PSR-Charting Growth to College Readiness

Paths to Post Secondary Readiness Dash Weerasinghe Assessment and Accountability Plano ISD 4 th Annual Texas MAP User Conference - July 28, 2010

Why College Readiness? ,[object Object],Average Annual Earnings

College Preparation Program ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],* The Role of Nonacademic Factors in College Readiness and Success, Issues in College Readiness, ACT 2007

College Readiness Program EXPLORE PLAN ACT/SAT Successful transition into high school Explore personally relevant career options Information about students' perceived needs World-of Work Map, study skills checklist, coursework planner As a "pre-ACT" test, PLAN is a powerful predictor of success on the ACT Focuses attention on both career preparation and improving academic achievement Links students with relevant college and scholarship information ACT tests are curriculum based and directly related to what is taught in high school courses Can measure growth towards collage readiness SAT scores can be converted to ACT scale to measure growth

Measuring PSR ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],* How Much Growth toward College Readiness Is Reasonable to Expect in High School?, ACT 2009 * ACT-SAT Concordance, ACT 2008 24 21 20 Science 470 – V 21 17 15 Reading 520 – Q 22 19 17 Math 471 – V 18 15 13 English SAT Equivalent ACT PLAN EXPLORE Test

Using PSR Benchmarks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],24 21 20 Science 470 – V 21 17 15 Reading 520 – Q 22 19 17 Math 471 – V 18 15 13 English SAT Equivalent ACT PLAN EXPLORE Test

College Readiness to College GPA ,[object Object],Mathematics

Growth to PSR Average Growth in Achievement between 8th and 11th grade: Using the vertical scale from Explore, Plan, and ACT

TAKS and College Readiness Math Standard = 22 College Readiness Reading Standard = 18 College Readiness 618 26.7 584 24.9 2400 570 24.3 534 22.5 2300 521 21.9 502 20.1 2200 472 19.5 461 17.7 2100 Predicted Quant. SAT Score Predicted Math ACT Score Predicted Verbal SAT Score Predicted English ACT Score EXIT TAKS Score

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Exit TAKS and College Readiness Probability of being ready for College Algebra Probability of being ready for freshman English Composition

Aiming for 2250 in EXIT TAKS ,[object Object],* Identifying Appropriate College-Readiness Standards For All Students, National Center for Education Accountability, May 2006. Unequal standards in grades 3-6; Need to set significantly higher expectation in elementary to meet the required standard in secondary… 2216 2298 Grade 8 2201 2228 Grade 9 2181 2221 Grade 10 2276 2320 Grade 6 2308 2269 Grade 5 2193 2263 Grade 7 2291 2282 Grade 4 2308 2330 Grade 3 Mathematics Reading

PSR – Begins in Elementary! MAP EXPLORE PLAN, ACT, SAT, EOCs Grades 1 – 8 MAP RIT Growth in Reading and Math Progress to College Readiness in 8 th Grade Grade 8 Status Check High school Planning Career Analysis EOC College Readiness Measures Grade 10 Status Check – PLAN, SAT Grade 11 Readiness: SAT, ACT, EOCs

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Grade 3 Fall to Grade 8 Spring Target: 244 in Grade 8 Spring Mathematics Path

Grade 3 Fall to Grade 8 Spring Mathematics Path

Accelerated Growth to PSR Target: 244 in Grade 8 Spring Mathematics Path Accelerated Growth path: 4 more RIT points required than typical growth

Accelerated Growth to PSR Target: 244 in Grade 8 Spring Mathematics Path

PSR – Intervention in 6 th Grade Accelerated Growth path: 11 more RIT points required than typical growth Target: 244 by Grade 8 Spring

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Why Post Secondary Readiness ,[object Object]

Paths to Post Secondary Readiness Dr. Dash Weerasinghe Assessment and Accountability Plano ISD [email_address] 4 th Annual Texas MAP User Conference - July 28, 2010

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