Meeting the Challenge: The Cal-PASS Initiative

California Partnership for Achieving Student Successwww.calpass.org

What is Cal-PASS?

Establishes regional databases utilizing student transcripts and performance information

Creates data-based regional partnershipsLinks primary, secondary and post-secondary

institutions on a regional basisTracks students from one segment to the nextIncludes over 4,000 K-12 schools, community

colleges, and universities throughout California

The California Partnership for Achieving Student Success (Cal-PASS) Includes K-12 schools, colleges and universities

17 Universities (includes some private Universities) 76 Community Colleges 4,000 K-12 schools

- Over 140 million records Funded primarily by the state Funded by Hewlett, Johnson, Gilbert and Girard Foundations Produced over 30 research studies to date Nine PLC’s in San Diego County, 21 throughout the State. Ten more to

start this spring Professional Learning Councils (PLCs) are the heart of discipline

discussions, review of data, innovation development, pilot and evaluation and expansion

Servers in secure, Level IV data center with firewall and controlled access

Cal-PASS Research

Action Research Paradigm

Faculty, administrators, and local researchers are active participants

Iterative process to refine analysis

Common questions become standard reports or web based

queries produced by Cal-PASS staff

Locally unique questions handled by local researchers with

assistance from Cal-PASS staff

Level of first college English attempted by last high school English passed

Highest High School English Course Successfully** Completed

First English Course Attempted at the Local Community College

Title CBEDS Basic Writing

Pre-Coll Comp

College Comp

Post-Coll Comp 1

Post-Coll Comp 2

Total

ENGLISH 10 2101 * 45.3% 50.0% * 0.0% 86

ENGLISH 11 2105 6.0% 38.5% 53.0% * 0.0% 117

CP ENG 11 2105 0.0% 38.4% 57.6% * * 125

HONORS ENG 11 2114 0.0% * 82.0% 12.0% * 50

ENGLISH 12 2106 4.7% 35.9% 55.0% 3.3% 1.1% 825

CP ENGLISH 12 2106 1.4% 34.3% 61.8% 2.0% * 699

AP LIT/COMP 12 2171 0.0% 8.3% 63.9% 16.7% 11.1% 108

Total 59 679 1,173 73 26 2,010

* rates suppressed when cell size is less than 5 **success indicates a grade of “C” or betterGold = course most frequently attemptedYellow = cells with at least 10% of row population

Math Articulation Matrix for an Area High Schools 2002-2006

First math class attempted in community college Total  

   Basic Math

Pre-Alg

Beg Alg

Geo Int Alg Stats+Pre-Calc

Calc% N

Max HS math with grade of C or better

Basic Math 10% 35% 34% 0% 14% * * 0% 100% 77

Pre-Alg 0% * * 0% 0% 0% * 0% 100% 6

Beg Alg 6% 25% 46% * 16% 4% 3% * 100% 252

Geo 2% 9% 32% 1% 37% 13% 5% 1% 100% 543

Int Alg 1% 1% 13% * 33% 33% 16% 3% 100% 645

Stats+ 0% 0% 0% 0% * * 28% 40% 100% 25

Pre-Calc * 0% 2% * 9% 38% 31% 18% 100% 422

Calc 0% 0% 0% 0% * 33% 6% 59% 100% 118

  Total 38 148 413 12 514 501 283 179   2,088

Red = attempted class in college lower than that already passed in high schoolGold = attempted class in college equal to that already passed in high schoolGreen = attempted class in college higher than that already passed in high school

Overall, 32% of students’ first college math course attempts are lower than what they passed in high school while 27% are equal to what they passed in high school and 41% are higher level than what was passed in high school.

West Hills High School Cal PASS Curricular Alignment Project

The Project’s mission is to achieve a strong curricular alignment between Secondary, Community College, and University instruction through the thoughtful emphasis of the following common curricular requirements:

• the critical reading of expository texts.• the understanding and articulation of rhetorical analysis of

argument and text structures.• the comprehension of the purpose and context of text.• and the use of these skills in the research process.

We will achieve this alignment in our teaching methodologies, curriculum, assessments, professional development, and conversations with our students.

Through our chosen focus of these core skills, our students will be better prepared for college and the workplace.

PLCs: The San Bernardino Experience

with the following core characteristics: Common objectives → common work Shared space (conceptual and physical) Learning environment

Basic PLC values: Who’s minding the S.T.O.R.E.? S = SAFETY T = TRUST O = OPENNESS R = RESPECT E = ENCOURAGEMENT

How to Contact UsBrad Phillips, Executive Director

bphillips@calpass.org, (619) 252-8503

Michelle Kalina, Senior Director, Operationsmkalina@calpass.org, (916) 759-2486

Jordan Horowitz, Senior Director, Special Projectsjhorowitz@calpass.org, (562) 743-7920

Mary Kay Patton, Director of Information Technologymkpatton@calpass.org, (916) 995-3183

Shelly Valdez, Director of Regional Collaboration svaldez@calpass.org, (619) 219-9855

Terrence Willett, Director of Research

twillett@calpass.org, (831) 277-2690

www.calpass.org