El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence

P-16 Summit:Creating a College-Going Culture and

Well-Educated Communities

June 20-21, 2007

M. Susana Navarro, Ph.D.Executive Director

Context for El Paso’s K-16 Partnership

• Population: 700,000 – 70% Latino• Socio Economic Status: Fifth Poorest Congressional District in

Country• Over 50% of the Population Identifies Spanish as Language of

Preference in the Home• K-12 Enrollment in twelve El Paso area school districts: 170,000• Ethnic breakdown of student enrollment:

• Hispanic: 88.2%• African-American: 2.8%• White: 7.8%

• Percent of students that are Limited English Proficient: 30%• Percent of students that are low income: 66%• Number of Schools: 225• Community College Enrollment: 25,598• UTEP Enrollment: 19,264

El Paso Collaborative Members

• El Paso Independent School District• Ysleta Independent School District• Socorro Independent School District• Education Service Center Region 19• El Paso Community College• The University of Texas at El Paso• El Paso Interreligious Sponsoring Organization• Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce• El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce• El Paso Black Chamber of Commerce• City of El Paso• El Paso County

El Paso Collaborative’s Goals

• to ensure academic success among all youngsters in our schools--from their very first year in school through the university;

• to ensure that all students graduate from area high schools prepared to enter and succeed in a four-year college or university;

• to reduce the academic achievement gap across racial/ethnic groups.

Action Agenda

1) Attention to Standards - Uniformly high for all students

2) A Systemic Focus:•Whole Schools•Whole Districts

3) Simultaneous Renewal - K-164) Changing Policies and Practice5) Professional Development for Teachers and

Administrators6) Curriculum Alignment

TAAS/TAKS Math Results (Grade 03)

Source: TEA AEIS Reports – Accountability subset-English version test takers; Region 19 TAKS data.

90.3%

58.1%

78.7%75.2%

76.8% 77.1%

61.9%

80.8% 76.3%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

1994(TAAS) 1998 (TAAS) 2006(TAKS)

Hispanic

White

All

TAAS/TAKS Math Results (Grade 11)

Source: TEA AEIS Reports – Accountability subset; Region 19 TAKS data (April Administration). The Standard for TAKS Grade 11 in Spring 2005is at 1 SEM (Standard Error Measure) below the panel recommendation.

33.0%

68.7%

61.4%

83.6%

66.1%

85.3%

38.2%

68.8% 70.3%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

1993(TAAS) 1998 (TAAS) 2006(TAKS)

Hispanic

White

All

TAAS/TAKS Science Results (Grade 11)

Source: TEA AEIS Reports – EOC Biology (*Includes grades 9-12); Region 19 TAKS data

87.3% 89.6%

69.4%65.2%

61.1%

86.2%

68.0%71.9%

64.2%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

1998(TAAS) 2001 (TAAS)* 2006(TAKS)

Hispanic

White

All

Algebra I: Enrollment and Completion by Grade 9

Source: TEA PEIMS data

62.0%

100.0%

55.0%

88.0%

71.0%

100.0%

74.0%

88.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

1992-1993 2005-2006

Hispanic Enrolled

Hispanic Passed

White Enrolled

White Passed

Algebra II: Enrollment and Completion by Grade 11

Source: TEA PEIMS data

40.0%

100.0%

82.0%

100.0%

88.0% 87.5%

64.0%

90.5%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

1992-1993 2005-2006

Hispanic Enrolled

Hispanic Passed

White Enrolled

White Passed

Chemistry: Enrollment and Completion by Grade 11

Source: TEA PEIMS data

28.0%

87.1%81.0%

86.0%90.8%86.1%

76.4%

45.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

1992-1993 2005-2006

Hispanic Enrolled

Hispanic Passed

White Enrolled

White Passed

Graduation Rates for Selected School Districts

58.9

%

58.5

% 69.6

%

66.5

%

56.7

%

58.4

%

55.0

%

61.6

%

61.8

%

63.1

%75.4

%

78.3

%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

2000-2001 2005-2006

San Antonio ISD Austin ISD Dallas ISDHouston ISD Brownsville ISD El Paso Urban Districts

Completion of Recommended High School Program or Higher– Class of 2005

Source: Texas Education Agency –Adhoc Reports

92% 92%90%

85%88%

93%

72%

87%

77%

81% 81%

86%

81%

90%

86%85%

85%

90%86%

86%

65%

74%72%72%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

All Students Hispanic White African American

El Paso Districts

Austin ISD

Dallas ISD

Houston ISD

San Antonio ISD

Statewide