Post on 18-Dec-2015
Supporting Students in Becoming College and Career Ready
Ramp-Up to Readiness™
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1. Changing Economy 2. Changing Demographics
3. Accountability and Data Availability
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Percentage of jobs in 2018 that will require some postsecondary education
Source: Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018, June 2010
1. Changing Economy
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Demographic Change, Pt. 1:More 65+ than school-age by 2020
Source: U.S. Census Counts and State Demographer Projection
Source: Tom Gillaspy, State Demographer, Minnesota Department of Administration, 2008
2. Changing Demographics
Demographic Change, Pt. 2:
Students of Color Increasing
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120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; INVOLUNTARY CAREER TRACKING PROHIBITED.
Postsecondary Planning Legislation
3. Accountability and Data Availability
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The Perfect Storm
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A powerful instructional strategy is essential…
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But not sufficient.
School Efforts to Increase Student
DEMAND for Academic Rigor
School Efforts to SUPPLY Academic
Rigor
Improved teacher quality and better instruction
More Challenging Courses
Higher Standards
Often Infrequent and isolated words of encouragement
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High aspirations aren’t the problem
Source: Education Week
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MHS Class of 2008 PS Grad
Count of Class 2008 Postsecondary Enrollment and Progress
Total in the Class: 205
Academic Years 2008-
092009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
New to College 163 8 0 2 1 0 0 0
Retained 0 150 136 62 27 0 0 0
Returned After Stop Out 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0
No Longer Enrolled & Not Graduated 0 8 25 29 34 0 0 0
Graduated 4 9 13 81 110 0 0 0
Not in NSC to Date 38 30 30 28 27 0 0 0
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Parents cannot be solely responsible
29% of students who report they will be the first in their family to go to college also report that they get most advice about how to prepare for college from their parents
Compared to…
49% of students who report they have a parent with a college degree report they get their advice from parents
Source: Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, U of M, 2011
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A Strategy for Motivation and Direction:
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Where Ramp-Up Fits
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Broad Program Delivery
30-minute advisory sessions Weekly throughout the school year (28 weeks in
total) focusing on progress monitoring and planning Facilitated by school staff with smaller groups of
students Ramp-Up Workshops
5 each year the student is in the program Each lasts about 1 hour (Ramp Up time and ½ Lunch
Hour) Provides grade appropriate information and activities
on the five goals of Ramp-Up to Readiness™
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Ramp Up Liaison Team
Grade Levels meet with Liaisons 20 minutes a month to preview activities:
Grade 9: Alison MarshallGrade 10: Kris CampionGrade 11: Neenah EbenGrade 12: Kari MeyerCounselor: Shirley GreenfieldMA-TEC: Emily Snyder