 2007 First Baptist Church Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Thursday, August 23, 2007 First Baptist Church Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Status and Overview of High School Redesign. Paul Pastorek State Superintendent of Education. Framing the Work for Phase 3. Donna Nola-Ganey Department of Education. Framing the Work for Phase 3.

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Thursday, August 23, 2007 First Baptist Church Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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  1. Thursday, August 23, 2007 First Baptist Church Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  2. Status and Overview of High School Redesign Paul Pastorek State Superintendent of Education

  3. Framing the Work for Phase 3 Donna Nola-Ganey Department of Education

  4. Framing the Work for Phase 3 • Setting 10-year attainment goals to communicate to public • Promoting more Career and Technical Ed • For students who opt-out of LA Core-4 • For students in LA Core-4 • Tackling 8th Grade Remediation/Retention/Drop Out Issues • Includes 8th Grade High Stakes Testing policy • Options Program • Focusing on Guidance and Counseling • Considering Alternative Diploma (Spec Ed) • Examining Alternative Education Options

  5. Focus Area #1:Setting 10-year attainment goals • NGA Grant requires that we set goals and targets for HS Redesign (Aug-Sept) • Communication tool for public • Need to decide what goals and how we want to set targets for those goals • Hope to have some consensus today so that we can share with stakeholders across state. • Will bring back to the Commission afterwards

  6. Focus Area #2:Promoting More Career Technical Ed • For students who opt-out of LA Core 4 (Aug) • Policies to drive schools/districts to provide more for these students • Policies to require more of students who opt out • For students in LA Core 4 (Sept) • How to strengthen CTE Programs around high wage/high demand industries • How to increase number of students to pursue technical education

  7. Focus Area #3:8th Grade Remediation/Retention • Begin discussion in September with goal to refer to BESE before year end • Do we need to improve current polices for students not successful on 8th grade LEAP? • How to provide better remediation for these students? • What can be done to save the 5% of 8th graders who do not return the following year?

  8. Focus Area #4:Guidance and Counseling • What is the role of the guidance counselor in high schools? • How to assure adequate support, training and resources? • BESE established task force • Recommendations to Commission in November

  9. Focus Area #5:Alternative Diplomas for Spec Ed • BESE established Task Force to study issue • Task force has been meeting since January • Looking at the possibility of making allowances for students with disabilities so they can get standard diploma • Reviewing what other states are doing in this area • Considering recommending that students can take alternate assessment to qualify for diploma • Plan to make recommendations to BESE in December

  10. Focus Area #6:Alternative Ed/Options Program • What is the definition of Alternative Schools/Programs? • What are characteristics of successful alternative programs? • What are policies/supports needed to help districts/schools implement successful alternative programs to meet needs of students?

  11. Questions for Commission • Are the focus areas appropriate? • Do you have any that you feel should be added? • Is it reasonable to accomplish by June 30?

  12. Setting 10-year Goals of High School Redesign Gayle Kirwan High School Redesign Coordinator Department of Education

  13. Why 10 year goals? • Required by the NGA grant • Frames the conversation for Public Consumption • Elected Officials • Policy makers • The Education Community • Parents • The General Public • Public Reporting • “De facto” Accountability BESE, State Superintendent, Governor, etc • Schools are not judged by these goals • Judged by School Accountability • Goals “embedded” in the Graduation Index

  14. What do we hope to accomplish? • Reach consensus on goals and 10-year targets today • Superintendent and staff to gather input on goals and targets from stakeholder groups statewide • Present feedback to Commission in September for consideration

  15. Proposed 10-Year Goals • Increase Graduation Rate 2. Increase Postsecondary and Career Readiness 3. Increase Participation in Postsecondary Education

  16. Criteria for Selecting Indicators • Must be valid • Must be measurable • Must be able to collect in a timely and consistent manner • Cannot be self-reported • Must be understandable to the public

  17. Indicator for Goal #1:Increase Gradation Rate • LA 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate • Nationally standardized • Start with 9th grade enrollment • Delete any student who transfers out (Legitimate Leaver) • Must have a regular high school diploma at the end of 4 years • Consistent with HS accountability • Easier for public reporting Note: NOT all non graduates are dropouts

  18. Indicators for Goal #2:Increase Postsecondary and Career Readiness • % Graduates Completing LA Core-4 • State Average ACT • # Career and Technical Endorsements • # Students taking CTE Courses through Dual Enrollment or for Articulated Credit • # LA Career Readiness Certificates

  19. Indicator for Goal #3:Increase Participation in Postsecondary Education • % Public School 11th Graders Enrolling in a LA Public Post-Secondary Institution within 4 years

  20. Questions for Commission to Consider • Are these the right goals and indicators? • What are we trying to drive? • Will these get us where we want to go? • What kinds of targets should we set? • Aspirational? • Stretch? • Conservative?

  21. Rationale and Consensus of Tier 1 Committee Leslie Jacobs, Vice President BESE

  22. Proposal 1 Increase the 4-year graduation rate from 65%-82% Rationale: In alignment with governor’s goal of cutting the number of “drop-outs” in half Are different measurements Proposal 2 Increase the 4-year graduation rate from 65%-80% Rationale: 80% more achievable goal; Easier (even) number to communicate GOAL 1:Increase Graduation Rate

  23. La 4-year Cohort Graduation Rate (%)Proposal 1 Proposal 2

  24. GOAL 2: Increase Postsecondary and Career Readiness:LA Core 4 • LA Core 4: • 80% of students will graduate with LA Core 4 • 80% of 80%= 64% of all entering freshman

  25. % Graduates Completing LA Core-4 *TOPS Core data used baseline year.

  26. GOAL 2: Increase Postsecondary and Career Readiness:ACT Scores • Selected this indicator in concert with higher ed • Demonstrates readiness for post-secondary education • Goal to increase from 20.1 to 21.6 (1.5 increase) • Nationally, country has increased .2 over the past 10 years • LA has increased 19.6 – 20.1 over past 5 years (.5 increase)

  27. State Average Composite Score on ACT

  28. GOAL 2: Increase Postsecondary and Career Readiness:Additional CTE Indicators • Career Readiness • Career-Technical Endorsements • Dual-Enrollment or Articulated Credit • Industry Based Certification • LA Career Readiness Certificates

  29. # Career and Technical Endorsements Awarded # Dually Enrolled/Articulated Credit in CTE Courses

  30. # Industry-Based Certifications Awarded # La Career Readiness Certificates Awarded

  31. GOAL 3: Increase Participation in Postsecondary Education • Increase % of Public School 11th Graders Enrolling in Louisiana Public Post-Secondary Institutions within 4 Years

  32. Questions for Commission • Are these the right goals and indicators? • What are we trying to drive? • Will these get us where we want to go? • What kinds of targets should we set? • Aspirational? • Stretch? • Conservative?

  33. Promoting More Career and Technical Education Debi Faucette, Division Director Department of Education

  34. Need for More Skilled Workers • To meet this need we must do two things • Prepare students who opt out of LA Core 4 to enter the skilled workforce • Encourage students who complete LA Core 4 to pursue technical careers

  35. Other states’ requirements for students who opt out • Arkansas and Indiana • Complete general diploma requirements • Choose and follow a career path that includes a sequence of related vocational courses • Oklahoma • Complete general diploma requirements • Meet with guidance counselor for career counseling • Michigan • Can’t opt out, but may make individual course substitutions with parental approval beginning junior year

  36. 3 Policy Recommendations For students who choose to opt out of LA Core 4 Curriculum

  37. 1 Must Complete Career Area of Concentration • 4 credits within a career cluster • 2 other related credits including a computer credit Rationale Data indicate that students with a focus: • are more successful academically • have fewer absences and discipline problems • are less likely to drop out • exit school with marketable skills or well on their way

  38. 2 Must Enroll in and Complete Education for Careers Course • Require schools to offer as elective • All 9th graders may take • All 11th graders opting out must take • Require as competency course in every career area of concentration • Must be deeper and richer than career survey course • Partner with LCTCS and Business in development • Make available on line through LA Virtual School • Integrate EPAS and E-Portal • Use existing DOE Education for Career Course as foundation for new course

  39. Current Education for Careers Benchmarks • Benchmark 1: The student will be able to utilize career resources to research career choice. • Benchmark 2: The student will be able to assess personal strengths and weaknesses as related to career choice. • Benchmark 3: The student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of and develop strong employability skills to empower them to succeed in a work environment. • Benchmark 4: The student will be able to complete a career portfolio to assist in successful transition from school to work that includes research materials and work samples. • Benchmark 5: The student will be able to prepare for career changes or future changes in their career choice and to be lifelong learners.

  40. 3 Require WorkKeys Training and Assessment • Incorporate WorkKeys training and assessment in Education for Careers course • Win (lower level) or Key Train Curriculum • Paper and electronic versions • WorkKeys Training and Assessment includes: • benchmark assessment • prescribed curriculum • progress monitoring • post assessment • Provide funding necessary for implementation

  41. Considerations • Human Resources • Qualified Teachers • Teacher Training • Capacity of schools to provide: • Variety of skills offerings • Partnerships with business/industry and LCTCS for skills training locations • Online courses • Computer access • Fiscal Resources • Costs aligned with each recommendation • Desired Outcomes • Will this take us where we want to go?

  42. Next Steps • Next Commission Meeting – September 25 • First Baptist Church • Issues for Discussion • Promoting Career and Tech Ed for Students in LA Core 4 • Begin Tackling 8th Grade Remediation and Retention Issues

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