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Are you College Ready?
EPIC focuses on creating a climate of change that supports dramatically improved college readiness for more U.S. high school students.
Denver Schools Pilot the College Ready School Diagnostic
Denver Schools Pilot the College Ready School Diagnostic
In October 2009, EPIC began piloting the College Board College Ready School Diagnostic in the Denver Public School District. Four Denver high schools are participating in the pilot phase of the project.
The College Ready School Diagnostic started with a nationally recognized model of college-readiness developed by Dr. David Conley and EPIC. This model defines areas critical to college-readiness: key cognitive strategies, academic behaviors, and contextual knowledge.
The School Diagnostic was administered online and information was gathered from over 2,100 individual students, teachers, counselors, and administrators during this initial pilot. Participants responded to questions about student skills and engagement as well as the opportunities, activities, supports, and priorities in classrooms, counseling offices, and at the school overall. These are summarized in detailed reports that describe available and effective activities associated with college readiness, and identify recommendations based on the results. The School Diagnostic, used longitudinally, will help school and district leaders understand, monitor, and implement effective strategies to increase college readiness.
In January 2010, an additional 25 schools across the nation will participate in the second pilot of the diagnostic. It is slated for full-scale implementation in 2010 or 2011.
More information about the conditions conducive to college and career readiness is in EPIC’s publication Redefining College Readiness.
Dr. Conley's latest publication to be released March 2010
College and Career Ready: Helping All Students Succeed Beyond High School
This book complements Dr. Conley's previous book, College Knowledge: What It Really Takes for Students to Succeed and What We Can Do to Get Them Ready. It is designed to serve as a practical guide for high schools that seek to make more of their students ready for college and career. The book will also be of interest to local, state, and national policymakers with interests in college and career readiness.
Dr. Conley serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Educational Policy Improvement Center.
EPIC Unveils Techniques from Successful Schools
The concept of college readiness moves from the abstract to the concrete in EPIC’s recent online release of Creating College Readiness, a study of 38 U.S. high schools that demonstrate proven success in preparing students for life after graduation. This document profiles each school from a diverse cross-section of the country, and contains comprehensive and tangible examples of successful student preparation.
Download Creating College Readiness.
- February 8-9, 2010 Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Innovations in Testing Orlando, Florida
- February 8-9, 2010 Common Core Validation Committee Washington D.C.
- February 15, 2010 EPIC closed for President's Day N/A
- February 24, 2010 Planning Meeting: Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund Philadelphia, PA