What Can These People Tell Us About Math And Science Standards?

1. What Can These People Tell Us About Math And Science Standards?

2. Achieve: The American Diploma Project Recommends four years of math, three years of science, no difference in requirements for college-prep and career prep. We are using their K – 8 math standards to improve our K – 8 program: The Boeing Grant. Eric McDowell will be serving on their high school standards committee.

3. The College Board We use AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Statistics, and IB Math Programs to inform our program. In the Class of 2004, just over 50% of the students completed an AP or IB math class. We have decided not to use the College Board’s SpringBoard Math because we believe CMP is a stronger but very similar program.

4. National Research Center for TIMSS The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) represents the most extensive investigation of mathematics and science education ever conducted. In the spring of 2003, the TIMSS Research Center administered the TIMSS test to all of Bellevue’s third through twelfth graders. The Research Center also conducted a curriculum audit and used survey data from teachers and students to evaluate our math and science programs. Bellevue is in the process of making significant changes as a result of our work with Bill Schmidt and his organization. Bill recommends four years of math and three years of science as a requirement for all students.

5. Partnership For Learning To encourage Washington students to sign up for more challenging courses and preserve their options for the future, Partnership for Learning launched Washington Opportunity Scholars in 2003. Bellevue is one of four districts participating in the first phase of the initiative. Notice the organization’s suggested course of study in math and science.

6. Pathways To College Network The Pathways to College Network is a national alliance of organizations committed to using research-based knowledge to improve postsecondary education access and success for the nation’s many underserved students, including underrepresented minorities, low-income students, those who are the first in their families to go to college, and students with disabilities. Bellevue is hoping to work closely with Pathways as it creates its “Student Support Curriculum.”

7. Standards for Success Standards for Success explains what students must know and be able to do in order to succeed in entry-level university courses. David Conley and his team conducted a curriculum audit of Bellevue’s English, social studies, math, science, world languages and arts programs beginning in 2003-04. The results, just released, point out areas we can improve to make all of our students college-ready.

8. Bellevue Community College and The University of Washington Nearly fifty percent of Bellevue’s graduation classes attend Bellevue Community College and the University of Washington. The relationship between Bellevue and both BCC and UW has been excellent for many years. Through the work of this most recent partnership, we are now able to do a much better job determining what programs at the K-12 level lead to success at the college level. The Compass Placement test was administered to all our juniors and seniors this year and taught us some valuable lessons. University of Washington

9. Summary and Recommendations

10. General Conclusions and Recommendations • College-Prep and Work-Prep Are the Same • All Kids, One Curriculum • Four Years of English • Four Years of Math • Three Years of Science • Three Years of Social Studies • Two Years of World Language

11. Mathematics • Require four years of math • Require math in senior year • Require completion of Pre-Calculus as minimum standard • Align standards provided by TIMSS (PRIM/SE) and Achieve (done) • Organize curriculum around standards • Blend concept development, problem solving, and computational automaticity • Eliminate redundancies in coverage • Eliminate gaps in coverage • Define where mastery needs to occur • Increase assessments • Pick up the pace (two years behind by middle school) • Support mastery of basic skills early • Align math instruction and science instruction so two directly complement and support each other

12. Science • Require three years of science • Require biology, chemistry, and physics • Develop the “Story Line”: Find Standards • Organize curriculum around standards • Consistently support three strands: biology, chemistry, physics • Decrease life science coverage, increase chemistry and physics coverage • Teach knowledge (content) as well as process • Blend hands-on instruction with direct instruction • Increase assessments • Strive for more consistent use of instructional time • Align math instruction and science instruction so two directly complement and support each other

13. Washington's Story

14. Graduation Course Requirements: Number of Mathematics Courses

15. State Course Requirements for Graduation in Math

16. The Tests Achieve Analyzed

17. What does it take to pass math exams on the the TIMSS International Grade Placement (IGP) Scale? *Not required for graduation.

18. Washington State • Community Colleges Within Two Years 48% • Community College, Pre-College Math 50% • Community College, Pre-College Writing 20% • Community College, Pre-College Reading 10% • Community College, Any Pre-College Course 57% • Pre-College Math = Math Through Intermediate Algebra, Algebra II, Integrated Math II

19. Several Eastside Districts, Pre-College Rates • Class of 2002 Attending Washington Community Colleges • Six Eastside Districts • Enrolled Math Writing Reading Any • District A 26 43 19 5 51 • District B 25 39 17 6 46 • District C 11 31 6 3 34 • District D 30 45 9 6 50 • District E 35 51 16 4 59 • Bellevue 24 33 19 10 47

20. Bellevue's Class of 2004

21. African Americans 2% Asians 23% Hispanics 9% Multi-Ethnics 5% Whites 61% F/R Lunch 20% 2nd Language 20% ESL 10% IEP 10% College Plans Class of 2004 4-Year Schools 66% 2-Year Schools 23% Tech Schools 4% Military 2% Work 4% Bellevue’s Demographics

22. Kindergarten 40% First Grade 9% Second Grade 7% Third Grade 4% Fourth Grade 3% Fifth Grade 5% Sixth Grade 4% Seventh Grade 4% Eighth Grade 6% Ninth Grade 9% Tenth Grade 4% Eleventh Grade 4% Twelfth Grade 2% Bellevue Class of 2004 They Entered Bellevue Schools In… 14% 68% 19%

23. Academic Credits • Average Credits Per Graduate 28.3 • Number/Percent of Class Who Earned 349 • Credits in Middle School 36% • Average Credits Earned by These Students 1.76 • World Language Credits 277 • Math Credits234 • Science Credits11 • English Credits 7 • Social Studies Credits 7 • Look For This Trend To Continue and Expand

24. Academic Credits • English 98% Completed Four Years • 4.48 Average Credits Earned • 42% Completed AP/IB English • Social Studies 48% Completed Four Years • 3.86 Average Credits Earned • 62% Completed AP/IB Social Studies • Mathematics 66% Completed Four Years • 100% Completed Three Years • 4.11 Average Credits Completed • 22% Completed Pre-Calculus, No AP/IB • 52% Completed AP/IB Mathematics • 74% Completed “Advanced” Mathematics

25. Academic Credits • Science 44% Completed Four Years • 78% Completed Three Years • 3.47 Average Credits Earned • 90% Completed Biology • 64% Completed Chemistry • 65% Completed Physics • 50% Completed Biology, Chemistry, Physics • 39% Completed AP/IB Science • 62% Completed AP/IB OR 3 Sciences

26. Academic Credits • World Languages 91% Completed At Least One Year • 82% Completed At Least Two Years • 2.93 Average Credits For These Students • 12% Completed AP/IB World Language • Music 49% Completed At Least One Year • 2.43 Average Credits For These Students • 1% Completed AP/IB Music • Fine Arts 58% Completed At Least Two Years • Visual Arts 77% Completed At Least One Year • 1.42 Average Credits For These Students • 6% Completed AP/IB Art

27. Academic Credits • Physical Education 94% Completed At Least Two Years • Career-Tech 99% Completed At Least One Year • 60% Completed At Least Two Years • 2.48 Average Credit For These Students

28. Advanced Academic Levels • Percent Completing One • or More AP/IB Courses 81% • Those Completing … • 0.5 to 1.9 18% • 2.0 to 2.9 11% • 3.0 to 3.9 11% • 4.0 to 5.9 18% • 6.0 or More 24% • Four in the Core 18%

29. Advanced Academics For All Students • Percent Completing One or More AP/IB Classes… • All Students 81% • African Americans 67% • Asians 89% • Hispanics 57% • Multi-Ethnics 86% • Whites 79% • F/L Recipients 60% • ESL Students 60% • IEP Students 30%

30. Graduation and Dropout Rates • Percent of Students Who Graduated On Time 85% • Percent of Students Who Returned For Fifth Year 5% • Percent of Students Who Dropped Out 7% • Percent of Students Who Left – Status Unknown 3%

31. Graduation and Dropout Rates • Students Here In Students Who Entered • September, Ninth Grade After This Date • Graduated On Time 91% 64% • Returned For Fifth Year 4% 10% • Dropped Out 4% 18% • Left, Status Unknown 2% 7%

32. The Recommendation • The current graduation requirement for math will be increased from three credits to four. These four credits must be earned in grades nine through twelve. Students who complete calculus successfully will satisfy the requirement regardless of the number of credits earned in grades nine through twelve. • The current graduation requirement for science will be increased from two credits to three.

33. Your Advice • Changes Apply to Class of … • Community Process • Timeline