Update from Commissioner Diane DeBacker August 27, 2013

Topics for Today 1. Kansas Definition of College & Career Ready 2. Future of Summative Assessments 3. Teacher and Principal Evaluation System 4. Future of Accreditation of Schools 5. The Power of Collaboration

College and Career Ready means an individual has the academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, and employability skills to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification or in the workforce, without the need for remediation.

Academic & Cognitive Preparation Kansas College and Career Ready Standards Math English Language Arts History/Government* Science* Model Standards (some examples below) Social, Emotional and Character Development Physical Education Fine Arts

Employability Skills Through the Career Clusters and Pathways For some schools, use of WorkKeys State-level effort not as much as we’d prefer

College and Career Ready means an individual has the academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, and employability skills to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification or in the workforce, without the need for remediation.

Large-Scale Summative Assessment Transitional assessment in Based on the Kansas College & Career Ready Standards Developed by CETE at KU and Beyond Options 1. Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) 2. Vendor; i.e. ACT or another 3. Hybrid (State to have default assessment but districts could use another if approved) 4. Develop our own through current contractor, CETE at KU

Teacher and Principal Evaluations Kansas Educator Evaluation Protocol (KEEP) Constructs Learner and Learning Content Knowledge Instructional Practice Professional Responsibility Student growth using multiple measures

21 st Century Accreditation RelationshipsRelevanceRigor Results Responsive Culture 12

Why Collaboration/Advocacy? 45 th Annual PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward Public Schools 62% have never heard of the Common Core Only 22% think increased testing helps school performance 58% reject using student test scores to evaluate teachers PDK/Gallup Poll is a scientifically based survey of 1,001 Americans 18 years or older.

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