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High School Reform in Florida
FCAN Conference 2008
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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About ENLACE FLORIDA
• Promote college readiness, access, and success for Hispanics, African-Americans, and other underrepresented students
• Focusing on Research, Communication, Advocacy, and Support
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Future of Florida
• Hispanic population projected to increase from:
2.6 million in 2000 to 6.3 million in 2030
• African American population projection
2.3 million in 2000 to 4.2 million in 2030
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2014 in Florida
By 2014, African American and Hispanic students will account for 50% of Florida’s high school graduates
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High School Grad Rates by Race
Freshmen Graduating On Time with a Regular Diploma (2003)
50% 53%69%
#N/A0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
AfricanAmerican
Asian Latino White
Source: Manhattan Institute, April 2006, Leaving Boys Behind: Public High School Graduation Rates.
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After High School?
Source: Manhattan Institute, April 2006, Leaving Boys Behind: Public High School Graduation Rates
High School Graduates Immediately Enrolling in College (2002)
55% 57%65%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Florida Nation Top States*
* Median of top five states.Source: Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Opportunityhttp://www.higheredinfo.org/dbrowser/index.php?submeasure=63&year=2002&level=nation&mode=data&state=0
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We have shown progress
Immediate College Going Rate: 1992-2002
60%
57%
55%
43%
54%
45%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Top Improver(SC)
Nation
Florida
1992
2002
+10
+3
+17
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Why we must do better…
Florida Department of Labor estimates that 4 of 5 new jobs over the next decade will require some form of post-secondary education
Future of Florida must = College Prep
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Better Preparation Needed
In 2006,
• 78% of students enrolling at Florida’s community colleges required remediation in mathematics, reading, and/or writing
• 10% of students enrolling at a FL 4-year public university required remediation
Source: OPPAGA, www.oppaga.state.fl.us/reports/educ/ro6-40s.html
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The results?
Freshmen Returning for Sophomore Year at 2-Year Colleges (Fall 2001)
70%55% 61%
0%25%50%75%
100%
Florida Nation Top States*
* Median of top five states.Source: Source: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, Measuring Up 2004, http://measuringup.highereducation.org/database.cfm.
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The results?
Freshmen Returning for Sophomore Year at 4-Year Colleges (Fall 2001)
77% 74% 84%
0%25%50%75%
100%
Florida Nation Top States*
* Median of top five states.Source: Source: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, Measuring Up 2004, http://measuringup.highereducation.org/database.cfm.
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No Improvement since 1988
Retention Rates at 4-Year Colleges: 1988-2001
73%
74%
77%
60%
75%
79%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Top Improver(NV)
Nation
Florida
1988
2001
-2
-1
+13
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What % actually Graduate?
Freshmen at 4-Year Colleges Earning Degree within 6 Years (2004)
44%66%
52% 50% 58%
0%25%50%75%
100%
AfricanAmerican
Asian Latino NativeAmerican
White
Source: Unpublished data provided by National Center for Higher Education Management Systems. Data are from federal IPEDS survey.
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Why are so many unprepared?
• High school graduation requirements are not aligned with post-secondary entrance requirements
• Student access to rigorous courses in high schools are limited and inequitable
• College readiness not effectively measured in K-12
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Florida H.S. Graduation Requirements
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High School Track Totals
WHITE BLACK HISPANIC ASIAN AMERICAN
INDIAN
MULTIRACIAL
STANDARD
71,575 21,837 25,641 3,954 369 2,062
COLLEGE PREP
64 15 10 5 1 2
CAREER PREP
14 1 4 0 0 0
Graduates At Florida High Schools Based On Diploma Type, 2006-07
Source: Florida Department of Education, 2007
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Compared to other statesComparison of Default High School Curricula
Courses Florida California A-G
Curriculum
Texas Indiana
English 4 Credits 4 years 4 Credits 4 credits
Mathematics 4 credits (one of which must be Algebra I or equivalent)
3 years required; 4 years recommended (Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II required)
3 credits (Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry)
3 credits (including Algebra II) All students are required to take a math or physics course during their junior or senior year.
Science 3 credits (2 must have a lab component)
2 years required, 3 years recommended (2 of courses must be Biology, Chemistry, or Physics)
3 credits. Students are encouraged to take courses in biology, chemistry, and physics.
3 credits (including Chemistry I or Physics I)
Social Studies
3 credits 2 years 3.5 credits 3 credits
Foreign Language
Not required, but required for admission into SUS
2 years required, 3 years recommended
2 credits in the same language.
Not required; 3-4 credits required for Academic Honors
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Participation in & Access to Rigorous Courses
33.4%
36.5%
24.8%
3.5%
45.2%
19.5%
26.6%
8.7%
49.4%
8.7%
30.3%
11.6%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
White Black Hispanic Asian
Race/Ethnicity
% o
f To
tal
School Enrollment Test Takers Passing Scores
AP Testing and Performance, 2006 Broward
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Participation in & Access to Rigorous Courses
9.7%5.4%
15.0% 14.3%
4.0%
20.4%
5.5% 6.3%
57.0%
27.8%
66.7%67.8%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
White Black Hispanic Asian
Race/Ethnicity
% o
f To
tal
School Enrollment Test Takers Passing Scores
AP Testing and Performance, 2006, Miami-Dade
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Participation in & Access to Rigorous Courses
Blanche Ely High (2006)
Stranahan High (2006)
1,805 African American
Students
1,149 African American
students
148 AP Examinees 183 AP Examinees
41 AP Tests passed 83 AP Tests passed
Two Broward County High Schools
Stranahan produces more African American examinees and passing test scores with fewer African American students than in Blanche Ely.
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Participation in & Access to Rigorous Courses
Leto High School (2006) Plant High School (2006)
1,163 Total Hispanic Students
331 Total Hispanic Students
85 Hispanic AP Examinees 97 Hispanic AP Examinees
49 Hispanics Passed AP Test 95 Hispanics Passed AP Test
Two Hillsborough County High Schools
Plant, with only a third of the Hispanic students of Leto, has produced more AP Examinees and nearly twice the number of AP tests scored at three and higher.
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Measuring College Readiness?
• FCAT is effective in measuring academic performance for grades 3 through 10, but it fails to reveal the extent to which high school graduates are prepared to enter and succeed in college
• SAT, ACT, CPT, and AP Tests are better measurements of college readiness and until recently(SB1908), the high school grading formula did not include these post-secondary readiness measures
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Florida on the move toward College Prep
Algebra is widely recognized as a “gateway” course—students who take it by
the end of 8th grade are much more likely to take rigorous courses in high
school that lead to a college degree.
8th Graders Taking Algebra: 1992-2005
51%
41%
43%
26%
19%
23%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
TopImprovers**
Nation
Florida
1992
2005*
+20
*Includes students taking Algebra, Algebra 2 or Geometry. ** Median of top five improvers.
SOURCE: America Diploma Project
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Florida on the move toward College Prep
• High School Reform in Florida will likely include:
- Increased graduation requirements towards college prep
- Improved school graduation accountability measures to include college readiness
measures
- Small Learning Communities
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Florida on the move toward College Prep
• Expanding academic advisement and support services
• Expand access to college-level courses
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Contact Information
Braulio Colόn
ENLACE FLORIDA
813.974.3897-direct
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