CCR and Eligibility Benchmark Report

ProducedonJuly16,2016

ExecutiveSummary

Purpose& Desired Outcomes

SurveyHighlights ResourcesInsights

& Learnings

Understanding the CCR landscape across U.S. School Districts

Table of Contents


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Tobetter informdiscussionsandplanningeffortsforCollegeandCareerReadiness.Withadirectfocusonhowtobestutilizedatatoshapecultureanddrivestudentsuccess.

Purpose

DesiredOutcomesIt isourhopethattheinformationfoundinthisreportcanhelpbringinsightintowaysthatdistrict leadershipcanhelpimproveprocessesaroundCollegeandCareerReadiness. Inparticular,wehopethatwhatisprovidedinthereportwillallowyoutoreturntoyourteams andhelpshapeaframeworkforimprovingdesiredoutcomes relatedtoCollegeandCareerReadiness.

ExecutiveSummary:

AswelooktobetterunderstandhowCollegeandCareerReadiness(CCR)isevolvingwithschooldistricts acrossthecountryandhowtheycontinuetomakeanimpactonreadiness,it isimportanttodeterminethecurrentstateofthevariousCCRinitiativesfromalevelpriority, measurementandeffectivenessperspective.WhileaCCRsuccessframeworkmightlookdifferentbydistrict, thissurveywasdevelopedinanefforttogaininsightintowherethegapslieandopportunities whereadditional guidancecouldbeprovidedtodrivegreaterimpacttostudentreadiness.

Thequestionsaskedarefurtheroutlinedinthereport; however,thebasisbehindthemweretounderstandthelevelofpriority, effectiveness,desiretoimprovemeasurementofthesekeyinitiatives.

Ofthosesurveyed,theinitiativesthatreceivedaweightingofhighestpriority were:providedatatocounselorstohelpprioritize support(100%),improvethenumberofstudentsenrollinginpost-secondaryeducation(92%),improveaccesstocrucial datametrics(92%)andreportingandtocultivateacultureofhopeandaspirations(92%).

Thelowestweightedinitiativesbyprioritywere:Increasesoftandnon-cognitiveskilldevelopment(42%),increasescholarship awards(50%),IncreaseSAT/ACTscores(58%)andactivatePBISactivitieswall-to-wall(58%).

Thelargestgapsseenbasedonthelevelofpriority andthelowerpercentagegiventotheeffectivenessoftheinitiativeswere:improvethenumberofstudentsenrollinginpost-secondaryeducationandcultivatingacultureofhopeandaspirations.Whiletherecouldbemanydrivingfactorsinfluencingthisoutcome, furtherassessmentifthesegapsisneededtounderstandtheimpact

Theinitiativeswiththelargestgaprelatingtoawarenessaroundpriority, measurementordesiretoimprovewerescholarships,parentengagementandsoftskillandnon-cognitiveskilldevelopment.

Thefindingsofthesurveypresentagreatopportunityfordiscussiontodeterminewhysomeinitiativesarereceivinggreaterpriority thanothers, ifthereareanyaddressablegapsandhowdistricts cancontinuetoimplementstrategiestoimprovetheimpactofallCCRrelatedinitiatives.

Improvethenumberofstudentsenrollinginpost-secondaryeducation*

50% Of respondents say their school has less than 70% post-secondary enrolment

“WeNeedtomorecloselytrackstudentswhoenterintocommunitycollegeeducationandvocational schools.”1

75% Of respondents aspire to post-secondary enrolment to exceeding 90%

“Trackingisdependentonstudentselfreporting.”1

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*Represents Question1of14ofthesurvey

1.Representsopenendedfeedbackfromparticipantsbasedonthefirstquestiononthesurvey


SurveyHighlights

QuestionFocusAreas

• Improvingthenumberofstudentsenrollinginpost-secondaryeducation

• Improvingcollege admissionworkflows(transcriptsandLOR’s)

• Providingdatatocounselors tohelpprioritizesupport • Ensuringequityandaccess bystandardizingCCRactivitiesforallstudents

• IncreasingScholarshipAwards • Increase parentengagement andsupport

• Increasingsoftandnon-cognitive skilldevelopment • ActivatePBISactivities wall-to-wall

• Increase totalnumberofstudentstakingSAT/ACT • Increase SAT/ACTScores

• Increase total%ofstudentsenrolledinAPCourses • Increase total%ofstudentspassingAP Exam

• Improveaccess tocrucialdatametricsandreporting • Cultivate acultureofhopeandaspirations


Highlights

HowareyourpeersprioritizingthesefocalareastoaddressCCRImprovementsandaretheyeffective?

BiggestPriorities

*Improvethenumberofstudentsenrollinginpost-secondaryeducation

Providedatatocounselorstohelpprioritizesupport

Improveaccesstocrucialdatametricsandreporting

*Cultivateacultureofhopeandaspirations*There isagapbetween thelevelofpriorityandeffectivenessorneedforimprovement

LowestPriorities

*IncreaseSoftandNon-CognitiveSkillDevelopment

*IncreaseScholarshipAwards

IncreaseSAT/ACTScores

ActivatePBISActivitiesWall-to-Wall

*There isagapbetween thelevelofpriorityandawarenessoftheinitiative

• 50%ofrespondentshave70%orbelowoftheirstudentpopulationenrollsinpost-secondary

• 75% ofthetotalaspiringto90-100%ofpost-secondaryenrollment

RespondentFeedback:

• Myroleistoincreasestudentsreadingatproficiencyattheelementarylevel,whichisastrongindicatorforsuccessatthepostsecondarylevel.

• WehavebeenworkingwithcounselorstoincreaseFASAapplicationsto100%ofall12thgraderswhoareeligible.WehaveincreasedthenumberofAPcoursesavailablestudents.NavianceYear1

• Needtomorecloselytrackstudentswhoenter intocommunitycollegeeducationandvocationalschools.

• Trackingisdependentonstudentselfreporting.ThedistrictprioritizedCSU,UCandcitycollege,buthadnotprioritizedprivate.Wearebeginningtotrackthatthisyear.


Q1:Improvethenumberofstudentsenrollinginpost-secondaryeducation

• 92%arecommitted totrackingthisdata

• Majoritygavetheirdistrictsa8/10 rankingoneffectiveness


Q2:Providedatatocounselorstohelpprioritizesupport

RespondentFeedback:

• Providingpathwaysthatwillreachnon-traditionalstudentsandminoritystudentsandempoweringcounselorstoseekthesestudentsout.

• PresentlyusingNaviancetomonitor.Wouldliketohaveasystemthatdoesnotallowcounselorstosortstudentsbetweencollegeorcareer opportunities.Allstudentsshouldbepreparedforboth.

• Needtoincreasethecapacityanddeterminationofcounselorstosupportthework

• DatathatisreadilyavailableforcounselorsandAdminteamstoreviewanddissect inPLCandsiteleadershipteams

• 50%ofdistrictsareprioritizingincreasingscholarshipawardsfortheirstudents

• Only33% currentlytrackingthesedollarsandmostnotknowinghowtheyareperforming.

• Mostrespondentsarenotawareofhowmanydollarstheyareawardedorwhattheyaspireto


Q3:IncreaseScholarshipAwards

RespondentFeedback:

• District initiatedafoundation.informationisbeingtrackedbyourChiefofSecondarySchools.Targetshavebeengiventoprincipals.

• Wearecontinuingtoinvestigatewaysforallparentstohavetheinformationtheyneedtosupporttheirstudentsinapplyingforscholarships.Manyhighschoolshavealsosetupcollegeandcareercenterswithintheirschoolstogivestudentsassistancewithcompletingscholarshipapplications.

• Ensuringequityandaccessthroughappropriatemasterschedulingisahigherpriority

• 1/3 ofrespondentsaretracking,1/3 arenottrackingand1/3areunsureiftheyaretrackingthedata

• 58% areunsureiftheyaremeeting thisobjective

• 92% donotknowtheinvestmenttheyaremakinginadmissionworkflowsandareunsurewhatitshouldbe


Q4:Improvecollegeadmissionworkflows(Transcripts&LettersofRecommendation)

RespondentFeedback:

• WeuseNaviancetotracktheseprocesses

• Increaseknowledgebaseandcapacityofcounselorstosupportthiswork

• Idonotknow

• 75% ofrespondentsaretrackingthisdata

• Majorityofrespondentsrankedthemselvesa5,6or7outof10oneffectiveness

• 25%ofrespondentssaythat50% ofstudentshaveaccess,while25% say80%haveaccessandothersareunsureoritisbelow30%.

• 75% strivetohave90%+oftheirstudentsaccessingCCRrelatedresources


Q5:EnsureequityandaccessbystandardizingCCRactivitiesforAllStudents

RespondentFeedback:

• Whileincreasingequityisspokenasagoal;thereislittledonetoactivelyreachminoritystudentsandtheusherthemtowardspostsecondaryeducation.

• Onlytheseconddistrict inthestatetoimplementautoenrollmentintoadvancedprograms―alsoreferred toasAcademicAcceleration―thiswillbeabigsteptofurther fosteracollege-goingcultureandprepareeverystudentforlifeafterhighschool.

• OurvisionisthatCCRwouldbeembeddedintheclassrooms,andthatallteachers wouldmakeschooltocareerconnectionsforstudents.

• 58% ofrespondentscurrentlytrackthis

• Respondentshadvaryingfeedback onhowwelltheymeet thisobjective, but25%wereunsure

• Allrespondentssaythat lessthan50%oftheirparentsareengaged,with33% ofrespondentsindicatingtheywereunsureofthepercentage

• 75% strivetohave90%+oftheirstudentsaccessingCCRrelatedresources


Q6:Increaseparentengagementandsupport

RespondentFeedback:

• CommunityCabinetmeetings,DELACmeetingsandacommunityengagementcoordinatorhasbeenhired.

• Families/parentsandschoolsworktogetherinacultureofsharedleadership&responsibilityforstudentsuccess.Whenschools,parents,families,andcommunitiesworktogethertosupportlearning,studentstendtoearnhighergrades,attendschoolmoreregularly,stayinschoollonger,andenrollinhigherlevelprograms.

• District schoolsreachouttoparentsthroughconsistentschoolcommunications,activevolunteerprograms,andspecialevents,suchasfamilyreadingnights,openhouses,etc.

• OurvisionisthatallparentswouldaccessNavianceandthestudents' IndividualCareerandAcademicPlansonaregularbasisandusethisinformationtoguidetheirstudentsinplanningforpostgraduationopportunities.

• 58%ofrespondentsdonotcurrentlytrackthis

• 50%ofrespondentsareunawareofwhethertheyaremeetingthisobjective


Q7:Increasesoftandnon-cognitiveskilldevelopment

RespondentFeedback:

• Thedistrict currentlyhasafocusoncreativity,collaboration,communicationandcritical thinking.Thecurriculumisbeingrevisedtosupportthisworkaswellasprofessionaldevelopment.

• WehaveaSELsurveythatteachers filloutforstudents.Datahasnotbeenutilizedtomakedecisions.

• Thecapacitytomonitortheseskillsarelistedinourstatestandards.ItwouldbegreattohaveasystematicwaytolinkPWRexperiencestothesoftskills.

• Needtoincreasefullservice schoolsinitiativetoprovideadditionalcounselorsandtraumainformedpracticetoelementaryandmiddleschools.

• 50% ofrespondentsarecurrentlytrackingthis

• Respondentshadvaryingfeedback onhowwelltheymeet thisobjective, but25%wereunsure

• Respondentshadvaryingfeedback onhowtheirPBISactivities beingactivated, but25%wereunsure


Q8:ActivatePBISactivitieswall-to-wall

RespondentFeedback:

• Ourdistrictusestheterminologyofrestorativepracticestoandsafeandcivilschoolstoprovidepositivebehavioralsupport.

• PBISisasystemschangeprocessforanentireschoolordistrict. Thegoalisteachingbehavioralexpectationsinthesamemannerasanyacademicsubject.Teachingconsistentbehavioralexpectationstoallstudents,usingacommonlanguageisapriority.

• About50%ofourschoolsarecurrentlyusingPBIS.Weareasitebasedmanagementschooldistrict somanyschoolsareusingotherprogramstosupportbehaviorandcreate apositiveculture.

• OurschemaisRestorativePractices, coupledwithinaMulti-TieredSystemofSupports(MTSS)at10pilotschoolsfor2016-17.


• Mostrespondentsfeeltheyaremeetingthisobjectiveverywell

• 41% ofrespondentswanttoseea90%+testcompletionrate

• 41%ofrespondentsareensureofwhattheirtargetcompletionrateshouldbe


Q9:IncreasetotalnumberofStudentstakingSAT/ACT

RespondentFeedback:

• Thishasbeenscaledupandfundingsupporthasbeenattainedtohelpstudentswithtestcost.AdditionallyPSATisoffered.

• AllqualifiedstudentstaketheSATforfree.WeprovidethePSATaswellbutwedonotprovideACTschoolwide.

• Thisispresentlyanissueforstudentswhoareinourgapsubgroups.WewouldliketoseeanincreaseinallofthesestudentscompletingtheSAT

• WeareimplementingPSATforall,grades8-11


• Respondentsareacrosstheboardingontheirevaluationofmeetingthisobjectiveeffectively,with33%unsure

• 25% ofrespondentswanttoseea90%+increaseintestscores,whilethemajoritywereunsureofwhatthetarget%shouldbe

• 41%ofrespondentsareensureofwhattheirtargetcompletionrateshouldbe


Q10:IncreaseSAT/ACTscores

RespondentFeedback:

• Databaselineisbeingset,newperformancegoalswillbeintroducedinthenearfuture.

• Thisshouldbeaprioritybutweneedtohavedataandbetterunderstandingofpost-secondarytesting.

• AllqualifiedstudentstaketheSATforfree.WeprovidethePSATaswellbutwedonotprovideACTschoolwide.

• Thisispresentlyanissueforstudentswhoareinourgapsubgroups.WewouldliketoseeanincreaseinallofthesestudentscompletingtheSAT.

• Wedon'twanttoteachatest,butwantstudentstobepreparedforthetestoflife.


• Themajorityofrespondentsfeeltheyaremeetingthisobjectiveeffectively,with33%unsure

• ThetargetpercentageincreaseinstudentsenrollinginAPcourseswasacrosstheboard,with50%ofrespondentsunsureofwhatitshouldbe


Q11:Increasetotal%ofstudents enrolledin APcourses

RespondentFeedback:

• EncouragemultiplepathwaystotheAPcoursesanddirectlyfocusonpromotingstudentsofcolortotheseclasses.

• WeuseAPpotentialforstudentplacement.BasedonAPpotentialdatanearly90%ofstudentareenrolledinAPcourse.

• AllofourhighschoolsofferAPclassesbutthevisionwouldbefortheseclassestobetterreflect thediversitypresentineachschool.

• Workwithcredentialedteachersasitrelatestoprovidingrigorousinstructionthatsupportsallkidsnotthosetheybelievecandowell


• Themajorityofrespondentsfeeltheyaremeetingthisobjectiveeffectively,with33%unsure

• ThetargetpercentageincreaseinstudentsenrollinginAPcourseswasacrosstheboard,withthehighestpercentagefallinginthe0-10%range(33%ofrespondents)


Q12:Increasetotal%ofstudentspassingAPexitexam

RespondentFeedback:

• Myworkistoincreasethenumberofminoritystudentsintheseclassesandwhopasstheexam

• Weneedtohaveamorestrategic planforAPnotjustteacherleadplan.

• Thevisionwouldbefor100%ofthestudentstopasstheAPexitexam.

• Weareworkingthroughacapacitybuildingmodeltoincreasenumbersbysitethroughsite leadershipteams


• Themajorityofrespondentsscoredthemselvesbetween a5and10outof10oneffectivelymeetingthisobjective


Q13:Improveaccesstocrucialdatametricsandreporting

RespondentFeedback:

• Increasedataprotocolsattheschoollevelaswellasensurethatmyofficeisusingdataonaregularbasistodirectthework.

• ContinuedenhancementstoourMiSiS studentinformationsystem.

• WearecurrentlyusingthePowerBIsoftwaretoconstructdistrict dashboardsthatwillprovidedatamoreefficientlytoadministratorsandteachers.

• Wearedevelopingourdatadashboardwithmetrics

• We'vegottogetbetter jobofhavingdatameetingsandtheimportantthingbeinghowitimpactsinstruction.

• 50% ofrespondentsarecurrentlytrackingthis,while33%arenotandtheremainingareunsure

• 60%ofrespondentsfeeltheyaresomewhat oradequatelymeeting thisobjective, while40%areunsure


Q14:Cultivateacultureofhopeandaspirations

RespondentFeedback:

• Iworktoincreaselearneragencyforstudentswhichbuildsthehopesandaspirationsthattheyhave.

• Continuedtrackingofperformancethroughourschoolexperiencesurvey.

• Iamnotsurehowtomeasurethis.Weuseourstaffandstudentsurveystodeterminestudentandstaffgrowthmindset.Wehavemoreroomtogrow.

• Wejustpilotedasurveyforstudentsregardingtheirfeelingofconnectednesstotheirschools.Wewillbeusingthisdatatohelptodeterminethetypesofsocial/emotionalsupportsthatareneededdistrict-wide.


InsightandLearnings

Considerations:

• WhatareyourprioritiesrelatedtoCCR?• Wheredoyoufeelthereareareasforimprovement?• Whatdoyouknowand,whatdon’tyouknow?

InsightandFutureLearnings:

• Thereareinitiativesofhighprioritybutareunderperformingwithinthedistrict• Whyisthis?• Whatstrategiescanyoudeploytodriveimprovements?

• Thereareinitiativesoflowprioritybutalsolackawareness• Whyisthis?• Woulditbeapriorityifmoreawareness wasplacedaroundtheinitiative?

• Shouldsomeoftheseinitiativeshavehigherpriority?

• Wherehaveyouspentmostofyourtime onCCRrelatedinitiatives? Doyouhavedatatoinformyouwhetherornotyouarepointedintherightdirection?


Resources

BelowyouwillseealistofresourcesrelatedtoCCR,SEL,PBIS,andCounselorEffectiveness:

RedefiningReadinessfromAASA:http://www.redefiningready.org/supporters/TheUseofDatainSchoolCounseling:http://hatchingresults.com/books/Use-Of-Data/The-Use-of-Data-in-School-Counseling.cfmPathwaystoProsperity: http://www.agi.harvard.edu/pathways/CreatingPathwaystoProsperityReport2014.pdfReadinessReport: http://www.gallup.com/services/177128/youth-readiness-future-report-gallup-student-poll.aspxSocial EmotionalLearning: http://www.casel.org/social-and-emotional-learning/core-competencies/ACSAMindsets&Behaviors: https://schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/home/MindsetsBehaviors.pdfEPIC(VariousresourcesandconceptsaroundCCR): http://www.epiconline.org/what-we-do/the-four-keys/

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