1. Kansas Exemplary Educators Network (KEEN) February 20, 2014 1

2. A Community Conversation Using Transformational Dialogue to Achieve Strategic Change – February 2009

3. KEEN Conference February 25, 2010 3

4. KEEN Conference February 25, 2011

5. Kansas Exemplary Educators Network (KEEN) February 20, 2014 5

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7. Students* - 485,147School Districts – 286Schools – 1,336Teachers – 43,973 7 * Headcount enrollment

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9. Lunches served daily 327,256 Breakfast served daily 107,342 Students transported daily 211,500 Food and Fuel! 9

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11.  Graduation rate of 84.9%  Attendance rate of 94.9%  Participation rate on assessments remain very close to 100%.

12. 12 How Does Kansas Compare? Above national average on both ACT and SAT

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20. “Sometimes it’s our jobs to make the impossible possible” (Yaei Cohen) I dig deep, to hidden, possibly dark or strange places” (Megan Sheehan) Be curious, and slightly paranoid (what opportunity are you missing?!)” (Rebecca Van Dyck) The most creative people said 20

21.  Fear of the new  Inertia  Bureaucracy  Quarterly profit demands  Conflicts with others  Office politics  Government 21 Fast Company, February 2014

22.  Dr. Debacker –   In what world does this make sense?   14 – 8 = X   Take the 10 out of the 14 – and get 4.  Now subtract the 10 -8 = 2  Then add the 2 back with the 4 you took out of 14  You get the answer 6.   These are the instructions my niece in 1st grade follows to solve the 14 - 8 = 6.   This is how the teachers at her (redacted) school have to teach math. It is nonsensical. It has no forward progression -- i.e. it will serve them good in the next level class. It follows absolutely no educational principle.   I am astounded that you call yourself an educator for allowing this to happen and to be a proponent.   Perhaps those teachers who said they favor the new standards favor them because the standards are step-by-step and those teacher no longer have to put in the effort to teach! The teachers I have talked to, I am a certified Secondary Social Studies teacher, despise the standards.   This needs to stop. My niece goes to (redacted) to get assistance with math. They teach her using valid educational principles, sound education theory and usable techniques.   As my wife and I are planning on having children, I pray you will reverse this dumbing down of education and return to common sense; otherwise I will have to home-school my children. 22

23. CHANGE THE CONVERSATION 23

24. Kansas Education 24

25. 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. College and Career Ready 25

26.  Kansas College & Career Ready Standards ◦ Math ◦ English Language Arts ◦ History, Government and Social Studies ◦ Science ◦ English Language Proficiency ◦ Handwriting ◦ Theatre Arts ◦ And more as they come up for review 26

27. 27 Career and technical education (CTE) Senate Bill 155 Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) Individual Plans of Study Pieces to the Puzzle

28. Transitional assessment in 2013-2014  Based on the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards  Developed by CETE at KU 2014-2015 and Beyond  Developed and administered by CETE at KU  Features will include:  Constructed response  Technology enhanced  Adaptive at the section level (not item)  Multiple choice State Summative Assessments in Math and English Language Arts 28

29. *IPS = Individual Plan of Study 29

30. Proficient What % of Kansas students meet grade level proficiency, and ready to move to the next grade level? Math 2012 = 85% Reading 2012 = 87% College & Career Ready What % of Kansas Students perform at a CCR level on the new assessments? ????? We don’t know, but we need to be prepared to communicate that standards and assessments have changed! 30

31. Old State Assessment 2002-2013 Exemplary Exceeds Meets Approaching Warning New State Assessment 2014-2015 4 3 2 1

32. 2002-2013 Performance 2014-2015 and Beyond

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34.  21 st Century Accreditation based on the relevance, relationships, rigor, responsive culture, and results  Full implementation of the Kansas College & Career Ready Standards in math and English language arts  Transitional assessment based on the KCCRS  Development of state summative assessment in math and English language arts  Application for renewal of the ESEA Flexibility Waiver  Continued work on teacher and principal evaluations with emphasis on student growth  Revisions of licensure in CTE and out-of-state applicants  Pilot of Individual Plans of Study 34

35. SimpleFirst orderTechnicalBulletsComplex Second order AdaptiveCannonballs

36. 36 Exercise (33%) ??? (2%) When stuck on a challenge, what do you do to find inspiration? Fast Company, February 2014

37.  Follow Diane on Twitter @dianedebacker  “Like” KSDE on Facebook  Visit our website: www.ksde.org Ways to Keep in Touch 37

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