Austin, TX – On Friday, August 1st, Austin Community College will host a half-day College Readiness Standards Forum for ACC faculty and staff, and superintendents and representatives from area school district.
The Texas College Readiness Standards Forum begins at 9 a.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Eastview Campus, 3401 Webberville Road. The event will provide timely information about the new standards and the implications they have for both secondary and higher education. Presentations will be made by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Dr. Raymund Paredes, lead staff from the THECB and the Texas Education Agency, and members of the State Vertical Writing Teams. More than 300 education officials are expected to attend.
To meet the requirements of House Bill 1, passed by the 79th Texas Legislature, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Education Agency jointly approved the College Readiness Standards. These new standards address what students must know and be able to do to succeed in entry-level courses in higher education. Currently, Texas high school graduates are far less prepared for college-level courses than their counterparts across the nation – with nearly half of college freshmen in Texas needing remediation.
The College Readiness Standards Project has formed groups of high school and college faculty, called “vertical teams,” to develop new college-oriented curriculum standards for English, math, science and social studies courses taught in public schools.
“This is the first time in Texas a group of school district personnel worked closely with higher education administration for a common purpose,” said Dr. Mary Hensley, vice president of college support systems and ISD relations at Austin Community College. “Developing a vertical curriculum alignment will ensure that students who graduate high school are better prepared to enter college.”
The U.S. Department of Labor estimates 90 percent of 21st-century skilled workforce jobs require some form of post-secondary education. If Texas is to remain competitive in the global workforce, students must first be able to successfully complete the first year of college without the need for remedial or developmental education.
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By Blas Castaneda August 2, 2008 - 6:33 am
These efforts to great so that our youth are given
global competitveness prepareness skills to succeed. Our cities and counties in Texas are no longer isolated from world opportunities and pressures that our communities
must be prepared to handle at an instant not tomorrow.
We applaud ACC for this leadership effort since Texas
Community Colleges are the driving force in our great state
to provide the cutting edge education and training
transition programs for both Business, industry and the
general community.
One viable suggestion is to make Coordinating Board, TEA
and TWC the triangle of educational innovation for Texas.
Business and industry must be an intergral partner
not an invitee at the end of the process.
Congratulations,
Blas Castaneda
By danica August 15, 2008 - 10:55 pm
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danica