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California Fast Facts

California Fast Facts. 1,043 school d istricts 1,054 charter schools Approximately 9,000 traditional public s chools 300,000 t eachers. California Fast Facts. Of California’s 6.2 million students: More than half (56%) come to school needing help to pay for their lunch

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California Fast Facts

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  1. California Fast Facts • 1,043 school districts • 1,054 charter schools • Approximately 9,000 traditional public schools • 300,000 teachers

  2. California Fast Facts Of California’s 6.2 million students: • More than half (56%) come to school needing help to pay for their lunch • One in four comes to school without healthcare coverage • One in five has parents who did not graduate from high school

  3. California Fast Facts • Not All Urban School Districts • 25 districts below 20 students • 439 districts below 1,000 students • Districts range from 3 students to 667,251 students

  4. California Fast Facts 6.2 million students 1.44 million English Learners 15 languages with over 4,000 students 40% starting kindergarten with English as a second language

  5. California Fast Facts State Elected Constitutional Officer: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Governor-Appointed State Board of Education State Legislature Sets Policy Local control state and a mandate funding state

  6. Ending the Status Quo

  7. Number of School Staff in California Schools Ranks Near the Bottom of the 50 States & DC Staff per 1,000 pupils in 2009-10 Notes: The District of Columbia is included. NCES includes pre-K public school students and their teachers in these data. NCES estimated that there were 78,150 pre-K students and 3,968 pre-K teachers in California in 2009–10. The “total staff to students” row includes all district and school staff plus those who fall under the NCES category “All Other Support Staff.” Source: EdSource, from National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2009-10

  8. Changing Expectations for Learning The new context means new expectations. Most studies include: Ability to communicate Adaptability to change Ability to work in teams Preparedness to solve problems Ability to analyse and conceptualise Ability to reflect on and improve performance Ability to manage oneself Ability to create, innovate and criticise Ability to engage learning new things at all times Ability to cross specialist borders

  9. Schools in the 21st Century “The new mission of schools is to prepare students to work at jobs that do not yet exist, creating ideas and solutions for products and problems that have not yet been identified, using technologies that have not been invented.” —Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, The Flat World and Education

  10. Additional SSPI Torlakson Initiatives College and Career Readiness Chronic Absentee/Dropout Prevention Bullying Prevention Mandatory Reporter Training Supplemental Curriculum Materials

  11. SSPI Torlakson Task Forces Team California for Healthy Kids Schools of the Future Educator Excellence Task Force Education Technology Task Force STEM Task Force Visual and Performing Arts Task Force Civic Learning Task Force

  12. The first step towards reaching a goal ...is setting one. Download the report atwww.cde.ca.gov/blueprint

  13. Three Major Themes • Meeting the Needs of the Whole Child • 21st Century Learning Skills • Educator Quality

  14. The Common Core Standards • Rigorous, research-based standards for English-language arts and mathematics for grades K-12 • Designed to prepare the nation’s students with the knowledge and skills needed for success in college and the workforce • Internationally benchmarked to ensure that students will be globally competitive • A clear and consistent educational framework • A collaborative effort that builds on the best of current state standards

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