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The Nuts and Bolts of P-16 in the StatesJennifer Dounay
Education Commission of the StatesNational Forum on Education Policy
Philadelphia, PAJuly 13, 2007
Education Commission of the States
What is P-16?
• Alignment through critical transitions– Early learning– High school to
postsecondary– Postsecondary to
“the real world”
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Why P-16, and why now?
• Greater need for college grads
• Greater collegegoing aspirations
• Brain research—early childhood
• Demographic changes
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What goals?
• Early learning access, readiness
• Closing the achievement gap
• Smooth transitions
• Better teacher preparation and dev’t
• High school reform
• Postsecondary access and quality
• Economic/workforce development
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Who’s at the table – and why?
• Councils: small as four, big as 31
• Pre-K, K-12, postsecondary heads
• Some states: governor
• Some states: legislature
• Some states: business leaders
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Changes
• K-16, P-16, P-20, P-21
• Voluntary, executive order, statutory
• Membership
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What Challenges to P-16?
• Dependence on individual leaders
• Turf issues• No authority to
demand change• Inertia
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NGA Criteria for P-16 Progress
• Some progress: State has P-16 council that meets at least quarterly
• Significant progress: – Council reg. chaired/co-chaired by governor– And/or membership is broadly inclusive of key
stakeholders – And/or 501(c)3 – can accept, manage funds– And/or made permanent by executive order or
legislation– Power to require change (not simply advisory)
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Who’s Doing What: HS-PS Transitions
• Florida: Course transfer systems
• Florida: Dual enrollment
• North Carolina: Early College High Schools
• Many states: – Aligning courses– Aligning assessments
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Teaching Quality
• Georgia: – Birth-Age 5 Teacher Preparation
Consortium– Collaborative Induction of Beginning
Teachers Through GSTEP– Cross Cultural Teaching Initiative– Double the Number/Double the Diversity of
Teachers Prepared by USG– www.usg.edu/p16/initiatives
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Postsecondary
Kentucky: – Public Agenda for Postsecondary
Education– Public Communication Campaign– Go Higher Web Portal (gohigherky.org)
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The “P” in P-16
• Birth-5 are the loneliest numbers…
• Georgia: Birth-Age 5 Teacher Prep
• Arizona and Hawaii: ECE rep on council
• Hawaii: – Transitions to kindergarten (2 programs)– Early childhood baccalaureate degree
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What’s Next for P-16?
• Inclusion of the “P” in more states
• Better HS/postsecondary alignment
• P-16 accountability
• Create P-16 funding structures
• Create P-16 data systems
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Want to Learn More?
• ECS P-16 Web page: www.ecs.org/html/issue.asp?issueid=76
• What Is P-16 Education: A Primer for Legislators (on ECS Web site)
• The Governance Divide: A Report on a Four-State Study on Improving College Readiness and Success www.highereducation.org/
• From High School to College: Improving Opportunities for Success in Postsecondary Education (book)
• Coming soon! ECS database on P-16 councils
