1. Kansas K-12 Education House of Representatives - Vision 2020 Committee
February 18, 2013
Diane DeBacker, Commissioner of Education

2. Kansas State Board of Education
General Supervision of Public K-12 Schools
Accrediting K-12 schools
Administering & distributing state & federal funds
Licensing teachers, administrators & school specialists
Developing, administering & monitoring state & federal plans
Developing curricular standards
Evaluating & approving teacher education programs
Public hearings: state plans, rules & regulations, transfers of territory, due process appeals
Supervising KSSB & KSSD

3. Kansas State Board of Education
10 elected Board members
Four-year terms
Membership based on distribution of population among 40 state senate districts
Four state senate districts per Board district

5. State Board Goals*
Provide a flexible and efficient delivery system to meet our students’ varied and changing needs
Provide an effective educator in every classroom
Ensure effective, visionary leaders in every school
Promote and encourage best practices for early childhood programs
Develop active communication and partnerships with families, communities, business stakeholders, constituents, and policy partners
*Draft. Anticipated approval March 2013

6. Universal EC education
Delivery system
Effective educators
Effective, visionary leaders
Early childhood
Collaboration
Tiered system of instruction and support
Barriers to teacher licensure & renewal
Review/revise leader preparation programs
Definition
Align PreK-20 systems of support
Accreditation of schools
Teacher recruitment, support & retention
Leader recruitment, support & retention
Best practices
Communication
Graduation requirements, graduation rates, dropout rates
Educator evaluation & compensation
Leader evaluation
Access to programs
Strategic partnerships
Career & technical education
Review/revise teacher preparation programs
Relationships with other organizations
ESEA flexibility waiver
Licensing of CTE educators
Universal EC education
Technology
Licensing of SPED
Strategic Agenda – Anticipated approval March 2013

7. Kansas State Department of Education
Carries out policies of State Board
Assists schools in state & federal compliance
Assists in implementing best practices based on research

8. Kansas Education by the Numbers
286 School Districts
1,370 School Buildings
456,000 K-12 students (FTE)
41,400 licensed educators
27,000 non-licensed school personnel

9. Kansas Education by the Numbers
More than 200,000 students transported to and from school each day
More than 105,000 breakfast meals served daily
More than 300,000 lunches served daily

10. Kansas Education by the Numbers
$3.2 billion in state education funding
$2.1 billion in local education funding
$447 million in federal education funding

11. Kansas Student Population Trends (Percent of K-12, September Unaudited Enrollment)

12. Public School Statistics for 2011-2012
Reading Achievement – 87% *
Math Achievement – 85%*
Attendance Rate – 95.2%
Graduation Rate – 84.9%
Dropout Rate – 1.3%
*At meets standards or above on state assessments

13. ACT Trends

14. SAT Trends
Mathematics
Reading

15. NAEP Reading
4th Grade
8th Grade

16. NAEP Mathematics
4th Grade
8th Grade

17. Future of Kansas Education
No longer under the requirements of No Child Left Behind (waiver received in July 2012)
Higher standards with the College and Career Ready Standards (Common Core Standards) approved by the State Board in October 2010
More appropriate assessments beginning in
Increased emphasis on Career and Technical Education
Tiered instruction and learning (Multi-Tier System of Support)
Closing the achievement gap
New accreditation system
Emphasis on early learning
Use of technology for face-to-face learning and virtual

18. Flexibility Waiver (from NCLB)
College and career ready expectations for ALL students
Common Core Standards – adopted by State Board in October 2010
New assessments in
State-developed differentiated recognition, accountability and support
Student achievement
Student academic growth
Students scoring below meets standards proficiency level
Students in the gap
Supporting effective instruction and leadership
Teacher and principal evaluations based upon common elements with student growth/achievement as one of the elements

20. College and Career Ready

21. Definition (approved by State Board December 2012)
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.

22. Academic Preparation
Level of performance on college readiness exams for full admittance to post-secondary institutions without the need for remediation

23. Technical Skills
Achievement of an industry recognized certification that enables students to advance in a career pathway

24. Cognitive Preparation
Problem formulation, research, interpretation, communication, precision and accuracy

25. Basic Skills
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
Math

26. Critical Thinking Skills
Decisive
Creative Thinking
Solves Problems
Reasons

27. Interpersonal Skills Social Awareness Responsible Decision Making
Self-Management and Self-Awareness

28. Career Interest Development
Ability to engage in exploration and planning relevant to the students interests, for career preferences leading to post-secondary success

29. Gallup Survey Confidence in Institutions Survey of 2012
Confidence in public K-12 education fell to 29% -- a drop of 29 percentage points from 1973
Performance on common metrics (NAEP, graduation rates, dropout rates) are at their highest levels
So why has confidence in public schools declined?
Americans have become more cynical?
Growing awareness of the international stage?

30. Solutions?
Raising of standards – in Kansas, College and Career Ready Standards (Common Core)
Recognizing our success as a state and a nation
High graduation rate
Low dropout rate
High attendance rate
High academic achievement on state assessments, SAT, ACT, NAEP
As a nation, countries continue to send students to the US for study in an atmosphere of American ingenuity and creativity
Educators
Parents
Communities
Clear vision with focused and deliberate attention

31. Half-Empty or Half-Full?