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Unbridled Learning:Transforming Education in Kentucky
Terry Holliday, Ph.D.Commissioner of Education
September 9, 2010
Our Vision:
Every child proficient and prepared for success
•Next Generation Professionals
•Next Generation Support Systems
•Next Generation Schools and Districts
Strategic Priorities
•Next Generation Learners
• Revised contentstandards
• New balancedassessments
• New stateaccountabilitysystem
Senate Bill 1(2009)
Common Core Standards Initiative
• A coalition of 48 states (including KY), two territories and District of Columbia developed new English/language arts and mathematics standards
• Kentucky educators provided input
• A KDE survey gave various stakeholder groups an opportunity for feedback on the public version of the standards
February 10, 2010
• KBE, CPE and EPSB adopt Common Core Standards in English/language arts and mathematics
• Kentucky first in nation to adopt
Common Core Standards Adoption
-Adopted-Adopted
-Not yet adopted-Not yet adoptedFrom: CCSSO/NGA
• Internationally benchmarked
• Aligned across all levels
• Clearly state what students are expected to learn and when
Common Core Standards
•Fewer, more focused, rigorous and relevant
• Prepare all teachers to effectively teach the standards to mastery
• Students first testedon new standardsin spring 2012
• Intensive PD has begun
Common Core Standards
Other Revised Standards•Work on developing new science and social studies standards is underway
• May get help from national coalitions
• The timeline is unclear – SB 1 deadline is
Dec. 2010
New Assessments• Aligned with new standards
• BalancedFormative to inform instruction
Summative to measure teaching and learning
• Combination of criterion-referenced and norm-referenced tests; multiple choice and open response
• Benchmarked to performance standards; provide longitudinal dataand comparisons with national norms
New Assessments• Assessment FOR learning
to refine teaching and learning at the classroom level
• Measure and identify gaps and implement interventions
• Reflect characteristics of highly effective teaching and learning
• Assessments in reading, mathematics, science, social studies, writing (on-demand and editing and mechanics)
• Grade levels for content tests still being determined
• Program reviews in arts/humanities, practical living/career studies, writing program (voluntary implementation this school year)
• Part of state accountability in 2011-12
New Assessments
• Interim assessment system is in place
• New college readiness measure to be released later this month
• Work is proceeding to implement a balanced system via:National Common Assessments ConsortiaStudy on end-of-course assessments for high
school
• Kentucky Board of Education will determine all the elements of the new accountability system and how they are weighted
New Accountability System
• Developed in cooperation with OAA with stakeholder input from NTAPAA and SCAAC
• KBE to consider at October meetingwith final regulatory approval in Feb. 2011
• First used based on scores from spring 2012 testing
• Title 1 schools will also be accountable under NCLB
New Accountability System
Transforming Educationin Kentucky
Unified Plan for College Readiness
• Goals: Reduce college remediation rates by at least
50% by 2014 in comparison to 2010 rate Increase college completion rates in students
enrolled in one or more remedial classes by 3% annually from 2009 to 2014
• Objective: Reduce college remediation and increase postsecondarygraduation
Unified Plan for College Readiness• Accelerated learning opportunities
(Early college; Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, International Baccalaureate and Project Lead the Way/ STEM)
• Secondary and postsecondary interventions (Credit recovery; transitional courses and targeted interventions; bridge programs at the high school level)
• Advising (Professional development on advising toolkit and use of ILP; Kentucky Scholars Initiative, Gear UP and KnowHow2GO)
• College persistence and degree completion (Student support and intervention)
Next Generation Professionals
• Better prepare effective teachers and leaders
• Launch statewide growth model including common teacher/principal evaluations(piloted 2010-11 school year)
• Options for professional learning, compensation and/or career paths to grow and retain effective teachers
Next Generation Professionals• Increase diversity and equitable distribution of
effective teachers
• Provide more effective professional learning opportunities for teachers
• Working Conditions Survey (Spring 2011)Analyzes teaching and learning conditions
Provides reports to improve planning
Provides information to help increasestudents success, teacher efficiency and motivation, enhance teacher retentionand produce strategies to recruit highly effective teachers and principals
Next Generation Support Systems• Deploy statewide Continuous Instructional
Improvement Technology System (CIITS)
• Further develop Kentucky StatewideLongitudinal Data System (KY SLDS)
• Target online professional learningopportunities
Next Generation Schools and Districts• Turnaround low-performing schools
Four intervention options (external management, re-staffing, school closure, transformation
School Improvement Grants
Additional schools may be identified when KCCT scores released this month
• Create innovative schools and programsThe Partnership for Next Generation Learning
Innovation Lab Network
Board Examination System
Board Examination System• Initiative of the National Center of
Education and the Economy and five Board Exam System providers
• Goal is to prepare high school students for success in two-year and four-year open admissions colleges and ensure they will earn a degree
• Kentucky is participating with eight other states in planning process to explore feasibility and pilot system (2011-12)
Board Examination System
Quality teacher training
matched to the course syllabi
High quality exams derived from the curriculum using
multiple assessment methods
Sound core programof courses defining what it means to be an educated person
Thoughtfully constructed course
designs capturedin a syllabus
The Board Exam System
Upper Div’n(AP, IB, ACT
A Levels)
Work
12
16
18
Core Curriculum, Syllabi, Exams, Teacher Training, All Set to Int’l Standards
2 yr. Open Admissions Institutions
4 Year Selective Institutions
22
4 yr.
Graduate Education
Lower Division Board Examination Programs(ACT, Cambridge IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE)
Students who pass exam:Option 1 Option 2
•Special high school diploma
•Can enroll at any 2- or 4-year open admissions school in state or regional Career-Tech Program
•Don’t have to take remedial courses
•Remain in high school
•Take program of study to prepare for selective college
•Upper division Career and Tech Program
•Upper level exams
●An alliance --formed by CCSSO and the Stupski Foundation— to establish a network of state-based Innovation Labs
The Partnership for Next Generation Learning Innovation Lab Network
StateDistrictSchool
Goal: To create a personalized system of education that engages and motivates each child—from birth through adolescence, regardless of his or her circumstance—to be prepared for life, meaningful work, and citizenship.
Features: Concentrates on the elements of education that have direct bearing on students and their learning experiences and focuses on learners and learning, rather than on schools and schooling
Alignment: Highly interdependent with the Education Workforce, Information Systems & Research, and Standards, Assessment and Accountability strategic initiatives
The Partnership for Next Generation Learning Innovation Lab Network
Innovation Labs
Student Success
Civic Engagement
STEMEducation
Health & Wellness
College/Career
Readiness
Education Law & Policy
AnalysisMotivation & Learning
Technology Leadership
Assessment /Accountability
Global Issues
Digital Game-based
Learning
TeleHealth
Early/Middle College
New public education system requires:
•Funding
•Collaboration
•Time•Hard Work
Unbridled Learning:Transforming Education in Kentucky
Terry Holliday, Ph.D.Commissioner of Education
September 9, 2010