P-16 Division Goal To create a college-going-and- completion culture among Texas public schools and public institutions of higher education.

P-16 Division Goal

To create a college-going-and-completion culture among Texas

public schools and public institutions of higher education

To work collaboratively with K-12 education, Texas institutions of higher education, other divisions of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and other entities to address the following Legislative mandates:

• By 2015, close the gaps in participation to add 630,000 more students

• By 2015, close the gaps in success to award 210,000 undergraduate degrees, certificates and other identifiable student successes from high quality programs.

P-16 Division Strategy

Background College Readiness

2006: Texas Legislature mandated development of the College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS ) as joint effort on the part of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)

2007: Vertical teams of H.S. teachers and college faculty write draft standards in 4 subject areas (60% higher ed, 40% public ed faculty)

2008: Standards adopted by THECB and by TEA Commissioner

CCRS

• Benchmarked against the best state and national standards

• Focused on academic skills as well as knowledge

• Validated through an extensive process involving over 900 college faculty throughout Texas

• Incorporated by State Board of Education into

the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills4

College Readiness and the 81st Legislature

• Commissioners of education and higher education determine college readiness performance standard for Algebra II and English III End-of-Course assessments (EOCs) (2012)

• TEA/THECB collaborate on possible EOCs in social studies and science

• Performance standard validated by both commissioners on an ongoing basis

What we have learned

• Strong academic skills are necessary, but are only one component of college success

• Definition of “college and career readiness” must be broader if our focus is to be on success as well as participation

“College Readiness” Consists of Four Components

College Readiness – Postsecondary

Key Cognitive Strategies Intellectual OpennessInquisitiveness Problem Solving Precision and accuracy

Academic Knowledge and Skills Writing Research Core academic subject areas

Academic Behaviors Self-awareness Metacognition Self-ControlStudy SkillsOrganization

Contextual Skills and Awareness How college works College system and culture Negotiation skills

Postsecondary

Conley, “Toward a More Comprehensive Definition of College Readiness”

Development & Support of Student Academic Behaviors

Development & Support of Student Cognitive Strategies

Excellence in Instruction/ Teacher Development

Standards Based, College-Aligned Curricula

Academically Under-prepared Recent HS Grad

Student

AdultStudent

College-Ready Recent HS Grad

Student

Academically Prepared

but Fragile Student

Contextual Skills and Awareness

Academic Behaviors

Academic Knowledge and Skills

Key Cognitive Strategies Higher EducationHigher Education

Learning Community

Support

Learning Community

Support

DevelopmentalEducation

DevelopmentalEducation

Successful College Graduates & Career-Ready Citizens

PK- Middle School EducationPK- Middle School Education

High School EducationHigh School Education

Adult Basic Education

•Work Ready•College Ready

Adult Basic Education

•Work Ready•College Ready

Next Generation of

Teachers & Students

Percent of Students who Met TSI upon Enrollment

Fall 2007 Cohort

80%

18%

2%

12%

53%35%

1-2 Areas or Unknown

Universities Two-Year Insts.n = 63,121 n = 99,134

All 3 Areas No Areas

TSI Status2006-2007 Texas Public HS Graduates Enrolled in Texas Public HE 2007-2008

Key Cognitive StrategiesCCRS Interdisciplinary SkillsCollege Readiness Special AssignmentsCourse RedesignCollege Readiness Faculty Collaboratives

Academic Knowledge and SkillsCollege and Career Readiness StandardsReference CoursesMath/Science/Technology Teacher Prep Academies

Academic BehaviorsAVID PostsecondaryDevelopmental Education Demonstration SitesCACG Counselor Training

Contextual Skills and AwarenessSummer Bridge ProgramsDevelopmental Education Demonstration SitesABE Transition