1. WHAT’S NEXT OR METAMORPHOSIS J UNE S T. C LAIR A TKINSON S TATE S UPERINTENDENT J UNE 27, 2011

2. DIPLOMA COUNT 2008 GRADUATION CLASS  Above National Average  Tied for 25 th Place with 2nd Highest Gains  African-Americans, 3rd Highest - 72.3%  African-American Females, 1st Highest - 79.5%

3. CHANGE

4. POTENTIAL

5. NEW STANDARDS

6. NEW ASSESSMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM

7. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

8. EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS

9. CLOUD COMPUTING

10. BYOD

11. CUSTOMIZATION

12. ANYWHERE, ANYTIME

13. SHARED RESOURCES

14. BLENDED INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY

15.  100% Graduation Rate  Career & College Ready  Deep Support for Public Education