The document discusses college and career readiness. It defines college and career readiness as the ability to succeed without remediation in credit-bearing college courses or certificate programs. It also outlines four keys to college and career readiness: think, know, act, and go. These involve cognitive strategies, content knowledge, learning skills, and transition knowledge and skills. The document recommends calibrating assessments, creating applications, and connecting processes to strengthen linkages between high school and postsecondary education to improve student readiness.

1. Understanding College
and Career Readiness
Charis McGaughy, PhD
Director, Field Services
Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC)
June 11, 2012 • College Now, Cleveland OH

2. Today’s Workshop is based in Part on the Findings and
Recommendations In:
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3. Nature of the Challenge
• The proportion of students going on to postsecondary
education has steadily increased over the past 100
years and is likely to continue to increase.
• National education policy is beginning to emphasize
college and career readiness over basic skills
instruction.
• Today’s young people will need to be better educated
and prepared as the US continues to move to a
knowledge/information economic model.
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4. Out of 100 ninth graders, how many…
Sources: NCES – Common Core Data, IPEDS Residency and Migration Survey, IPEDS Enrollment Survey, IPEDS Graduation 4
Rate Survey (2008)

5. Almost 22% of adults in Ohio enrolled in college at
some point but have not completed a degree
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6. Definition of College and Career Readiness
• C ollege and career readiness
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success— without remediation—
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7. Distinguishing Among Different Types of
Readiness
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8. Four Keys to College and Career Readiness
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9. Think Know Act Go
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10. C A L IB R A T E C R E A TE C ONNEC T
Diagnostics that Applications that Processes that
measure college increase college strengthen linkages
and career and career with postsecondary
readiness with readiness through education.
greater precision. changes to
T h in k R e a d y C courses. e a t e
ours e C r R e a d in e s s C o n n e c
D eveloping thinking strategies for P roducing syllabi for college and career t
postsecondary success and lifelong learning ready courses (formerly C onnecting high school coursework to college-
(formerly C -P A S). SyllabusM aker). level expectations (formerly R eferenceC ourses).
C a mpus Re a dy C o u r s e A lig n R e a d in e s s B r id g e
A nalyzing school programs and culture for A ligning courses to college and career C onnecting high school and college courses
college and career readiness (formerly readiness expectations. (formerly P airedC ourses).
SchoolD iagnostic).
C o urs e P a thw a y R e a d in e s s P a r t n e
I’ m R e a d y C reating school-wide course pathways r
D etermining student readiness for college and aligned to college and career readiness. C onnecting teachers, faculty, and
careers. administrators to college and career readiness.
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