A Successful Kansan 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.

KSBE Goals Kindergarten readiness Social/emotional growth measured locally Individual Plan of Study based on career interest Graduation rates Postsecondary attendance/attainment

Jobs In 1975, 72% of all jobs required only a high school diploma or less. Today, 70% - 75% of all jobs require postsecondary training … 4 yr degree, 2 yr degree, industry certification.

Kansas Job Market Trends % of Jobs requiring a 4-year degree, a 2-year associates degree, or an industry recognized certification. Jay

9% Post Secondary ?% 30%

1 – 2 – 7 Rule 1 masters degrees or higher 2 university degrees 7 middle skill or high skill Answering Why – Mark Perna

Success Training Postsecondary Training – 70% - 75% of jobs 4 year degree, 2 year degree, Industry certification earned at a postsecondary institution Post Secondary Training – 25% - 30% 0f jobs Industry certification not earned at a postsecondary institution, Apprenticeship, Military, OJT, Family business No Training – 8% of jobs 2% - 3% will ever live in middle class

Effective Success Rate: A student must meet one of the four following outcomes within two years of High School graduation in a POSTSECONDARY institution. Student earned an industry recognized certification while in high school Student earned a postsecondary certification Student earned a postsecondary degree Student enrolled in postsecondary in both the first and second year following high school graduation

Post Secondary Training Military Apprenticeships Family Business OJT On track to make at least $17 per hour after training, with the potential for advancement, and a benefit package that includes health insurance and retirement.

Effective Success Rate 85 Grads 85% Of All Kids Graduation Rate 4 Years 44 Kids 44% Of All Effective Success Rate 100 Kids Start 9th Grade 100% Of All 15 Kids 56 Kids 2 Years 44 Kids 52% Of Grads Success Rate 41 Kids

Risk Factors That Influence Success Cumulative poverty (by far the biggest factor) Student mobility Chronic absenteeism (% of students missing 10% of school days or more) and Percentage of students identified with disabilities

“ALL PROGRESS IS CHANGE, BUT NOT ALL CHANGE IS PROGRESS.” JOHN WOODEN

Apollo 13 Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell “From now on we live in a world where a man has walked on the moon. It wasn’t a miracle, we just decided to go.” Apollo 13 Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell