WELCOME Educational Results Overview State Attendance Conference April 16, 2014

Tennessee’s education system is a priority 2 Source: “Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018” (The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce), 2011 NCES NAEP data, ACT Tennessee’s Competitiveness Only 21% of adults in TN have a college degree TN ranks 46 th in 4 th grade math and 41 st in 4 th grade reading nationally 54% of new jobs will require post- secondary education Only 15% of high school seniors in TN are college ready

3 Source:2011 ACT TN students aspire to a postsecondary degree …but only 15% are college-ready in all 4 subjects Over 60% of TN’s 1 st time college freshmen require remedial or developmental courses at the college level We need to prepare students to achieve their aspirations

TDOE strategic plan to support districts in meeting their ambitious goals Expand kids’ access to effective teachers and leaders Expand families’ access to good schools Expand educators’ access to resources and best practices Expand public access to information and data Effective state agency that serves as a delivery system to districts Policies that remove bureaucracy and unleash innovation Continuous improvement through measurement 4

Tennessee aims to be the fastest improving state in the nation by 2015 Measured by progress on NAEP, ACT, and PARCC Tennessee 5

Accountability Results 6

Progress made on TCAP since moving to new assessments in 2010 Grades 3-8Grades 9-12 Percent Proficient and Advanced 7

These gains mean thousands of additional students are performing on grade level  Nearly 91,000 additional students are at or above grade level in all math subjects now, as compared to  Nearly 52,000 additional students are at or above grade level in all science subjects, as compared to *2011 was the baseline year for the Algebra II EOC

Tennessee’s gains on TCAP are substantial when compared with other states * In , Delaware began providing students with a second opportunity to retake its state assessment, and included in its accountability data only the higher score for any student who took the test twice. tests-show-student-gains/ tests-show-student-gains/ 9 Top states in percentage point gains, to Math 3-8 ELA 3-8 Math + ELA 1 DE* 10.6% 1 DE*12.9% 1 DE*23.5% 2 TN6.3% 2 AR6.1% 2 TN8.7% 3 NE4.9% 3 HI4.3% 3 NE8.1% 4 WV4.3% 4 NV3.7% 4 HI8.0% 5 HI3.7% 5 MS3.5% 5 AR7.1% 6 NV3.0% 6 MI3.3% 6 NV6.7% 7 MS2.8% 7 CA3.3% 7 MS6.3% 8 WA2.7% 8 NE3.2% 8 WA5.5% 9 ME2.6% 9 WA2.8% 9 ME4.8% 10 AL2.3% 10 TN2.4% 10 CA4.7%

EXPLORE and PLAN results show Tennessee making substantial growth over the last three years 10 EXPLORE (8th grade) PLAN (10th grade) Tennessee Results National Norm

Tennessee educators were more positive overall than any other state that administered TELL 11

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