Arkansas P-16 Partnership

Arkansas P-16 Partnership Goals

• Improved Student Achievement P-16

• Improved Quality of Teaching P-16

• 5-Yr P-16 Plan for Arkansas Education

Section I:

How Many Students Make It Through?

Arkansas High School Graduation Rates Flat

81%

81%

0% 100%

1992

1999

1999 Arkansas High School Grads Entering College in

1999Entering 2-Year Colleges 22.2%

Entered 4-Year Colleges 31.8%

Entered Independent Colleges 4.9%

Total 58.9%

Arkansas College Freshmen Graduating

Within Six Years

1992 Cohort 36.4%

1993 Cohort 36.7%

Section II:What Do We Know About Student Achievement?

Arkansas 10th Grade SAT-9

4746 47 48 48

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Arkansas ACT Scores

20

.2

20

.3

20

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20

.3

20

.3

20

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21

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21

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21

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21

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18.0

27.0

36.0

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National

Arkansas ACT Scores of Entering Freshmen 1999

ACT Composite Scores % of Freshmen

ACT of 12 or less 1.2%

ACT of 13 - 18 29.6%

ACT of 19 - 24 46.6%

ACT of 25 and higher 22.6%

Rising Junior Writing Skills Arkansas Colleges

64

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64

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64

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64

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64

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64

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60

70

80

1997 1998 1999

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National

Rising Junior Math Skills Arkansas Colleges

57

.9

57

.9

58

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57

.5

57

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57

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60

70

80

1997 1998 1999

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National

Measuring Up 2000Arkansas Higher Ed

Grades

• Preparation -- D • Participation -- D• Affordability -- C+

• Completion -- D+

• Benefits -- D-

But Some schools...

Mount Royal SchoolBaltimore, MD

• 77% Poverty• 99% African American• Highest 5th grade

math results in the state (over 93% scoring at “satisfactory” level)

Some districts...

TAAS: Passing MathCombined Districts (EPISD,YISD,SISD),

Accountability Subset: Grade 3-8 and 10

50.4%53.2%

66.9%72.8%

78.8%81.5%

85.0%

72.9%75.5%

83.7%87.7%

91.2% 91.9% 91.8%

45.5%49.5%

61.6%

69.0%75.2%

77.9%80.5%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Academic Year

Hispanic White African American

Source: Texas Education Agency - Academic Excellence Indicator System Report 1994 through 1999

And some entire states...

8th Grade Writing: African Americans in Texas Perform as Well or Better Than Whites in 7

States

Hawaii

Arkansas

West Virginia

Utah

Missouri

Mississippi

Lousisiana

Texas

136 138 140 142 144 146 148

NAEP Grade 8 Writing 1998

Source: NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress

Section III:What Do We Know About Improving Achievement? -- Teaching?

#1. WE NEED CLEAR GOALS

The Role of Standards & Assessments

“A” Students in High Poverty Schools Score at About the Same Level as “C” and “D” Students

in Affluent Schools

56.5

46

51.7

44.847

41.3

45

38.2

44.5

37.5

30

60

Affluent School (0-10% Free or Reduced Price Lunch) Disadvantaged School (76-100% Free or Reduced

Price Lunch)

Test

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Mostly A's Mostly B's Mostly C's

Mostly D's Mostly F's

Source: US Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. What Do Student Grades Mean? Differences Across Schools. Educational Research Report (p. 3) January 1994.1998 by The Education Trust, Inc.

#2. All Kids Need to Be in a Rigorous Curriculum Aligned with Standards &

Assessments

New York City 9th Graders Passing Regents Science

2227

9433

3499

8794

5878

4087

2209

4496

1500

10000

African American Asian Latino White

1994 1995

Source: New York City Chancellor’s Office

1998 by The Education Trust, Inc.

#3. PROVIDE EXTRA HELP FOR STUDENTS WHO

NEED IT

When Kids Are Behind, Can’t Keep

Time/Instruction Constant:

See Kentucky, Maryland, San Diego Blueprint

#4. QUALITY TEACHING MATTERS

1998 by The Education Trust, Inc.

Pittsburgh: High Implementation Schools Wipe Out Black/White Gap in Math

Skills Pittsburgh Public Schools

(similar demographic schools)

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Weak Implementation Strong Implementation

African American Students White Students

Current Arkansas P-16 Standards & Assessments

• ADE– ACTAAP, Smart Start, Smart Step

• ADHE– Minimum Core Curriculum

• ADWE– Numerous End-of-Course Assessments– Numerous Articulation Agreements– Numerous Industry-Based Certificates

Arkansas P-16 Goals• Improved Student Achievement P-16

– High Standards for All– Alignment of Standards, Instruction, &

Assessment – Accountability for Policy Makers,

Administrators, Teachers, & Students

• Improved Quality of Teaching P-16– Recruitment, Development, & Retention

• 5- Yr P-16 Plan