Project Lead The Way Enrollment

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Project Lead The Way Enrollment Outcomes

• Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS)
• Career Technical Education (CTE)
• Annual Report 2006-07

MPS North student works on a digital electronics
project. Starting salaries for electrical
engineers are in the 60K range.
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Project Lead The Way is one of several MPS course
offerings providing rigorous academics and high
tech education in the context of
In keeping with Perkins IV, programs are
increasingly required to offer 1) national
certification and/or 2) college credit.
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Who/what is studied in this report?

• The study focuses on 7,514 students, in two key
  sub-groups
• Project Lead The Way (PLTW) students 729
  students with a passing grade on record in a PLTW
  course in 2006-07.
• Non-CTE students 6,785 students who did NOT
  earn CTE credit from 2004 to 2007, but had 1)
  cumulative credit, 2) attendance and 3) at least
  45 membership days with MPS in 2006-07.

NOTE The PLTW study is part of the overall Career
Technical Education evaluation of 13,156
students. The PLTW study focuses on 729 students
who completed PLTW classes (5.5 of total) vs.
6,785 students who never participated in Career
Tech classes (51.6 of total). See main study for
results involving 5,642 Career Tech students who
did NOT participate in PLTW in 2006-07 (42.9 of
total).
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Demographics PLTW Students vs. All Students
PLTW students are diverse, but the district is
engaged in continuing efforts to increase access
for girls through the High Tech Girls Society.
The district also works to assure access for
special education students through accommodations
and customized courses.
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Outcomes PLTW students outperformed non-CTE
students on MN Basic Skills Tests
PLTW Test Takers Reading n432, Math n428,
Writing n687 Non-CTE Test Takers Reading
n4013, Math n3996, Writing n4957
The PLTW Difference Reading 16.8 w Math 25.9 w
Writing 12.9
The PLTW Difference is simply the difference
in percentage points for each measure.
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Attendance PLTW Students vs. Non-CTE Students
The PLTW Difference Average Attendance 6.4
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Grade Point Averages (GPAs)PLTW Students vs.
Non-CTE Students
The PLTW Difference Equal Performance
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Class of 2007 GraduatesPLTW Seniors vs. Non-CTE
Seniors
The PLTW Difference 1-Year Graduation Rate 15.7
NOTE Seniors are defined as students with 1)
projected graduation year of 2007 or earlier, 2)
year in school 12, and 3) at least 45
cumulative credits. This does not reflect the
federal NCLB graduation rate calculation method.
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MPS College Readiness Goals Measures
2006-07 is the initial year of the MPS-CTE-PLTW
college readiness study. The college readiness
study will be refined as the strategic plan
evaluation systems develop.

• 80 of students will be proficient in math and
  reading.
• Measure MN Comprehensive Assessment II - 10th
  gr reading, 11th gr math
• 80 of students will reach college entrance exam
  thresholds. Measure Until all students take the
  ACT or other college readiness measure, baseline
  performance is estimated using standard scores
  set by ACT for the PLAN (pre-ACT) test. The PLAN
  is taken by all 10th graders.
• Reduce the race and income achievement gaps by
  75.
• Measure disaggregation of performance data
  allows analysis of changes in income and race
  achievement gaps.

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Reading ProficiencyMCA-II 10th Grade Reading Test
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Under-served Student Reading Proficiency MCA-II
10th Grade Reading Test
Includes only students who are low income AND
Native American, African American, or Hispanic
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Math Proficiency MCA-II 11th Grade Math Test
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Under-served Student Math Proficiency MCA-II 11th
Grade Math Test
Includes only students who are low income AND
Native American, African American, or Hispanic
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College Readiness BenchmarksPLAN (pre-ACT) test
10th graders
Students who meet PLAN benchmarks, set by ACT,
have a 75 chance of earning a C or better in
related college courses by the time they graduate
high school (http//www.act.org/ standard/index.ht
ml).
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PLAN Results of students meeting college
readiness benchmarks
N is approximate on the PLAN summary chart due
to slight variance in the n for each subject
test. Exact n figures for the PLAN tests are
attached.
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Under-served Student PLAN Results of students
meeting college readiness benchmarks
Includes only students who are low income AND
Native American, African American, or Hispanic
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Attachment A N for PLAN tests
Under-served group includes only students who
are low income AND Native American, African
American, or Hispanic
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For more information Contact

• Wendie Palazzo
• CTE Director
• 612-668-0652 wendie.palazzo_at_mpls.k12.mn.us