Mississippi

Goals for Education

Challenge to Lead: Mississippi

2006

Southern Regional Education Board

Mississippi

Themes: Challenge to Lead Goals

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Transitions

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Pre-K to elementary school

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Middle grades to high school High school to college and careers

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Closing the achievement gaps

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Race/ethnicity and gender Geography Income

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Education systems

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Aligned curricula/assessments Data from schools and colleges linked Accountability to the public

Mississippi

State Profile

Actual and Projected Changes Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollment U.S.

SREB MS 13% 14% 1992-2002 - 3% 2% 4% 2002-2012 - 5%

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SREB Fact Book on Higher Education,

2003 and 2005

Mississippi

State Profile

Children Ages 18 and Younger in Poverty 2003 29% 30% 18% 21% 10%

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U.S.

SREB MS High SREB state

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and the Annie E. Casey Foundation

Low SREB state

Mississippi

State Profile

Percent of Students Approved for a Free or Reduced-Price Lunch 1990 and 2004 71% 8% 51% 44% 12% 11% 63% 39% 33%

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U.S.

Increase in percent, 1990-2004 SREB Percent, 1990 MS

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and the National School Lunch Program

Mississippi

State Profile

Racial/Ethnic Proportions Public High School Graduates Black Hispanic White Other 66% 6% United States 2006 14% 14% 2018 13% 22% 56% 9% 1%

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Mississippi 2006 2018 46% 1% 52% 43% 7% 48%

Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

2%

Mississippi First-Grade Readiness Children in Poverty Compared With Children in Prekindergarten Programs 2005 DE MD

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200% or more 100% to 199% Less than 100%

Sources: U.S. Head Start Bureau and the National Institute for Early Education Research

Mississippi Achievement in the Early Grades Increases in NAEP Scale Scores Fourth-Grade Reading 1998 to 2005 DE MD

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1998 data not available Significant increases

Mississippi Achievement in the Early Grades NAEP Fourth-Grade Reading Results 2005 62% 62% 48% 30% 28% 18%

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Basic and above U.S.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

SREB Proficient and above MS

Mississippi Achievement in the Early Grades NAEP Fourth-Grade Reading Results Percent Scoring At or Above Basic by Race/Ethnicity 67% 61% 64% 66%

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30% 28% 33% 30% 1998 2002 Black 2003 White 2005 Hispanic: no scores reported in 2005 for 1998 to 2005.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Mississippi

Achievement in the Early Grades

NAEP Fourth-Grade Reading Results Percent Scoring At or Above Basic Level by School Location, 2005 54% 58% 39% 67% 65% 56% 64% 60% 47%

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Central cities Suburbs/large towns U.S.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

SREB Rural MS

Mississippi

Achievement in the Middle Grades

NAEP Eighth-Grade Mathematics Results 2005 68% 64% 52% 28% 23% 14%

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Basic and above U.S.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

SREB Proficient and above MS

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Achievement in the Middle Grades

NAEP Eighth-Grade Mathematics Results Basic and Above by Race/Ethnicity 74% 67% 58%

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20% 2000 27% 2003 31% 2005 Black White Hispanic: no scores reported in 2005 for 2000 to 2005.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Mississippi

Achievement in the Middle Grades

NAEP Eighth-Grade Mathematics Results Percent Scoring At or Above Basic Level Free and Reduced-Price Lunch, 2005 79% 77% 73% 51% 50% 39%

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Eligible U.S.

SREB

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Not eligible MS

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Mississippi

Achievement in the Middle Grades

Eighth-Grade Students on Track for College-Prep Math in High School, 2005 Algebra I or higher Pre-algebra 89% 69% 27% 70% 34% 62% 33% 59% 26% 39% 56% 42% 36% 33% 23% U . S .

S R EB M S

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

H i g h S R EB st a t e L o w S R EB st a t e

Mississippi High School Graduation Four-Year Graduation Rate From High School 2004 Out of 100 ninth-grade students in Mississippi ...

63 became high school graduates

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U.S. Graduation Rate: 75%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Updated 9/2006

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Mississippi High School Graduation Graduation Rates by Race and Gender 2003 Black male Hispanic male White male Black female Hispanic female White female U.S.

45% 49% 38% 50% 57% 59% 68% 76% 50% 61% 83% 60% MS

Source: Urban Institute

Mississippi

College and Career Readiness

Math Courses Required for College-Prep Diploma * * DE * MD * * * *

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Algebra I, II and geometry Algebra I and geometry Not specified * State has one standard diploma and does not specify a distinct college-prep diploma; courses indicated are for the standard diploma.

Sources: State departments of education

Mississippi College and Career Readiness Number of Career Courses Required in State’s Career Pathway MD

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Three or more courses One course

Sources: State departments of education

No pathway defined

Mississippi

College and Career Readiness

Percent of Graduating Seniors Taking At Least One AP Exam 2005 DE MD

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23% or more 11% to 22% 10% or fewer U.S. 23% SREB 24%

Source:

Advanced Placement Report to the Nation

, 2006

Mississippi

College and Career Readiness

Seniors Taking the ACT Assessment and Completing ACT’s Recommended Core Curriculum 56% 58% 56% 51%

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1995 U.S.

MS 2005

Mississippi

College and Career Readiness

Average Composite ACT Scores U.S.

21.0

21.0

SREB 21.0

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20.8

20.0

18.8

1995

Source: ACT Inc.

20.0

18.7

1997 20.1

18.7

1999 20.0

18.5

2001 MS 20.8

20.1

18.7

2003 20.9

20.2

18.7

2005

Mississippi

College and Career Readiness

Average Composite ACT Scores by Race/Ethnicity Black Hispanic White

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19.9

17.6

16.3

1995

Source: ACT Inc.

20.2

18.2

16.3

1997 20.1

18.9

16.3

1999 20.0

18.7

16.0

2001 20.1

18.8

16.3

2003 20.1

19.7

16.2

2005

Mississippi Adult Literacy and Job Training 25- to 44-Year-Olds Without High School Credentials Enrolled in Adult Education 2000 9% 9% 8%

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U.S.

SREB

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Education

MS

Mississippi Adult Literacy and Job Training GED Awards by Age, 2004 1% Adults: 25 to 49 20% 26% Adults: 50 and older Youth: 16 and 17 Adults: 18 to 24 53%

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Number of Awards in MS: 6,528 Pass Rates: U.S. 61% SREB 63% MS 56%

Source: American Council on Education

Mississippi

Postsecondary Certificates & Degrees

Estimated College Enrollment Rates of Recent High School Graduates 54% 49% 55% 58% 58% 64%

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Fall 1992 U.S.

SREB

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Fall 2002 MS

Mississippi

Postsecondary Certificates & Degrees

Adults With Bachelor’s Degrees or Higher 2000 All Black Hispanic White 24% 14% 10% 26% 22% 14% 12% 24%

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U.S.

SREB

Source:

SREB Fact Book on Higher Education,

2003, 2005

17% 10% 12% 20% MS

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Mississippi

Postsecondary Certificates & Degrees

$8,310 Needed for annual tuition/fees, room/board at Mississippi public four-year institutions Affordability Gap, 2004 Gap $2,780 Gap fillers

State grants Merit aid Extra job Cost cuts

Pell Grant $1,300 Tax Credit: $1,500 Expected Family Contribution $2,730 Gap $3,510 SEOG - $750 Pell Grant $4,050 MS median income $36,390 Poverty-income family $18,850

Sources: SREB-State Data Exchange and National Center for Education Statistics

Mississippi School Performance Standards Percent At or Above Standards Fourth-Grade Reading 2005 State standards NAEP

Basic Proficient

2003 Mississippi MS U.S. MS U.S. 87% 49% 62% 18% 30% 2005 89% 48% 62% 18% 30%

Southern Regional Education Board Sources: Mississippi Department of Education and National Center for Education Statistics

Mississippi School Performance Standards Percent At or Above Standards Eighth-Grade Mathematics 2005 State standards NAEP

Basic Proficient

2003 Mississippi MS U.S. MS U.S. 48% 47% 67% 12% 27% 2005 53% 52% 68% 14% 28%

Southern Regional Education Board Sources: Mississippi Department of Education and National Center for Education Statistics

Mississippi School Performance Standards Title I Schools in Need of Improvement

No Child Left Behind

Mississippi, 2005 Year 1: School choice Year 2: Extra services Year 3: Corrective action Year 4: Plan to restructure Year 5: Restructure 54 Schools 24 Schools 0 Schools 1 Schools 1 Schools

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Mississippi

had 878 public elementary and secondary schools in 2005.

Source: Mississippi Department of Education

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Mississippi

School Leadership

Indicators Rating: 2002 2006 Recruit and select future school leaders Redesign leadership programs to emphasize curriculum, instruction and student learning Develop programs with school-based experiences that prepare participants to lead school improvement Base professional-level licensure on improved school and classroom practices Create alternative pathways to initial licensure Provide training and support for leadership teams in low-performing schools

No Progress Some Progress Substantial Progress Little Progress Promising Progress Source: SREB Learning-centered Leadership Program

Mississippi

Qualified Teachers

Secondary Mathematics Teachers Certified in Mathematics, 2004 89% 86% 97% 61% 65% 64%

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Middle Grades U.S.

SREB

Source: Council of Chief State School Officers

High School MS

Mississippi Qualified Teachers Average Salaries of Beginning Teachers 2004 TN $30,449 AR $26,129 MS $28,106 AL $30,973 LA $29,655

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U.S. $31,704

Source: American Federation of Teachers

SREB $30,052

Mississippi

College and University Accountability

Average Salaries of Full-Time Instructional Faculty at Public Colleges and Universities 2005 $67,880 $63,770 $56,020 $52,810 $45,250 $41,860

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Four-year U.S.

Source: SREB Data Library

SREB Two-year MS

Mississippi

College and University Accountability

Six-Year Graduation Rates in 2004 for First-Time Freshmen Who Entered Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Fall 1998

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SREB Mississippi High SREB state Low SREB state

Source: SREB-State Data Exchange

34% 52% 50% 65%

Mississippi

College and University Accountability

Graduate Degrees Awarded in Sciences and Technologies Public and Private Colleges and Universities Doctoral Master’s 539 85 572 84 454 488

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1993 2003

Sources:

SREB Fact Book on Higher Education,

2005, and SREB Data Library

Mississippi

Education System That is Aligned

Ninth-Grade Bulge, 2004 For every 100 eighth-graders in Mississippi in 2003, there were 6 MORE ninth-graders in 2004.

Southern Regional Education Board Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Mississippi

Education System That is Accountable

K-12 Funding Changes 1999 to 2003 SREB MS 22% 27% 17% 29% 3% 14% State and local funds State and local funds per student State and local funds per student, adjusted for inflation

Southern Regional Education Board Sources: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Mississippi

Education System That is Accountable

Enrollment and Funding Changes Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities 2001 to 2005 23% 21% SREB MS 13% 9% 13% 8%

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0% State appropriations, tuition and fees Full-time equivalent (FTE) students

Source: SREB-State Data Exchange

Funding per FTE student -3% Funding per FTE student, adjusted for inflation

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Education System That is Accountable

Enrollment and Funding Changes Public Two-Year Colleges, 2001 to 2005 31% 25% SREB 26% MS Maryland 16% 5%

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-8% -7% State appropriations, tuition and fees Full-time equivalent (FTE) students

Source: SREB-State Data Exchange

Funding per FTE student -18% Funding per FTE student, adjusted for inflation

Mississippi

Education System That is Accountable

Progress in Building the 10 Essential Elements for a Student Data System 2005 DE MD

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8 to 10 Elements 6 to 7 4 to 5 1 to 3

Source: National Center for Educational Accountability, August 2005 Survey