Reforming High School for College and Career Success Bob Wise President, Alliance for Excellent Education November

Writing Teamwork Problem Solving Interpersonal Skills Computational Skills Reading Skills Organizational Effectiveness Goal Setting/Motivation Listening Skills Personal Career Development Creative Thinking Leadership Oral Communications FORTUNE 500 MOST VALUED SKILLS

Changes in demand for skills Source: Author, David H. and Brendan M. Price "The Changing Task Composition of the US Labor Market: An Update of Author, Levy, and Murnane (2003)." MIT Mimeograph, June.

Current Performance Source: “Minnesota High Schools,” Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Diplomas Count: 2012

Changing Demographics Have Changed the Game 50%+ 40%-49%

It’s Happening in Minnesota Pre-school age population diversifying

90% graduation rate in MN Auto Sales $8.1 million Annual Earnings $81 million Annual Spending $58 million Annual Gross Regional Product $107 million State/Local Tax Revenue $9.4 million Federal Tax Revenue $13 million New Jobs 650 Home Sales $180 million What’s At Stake

Higher Expectations Budget Pressures Demands on Teachers Technology Drivers of Change

Higher Expectations  Valid concerns about over emphasis on testing  CCSSO announced in October states will audit their testing systems and eliminate unnecessary tests  Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Bathwater  Parents want to know how THEIR child is doing  Vital data for school and school system  College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All

Higher Expectations Use Powerful Data: On-Track 9 th Grade, Chicago ON-TRACK 5 Full-year course credits No more than 1 F grade in a core course

Technology Student Learning

Are You Future Ready? Technology

Do You Have the Broadband You Need? Technology Act now to ensure #internet4schools

Where It’s Working: Talladega, Alabama Winterboro High School 86% Free/Reduced Lunch 48% African-American

Where It’s Working: Deeper Learning Arkadelphia H.S. Arkansas 40% Students of Color 46% Free and Reduced Lunch Graduation Rates All Students Black Students Poor Students Proficiency, EOC Algebra Black Students All Students

Where It’s Working: Linked Learning Porterville, CA 86% low-income students & students of color Overall high school Linked Learning Pathways

Technology March 13, 2015