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Remediation in High School:
SAILS Tennessee and SREB Readiness
Dr. Warren Nichols TBR Vice-Chancellor of Community Colleges
John SquiresSREB Director High School to College Readiness
Tennessee Diploma Project (2009)Increased high school graduation and college readiness
4th year math required of HS graduates starting in 2012
Complete College Tennessee Act (2010)Increased degree production and career placement
Tennessee First to the Top (2010)Increased high school graduation
Drive to 55 (2013)Meet state workforce and training needs
SAILS funded as part of Drive to 55 starting 2013
SAILS Tennessee:Policy Sets the Stage for Reform
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12th Grade
Student takes
Bridge Math
11th Grade
Student scores
below 19 on ACT
MathFreshman
Year, College
Student is placed into
remedial mathematics.
No credit
Tuition charged
The Traditional Approach to Remediation
12th Grade
Student takes SAILS
Math
Dual Credit
CC and HS
11th Grade
Student scores
below 19 on ACT
Math
Freshman Year, College
Student has completed all remediation and enters
credit bearing math.
The SAILS Solution
The First SAILS Classroom (Spring 2012)
SAILS Results: 2013-2014
13 TBR Community Colleges participating
122 High Schools
8,500 Students
2013-2014 Results
5,695 SAILS completers
11,000+ semesters saved in time
257 SAILS students complete college math in spring
$1.1 million project funding from Governor Haslam
$6.5 million saved in tuition and books
2014-2015: 185 high schools, 13000+ students
Improved College-Going Rate The rate for students attending two- and four-year
institutions to 55% in 2013. This is the highest rate ever for the school, and is
significantly higher than the 38% rate in 2009!
More Students College-Ready 100% of regular-education students graduated from
MCHS in 2013 college-ready in math. No students needed to take remedial math in
college!
Meigs County High School
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From High School to College: A Model for Readiness
HS Junior
Students test at end of junior year to determine College Readiness.
HS Senior
Students not College Ready take courses in senior year such as Literacy Ready and Math Ready.
College Freshman
Students completing the Readiness Courses enter college and take college level Math and English courses, not needing remediation.
SREB Readiness Courses
Designed for transition from high school to college or postsecondary training
Targeting underprepared students
Offered in senior year of high school
Two courses: Math and Literacy
Courses developed and piloted in 2014-15
Courses revised and scaled up in 2015-16
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Math ReadyReady for college-level math
• Not your average math course!• Contextual real world
assignments to engage students• Builds skills in numeracy,
algebra and statistics• Use of the best instructional
strategies in the country like MDC, Illustrative Mathematics, and Collaborative Math
Literacy Ready: Ready for reading in all disciplines
• Outside of the box course!• Focuses on disciplinary
literacy and LDC strategies• Units in English, Social
Studies and Science• Multi-disciplined approach
provides teachers two units each of content-rich instruction with specific reading and writing strategies
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Scale-up 2015-16
Statewide Scale-up in 4 States:
Arkansas
Mississippi
North Carolina
West Virginia
Additional Training at Readiness Institute:
SREB High Schools That Work Conference July 13-17, 2015 in Atlanta Georgia
New 8th / 9th CoursesDesigned for transition from middle School to high school
Most attrition in HS occurs freshman year
Targeting underprepared students
Could be taught in 8th or 9th grade
Two courses: Math and Literacy
Courses under construction
Courses piloted in 2015-16
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Presentation Name/Presenter 14
Questions?
Dr. Warren Nichols
John Squires
