dual enrollment: a strategy for career readiness webinar

Dual Enrollment: A Strategy for Career Readiness

June 14, 2016

• Welcome and Introductions •  Redefining Ready Initiative • Dual Enrollment: Results of AASA & Hobsons Survey • Discussion and Q&A

Agenda

Today’s Presenters

Hobsons

Dr. David R. Schuler President

Dr. Ellen Wagner Vice President, Research

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AASA, The School Superintendents Association

•  Strategic partners since 2014. •  Contributed to the development and education advancement of

education leaders through our support of the AASA Collaborative and the Superintendents National Certification Program.

•  Share mission of finding ways to bridge gap between K-12 and higher education.

•  Expanding into research opportunities with AASA membership with our first survey initiative.

AASA & Hobsons Partnership

Redefining Ready Initiative

www.RedefiningReady.org #RedefiningReady

Redefining Ready

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: 1965 Redefining Ready

No Child Left Behind: 2001 Redefining Ready

Students are more than just the number they earn on a standardized test.

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According to ACT…

Out of 1.9 million test takers, only 40 percent of the high school graduating class was deemed college ready by meeting three or four of the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. Only 28% met all four benchmarks.

Every Student Succeeds Act: 2015 Redefining Ready

“We all learn in a variety of ways. Our students learn in a variety of ways. They should be able to demonstrate readiness in a variety of ways.”

Simple Truth

We looked at the research from leading educational institutions and research organizations to develop a new

multi-metric, research-based definition of College and Career Ready.

Leading Research

Leading Research

“82% of high schools report that students are enrolled in dual credit courses.” – This must be considered in our college readiness indicators.

2011 report by the National Center for Educational statistics

The National Center for Postsecondary Research, which looked at data from Florida schools, found that dual

enrollment students were statistically significantly more likely to persist in college to a second semester

and earn a higher college GPA.

National Center for Postsecondary Research

Indicators Redefining Ready

Institutions of Higher Education as our Longitudinal Research Partner

College Acceptance Admissions Criteria

Template Dashboard and Reporting Artifacts

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Implementation Plans

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Next Steps

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Redefining Ready

The Power of 15 – All Means All Redefining Ready

Dual Enrollment: Results of AASA & Hobsons Survey

Dual Enrollment, Dual Credit

Dual enrollment refers to courses taught to high school students at the high school for which the students receive both high school credit and college credit. Different institutions have different names for dual enrollment, such as “dual credit,” “concurrent enrollment,” or “joint enrollment.” NCES has reported that in 2002-2003 showed dual credit enrollments reached 1.16 million students. In 2010-2011 dual credit enrollments had reached 2.04 million students, a 75% increase.

Survey Executive Summary

Dual enrollment programs offer students opportunities for completing college courses and receiving college credit as part of a high school program of study.

AASA and Hobsons have established a partnership to explore the impact of dual enrollment programs as a strategy for college readiness and accelerating progress.

This report summarizes findings of our first exploratory survey.

What is your current position? Survey Results

Survey Respondent Distribution Survey Results

My District Currently Offers Dual Credit Courses. Survey Results

What Partnerships Does Your District Have in Place to Offer These Courses? Survey Results

How Are Your Dual Credit Courses Offered to Your Students? Survey Results

What Benefit(s) Do Dual Credit Courses Offer to Students in Your District? Survey Results

•  “They demonstrate that college is achievable.” •  “It’s great for first generation students.” •  “Helps under-represented groups see they are capable of doing

college work.” •  ”It’s a confidence builder, knowing that a student can pass a

college class.” •  ”They can get their associate degree in high school.” •  ”Pique interest of ‘at-risk’ students, enhance experience of

advanced students.”

Survey Results

Examples of “Other” Benefits

What Have You Found to be the Biggest Barriers to Offering Dual Credit Courses? Survey Results

•  “Requirements for educational preparation of district teachers who teach college courses.”

•  “Difficulty of transferring credit.” •  “Difficulties in sharing information between schools and colleges.” •  “Lack of interest from higher education institutions.” •  ”Lack of scheduling alignment between schools and colleges.” •  “Lack of interest from students and parents.” •  “Lack of transportation for students.” •  ”Paperwork nightmare.”

Survey Results

Examples of “Other” Barriers

Survey Results

Completion of a Dual Credit Course Provides Evidence that a Student is College Ready

US K-12 Public Education Should Evolve into a K-14 System Survey Results

Discussion

Questions?

Thank You!

Hobsons

Ellen.Wagner@hobsons.com

Dr. David R. Schuler Dr. Ellen Wagner

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AASA, The School Superintendents Association David.Schuler@d214.org