Indiana’s P–16 Plan for Improving Student Achievement

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The complexity of today’s world calls for an

education system that ensures the vast

majority of students successfully complete

education beyond high school.

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ADP Workplace Study:

Key Findings• Algebra II is the threshold math course for most

workers in good jobs.

• Most workers at all levels of employment must have completed four years of English at grade level or above in high school.

• Taking below-average English or functional/basic English increases the likelihood of being employed in a low-paid or low-skilled job.

• The entry expectations of the workforce, college, apprenticeship programs and military training have converged.

Source: American Diploma Project, 2002. A partnership of Achieve, Inc; The Education Trust; and the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation

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Sheet metal workers need high-level skills

• Four or five years of apprenticeship

• Algebra, geometry, trigonometry and technical reading

• Average annual earnings: $35,000

Source: American Diploma Project and Indiana Department of Workforce Development, 2002.

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Preparation for success

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Strong high school achievement predicts initial college success

Source: Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Student Information System.

2002 Indiana high school graduates persisting to the second year in college

95.0%

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54.0%

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50%

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80%

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AcademicHonors

Core 40 Regular GED

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A strong high school curriculum* improves college completion for all students

*Completing at least Algebra II plus other courses.

Source: Adapted from Adelman, Clifford, U.S. Department of Education, Answers in the Toolbox, 1999.

45%

61%73%75% 79%

86%

0%

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AfricanAmerican

Latino White

All collegeentrants

Entrants who hadstrong highschool curriculum

% of students who complete college by race

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More Indiana students are going directly to college

51%55%

58%61% 60% 62%

59%54%

57% 57% 57% 57%

0%

100%

1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002

Indiana Nation

% of high school graduates enrolled the next fall in postsecondary education

Ranked 34th

Source: Postsecondary Education Opportunity, Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Ranked 10th

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Despite improvements, not enough

Indiana students complete college

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Too many college freshmen are not prepared

Source: NCES, Condition of Education, 2004, June 2004 (1992 12th graders who enrolled in college).

% of American college freshmen needing to take remedial

(high school–level) courses

53%

0%

100%

At least one remedial course

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Students who take remedial courses are much less likely to finish college

Source: American Diploma Project, from NCES, 1998.

% of students enrolled in remedial courses who earn a bachelor’s degree

45%

18%

0%

100%

One remedial course Three or more remedialcourses, including reading

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Economic consequences of poor alignment are serious

In a single state, employers and postsecondary education institutions spend an estimated $134.3 million a year on remedial education.

$134 million

$40 million $29 million

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Communitycolleges

Four-yearinstitutions

Employers TOTAL

Source: Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 2000.

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Indiana’s reality –

why we must act now

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Of every 100 Indiana 9th graders, only…

Source: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, April 2004.

68 students graduate from high school

41 of these enter college

31 are still enrolled as sophomores

21 of these graduate within six years

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More Indiana middle school students are taking Algebra I

6% 6%

8% 8% 8%

10%

12% 12%12.4%

13%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

1993

–94

1994

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1995

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1996

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1997

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1998

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1999

–00

2000

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2001

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2002

–03

Source: Indiana Department of Education, Certified Employee/Certified Position (CECP) Reports: 1993–94 to 2001–02.

% of Indiana students enrolling in Algebra I by the end of grade 8

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But Indiana still trails many other states

Source: State Departments of Education , Data on Public Schools, 2001–02; NCES, CCD Fall Membership 1998. In Council of Chief State School Officers, State Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education: 2003, State Education Assessment Center, Washington, DC, 2003.

12%

22% 22%

35%39%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Comparison of grade 8 students enrolling in Algebra I, 2002

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Indiana Core 40: A look back…

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Brief background on Core 40

• Core 40 adopted in 1994 as best preparation for college and workforce success

• Since 1994, all students required to have career/course plan that includes Core 40

• Schools across Indiana have already moved to requiring Core 40 as their local graduation requirement

• Curriculum in place for 10 years

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More Indiana graduates are earning higher-level diplomas

Source: Indiana Department of Education.

Academic Honors Core 40

Other Regular

1993–94 1997–98 2003–04

57%

19%

24%

35.4% 29.1%

35.5%87%

12%1%

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All student groups are benefiting

Source: Indiana Department of Education.

22.5%

28.8%

44.9%

36.3%

56.9%

50.5%

35.3%38.4%

51.0%47.0%

67.0% 66.0%

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African American Hispanic White Multi-racial

199820002004

% of Core 40 diplomas by race

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Moving Forward with Core 40

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Indiana Education Roundtable’s Resolution to

the State Board of Education to Change

Indiana’s Course and Credit Requirements for a

High School Diploma

- Education Roundtable recommended - Class of 2009

- State Board Passed Rule Effective for Class of 2010

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Indiana Education Roundtable’s Resolution to

the State Board of Education (and General

Assembly) to Make Core 40 the Required High

School Curriculum with an Opt-Out Provision

- Education Roundtable recommended - Class of 2011

- State Board currently in rule making process

- Legislature also in process – Senate Bill 200

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Formal Core 40 Opt Out Process:

To graduate with less than Core 40, a student and his/her parent(s)/guardian(s) are required to meet with the student’s school counselor (or other individual responsible for scheduling) to:

• Review the student’s career and course plan,• Be informed of the likely consequences to the student’s

future if he/she graduates without Core 40,• Sign a formal consent form attesting to the above,• Complete the courses/credits required for a minimum

diploma, and• Determine the Career Academic Sequence the student

will pursue.

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Core 40 and 4-year College Admission

• Require a minimum of Core 40 (or documented equivalent) completion as a requirement for undergraduate college admission at Indiana’s 4-year public universities

• Indiana’s independently governed, regionally accredited non-profit colleges encouraged to adopt same minimum admission standard

• Indiana’s 2-year public colleges maintain open door admission policies – but also encourage Core 40

• Students not completing Core 40 and seeking to transfer to a state 4-year university may do so if they have successfully completed 12 credit of college-level transferable coursework

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Core 40 and State Financial Aid

• For students attending 4-year colleges and universities, the state will require completion of Core 40 (or documented equivalent) to receive state-supported financial aid from the Frank O’Bannon Grant Program and the 21st Century Scholars Program

• Students not meeting the Core 40 minimum requirement may have eligibility for state financial aid reinstated by demonstrating readiness to succeed at credit bearing coursework by successfully completing 12 credits of college-level transferable coursework

• Indiana students who attain age 21 (graduating 2011 and after) shall not be subject to the Core 40 requirement for state financial aid

For more information:

www.edroundtable.state.in.us www.learnmoreindiana.org

Indiana’s P–16 Plan for Improving Student Achievement