Transcript Document

Just for the Kids
School Improvement Model
June 2004
Presented to:
Education Commission of the States
Leader Forum on Educational Accountability
By Susan Bonesteel and Jean Rutherford
NCEA Sponsoring Organizations
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NCEA’s Mission
To promote higher student achievement by:
 Improving state data collection to improve decision making;
 Using data to improve schools by creating the Just for the Kids
and School Information Partnership websites that focus communities
on the potential of every school;
 Identifying the practices that distinguish consistently highperforming schools from other schools and publishing the findings;
 Implementing the JFTK model tools as a state school
improvement strategy
 Conducting research on school improvement issues and
assisting in the evaluation of effective strategies.
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Today’s Highlights:
 Just for the Kids website
 School Information Partnership website
 Best Practice - State Studies
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Overview of the
Just for the Kids
school improvement model
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www.just4kids.org
publishes results for
more than one standard
of performance,
providing stakeholders a
higher standard to
measure their school’s
performance against.
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www.just4kids.org
offers every school a
clear picture of their
potential for
improvement based on
results in top
performing schools
with similar student
populations from
across the state.
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After seeing bar #3,
people always ask . . .
“Just who are those schools and how
do they achieve that level of success?!”
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www.just4kids.org
provides
demographic and
performance data for
the selected school
and the highest
performing
comparable schools.
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www.just4kids.org
gives local policy
makers a view of a
school’s performance by
grade and subject
allowing them to assess
the effect of their
programs over time.
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Data Acquisition: Mexico
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State Affiliate Structure
NCEA
JFTK Affiliate
Organization
State College(s) of
Education
Business/Education
Coalition Partner
State Department
of Education
State Advisory
Committee
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National JFTK Model Expansion
States with affiliate:
Arkansas
Florida
Tennessee
California
Massachusetts
Texas
Colorado
New Jersey
Washington
Hawaii
Oklahoma
States with affiliate in development:
Alabama
Illinois
Maryland
Minnesota
Arizona
Louisiana
Michigan
New Mexico
States where affiliate targeted:
Connecticut
Idaho
Oregon
Ohio
Delaware
Indiana
New York
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Virginia
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Data Acquisition Status
www.just4kids.org
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Data Acquisition Status
www.schoolresults.org
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Website Progress:
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Website page hits on www.just4kids.org are averaging over 300,000 per
month.
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Just for the Kids now has 17 states on www.just4kids.org website – (2
password protected). 3 additional states are in process and 3 more are
committed to the model.
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There are currently 9 states live on www.schoolresults.org and 10
additional states are currently password protected in data preview
process.
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All tolled (on JFTK and SchoolResults.org site) there are 22 states.
According to NCES most recent projected enrollment for 2003, these
states represent 65.2% of total public school enrollment. (31.4 million
of 48 million total students)Just for the Kids website
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NCEA/JFTK State Partners
Arizona
Florida
Arizona Business Education Coalition
Florida Group of 100
Council for Educational Change
Arkansas
Hawaii
Arkansas Business Education Alliance
Arkansas Department of Education
University of Arkansas
Hawaii Business Roundtable
Hawaii Department of Education
California
Illinois
Bay Area School Reform Collaborative
Cal State University System
Education Voice
Business for Education Excellence Foundation
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Business Roundtable
ILSU School of Education
Louisiana
Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
Colorado
Colorado Partnership for Educational Renewal
Public Education and Business Coalition
Colorado Forum
Colorado Association of School Boards
Rose Community and Donnell – Kay Foundation
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Council for a Better Louisiana
Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce
NCEA/JFTK State Partners (cont.)
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Massachusetts Business Alliance for
Education
MA Office of Education Quality Accountability
Oklahoma Business & Education Coalition
Education Policy Forum
Tulsa Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Michigan
Tennessee
Michigan Business Leaders for Education
Excellence
Tennessee Tomorrow
Tennessee Department of Education
Tennessee State University
Mississippi
Mississippi Public Education Forum
Texas
New Jersey
Texas Business and Education Coalition
University of Texas at Austin
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
Business Coalition for Excellence in Education
Washington
New Mexico
Research Center at Seattle Pacific University
Partnership for Learning
New Mexico Business Roundtable for
Education Excellence
Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
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Major Funders of NCEA/JFTK
AT&T Foundation
The Meadows Foundation
The Atlantic Philanthropies
The O’Donnell Foundation
Bank of America
The Priddy Foundation
Bank One Corporation
RGK Foundation
Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Broad Foundation
State Farm Insurance Companies
The Business Roundtable
Texas Instruments Foundation
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
US Department of Education
Houston Endowment
The Walton Family Foundation
IBM
Washington Mutual
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NCEA Board of Directors
Executive Committee:
Charley Ellis
Managing Partner, Partners of ‘63
Tom Luce, Chairman
Founder, Just for the Kids
Tom Engibous
Chairman and CEO of Texas Instruments
Terry Kelley, Vice-Chairman
Former Bank One Regional Chairman and CEO
John Hitt
President of the University of Central Florida
Dr. Barbara Byrd-Bennett
Chief Executive Officer of the Cleveland Municipal School District
Dr. G. Thomas Houlihan
Executive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers
Dr. Larry Faulkner
President of The University of Texas at Austin
Roberts Jones
President Education & Workforce Policy, LLC
The Honorable Jim Hunt
Former Governor of North Carolina
Dr. Manuel J. Justiz
Dean of School of Education at The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Ted Sanders
President of the Education Commission of the States
Board Members:
Kerry Killinger
President, Chairman and CEO Washington Mutual
John Anderson
Former IBM Exec. and Vice Chairman of New American Schools
Charles B. Reed
Chancellor, California State University System
Carolyn Bacon
Executive Director of The O’Donnell Foundation
Marilyn Reznick
Vice President of Education Programs for the AT&T Foundation
Lee Blitch
Former AT&T Executive and President of the San Francisco C.O.C.
The Honorable Richard Riley
Former Secretary of Education
The Honorable Bill Brock
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor and Chairman of Bridges Learning
Systems
Ed Rust Jr.
Chairman and CEO of State Farm Insurance Companies
Dr. Sara Martinez Tucker
President of the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Ken Duberstein
President of The Duberstein Group, Inc. and Former Chief of Staff for
President Reagan
Robin Willner
Director of Corporate Community Relations, IBM Corporation
The Honorable Jim Edgar
Former Governor of Illinois
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Larry Yost
Chairman and CEO of ArvinMeritor, Inc.
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Best Practice: State Studies
http://staging/highperforming
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Ensure the Use of Use Scientifically
Provide
Based,
Scientifically Based,
Scientifically Based,
Evidence-Based
Evidence-Based
Evidence-Based
Programs,
Programs, Practices,
Instructional
Practices,
and
and Arrangements
Programs
Arrangements
in every Classroom
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Develop Student
Assessment and
Data Monitoring
Systems: Monitor
School
Performance
Monitor Teacher
Performance and
Student Learning
Monitor
Student
Learning
Recognize,
Intervene, or
Adjust Based on
School
Performance
Recognize,
Intervene, or
Adjust Based on
Teacher and
Student
Performance
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Recognize,
Intervene, or
Adjust Based on
Student
Performance
Core Beliefs about Teaching and Learning
Collaborate in
Grade/Subject
Level Teams
focused on
Student Work
Organizational Knowledge
Select, Develop,
and Allocate Staff
Based on
Student Learning
Resource Allocation
Provide Strong
Instructional
Leaders, HQ
Teachers, and
Aligned PD
Ensure Teaching
Content
is based on
Specified
Academic
Objectives
Local Influences, Relationships, Communication
Focus School
Define and Unpack
Plan
on Explicit
Specific Academic
Improvement of
Objectives by
Performance
on
Grade and Subject
Academic Objectives
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Studies currently at website:
Florida
Council for Educational Change, Florida
Atlantic University
Massachusetts
Mass Insight Education
New Jersey
Business Coalition for Educational Excellence,
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce,
University
Rutgers
Texas
The University of Texas at Austin
Washington
Washington School Research Center
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Best Practice: State Studies
September 2004 Presentation
Arkansas
University of Arkansas
California
Bay Area School Reform Collaborative, Cal
State University
Colorado
CO Partnership for Educational Renewal, CO
State University
Illinois
NCEA, College of Education at IL State University
Tennessee
Tennessee Tomorrow, Tennessee State University
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Best Practice: State Studies
States projected for 2004-2005 study
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Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
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New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
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Best Practice: The Audits
The Website
Self-Audits
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