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Race to the Top. Alessandro Montanari Project Coordinator RttT District and School Transformation. Meeting the needs of the 21 st Century.
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Race to the Top Alessandro Montanari Project Coordinator RttT District and School Transformation
Meeting the needs of the 21st Century The guiding mission of the North Carolina State Board of Education is that every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century. District and School Transformation
Currently in North Carolina For every 100 9th grade students… *74 students graduate four years later. ‡66 students enter postsecondary education. **28 students are still enrolled in their 2nd year. **19 students graduate with either an Associate’s degree within three years or a Bachelor’s degree within six years. *NC Graduation Rate – 2009-10 ‡NC Race to the Top Baseline Data (2006-NCES) **Achieve Data for NC - 2006 Source: http://www.achieve.org District and School Transformation
History of NC High School Turnaround District and School Transformation
Where Were NC Turnaround High Schools? District and School Transformation
How do the bottom 5% of NC schools compare to the top 5% of NC schools? Table 26: Core Demographic Data Comparisons (NC Race to the Top Application) District and School Transformation
Longitudinal Performance Data for the 66 High Schools in NC Turnaround District and School Transformation
Longitudinal Performance Data for the 66 High Schools in NC Turnaround District and School Transformation
North Brunswick’s Journey To Success • 2007---49% Composite Proficiency • 2007---72% Graduation Rate • 2010---87% Composite Proficiency • 2010---85% Graduation Rate • 2010---NASSP Met Life Breakthrough School—One of Five in Nation District and School Transformation
North : Key Strategies for Turnaround • Develop Professional Learning Communities • Provide interventions by directive not invitation • Redesign schedule for student success • Create a culture of success • Provide bell-to-bell instruction • Emphasize literacy District and School Transformation
Reducing the Variation in Quality of Education New baseline District and School Transformation
Performance of Traditional Schools in NC District and School Transformation
Goal of Race to the Top:No School in North Carolina Below 60% District and School Transformation
Schools & Districts Specifically Served By DST Through Funding of Race to the Top
District Model Anson Durham Edgecombe Greene Halifax Hertford Northampton Robeson Thomasville Warren Washington Weldon
North Carolina will compete in today’s global economy, with 100% of students graduating from high school ready for career or college. District and School Transformation