P-16 Council Overall Goals

1. P-16 Council Overall Goals • Regional change agents for “Closing the Gaps” Engaging community stakeholders • Parents • K-12 teachers • K-12 administrators • College faculty • Higher Education Administrators • Business • Workforce Boards • Community Organizations to create a college going culture

2. P-16 Council Enhancement Grants • FY 2008 •  $435,000 •  22 P-16 councils • P-16 council enhancement funds

3. P-16 Council Enhancement Grants • FY 2009 • $787,172 •  17 P-16 Councils • RFP to fund P-16 councils efforts in four areas: • Staff support • Professional development • Data driven decision making • Work with HB 400 (low college-going rate) schools

4. Evaluation Phases • Phase I – FY 2008 Forward • Process Evaluation • Focus on Outputs (What have you done?) • Number of Council meetings held • Number of outreach activities • Number of stakeholders impacted/involved

5. Evaluation Phases Phase II – FY 2010 Forward • Impact Evaluation • Focus on Outcomes (What is your impact?) • Increase in college-going rates • Increase in college-completion rates • Focus on Best Practices (How have you done it?) • Identify councils who have had impact • Identify promising practices related to impacts

6. P-16 Council Grant 2008Goals • Build strong P-16/Community Partnerships • Regional meetings for teachers, faculty, business, community and workforce leaders. • Increase college-going and completion culture • Develop long-range strategic plans

7. Effectiveness is based on ability to meet the FY 2008 grant program goals. N= 21 programs

8. P-16 Council Grant 2009Goals • Increase staff support • Support professional development on College and Career Readiness Standards • Focus Regional P-16 Councils work through data driven decision making • Target HB 400 schools to establish college-going culture

9. Effectiveness is based on ability to meet the FY 2009 grant program goals. N= 17 programs

10. FY 2009 Example ofSupport Staff Enhancement • South Plains Closing the Gaps P-20 Council (Lubbock)

11. FY 2009 Example ofProfessional Development • Council for Educational Excellence (Laredo)

12. FY 2009 Example ofData Driven Decision Making • Deep East Texas P-16 Council (Nacogdoches)

13. FY 2009 Example ofWork with Low-Performing Schools • Lower Rio Grande P-16 Council (Harlingen)

14. P-16 Council Outputs P-16 Institutes • 773 people attended 4 Institutes held in August, November, February and June. • People from 17 institutions that were not funded have participated in the Institutes.

15. P-16 Council Outputs • Data Driven Decision Making (through THECB and TEA partnership) • Pre-K through 5th grade Data Elements • Children enrolled in Pre-K • Math and Reading Assessments • 1st grade ARI and AMI • 3rd through 5th grade TAKS

16. P-16 Councils Outputs • Data Driven Decision Making (through THECB and TEA partnership) • Middle School Data Elements • 6th, 7th , 8th reading, math assessments • 7th writing • 8th science • Retention rates • 9th graders in 10th grade courses

17. P-16 Council Outputs • Data Driven Decision Making (through THECB and TEA partnership) • High School Data Elements • 9th graders advancing to 10th grade • 12th graders who enroll in: • Advance Placement/International Baccalaureate • Dual Credit • Advanced Continuing Education courses • 9th grade cohort enroll in minimum high school program.

18. 2009 Final Evaluation Quantitative Data Collection: • K-12 Schools and students served • Teachers trained • Partnerships formed • Events held • Interventions started in schools • Analysis of Strategic Data Plans

19. 2010 Evaluation • Parent Involvement Goals • Training Evaluation • Pre- and Post surveys of parents participating • Number of parents/students involved in outreach

20. 2010 Evaluation Best Practice Research Identify councils with promising practices In depth study of: • Best practices for partnerships • Best practices for improving K-12 student success • Best practices for improving college-going