John A. Holmes High School ACES Center
ACADEMIC
CREDENTIAL
EVALUATION
SERVICES
Beverly C. Harrison, CoordinatorJAHHS 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 CertificateThe 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)
15
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
15
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