Redefining the High School to College Transition in Illinois Aarti Dhupelia, Chief Officer – College and Career Success 1
Chicago Public Schools : Action Plan 2
CPS high school graduation rates are on the rise Between 1999 and 2014, the 5 ‐ year cohort graduation rate increased by 22.4 percentage points, from 47% to 69.4%, outpacing national growth in high school graduation rates during the same time period. National Graduation Rate CPS Graduation Rate CPS Dropout Rate 100% 90% 80.0% 79.0% 78.2% 75.5% 80% 74.7% 74.7% 74.3% 73.9% 73.9% 73.4% 72.6% 71.7% 71.7% 71.1% 69.4% 65.4% 70% 61.2% Percent of Students 58.3% 55.8% 55.1% 60% 54.3% 54.5% 52.7% 52.0% 50.5% 50.1% 50.2% 50.1% 48.4% 47.0% 50% 50.2% 48.4% 47.0% 47.2% 47.2% 46.9% 40% 44.7% 44.0% 42.5% 42.5% 41.6% 41.1% 38.3% 30% 35.3% 30.6% 20% 26.1% 10% 0% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 School Year 3
College enrollment rates of CPS graduates have increased significantly over the past decade but persistence has not moved 70% 57.8% 57.2% 54.4% 56.0% 60% 53.7% 52.5% College Enrollment Rates 50.0% 46.0% 47.9% 50% 43.5% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 School Year District Wide College Persistence Rates 73.0% 74.0% 71.3% 72.0% 70.1% 70.0% 68.0% 2010 2011 2012 School Year 4
And despite the great gains in graduation and college enrollment, still only 17% of CPS high school students earn a 4 ‐ Year Degree 5
The district is implementing a number of strategies to improve college and career success Awareness Readiness Access Success College fairs and tours Common Core College Advising Support senior • • • • Credential PD to ensure transition to college Parent/family college Social and Emotional best practice “match (e.g., Summer Melt, • • access seminars skills and College and fit” advising Alumni outreach) Knowledge 8 th ‐ 9 th grade transition FAFSA completion push Stronger post ‐ • • • supports AP and Dual Credit / secondary • Dual Enrollment Scholarship application collaboration (i.e., • support Chicago Higher IB, STEM, Career and Education Compact) • Technical Education Supports for DREAMers • Critical Supporting Infrastructure & Partnerships Data tools to enable timely and targeted action • School Postsecondary Leadership Teams (PLTs) • School College and Career Counseling Suites • Regional College and Career Specialists to coach schools • Strategic partnerships to enhance capacity (e.g., OneGoal, Posse Scholars) • Cross ‐ organizational collaboratives (e.g., Thrive, Chicago Collaborative) • 6
CPS is expanding dual credit courses School Year # of Schools # of Enrollments % Growth Pass Rate 2011 ‐ 12 5 220 90% 2012 ‐ 13 15 501 128% 78% 2013 ‐ 14 30 1044 108% 90% 2014 ‐ 15 40 ~2000 (target goal) 92% n/a 2015 ‐ 16 55 (goal) 3000 (goal) 50% n/a English 101 ‐‐ 37 An additional 85 • Math 118 ‐‐ 18 courses have been Math 143 ‐‐ 15 proposed for SY15 ‐ 16 Social Science 102 ‐‐ 5 CIS 116 ‐‐ 3 English 102 ‐‐ 3 38 new schools will • African American Studies 101 ‐‐ 2 begin participating in Math 125 ‐‐ 2 SY15 ‐ 16 including Physics 131 ‐‐ 2 Charter and Options Biology 101 7
Dual enrollment is also expanding to serve over 100 schools in SY15/16 Efforts are underway • to ensure alignment School Year Enrollment Growth Pass Rate between CCC and CPS 2011 ‐ 12 514 2012 ‐ 13 1,119 118% 89% New programs are • 2013 ‐ 14 1,553 39% 83% being developed to 2014 ‐ 15* 2,302 48% 89% serve students 2015 ‐ 16** 2,900 26% n/a without access to transportation and 3500 books 3000 2500 2000 Enrollments 1500 Passing Grades 1000 500 0 2012 ‐ 13 2013 ‐ 14 2014 ‐ 15 2015 ‐ 16 * 2014 ‐ 15 Pass rate is based on Summer and Fall, but Spring grades still pending. 8 **2015 ‐ 16 information is projected.
Early College STEM Schools provide paths to career High School Corporate College Location Partner Partners Michelle West Side Malcolm X College 5101 W. Harrison Clark Olive Harvey South Side CVCA 2100 E. 87 th St. College Far South Side Olive Harvey Corliss 821 E. 103 rd St. College Daley Southwest Side Goode 7651 S. Homan College Wright College North Side Lake View DePaul University 4015 N. Ashland 9
College and Career Advising Credential: Pilot year • Curriculum developed in partnership between the Options Institute, CPS, and Thrive Chicago • Currently 93 participants from schools, external partners and central office are undergoing training • Over the next three years, all high school counselors, elementary school counselors, support staff, and partners will participate in training 10
Chicago Higher Education Compact CPS will be a leader in college graduation rates by exceeding other urban • districts and national averages – A 60% college graduation rate for CPS students enrolling in four ‐ year Public institutions facing – A similar college graduate rate goal will be set for CPS students enrolling in two ‐ year colleges CPS to set specific goals including:* • – Increased high school graduation rate – Increased college readiness levels of high school graduates – Increased college enrollment rate of high school graduates – All postsecondary advisors in CPS trained in best practice college advising Internal Postsecondary institutions to set specific goals including:* • – Increased graduation rate – Increased persistence rate – Increased enrollment targets – Increased financial ‐ aid need met *This list is not exhaustive and will be supplemented/edited 11
The core of the Compact is the relationship between CPS and Universities Civic, Advisory Partners include: Philanthropic Organizations Chicago Collaborative for • Undergraduate Success Consortium on Chicago • School Research Research, School ‐ and CPS, Partner Higher Learning Policy network ‐ • Organizations Colleges/Universities based Commission – North personnel Central Association Illinois Association for • College Admission Counseling Government, Illinois Board of Higher • Professional Organizations Education Thrive Chicago • 12
Considerable work lies on the road ahead • Movement of testing and coursework for development education down to high school • Speed up to careers – aligned high school/community college coursework coupled with workforce partnerships to accelerate students into workforce pathways • Multiple factors for determining placement into development education (e.g., PARCC) 13
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