Advisory Committee

2. Michigan High School Initiative Chief Academic Officer OEAA OSE Advisory Committee OSI OPPS High SchoolConsultant High School Content Expectations Assessment Outreach and Communication Student Support and Intervention Professional Development Secondary/Post-Secondary Transitions Promising Redesign Practices CTE - DLEG Education Organizations

3. Michigan High SchoolInitiative Plan • Create rigorous “college ready and work ready” course content standards • Develop the Michigan Merit Test that assesses postsecondary readiness • Support promising practices, including small school design

4. High School Content Expectations • University and College Professors with MDE/OSI approval • Internal MDE Review • State Board of Education Review • Review by Task Force/Committee • Public Web Review • National Review • Final Draft to the State Board of Education in January

5. 2. Throughout the High School Experience Integrated Sequence of Content Expectations with CTE Curricular Format Options 1. Traditional Course/Grade Specific – CTE Integrated 9th Grade ELA Overview Algebra I or Geometry 10th Grade American Literature Geometry or Algebra II 11th Grade British/World Literature Statistics or Algebra II or Pre-Calculus 12th Grade ELA/Overview Pre-Calculus or AP Statistics or AP Calculus 3. By the End of High School Set of Content Expectations Mathematics ELA Social Studies Science CTE Integrated

6. 10th Grade Assessment • College readiness assessment – ACT Plan or PSAT • Required for dual enrollment • Cut scores determined by State Superintendent • Paid for by school district or student

7. Graduation Requirements • Michigan statutes minimal • “Local Control” state • MDE Graduation Requirements Survey • Request by Governor • Task Force formed • Superintendent’s Recommendations http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-38924---,00.html

8. 42 states require students to take certain courses to graduate from high school Source: Achieve, Inc., The Expectations Gap: A 50-State Review of High School Graduation Requirements, 2004.

9. The Guiding Principles Recommendations are based on these beliefs: • The recommendations contain the requisite skills and knowledge for success in post-secondary education and the 21st Century workplace. • The preparation for post-secondary education and the workplace require the same skills. • Graduation requirements must be for each and every high school student.

10. The Guiding Principles • Rigorous learning standards must also include relevant applications of the standards. • Encourage innovation while improving the existing curriculum. • The teacher in the classroom is the heart of instructional excellence. • All Michigan high school students deserve to learn a core curriculum, based on world-class standards, high expectations, and equity.

11. Student Graduation Requirements • Completion of a Michigan Merit Curriculum that includes a MichiganMerit Core and a 21st Century Applied Learning Core. • Completion of an online credit or noncredit course or learning experience. • Participation in the Michigan Merit Examination or MI-Access in the spring of the junior year.

12. Implementation of the Michigan Merit Curriculum Requirements • Requirements beginning with the freshman class of 2006-07 (the graduating class of 2010) unless legislation to support this requirement has not been signed by March 1, 2006 (otherwise the requirement will begin with the freshman class of 2007-08). • District requirement to file a phase-in plan if unable to implement immediately. • Student modification allowed after three years in Michigan Merit Curriculum.

13. Today’s graduates need more knowledge and skills • Highly Paid Professional Jobs Earnings: $40,000+ Projected Job Growth Rate: 20% • Well-Paid, Skilled Jobs Earnings: $25,000–$40,000 Projected Job Growth Rate: 12% • Low-Paid or Low-Skilled Jobs Earnings: Less than $25,000 Projected Job Growth Rate: 15% 25% 37% 38% Share of Jobs Source: American Diploma Project, 2002.

14. Whether graduates are going to college or work, they need the same skills • CollegeAlgebra • Required Skills: • Add, subtract, multiply, divide and simplify rational expressions • Understand functional notation • Solve systems of two linear equations in two variables • Solve quadratic equations in one variable • Graph a linear equation and quadratic function • Determine the perimeter and the circumference of geometric shapes • Represent geometric objects and figures algebraically • Machine Operator • Eastman Chemical Company • Required Skills: • Add, subtract, multiply, divide and simplify rational expressions • Calculate and apply ratios, proportions and percentages to solve problems • Recognize and solve problems using a linear equation and one variable • Apply units correctly in expressions involving measurements • Determine the perimeter and the circumference of geometric shapes American Diploma Project, Achieve Inc.

17. Small School Sequence GRAPCEP Biomedical/Engineering School Grand Rapids Public Schools

22. Sample Student Schedule with Career Technical Education Emphasis CTE CTE

23. Sample Student Schedule with World Languages and Instrumental Music Emphasis

24. “To provide communication, direction, facilitation, support, collaboration, consultation, and resources for high school redesign efforts in Michigan.” Contact: mcmillandj@michigan.gov or visit www.michigan.gov/highschool http://michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-38924---,00.html