English 12 CR
&
Transition Math
WV Department of Education
English 12 CR
Key Points
• Aligned to NxG CSOs & College and Career
Ready Anchor Standards
• Must be offered annually
• Counts as an English 12 credit
• Approved by NCAA
• Counts toward Promise Scholarship
• Not a remedial course
• Only students taking AP English are exempt
• Course Number - 4014
Important!
• Excerpt from the letter:
• It is not to be offered in addition to English
12, but should replace English 12 for the
identified students (see attached memo from
Dr. Kathy Butler, WV Higher Education Policy
Commission).
Criteria
• Category A
– WESTEST RLA/English Score – Mastery or Above
– Composite ACT PLAN Score of 13-17
– ACT/SAT English Score
• ACT English 15-20
• SAT Critical Reading or Writing 400-489
– Student Writing and/or WESTEST 2 Writing
Assessment
Criteria
• Category B
– Recommendation or referral from
teacher/counselor
• Academic Performance
• Student Work Samples
– Student requests placement
– Parent requests placement
What the Course Is
• Provide an additional opportunity for twelfth
grade students to be College and Career
Ready (CCR) in English Language Arts (ELA)
• Increase the number of WV students who are
CCR in ELA upon graduation
What the Course Is NOT
• Remedial English
• For students who are Below Mastery in ELA
• For students who are more than two years
behind, according to data
• Punishment for doing poorly on one
assessment
End of Course Assessment
• COMPASS® Writing Skills Test
– Aligned with WV HEPC Series 21 Freshmen
Readiness Assessment and Placement Standards
– Results considered for student placement in
credit- bearing college English courses with ACT
and SAT taking precedence
– Scores range from 1 to 99 with a score of 71
needed to enroll in a college credit-bearing course
COMPASS® Writing Skills Test
• Fall 2012 Results
– Outperformed students from the previous year
– Increase from 24% to 53% in meeting benchmark
– Average Writing Skills score increased from 49.7 to
68.1
– Number of students scoring 99 increase from 1
student to 58 students
Questions
Math Transitions
Transitioning to NxGen
Mathematics
Transition year 2013-14
Districts have the option to offer NxGen
course Math II (Math 10).
NxGen mathematics is not required, but is
optional, by policy at the high school level
for 2013-14.
Transitioning to NxGen
Mathematics
Transition year 2014-15
Math I (Math 9) is required by policy.
NxGen mathematics beyond Math I (Math 9)
is not required, but is optional, until
subsequent years (as the 9th grade students in
2014-15 progress through high school).
Transitioning to NxGen
Mathematics
Transition year 2015-16
Required new course Math II (Math 10)
Transition year 2015-16
Required new courses Math III (Math 11) LA,
Math III STEM, Math III TR
Transition year 2017-18
Required new course Math IV,
Technical Readiness, Math IV
Possible Course Sequences during transition
8th Grade
9th Grade
Algebra I
Math II
(high school credit)
(readiness assessment
placement)
Algebra I
Math I
(high school credit)
(readiness assessment
placement)
8th grade
Mathematics
Algebra I
8th grade
Mathematics
Algebra I
8th grade
Mathematics
Algebra I
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Math III STEM AP Calculus AP Statistics
Math II
Math III
Math IV
Math II
Math III STEM AP Calculus
(readiness
assessment
placement)
Math II
(readiness
assessment
placement)
Math I
(readiness
assessment
placement)
Math IIISTEM AP Calculus
/Math IV
(block schedule)
Math II
Math III STEM
Possible Course Sequences upon complete transition
8th Grade
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Math I
(high school credit)
Math II
Math III STEM
AP Calculus
AP Statistics
Math I
(high school credit)
Math II
Math III STEM
Math IV
AP Calculus
8th grade Mathematics
Math I
Math I
Math II
Math II
Math III STEM
AP Calculus
8th grade Mathematics
Math IIISTEM AP Calculus
/Math IV (block
schedule)
8th
grade Mathematics
8th grade Mathematics
8th grade Mathematics
8th grade Mathematics
Math I
Math I
Math I
Math I
Math I Lab
Math II
Math II
Math II
Math II
Math III STEM
4th course option
Math III LA
4th course option
Math III TR
Math IV TR
Math III TR
Math IV TR
Questions