be prepared to be amazed - act · 14/07/2016 · blacks in math and science . . . •among all...
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BE PREPARED TO BE AMAZED
PRESENTERS
• LEW MONTGOMERY
• CARL FORBES
• DAVIDA ANDERSON
• CENTER FOR UNDERSERVED LEARNERS
• CLIENT RELATIONS
• ACT SCHOLAR
PARENTS HAVE HIGH ASPIRATIONS
• AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARENTS OVERWHELMINGLY WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY,
PUTTING THEM ON A PATH TO EARN A COLLEGE DEGREE. UNCF RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ALMOST 90% OF
LOW – AND MODERATE – INCOME AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARENTS WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO EARN A
COLLEGE DEGREE, AND A RECENT PEW RESEARCH CENTER SURVEY SHOWS THAT BLACK AND HISPANIC
PARENTS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY THAN WHITE PARENTS TO SAY IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT THEIR
CHILDREN EARN A COLLEGE DEGREE.
PARENTS HAVE HIGH ASPIRATIONS
DROPOUT RATES DECREASE/COLLEGE ENROLLMENT INCREASES
• THE PEW SURVEY ALSO NOTES THAT HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT RATES HAVE DECREASED FOR AFRICAN-
AMERICANS AGES 18 TO 24, FROM 16% IN 1993 DOWN TO 7% INTO THOUSAND 14. ADDITIONALLY,
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS HAS INCREASED DURING THE SAME TIME. AND
SAME AGE GROUP, FROM 897,000 TO 1,500,000.
DROPOUT RATES DECREASE/COLLEGE ENROLLMENT INCREASES
FORGOTTEN MIDDLE
• “STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ON TARGET FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER
READINESS BY THE EIGHTH GRADE WILL HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT
TIME MAKING UP THE GROUND THEY HAVE LOST. WITHOUT
SUFFICIENT PREPARATION PRIOR TO HIGH SCHOOL, STUDENTS
CANNOT MAXIMIZE THE ACADEMIC BENEFITS OF HIGH SCHOOL
WHILE THEY ARE THERE.”
ACHIEVEMENT GAPS PERSIST
• SIGNIFICANT GAPS PERSIST BETWEEN CURRENT LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND THE MORE EQUITABLE
LEVELS OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS THAT ARE NEEDED.
WHAT IS MEANT BY COLLEGE READINESS
•THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO SUCCEED IN POSTSECONDARY
COURSEWORK WITHOUT THE NEED FOR REMEDIATION
WHAT IS MEANT BY COLLEGE READINESS•ACT COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS
ARE SCORES ON THE ACT SUBJECT-AREA TESTS THAT
REPRESENT A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS IN
CORRESPONDING CREDIT-BEARING FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE
COURSES
17
COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS
BENCHMARK ATTAINMENT
THE BIGGER PICTURE
34%
14%19%
12% 6%
20
IMPLICATION:
• IF YOU ARE RECRUITING THE MOST COMPETITIVE STUDENTS IN THE POOL ...
IMPLICATION
• 6% MET ALL FOUR BENCHMARKS
• 15,145 STUDENTS
IMPLICATIONIF YOU ARE RECRUITING THE HIGHEST PERFORMING BLACK STUDENTS,
SCORE RANGE 32-36 ...
THERE ARE ONLY ...
752THERE ARE STILL OVER 14,000 COLLEGE READY BLACK STUDENTS THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE!!!
Enrollment-Percent Enrolled in Different College TypesPe
rcen
t
17.3
Enrollment-Percent Enrolled in Different College TypesPe
rcen
t
Educational progression of 2009 high school graduating class by race/ethnicity
LACK OF VISIBLE ROLE MODELS
• AMERICA IS FACED WITH CLASSROOMS THAT ARE TRENDING MAJORITY – MINORITY BUT THE TEACHERS
DON'T REFLECT THIS: FEWER THAN 20% A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS PEOPLE
OF COLOR, CONTRASTED WITH NEARLY HALF A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, ACCORDING TO THE CENTER
FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
LACK OF VISIBLE ROLE MODELS
ALL SCHOOLS ARE NOT EQUAL
• RIGOROUS COURSEWORK ISN'T READILY AVAILABLE IN ALL COMMUNITIES – PARTICULARLY
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
ALL SCHOOLS ARE NOT EQUAL
THE PERFECT STORM
• WHEN WE COMBINE INCONSISTENT EARLY EDUCATION, PERSISTING ACHIEVEMENT GAPS, A LACK OF
VISIBLE ROLE MODELS, AND A LACK OF RIGOROUS AND CHALLENGING COURSEWORK, WE HAVE THE
PERFECT STORM FOR BLACK STUDENTS NOT BEING PREPARED FOR THE DEMANDS OF COLLEGE.
THE PERFECT STORM
1 in 4 students
BLACKS IN MATH AND SCIENCE . . .
• AMONG ALL RACIAL GROUPS, BLACKS STUDENTS ARE LEAST LIKELY TO MEET BENCHMARKS IN MATH AND
SCIENCE. THIS MAY, IN TURN, DETER STUDENTS FROM PURSUING STEM – RELATED MAJORS AND
EMBARKING UPON CAREERS IN THIS FIELD, WHICH ARE THE EVER GROWING AND THE HIGHEST PAYING
CAREERS OF THE 21ST-CENTURY, BUT THAT ALSO CONSISTENTLY LACK DIVERSITY.
Research ResourcesResearch- www.act.org/research1. Condition of College and Career Readiness-Is ACT’s annual report on the college readiness of the most
recent high school graduation class.
2. College Choice Report-Part 1-Preference and Prospect-The self-reported college preferences and ACT Educational Opportunity Service (EOS) participation rates of the ACT-tested high school graduating class of 2012
3. College Choice Report-Part 2- Enrollment Patterns- The College enrollment of the ACT tested high School graduation class of 2012, focusing on student mobility, the extent to which students’ college choices match their preferences, and the enrollment rates of students selected through EOS.
4. Reality of College and Career Readiness-Traces the college enrollment, retention, re-enrollment, and migration patterns of the 2011 ACT tested high school graduates.
5. The Forgotten Middle- Examines the importance of early assessment and intervention.