THE ARIZONA MOVE ON WHEN READY INITIATIVE
OCTOBER 2011
Sybil Francis, Ph.D., Executive Director
Amanda Burke, Director, Education Strategy and Innovation
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Move On When Ready: Ideas into Action
CONCEPT
Competency-based
education pathway
tied to minimum
college and career
readiness standards
STATE POLICY
IMPLEMENTATION
Grand Canyon High
School Diploma
established through
2010 legislation and
State Board of
Education rule
14 Arizona schools
from across the state
implementing the
model in 2011;
additional schools
choosing to participate
in 2012
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The Move On When Ready Concept
• Provide a competency-based diploma tied to minimum college and
career readiness
• Clearly identify for students what we want them to know and provide
a way for them to get there, with less worry about how long it takes
• Move away from a “one-size-fits-all” industrial-era system to one that
is adaptive to individual student interests and needs
• Bring proven complete instructional systems aligned to national and
internationally benchmarked standards to Arizona high schools,
moving us towards outcomes-based learning and away from timebased learning
• Greatly increase the number of high school students who leave high
school ready to do college-level work without remediation, opening
up multiple pathways for students
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A Few Important Points
•
The Move On When Ready strategy and the related Grand Canyon High
School Diploma provide rigor and college readiness for ALL learners – it
is not an elite program.
•
The Grand Canyon High School Diploma is directly tied to a minimum
level of college readiness and signals that students are READY to
“move on” to different programs of study within and beyond the high
school.
•
Students become “diploma eligible” – are NOT required to graduate
early.
•
Voluntary program for interested schools. No present options open to
students for high school study are closed by the passage of the Move
On When Ready legislation.
•
Requires collaboration across the P-20 educational pipeline.
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The Arizona Move On When Ready Model in Practice:
Competency-Based Pathways Leading to College and Career Readiness
Grand Canyon H.S. Diploma Option
(Demonstrating Minimum College Readiness)
Grand Canyon High School Diploma
Requirements:
Math
English
Science
History
Fine Arts/CTE
Economics (1/2 credit)
(Elective Options Available)
Current Certified Providers:
Cambridge
ACT QualityCore
Enhanced High School Option
Upper Division
Diploma Program
(College Prep)
Public Open
Admission Colleges
(Community
Colleges)
(Accredited PostSecondary Career and
Technical Programs or
college transfer program)
Current Certified
Providers:
Cambridge
ACT QualityCore
Advanced Placement
International
Baccalaureate
Local, Regional High
School Career and
Technical Education
Programs
Education Options
Currently Available
to Students
(Dual-Enrollment,
Specialized STEM
Programs, etc.)
Selective 4-year
Colleges
Appropriate Exams and Credentials
(Diplomas awarded as early as end of grade
10 upon passing the board examinations at a
minimum college-readiness level. Students
who do not initially qualify or need
additional time can continue to prepare for
and take the exams in grade 11 and 12.)
Lower Division Exams (Qualify for Diploma When Passed)
Lower Division
Diploma Program
“Move On” Option
Public Open
Admission
Colleges
(Community
Colleges)
Workplace
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The Foundation of Move On When Ready:
World-Class Instructional Systems
Aligned instructional systems are currently used in many high-performing
countries and include:
• A set of courses that constitute a core curriculum and are aligned to
the new Common Core Standards
• Thoughtfully constructed course designs captured in a syllabus
• High-quality exams derived from the curriculum using multiple
assessment methods designed to determine whether the students
have mastered the curriculum described in the syllabus
• Instructional materials of various sorts designed to support the
syllabus
• Quality teacher training matched to the course syllabi
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Arizona State Board of Education Approved
Board Examination System Providers
Lower Division Program
Upper Division Program
The purpose of the lower division program
(grades 9 and 10) is to create a very solid
core curriculum for all high school
students.
Students who take an upper division Board
Examination System program (grades 11 and
12) would typically do so to prepare for
admission to a selective college and continue
with a rigorous core course of study.
Providers approved by the Arizona State
Board of Education Include:
Providers approved by the Arizona State
Board of Education Include:
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ACT QualityCore
•
ACT QualityCore (upper level)
•
Cambridge International Examinations
-General Certificate of Secondary
Education (IGCSE)
•
Cambridge International Examinations
- Advanced International Certificate
program (AICE)
•
College Board Advanced Placement
•
International Baccalaureate
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State Policy Supporting Move On When Ready
• Move On When Ready legislation (HB 2731) signed into law by Governor
Brewer in April 2010
 Provides for the competency-based Grand Canyon High School Diploma
coupled with the use of aligned instructional systems
 Voluntary for any Arizona schools
• Arizona Grand Canyon High School Diploma requirements established by the
State Board of Education in January 2011
• Move On When Ready legislation (SB 1451 - trailer bill) signed into law by
Governor Brewer in April 2011
 Students become “eligible” for the Grand Canyon H.S. Diploma (not
automatically issued)
 Clarification of funding mechanism
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Arizona Grand Canyon High School Diploma
Minimum Graduation Requirements*
•
Two BES** credits of English
•
Two BES credits of mathematics
•
Two BES credits of science, including lab-based science,
engineering or information technologies
•
One BES credit of World History
•
One BES credit of American History
•
One BES credit of fine arts or career and technical education; and
•
One half-credit of economics (may be a local offering)
*Adopted in Rule by the Arizona State Board of Education on 1/24/2011
**BES stands for Board Examination System
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Implementation in Arizona
Leadership
• Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) selected by the State Board of
Education to lead the Move On When Ready Initiative in Arizona (Sept.
2010)
• All schools must work with CFA and the National Center on Education and
the Economy to plan for and implement Move On When Ready
• 14 schools across the state currently implementing Move On When Ready
(most beginning with grade 9 students)
Early Adopter
Schools
• Ready Now Yuma collaborative partnership between CFA, Yuma Union
High School District, and Helios Education Foundation established to
develop and demonstrate whole-school implementation of Move On When
Ready – 5 participating schools
• School recruitment for 2012 underway; 3 schools already committed
Planning and
Support
Structures
• Learning Collaborative established by CFA to facilitate knowledge sharing
and communication across all partner schools – all early adopters schools
are participating [meets monthly]
• Campus design teams established by CFA in each school; design teams
collaborate with CFA and the National Center on Education and the
Economy in planning and implementation [meet monthly]
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Move On When Ready – Participating Schools
ASU Preparatory Academies - University
Public Schools
ASU Preparatory Academy High School
(Phoenix)
ASU Preparatory Academy High School –
Polytechnic (Mesa)
BASIS Schools Inc.
BASIS Scottsdale
BASIS Tucson
BASIS Oro Valley
Dysart Unified School District
Marley Park Middle School (El Mirage)
Willow Canyon High School (Surprise)
Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars
Academy - ASU West Campus
(Glendale)
Nadaburg Unified School District
The Academy at Desert Oasis (Surprise)
Phoenix Union High School District
Central High School
Metro Tech High School
Wickenburg Unified School District
Wickenburg High School
Yuma Union High School District
Cibola High School
Gila Ridge High School
Kofa High School
San Luis High School
Yuma High School
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Information for Schools Interested in Adopting the
Model: Fall 2012 Cohort
•
Schools may implement Move On When Ready as a cohort program or as a school-wide
model.
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Schools will work with CFA and NCEE to plan for and implement Move On When Ready.
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Fall 2012 Start Commitment:

Offer a complete lower division Board Examination System in a high school to a
cohort of grade 9 students (approximately 30% student participation rate at a
minimum) – including assessments.

Ensure teachers participate in professional development offered by the Board
Examination System provider.

Offer an upper division Board Examination System diploma program.

Participate in the NCEE longitudinal study led by the University of Michigan.

Make the Grand Canyon H.S. Diploma available to those students who qualify and
wish to pursue that option.
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Timeline and Action Steps for Interested
Arizona Schools - Fall 2012 Cohort
Ideal Target Date
Deliverable
September-October
2011

Contact CFA to express interest in adopting the Move On When Ready
model
Early November 2011

Board Examination Systems Pilot Commitment Letter submission to
NCEE
Center for the Future of Arizona Commitment Letter submission to CFA


Board Examination System Provider information completed and
submitted
January 2012

Design Teams established and implementation planning commenced
March 2012 or earlier
if possible

Implementation Planning Guide submission to CFA
January – April 2012

Board Examination System professional development opportunities
August 2012

Initial implementation of a Board Examination System and the Move On
When Ready model (beginning with grade 9 students)
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For more information, please contact:
Dr. Sybil Francis, Executive Director
Center for the Future of Arizona
Sybil.Francis@asu.edu or 480-335-8533
Amanda Burke, Director, Education Strategy and Innovation
Center for the Future of Arizona
Amanda.M.Burke@asu.edu or 602-496-2037