Implementing Change: One School

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Implementing Change One Schools Story
Martha Stevenson Principal
Dorothy Winzer Ms. Betty Been-Here- Forever
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Brenda Lauw Ms. Nancy Not-Another- Workshop- Ide
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Aimee Anne Norcross Mrs. Lila Just-a- Little-Bit
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Louisiana Board of Regents 2005
Louisiana
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• How many of your students do you truly believe
  will go to college?

• How many of your students do you believe are
  intelligent enough for college but probably wont
  go because of behavior or socioeconomic reasons?

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• 56 out of 100 9th graders will graduate from
  high school.
• 33 out of 100 9th graders will go to college.
• 22 out of 100 9th graders will become college
  sophomores.
• 12 out of 100 9th graders will graduate college
  in 6 years.

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What is EPAS?

• In 2001, the Louisiana Board of Regents released
  its Master Plan for Public Postsecondary
  education. One of the three primary goals
  outlined in the plan was to increase
  opportunities for student access and success.
  Implementation of the Educational Planning and
  Assessment System (EPAS) was one of the seven
  specific strategies listed to help achieve this
  end. EPAS is unique in that its programs can be
  mixed and matched in ways that meet the needs of
  individual schools, districts, or states.

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• Louisiana EPAS Purposes
• Raise academic standards and identify students
  readiness for accountability testing in the
  Spring.

• Improve student preparation for important
  transitions middle to high school and high
  school to college.

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Louisiana EPAS (Educational Planning and
Assessment System) utilizes three programs
EXPLORE - Grade 8 PLAN - Grade 10 ACT - Grades 11
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Louisiana EPAS Components

• Assessment

• Student Planning

• Instructional Support

• Evaluation

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Bossier Parish EPAS Participants 2004 2005
Number EXPLORE 8th Graders 1324
-Representing 9 public schools in the district.
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Highlights

• Our districts EXPLORE scores were at or above
  the National norm in all areas!
• Our districts EXPLORE scores for Math, Reading,
  and Science are up from the 2003-2004 school year.

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Highlights or Lowlights

• Our districts EXPLORE scores were higher in
  most areas in 2002-2003.
• Our districts EXPLORE scores in Science were at
  least 1 point higher than any other subject.

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Bossier Parish EPAS 2004-2005EXPLORE8th graders
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EXPLORE to LEAP 21

• Based on 2004 EXPLORE scores, how many students
  can be predicted to achieve
• ___Unsatisfactory in ELA
• ___Approaching Basic in ELA
• ___Unsatisfactory in Math
• ___Approaching Basic in Math
• ___Unsatisfactory in Science
• ___Approaching Basic in Science

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• EXPLORE and PLAN Louisiana Developmental
  Benchmarks

The EXPLORE and PLAN Louisiana College
Developmental benchmarks are based on the ACT
scores required by Louisiana for entry into
freshman college-level credit-bearing English and
Mathematics courses. They reflect students
expected growth from EXPLORE to PLAN to the ACT
and assume sustained academic effect throughout
high school.
College Readiness Benchmarks
EXPLORE PLAN ACT
College Course
English
13 15 18
Mathematics

14 16 18
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ACT Staff Serving Louisiana
Karen Pennell Assistant Vice President
Chuck Wharton Senior Consultant Postsecondary
Services Tim Self Consultant Postsecondary
Services
Glen Gullikson Director, School and Career
Services Judy Trice Consultant School
Services John Clark Associate Consultant WorkKeys
8303 N. MoPac, Ste. A-110 Austin, TX 78759 (512)
345-1949
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LA Board of RegentsEPAS Staff Contacts

• Heather S. Devall [phone]
• State EPAS Coordinator
• Assistant Commissioner for Assessment Economic
  Development
• hdevall_at_regents.state.la.us
• Kelly P. Papania [phone]
• EPAS Program Manager
• Postsecondary Education Planning Specialist
• kpapania_at_regents.state.la.us

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This is the value of the teacher who looks at a
face and says theres something behind that and I
want to reach that person, I want to influence
that person, I want to encourage that person, I
want to enrich, I want to call out that person
who is behind that face, behind that color,
behind that language, behind that tradition,
behind that culture. I believe you can do it. I
know what was done for me. Maya Angelou