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College Readiness Preparing All Students for Post Secondary Education

College Readiness Preparing All Students for Post Secondary Education. December 2, 2011 Katie Berglund, Principal Camille Osmonson, College Readiness Teacher. Defining some terms…. FDIJGATJQN. FDIJGATJQN. Defining Terms. What do we mean by “ college ” ready?

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College Readiness Preparing All Students for Post Secondary Education

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  1. College Readiness Preparing All Students for Post Secondary Education December 2, 2011 • Katie Berglund, Principal Camille Osmonson, College Readiness Teacher

  2. Defining some terms… FDIJGATJQN

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  4. Defining Terms What do we mean by “college” ready? • Preparing all students for post-high school training or education • Four year college/university • Two-year community/technical school • Work-based skills/ certificate program Why college ready? • Expectations • Earning Potential • Changing Demographics

  5. Why College Readiness:Student Expectation Source: Education Week Taken from a presentation by Kent Pekel, Executive Director of the College Readiness Consortium, University of Minnesota, February 24, 2010.

  6. Why College Readiness:Earning Potential Source: ACT, Inc. How Much Growth toward College Readiness Is Reasonable to Expect in High School?, 2009Taken from a presentation by Kent Pekel, Executive Director of the College Readiness Consortium, University of Minnesota, November 23, 2009. “…the majority of the fastest-growing jobs that require a high school diploma, pay a salary above the poverty line for a family of four, and provide opportunities for career advancement require knowledge and skills comparable to those expected of the first year college student.”

  7. Why College Readiness:Earning Potential Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey Taken from a presentation by Kent Pekel, Executive Director of the College Readiness Consortium, University of Minnesota, November 23, 2009.

  8. Percentage of jobs in 2018 that will require a postsecondary education Why College Readiness:Earning Potential Source: Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018, June 2010

  9. Why College Readiness for ALL:A Changing Minnesota Source: Minnesota State Demographic Center

  10. Why College Readiness:Remediation Rates in College Source: The Road Map to College Readiness for Minnesota Students Final Report and Recommendations Presented to the Minnesota P-20 Partnership Nationally – 50% of recent high school graduates attending college required at least one developmental course Minnesota – 38% of 2005 graduates required one developmental course Rochester Community and Technical College recently reported that 70% of their incoming students required 1 or more remedial courses

  11. How we are getting to College Ready for ALL in the Austin Public Schools • Rigor • Explicitly communicated learning objectives • Grading for Learning – Session Today at 2:25 in Room Edina • Get Ready! Minnesota Office of Higher Education Program being used in grades 4-8 • Ramp-Up to Readiness pilot with the University of Minnesota • College Readiness courses in grades 6-8

  12. Ramp-Up to ReadinessU of M’s Strategy to College Readiness for ALL Ramp-Up to Readiness™ is a systematic guidance, monitoring and intervention program that helps junior and senior high school students master the knowledge, skills and habits for success in higher education.

  13. Not all students embrace academic rigor…

  14. Many students don’t know how to accesscollege

  15. Lots of students lack motivation…

  16. And persistence is a challenge for some students…

  17. Ramp-Up to Readiness U of M Pilot at Ellis Rigor + Access + Motivation + Persistence = READINESS

  18. Ramp-Up 5 Areas of College Readiness Academic Readiness Admission Readiness Career Readiness Financial Readiness Personal and Social Readiness

  19. College Readiness Curriculum Map CURRICULUM 6th Grade- Teaching7th Grade –Practicing 8th Grade- Applying • Organizational skills • Study skills • Cooperative learning • Career project • Building resume • Mock interviewing • Creating a four year high school plan • Online Registration • Goal Setting SMART goals • Academic Awareness- GPA, SCANTRON, MCA

  20. Naviance Platform: My Favorite Careers/Clusters

  21. Naviance: Colleges I am Thinking About

  22. Supplemental Supports • Academic Intervention Courses • After School Programming • Academic Practice Room • Math and Language Arts Targeted Re-teaching • Academic Academy (Targeted Services)

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