Michigan’s Career and College Ready State Standards Community Services School

Round Robin Questions: What does “college and career readiness” mean to you? What do high school students need to be successful after graduation? What does it mean for schools to have high standards for students? Should students in your community have the same expectations as students in a neighboring town or state?

What are Michigan’s Career and College Ready State Standards? A set of math and English/language arts standards that define what students should learn and know how to do in a given grade to be prepared for college and a career.

43 states are implementing the Common Core. Facts about State Standards State education chiefs and governors in 48 states led the development of the Common Core (the basis for Michigan's standards). Teachers have a lot of discretion in how they teach state standards. Michigan had state standards pre- Common Core. They were called Grade Level Content Expectations.

History of Michigan’s Standards June 2010 State Board of Ed. unanimously adopts Common Core with little fanfare June 2013 Budget prevents any spending on Common Core implementation October 2013 Spending ban lifted June 2014 Lawmakers ban Smarter Balanced assessment April 2015 Students take new M-STEP assessment

Where is Michigan with Assessment? 2014 MEAP 2015 M-STEP 2016 M-STEP 2.0

High Standards for College and Career Readiness Goal: Students from every community throughout Michigan should be able to compete with kids from anywhere in the world. Because when they graduate from high school, technical school, or college, that’s who they’ll be competing against in a global economy.

How does Michigan Compete? In the bottom 10 states for 4 th grade reading In the bottom 10 states for enrollment of career and technical education classes 35th for the number of high school graduates considered career-and college-ready 31 st for the percentage of working age adults with an Associate’s degree or higher In the bottom 10 states for college affordability

The Honesty Gap in Michigan’s Testing

Why Adopt the Standards? Expert-developed, rigorous standards Same high expectations for all students Ability to compare performance across the country Give Michigan’s kids a competitive advantage

Why Oppose the Standards? Obamacore Republican support fades Implementation challenges lead to some opposition from educators Politics Race to the Top States drop standards and create their own (IN, OK, SC) Federal Role Limited news coverage Homework goes viral Test scores drop #ThanksCommonCore Public Opinion

Every Student Succeeds Act “ The way the nation's public schools are evaluated—teachers, students and the schools themselves—is in store for a major makeover, with a sweeping shift from federal to state control over school accountability and student testing.” – Associated Press, 12/9/15

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Limits U.S. Education Secretary authority – shifts more power pack to the states, flexibility to provide a high-quality education through evidence-based practices and innovation. Standards – states are required to adopt “challenging” academic standards, expressly prohibits the Education Secretary from forcing a particular set of standards.

Michigan – Top 10 in 10 Provide every child access to an aligned, high-quality P-20 system from early childhood to post-secondary attainment – through a multi- stakeholder collaboration to maximize learning and success Implement high-quality instruction through child-centered instructional model where students meet their academic and personal goals to their highest potential. Develop, support, and sustain a high-quality, prepared and collaborative education workforce.

Michigan – Top 10 in 10, continued Reduce the impact of high-risk factors, including poverty, and provide equitable resources to meet the needs of all students. Ensure that parents/guardians are engaged and supported partners in their child’s education. Create a strong alignment with job providers, community colleges, and higher education to assure prepared and quality workforce. Further develop an innovative and cohesive state education agency that supports an aligned, coherent education system at all levels

Top 10 in 10 Breakout Groups Review Goals 4 through 6 and strategies for achieving them Name any of your current work that relate to these goals or strategies Identify one goal or strategy where there is potential for your Community Services work to support achievement of the Goal Report Back Name the goal that you want to get involved with to improve college and career readiness for kids in your community Plan a framework for doing this work What are the main activities or functions to carry out your plan? What would be the first three steps you would take in achieving this goal? Who would be key partners in working on this goal? How would you measure success?

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