RATIONALE Why should we raise student achievement? GLOBAL ECONOMICS

How much education do today’s jobs require ? QUESTION #1

% of Jobs Requiring Various Degrees of Education

EDUCATIONAL COMPLETERS Source: Digest of Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, % complete High school voc-tec programs 43% complete college degree programs, but only half of those will eventually complete a four-year degree. 43% 45% 45% complete a general track diploma program of uncertain focus, preparing them for nothing specific beyond high school. 12%

MISMATCH 66% of high school graduates enter the workforce unskilled 45% who earn a general diploma 21% who drop out of college 15% jobs - unskilled

INDIANA COMPLETERS Source: Indiana Commission for Higher Education  80,000 start first grade...  61,000 finish high school...  32,000 start college...  19,000 earn a 2- or 4- year college degree

How do students best prepare for jobs that require occupational skill training ? QUESTION #2

INDIANA EMPLOYERS SAY Source: Great Expectations: A Report on Employer Expectations in Indiana, 1999 (Indiana Education Information Center, Hudson Institute) “Even those students seeking a technical or vocational degree will need skills formerly expected only for a 4-year college degree program.

INDIANA EMPLOYERS SAY Source: High Hopes, Long Odds; Lilly Endowment, in 3 Indiana employers said recent high school graduates lack the basic skills for even entry-level positions.

What skills are today’s employers seeking? QUESTION #3

U.S. DEPT OF LABOR Skills Needed to Succeed in the Workforce FOUNDATION WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES Basic SkillsResources Thinking SkillsInformation Personal QualitiesInterpersonal Systems Technology Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) U.S. Department of Labor, A SCANS Report for America, 1991

TODAY’S EMPLOYERS SEEK Source: 2005; David Shane, Senior Advisor to Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels on Education and Employment Issues STEM Science Technology Engineering Math

With whom will students compete for low-skill jobs ? QUESTION #3

AVAILABILITY OF LOW-SKILL WORKERS 90% of the workforce will be in countries where the average wage is below $1.00 per hour. Population Reference at Columbia University, New York, NY Average Manufacturing Wage USA $ / hr Mexico$ 2.10 / hr China $ 0.64 / hr India$ 0.25 / hr Sung Won Sohn, Executive Vice President and Chief Economist, Wells Fargo, 2003 Canamex, 2005

X IF YOU WERE THE C.E.O., where would you send your low-skills jobs?

With whom will students compete for high-skill jobs ? QUESTION #4

Source: Willard R. Daggett, Ed.D., International Center for Leadership in Education AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-SKILL WORKERS UNITED STATES WHAT IS NEEDED FOR COLLEGE  English  Algebra / Geometry  Biology / Chemistry  Social Studies  Foreign Language OTHER COUNTRIES WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE WORKFORCE  Technical Reading  Computers  Statistics, Probability, Logic, Measurement, & Systems  Physics CURRICULUM CONTENT

Source: Willard R. Daggett, Ed.D., International Center for Leadership in Education AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-SKILL WORKERS UNITED STATES MEMORIZE FACTS FOR WORKSHEETS AND QUIZES OTHER COUNTRIES RESEARCH & ANALYZE APPLY KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN DISCIPLINES APPLY NEW KNOWLEDGE TO REAL-WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING CLASSROOM TASKS

X IF YOU WERE THE C.E.O., where would you send your high-skills jobs?

What does this mean for our school ? QUESTION #5

Inquiry Question #1 Should we prepare students to com- pete for jobs with students from... Our rival school? The county? Around the state? Across the country? Around the world?

Inquiry Question #2 What percentage of our students will we prepare for... Low-skill jobs High-skill jobs

Inquiry Question #3 Will students who earn an Indiana General Diploma be ready to compete for high- skills jobs with students from around the world?

High Schools What percentage of our students earn the Indiana General Diploma? Are they ready to compete for high-skill jobs? Is that ok? Inquiry Question #4

High Schools Do students who earn credit in our Core 40 courses master the Indiana Academic Standards? How do we know? Can we prove it with data? Inquiry Question #5

Middle Schools Do we have a “Core 40 Prep curriculum” in place? What percentage of students master this curriculum? Inquiry Question #6

Elementary Schools Are we preparing students to master a “Core 40 Prep curriculum” when they reach middle school? Inquiry Question #7

RATIONALE Why should we raise student achievement? GLOBAL ECONOMICS