1. Reforming High School for College and Career Success Bob Wise President, Alliance for Excellent Education November 17, 2014 @bobwise48 @all4ed

2. Writing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Teamwork Problem Solving Interpersonal Skills Computational Skills Reading Skills Organizational Effectiveness Goal Setting/Motivation Listening Skills Personal Career Development Creative Thinking Leadership Oral Communications 19701999 FORTUNE 500 MOST VALUED SKILLS

3. Changes in demand for skills Source: Author, David H. and Brendan M. Price. 2013. "The Changing Task Composition of the US Labor Market: An Update of Author, Levy, and Murnane (2003)." MIT Mimeograph, June.

4. Current Performance Source: “Minnesota High Schools,” www.all4ed.org, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Diplomas Count: 2012

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

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

7. 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

8. Higher Expectations Budget Pressures Demands on Teachers Technology Drivers of Change

9. 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

10. 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

11. Technology www.plan4progress.org Student Learning

12. Are You Future Ready? www.futurereadyschools.org www.plan4progress.org Technology

13. Do You Have the Broadband You Need? Technology Tell @FCC: Act now to ensure #internet4schools www.99in5.org

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

15. 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

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

17. www.all4ed.org

18. Technology www.digitallearningday.org March 13, 2015