Transcript ECE Linkages Project - Stanford University

SECONDARY TO POSTSECONDARY
TRANSITIONS FOR YOUTH IN
SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT
ODED GURANTZ
REBECCA A. LONDON
Association for Public Policy Analysis and
Management Annual Conference, November 5, 2010
Bachelor and Associate Degree
Attainment in the U.S., Ages 25-29 (CPS)
Total (BA)
ALL (AA)
Male (BA)
Male (AA)
Female (BA)
Female (AA)
40
35
Percent
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Improving Postsecondary Outcomes in
San Francisco
 City and County of San Francisco has been working to
improve postsecondary outcomes of public school students
(attendance and completion)
 In 2009 received a Gates Foundation CLIP planning grant
(Communities Learning in Partnership) aimed at creating
partnerships among education, business, and civic leaders
to get young people into and through college
 Formed the Partnership for Postsecondary Success (PSP):
San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), Community
College of San Francisco (CCSF), City of San Francisco
Mayor’s Office, Departments of Workforce Development
(OEWD) and Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)
Youth Data Archive (YDA)
 PSP committed to using data to inform their process, but no
data linking SFUSD to CCSF exist
 The YDA:
 Links individual-level data on youth across city, county,
school district, and non-profit agencies in a community
 Works closely with community partners to identify crossagency research questions that no one agency alone could
answer and address important needs in the community
 Presents research findings to community partners and
supports partners to understand resulting analyses
 Focuses on actionable steps community can take to improve
youth outcomes and supports the process for doing so
The YDA Process
Schools
Person
Comm.
College
Other
Agencies
Person
Person
101
X
101
X
101
102
X
102
X
102
X
103
X
103
X
103
Feedback
and
Approval
from
Partners
Youth Data Archive
Dissemination
and Action
Partner
Agencies
Similar
Agencies
Person
Schools
Comm.
College
101
X
X
102
X
X
X
X
X
103
Other
Agencies
Aggregated
Report
Decision
Makers
Research
Field
Methods
 Linked SFUSD and CCSF data with the YDA
 Combined with data from National Student
Clearinghouse (NSC) for SFUSD graduates
 Follow 4,798 first-time ninth grade SFUSD students
who were enrolled in the 2000-01 school year
Focus on students who go immediately from high school
to college
 Look first at graduation and college-going and then
model the factors associated with community college
completion using logistic regression
SFUSD to Postsecondary Trajectory,
2000-01 9th Grade Cohort
4,798 SFUSD
9th Graders
63% of 9th Graders Graduated from SFUSD
Within Four Years
78% of Graduates Attended a
Postsecondary Institution the Year After
Graduating from SFUSD
3,043 SFUSD
Graduates
2,386
Postsecondary
Attendees
1,281
Postsecondary
Completers
54% of Postsecondary
Attendees Graduated
Within Five Years
Postsecondary Attendance Rates Year After
Graduating SFUSD, 2000-01 9th Grade Cohort
100%
22%
75%
50%
8%
17%
7%
19%
26%
33%
7%
42%
25%
0%
44%
56%
18%
35%
17%
29%
17%
18%
15%
11%
5%
8%
20%
52%
19%
38%
58%
38%
20%
7%
26%
47%
24%
9%
19%
7%
24%
28%
39%
50%
19%
Four-Year Institution
Other Two-Year Institution
CCSF
No Postsecondary Attendance
Five-Year Bachelor Degree Completion Rates for
SFUSD Graduates 2000-01 9th Grade Cohort
100%
75%
50%
81.8%
25%
69.3%
44.2%
18.4%
0%
University of
California
(N=696)
San Francisco State San Jose State and Other Four-Year
(N=344)
California State Institutions (N=189)
University
(N=125)
Logistic Regressions of Four-Year CCSF Completion
Rates, SFUSD Graduates, 2000-01 and 2001-02
HIGH SCHOOL FACTORS
Marginal Effects
High school GPA
0.090**
Ever suspended
-0.022
Highest math course taken at SFUSD:
Calculus
0.050
Trigonometry
-0.013
Algebra 2
(omitted)
Geometry or lower
-0.064
Proficiency (1-5) on last CST taken
0.035**
Logistic Regressions of Four-Year CCSF Completion
Rates, SFUSD Graduates, 2000-01 and 2001-02
CCSF FACTORS
Marginal Effects
Attended CCSF Full-Time
Highest English Course Taken First Year at CCSF:
No English Course Taken
College English
1 Level Below College English
2 Levels Below College English
3 Levels Below College English
4+ Levels Below College English
Highest Math Course Taken First Year at CCSF:
No Math Course Taken
College Math
Pre-College Math
Basic Math
0.160**
-0.156**
(omitted)
-0.100**
-0.144**
-0.110**
-0.195**
-0.002
(omitted)
-0.023
-0.029
SFUSD Non-Graduates who Entered
CCSF, 2000-01 9th Grade Cohort
Grade Level
When Exiting
SFUSD
N
Enrolled at
Enrolled at
Total Percentage of
CCSF One Year
CCSF Two
Enrolling at CCSF
After Leaving
Years After
Within Two Years
SFUSD
Leaving SFUSD
After Leaving
SFUSD
9th Grade
481
7.3%
3.7%
11.0%
10th Grade
428
21.3%
6.1%
27.4%
11th Grade
380
26.8%
7.4%
34.2%
12th Grade
306
37.3%
7.2%
44.5%
1,595
21.4%
5.9%
27.3%
Total
Study Implications
 Findings very useful to the PSP, but have not yet
generated new information for the field
 This is in part due to the initial questions asked by
the PSP, which were aimed at describing the
population and the problem
 Findings did help PSP to receive Gates funding for
three more years
 Findings led to several changes at the local level
Local Implications
 Created professional learning communities to
study SFUSD graduates who are unable to
place into college-level English
 CCSF allowed 300 incoming SFUSD students
first enrollment privileges in math and English
core courses
 CCSF is investigating accepting Early Assessment
Program (EAP) taken by SFUSD 11th graders
results in lieu of CCSF placement tests
Formation of Bridge to Success
SFUSD and CCSF collaboration formalized into an
ongoing partnership “Bridge to Success”
Chose eight indicators that were incorporated into a
report card for SFUSD students:
1. Enter Kindergarten Ready
5. Graduate high school with the core
competencies needed to enter a school in
the UC or CSU systems
2. Stay on track in school (4th, 8th, and 10th
grade data)
6. Enroll in college
3. Pass California State University’s Early
Assessment Program (EAP) in 11th grade
7. Go to college full-time
4. Apply for financial aid
8. Earn a college degree
Formation of Bridge to Success