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P AUL R EVILLE Fr an ci s Kep p el Profess or of Pr acti ce an d Educat i on a l Pol i cy an d Adm i n i str a t i on D i r ector, Educati on Redesi gn L ab Har vard Un i ver si ty G r aduate School of Educati on

THE US PRINCIPALSHIP – A SNAPSHOT

TRENDS

 Centralization re Standards and Assessments  Devolution re: strategy

MIDDLE MANAGER DILEMMA

 Lots of Responsibility (Accountability), Not Enough Authority

LEADERSHIP DILEMMA

 Operational Management vs. Instructional Leadership  Limited time, capacity and support

WHAT IS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP?

 Instructional Expertise (Technical) vs. Mobilizing Talents of Others (Adaptive)  Creating an Adult Learning Community, A Community of Practice

TECHNICAL CHALLENGES

  unprecedented quantities of data   teacher evaluation English language learners  adapting technology eg hybrid learning, flipped classrooms, on-line assessments early learning, reading by grade 3    applied learning 21 st century skills   career readiness, college readiness technology in students’ lives  student engagement poverty

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P AUL R EVILLE Fr an ci s Kep p el Profess or of Pr acti ce an d Educat i on a l Pol i cy an d Adm i n i str a t i on D i r ector, Educati on Redesi gn L ab Har vard Un i ver si ty G r aduate School of Educati on

ACHIEVEMENTS - MCAS

ACHIEVEMENTS - NAEP

 In NAEP Reading and Math tests (4 th and 8 th grades), administered in 2005, 2009, 2011, and 2013, Massachusetts was 1 st or tied for 1 st on all four tests each year.

ACHIEVEMENTS - INTERNATIONAL

   TIMMS 2011 Eighth-graders ranked 2 nd in Science 6 th in Mathematics

PISA 2012 Results Average

Massachusetts U.S.

OECD

Mathematics

514 481 494

Science

527 497 501

Reading

527 498 496

GAPS - MCAS

MCAS 2010 Results

GAPS - MCAS

MCAS 2013 Results Proficient or Higher Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 8

English Language Arts White: 65% Low-Income: 34% English Language Learners: 19% White: 72% Low-Income: 46% White: 84% Low-Income: 61% Mathematics Science White: 73% Low-Income: 49% English Language Learners: 39% White: 67% Low-Income: 41% White: 61% Low-Income: 34% White: 59% Low-Income: 30% White: 46% Low-Income: 19%

GAPS

  Drop-out Rates Black Males: 5.4%  White Males: 1.8%  Hispanic Males: 6.8%  Low-income students are 20% less likely to graduate high school on time  31% less likely to enroll in college

HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF REFORM

 Budget Pressure / Proposition 2½  Court Case  Business Involvement MBAE  Executive and Legislative Leadership  Grand Bargain

BUSINESS CONCERNS ABOUT EDUCATION SYSTEM

 Lack of Goals  Lack of Performance Measurement   Uneven Performance and High Failure Rates  Unsupported Educators  Inadequate, Irrational Finance System  Lack of HR System Lack of Choice and Competition

EDUCATION REFORM ACT OF 1993

 Standards, Assessments, and Accountability  System Improvements  Finance Reform and Reinvestment

IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESS

 Leadership - Deep, Non-Partisan, Persistent  Clear, Powerful Equity and Excellence Rationale  High Expectations, Standards, and Stakes  Significant Investment in Capacity and Equity  Inclusive Implementation Approach  Long-term Commitment

KEY STRATEGIES

            Shared Ownership in Building Standards High Quality Assessments Focus on Building Educator Accountability Strengthening Districts Central Role of Data High Quality Charters and Other Innovations Strengthened Accountability Expanded Turn-arounds Limited Attention to Time and Wrap -around Balance on Teacher Evaluation Race to the Top Collaboration with Early and Higher Education

MAJOR CHALLENGES

 Gap Closing, Sub Groups  Early Literacy  Turn-arounds  Career Readiness (STEM Inspiration Gap)  Inadequate Time  Problems Associated with Poverty

LOOKING AHEAD

 Need for a “New Engine”  Schools Alone Cannot Do It  Limits of School Reform and Standards Paradigm

NEW ENGINE

   Schools - Expanded, Extended and Differentiated  Braided Systems Health and Human Services Integrated  Drives Achievement of “All Means All” Out of School Learning Accessible

BIG IDEA #1:

 A Felicitous Coincidence: All Means All Reflects Economic Interests Converging with Moral Obligations

ALL MEANS ALL

 Everyone ready for success in: • 21st century employment • Active citizenship • Family leadership • Lifelong learning

BIG IDEA #2:

 Schooling Alone Is Insufficient

M A S S A C H U S E T T S F O U R T H G R A D E R S W H O S C O R E D B E L O W P R O F I C IE N T R E A D I N G L E V E L B Y FA M I LY I N C O M E

Family Income Eligible for free/reduc ed school lunch Not eligible for free/reduc ed school lunch 2009 77% 41% Data Courtesy of Kids Count Data Center 2011 75% 37% 2013 75% 38%

2 0 1 3 STATEWIDE MCAS RESULTS: GRADE 3 ENGL I SH L ANGUAGE ART S

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PERCENTAGE OF ST UDENT S AT EACH ACHI EVEMENT L EVEL

–  Select Subgroups Data Courtesy of MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

BIG IDEA #3:

 The Current System Is Outmoded

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?

• Too little time • “One size fits all” approach • Designed for another era with different goals • Schools are too weak of an intervention

WHAT ARE BIGGEST CHALLENGES?

• • • Poverty Growing inequality Special needs • Immigration and language acquisition

BIG IDEA #4:

 We Need A New Design:  Integrated Systems of Child Development and Education

OUR GOAL IS AND MUST BE:

 Prepare each and every student for success.

BIG IDEA #5:

 Need to Differentiate  Meet each child where (s)he is and give him the education and support (s)he needs to be successful at each stage of development and ultimately in college, career, citizenship, and life.

BIG IDEA #6:

• Need to braid systems of health, mental health and education while building social and emotional learning and student resiliency.

•  Need to eliminate impediments to students attending school and being attentive and supplying motivated effort when in school.

BIG IDEA #7:

• •  Need to increase access to out of school time learning for disadvantaged students: 20%-80% challenge Level the learning field