ACES Center John A. Holmes High School ACES Center A A CADEMIC C C REDENTIAL E E VALUATION S S ERVICES Beverly C. Harrison, Coordinator JAHHS Faculty Presentation.

John A. Holmes High School ACES Center

ACADEMIC

CREDENTIAL

EVALUATION

SERVICES

Beverly C. Harrison, Coordinator

JAHHS Faculty Presentation – August 2011

What is academic credentialing?

A program designed to add value to the high school diploma by certifying student attainment of the skills most valued by post-secondary stakeholders.

What credentials are offered?

• Career Readiness Certificate (CRC)

• College Tech Prep Readiness Certificate (CTPRC)

• College/University Prep Readiness Certificate (CUPRC)

The Career Readiness Certificate

The Career Readiness Certificate

is a portable skills credential,

assuring employers that

a job applicant

actually has the basic skills they seek.

Career Readiness Certificate

National Career Readiness Certificate

3 Levels • Bronze - core employability skills for

approximately 16% of available jobs

• Silver - approximately 67% • Gold - approximately 93% • Platinum – approximately 99%

Skill Area Bronze Silver Gold Platinum

Reading for Information

3 4 5 6

Applied Mathematics

3 4 5 6

Locating Information

3 4 5 6

Career Readiness Certificate Levels

www.bolinenterprises.com

CRCs Awarded Through the ACES Center

Level 12/202007

7/142008

4/22009

5/172011

5/152012

6/182013

Bronze 36 62 140 234 201 195

Silver 27 68 177 298 371 337

GOLD 3 15 39 52 54 53

Total 66 145 356 584(85% of student pop.)

626(91% of student pop.)

585(91% of student pop.)

College Tech Prep Readiness Certificate (CTPRC)

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CTPRC Criteria

504541Int. Algebra

504541Writing

504541Reading

GoldSilverBronzeASSET Area

Community Colleges Recognizing the College/Tech Prep Readiness Certificate (CTPRC)

COA, Elizabeth City and Edenton, NC Pitt Community College, Greenville, NC Beaufort Community College, Washington, NC Martin Community College, Williamston, NC Wake Tech Community College, Raleigh, NC Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC Roanoke-Chowan Community College, Ahoskie, NC Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, NC Lenoir Community College, Kinston, NC Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC Coastal Carolina Community College, Jacksonville, NC

College/University Prep Readiness Certificate

Bronze - SAT meets or exceeds the average freshman score at 33% of the 15 UNC system colleges/ universities

Silver - SAT meets or exceeds the average freshman score at 54% of the 15 UNC system colleges/ universities

Gold - SAT meets or exceeds the average freshman score at 93% of the 15 UNC system colleges/ universities

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CUPRC Criteria– Achieve a

benchmark score on each subtest of the SAT

• Reading

• Writing

• Mathematics

– Or achieve a benchmark ACT composite score

600520450Mathematics

242018ACT Composite

600520450Writing

600520450Reading

GoldSilverBronzeSAT Area

Questions

Beverly C. Harrison, ACES Center Coordinator [email protected] (252) 482-8426; ext. 251