Written Testimony - Principal Rob Miller

8/14/2019 Written Testimony - Principal Rob Miller

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Common Core State Standards

More than Just Standards

TLE

Quantitative

Measures

A-F

Report

Cards

3RDGrade

RetentionExcessiveTesting

Remed.

Costs

Loss of

EngagementNarrowed

Curriculum

Teacher

Autonomy


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Administrators are not opposed

to accountability,Teachers are not opposed to

evaluation,Parents are not opposed tostandards or assessments,

Students enjoy learning andwant to be valued as individuals


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Problems with CCSS


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2. CCSS Is Not a Magic Pill

Its a prescription for adisease that doesnt exist


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The search for a magic pill

Results may vary

Guaranteed to lose weight....

"You don't have to change your life,

just take LIPOZENE, that's it...*

*...combine with diet and exercise.


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What's the next "pill" to cure

public education?Common core state standards (CCSS)

Teacher and school accountability (TLE and A-F

report cards)

Merit/Incentive pay

School choice (competition)

Is a pill necessary, or are we just trying to give

society a placebo so we all feel better?


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What's wrong with all of these"solutions"?

"They are based on an exaggeration of

the problem, a misdiagnosis of the

causes, and a simplistic prescription

that often does more harm than

good."- Alfie Kohn


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"Institutions will try to

preserve the problem towhich they are the solution." --

- Clay Shirky


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"Our generation's Sputnik moment isback. Our country is in serious danger

of falling behind."President Barack Obama

"For me, it is a massive wake up call."

- Arne Duncan


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2009Program for

InternationalStudent

Assessment(PISA)


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PISA Results DisaggregatedCaucasian students second highest in the

world behind only students in Finland

Asian-American students out performedstudents in every Asian country, and only

scored lower than Asian students in the city of

Shanghai, China

Hispanic/Latino students first in the world

African American students first in the world


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PISA Results Disaggregated (USA)

Poverty Rate PISA Score

Schools < 10% 551

Schools w/ 10-24.9% 527

Schools w/25-49.9% 502

Schools w/ 50-74.9% 471

Schools w/ >75% 446

U.S. Average 500


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PISA Results Disaggregated

Country Poverty Rate PISA Score

USA


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What's the reason for

American students' relativelylow performance on

international tests?

POVERTY and

lack of resources!


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School Improvement is

PEOPLE!


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3. Cutting Resources whileIncreasing Standards


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4. Lack of Teacher Training/Buy-in


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Personal Qualities NOTMeasured by Tests


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6. CCSS will Increase Testing

Tests givenCounseling

hoursVolunteer

hoursInstr.

Interrupted

MS 7,624 820 460 5 weeks

FA 1,600 350 1182-3

weeks

HS 4,520 1,820 600 3- 4 weeks


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An 8th grade student at Jenks MiddleSchool will take...

District benchmark tests in SS, Math, LA, and Science

EXPLORE tests in four subjects

Writing OCCT(s)

Paper OCCTs in Science and US History

Online OCCTs in Math and Reading

EOI exams in Algebra, Geometry, or Algebra II


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Test Comparison 2014 vs. 2015

Year GradeReading

OCCTMathOCCT

SS OCCTScienceOCCT

WritingTotal

time/ %increase

2014OCCT

Seventh90 min.(online)

60 min.(online)

60 min.(online)

X X210

minutes

2015OCCRA

Seventh120

minutes(online)

180minutes(online)

60minutes(online)

X90

minutes(online)

450minutes(+114%)

2014OCCT

Eighth90 min.(online)

60 min.(online)

60 min.Paper &

pencil

60 minPaper &

pencil

70 minPaper &

pencil

340minutes

2015OCCRA

Eighth120

minutes(online)

180minutes(online)

60minutesPaper &pencil

60 minPaper &pencil

90minutes(online)

510minutes(+50%)


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Standardized tests are a terrible

way to measure the potential ofa human being

Because human beings are notstandardized.


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7. CCSS will Kill Innovation


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It is a miracle that curiosity

survives formal education.

Albert Einstein


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8. CCSS may setperformance standards.

However standard alsomeans like everybody

else.


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I believe in standardizing

automobiles,

not human beings.Standardization is a great

peril which threatens

American culture

Albert Einstein


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If you judge a fish by its ability to

climb a tree, it will live its wholelife believing that it is stupid.

Albert Einstein


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Education should focus on

developing childrens strengths,not fixing their deficiencies.


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A school is not a business.

A principal is not a CEO.Students are not a product.


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What does College and Career

Ready Really Mean?


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Employees Entrepreneurs


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Individual differencesMultiple Intelligences

Cultural diversityCuriosity, passion, creativity

SchoolingEnhanced

Human

Talents


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America is at a crossroads. We have twochoices. We can destroy our strengths in order to

catch up with others on test scores, or we canbuild on our strengths and remain a leader in

innovation and creativity. The current push formore standardization, centralization, high-stakes

testing, and test-based accountability is rushingus down the first path. What will truly keep

America strong and Americans prosperous is theother path because it cherishes individual talents,

cultivates creativity, celebrates diversity, andinspires curiosity. Yong Zhao, Author,

Catching Up or Leading the Way

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