Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Getting READY

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Remodeling NC Public Education Race to the Top will take us from blueprints to results.

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Why remodel? All students career- and college- ready (ready to be productive citizens)

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Why remodel? North Carolinas economic competitive ness

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Why remodel? A more effective and efficient system

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Overview – Regional Meetings Big picture Why change? Informational toolkits How will you communicate?

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Today is just the beginning… Change management requires ongoing communication. –Use the feedback sheets provided today. –Participate in the April webinars. –Watch for more opportunities shaped by your feedback.

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Guiding principles Sound foundation…but need to upgrade Personalized education – students have options A great teacher for every child, a great school leader for every teacher

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Guiding principles High standards and good measures Equal access for all communities Economies of scale Transparency/Accountability

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// The plan Use Race to the Top dollars… to remodel Further…faster

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// After remodeling? Graduation Rate: 85 percent and climbing Students Career- and College- Ready