High School Redesign Commission MeetingVision:

Create a World-Class Education System for all Students in LAMission:

Ensure Higher Academic Achievement for All Students Eliminate all Achievement Gaps Prepare Students to be Effective Citizens in a Global Market

Meeting Objectives:

Presentation of College and Career Readiness Policy

Provide updates on the HSR Delivery Plan

Galvez Building

Pensacola/Oliver Pollock Room C110, C111

602 North 5th Street.

Welcome and Introductions Debbie Schum, High School Redesign Director

Linda Johnson, BESE Member, HSR Commission Co-Chairperson

Troy Allen, Executive Director of Health & Safety, the Shaw Group

HSR Commission Co-Chairperson

Superintendent’s RemarksPaul Pastorek, State Superintendent

9:00–9:15 a.m.

CCRPI

9:15–10:45 a.m.

CCRPI Goal #1

Goal Measure 2005-06 Baseline

2009-10 Target

2013-14 Target

Reduce Dropouts & Increase High

School Graduation Rates

4-Year Cohort Graduation

Rate

64.8 67.0 80.0

CCRPI Goal #2

Goal Measure 2005 Baseline

2009-10 Target

2013-14 Target

Increased Readiness for Postsecondary

Education

% of Students Graduation with

LA Core 4

58.5 62.5 72.5

% of Graduating Class with ACT

Scores: English 18 or Above & Math

19 or Above

46.1 51.1 58.1

CCRPI Goal #3

Goal Measure 2005 Baseline

2009-10 Target

2013-14 Target

Increased Career

Readiness of Students

# of LA Career Readiness

Certificates

2,652 4,000 7,000

# of Industry-Based Certifications

3,600 7,500 10,000

CCRPI Goal #4

Goal Measure 2005 – 06

Baseline

2009-10 Target

2013-14 Target

Increase Participation

and Completion

Rate in Postsecondary

Education

% of Public School 11th Graders Enrolling in a LA Public Postsecondary Institutions within 4 years ( Includes Dual Enrollment)

51.4 54.4 63.4

Number of High School Graduates Enrolling in a Technical College or 2-Year LA Public Postsecondary Institution within 2 years of high school graduation

TBD TBD TBD

Increase the Number of Postsecondary Degrees and Certificates Awarded (1-year Certificate, Associates, Bachelors or Higher)

TBD TBD TBD

Number of Credit Hours enrolled in Public Postsecondary Institutions by LA Public High School Students

TBD TBD TBD

Data SystemsBuilding a world-class PreK-20 longitudinal data warehouse for school, district, and state staff to monitor student progress toward college and career readiness, especially for at-risk students

Stage 1: a cohesive PreK-20 data system

Stage 2: will enable data exchange and reporting with agencies outside of the LDE.

Stage 3 (pending funding): a near-real-time longitudinal PreK-20 data system

Assessments

• Replacing the Graduation Exit Examination (GEE) with End-of-Course (EOC) assessments, which are more rigorous

• Increasing utilization of the ACT and WorkKeys® as assessment tools for, respectively, career and college readiness

Assessments (cont.)

• Revision of the Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum (and then assessments) with greater emphasis on literacy and numeracy, college and career readiness, and “21st-century skills” and participation in the National Common Standards Consortium

• Consideration of increased emphasis on the high school graduation rate and other factors relevant for measuring college and career readiness

Emphasis on college and career readiness

Possible Other Indicators

Graduation rate

Graduation index

% of students completing LA Core 4 Curriculum

AP participation

College readiness (% requiring remedial coursework

Accountability Systems

Supports and Interventions

Delivery for Outcomes

Expansion of Supports for High Schools into Middle Schools

Regional Education Service Centers

Louisiana Comprehensive Learning Supports System

Literacy and Numeracy

Development of Response to Intervention task force

Supports & Interventions

School Improvement & RTTT

Support & Expansion of Senior Project and AP

Working with Louisiana’s Promise to implement Dropout Prevention Plans

Teacher Quality & Professional Development

Louisiana Virtual School

Expansion of the interventions and support provided in the RSD

Early Warning System, Pathways & Options

• Statewide implementation of dropout early warning systems to facilitate early identification of at-risk students

• Expanding Career and Technical Education (CTE)• Piloting and, in 2010-11, rolling out the Journey to Careers class

statewide to help keep 8th and 9th graders on-track for high school

• Responding to the statutory mandate (Act 356, 2009 regular session) providing for a comprehensive system of articulation and transfer of credit (through the Statewide Articulation and Transfer Council) between and among public secondary and postsecondary schools

Early Warning System, Pathways & Options (cont.)

• The Louisiana Dropout Prevention Act of 2008• Building upon the successes of Jobs for America's

Graduates (JAG) program for students who have dropped out

• Expanding the promising new Educational Mission to Prepare Louisiana’s Youth (EMPLoY) program to more school districts

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