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The Tennessee Diploma Project

The Tennessee Diploma Project. Gary L. Nixon, Ed. D. Executive Director State Board of Education. Tennessee Student Pipeline. 100 9 th Graders. Tennessee Student Pipeline. 63 Graduated HS on Time. Tennessee Student Pipeline. 38 Entered Community College or University.

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The Tennessee Diploma Project

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  1. The Tennessee Diploma Project Gary L. Nixon, Ed. D. Executive Director State Board of Education

  2. Tennessee Student Pipeline 100 9th Graders

  3. Tennessee Student Pipeline 63 Graduated HS on Time

  4. Tennessee Student Pipeline 38 Entered Community College or University

  5. Tennessee Student Pipeline 27 Were Enrolled the Sophomore Year

  6. Tennessee Student Pipeline 17 Graduated in 150% of Time

  7. Employment Projections • Jobs that require post-secondary education or training will make up more than two-thirds of new jobs. Source: Carnevale, Anthony P. and Donna M. Desrochers, Standards for What? The Economic Roots of K–16 Reform, Educational Testing Service, 2003.

  8. Are Tennessee Students Proficient? Spring 2007… National Chamber of Commerce comparison report card of key education factors in all states: Tennessee made an “F” in the category of Truth in Advertising…comparing Tennessee proficiency (our state assessments) to National proficiency (NAEP)

  9. Is there a gap between achievement on state assessments and NAEP?

  10. WA NH ME MT ND VT OR MN M A NY ID SD WI MI WY RI CT PA IA NJ C A NV NE OH DE IN IL UT MD WV CO VA MO KS KY NC T N OK AZ NM AR SC AL MS GA TX LA AK FL HI Tennessee Joined the “American Diploma Project”

  11. American Diploma Project32 States – 4 Specific Actions • Align standards and assessments with the knowledge and skills required beyond high school • Require all high school students to take challenging courses that actually prepare them for life after high school • Build college and work-ready measures into statewide accountability systems • Hold schools accountable for graduating students who are college and/or workforce ready, and hold postsecondary accountable for students’ success once enrolled

  12. H S Graduation Requirements Changes approved to begin with the graduating class of 2013 include: • developing one diploma path for all students • 22 credits to graduate • new English, Math, and Science curriculum • new end of course test counts as percentage of yearly grade • all students will have an elective focus

  13. H S Graduation Requirements English - 4 Credits: • English I • English II • English III • English IV

  14. H S Graduation Requirements Math - 4 Credits: (Students must take a math class each year) • Algebra I • Geometry • Algebra II • Upper level Math

  15. H S Graduation Requirements Science - 3 Credits: • Biology I • Chemistry or Physics • Another Lab. Science

  16. H S Graduation Requirements Social Studies – 3 Credits: • W. History or W. Geography • U.S. History • Economics and Government

  17. H S Graduation Requirements Other required courses – 5 credits: • Wellness • Physical Education and Personal Finance • Fine Art • 2 years of a Foreign Language

  18. H S Graduation Requirements Elective Focus – 3 Credits: • career and technical • science and math • humanities • fine arts • AP/IB • locally approved focus areas

  19. Students with Disabilities • Provide alternative performance based assessments of identified core academic skills contained within a course for students whose disability adversely effects performance on the end-of-course examination. Add additional points to the end-of-course score when the alternative performance based assessment is positive.

  20. Students with Disabilities • Require a math class each year achieving at least Algebra I and Geometry. • Require three credits in science with Biology I and two additional lab science credits.

  21. Graduate with Honors Students who score at or above all of the subject area readiness benchmarks on the ACT or equivalent score on the SAT will graduate with honors.

  22. Graduate with Distinction Students will be recognized as graduating with “distinction” by attaining a B average and completing at least one of the following: • earn a nationally recognized industry certification • participate in at least one of the Governor’s Schools • participate in one of the state’s All State musical organizations • be selected as a National Merit Finalist of Semi-Finalist

  23. Graduate with Distinction • attain a score of 31 or higher composite score on the ACT • attain a score of 3 or higher on at least two advanced placement exams • successfully complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme • earn 12 or more semester hours of transcripted postsecondary credit

  24. The Tennessee Diploma Project Preparing Tennesseans for the 21st Century

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