K12 Standards Working Group - Mtg 1 Notes

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NorthCarolinaEducation 2020

VisionK12 StandardsWorking Group

October 14, 2014


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Some of BEST NCs 90+ Member Comp


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Welcomeand

Introductions


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2020 Vision Initiati


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2020 Vision Prioritie

Inclusive

Broad

Shared

Dynamic


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Education InnovatioLab

Barwell Elementary

BCBS NCBelk Foundation

Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR)

Carteret County Schools

Center for Creative Leadership

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Civitas

Communities in Schools of NC

Cumberland County Schools

DPI - Office of Early Learning

Duke Center for Child & Family Policy

Durham Schools

Foundation for Excellence in Education / IEI

Friday Institute

Institute for Child Success

Institute for Emerging Issues

John Locke Foundation

John M. Belk Foundation

Johnston County Schools

Low-Wealth District Consortium

N.C. Budget and Tax Center

National Board for Professional TeachingStandards (NBPTS)

NC Association of Educators (NCAE)

NC Center for Public Policy Research

NC Child

NC Early Childhood Foundation

NC House

NC Independent Colleges and Universities

NC New Schools

NC Office of State Budget and Management

(OSBM)

NC State Board of Education

NC State University

NC Virtual Public School

NCCAP, Public School Forum

North Carolina Community College System

North Carolina Justice Center

Nurse-Family Partnership

Office of the Governor

Office of the Lt Governor

Professional Educators o

Public ImpactPublic School Forum

RTI

SAS

Southern Regional Educa

Teach for America

The Hunt Institute

The National Center for F

The North Carolina Partn

(Smart Start)

UNC General Administrat

UNC Greensboro

UNC Wilmington

Western Carolina Univer

Wilkes Community Colleg


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2020 Vision InitiativFocus Area Working Group Co-Chairs

Ready to Learn

Early Learning Programs Senator Tamara Barringer & Susan Gat

K-3 Learning John Pruette & Marcella Savage

Expanded Learning Programs Michael Willoughby & Tricia Willoughb

Birth to Age 8 Transitions Christopher Hill & Johanna Anderson

Talent

Early Childhood Educators Senator Gene McLaurin & Lisa Eads

K-12 TeacherRecruiting & Training Rep. Tricia Cotham & Karyn Dickerson

K-12 TeacherCompensation, Evaluation, & Retention Rep. Rob Bryan & James Ford

K-12 LeadershipBoards, Principals and Superintendents Eric Guckian & Supt. Heath Morrison

Higher Education Faculty & Staff David Belcher, Dale McInnis, Sen. Josh

Career & College Ready

K-12 Standards Caroline McCullen & Terry StoopsSpecialized Education Programs Rep. Hugh Blackwell & Rep. Rick Glazie

Access to/Delivery of Information Kristy Teskey & Supt. Don Phipps

Post-Secondary Standards Bill Ingram & Peter Hans

Business-Education Partnerships Sec. Sharon Decker & Sue Breckenridg

Systems & Structures

Facilities & Technology Lt Gov. Dan Forest & Glenn Kleiman

Accountability, Transparency, & Communication Rep. Craig Horn & Supt. June Atkinson

Finance Rep. Bryan Holloway & Martez Hill

Governance JB Buxton & John Hood


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Working Group Meetin

1. Vision, Scope & Barriers

2. Discuss Best Practices

3. Solidify Recommendations


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2020 Vision Initiative

Innovation Lab

Working Group

Recommendations&

Existing Strategic Plans

Winter EventBusiness-Endorsed N

Education 2020 Visio

Move the needle on student success

Evidence-basedScalable (as needed)

Actionable

Feasible


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2020 Vision

What is the top N&O headline in Octo2020 if North Carolina reaches succe

K12 Standards?

What barriers did we have to overcomget there?


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2020 Headlines &Barriers

Headline Barriers

NC students are now at the same level as the best-prepared

countriesraising the standards is key to success.

Clarifying the standards, implement, etc.

Consistencyto compare apples to apples across statescomparable/benchmarked

NC Top State on NAEP

Interpretationof the standards in the classroom.

Assessment of the standards

How the standards translate through the system.

Stakeholder buy-in: teachers, parents, employers, higher education, etc.

Company X to put 1,000 jobs in Sampson Countycites major

gains in educated workforce. National perceptions of education systemstability / instability

Fewer, deeper assessments show all students are growing. Lack of agreement on what the standards should be, that we use to assess the students.

Implementationfinancial support for classes and schools

NC students are top performance on measures of innovation

and creativity We dont know what those measures are what gets measured, gets into the classroom. Need to look a

NC exceeds 90%+ graduation rate in 2020. Centralized data system to accurately track the progress of students and teachers.

NC students recognized for innovation, with the highest

graduation rate in the country.

Sticking with it. Thinking of Finland, they made a choice in 1970 and stuck with it for 40 years. Critical to

same page to have a long-range vision. Avoid curriculum and other swingsneed to continue moving in

NC limits testing to performance-based assessments aligned to

the CCSS. Our graduates are ready and competitive.

Communication with all stakeholders

Social mediamiscommunication

Stick with it.

Allow for teachers to be willing to take a r iskensure assessments are aligned accurately

More NC young people are productive, contributing citizens.

Important to see that the standards are a means to an end (Awareness). Transition from K-12 to Post-Se

Agreement on what ready to be productive, contributing means

Having a way to measure the standardsto actually support improvement toward achieving them. (Nat

Having the standards and assessments broadly accepted, so there is incentive for the system and studen

Colleges report remediation for recent high school grads is

eliminated and employers report that high school graduates are

ready for jobs.

Understand what students need to succeed and then align to those needs.

Training for teachers to enable them to help all students achieve these standards, e.g., learners with diff

System of assessments, well aligned to the expectations. Not just end of year tests, e.g., formative and

NC students rank #1 nationally through a mastery based

education system.

Graduation versus knowing what they need to know.

Individualizedteaching at a students level of need.

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Working GroupScope

Standards: Rigorous and relevant standards that are benchmarkedteachable Including a clear process for developing and continually revising standards

input and buy-in from various stakeholders)

Curriculum: standards interpreted and applied faithfully in the clawhile allowing autonomy and local control

Assessments: 21stcentury; aligned with standards; useful to edparents, students, and policymakers; and reasonable in number arequired

Training and support for pre-service and veteran educators so theprepared to meet and successfully implement the standards


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Next Steps

What do we need to learn more about as a g

Where would additional expertise help?


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Upcoming Meetin

October 24 11:00-12:30

November 7 11:00-12:30

All meetings will be held on the SAS Campus in Cary, NC,

with the option to join remotely via WebEx


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K12 Standards Working Group - Mtg 1 Notes