More Students Are Graduating College Ready

2. More Students Are Graduating College Ready College Readiness % of Graduates College Ready** Graduation Rates % of Cohort Graduating in 4 years* AP Performance # of Students Passing at Least 1 Exam*** CUNY Enrollment # of DOE Graduates**** Enrolling at CUNY as First-time Freshmen Increase 2005-13: +42% Increase 2005-13: +45% Increase 2002-13: +100% Increase 2002-12: +62% * August graduate data is only available for the classes of 2008-2013. Class of 2013 data is preliminary. **According to the Progress Report College Readiness Index, which includes students who have graduated with a Regents Diploma and met CUNY’s standards for college readiness in English and mathematics by August. The CRI in 2012 is the first year including ACT/CAT results. ***2002 data are from the College Board’s 2004 College Bound Seniors Report. 2013 data are from the College Board’s 2013 NYC District Integrated Summary. College Board updates their historic data annually to adjust for revised data on students. ****Includes all students who when they enrolled in the Fall report to CUNY that they have graduated from a NYC high school (at any point in time). Source: CUNY Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. 2

3. College and Career Readiness Benchmarks: Four Domains

4. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING *Specific Graduation Requirements for all students (including the safety net for students with disabilities and students pursuing an Advanced Regents diploma or CTE and Arts endorsement) can be found at http://schools.nyc.gov/RulesPolicies/GraduationRequirements/default.htm ^ Students completing an approved 10 credit sequence in the Arts or CTE are only required to complete two credits of a second language.

5. College and Career Access

6. ACADEMIC & PERSONAL BEHAVIORS

7. Progress, Performance, School Environment, and College & Career Readiness scores based on comparison to peer schools (75%) and City (25%). Grade and Overall Score Closing the Achievement Gap Student Progress School Environment Student Performance College and Career Readiness 55 points Progress Report Overview High Schools 20 points 55 points 15 points 10 points 16 points

8. College and Career Preparatory Course Index • This metric is based on the percentage of students in the class of 2013 who have accomplished any one of the following achievements within four years of entering high school: • 65+ on Algebra II, Chemistry, or Physics Regents exam, or • 3+ on an Advanced Placement (AP) exam, or • 4+ on an International Baccalaureate (IB) exam, or • grade of “C” or higher in a course for college credit, or • Passed another course certified by the DOE as college- and career-ready, or • Earned a diploma with a Career and Technical Education (CTE) endorsement, or • Earned a diploma with an Arts endorsement, or • Passed an industry-recognized technical assessment.

9. Four-year Non-remediation Index • Percentage of students in the class of 2013 who met CUNY standards for passing out of remedial coursework within four years of entering high school by • Graduating with a Regents Diploma, and • Earning a 75 or higher on the English Regents, scoring 480 or higher on the SAT I verbal, scoring 20 or higher on the ACT English, or passing CUNY assessment tests in Reading and Writing, and • Scoring an 80 or higher on one Math Regents and completing coursework in Algebra II / Trigonometry or higher level, scoring 480 or higher on the SAT I math, scoring 20 or higher on the ACT math, or passing the CUNY assessment test in math. • *Note: If a student is using the Math Regents to demonstrate math readiness, the student also needs to demonstrate advanced course work in math by: • Earning two credits in a STARS course identified as Geometry and two credits in a STARS course identified as Algebra II/Trigonometry or Pre-Calculus • Passing a course identified in STARS as Algebra II/Trigonometry or Pre-Calculus and also attempting (scoring 1 or higher on) the Algebra II/Trigonometry Regents exam or any A.P. / I.B. math exam, or • Passing the Algebra II/Trigonometry Regents exam or any A.P/I.B. math exam, or • Passing a course identified in STARS as Calculus, or • Passing a course identified in STARS as a math class that results in college credit.

10. College Readiness Rate including Persistence • Percentage of students in the class of 2011 who met CUNY standards for passing out of remedial coursework (previous slide), • Or graduated, enrolled, and persisted in college through the beginning of their third semester within six years of entering high school. • Postsecondary Enrollment rate within 6 months • Percentage of students in the class of 2012 who graduated from high school and enrolled in a two- or four-year college, vocational program, or public service within 6 months of their scheduled graduation date. • Postsecondary Enrollment rate within 18 months • Percentage of students in the class of 2011 who graduated from high school and enrolled in a two- or four-year college, vocational program, or public service within 18 months of their scheduled graduation date.

11. “Where Are They Now?” Reports Allow schools to deepen their understanding of how well they are preparing their students for success at the next academic level “Where Are They Now?” reports can be accessed through ARIS

12. FOR MORE INFORMATION • Andrea Soonachan, Ed.D • Senior Director, College and Career Planning • asoonachan@schools.nyc.gov • www.nyc.gov/schools