College Readiness: The Great Divide Between High

School and College

Louis Cabuhat, RN Academic Dean

Allied Health ProgramsBryman College

Deficiencies in college-readiness is a national problem with

broad stakeholders

High School Dropout Rate (changes) Progressively improving Still alarmingly too high

Variable College Completion Rates Wide disparity across the nation

Primary and Secondary Education Systems are Operating in Isolation from Post-Secondary Education A conspicuous misalignment is affecting college-readiness

Problem Statement and…

Problem

A Call-to-Action – Large Scale Changes

State of the Union Address - 2009 2009 – Creation of the “Common Core

Standards” A national effort to align all states in the union

2010 – Creation of the “College Completion Agenda” Acknowledgement of a problem with completion

rates Ten recommendations to improve education (K-

12 – college)

Education Mandates

High School Dropout Rates (by year)

Fact

Statistics:

College Completion in

2009 – Two Year Associate Degree

(by state)Fact

60.7%

11.7%

Identified by reading and math skills ACT reports benchmarks (eighth grade) Study Conducted by the National Commission

on Excellence in Education (1983): American students being compared to other

nations Time-on-task deficiencies exist American students lacking time management

skills

College-Readiness

Scheme

Standards implemented in primary school extend

beyond Standards are aligned with college and work

expectations Higher order skills Build on current state standards Informed by top-performing Countries Evidence and/or research-based

Common Core Standards Initiative

SolutionSource: (National governors association center for best practices, council of chief state school officers, 2010)

Primary School Education

Preschool Ed. Middle School Ed.

Secondary School Education

Post-Secondary Education

Teacher Improvement Government

Policy Legislation

College Completion Agenda:There are many clear parts to play

SolutionSource:("The college completion," 2010, p. 7)

Review of Institutional Improvement Plans

Identify the higher purpose for improving completion rates

Review of Admissions Practices Screening students to discover academic challenges

Meeting the Challenge

Higher Ed.

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