Transcript Developing Life-, College- and Work

DEVELOPING LIFE-, COLLEGE- AND WORKREADY STUDENTS
STATE STRATEGIC PLAN IN EDUCATION
November 13, 2012
Kristin Bernhard, Education Policy Advisor,
Office of Governor Nathan Deal
“I view education as our number
one economic development tool.
There is no more forward-looking
or strategic place to invest.”
-Governor Nathan Deal
http://opb.georgia.gov/strategic-planning •http://www.georgiacompetitiveness.org/
Strategic Priority #1:
Increase the percentage of Georgia
students that are able to read at
grade level by the completion of
third grade.
 Third-grade reading level is a significant predictor of:
 Eighth grade reading level
 Ninth grade course performance
 High School Graduation
 Unemployment later in life
 From birth to the third grade, students are learning to
read. From third grade on, they must read to learn.
• Support the rollout of “Quality Rated,” Georgia’s
voluntary quality rating system for childcare
programs
• Continue strategic investments in the quality of
Georgia’s Pre-K Program
• Provide targeted professional development in
teaching reading and literacy skills to prekindergarten and early grades teachers through
the Reading Instruction Mentors Program
Strategic Priority #2:
Increase the percentage of teachers
and principals that are considered
effective.
Teacher Keys Effectiveness
System
(Generates a Teacher Effectiveness
Measure Score)
Teacher Assessment on
Performance Standards
Surveys of Instructional
Practice
(Data sources include observations
and documentation)
(Intermediate, Middle, and High
School)
Student Growth and Academic Achievement
Teachers of Tested Subjects
- Student growth percentile
Teachers of Non-Tested
Subjects
- DOE-approved district
Student Learning Objectives
Teacher and Leader Keys were piloted in our 26 Race to the Top school districts last
year, and will roll out in over 50 school districts this school year.
Priority #3
Increase teacher competency &
student proficiency & achievement
in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM).
• Jobs of the future will require more than just a basic
understanding of math and science.
• The most recent ten year employment projections by
the U.S. Labor Department show that of the 20 fastest
growing occupations projected for 2014, 15 of them
require significant math and/or science preparation.
• 16 of the 25 highest-paying jobs in 2010 require STEM
preparation, and STEM workers earn 26% more than
their non-STEM peers.
• Nationally, less than 10% of post-secondary degrees
are conferred in the STEM fields.
•
UTeach
• Offers compact degree plans, early teaching experiences, guidance
by expert master teachers, and financial assistance for STEM
undergraduate students to raise the quantity and quality of
mathematics, science, and computer science teachers in secondary
schools
•
Innovation Fund
• $19.4 million competitive grant program created through Georgia’s
Race to the Top (RT3) plan
• Competitive grant awards for partnerships that develop or
implement innovative and high-impact programs aimed at
producing positive outcomes for students
•
Common Core
• State led effort to develop unified and more rigorous college and
career aligned educational standards that build strong and deep
foundational skills in Math and English/Language Arts
Priority #4:
Increase the percentage of
Georgians that hold a
postsecondary credential.
By 2020, it’s anticipated that 60% of jobs in Georgia will require some form of
higher education (certificate, associates, bachelors or beyond).
Currently, 42% of our young adults (age 25-34) qualify.
• We have a particular gap in middle-skill certification. In
2009, 51% of all jobs in Georgia were middle-skill jobs, but
only 40% of our workers are currently trained to the
middle skill level.
• Less than 25 percent of full-time students at two-year
colleges ever graduate.
• Only 44 percent at four-year colleges get their degree
within six years.
Complete College Georgia launched in August 2011:
1.
Develop comprehensive system-wide and campus-level completion plans
2.
3.
Restructure select Technical College programs to better support working
students
Increase Course Articulation to build a seamless education system
4.
Improve remediation
5.
Create a needs-based college scholarship program
6.
Form the Higher Education Funding Commission
-USG & TCSG joint plan completed in December 2011.
-Georgia became first state in the nation to have a completion plan from every public
institution of higher education in September 2012.
-There are now 27 courses transferable to USG institutions from TCSG institutions.
-$1 million Complete College America grant being used to pilot innovative remediation
programs at College of Coastal Georgia, Georgia Gwinnett College , Athens Technical
College and DeKalb Technical College.
-The REACH Scholarship, which identifies low-income middle school students with
college potential, provide s mentoring and a college scholarship funded with private
dollars, launched February 2012.
-Examine ways to change the funding formula to incentivize
completion. Recommendations due to Governor Deal by the end of this year.
Priority #5:
Empower citizens with public
school options and local
flexibility to improve student
achievement
• Flexibility/Accountability options for
traditional school systems
• Changes to the K-12 funding formula to
support school system spending discretion
• Support of high quality charter Schools
Early Literacy
Teacher and
Leader
Effectiveness
Public school
flexibility and
accountability
Postsecondary
access,
retention, and
completion
STEM
Questions? Comments? Follow Up?
Kristin Bernhard
142 State Capitol • Atlanta, Georgia 30334
[email protected]
404-656-1784