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Just for the Kids School Improvement Model

Just for the Kids School Improvement Model. June 2004 Presented to: Education Commission of the States Leader Forum on Educational Accountability By Susan Bonesteel and Jean Rutherford. NCEA Sponsoring Organizations. NCEA’s Mission. To promote higher student achievement by:.

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Just for the Kids School Improvement Model

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  1. Just for the KidsSchool Improvement Model June 2004 Presented to: Education Commission of the States Leader Forum on Educational Accountability By Susan Bonesteel and Jean Rutherford

  2. NCEA Sponsoring Organizations

  3. NCEA’s Mission To promote higher student achievement by: • Improving state data collection to improve decision making; • Using data to improve schools by creating the Just for the Kids and School Information Partnership websites that focus communities on the potential of every school; • Identifying the practices that distinguish consistently high-performing schools from other schools and publishing the findings; • Implementing the JFTK model tools as a state school improvement strategy • Conducting research on school improvement issues and assisting in the evaluation of effective strategies.

  4. Today’s Highlights: • Just for the Kids website • School Information Partnership website • Best Practice - State Studies

  5. Overview of the Just for the Kidsschool improvement model

  6. www.just4kids.org publishes results for more than one standard of performance, providing stakeholders a higher standard to measure their school’s performance against.

  7. www.just4kids.orgoffers every school a clear picture of their potential for improvement based on results in top performing schools with similar student populations from across the state.

  8. After seeing bar #3, people always ask . . . “Just who are those schools and how do they achieve that level of success?!”

  9. www.just4kids.org provides demographic and performance data for the selected school and the highest performing comparable schools.

  10. www.just4kids.org gives local policy makers a view of a school’s performance by grade and subject allowing them to assess the effect of their programs over time.

  11. Data Acquisition: Mexico

  12. State Affiliate Structure NCEA JFTK Affiliate Organization State College(s) of Education Business/EducationCoalition Partner State Department of Education State Advisory Committee

  13. National JFTK Model Expansion States with affiliate: Arkansas California Colorado Hawaii Florida Massachusetts New Jersey Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Washington States with affiliate in development: Maryland Michigan Alabama Arizona Illinois Louisiana Minnesota New Mexico States where affiliate targeted: Connecticut Delaware Georgia Idaho Indiana Mississippi Oregon New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia

  14. Data Acquisition Status www.just4kids.org

  15. Data Acquisition Status www.schoolresults.org

  16. Website Progress: • Website page hits on www.just4kids.org are averaging over 300,000 per month. • Just for the Kids now has 17 states on www.just4kids.org website – (2 password protected). 3 additional states are in process and 3 more are committed to the model. • There are currently 9 states live on www.schoolresults.org and 10 additional states are currently password protected in data preview process. • All tolled (on JFTK and SchoolResults.org site) there are 22 states. According to NCES most recent projected enrollment for 2003, these states represent 65.2% of total public school enrollment. (31.4 million of 48 million total students)Just for the Kids website

  17. NCEA/JFTK State Partners Arizona Arizona Business Education Coalition Arkansas Arkansas Business Education Alliance Arkansas Department of Education University of Arkansas California Bay Area School Reform Collaborative Cal State University System Education Voice Business for Education Excellence Foundation San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Colorado Colorado Partnership for Educational Renewal Public Education and Business Coalition Colorado Forum Colorado Association of School Boards Rose Community and Donnell – Kay Foundation Florida Florida Group of 100 Council for Educational Change Hawaii Hawaii Business Roundtable Hawaii Department of Education Illinois Illinois Business Roundtable ILSU School of Education Louisiana Louisiana Association of Business & Industry Council for a Better Louisiana Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce

  18. NCEA/JFTK State Partners (cont.) Massachusetts Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education MA Office of Education Quality Accountability Michigan Michigan Business Leaders for Education Excellence Mississippi Mississippi Public Education Forum New Jersey New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Business Coalition for Excellence in Education New Mexico New Mexico Business Roundtable for Education Excellence Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Oklahoma Oklahoma Business & Education Coalition Education Policy Forum Tulsa Chamber of Commerce Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce Tennessee Tennessee Tomorrow Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee State University Texas Texas Business and Education Coalition University of Texas at Austin Washington Research Center at Seattle Pacific University Partnership for Learning

  19. Major Funders of NCEA/JFTK AT&T Foundation The Atlantic Philanthropies Bank of America Bank One Corporation Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation The Broad Foundation The Business Roundtable Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Houston Endowment IBM The Meadows Foundation The O’Donnell Foundation The Priddy Foundation RGK Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation State Farm Insurance Companies Texas Instruments Foundation US Department of Education The Walton Family Foundation Washington Mutual

  20. Executive Committee: Tom Luce, ChairmanFounder, Just for the Kids Terry Kelley, Vice-Chairman Former Bank One Regional Chairman and CEO Dr. Barbara Byrd-BennettChief Executive Officer of the Cleveland Municipal School District Dr. Larry FaulknerPresident of The University of Texas at Austin The Honorable Jim HuntFormer Governor of North Carolina Dr. Ted SandersPresident of the Education Commission of the States Board Members: John Anderson Former IBM Exec. and Vice Chairman of New American Schools Carolyn BaconExecutive Director of The O’Donnell Foundation Lee BlitchFormer AT&T Executive and President of the San Francisco C.O.C. The Honorable Bill BrockFormer U.S. Secretary of Labor and Chairman of Bridges Learning Systems Ken DubersteinPresident of The Duberstein Group, Inc. and Former Chief of Staff for President Reagan The Honorable Jim EdgarFormer Governor of Illinois Charley EllisManaging Partner, Partners of ‘63 Tom EngibousChairman and CEO of Texas Instruments John HittPresident of the University of Central Florida Dr. G. Thomas HoulihanExecutive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers Roberts JonesPresident Education & Workforce Policy, LLC Dr. Manuel J. JustizDean of School of Education at The University of Texas at Austin Kerry KillingerPresident, Chairman and CEO Washington Mutual Charles B. Reed Chancellor, California State University System Marilyn ReznickVice President of Education Programs for the AT&T Foundation The Honorable Richard RileyFormer Secretary of Education Ed Rust Jr.Chairman and CEO of State Farm Insurance Companies Dr. Sara Martinez TuckerPresident of the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund Robin Willner Director of Corporate Community Relations, IBM Corporation Larry YostChairman and CEO of ArvinMeritor, Inc. NCEA Board of Directors

  21. Best Practice: State Studies http://staging/highperforming

  22. Ensure Teaching Content is based on Specified Academic Objectives Ensure Teaching Content is based on Specified Academic Objectives Focus School Plan on Explicit Improvement of Performance on Academic Objectives Focus School Plan on Explicit Improvement of Performance on Academic Objectives Define and Unpack Specific Academic Objectives by Grade and Subject Define and Unpack Specific Academic Objectives by Grade and Subject Collaborate in Grade/Subject Level Teams focused on Student Work Collaborate in Grade/Subject Level Teams focused on Student Work Provide Strong Instructional Leaders, HQ Teachers, and Aligned PD Provide Strong Instructional Leaders, HQ Teachers, and Aligned PD Select, Develop, and Allocate Staff Based on Student Learning Select, Develop, and Allocate Staff Based on Student Learning Use Scientifically Based, Evidence-Based Programs, Practices, and Arrangements Use Scientifically Based, Evidence-Based Programs, Practices, and Arrangements Ensure the Use of Scientifically Based, Evidence-Based Programs, Practices, and Arrangements in every Classroom Ensure the Use of Scientifically Based, Evidence-Based Programs, Practices, and Arrangements in every Classroom Provide Scientifically Based, Evidence-Based Instructional Programs Provide Scientifically Based, Evidence-Based Instructional Programs Local Influences, Relationships, Communication Resource Allocation Organizational Knowledge Core Beliefs about Teaching and Learning Develop Student Assessment and Data Monitoring Systems: Monitor School Performance Develop Student Assessment and Data Monitoring Systems: Monitor School Performance Monitor Teacher Performance and Student Learning Monitor Teacher Performance and Student Learning Monitor Student Learning Monitor Student Learning Recognize, Intervene, or Adjust Based on Teacher and Student Performance Recognize, Intervene, or Adjust Based on Teacher and Student Performance Recognize, Intervene, or Adjust Based on Student Performance Recognize, Intervene, or Adjust Based on Student Performance Recognize, Intervene, or Adjust Based on School Performance Recognize, Intervene, or Adjust Based on School Performance

  23. Best Practice: State Studies Studies currently at website: Florida Council for Educational Change, Florida Atlantic University MassachusettsMass Insight Education New Jersey Business Coalition for Educational Excellence, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, Rutgers University Texas The University of Texas at Austin Washington Washington School Research Center

  24. Best Practice: State Studies • September 2004 Presentation • ArkansasUniversity of Arkansas • California Bay Area School Reform Collaborative, Cal State University • Colorado CO Partnership for Educational Renewal, CO State University • Illinois NCEA, College of Education at IL State University • Tennessee Tennessee Tomorrow, Tennessee State University

  25. Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Florida Illinois Louisiana Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington Best Practice: State Studies States projected for 2004-2005 study

  26. Best Practice: State Studies

  27. Best Practice: State Studies

  28. Best Practice: The Audits The Website Self-Audits

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