Archived Information Texas High School Initiative National High

Archived Information Texas High School Initiative National High School Leadership Summit December 2– 3, 2004 Barbara Knaggs Office of Education Initiatives Texas Education Agency

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Texas High School Today Exit-Level TAKS Results Spring 2003 Spring 2004 12/27/2021 Pass Rate 49% 72% 3

Texas High Schools Today Postsecondary Enrollment Rates • A 2002 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board study showed that 56 percent of all 1999 -2000 public high school graduates enrolled in Texas public higher education within two years of high school graduation. 12/27/2021 4

Texas High Schools Today Advanced Placement Participation • From 1987 to 2003, growth in participation in AP in Texas greatly outpaced growth in participation in the nation. 1987 2003 Texas 8, 792 90, 880 Nation 259, 222 998, 329 12/27/2021 5

Texas High Schools Today Advanced Placement Participation • From 1995 to 2003, Hispanic and African American students increased as a percentage of AP test takers. 1995 2003 Hispanic 16. 9 26. 3 African American 3. 5 6. 1 12/27/2021 6

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Texas High Schools Today College Readiness Percent of Students Met THECB Standard for Higher Education Readiness English LA Math All Students 28% 42% African American 18% 21% Hispanic 20% 28% White 36% 55% 12/27/2021 9

Texas High Schools Today Higher Education Participation Rates Participation Rate Hispanic 3. 7 African American 4. 6 White 5. 0 Nation 5. 4 12/27/2021 10

Texas High Schools Today College Success • The number of Hispanic and African American students who receive bachelor’s degrees is well below their proportions in the state’s population. 12/27/2021 11

New Vision for Texas All Texas high school students will graduate prepared for the full range of postsecondary opportunities. 12/27/2021 12

How We Achieve the Vision • Promote a rigorous curriculum • Ensure that every student is taught by a highly qualified, effective teacher • Build leadership capacity for reform • Foster multiple pathways for learning 12/27/2021 13

Programs Promoting a Rigorous Curriculum • Texas High School Completion and Success Grants, Cycle 1 and 2 • Personalized Study Guide • Texas Accelerated Science Achievement Program • Texas Math Diagnostic • Science Diagnostic 12/27/2021 14

Programs Promoting a Rigorous Curriculum Texas High School Completion and Success Grants • $38 million in grants awarded to 220 school districts • Targeted to under-performing high schools • Funding provided for programs designed to increase student achievement and college readiness and improve graduation rates 12/27/2021 15

Programs Promoting a Rigorous Curriculum Texas Accelerated Science Achievement Program • Funding provided for after-school and summer school acceleration programs in science • Targeted to under-performing high schools and high schools with low passing rates on science portion of Exit-level assessment • Approximately $10 million in state funding available 12/27/2021 16

Programs Ensuring a Highly Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom • Teacher Quality Grants • TEXTEAMS Mentoring Academies • Texas A&M University System Mathematics Achievement Project 12/27/2021 17

Programs Ensuring a Highly Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom Teacher Quality Grants • Designed in collaboration with Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board • Supports the development of teacher training courses in math and science for grade 6 -12 teachers • Funded 95 sites to provide courses to teachers 12/27/2021 18

Programs Ensuring a Highly Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom TEXTEAMS Mentoring Academies • Provides professional development, instructional materials, and resources to principals and science teachers at high need campuses • Focuses on using data to drive instruction to improve scores on state science assessments • Funding for 20 Mentoring Academies 12/27/2021 19

Programs Building Leadership Capacity • Breaking Ranks II Statewide High School Summit • Breaking Ranks II Trainer of Trainers Model 12/27/2021 20

Programs Fostering Multiple Pathways for Learning • Comprehensive School Reform—Texas High School Initiative • Texas High School Redesign and Restructuring Grant • Middle College/Early College High School Expansion Grant 12/27/2021 21

Programs Fostering Multiple Pathways for Learning • Texas High School Project—Early College High School Initiative • Texas High School Project— Redesigned High School Initiative • Texas High School Project—New Schools Initiative 12/27/2021 22

Programs Fostering Multiple Pathways for Learning Comprehensive School Reform—Texas High School Initiative • Directed half of Title I, Part F—CSR funding to high schools • Awarded $12 million to 83 high school campuses • Provides funding for innovative, schoolwide improvements, covering all aspects of a high school’s operations 12/27/2021 23

Programs Fostering Multiple Pathways for Learning Texas High School Redesign and Restructuring Grant • Funding to build capacity for schoolwide reform at high schools that have been designated as low-performing under the Texas Accountability Rating system • Aligned with state sanctions regarding lowperforming campuses 12/27/2021 24

Programs Fostering Multiple Pathways for Learning Texas High School Project—Early College High School Initiative • Establishes 15 small high schools that integrate college/K-12 instructional programs, enabling students to graduate with an Associate’s degree or 60 hours toward a baccalaureate degree • Schools target Hispanic and African American students and first-generation college-goers 12/27/2021 25

Programs Fostering Multiple Pathways for Learning Texas High School Project—Redesigned High School Initiative • Funds the redesign of existing comprehensive high schools into smaller, focused learning communities • New smaller schools will offer a challenging curriculum with personal attention and high expectations for all students • Inviting proposals from seven districts in high need areas of the state 12/27/2021 26

Programs Fostering Multiple Pathways for Learning Texas High School Project—New Schools Initiative • Funds the replication of successful models by high-performing school operators • Creates a network of quality high schools in areas of need throughout the state • Inviting proposals from selected new school operators 12/27/2021 27

Resources • Texas Education Agency— Division of Discretionary Grants www. tea. state. tx. us/opge/disc/index. html • Texas High School Project— Communities Foundation of Texas www. cftexas. org 12/27/2021 28

Contact Information For more information about the Texas High School Initiative, please contact Christi Martin or Barbara Knaggs. Christi Martin Barbara Knaggs Senior Advisor Program Manager Education Initiatives Texas Education Agency William B. Travis Building 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 (512) 936 -6060 christi. martin@tea. state. tx. us barbara. knaggs@tea. state. tx. us 12/27/2021 29