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New Mexico Education:Do You Know What Is Happening?
Catherine Cross Maple, Ph.D.Deputy Secretary
Learning and Accountability catherine.crossmaple@state.nm.us
505.827.3876
NM Public Education Department
ABQ Business Education CompactJune 7, 2007
Past and Present:
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
New Mexico has participated every year since 1990
NAEP 2005: 165 schools and 5,435 students in New
Mexico participated in Grades 4 and 8 National-20,000 schools and 1.1 million
students NAEP 2006:
23 schools, 5 districts and 2 BIA
Quality Counts 2006
Reading: No significant increase in reading
scores from 1992 to present.Mathematics: Significant increases in math scores
from 1992 to present. Gains greatest in low-performing
groups. Younger groups, Blacks, Hispanics
NM Public Education
Knowing the problem we face may be as important as the solutions we
formulate.
Understanding the problem helps to solve it.
Past Performance: Grade 4 - 2005New Mexico and Nation Grade 4 Reading
49%
31%
17%
4%
38%33%
23%
7%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced
State
Nation
NAEP
New Mexico and Nation Grade 8 Reading 2005
38%
29%
43% 42%
18%
26%
1%3%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
State Nation
Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced
US & NM Reading: Grade 8 - 2005US & NM Reading: Grade 8 - 2005 NAEP
Quality Counts 2006
Standards based policy reform implementation:
The higher the policy implementation score, the higher the NAEP test score in reading and math.
New Mexico received an ‘A’ on our Standards and Accountability; and a ‘B’ for policy implementation.
How Many 9th Graders Make It To, And
Through, College?
Missed Opportunities (2002): Of every 100 ninth graders, the percent who ...
60%68%
76%
40%
52%
27%
40%
18%29%
34%
22%
10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
New Mexico Nation Top States
… graduate fromhigh school on time
… immediatelyenroll in college
… are still enrolledsophomore year
… graduate fromcollege on time
Source: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, Policy Alert, April 2004. Data are estimates of pipeline progress rather than actual cohort.
NAEP Test Score
8
4
EPE (Editorial Projects in Education Research Center)
The higher the policy implementation score the higher the math and reading scores for 4th and 8th grades.
Reading Proficiency
• Proficiency of all students in 2006 ranged from a high of 58% in 11th grade to a low of 40.4% in 6th grade.
• Increases in performance in grades 4 and 11.
• Lowest proficiency among students transitioning from elementary to middle school and middle school to high school.
NM SBA
Reading ProficiencyReading: % of Students At or Above Proficient
56.9
42.85
1.6
49.9
55
51.8 56.9
40.9
54.5
53.9
57.2
40.4 5
0.4
50.9
43.4
58
0
1020
3040
50
6070
8090
100
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11
Grade
% A
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r A
bo
ve
Pro
fici
ent
2005
2006
Math ProficiencyMath: % of Students At or Above Proficient
30.1
21.326.9
39.2
43.3
19.8
23.7
34.1
30.5
32.9
26.3
23.3
23.73
4.34
1.1
45.1
0
1020
30
4050
60
70
8090
100
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11
Grade
% A
t o
r A
bo
ve P
rofi
cie
nt
2005
2006
Science Proficiency
Science: % of Students At or Above Proficient78.7
54.8
42.4
29.8
25.8
23.5
35.6
76.7
51.8
40.5
30
26.4
24.6
36.4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Grade
% A
t o
r A
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ve P
rofi
cie
nt
2005
2006
Percentage Of Public High School Graduates Taking College Developmental
Classes By Type of Class(N=35,654)
15%
2%0.4%
31.1%
41.1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Basic Skills, General Basic Skills, Other
Career Exploration/Awareness Skills Literacy and Communication Skills
Numeracy and Computational Skills
NM OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY 2006
Percent of Students Taking Literacy and/or Numeracy Courses In Higher
Education By School Type(N=43,540)
27%
67%
30%
49%
76%
66%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Foreign High Schools (204) GED (1,039)
Out of State (6,040) Public High Schools (35,654)
Public Alternative High Schools (532) Public Charter Schools (71)
NM OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY 2006
Percentage of Public High School Graduates Taking Literacy and/or Numeracy Courses By Ethnicity
(N=35,579)
66%
38%
55%58%
45%
36%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
American Indian or Alaskan Native (2,303) Asian or Pacific Islander (636)
Black, non-Hispanic (760) Hispanic (15,896)
No response (2,255) White, non-Hispanic (13,729)
NM OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY 2006
High School Diploma: Not The Last Educational Stop
Jobs that require at least some postsecondary education will make up more than two-thirds of new jobs.
10%
22%
36%
31% High school dropout
High school diploma
Somepostsecondary
Bachelor's degree
Share of New Jobs, 2000–10
Source: Carnevale, Anthony P. and Donna M. Desrochers, Standards for What? The Economic Roots of K–16 Reform, Educational Testing Service, 2003.
New Mexico: Path to Improvement
Viewed the National Averages and New Mexico’s progress regarding policy implementation, reading, mathematics, and science
Statement of obstacles, successes and improvements
Major Policy Initiatives:1. Full Implementation of Standards Based System2. Resource Equity3. Math & Science 4. Cohort Graduation Rate
5. Closing the achievement gaps – within subgroups, nationally, & internationally
New Mexico: Path to Improvement
Major Policy Initiatives:6. Holistic Approach to Children and Learning7. Students Ready to Learn8. Redesign of High School System 9. Instructional Materials Alignment
10. Teacher and Principal Quality11. School Improvement Framework12. Seamless P-20 System
New Mexico: Path to Improvement
What is Success?
The definition of success is changing and emerging for high schools. Significant
shifts in role, function and purpose are occurring.
Groups Capturing the Momentum Legislative Education Study Committee –
Workgroup Public Ed/Sandia National Labs Initiative New Mexico Town Hall Recommendations Higher Ed/Public Ed Alignment Taskforce –
Dual Enrollment Governor Richardson’s Career Cluster
Initiatives Southwest Comprehensive Center TA Career/Technical Education (Perkins)
Initiatives
Producing the Redesign of New Mexico’s High School System
Members of the New Mexico Business Roundtable, Sandia National Labs, and the New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) chartered a team to redesign New Mexico’s high school system.
Charged with conceiving a set of models that could be flexibly combined to suit the needs of the unique regions of the state Did not design a single blueprint for every high
school in New Mexico Detailed a collective vision of the high school
system Did not look at incrementally improving what
currently exists
Stakeholders Want A Student-Focused High School System Where:1. … students are challenged and engaged in
relevant learning that prepares them for their futures as productive citizens.
2. … schools meet the individualized needs of students.
3. … project-based, active learning experiences are driven by student need and interest.
4. … flexibility and choices exist, including a variable pace of completion and active student roles and responsibilities in developing, executing, and evaluating their own education plans.
Stakeholders Specified Critical Aspects Of The High School System
5. … developing lifelong learning skills and a love of education
6. … using modern technologies and multiple resources
7. … a community working together on education--one that includes strong roles for parents, employers, and community organizations
8. …high quality teachers who are responsive to students and who continue to develop their skills and knowledge during their careers
9. …evidence that students have learned through authentic assessments of proficiency-based learning benchmarks
10. …smooth transitions from middle school to high school and from high school to higher education and work
11. …small learning communities12. …equitable access to all learning
opportunities, funding, and outcomes 13. …a flexible system that builds on and
reflects native and local cultures14. …safe, modern, cost-effective, functional
and attractive facilities
Stakeholders Specified Critical Aspects Of The High School System
The Six High-Priority Concepts:
Collaborative Regional Networks Strategic Business Partnerships Integrated Technology Policy And Statute Flexible Scheduling Personalized Program Of Study
What’s Next for New Mexico’s High School Education System?
Implement new system changes Align the high school system with post
secondary education and the workplace Transform classroom instruction
Implement the New System Changes
Promulgate Rules for New Graduation Requirements Participate in the American Diploma Project to
ensure NM standards meet college and workplace expectations
Change Current Rule to Raise Dropout Age to 18
Eliminate Current High School Competency Exam and 9th Grade Standards Based Assessment Develop three-prong high school assess-ment
for high school, college & workplace
HED/PED Alignment Work Plan
1. Complete formal alignment process Default Curriculum for Post- Secondary preparation by June 2007
2. Agree on scoring ranges for high school and college entrance exams
3. Create an assessment framework for 9th grade high school readiness, 10th grade college readiness, and 11th grade workplace readiness
4. Finalize the dual credit master agreement
Transform Classroom Instruction
Create a Voluntary Statewide Mathematics Curriculum
Initiate Statewide Cyber Academy and Online Learning
Align High School Coursework and Curriculum with the Standards
Enroll students in at least one course from the following: Advanced Placement; Dual-Enrollment with a 2 or 4 year college; On-line or Distance Learning
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