Transcript Document

P-20: A National Perspective
and Keys to Success
Jennifer Dounay
Education Commission of the States
For Joint Meeting of State Board of Regents/State Board of Education
Orem, Utah
July 16, 2009
About ECS
• 50-state education compact est’d 1965
• Nonpartisan, nonprofit
• Supported by state fees, grants/contracts,
fdn. and corporate donations
• Serves all state-level education policymakers
and their staffs:
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Governors
Legislators
State board members
State superintendents
SHEEOS and higher education leaders
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Overview of Presentation
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What’s P-16/P-20?
Why P-16?
P-16 by the numbers
Council agendas, accomplishments
Keys to success
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What is P-20?
• Does it make a difference what you call it? (K16, P-16, P-20)
• It may include a council
• It can (and should be) more than a council:
– Data systems
– Funding mechanisms
– Ways of thinking
– Public support
– Legislation, rulemaking, executive
decisionmaking
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Passing the Buck
Middle schools
Elementary schools
Pre-K programs
Parents
High schools
4-year institutions
Employers
2-year
institutions
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Rationale for P-20 Councils
(cont’d)
• Establishes formal expectation of and venue
for collaboration
• Helps states reach consensus among all
players impacted by P-20 reform
• Reduces likelihood of duplicative efforts
among agencies
• Decisionmaking through student perspective
• Saves $ (+ hopefully increases future tax
revenues)
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P-16 by the Numbers
According to ECS P-16/P-20 database (www.ecs.org/P-20):
• 38 councils in 36 states (changes since 2008)
• Scope:
– Transition over the years
– K-16: 2 councils
– P-16: 20 councils
– P-20: 14 councils
– “Pre-K-20”: 1 council
– P-21: 1 council
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Who’s on Board?
Why does it matter?
• Early learning makes the “P”
• Legislators: Buy in and support
– Can avoid politization by including majority
& minority members
• Governor: Sets tone for importance of
work
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P-16/P-20 Council Membership
• Governors (7 councils, rep. on 13 other councils)
– Gov or designee: 5 councils
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Legislators (18 states)
Chiefs
SHEEOs, 2- and 4-year presidents
Business and labor
Ideally, early learning reps. (16 states)
Others
Source: www.ecs.org/P-20
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What Councils Are Addressing
• High school to postsecondary
transitions: 26 states (can take many forms)
• Data systems, use of data: 19 states
• Teachers: recruitment, preparation,
retention, prof. devt.: 19 states
• Postsec. retention/transfer/completion:
13 states
• Early learning: 8 states
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High School to Postsecondary
Transitions
• Indiana Core 40
– Currently optional high school course sequence
– Will become default HS curriculum, eff. Class of
2011 and common public 4-year admissions reqt.
– Includes Alg. I, geometry, Alg. II sequence, lab
sciences aligned with research on college
readiness, success
– Greater % students of all racial groups opting in
each year
– Class of 2008: 73% of grads chose Core 40 (or
even more rigorous “honors” curriculum)
– End-of-course exams
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IN and Utah, Class of 2011
Indiana
Utah
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Math
3: Algebra I, geometry, Algebra II
3: Elementary Algebra, geometry, 1
add’l course
Science
3: biology; chemistry or physics;
add’l science
3: 2 courses are chosen from earth
systems, bio., chemistry, physics
Social
studies
3: U.S. history; .5 U.S. govt; .5
economics; world history
3: U.S. history; .5 U.S. gov’t and
citizenship; .5 financial literacy; .5
geography; .5 world civilization
1.5: .5 health; 1 P.E.
2: .5 health; 1.5 P.E.
CTE
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Ed. Tech.
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Arts
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1.5
5: Chosen from arts, foreign lang.,
CTE
6 electives or add’l locally-set unit
requirements
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English
Health, P.E.
Electives
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HS to PS Transitions (cont’d)
• North Carolina Learn and Earn
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Integrated dual enrollment option
5 years: Earn HS diploma and 2-year cred.
HS school-w/in-school or at 2- or 4-year campus
Attendance, coursetaking, graduation results
• Kentucky “Double the Numbers”
– Goal of doubling 4-year degree holders by 2020
– Addressing “5 questions” related to access,
success and state outcomes
– Gains in 2-, 4-year, advanced degree completion
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Teaching Quality
• Arizona
– STEM research, training and communications
– $ for STEM, special ed. teacher student loans
– Scholarships to earn state Reading Endorsement
• Kentucky
– Large-scale projects to improve math, science
instruction in middle grades
– KY Virtual U. – expand teacher PD opportunities
• Louisiana
– Using data to evaluation teacher prep. Programs
– Restructuring of teacher cert. (P-3, 4-5, 6-12)
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Aligned Data Systems
• Colorado
– Sharing records across state agencies
– Unique identifier for early childhood students
• New Hampshire
– Combining P-16, workforce, economic devt.,
demographic data
– Increase academic success and economic
opportunity
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Early Learning
• Not as frequently on state agendas
• Hawaii
– Includes EL in council leadership
– “Capturing the Momentum” Kellogg grant
– High-quality P-3 learning environments
• Indiana
– Policies and funding for full-day kindergarten
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17-20?
• Not much in this arena
• North Carolina
– Master’s of ed. admin. program revision
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Keys to Success
• Three “A”s
– Actors
– Agenda
– Appropriation of resources
• Nov. 2008 P-16/P-20 Councils
“Landmines” policy brief
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Actors
• Goldilocks: Not too big, not too small
• Legislators
– Can move ideas to adoption
– IN, OH, AZ – states that have made progress
• Governors
– AZ, IN, NC, RI – states that have made progress
• Two-tiered structure
– GA, NC swear by this
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Agenda: Setting Goals
• Don’t know if you’re getting there if you
don’t know where you’re going
• Numeric goals, based on reliable data
• 16 states
– Most goals re: HS or PS completion
• GA, IN, FL all good examples
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Florida’s Next Generation P-20
Benchmarks
• Approved by state board Dec. 2008
• Six “focus areas”, including:
– Improve college/career readiness
– Expand opps. for PS degrees and certs.
– Align resources to strategic goals
• 2007-08 baseline data
• Annual perf. measures FY09 to FY15
• www.fldoe.org/Strategic_Plan/pdfs/StrategicPlanApproved.pdf
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FL benchmarks: Sample view
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Appropriation of Resources
• Financial resources
– Communications can build public support
• Human resources
– Research policy solutions
– Support policy/program implementation
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Financial Resources
• State funds (leg. appropriation or built in
agencies’ budgets) – 22 states
• “Other” funds – 10 states
– Foundation
– Business
– Federal
• “Sustainability”: NE, WY
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Human Resources
• Council supported by min. .5 FTE: 21
councils
• Include councils that have made
substantial gains
• GA: Each agency contributes $ for
exec. director’s salary
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ECS Resources
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Answers to your questions
P-16 councils database: www.ecs.org/p-20
P-16 “landmines” policy brief
P-16 council considerations worksheet
Coming soon:
– “P-20 with No Money” policy brief
– ?P-16 councils support group?
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[email protected]
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