Kansas Leads the World in the Success of Each Student. Dr. Randy Watson, Kansas Commissioner of Education

Postsecondary Evidence  2011 selected because 92% of Kansas students were proficient on KS Assessments for Reading and Math, yet the rates of enrollment/retention/remediation did not change.  2011 peak year of NCLB

From the first set of focus group responses, what characteristics of success were most frequently cited? This result is a little surprising since about 66% of the respondents were educators, education administrators, or former educators—people who mostly teach, or used to teach, academic skills. Nevertheless, the soft skills—social-emotional, personality skills, or 21st century skills—they have lots of names—were cited 70% of the time.

The business and industry focal groups cited non-academic skills with greater frequency than the community groups: Recall that the community groups cited non-academic skills 70% of the time and academic skills 23% of the time. These frequencies are remarkably similar to those expressed by the community groups. If volume can be equated with importance, the business and industry groups are saying that the non-academic characteristics are more important than academic skills, including applied skills, and that non-academic skills are at least as important to them as to the community groups, maybe more so. One cited experience as a characteristic of the ideally prepared 24 year old (the tiny yellow line).

What Kansan’s want from their schools Kansas children need quality preschool including all day kindergarten Changes need to be made to address school culture New dynamic roles for counselor and social workers Collaboration between schools and businesses Reorganize schools around students, not the system Community service needs to play a bigger role We also learned that Kansans believe Every child needs access to quality preschool education School culture needs to be addressed – we must value the student going to a two-year or certification program as much as a student attending a four-year institution. Counselors need to be able to help students identify and explore career interests Must be collaboration between schools and businesses to prepare students for postsecondary pursuits Schools must be reorganized around the student, not the system to meet unique needs Community service is an important part of preparing students for life after high school.

Student Success Kansas needs 71% of workers to have a post secondary certificate or degree. Approximately 36% need to be bachelor degrees or higher Approximately 35% need to have a certificate or associate degree

What Does a “Great Life” Look Like? PURPOSE How you occupy your time; liking what you do each day SOCIAL Relationships and love in your life FINANCIAL Managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security PHYSICAL Good health and enough energy to get things done daily COMMUNITY Engagement and involvement in the area where you live Copyright © 2016 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.

It’s How You Do It 32% 30% 20% Long-term project taking a semester or more to complete Internship or job where applied learning Extremely involved in extracurricular activities and organizations 6% Of All Graduates Experienced All Three Copyright © 2016 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.

Lessons from Gallup Research “Caring (not content) is King” Mentors are needed Excitement about the Future Strengths, not Weaknesses Long-term Projects Project-based Learning Work Experiences Connected to Learning (Intern, Apprentice, etc.) Deep, Lasting Engagement “Someone who encourages my development” “Do what I do best every day” Copyright © 2016 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.

Kansas leads the world in the success of each student.. A NEW Vision for Kansas…. Kansas leads the world in the success of each student.. Based on the feedback received across the state, the board has adopted as its new vision for education “Kansas leads the world in the success of each student.” We intend to challenge the status quo, move away from placing emphasis on a single test score and focus more on helping each student identify and achieve their career aspirations. Teachers, administrators and support staff already are doing great work preparing Kansas’ students for success, and this new vision stands to unite our efforts across the state. You will hear us say we need to rethink how our schools are asked to operate. From a state perspective, we will look at every requirement to determine if and how we are supporting or impeding our schools’ abilities to address the needs of each child.

Defining Success A Successful Kansas High School Graduate has the Academic preparation, Cognitive preparation, Technical skills, Employability skills and Civic engagement to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification or in the workforce, without the need for remediation.

Creating a Vision for Kansas – State Outcomes Kindergarten Readiness Individual Plan of Study Focused on Career Interest High School Graduation Rates Post Secondary Completion/Attendance Social/Emotional Growth Measured Locally Among the outcomes being considered by the state board are: High School Graduation Rates Post Secondary Completion/Attendance Remedial Rate of Students Attending Post-Secondary Kindergarten Readiness Individual Plan of Study Focused on Career Interest Social/Emotional Growth Measured Locally Education Commissioner Randy Watson and members of the State Board of Education will meet with business, education and state leaders to build agreement on how we will work together to achieve this vision for Kansas education. Kansas schools are already doing tremendous work to address the needs of individual students, but in order to achieve this new vision we cannot expect schools to go it alone. This requires a unified effort with businesses, communities, parents, higher education, and elected officials working with educators to help provide the supports and experiences Kansas students need for their future success.

Progress of a single class of students through postsecondary education Progress of a single class of students through postsecondary education. Each segment of the bar chart corresponds to one of the following definitions: College, Retained, etc.) graduate, he or she is not counted again elsewhere in the report. A graduated record is reported before all other possible categories (e.g. New to GRADUATED: Student has completed an associate's, bachelor's or higher degree (certificates are not included). Once a student is counted as a NEW TO COLLEGE: First year that the student was found in the Clearinghouse database. enrollment at any postsecondary institution, not retention at the same institution. RETAINED: Student was enrolled during the previous year and continues to be enrolled in the current year. The graphs show the student's continued RETURNED AFTER STOP OUT: Student was enrolled, did not appear in postsecondary education the following year, and reappeared in a year thereafter. completion. NO LONGER ENROLLED & NOT GRADUATED: Student was enrolled in postsecondary education, but currently is not and there is no record of participate in the Clearinghouse are not in the Clearinghouse database. than 93% of the nation's two- and four- year postsecondary enrollment. Students who are enrolled in postsecondary institutions that do not NOT IN NSC TO DATE: Student was not found in the Clearinghouse database. (Note: Institutions that participate in the Clearinghouse represent more than 97% of the nation's two- and four- year postsecondary enrollment. Students who are enrolled in postsecondary institutions that do not

However, this is the percent of students who GRADUATED from high school that went on to pursue post secondary schooling. To get the effective post secondary rate, we must subtract out those students who did not graduate from high school. Percent of students who graduated from high school in the Class of 2010: 80.0% Students who graduated, went to post secondary school and returned or graduated in year two: 54.3% Thus the effective post secondary rate is: 43.4% Remember…Kansas needs to have at least 70-75% of high school graduates to obtain post secondary credentials to fill the available jobs in our state The green area represents the percent of the graduating Class of 2010 in Kansas who went on to pursue post secondary education. Percent of students who started one year earlier in post secondary education and returned somewhere for a second year Percent of students who started one year earlier in post secondary education and have graduated (most likely a certificate or associate degree) Let’s focus on six years after high school graduation for the Class of 2010 Added together, 54.3% of students who started their post secondary career either graduated or came back in the second year. Progress of a single class of students through postsecondary education. Each segment of the bar chart corresponds to one of the following definitions: College, Retained, etc.) graduate, he or she is not counted again elsewhere in the report. A graduated record is reported before all other possible categories (e.g. New to GRADUATED: Student has completed an associate's, bachelor's or higher degree (certificates are not included). Once a student is counted as a NEW TO COLLEGE: First year that the student was found in the Clearinghouse database. enrollment at any postsecondary institution, not retention at the same institution. RETAINED: Student was enrolled during the previous year and continues to be enrolled in the current year. The graphs show the student's continued RETURNED AFTER STOP OUT: Student was enrolled, did not appear in postsecondary education the following year, and reappeared in a year thereafter. completion. NO LONGER ENROLLED & NOT GRADUATED: Student was enrolled in postsecondary education, but currently is not and there is no record of participate in the Clearinghouse and are not in the Clearinghouse database. NOT IN NSC TO DATE: Student was not found in the Clearinghouse database. (Note: Institutions that participate in the Clearinghouse represent more than 97% of the nation's two- and four- year postsecondary enrollment. Students who are enrolled in postsecondary institutions that do not participate in the Clearinghouse are not in the Clearinghouse database.

Today’s students are the future workforce and future leaders of Kansas Today’s students are the future workforce and future leaders of Kansas. Kansans Can achieve anything and, together, Kansans Can lead the world in the success of each student.