P20 Council

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P20 Council Survey of Opinion Concerning
Descriptions Summary of Results Pueblo,
Colorado October 16, 2008  Ken Turner (Deputy
Commissioner) and Jo OBrien (Assistant
Commissioner) Colorado Department of Education
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Senate Bill 08-212 calls for describing four
concepts.

• 21st Century Skills
• School Readiness
• Postsecondary Readiness
• Workforce Readiness

The following slides describe results from an
online survey of Coloradoans. The survey was
conducted in October 2008. Over 3,600
individuals responded.
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600).
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600).
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600).
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600).
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600).
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600).
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600).
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600).
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600).
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600).
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600).
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600)
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Key concepts arising from survey
-  Competency matters more than seat time -  A
key aspect of readiness is 21st century skills
(not 19 different skills, but four or five
including problem solving, critical reasoning,
cooperation, etc) -  Students who are "ready"
for the world after high school should be
equipped to do more than be accepted into a
postsecondary institution but to earn a degree or
license -  None or very little remediation
should be the norm    -  Students who succeed
in the postsecondary world can demonstrate the
knowledge/skills/competencies found in the exit
expectations of remediation courses currently
used by higher education  
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600)
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600)
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600).
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Results from an online survey of Coloradoans
(n3,600).
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Under HB 07-1118 a series of community
conversations took place. Open ended questions
formed the foundation for that
 Open ended HB 1118 questions included     - 
How will the 21st century shape new academic
needs and skills?     -  What do you know about
the business world that we must consider in order
for you to be well served?     -  What are the
fundamental skills you consider critical for
success in your industry for today's job
candidate?     -  What should it mean to be a
high school graduate?     -  What are the new
minimum requirements for students to be
competitive globally?     -  What are your
non-negotiable skills for new employees?     - 
What type of training do you have in place to
prepare new employees or to retrain existing
employees?  
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    -  What do you expect for all students who
graduate from a HS in Colorado (and what are the
obstacles to that)?     -  What changes or
incentives should or could be implemented in
order to remove those obstacles?     -  What
should we know from your work which informs our
recommendations to SBE about HS grad
guidelines?     -  What are the barriers that
prevent a student from graduating?     -  What
should a high school graduate know and be able to
do?     -  What would you like to see come out of
the Council's work?     -  How can high schools
motivate students to do their best work?     - 
For what should we be preparing high school
students?