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Indiana ADP Policy Agenda
Each member of the ADP Network has committed to a common policy agenda, but there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Highlights of this state's action plan are below. Click here to download a PDF of the complete plan.
Policies and Action Steps
- Align high school standards and assessments with the knowledge and skills required for success after high school. (Completed)
- Worked with high school teachers, postsecondary faculty and employers from across the state to verify alignment of student expectations to college and workplace requirements.
- Require all high school graduates to take challenging courses that actually prepare them for life after high school. (Completed)
- Put in place state policies that require all high school students to complete Core 40, a college- and work- ready curriculum, to earn a diploma, with an opt-out provision.
- Made the completion of Core 40 a minimum requirement for admission to the state's four-year universities.
- Streamline the assessment system so that the tests students take in high school also can serve as readiness tests for college and work. (August 2005–August 2008)
- Continue to develop and pilot end-of-course assessments for additional subjects.
- Develop strategic plan for ensuring all high schools have the technology capacity to administer and score tests online.
- Determine specific state assessments aligned to Indiana's academic standards to be given at the high school level (including type of test and subjects/content to be tested).
- Review college admissions and placement tests used by Indiana colleges and expand involvement of secondary and college faculty in test development work to enable assessments to be used statewide for college placement wherever possible.
- Convene high school and college faculty to develop instructional resources and teacher professional development to support success of all students in Core 40 curriculum.
- Work to include student scores on high school transcripts to enable colleges to use assessment scores in placement decisions.
- Encourage employers to use transcripts in hiring decisions.
- Consider phasing in Core 40 college- and work-ready assessments as part of the state's high school graduation requirements.
- Communicate policy changes widely and consistently.
- Hold high schools accountable for graduating students who are ready for college or careers, and hold postsecondary institutions accountable for students' success once enrolled. (August 2005–August 2008)
- Include results of Core 40 assessments in current school accountability system.
- Establish longitudinal data system to track student progress from elementary through middle and high school and into postsecondary education.
- Share college persistence and success data with high schools to inform instructional practice and curriculum alignment.
- Share new teacher competency data and information with universities to inform teacher preparation and practice.
- Continue work to link data from K–12 and postsecondary education to labor market and employment information in ways that can foster improved student achievement.
- Continue roll-out and development of Indiana e-Transcript, an electronic high school transcript system to transfer student data between high schools, postsecondary institutions and, eventually, employers.
- Identify and begin to implement college success strategies needed to improve the experiences students have after they enroll in college.
- Identify and begin to make changes in state and institutional policy and practice to support positive student outcomes.
- Identify targeted institutional performance indicators and publish college report cards to highlight progress and challenges.
- Explore best practices for institutional incentives and sanctions tied to improvements in degree completion.
- Communicate policy changes widely and consistently.
ADP Network Team
| Governor Mitch Daniels
Dr. Suellen Reed, Superintendent of Public Instruction Stan Jones, Commissioner for Higher Education Senator Teresa Lubbers, Chair of the Senate Education Committee Senator Earline Rogers, Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Education Committee Representative Robert Behning, Chair of the House Education Committee Representative Greg Porter, Ranking Minority Member of the House Education Committee Dan Peterson, Vice President of Industry and Government Affairs Cook Group, Inc. Kevin Brinegar, President of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Pat Kiely, Executive Director of the Indiana Manufacturing Association Ben Ramsey, Executive Director of the Indiana State Building and Construction Trades Christel DeHaan, Chair Christel DeHaan Family Foundation William Stanzcykiewicz, President and CEO Indiana Youth Institute Ronald Stiver, Commissioner Indiana Department of Workforce Development Kevin Burke, Mayor of Terre Haute Donald Henderson, President Pendleton Town Council Mickey Maurer, President Indiana Economic Development Corporation Steve Dwyer, CEO Rolls Royce USA Tiffany Olson, President and CEO Roche Diagnostics Corp Thomas Hefner, Owner Hefner Investments Steve Ferguson, CEO, Cook Group, Inc. and President Board of Trustees Indiana University Gerald Gettlefinger, Bishop Archdiocese of Evansville Mickey Lentz, Vice President, Indiana Nonpublic Education Association John Ellis, Executive Director Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents Wendy Robinson, Superintendent, Ft. Wayne Community Schools Eugene White, Superintendent, Indianapolis Public Schools Steve Heck, Executive Director Indiana Association of School Principals Vince Bertram, Principal, Lafayette Jefferson High School Dan Clark, Deputy Executive Director Indiana State Teachers Association Judy Briganti, President Indiana State Teachers Association Sally Sloan, Executive Director Indiana Federation of Teachers Patrick O'Rourke, Indiana Federation of Teachers and President of Hammond Federation of Teachers Frank Bush, Executive Director Indiana School Boards Association Darren Washington, President Gary Community School Board Sue Reynolds, Executive Director Indiana Student Achievement Institute Matt Fleck, Academic & Career Specialist, Indiana Department of Education Sean Sriver, Division of Professional Standards, Indiana Department of Education Bob Marra, Association Superintendent for Exceptional Learners, Indiana Department of Education Marilyn Jones, Immediate Past President Indiana PTA Dee Jones, President Indiana PTA David Shane, Governor's Senior Education Advisor David Holt, Director of Education Policy and Congressional Affairs Cheryl Orr, Liaison, Indiana's Education Roundtable |
Members of the Indiana State Board of Education
Jo Blacketor, Insurance Agent Connie Blackketter, Teacher Van Rensselaer Elementary School Susan E. Brace, Teacher Jefferson Middle School Jim Edwards, President Edwards and Associates Edward Eiler, Superintendent Lafayette School Corporation Daniel J. Elsener, President Marian College Todd Huston, Director of Business Operations Komputrol Michael Pettibone, Superintendent Adams Central Community Schools Randle B. Pollard, Attorney at Law, Ice Miller Daniel Tanoos, Superintendent Vigo County School Corporation Members of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education Jon Costas, Mayor Valparaiso Christopher Murphy, Chair, President and CEO 1st Source Corp. and CEO 1st Source Bank Marilyn Moran-Townsend, Chair and CEO CVC Communications Kathryn Dale, Director Vision 2020 Vito Iovino, Vice President Miles & Finch Insurance Agency Byron Klute, Former Mayor of Richmond Dennis Bland, President of the Center for Leadership Development Daniel Tuley, Attorney John Fernandez, Former Mayor of Bloomington, Senior VP Finelight Strategic Marketing Communications Robert Bowen, President Bowen Engineering Corporation Richard Johnson, Chairman of the Board Johnson Ventures Nancy Ralston, Teacher Vigo County Schools Fred Cate, Distinguished Professor of Law Indiana University Norma Fewel, Student Representative Indiana Commission for Higher Education State Universities and Colleges Jo Ann Gora, President Ball State University Lloyd Benjamin III, President Indiana State University Adam Herbert, President Indiana University Charles Bantz, Chancellor, Indiana University Purdue University – Indianapolis Martin Jischke, President Purdue University H. Ray Hoops, President University of Southern Indiana Gerald Lamkin, President Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Richard Helton, President Vincennes University Victor Lechtenberg, Vice President for Engagement Purdue University Carol D'Amico, Executive Vice President of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Fabio Milner, Professor, Purdue University Dr. Linda Bennett, Provost and Vice President Academic Affairs, University of Southern Indiana Dr. Ronald Davis, Provost and Vice President Instructional Services, Vincennes University Dr. Kenneth Gros Louis, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Indiana University Dr. Marnia Kennon, Interim Vice President Planning and Education, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Dr. Sally Frost Mason, Provost Academic Affairs, Purdue University Dr. Jack Maynard, Provost and Vice President Academic Affairs, Indiana State University Deborah Balogh, Acting Provost Academic Affairs, Ball State University Otto Doering, Professor, Purdue University Private Universities/Colleges Hans Giesecke, Independent Colleges of Indiana Russell Nichols, President Hanover College Beverly Pitts, President, University of Indianapolis |
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