Increasing Rigor, Relevance,
Relationships and Results in an
Urban School District
Austin Independent School District
Austin Community College
College Board Forum
October 26, 2007
Presenters
Presenters
Charlotte Winkelmann
Assistant Director,
Student Support AISD
cwinkelmann@austinisd.org
512-414-0173
Roy Larson
Coordinator,
College Readiness Initiatives
rlarson@austinisd.org
512-414-0252
Mary Hensley, Ed.D.
Vice President,
College Support Systems
and ISD Relations
mhensley@austincc.edu
512-223-7618
Luanne Preston, Ph.D.
Executive Director,
Early College Start and
College Connection
luanne@austincc.edu
512-223-7354
Agenda
State and National Context
Austin ISD District Focus
Getting Them Ready
 Rigor
 Relevance
 Relationships
 Results
Getting Them There
 Program Profiles
Austin ISD Overview
• 82,000 Total Students
• 12 High Schools
• 18 Middle Schools
ACC Overview
About ACC
• “One College” with 7 campuses
• Eight-county Service Area (state law)
• 34,000 students in credit programs
State and National Context
The New 3 R’s
The New 3 R’s
• Theory of change developed by Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation in 2001
• Key attributes of effective schools
• Rigor
• Relevance
• Relationships
Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board’s
Strategic Plan
“Closing the Gaps”
Overview
Closing the Gaps in
Participation
• Closing the Gaps warns that if more
Texans do not receive college degrees
by 2030, the State could lose up to
$40 billion in annual household income.
• The goal is to increase student enrollment
in higher education by 630,000 by 2015.
• Most students will elect to start at a
community college.
• Austin Community College District expects
15,000 more students by 2015.
HB1
• Passed by Texas Legislature in 2007
• Provides for reform and realignment of public and higher
education systems
• Addresses issues related to high school success, collegereadiness, and many items related to higher education
HB1
House Bill 1 supports the State’s goals of Closing the Gaps by
ensuring the following
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Enhanced college-readiness/workforce readiness in Texas
Increased student success in secondary school systems
Increased college-going culture in all schools
Increased higher education enrollments and student success
Decreased developmental education numbers and costs
Creates an educated/trained workforce to grow and sustain
economic competitiveness
HB 400
• Designed to “Close the Gaps” in
• participation (college entry)
• success (certificate/degree completion)
• Applies to school districts with
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one or more high schools
• lowest 10% for college entry
• year following graduation
• Mandates partnership to develop a plan to increase collegegoing rates
• 3 Austin ISD high schools meet criteria
Getting Them Ready
The 4 R’s
Austin ISD District Focus
4R’s
• Rigor
• Relevance
• Relationships
• Results
Increasing The Rigor
• Increase AP Enrollments
• Pay for PSAT
• AP Potential
• Dual Credit- Early College Start
• Tech Prep
Increasing the Rigor
• Increase in AVID enrollment
• Increase in Pre-AP course enrollment in MS and HS levels
• Increase in enrollment in AP course and test participation in
each subgroup
• Increase in number of participants of the PSAT/NMSQT
Increasing the Rigor
AP/IB Students and Course Enrollments
2004-2005 to 2006-2007
Year
• 2004-05
Students
3,650
• 2005-06
3,823
• 2006-07
3,882
Increasing the Rigor
• Use of AP Potential for increase in AP enrollment based on
PSAT/NMSQT
• Increase in number of students graduating on the RHSP and
the DAP plan for Texas
• Use of PSAT SOAS for improving curriculum areas
Increasing the Rigor
• Increase in Dual Credit and Early College Start classes on
high school campuses
• Increase in Dual Credit/Early College Start Enrollments
• Increase in scores for College Readiness Indicators
• Increase in the number of advanced courses offered at the
HS level at all campuses
Relevance
• Advisories
• High School Redesign
• First Things First
Relevance
• Increase in AVID student mentors
• Increase in NACAC/Centex college fairs
• Increase in the number of SLC/Academy/Majors
• Increase in number of students in ACC Connection
Relevance
• Increase in Spanish-speaking college recruiters and college
nights
• Increase in number of students enrolling in Twilight Classes to
finish HS
• Increase in options offered to students to improve HS
graduation rates
Relationships
• Partnerships/Agreements with ACC
• Crockett Partnership
• HB 400
• CCPP
• College Connection
• Early Participation Agreement with College Board
• AP Strategies
Results
• Increase college-going rate overall
• THECB and Clearinghouse Data
• HB 400 Results
• Increase PSAT test takers
• Increase number of pre-AP/AP Courses
• Improving scores
• More kids taking classes
• College Connection results
• Early College Start enrollments
• More classes available for dual credit
• 10.7% enrollment increase Fall 2005-2007
Postsecondary Enrollment Rates
by Graduating Class
HB 400 Results
Indicator
AISD
Lanier
Reagan
Travis
50.1%
60.3% +10.2%
56.5%
78.5% +22%
60%
79.7% +19.7%
63.4%
78.9% +15.5%
19.9%
23.9% +4%
23%
28.3% +5.3%
21.9%
22.8% +.9%
21.9%
22.1% +.3%
22.2%
26.7% +4.5%
30.3%
37% +6.7%
33.2%
39% +5.8%
33.2%
39.4% +6.2%
2001
2006
Completion Rate
93.5%
94.3% +.8%
86.1%
85.2% (-.9%)
78.4%
87.2% +8.8
85.3%
86.3% +1%
2001
2006
Advanced Courses
72.3%
80.7% +8.4%
71.3%
71.4% +.1%
50.7%
70.4% +19.7%
71.5%
65.4% (-6.1%)
2001
2006
22.2%
21.9% (-.3%)
9.3%
10.9% +1.6%
7.6%
18.7% +11.1%
9.2%
25.8% +16.6%
45.3%
74.9% +29.6%
35.9%
70.8% +34.9%
22.2%
57% +34.8%
50.2%
69.6% +19.4%
60.9%
75.9% +15%
39.1%
75.4% +36.3%
46.6%
53.2% +6.6%
32.7%
43.4% +10.7%
1043
1036 (-7)
916
796 (-120)
794
814 +20
900
878 (-22)
2001
2006
Postsecondary Enrollment
20.6
20.1 (-.5)
18.3
15.9 (-2.4)
15.2
15.4 +.2
17.8
17.3 (-.5)
2001
2006
44%
48% +4%
31%
33% +2
18%
34% +16%
23%
26% +3%
Low-Income
2001
2006
LEP
2001
2006
Mobility
2001
2006
Attendance Rate
Recommended High School Program
2001
2006
SAT/ACT Tested
2001
2006
SAT Mean
2001
2006
ACT Mean
Increased PSAT/NMSQT Test
Takers
PSAT Comparison Chart- April 30, 2007
Increased Participation and
Success
Getting Them There
Partnership Program Profiles
Program Profile
Crockett Partnership
• Crockett High School/Austin Community College
• Auto collision repair program
• Shared facilities
• Shared faculty
• Shared financial start-up/supplies costs
• Opportunity for new college workforce program
• Crockett College Preparatory Academy
• Juniors and seniors will earn 42 college credits prior to
graduation
• All credits are free under ACC’s Early College Start
program
• Shared faculty
• Courses taught at both high school and college campus
Program Profile
College and Career Preparatory
Program
• ACC manages school district Career and Technical Education
programs
• Umbrella program encomposses all career prep and collegegoing initiatives
Why CCPP in Austin ISD?
• 2003 Central Office Reorganization
• CTE department disbanded
• 12 staff members
• National RFP for CTE program operations, April 2003
• Encompassed college-going activities and CTE
• Awarded to ACC, July 2003
Austin ISD
College and Career Preparatory
Program
• Coordinates all College-Going
Activities
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P-16 Initiatives
Early College Start (Dual Credit)
Tech Prep
College Connection
Summer Bridge
Gates High School Redesign
House Bill 400
House Bill 1
Austin ISD
Career and Technical Education
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Program Direction
Student Certification
Perkins Grant Management
Teacher Certifications
Staff Development
Student Organizations
Academy Direction
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Business Partnerships
Shared Facilities
Shared Faculty
K-12 College/Career Awareness
Plan
• College/Career Readiness
• Field-based experiences for
students and teachers
Austin ISD
CCPP Fiscal Responsibilities
• Serve as budget manager for:
• $2.1 million contract funds
• $1.4 million annual state-weighted CTE funds
• $970,000 annual in Perkins and Tech-Prep federal funds
• $900,000 Rio Grande funds
• $150,000 Home Depot funds
• $5.52 Million Total
Austin ISD CCPP
Key Results
• Established majors at all 11 comprehensive high schools
• Implemented new programs at 6 high schools, 2 middle
schools, and the Special Education Center:
-Health Sciences Technology
-Criminal Justice
-Project Lead-the-Way (Pre-Engineering)
-Culinary Arts
-Collision Repair
-Agriculture Science
-Fire Academy
-Computer Networking
• Adopted 81 new textbooks involving 100+ teachers in
reviewing 267 titles
• Established numerous industry-related certificates for students
Austin ISD CCPP
Key Results
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Developing 123 instructional planning guides
Developed numerous articulation agreements
Provided teacher professional development
Participated in all 11 comprehensive high school audits by the
Southern Region Education Board (SREB)
• Involved in High School Redesign
• Conducted campus trainings for administrators, counselors,
teachers, academy leaders, and department chairs
Austin ISD CCPP
Key Results
• Supported Human Resources
as certification authority for
CTE teachers
– Audited 175+ teacher files to
ensure appropriate credentials
• Business and Industry
Connections
Program Profile
College Connection Program
Education Beyond High
School
Increases earning
potential and
employment
opportunities
U.S. Department of Education
Improving High School to
College Transitions
• Provide admission and pre-enrollment services to seniors
on their high school campuses
• Create an expectation that “College is in everyone’s
future.”
• Increase percentage of high school seniors who enter
college after high school graduation.
Austin Community College District Service
Area College Transition Rates
Texas High School Graduates from FY 2006
Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006
School District
Austin
Total High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
3,856
1,111
29%
737
19%
2,008
52%
Bastrop
460
105
23%
73
16%
282
61%
Blanco
76
36
47%
13
17%
27
36%
319
32
10%
58
18%
229
72%
Dripping Springs
240
95
40%
62
26%
83
34%
Eanes
555
280
50%
59
11%
216
39%
Elgin
169
45
27%
29
17%
95
56%
Fredericksburg
227
88
39%
33
14%
106
47%
Coupland**
Del Valle
Doss**
*Includes students who were not enrolled in Texas colleges or universities in the Fall semester immediately
following graduation, as well as students who were enrolled out-of-state.
**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.
Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1324.PDF
Austin Community College District Service
Area College Transition Rates
Texas High School Graduates from FY 2006
Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006
School District
Georgetown
Total High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
519
214
41%
98
19%
207
40%
46
29
63%
3
7%
14
30%
Hays
559
177
32%
96
17%
286
51%
Jarrell
44
14
32%
8
18%
22
50%
Johnson City
45
16
36%
6
13%
23
51%
Lago Vista
73
32
44%
21
29%
20
27%
Lake Travis
318
144
45%
62
20%
112
35%
1,052
371
35%
263
25%
418
40%
Liberty Hill
120
46
38%
24
20%
50
42%
Lockhart
219
62
28%
36
17%
121
55%
Harper
Leander
*Includes students who were not enrolled in Texas colleges or universities in the Fall semester
immediately following graduation, as well as students who were enrolled out-of-state.
**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.
Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1324.PDF
Austin Community College District Service
Area College Transition Rates
Texas High School Graduates from FY 2006
Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006
School District
Total High
School
Graduates
Students
Enrolled in
Texas
Universities
Students
Enrolled in
Texas 2-year
Colleges
Students Not
Located in
Texas Higher
Education *
Luling
87
24
28%
9
10%
54
62%
Manor
131
26
20%
16
12%
89
68%
65
12
18%
9
14%
44
68%
964
319
33%
234
24%
411
43%
2,158
765
36%
373
17%
1,020
47%
San Marcos
448
98
22%
56
12%
294
66%
Smithville
125
31
25%
28
22%
66
53%
Wimberley
146
44
30%
45
31%
57
39%
13,021
4,216
32%
2,451
19%
6,354
49%
McDade**
Nixon-Smiley
Pflugerville
Prairie Lea**
Round Rock
Total
*Includes students who were not enrolled in Texas colleges or universities in the Fall semester
immediately following graduation, as well as students who were enrolled out-of-state.
**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.
Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1324.PDF
College Connection Results in AISD
Students Receive Services at the High School
Required
• Admission application
• ASSET or COMPASS
• Pre-advising
• Academic advising
• Graduation letter
Recommended
• Senior
presentation
• Financial aid
application
Optional
• Student life info
• Teleconference
• Campus tours
• Registration
• Other
College Connection
Students Receive On-Campus Activities:
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Access to college and help getting started
Student life information
Admission application
ACC Video Teleconference
Financial aid application
ASSET assessment
Tour of Austin Community College campus(es)
Pre-Advising (ACC 101)
Advising
Acceptance letter to ACC at graduation
Registration for ACC classes
Red=Required
Blue=Recommended
Black=Optional
Lifetime Acceptance
• Application never discarded
• Provide a permanent college home
• Students come to ACC District
– In summer for transfer
– After military service
– After career changes
– Co-enroll while attending 4-year institution
• Cohorts can be tracked by semester of entry;
ACC District collects longitudinal data for
retention, completion and success
The College Connection Program
Works: More Students Enter
Austin Community College
District
Students
Enrolling at
ACC
Fall 2003
Students
Enrolling at
ACC
Fall 2004
Students
Enrolling at
ACC
Fall 2005
Students
Enrolling at
ACC
Fall 2006
% Increase of
Students
Enrolling at
ACC
2003-2006
Austin ISD
560
527
630
741
32.32%
Bastrop ISD
33
35
70
55
66.67%
Del Valle ISD
38
31
58
49
28.95%
Hays CISD
61
70
66
77
26.23%
Leander ISD
173
165
242
209
20.81%
Manor ISD
16
20
19
19
18.75%
Pflugerville ISD
83
79
67
95
14.46%
San Marcos CISD
33
48
49
36
9.09%
Total
997
975
1,201
1,281
28.49%
Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports and ACC Office Of Institutional
Effectiveness and Accountability
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Questions and Answers
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