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KSDE Update. ATE-K/KACTE Spring Conference March 30, 2012. A New Direction. ESEA Waiver Request (NCLB) Accreditation of Schools (QPA). ESEA Waiver (NCLB). College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All Students State-Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability, and Support
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KSDE Update ATE-K/KACTE Spring Conference March 30, 2012
A New Direction • ESEA Waiver Request (NCLB) • Accreditation of Schools (QPA)
ESEA Waiver (NCLB) • College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All Students • State-Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability, and Support • Accountability • Recognition & Support • Supporting Effective Instruction and Leadership • Reducing Duplication and Unnecessary Burden
Field Involvement • 6 KASB/USA Summits • Council of Superintendents’ meetings • Regional Education Service Centers • KASB Board of Directors • QPA Advisory Council Meetings • Council for Public School Improvement • Curriculum Leaders • Kansas Board of Regents • Kansas Principal Associations • Kansas Teacher Workgroup
Kansas accreditation is: Q + P = A
State Report Card (cont’d) • What strategies are we using to engage students? • Not only “are our students leaving high school college and career ready” but how are schools accomplishing this?
State Report Card (cont’d) • What strategies are we using to engage students? • Not only “are our students leaving high school college and career ready” but how are schools accomplishing this?
State Report Card • Currently Report • Proficiency levels on state assessments • Number of Highly Qualified Teachers • Graduation Rates • Attendance Rates
State Report Card At the State Level: • What % of our districts are at the modeling stage around quality instruction? • Where are districts in the area of leadership development? • What is driving rigor in professional development? • Are districts providing safe and supportive learning environments?
“The richest soil, if uncultivated, produces the rankest weeds.” No amount of skill, knowledge, or potential can help people succeed if they don’t have the DESIREto be successful.
Difficult times very seldom defeat people, the lack of FAITH and HOPE usually does it.