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TONIGHT YOU WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
FOLLOWING:
• CAREER & COLLEGE PROMISE
• CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS
• ESSENTIAL STANDARDS & COMMON CORE
STATE STANDARDS
• READY INITIAVE & ITS COMPONENTS
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CAREER & COLLEGE PROMISE
Virginia Brown-CCCC
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CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
LYNN HARTLEY
HARNETT COUNTY SCHOOLS
CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
• Serve 10,055 students in grades 6-12
(duplicated count)
2011-2012 School Year:
• CTE Concentrator Graduation Rate 89.4%
83.8% of CTE Concentrators graduated and
are currently enrolled in post-secondary
education, advance training, military, or
employed.
CTE PROGRAM AREAS
75 courses taught across the district
8 Program Areas
Agriculture
Business Finance & IT
Family & Consumer Sciences
Health Science
Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Technology
Trade & Industrial
CTE CAREER CLUSTERS
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CREDENTIALS/CERTIFICATES
IN THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR
1,625 CREDENTIALS WERE AWARDED
ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
ASE Brakes
ASE Electrical
CPR Certificate
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Power Point
Microsoft Word
NCCER Core
Nurse Aide
OSHA Safety
Serv Safe
WorkKeys Assessments
Assess the Workforce
WorkKeys assessments measure “real world”
workplace skills critical to job success. These
skills are valuable for any occupation—skilled or
professional—at any level of education, and in any
industry.
More than 10 million WorkKeys assessments
have been administered.
Certification
Certify abilities
The National Career Readiness Certificate,
issued by ACT, is a portable, evidence-based
credential that certifies essential workplace
skills and is a reliable predictor of workplace
success.
Certification
Certify abilities
The NCRC™ is a credential that is:
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Evidence-based
Industry-recognized
Portable
Used to document essential
skills linked to workplace
success
• Awarded at four levels:
Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum
ARTICULATED CREDITS
• North Carolina High School to Community College
Articulation Agreement. (link to AA Document)
• To receive articulated credit, students must enroll at
the community college within two years of their school
graduation date and meet the following criteria:
 Final grade of B or higher in the course, and
 A score of 93, or higher, on the standardized CTE postassessment.
HARNETT COUNTY SCHOOLS FIRE ACADEMY
CHANGING CURRICULUM
PAST
NC
STANDARD
COURSE OF STUDY
TO D AY
WHAT ARE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
& HOW CAN YOU AS PARENTS HELP YOUR
CHILDREN?
http://hcsparents.wikispaces.com
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HOW ARE COMMON CORE STANDARDS
DIFFERENT?
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THINKING…
Math is not just about the procedural
skills...it’s about conceptual understanding.
ELA is not just about learning to read...it’s
about gaining insights, broadening
perspectives, focused research projects,
writing arguments, academic discussion,
vocabulary growth, and using formal
English.
ESSENTIAL STANDARDS
New Standards:
• Science
• Social Studies
• World Languages
• Healthful Living
• Fine Arts
• Guidance
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HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?
• Use the NC WISE Parent Portal (PAM)
• Talk with the teachers.
• Ask your child to explain his/her
homework.
• Use homework websites.
• Help your child problem solve.
• Monitor your child’s use of technology.
• Be there...but, give them room to grow.
READY initiative (New Accountability Model)
piloted 2012-13
1. End of Course tests in Algebra I, English II, and Biology % of students proficient
2. Achievement of Benchmarks in English, Math, Science, Reading, and Writing (ACT
in Junior Year)
% of students who score well enough to have a 75% chance of getting a C or
higher in their first credit-bearing college course
3. 4 and 5 year Cohort Graduation Rate
4-year:% of students who were freshmen in 2009-10 who graduated in 2012-13
5-year: % of students who were freshmen in 2008-09 who graduated by 2012-13
4. Graduates Passing Algebra II
5. Future-Ready Core Completion
% of graduates who pass higher level math classes
6. Work Keys
% of graduates achieving the Silver Level on the three WorkKeys assessments
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WHAT IS THE COMMON THEME WITH THESE
NEW ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES?
Work Keys
Graduates
Passing Algebra
II
% of graduates
who pass
higher level
math classes
Future-Ready
Core
Completion
% of graduates
achieving the
Silver Level on
the three
WorkKeys
assessments
Career
and
College
Readiness
5-year: % of
students who
were freshmen
in 2008-09 who
graduated by
2012-13
4-year:% of
students who
were freshmen
in 2009-10 who
graduated in
2012-13
End of Course
tests in Algebra
I, English II, and
Biology % of
students
proficient
Achievement of
Benchmarks in
English, Math,
Science,
Reading, and
Writing
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EPA
• EXPLORE can be given in 8th or 9th
grade as an indicator of college
readiness.
• PLAN is given to students during
October of the 10th grade year
• ACT is given during March of the11th
grade year.
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HOW DOES ACT DETERMINE IF STUDENTS ARE COLLEGE READY?
EMPIRICALLY DERIVED, ACT’S COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS ARE
SCORES ON THE ACT SUBJECT AREA TESTS THAT REPRESENT THE LEVEL
OF ACHIEVEMENT REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE A 50% CHANCE
OF OBTAINING A B OR HIGHER OR ABOUT A 75% CHANCE OF OBTAINING
A C OR HIGHER IN CORRESPONDING CREDIT-BEARING FIRST-YEAR
COLLEGE COURSES. THE ACT COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS ARE:
Subject Area Test
English
Reading
Mathematics
Science
EXPLORE©
Benchmark
PLAN©
Benchmark
ACT©
Benchmark
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COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
ACT defines college and career readiness as the
acquisition of the knowledge and skills a student
needs to enroll and succeed in credit-bearing, firstyear courses at a postsecondary institution (such as a
two or four year college, trade school or technical
school) without the need for remediation. ACT’s
definition of college and career readiness was
adopted by the Common Core State Standards
Initiative and provides a unifying goal upon which
educators and policymakers must now act.
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SCORE SCALES
RELATIONSHIP
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English
Math
English
Math
Reading
Reading
Science
Science
English
Math
Reading
Science
Writing
EXPLORE
PLAN
ACT
8th/9th Grade
10th grade
11th/12th grade
Serves as the entry measure of academic progress toward college and
career readiness when used with PLAN and the ACT
Designed to help 8th and 9th grade students
Curriculum-based achievement test that measures college readiness
Assesses academic progress
Helps students understand and begin to explore the wide range of
career options open to them
Career Interest Inventory and educational/career plans collected
EXPLORE SCORE REPORT
Resources
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Provides a midpoint assessment of academic progress toward
college and career readiness when used with EXPLORE and
the ACT
Designed to help 10th grade students
Curriculum-based achievement test that measures college
readiness
Most powerful predictor of performance on the ACT
Used for course placement including dual-enrollment/rigorous
courses
Career Interest Inventory and educational/career plans collected
PLAN SCORE REPORT
Resources
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ACT Information
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ACT SAMPLE STUDENT REPORT
WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG
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YOUR COLLEGE REPORT
WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG
Relationship between the tests, questions, and subscores
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TESTS, QUESTIONS, AND SUBSCORES
Test
No. of
Questions
Subscore(s)
English Test
75 and subscores
Relationship between the tests, questions,
Usage/Mechanics (40 questions)
Rhetorical Skills (35 questions)
Mathematics Test
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Pre-Algebra/Elementary Algebra
(24 questions)
Intermediate Algebra/Coordinate
Geometry (18 questions)
Plane Geometry/Trigonometry
based (18 questions)
Reading Test
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Social Studies/Natural Sciences
reading skills (20 social studies &
natural sciences questions)
Arts/Literature reading skills (20
prose fiction & humanities
questions)
Science Test
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None: the total test score is based
on all 40 questions.
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WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION WILL STUDENTS
GATHER FROM TAKING THE PLAN AND ACT?
Score Report
Map of college majors
Holland’s Code
Career Clusters
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WHICH AREA IS YOUR BEST FIT?
The World-of-Work Map's career areas cover all U.S. jobs.
A career area's location is based on its primary work
tasks—working with:
Data: Facts, numbers, files, business procedures
Ideas: Knowledge, insights, theories, new ways of saying
or doing something
People: Care, services, leadership, sales
Things: Machines, tools, living things, and materials such
as food, wood, or metal
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WORLD OF WORK MAP
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF OUR STUDENTS
TAKING EXPLORE,PLA N, & ACT?
• Students will know how they compare to the
scores of other students
• They will be matched to the requirements of
preferred colleges
• They will see how they are linked to specific
strengths and weaknesses in their own skills
• Students will be able to compare their scores
with their grades
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HOW CAN SCHOOLS USE THE RESULTS?
• Academic advising and counseling
• Identifying students who would benefit
from assistance with certain subject areas
or academic skills
• Evaluating the effectiveness of instruction
• Planning changes and improvements in the
curriculum
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HOW DO COLLEGES USE RESULTS?
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Admissions
Course Placement
Advising
Scholarships
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Where do we go from here
to make sure our students
are READY?
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Questions?
Allison Castle
Secondary Director,
Harnett County Schools
910.893.8151 Extension 415
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