“There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.”

― Frank Serafini

“What’s inside your book?”

Why are we here?• Connect to our Literacy goals• Continue to develop our stories• Share our stories with others who haven’t yet

had the pleasure to meet us• Model lifelong learning by reading (writing,

speaking, listening, etc.)• Share the books on our tables• To have a great day together!

“What’s inside your book?”

• Find someone you work with (or know well) and talk about what you’re reading; for work, or pleasure, and if you would recommend the book to them.

• Find someone you’ve never met before (or don’t know well) and share something about you that you’d like them to know about you and/or your work

AEA System Compact

Goals:1. Literacy2. Closing the Achievement Gaps3. Numeracy4. College, Career, Citizenship Ready

LITERACYHOW ARE WE DOING?

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Iowa 4th Grade NAEP Reading* Note: Intervals between testing years are not equal

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Iowa’s Rank among the States4th Grade NAEP Reading

1992 (N=42)

1994 (N=40)

1998 (N=41)

2002 (N=45)

2003 (N=52)

2005 (N=52)

2007 (N=52)

2009 (N=52)

2011 (N=52)

5th8th 7th

12th 11th

25th

14th

27th 25th

Year (# States with Adequate Data)

Literacy

• 74% of our 3rd graders are proficient• By 2017 the 26%, or approximately

9399 students, will be retained • Average of 28 students for every district in Iowa

– Ex. If 30 of our districts hired another teacher, the cost would be approximately $1.2 million

• Think of the financial costs• Think of the long-term educational cost• Our goals, literacy coaches, ELI, FAST/IGDIES,

summer school project, core standards, etc.

Retention…can we “afford” it?

“The evidence gathered in the last 30 years on the practice of retention suggests that it is academically ineffective and is potentially detrimental to children’s social and emotional health. The seeds of failure may be sown early for students who are retained, as they are significantly more likely to drop out of high school. Furthermore, the trajectory of adverse outcomes appears to continue into young adulthood, when wages and postsecondary educational opportunities are depressed.”

- Nancy Frey (‘05)

CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS

HOW ARE WE DOING?&

SO WHAT?

IEP Non-IEP FRL Non-FRL ELL Non-ELL Minority Non-Minority0

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Closing the Achievement Gap(s)

2012 Data of Special Education Students:• 21.5% dropout rate in IA (U.S. 19.7%)• 76.9% graduated w/ a diploma in IA (U.S. 64.6%)

• Our goals, instructional coaching, conceptual learning, LPS, special education audits, results retreat, core standards, etc.

Poverty?

Gender?

Language Learners?

Race?

Budget:

• SSA - 1.25% in House vs. 4.0% in Senate• Governor and Legislators still “taking” our $15 million

that Iowa Code says we’re supposed to get• We have made categorical requests but can’t count on

any of them:– $8 million for literacy coaches– $2.5 million for mental health pilots– $2 million for teacher leadership & compensation– $1 million for personalized learning

• Need everyone to advocate for adequate funding to fulfill our obligation to the children, families and educators we serve! Write, call, email, attend…

$2.5 Million Mental Health Pilots

$160,000

PLAEA taking care of our own…

New Jefferson Office

As we celebrate 40 years…

• Take care of yourself• Be nice to others• Be helpful with your work• Do something…START• Think differently• & as Shaea (3rd grader) says…

“Be open, resourceful

and persistent”

What YOU expect is what

YOU get!

Student Voice:

One of those moments in time…

Our Thomas Jefferson John Adams, Ben Franklin…

• Ian Coon (JR) @ Waukee HS• Jack Hostager (SR) @ Dubuque

Hempstead HS• & friends (they’ll have to

introduce them)