1. LITERACY-BASED DISTRICT-WIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Aiken County Public School District January 15, 2016 LEADERS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE

2. Profile of the South Carolina Graduate What is the Profile? Are our students meeting the Profile? How can more students meet the Profile? LEADERS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE

4. All student graduating from public high schools in South Carolina should have the knowledge, skills, and opportunity to be college ready, career ready, and life ready for success in the global, digital and knowledge-based world of the 21 st century. All graduates should qualify for and succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing college courses without the need for remedial coursework, for postsecondary job training or for significant on-the-job training.

5. Between 2013 and 2030 in SC: 553,884 new jobs to be created of which 52% will require higher education % of ALL jobs requiring higher education will increase from 61.5% in 2013 to 66.7% in 2030

6. By 2030 in SC, there will be shortages of 44,010 workers with associate’s degrees and 70,540 workers with bachelor’s degrees or higher 17,438 registered nurses 9,134 General & Operations Managers Occupational Groups: Healthcare Practitioners, Management, Education, Business and Financial Operations, and Computers and Mathematics

7. “As America’s Workforce Ages, Here’s Where the Jobs Will Be” (The Wall Street Journal, December 8, 2015) Over next decade, 6.5% growth in jobs (9.8 million) Jobs of the future – Focus on services for the elderly (health care) Other growth areas: construction, education, professional & business services

8. “ Why Job Growth Could Get Even Worse for Men Without College Degrees” (The Wall Street Journal, December 31, 2015) Here’s Where the Jobs Will Be” The Wall Street Journal, December 8, 2015 Education Wanted (Projected job growth, 2014-24, by level of education required)

9. Slowest Job Growth in Jobs Requiring High School Diploma and Male- Dominated Professions

10. Are our students college & career ready? College & Career Readiness Standards Adopted 2015 in ELA & Math Act 200 of 2014 - WorkKeys and College Readiness Assessment for all 11 th graders replace Exit Exam Money...

11. Facts that Raise Issues: SC has the 14 th highest average debt for students graduating from four- year institutions - $29,163 Remedial Courses: Approximately $21 million spent on remedial courses at two-year colleges Scholarships: Fall 2013, % Freshman who retained scholarship in same institution in Fall of 2014: 89.0% Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Recipients 51.4% LIFE Scholarship Recipients 24.6% HOPE Scholarship Recipients

12. WorkKeys ® Career Readiness Results indicate student’s readiness for foundational workplace skills Students tested on: Applied Mathematics Locating Information Reading for Information Students can earn National Career Readiness Certificate

13. What do the different certification levels mean for students? Levels:Examinee has necessary foundational skills for: Platinum99% of jobs Gold93% of jobs Silver67% of jobs Bronze16% of jobs Source: http://www.act.org/certificate/

14. 2015 WorkKeys ® Results Percent Students EarningSCAiken Bronze or Better 88%90% Silver or Better 63%65% Gold or Better 23%

15. % Students Earning Silver or Better # DistrictsPlaintiff Districts 91 to 100%00 81 to 90%10York 4 71 to 80%70Lexington 1, York 2, Spartanburg 4, Lexington 5, Anderson 1, Greenwood 52, Pickens 61 to 70%304Spartanburg 5, Spartanburg 2, Beaufort, Oconee 51 to 60%188Horry, Spartanburg 1, Greenville, Edgefield, York 1, Anderson 4, Charleston, Abbeville, Anderson 3, Saluda, Dorchester 2, Anderson 2, Aiken 41 to 50%1612 31 to 40%43 21 to 30%44 11 to 20%22 0 to 10%0 8233

16. The ACT ® College Readiness Benchmarks showing readiness for college courses English > English Composition Mathematics > College Algebra Reading > Social Sciences Science > Biology Achievement needed for students to have 50% chance of getting a B or better or 75% chance of getting a C or better in credit-bearing first-year course

17. The ACT ® 11 th graders in SC in 2015 Subject TestACT Benchmark SC Average Score Aiken Average Score English1816.5 Math2218.118.3 Reading2218.318.2 Science2318.118.3 Composite*17.9 * ACT does not set composite score Source: ed.sc.gov

18. The ACT ® % Students College Ready Subject TestSCAiken English38.7% Math21.6%22.8% Reading25.8%25.6% Science17.9%17.7%

19. How can we help our students? Parents, teachers, community Implement high-quality early childhood Integrate high-quality professional development Increased rigor in math, including application Share facts about jobs of future Set high expectations Read, read, read 70 th percentile MAP District, Schools STEM Premier FASFA Summer Slide Summer Melt Strategy for assessment Reform 12 th grade year - more college readiness interventions or advanced coursework Dual Enrollment More AP courses Early College Apprenticeship Programs

20. How can high schools address Life & Career Characteristics? Athletics Clubs Work Jr. ROTC Portfolios Other?

21. State Initiatives Center for College & Career Readiness at Francis Marion University Common remediation scores Apprenticeship Carolina High School Working Groups

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