Transcript SJ 2020 - Santa Clara County Office of Education

Charles Weis, Ph.D.
Santa Clara County
Superintendent of Schools
High Quality Education in Santa Clara County
 Santa Clara County students outperformed peers on
2009 STAR testing.
 The two top schools statewide in API were from Santa
Clara County.
 Scores of students in all grade levels improved in
English-language arts and math from 2003 to 2009.
Closer Look
There is an achievement gap along racial and
socio-economic lines.
African-American and Hispanic/Latino
students score persistently lower on
standardized tests than their White and Asian
counterparts – and the gap get greater as
students get older!
The Achievement Gap Hurts Everyone
 Achievement gaps  economic equivalent of a
permanent national recession substantially larger
than the recent deep recession
 If we had closed the achievement gap, the GDP in
2008 would have been $310-$525 billion higher
Source: McKinsey & Company, The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America’s
Schools, April 2009
Virtually Unemployable
 High school dropouts have considerably lower earning
power & job opportunities in today’s competitive global
economy
 Over a working lifetime, high school dropouts earn
$400,000 to >$500,000 less than high school graduates
Source: Left Behind in America: The Nation’s Dropout Crisis
Economic costs for the City of San José
 In 2006-07, 2,328 students dropped out of middle
and high schools in San José
 Without a high school education, these youth will
cost San José nearly $800 million over their lifetimes
Source: California Dropout Research Project , How California's Dropout Crisis Affects
Communities, 2009
City Dividends - Improving Education Levels
  2% in the population with a college degree = a 1% 
in personal income growth
 an increase of 2% - 12,052 additional degree holders
= $1.4 billion in additional aggregate personal income
every year
Source: CEOs for Cities, City Dividends: Gains from Improving Metropolitan Performance,
February 2009
The Achievement Gap in Elementary School
Elementary Schools within City of San Jose
2005 to 2009 CST Mathematics (Source: CDE)
Percent Proficient and Advanced by Ethnicity
90%
85%
Percent Proficient and Above
80%
75%
33%
70%
65%
60%
55%
50%
45%
40%
2005
Average
2006
Asian
2007
White/Non Hispanic
2008
African American
2009
Hispanic
The Gap Grows to 44 Points in High School
High Schools within City of San Jose
2005 to 2009 CAHSEE Mathematics
10th Grade Percent Proficient by Ethnicity
85%
Percent Proficient
75%
65%
44%
55%
45%
35%
25%
2005
Average
2006
Asian
2007
White/Non Hispanic
2008
2009
African American
Hispanic
Planning Committee
 Chuck Reed, Mayor, City of San José
 Charles Weis, Superintendent of
 Mark Walker, Managing Director, Global
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Community Affairs, Applied Materials
Linda Murray, Acting Executive Director,
The Education Trust – West
Matt Hammer, Executive Director, PACT
(People Acting in Community together)
David Lopez, President, National
Hispanic University
Sandra Soto, Chief of Staff, Office of
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
Muhammed Chaudhry, CEO, Silicon
Valley Education Foundation
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Schools, Santa Clara County Office of
Education
Don Iglesias, Superintendent, San José
Unified School District
John Porter, Superintendent, FranklinMcKinley School District
Jose Manzo, Superintendent, Alum Rock
Union School District
Mohammad H. Qayoumi, President
California State University, East Bay
Alicia Gallegos Fambrini, Director, San
José Charter School Consortium
Andrea Whittaker, Chair, Department of
Elementary Education, San José State
University
Initiative
 A commitment to join together to eliminate the
achievement gap in San Jose by 2020
 Our Standard: All students will test proficient or advanced
on state assessments
  Dropout rate
  Graduation rate
  College retention as a result
Efficacy: We Know What Works
 National Research
 California State University
 Center to Close the Achievement Gap
 California Department of Education
 Closing the Achievement Website
 Local Best Practices
SJ2020 Strategies
 High-quality prekindergarten programs to prepare all children
to be successful in kindergarten
 A culture of success that includes high standards for all
students
 Engage students in reflection and provide feedback to inform
them of what they know and what they need to work on
 Effective systems to recruit, develop, and retain high-quality
teachers and effective leaders
 Regular assessments to inform instruction
SJ2020 Strategies (Continued)
 Extended learning time strategies (i.e., longer days,
longer school year, and preschool attendance)
 Parent involvement
 United community to support students and families
holistically
 A multi-disciplinary approach and curriculum that is
relevant to the real world, beyond high school
Creating 21 Century Career Choices for All
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Career Technical Education (CTE) is:
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A series of courses grouped together to prepare students for
college AND careers
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A method to give students 21st century skills
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A series of UC a-g approved courses
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An opportunity for all students
Career Technical Education
Research Findings
 Increases student attendance
 Helps close the achievement gap
 Raises grade point averages
 Increases graduation rates
 Assists in getting a job
 Paves the way to college
We Know…
 We know what needs to be done
 We know how to do it
 The time is NOW to work together to do it!
We Need To:
 Change our practice
 Take success to scale, for poor and wealthy students alike.
Kids will work to our level of expectation!
 Work together. It will take EVERYONE to get this done
The First Large Urban Area…
We intend to be the FIRST
large urban area in the nation
to eliminate the achievement gap
within this decade
Compact
 Affirms each organization’s commitment to aligning its
efforts to help each student reach proficiency within this
decade
 Commitments by sector
 Education
 Government
 Business
 Nonprofit /Community
 AND Parents
The City of San José affirms it will align its efforts to
help all students reach proficiency, including:
 Coordinating youth-focused efforts across City
departments/programs
 Initiating partnerships between public schools and the City
 Developing policies that promote healthy and successful
students
The Education Community affirms it will align its efforts
to help all students reach proficiency, including:
 Establishing a culture of success by holding all students to a high
standard that prepares them to meet postsecondary goals and to be
successful
 Recruiting, developing, and retaining effective teachers and leaders
 Supporting teachers and leaders in using frequent assessments to
inform and drive instruction
 Aligning P-16 efforts to increase high school and college graduation
rates
The Business Community affirms it will align its efforts
to help all students reach proficiency, including:
 Engaging with education agencies to define the skills and
knowledge students need to be successful in the workplace
 Sharing innovations and providing resources that help schools
educate students more effectively
 Developing policies that encourage employees to be engaged
in classrooms as skill-based volunteers
The Nonprofit Community affirms it will align its efforts
to help all students reach proficiency, including:
 Partnering with schools to provide services that address the
full continuum of students’ needs, making schools a center of
the community
 Aligning resources and coordinating services with other
organizations
 Building a culture that values education and success for all
students
What Are We Doing?
 Informing the community and enlisting commitment
 Presentations & meetings
 Working with Boards and organizations to pass a resolutions to support
the SJ2020 Initiative
 San Jose City Council
 San Jose Unified, East Side, Oak Grove, Franklin-McKinley, Berryessa,
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Mount Pleasant, Orchard, Metropolitan Education School Districts
San Jose-Evergreen and Foothill-DeAnaza Community College Districts
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
First 5 Commission Santa Clara
Kids In Common
Kidango
 Convened January 14th, 2010 meeting – Dr. Robert Marzano: “Getting
Serious About School Reform”
Next Steps
 Establish a governance structure, identify primary metrics and focus areas
 Form work groups for each focus area
 Compile baseline data and establish mechanism for monitoring and reporting
progress
 Establish partnerships with City, school districts, higher education, non-profits,
business to implement strategies
 SCCOE will provide other supports
 Training for teachers and administrators
 Tools for using assessments to improve instruction
 Best practices and success stories website
Forum: Dr. Douglass Reeves, The Leadership & Learning Center,
April 1, 2010
“Lessons from 90-90-90 Schools”
Together…
We WILL BE the first
large urban area in the nation
to eliminate the achievement gap
within this decade
For More Information
http://www.sccoe.org/sj2020/
Don Bolce
Program Director, Special Projects
Office of the Superintendent
Santa Clara County Office of Education
408.453.6877