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Grade Your College Readiness Initiatives Using College Readiness Assessment (CRA) TASA/TASB Convention Dallas, TX September 27, 2013

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Grade Your College Readiness

Initiatives Using College

Readiness Assessment (CRA)

TASA/TASB Convention

Dallas, TX

September 27, 2013

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About Us

Grand Prairie ISD

Dr. Susan Simpson Hull

Superintendent of Schools

Jeffrey Miller

Executive Director of Post Secondary Readiness

Cathy Shaver

Director of College Readiness - Secondary

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Session Outcomes

In this session, you will learn about how the CRA process helped Grand Prairie ISD High School communities evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of our college readiness academic programs.

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About Us

Secondary Campuses

18 secondary schools including:

• Middle Schools

• Ninth Grade Center

• Comprehensive High Schools

• Career Development High School

• Alternative High Schools

• Secondary Campuses (grades 6-12)

• Fine Arts Academy

• Collegiate Institute District Charter

• Young Women’s Leadership Academy

Elementary Campuses

21 elementary schools including:

• Early Childhood Center

• STEM Academy

• Environmental Science Academy

• Fine Arts Academies

• Fifth Grade Center

Grand Prairie ISD boasts 39 campuses

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Who we serve

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African American Native American Asian Hispanic Pacific Islander White Two or moreraces

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Student Ethnic Distribution

GPISD Texas

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Who we serve

9%

12%

4%5%

34%

10%

26%

Texas Student Demographics

Bilingual/ESL

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Gifted & Talented

Special Education

Economically Disadvantaged

Limited English Proficient (LEP)

At-Risk

11%

12%

4%4%

33%

12%

24%

GPISD Student Demographics

Bilingual/ESL

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Gifted & Talented

Special Education

Economically Disadvantaged

Limited English Proficient (LEP)

At-Risk

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Our Implementation High Schools

• Dubiski Career High School

• Grand Prairie High School

• South Grand Prairie High School

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Our District Goals

District Goals

• Maximize Student Achievement

• Exercise Responsible Fiscal

Oversight

• Develop Leadership Capacity

• Promote 21st Century Learners who

are College and Career Ready

College & Career Readiness Goals

• Implement 5 keys to College & Career

Readiness to develop 21st Century

learners who are eligible and ready to

successful in the post secondary path of

their choice

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How do we measure College & Career Readiness?

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Realizing GPISD College &

Career Readiness Potential

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GPISD College Readiness

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2011

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Advanced Course/Dual Credit % Participation

State Region 10 GPISD

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GPISD College Readiness

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AP Results - % of Students Tested

State Region 10 GPISD

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GPISD College Readiness

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SAT/ACT % Participation Results

State Region 10 GPISD

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GPISD College Readiness

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2010 MATH

2010 BOTH

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2010-2011 College-Ready Graduates

State Region 10 GPISD

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GPISD College Readiness

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2011 MATH

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2011-2012 College-Ready Graduates

State Region 10 GPISD

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Higher Ed Readiness

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Texas Success Initiative - MATH

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Texas Success Initiative - ELA

State Region 10 GPISD

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Our College & Career

Readiness Needs

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Our CCR Needs

• Consistent definition of College & Career Readiness

• Improved accountability and support for College & Career

Readiness academic programs

• More comprehensive teacher support

• Clear standards of measurement for College & Career

Readiness academic programs

• Increased parent & community engagement on College &

Career Readiness academic programs

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What is the College

Readiness Assessment ?

• The CRA is a self-analysis tool

that will assist secondary

schools in assessing their

college readiness academic

programs in five key areas.

• The CRA is a tool that schools

can use to help create goals,

prioritize action items, and

evaluate efforts to support a

strong post secondary culture.

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Why CRA?

GPISD chose to implement the

process for the following reasons:

• To assist our schools in

increasing the number of

students prepared to enter and

be successful in college and

postsecondary careers

• To confirm that our school offers

a course of study designed to

prepare students for their future

• To allows all stakeholders to

collectively review the college

prep efforts and design a

strategic plan for enhancement

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Who is involved?

Principals assembled their CRA

Research Teams to collect the

necessary data and documentation

required to complete the 5 sections

of the CRA Scorecard.

• Data

• Administrative Processes

• Teacher Support

• Student Participation

• Parent/Community Support

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The CRA Scorecard

• All questions have yes or no

answers, and some require

supportive documentation.

• The threshold percentages in

the DATA section are based on

the latest research and best

practices from programs with

proven results.

• Nine bonus questions are

presented at the end of the

scorecard. They are considered

elements that enrich your

program and will supplement

your total score.

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The CRA Scorecard Results

CRA creates a CRA SCORECARD for each school.

CRA Scorecard Results Possible Points

Data 40

Administrative Processes 20

Teacher Support 20

Student Participation 10

Parent/Community Support 10

Bonus (9 points)

Total College Readiness Score 100

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IF SCHOOL

SCORES 85 OR

ABOVE

Request CRA Validation Team

• CRA consultants will make a site visit to

the school to verify the accuracy of the

data collected. The documentation

notebook must be sent to CRA personnel

prior to visit.

Apply for CRA College Readiness

Designation

• Once accuracy is verified, the school is

eligible to receive designation as a CRA

Campus.

Action Plans

• Each campus will be responsible for

developing an action plan designed to

improve its college ready culture.

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IF A SCHOOL

SCORES 84 OR

BELOW

Study, Access &

Prioritize

• School research teams may use

multiple resources to improve its

program including those

provided by CRA.

Action Plans

• Each campus will be

responsible for developing an

action plan designed to improve

its college ready culture.

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Our CRA

Implementation

Process

• School research teams collected

and gathered the data. Schools

had approximately three (3)

weeks to complete the CRA

Scorecard Worksheets.

• Campuses delivered all CRA

documents to the Executive

Director of Post Secondary

Readiness.

• After reviewing campus

documentation The Executive

Director of Post Secondary

Readiness submitted all

completed school scorecards to

the CRA website.

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CRA

COMMENTARY &

STRATEGIES

The CRA Scorecard results were sent to

each school, the Executive Director of Post

Secondary Readiness, and the

Superintendent. The results included CRA

Commentary and Strategies on low scoring

items.

These strategies as well as the supportive

documents below were used to assist in

designing a focused action plan that will be

included in the campus improvement plan.

• Parents’ Guide

• Counselor’s Guide

• Checklists for Student, Teacher,

Administrator

• Student Scorecard

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Our Results

• Dubiski Career High School

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Our Results

• Grand Prairie High School

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Our Results

• South Grand Prairie High School

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Reflecting on the

CRA Process

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Reflecting on the CRA Process

What was learned from the

process?

•All stakeholders benefit from of

the experience

•The process sheds light on

expectations

•The process helps to prioritizes

the use of resources

•CRA results clarifies district

areas of need

Conclusions

•Schools should be confident that

they are providing opportunities and

content necessary for students to be

successful in their postsecondary

pursuits without needing

remediation.

•CRA College Readiness Assessment

is a process that will help our high

schools evaluate and improve their

college-ready initiatives.

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Moving Forward

Adminstrative Process & Teacher Support

• College & Career Readiness Framework

• Formalize Campus CCR contacts for promoting

academic programs, college readiness testings, and

CCR communication

• District-Wide CCR committee

• AP & Dual Credit Programing Expectations

Student Participation

• School Day SAT

• PSAT/ReadiStep Preparation

• College Advisors

Parent/Community Support

• Targeted Parent Engagement Workshop Series

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CCR Framework

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Contact Us

Grand Prairie ISD

Dr. Susan Simpson Hull

Superintendent of Schools

[email protected]

Jeffrey Miller

Executive Director of Post Secondary Readiness

[email protected]

Cathy Shaver

Director of College Readiness - Secondary

[email protected]