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Archived InformationTexas High School Initiative
National High School Leadership SummitDecember 2–3, 2004
Barbara KnaggsOffice of Education Initiatives
Texas Education Agency
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Texas High Schools Today
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Exit-Level TAKS Results
Pass RateSpring 2003 49%Spring 2004 72%
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Texas High Schools TodayPostsecondary 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.
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Texas High Schools TodayAdvanced Placement Participation
• From 1987 to 2003, growth in participation in AP in Texas greatly outpaced growth in participation in the nation.
1987 2003Texas 8,792 90,880Nation 259,222 998,329
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Advanced Placement Participation• From 1995 to 2003, Hispanic and
African American students increased as a percentage of AP test takers.
1995 2003Hispanic 16.9 26.3African American 3.5 6.1
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College ReadinessPercent of Students Met THECB Standard for
Higher Education ReadinessEnglish LA Math
All Students 28% 42%African American 18% 21%Hispanic 20% 28%White 36% 55%
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Higher Education Participation RatesParticipation Rate
Hispanic 3.7African American 4.6White 5.0Nation 5.4
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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.
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New Vision for Texas
All Texas high school students will graduate prepared for the full range of postsecondary opportunities.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Programs Ensuring a Highly Qualified Teacher in Every
Classroom• Teacher Quality Grants• TEXTEAMS Mentoring Academies• Texas A&M University System
Mathematics Achievement Project
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Programs Ensuring a Highly Qualified Teacher in Every
ClassroomTeacher 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
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Programs Ensuring a Highly Qualified Teacher in Every
ClassroomTEXTEAMS 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
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Programs Building Leadership Capacity
• Breaking Ranks II Statewide High School Summit
• Breaking Ranks II Trainer of Trainers Model
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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
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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
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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
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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 low-performing campuses
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Contact InformationFor more information about the Texas High School Initiative, please contact Christi Martin or Barbara Knaggs.
Christi Martin Barbara KnaggsSenior Advisor Program ManagerEducation Initiatives Education InitiativesTexas Education Agency Texas Education AgencyWilliam B. Travis Building William B. Travis Building1701 N. Congress Avenue 1701 N. Congress AvenueAustin, TX 78701 Austin, TX 78701(512) 936-6060 (512) [email protected] [email protected]
