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College and Career Readiness: Using Individualized Student Performance Data to Drive Systemic Instructional Decisions

Presented by Jake Moore, Pius X Lincoln NE and Allyson Olson, South Sioux City Community Schools

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•  Application process

•  Financial aid •  College culture

•  Study skills •  Time

management •  Goal setting •  Persistence

•  Key foundational content

•  “Big ideas” from core subjects

•  Problem formulation

•  Communication •  Research

Key Cognitive Strategies

Key Content

Knowledge

Contextual Skills and

Awareness Academic Behaviors

Project Overview Review of Literature

Timelinee

Resources

College and career readiness can be defined as being prepared to successfully complete credit-bearing college coursework or industry certification without remediation, having the academic skills and self-motivation necessary to persist and progress in postsecondary education, and having identified career goals and the necessary steps to achieve them. •  There is mounting evidence that all students should develop

a core set of skills and knowledge that will prepare them for postsecondary education and/or for work.

•  High schools must focus more clearly on college readiness,

develop and use more comprehensive measures of student readiness, pay attention to the needs of first-generation college students, and commit to ensuring that teachers have the necessary content knowledge and instructional skills.

1) Articulate and prioritize college readiness and/or career industry standards

for each course

2) Align course expectations,

assignments, activities with the prioritized college readiness and/or career

industry standards

3) Collaboratively develop formative and summative assessments to monitor

student achievement

4) Analyze assessment data to determine if students are on track for college and/or career and to monitor the

effectiveness of curriculum.

5) Based on data analysis, modify and revise curriculum and/or

assessments where indicated.

As educators, our goal is to prepare each student for post-secondary success, regardless of what path each may choose. How can we best prepare students for the future, when the only thing we can be certain of is that the future will involve change and opportunities that we may not yet even be able to envision? Secondary schools with a college-going culture promote the school-wide belief that all students can succeed in postsecondary education. College and career readiness requires a multi-pronged approach that addresses the following elements: •  Key cognitive strategies •  Key content knowledge •  Academic behaviors •  Contextual skills and awareness

Our project emphasizes the second dimension in the process, aligning course content knowledge with college readiness and industry standards in order to ensure college and career readiness upon completion of the secondary coursework.

Addresses NE Effective Principal Practice #2 Continuous School Improvement and

#3 Instructional Leadership

Standards •  College readiness (ACT, SAT, etc) •  21st Century Skill Standards •  Content standards (NCTE, NCTM) •  Selected industry standards

Time Time in the summer for standards articulation and priorization (two days for initial implementation; one day for subsequent years) per content area

Funds Funds to pay teachers if off-contract for summer work (exact amount will vary based on rate and number of teachers

Summer 2014 Articulation and prioritization of standards, course alignment

Academic Year Implement curriculum, noting

strengths and deficiencies based on assessments

Summer 2015 Analyze data, identify strengths and

deficiencies and adjust where indicated

References ACT. (2013). ACT National Curriculum Survey 2012. Iowa City, IA. ACT. (2013). The Condition of College and Career Readiness. Iowa City, IA Conley, D. (2010). College and career ready: Helping all students succeed beyond high school. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Conley, D. The Complexity of College and Career Readiness [PDF document]. Retrieved from Lecture Notes Online National High School Center at AIR Actualizing College and Career Readiness Symposium, April 24, 2012. Conley, D. & McGaughy, C. (2012). College and career readiness: same or different? Educational Leadership, 69 (7), 28-34. Kentucky Department of Education. Accessed July 17, 2014. http://education.ky.gov