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THE ARIZONA MOVE ON WHEN READY INITIATIVE
AUGUST 2011 INFORMATIONAL SESSION
Sybil Francis, Ph.D., Executive Director
Amanda Burke, Director, Education Strategy and Innovation
The Role of the Center for the Future of Arizona• 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 2002.
• Helping shape and define Arizona’s future through an action-oriented agenda with goal of improving the quality of life for all Arizonans.
• Selected by the Arizona State Board of Education in September, 2010 to manage and oversee the Move On When Ready Initiative in our state.
• Instrumental in working with the National Center on Education (NCEE) and the Economy to bring the board examination systems model to Arizona.
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Move On When Ready: Building a Foundation for Student Success – For All Children• Clearly identify for students what we want them to know and provide
a way for them to get there, with less worry about how long it takes.
• Move away from a “one-size-fits-all” industrial-era system to one that is adaptive to individual student interests and needs.
• Bring proven complete instructional systems aligned to national and internationally benchmarked standards to Arizona high schools, moving us towards outcomes-based learning and away from time-based learning.
• Greatly increase the number of high school students who leave high school ready to do college-level work without remediation, opening up multiple pathways for students.
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The Arizona Move On When Ready Model: A Few Important Points• The Move On When Ready strategy and the related Grand Canyon High
School Diploma provide rigor and college readiness for ALL learners – it is not an elite program.
• The Grand Canyon High School Diploma is directly tied to a minimum level of college readiness and signals that students are READY to “move on” to different programs of study within and beyond the high school.
• Students become “diploma eligible” – are NOT required to graduate early.
• Voluntary program for interested schools. No present options open to students for high school study are closed by the passage of the Move On When Ready legislation.
• Requires collaboration across the P-20 educational pipeline.
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A Commitment to All Students: The Whole-School Move On When Ready Strategy• Bold commitment to ensure every student participates in a rigorous, curriculum-
driven program of study guided by national and international college- and career-readiness standard.
• In this model, every student is in a challenging performance-based curriculum designed to ensure they meet college‐ready requirements before they leave high school.
• The Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) is intentionally working with early adopter schools to develop a planning and implementation approach for the whole-school Move On When Ready strategy.
• Ready Now Yuma – With support from Helios Education Foundation, CFA is working with Yuma Union High School District to develop and plan for a comprehensive, school-wide approach framed around the whole-school Move On When Ready model.
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Appropriate Exams and Credentials
Appropriate Exams and Credentials
The Arizona Move On When Ready Model in Practice: Competency-Based Pathways Leading to College and Career Readiness
Public Open Admission Colleges
(Community Colleges)
(Accredited Post-Secondary Career and Technical Programs or
college transfer program)
Public Open Admission Colleges
(Community Colleges)
(Accredited Post-Secondary Career and Technical Programs or
college transfer program)
Lower Division Diploma Program
(Diplomas awarded as early as end of grade 10 upon passing the board examinations at a minimum college-readiness level. Students
who do not initially qualify or need additional time can continue to prepare for
and take the exams in grade 11 and 12.)
Grand Canyon High School Diploma Requirements:
MathEnglishScienceHistory
Fine Arts/CTEEconomics (1/2 credit)
(Elective Options Available)
Current Certified Providers:Cambridge
ACT QualityCore
Lower Division Diploma Program
(Diplomas awarded as early as end of grade 10 upon passing the board examinations at a minimum college-readiness level. Students
who do not initially qualify or need additional time can continue to prepare for
and take the exams in grade 11 and 12.)
Grand Canyon High School Diploma Requirements:
MathEnglishScienceHistory
Fine Arts/CTEEconomics (1/2 credit)
(Elective Options Available)
Current Certified Providers:Cambridge
ACT QualityCore
Upper Division Diploma Program
(College Prep)
Current Certified Providers:
Cambridge ACT QualityCore
Advanced PlacementInternational Baccalaureate
Upper Division Diploma Program
(College Prep)
Current Certified Providers:
Cambridge ACT QualityCore
Advanced PlacementInternational Baccalaureate
Public Open Admission Colleges
(Community Colleges)
Public Open Admission Colleges
(Community Colleges)
Selective 4-year Colleges
Selective 4-year Colleges
WorkplaceWorkplace
Local, Regional High School Career and
Technical Education Programs
Local, Regional High School Career and
Technical Education Programs
Lower D
ivision Exams (Q
ualify for Diplom
a When Passed)
Lower D
ivision Exams (Q
ualify for Diplom
a When Passed)
Education Options Currently Available
to Students (Dual-Enrollment, Specialized STEM Programs, etc.)
Education Options Currently Available
to Students (Dual-Enrollment, Specialized STEM Programs, etc.)
“Move On” OptionGrand Canyon H.S. Diploma Option(Demonstrating Minimum College Readiness)
Enhanced High School Option
Arizona State Board of Education Approved Board Examination System Providers
Lower Division Program
The purpose of the lower division program
(grades 9 and 10) is to create a very solid
core curriculum for all high school
students.
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Upper Division Program
Students who take an upper division Board
Examination System program (grades 11 and
12) would typically do so to prepare for
admission to a selective college and continue
with a rigorous core course of study.
Providers approved by the Arizona State Board of Education Include:
•ACT QualityCore (upper level)
•Cambridge International Examinations - Advanced International Certificate program (AICE)
•College Board Advanced Placement
•International Baccalaureate
Providers approved by the Arizona State Board of Education Include:
•ACT QualityCore
•Cambridge International Examinations -General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Arizona Grand Canyon High School Diploma Minimum Graduation Requirements*
• Two BES** credits of English
• Two BES credits of mathematics
• Two BES credits of science, including lab-based science, engineering or information technologies
• One BES credit of World History
• One BES credit of American History
• One BES credit of fine arts or career and technical education; and
• One half-credit of economics (may be a local offering)
*Adopted in Rule by the Arizona State Board of Education on 1/24/2011
**BES stands for Board Examination System
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Current Participating Arizona Schools
ASU Preparatory Academies - University Public SchoolsASU Preparatory Academy High School (Phoenix)ASU Preparatory Academy High School – Polytechnic (Mesa)
BASIS Schools Inc.BASIS ScottsdaleBASIS TucsonBASIS Oro Valley
Dysart Unified School DistrictMarley Park Middle School (El Mirage)Willow Canyon High School (Surprise)
Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy - ASU West Campus (Glendale)
Nadaburg Unified School District The Academy at Desert Oasis (Surprise)
Phoenix Union High School DistrictCentral High SchoolMetro Tech High School
Wickenburg Unified School District Wickenburg High School
Yuma Union High School District Cibola High SchoolGila Ridge High SchoolKofa High SchoolSan Luis High SchoolYuma High School
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Arizona Early Adopter Schools: 2012
• Schools may implement Move On When Ready as a partial program or as a school-wide model.
• Schools will work with CFA and NCEE to plan for and implement Move On When Ready.
• Fall 2012 Start Commitment: Offer a complete lower division Board Examination System in a high school
to a cohort of grade 9 students (minimum of 30% student participation rate) – including assessments.
Ensure teachers participate in professional development offered by the Board Examination System provider.
Offer an upper division Board Examination System. Participate in the NCEE longitudinal study led by the University of Michigan. Make the Grand Canyon H.S. Diploma available to those students who
qualify and wish to pursue that option.
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Planning and Support Structures - Arizona SchoolsMove On When Ready Learning Collaborative
• A knowledge-sharing network facilitated by CFA.
• Intended to enable communication and collaboration across early adopter schools.
• Meets monthly (teleconference and quarterly in-person)
District/Charter Network and School Design Teams•Serve as the primary point of contact for CFA and NCEE throughout the planning and implementation process.
•Oversee the planning, implementation, and knowledge/resource sharing at the school site.
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Timeline for Interested Arizona Schools - 2012(Cambridge Specific)
Ideal Target Date Deliverable
November 15, 2011 or earlier if possible
Cambridge Registration Form Completed and Sent to Cambridge Board Examination Systems Pilot Commitment Letter Submission to NCEE Center for the Future of Arizona Commitment Letter Submission to CFA
November 2011 –January 2012
New School Site Visits Conducted by Cambridge
January 2012 Design Teams Established and Implementation Planning Commenced
February – April 2012February/April – July 2012
Implementation Planning Via Design Teams Commenced – with NCEE facilitation and CFA involvement
Implementation Planning Continued – with NCEE facilitation and CFA involvement
March 15 2012 or earlier if possible
Implementation Planning Guide Submission to CFA
January – March 2012 Cambridge Stage One On-Line Teacher and Principal Training
April 2012 Cambridge Face to Face Teacher and Principal Training Conducted
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For more information, please contact:
Dr. Sybil Francis, Executive Director
Center for the Future of Arizona
Sybil.Francis@asu.edu or 480-335-8533
Amanda Burke, Director, Education Strategy and Innovation
Center for the Future of Arizona
Amanda.M.Burke@asu.edu or 602-496-2037
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Thank You!
Timeline for Interested Arizona Schools - 2012(Cambridge Specific)
Ideal Target Date Deliverable
November 15, 2011 or earlier if possible
Cambridge Registration Form Completed and Sent to Cambridge Board Examination Systems Pilot Commitment Letter Submission to NCEE Center for the Future of Arizona Commitment Letter Submission to CFA
November 2011 –January 2012
New School Site Visits Conducted by Cambridge
January 2012 Design Teams Established and Implementation Planning Commenced
February – April 2012February/April – July 2012
Implementation Planning Via Design Teams Commenced – with NCEE facilitation and CFA involvement
Implementation Planning Continued – with NCEE facilitation and CFA involvement
March 15 2012 or earlier if possible
Implementation Planning Guide Submission to CFA
January – March 2012 Cambridge Stage One On-Line Teacher and Principal Training
April 2012 Cambridge Face to Face Teacher and Principal Training Conducted
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Next Steps Following Today’s Session
• Following the information sessions this week, the Center for the Future of Arizona will electronically send out the materials presented today.
• The National Center on Education and the Economy and the Center for the Future of Arizona will follow-up with schools that express interest in participating in 2012 (identified through the interest forms).
• Schools may also directly contact the Center for the Future of Arizona for additional information as well as visit our web site: www.ArizonaFuture.org
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