New High School Graduation Requirements Preparing Tennessee’s Students for The New Economy
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New High SchoolGraduation RequirementsPreparing Tennessee’s Students
for The New Economy
Contact Information
State Board of Education
Gary Nixon, Executive Director
Gary’s Blog:
http://garynixon.wordpress.com
The New Economy
• The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that today’s adult learner (18 and up) will have _________ jobs by the time they are 38.
• Students beginning a 4-year technical degree today will begin learning information that is outdated by their _____ year of studies.
10 to 14
3rd
The New Economy
• 1 in ____ workers have been at their job for less than one year.
• 1 in ____ workers have been at their job for less than five years.
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In the new economy…
…workers must expect change in the pursuit of careers that require more and more learning beyond
high school.
What’s the outlook for
the new ecomomy’s
fastest growing and best paying
jobs?
How are we doing in
preparing our students for the new economy?
Are Tennessee Students Proficient?
• Spring 2007… National Chamber of Commerce comparison report card of key education factors in all states:
• Tennessee made an “F” in the category of Truth in Advertising…comparing Tennessee proficiency (our state assessments) to National proficiency (NAEP)
8th Grade Achievement on State Assessment v. NAEP (2005)
87%87%
26% 21%
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25%
50%
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100%
Reading Proficient Math Proficient
Tennessee
NAEP
Is there a gap between achievement on state assessments and NAEP?
Performance MeasuresToday Beginning 2009-10
Advanced
Proficient
Below Proficient
Advanced
Proficient
Basic
Below
Basic
Workforce Readiness Benchmarks
•ACT’s research has found that the skills required to be ready for college are the SAME SKILLS required to succeed and advance in the career and technical workforce.http://www.act.org/path/policy/pdf/ReadinessBrief.pdf
ACT Readiness Benchmarks
ACT
SUBJECT ACT(Grade 11-12)
PLAN(Grade 10)
EXPLORE(Grade 8-9)
English 18 15 13Algebra 22 19 17Social
Science 21 17 15
Biology 24 21 20
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Explore - TN Explore - US Plan - TN Plan - US ACT - TN ACT - US
E-Pass Results
English
Algebra
Social Sciences
Biology
All 4
T ennes s ee
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Explore - TN P lan - TN ACT - TN
English
Algebra
Social Sciences
Biology
All 4
What Are We Learning?
Being ready is really, really important for ALL Students.
It is important that students who are not ready catch up as early as
possible.
What Are We Learning?
Students who score, or are projected to score, more than two points below the
Explore readiness benchmark score should receive extensive intervention.
ACT has found that students who score more than 2 points below the Explore
readiness benchmark scores rarely catch up and usually do not graduate.
What Are We Learning?Tennessee needs to more than
double the rate at which students earn a postsecondary credential.
Tennessee needs to develop seamless paths from the middle grades through high school to
postsecondary completion.
The underworked American: Children are exceptions to the country’s work ethic
The Economist, June 11, 2009
• American children have it easier than most other children in the world, including the supposedly lazy Europeans.
• They have one of the shortest school years anywhere, a mere 180 days compared with an average of 195 for OECD countries and more than 200 for East Asian countries.
• German children spend 20 more days in school than American ones.
• South Koreans over a month more. • Over 12 years, a 15-day deficit means American children
lose out on 180 days of school, equivalent to an entire year.
The underworked American: Children are exceptions to the country’s work ethic
The Economist, June 11, 2009
• American children also have one of the shortest school days, six-and-a-half hours, adding up to 32 hours a week.
• By contrast, the school week is 37 hours in Luxembourg, 44 in Belgium, 53 in Denmark and 60 in Sweden.
• On top of that, American children do only about an hour’s-worth of homework a day, a figure that stuns the Japanese and Chinese.
How do we prepare our
students to be college or career ready?
H S Graduation Requirements
Changes that begin with the graduating class of 2013, this year’s 9th graders, include:– curriculum aligned with ACHIEVE’s standards– new EOC assessments
• transition from Gateway to EOC as percentage of grade
– graduation requirements increased to 22 (including a fourth credit in math, ½ credit in personal finance, and ½ credit in PE)
– either chemistry or physics as one of three science courses
– one diploma for all students– 3 credit elective focus
H S Graduation Requirements
English - 4 Credits:• English I - 1 Credit• English II - 1 Credit• English III - 1 Credit
– AP Language and Composition
• English IV - 1 Credit– AP English Literature or Composition– IB Language I– Communications for Life
H S Graduation RequirementsMath - 4 Credits: (Students must take a math class each year)
• Algebra I - 1 Credit
• Geometry - 1 Credit
• Algebra II - 1 Credit
• Upper level Math: - 1 Credit– Bridge Math Students who have not earned a 19 on the mathematics component of the ACT by
the beginning of the senior year are recommended to complete the Bridge Math course.
– Capstone Math– Adv. Algebra and Trigonometry.– STEM Math (Pre-Calculus, Calculus, or Statistics)
H S Graduation Requirements
Science - 3 Credits:
• Biology I - 1 Credit
• Chemistry or Physics - 1 Credit– AP Physics (B or C)– Principles of Technology I and II
• Another Lab. Science - 1 Credit
H S Graduation Requirements
Social Studies – 3.0 Credits:• W. History or W. Geography – 1 Credit
– AP World History, Modern History, Ancient History, European History
• U.S. History – 1 Credit– AP U.S. History, IB History of the Americas HL (2 Years)
• Economics – .5 Credit• Government – .5 Credit
– AP U.S. Government, IB History of the Americas HL (2 Years), JROTC (3 Years), ABLS
H S Graduation Requirements
P. E. and Wellness – 1.5 Credits:
• Wellness – 1 Credit
• Physical Education – .5 Credit– The physical education requirement may be met by
substituting an equivalent time of physical activity in other areas including but not limited to marching band, JROTC, cheerleading, interscholastic athletics, and school sponsored intramural athletics.
Personal Finance – .5 Credit
H S Graduation Requirements
Fine Art, Foreign Lang., and Elective Focus – 6 Credits:• Fine Art – 1 Credit• Foreign Language – 2 Credits (Same)• Elective Focus – 3 Credits
– Students completing a CTE elective focus must complete three units in the same CTE program area or state approved program of study.
– science and math, humanities, fine arts, or AP/IB– other area approved by local Board of Education
• The Fine Art and Foreign Language requirements may be waived for students who are sure they are not going to attend a University and be replaced with courses designed to enhance and expand the elective focus.
“Life’s not about waiting for the storm to pass…
A Parting Thought:
It’s about learning to dance in the rain!
Vivian Greene