High School Redesign
Goal 2: Increase Student Readiness for Postsecondary Education
Our second goal for high school redesign is to ensure that our
high school graduates are prepared for postsecondary education.
According to the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s Workforce
Gap Analysis, about 75% of our state’s jobs require some level
of postsecondary education. Yet, only 37% of our public high
school students continue to a Louisiana public 2-year or 4-year
college, and about 1/3 of these require remedial coursework
upon college entry. We know we must do a better job of
preparing our students for college, so we are in the process of
reviewing our standards and curriculum to make sure they are
aligned with college expectations. Beginning with the 9th
grade class of 2008-09, all of our high school students must
enroll for at least two years in the new LA Core 4 Curriculum,
which is now required for admission to our state’s regional 4-year
universities. We are also instituting programs such as our Dual
Enrollment and Advanced Placement initiatives to provide much
larger numbers of students with the opportunity to experience
rigorous college-level coursework and to begin earning college
credit while still in high school.
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