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Virginia Department of Education outlines '3E readiness' index for enrollment, employment and enlistment
Summary
State education staff described a new index—3E readiness—that combines enrollment (postsecondary enrollment), employment (high-demand credentials, work-based learning) and enlistment (ASVAB/AFQT measures) to measure high-school readiness and inform supports and accountability.
Department of Education staff presented an overview of “3E readiness,” a new school performance and support indicator that the agency says will measure students’ readiness for enrollment, employment and enlistment.
A department presenter told the board the framework “puts 3E readiness, and the E stand for enrollment, employment, and enlistment. We put these front and center starting as early as middle school.” The presenter said the index is weighted like the existing mastery index and is designed “to ensure students follow clear, market-driven pathways towards college, careers, or military service.”
The department described the three components as follows: enrollment measures access to and attainment of postsecondary credit and programs such as dual enrollment, AP, Cambridge, IB and the College and…
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