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1PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy
Rashid F. Davis, Principal
College Board-Forum 2010
October 26-29,2010
Washington, DC
Introducing Underrepresented Students to Academic Rigor
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Davis, Principal, BETA
Bronx Engineering and Technology
Academy (BETA)• A New Century High School in Partnership with
New Visions for Public Schools
▫ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
▫ Carnegie Corporation of New York
▫ Open Society Institute
▫ Council of Supervisors and Administrators
▫ United Federation of Teachers
▫ The New York City Department of Education
• Opened in 2004
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Vision/Mission• One Community-One Vision
• The mission of BETA is to create a nurturing and challenging learning environment that will stimulate and support students’ ability to think critically and creatively.
• Grades 9-12
• Located in the John F. Kennedy Educational Campus, Marble Hill area (we are a Bronx High School)
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Demographics: BETA’s Student Population-442 Students
General Ed65%Special Ed
14%
ELL15%
Special Ed + ELL6%
Special Populations
Black32%
Hispanic61%
Other7%
Ethnicity
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Demographics: BETA’s Gender/Economically Disadvantaged-442
Students
Free/Reduced92%
Full8%
Economically Disadvantaged
Females16%
Males84%
Gender
BETA Faculty and Staff
• $3,534,898.00 allocated
• $3,022,414-Faculty and Staff salaries
• 86% of budget invested in Human Capital• 5 teachers have professional engineering backgrounds• 13 teachers have had training through Rochester Institute of
Technology and/or College Board• 13 Faculty and Staff members are in an emerging leader’s program
to get Building Leadership Certification through Fordham University or Baruch College-City University of New York
1 Principal3 Assistant Principals
4 Counselors 1 Attendance Teacher1 Director of Graduate Support1 BusinessManager1 Secretary
TOTAL =49
28 Teachers
1 ParentCoordinator1 Community Coordinator
2 Community Associates3 School Aides2 Family Para-professionals
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FEMALES46%
MALES54%
0%
0%
GENDER
Demographics: BETA’s Faculty and Staff
Asian6%
Black37%
Hispanic35%
White22%
Deficit Thinking• — Wagstaff and Fusarelie (1999), for example ,
found that the single most important factor in the academic achievement of minority children was the explicit rejection of deficit thinking by the school-based administrator.
• — Bishop and colleagues (Bishop, Berryman, & Richardson, 2001; Bishop Berryman, Tiakiwai, & Richardson, 2003) have found that when teachers were trained to avoid deficit thinking, the academic achievement of Maori students increased within months;
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Components of Successful Deficit Free Climates: Teachers
Impact all Three Student Variables
Deficit Free Thinking Climate:
• Teachers expect all students to go to college or other post-secondary option.
• Teachers help students plan for college outside of class time.
• The curriculum is focused on helping students get ready for college.
• Teachers feel that it is a part of their job to prepare students to succeed in
college.
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BETA Components of Successful College Access
* Engle, Bermeo, & O’Brien, 2006
Research identifies three main student variables (beyond academic
preparedness) to increase successful college enrollment:*
Student
Aspirations
College
Admissions
Process
Transition
to College
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Raising
Aspirations
Personalized
and frequent
interactions
Discount variables
that prevent
college thinking
Raise perceptions
of self as
“college material”
Inform students
of college options
and financing
Establish link
between
college and career
1) Raising Aspirations
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Easing the Initial
Transition to College
Increase
graduation and
career aspiration
Preparedness
For College
Environment
Network of family,
teacher, and
community support
3) Easing the Initial Transition to College
Post Graduation
Supports
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Navigate Admissions
Process
Start early;
meet often
Take
students
step-by-step
Explain
how to pay
for college
Get families
involved
Make
connections
to the community
2) Navigate Admissions Process
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Support Team
The City CommissionOf Human RightsPeer Mediation
Columbia UniversityNational Society of Black Engineers
College SummitPeer Leaders
City CollegeThe Society of Hispanic ProfessionalEngineers
Bronx Community CollegeTalent SearchUpward Bound
Turner ConstructionYouth Force 2020
BETAACEMentoring Program
Manhattan CollegeSchool of Engineering
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Pre-College and Career Awareness Program
• Manhattan College School of Engineering Summer Camp
• SHPE Jr. High School Chapter
• NSBE Jr. High School Chapter
• ACE Mentoring
• Henkels & McCoy
• Pre-College Symposia-Philadelphia and Washington, DC
• Project Lead the Way curriculum currently in use for all students
• 2010-11-Year of Planning to become an Academy of Engineering and Academy of Information Technology through the National Academy Foundation
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54.7%
81.1%
93.2%
8th grade proficiency ratings are very
predictive of high school Regents diplomas
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Student Achievement: Majority of BETA Students Enter High School
Below Grade Level in ELA and Mathematics
5%
49%
17%
3%
26%
8th Grade ELA Scores
6%
34%
33%
2%
25%
8th Grade Math Scores
Students without a score may not have attended a NYC public middle school or they may be an English Language Learner.
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 No Score
• DOE research shows that students who enter high school at or above grade level
are substantially more likely to graduate with a Regents Diploma.
BETA Early InterventionApril May June July August
Pre-Summer
Diagnostics
Classes Regents
Testing
Bridge
Program
Regents
Testing
Early Intervention helps with the
transition from junior high school
to high school. The intervention
resembles the early intervention
college programs.
Reflecting on progress
in the current year and
planning over the
summer for the next
school year.
Incoming students take Regents in
August, January , and June.
REGENTS
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SAT Performance: Critical Reading and Math Scores
412
451
390
400
410
420
430
440
450
460
Reading Math
Cohort 2008
411
459
380
390
400
410
420
430
440
450
460
470
Reading Math
Cohort 2009
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High School Graduation Requirements
• Pass 5 Regents Exams (ELA, Math, Science, Global Studies and US History); AND
• Accumulate 44 credits, distributed across ELA (8), Social Studies (8), Math (6), Science (6), Foreign Language (2), Art (2), Health (1), and PE (4.2) and the remaining fall under electives.
• Giving students 8 credits of math and science, and 6 credits of foreign language goes beyond New York State requirements
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Graduates-Credit Accumulation
22%
31%
36%
11%
Cohort 2008
8%
25%
22%
45%
Cohort 2009
45-49.9 50-54.9 55-59.9 60 or more
44 Credits are required for graduation-John Garvey, former Associate Dean for Collaborative Programs at CUNY, makes reference to BETA’s graduates credit accumulation in Are New York City’s Public Schools Preparing Students for Success in College? Education Policy For Action Series: Education Challenges Facing New York City by Annenberg Institute for School Reform
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Graduates enrollment in Advanced Placement Courses
16%
20%
20%
24%
20%
Cohort 2008
17%
7%
10%
36%
30%
Cohort 2009
1 2 3 4 or More No AP
Time to Degree: observed 4-year
graduation rates
Source: Linda Hargrove, Donn Godin, and Barbara Dodd, “College Outcomes Comparisons by AP and Non-
AP High School Experiences,” New York: The College Board, 2008.
Students who scored a 2 or higher on an AP
Exam were more likely than other students to
earn a bachelor’s degree within 4 years.
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Advanced Placement Percentage Scores 2 or Higher
30
17
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Score2 Score 3 or Higher
Cohort 2008
42
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0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Score 2 Score 3 or Higher
Cohort 2009
Students who scored a 2 or higher on an AP Exam were more likely than other
students to earn a bachelor’s degree within 4 years.
5 This percentage was calculated as follows: The numerator includes each public school student in the graduating class of 2008 who earned an AP Exam score of 3 or higher on an AP Exam at any point in his or her high school years; if a student earned more than one AP Exam grade of 3 or higher, she or he was still only counted once. The denominator is simply the overall number of public school students graduating from high school in 2008, as projected in “Knocking at the College Door” (2008), Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
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Students Sending Applications – Cohort 2008
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
NATIONAL TOTAL/AVG NEW YORK CITY TOTAL/AVG Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy
68%72%
100%
NATIONAL TOTAL/AVG NEW YORK CITY TOTAL/AVG Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy
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Students Sending Applications – Cohort 2009
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
NATIONAL TOTAL/AVG NEW YORK CITY TOTAL/AVG Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy
67%71%
100%
NATIONAL TOTAL/AVG NEW YORK CITY TOTAL/AVG Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy
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National Student Clearinghouse
Lagged Enrollment Rate
• 2008-72.73%
• 2009-78.69%
• Lagged Enrollment Rate-Students who graduate from high school and enroll between 7/1 of their graduation year and 7/31 of their graduation year +1.
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National Student Clearinghouse-Confirmed
Enrollment by Institution Type• 2 Year vs. 4 Year Enrollment
• 2008-37% 2 Year 63% 4 Year
• 2009-30% 2 Year 70% 4 Year
• Private vs. Public
• 2008-50/50
• 2009-35%/Private-65% Public
• Instate vs. Out of State
• 2008- 70% In - 30% Out
• 2009-91% In – 9% Out
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Recognition
• New York State’s High Performing Gap Closing School 2008 and 2009
• US News & World Reports-Silver Medal Best High Schools 2010
• Newsweek America’s Best High School's List 2009 and 2010
• Good Morning America appearances
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=6644258
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=6653365
In addition to this presentation is a one page chart showing college outcomes for six students after first semester.
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