Reform Percentage of Career-Oriented Students at Experienced Sites Completing the HSTW-Recommended Academic Curriculum Schools that were members of the network throughout this period. Archived Information

Reform Percentage of Students Who Met HSTW Performance Goals at Experienced Sites*

Reform High- and Low-implementation Sites Have Comparative Students High SitesLow Sites African-American 20% 21% White6665 Other minorities14 Parents completed some college 7068

Reform Comparison of High- and Low- implementation Sites by Percentage of Students Having Selected Curriculum Experiences High Sites Low Sites Completed recommended English55%32 Completed recommended math8870 Completed recommended science7158

Reform Students Meeting the HSTW Performance Goals High- Implementation Sites Low- Implementation Sites Goal Reading 66% 48% 85% Math Science574285

Reform Percentage of Students Receiving Extra Help at High- and Low-implementation Sites Source: Special analysis of 2002 Assessment top 50 and bottom 50 sites in implementing the HSTW design.

Reform What do students think about extra help at their school? HighLow Received help needed for English class each week or more often 28%23% Extra help often helped me earn better grades 45%33% Source: Special analysis of 2002 Assessment top 50 and bottom 50 sites in implementing the HSTW design.

Reform Students’ Experiences in Career/Technical Classes HighLow Used math for CT assignments27%20% Read technical books for CT assignments 3223 Read and understood CT articles 5944 Used computer skills6853 Had challenging CT assignments 6248 All differences are statistically significant at the.01 level.

Reform Mean Increases for 14 Schools That Improved First-Time Passing Rates on Graduation Test and Their Completion Rates Note: 14 high schools in Georgia were on two lists of schools: the top 50 high schools increasing the percent of students passing the graduation test on their first try; and the top 50 high schools having an increase in their graduation rate.

Reform What do students plan to do after high school? Working full-time or part-time21% Apprenticeship 3 Military 5 Homemaker 1 Trade school or community college26 4-year college41 No plans 3 Source: 42,000 career/technical senior participating in the 2002 HSTW Assessment

Reform Postsecondary Remediation Rate by High School English Curriculum Taken Had to take remedial postsec. Courses Completed 4 CP English courses44% Completed weekly writing assignments 19% Scored at Proficient or Advanced level in reading (NAEP-referenced exam) 28% Source: 2002 Assessment at all network sites

Reform Postsecondary Remediation Rate by High School Mathematics Courses Had to take remedial postsec. Courses Completed 4 CP mathematics courses 20% Took mathematics the senior year 27 Did not take mathematics the senior year 34 Source: 2002 Assessment at all network sites