Transcript Direction of Kansas Education Brad Neuenswander Interim Commissioner, KSDE August, 2014 COLLEGE AND CAREER READY means an individual has the academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills,

Direction of Kansas Education
Brad Neuenswander
Interim Commissioner, KSDE
August, 2014
COLLEGE AND CAREER READY
means an individual has the
academic preparation, cognitive
preparation, technical skills, and
employability skills to be
successful in postsecondary
education, in the attainment of
an industry recognized
certification or in the workforce,
without the need for
remediation.
 Approved the Kansas ESEA Flex Waiver for one more year, 2014-15
 Removed our “High Risk” status, meaning we can move forward with
our teacher/leader evaluation model, and how we use student growth
as a significant factor
 Allows us to move the use of student growth as a significant factor to
the 2017-18 school year.
 Exempts Kansas from reporting 2014 assessment results due to the
DDoS situation during the testing window.
 Did NOT approve the Kansas Assessment Bouquet Model
• Performance on ACT, SAT, State Assessment is not comparable.
• EACH CHILD HAS TO TAKE THE SAME TEST, GRADES 3-8 & HS
11
Early
1970’s
2014
2018
25%
52%
64%
Percentage of 2012 Graduates
enrolled in Post-secondary (2 & 4 yr.
institutions)
77%
Percentage of 2012 Graduates
completing 1 year of post-secondary
50%
Headcount
9,200
10,000
8,000
College Credit Hours
6,101
6,000
3,870
3,475
4,000
66,131
70,000
60,000
2,000
0
2011
2012
2013
2014*
44,087
50,000
40,000
28,000
Certifications
1,150
1,200
20,000
1,000
800
28,161
30,000
711
10,000
548
600
0
400
2011
200
2012
2013
2014*
0
2012
2013
2014*
*Estimates
 We could increase the % of graduates entering
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postsecondary institutions?
We could decrease the % of our graduates needing
remediation postsecondary?
We could increase the % of students successfully
completing their first year? Second year?
We could get more kids into “hard to fill” programs?
THEN, we could close the gap between the % of jobs
requiring postsecondary completion, and the % of Kansans
acquiring postsecondary completion?
 Consists of:
President/CEO of KBOR w/ 2 Board Members
• Commissioner of Education w/ 2 Board Members
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 Met Tuesday, August 19 and established an initiative
1. Develop a PreK-12/Postsecondary set of Common Goals,
and set strategies to accomplish these goals.
2. Hire an individual that works for both KSDE and KBOR to
coordinate efforts.
 How we Accredit schools and districts
 How we hold schools and districts
accountable
Can we decrease the footprint of the
State Assessment, and increase the
footprint of College & Career Ready?
COLLEGE AND CAREER READY
means an individual has the
academic preparation, cognitive
preparation, technical skills, and
employability skills to be
successful in postsecondary
education, in the attainment of
an industry recognized
certification or in the workforce,
without the need for
remediation.