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1
Closing the Achievement Gap
  • Kristi Krohn Beth Paige

2
Which Achievement Gap?
  • Refers to differences in scores on state or
    national achievement tests between various
    student demographic groups
  • Two kinds of gaps at the school level
  • Internal average differences between specific
    racial/ethnic groups and their white peers within
    a school
  • External average differences between aggregate
    school scores for each student subgroup in the
    school and aggregate scores for white students
    across the state
  • (Anderson, Medrich, Fowler, 2007)

3
No Child Left Behind (2001)
  • Increased accountability for states, school
    districts, and schools with the purpose of
    increasing achievement
  • State assessments in public schools (grades 3-8
    and at least once in HS) are required in order to
    receive federal funding
  • Schools are required to use scientifically based
    research strategies in the classroom and with
    staff (professional development)

4
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
  • A set of performance targets that schools must
    achieve to meet NCLB requirements
  • Students must be tested in Reading, Math, and
    Science (new in 07-08)
  • 10 Student Subgroups
  • Whole school (all students)
  • White
  • Black
  • Hispanic
  • American Indian
  • Asian
  • Multi-Racial
  • Economically Disadvantaged (free and reduced
    lunch)
  • Limited English Proficient
  • Students with Disabilities
  • NC ABCs also counts the following subgroups
  • Male
  • Female
  • Not Economically Disadvantaged (NED)
  • Migrant Students

5
NC ABCs of Public Education
  • NCs accountability program to improve student
    achievement, reward excellence, and provide
    assistance to schools that need extra help
  • Began in 1996 and was revised in 2006,
    comparisons to results prior to 2006 may be
    problematic

6
NC ABCs, Contd
  • Performance labels
  • School of Excellence (90-100 above Level III)
  • School of Distinction (80-89)
  • School of Progress (60-79)
  • Priority School (50-59)
  • Low Performing (less than 50)
  • Monetary incentives to certified staff and
    teacher assistants based on performance level

7
The Education Trust
  • Philosophy All children will learn at high
    levels when they are taught to high levels.
  • Website contains fact sheets and resources for
    educators, fact sheets on achievement for each
    state
  • In general, results show that schools that get
    results
  • Have clear goals (standards)
  • Provide all students challenging curriculum
    aligned to the standards
  • Give extra instruction to students who need it
  • Provide teachers who are well prepared to teach
    the subject

8
Keep in Mind
  • Schools closing the gap are not necessarily the
    highest performing schools
  • Schools closing the gap are not necessarily
    making AYP
  • Schools making AYP are not necessarily closing
    the achievement gap
  • Comparisons across states are inappropriate
  • (Anderson, Medrich, Fowler, 2007)

9
Local Examples
  • Pittsboro Elementary
  • http//www.ncreportcards.org/src/schDetails.jsp?Pa
    ge2pSchCode348pLEACode190pYear2006-2007
  • Shepard IB Middle School
  • http//www.ncreportcards.org/src/schDetails.jsp?Pa
    ge2pSchCode338pLEACode320pYear2006-2007
  • Cedar Ridge High School
  • http//www.ncreportcards.org/src/schDetails.jsp?Pa
    ge2pSchCode310pLEACode680pYear2006-2007
  • What scientific research based programs are
    being implemented in your school to close the gap?

10
Dismantling the Achievement Gap What Counselors
Need to Know
  • ASCA and Ed Trust are holding SC accountable for
    assisting students placed as risk (SPARS) and the
    teachers in the schools.
  • There is disagreement as to whether or not SC are
    prepared for the significant role in educational
    reform.well we have news for them.WE ARE?

11
What SC need to know!
  • Author Pedro Portes envisions that in order to
    close the gap SC need to make sure adolescents
    graduate with a set of critical thinking skills
    and social knowledge.
  • SPARs in most schools feel academically alienated
    and unmotivated because they are already behind.

12
What can SC do to help..
  • Counselor education programs represent ideal
    field for preparing experts in primary
    intervention.
  • This is a challenge because few policy makers
    understand and support primary prevention as a
    long term approach.
  • We need to have effective prevention, promotion
    and collaboration to be successful!

13
Mediation as guidance
  • Huge focus of the mediation of students comes
    from not only targeting the problems of SPARs but
    also their future roles as parents of SPARs and
    society.
  • Include concept development for SPARs who are
    ready to create zones for proximal development.
  • Videos or plays
  • Counselor led peer groups

14
Our roles.
  • Important for SC to work proactively with
    students, teachers, administration, parents and
    communities.
  • Two new roles to take on to help reduce AG
  • Extend guidance activities by organizing and
    overseeing a new human growth and development
    curriculum in secondary education.
  • Role in primary school is to focus mainly on not
    allowing the gap to emerge by organizing support
    for SPARs over time.

15
IDP?
  • Believed that SPARs students should have an
    Individualized Development Plan (IDP) to
    determine the level of external support needed
    for academic learning. Mainly done at elementary
    level
  • Thoughts on IDPs?

16
Secondary level
  • Its important for SC to learn about curriculum
    development and work with principals and teachers
    to design district level programs and evaluation
    procedures. (Lucky for us we know how to do
    this!)
  • Curriculum must be values-free and must be linked
    with the community!
  • Have human development workshops for teachers,
    parents and others who want to be aware of the
    growing concerns. Stress the importance of peers
    in adolescence.

17
What is being done to help
  • DeWitt Readers Digest initiative in counselor
    education aims to transform counselor education
    programs by having them play a direct role in
    raising test scores.
  • Some resources available today
  • Books
  • Journal articles

18
Resource
  • Book School Counseling to Close the Achievement
    Gap A Social Justice Framework for Success,
    written by Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy.
  • SC have multicultural training that places us at
    an advantage to help close the achievement gap.
  • We have the power and tools to influence students!

19
Social Justice Approach
  • Six key functions of school counselors
  • Counseling and Intervention Planning
  • Consultation
  • Connecting Schools, Families and Communities
  • Collecting and utilizing data
  • Challenging bias
  • Coordinating student services and support

20
Programs that help!
  • The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) is a
    non-partisan, non-profit professional
    development organization based on Washington, DC
    that provides varied learning opportunities for
    individuals working on policy issues affecting
    youth at the local, state and national levels
  • http//www.aypf.org/publications/RAA/RAA.pdf

21
Successful programs
  • Target
  • Attendance and dropout rates
  • Grades
  • Credits earned
  • Standardized test scores
  • High School Graduate
  • College Admission or completion

22
5 Overarching keys to success
  • High expectations for youth, program and staff
  • Personalized attention
  • Innovative Structure/Innovation
  • Experiential learning
  • Long-term support

23
Programs
  • ABACUS/ASHSNY
  • AVID
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of America
  • Career Academies CA
  • College Bound
  • Gateway to Higher Education
  • I Have a Dream
  • Upward Bound
  • Youth River Watch
  • Marylands Tomorrow
  • Sponsor-a-Scholar
  • Student Support Services

24
Conclusion
  • We as SC need to advocate for our roles in
    closing the achievement gap. Go out and let your
    principal know that you have training to help
    participate in this arena.
  • Through consultation and collaboration we can all
    work to help make positive change.
  • Set a goal for yourself!!!!
  • What you can do to help close the achievement gap?
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