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2010 MASSP/MCCTA Fall Conference Listening, Learning, Leading

2010 MASSP/MCCTA Fall Conference Listening, Learning, Leading. Listening, Learning, Leading. Margie Vandeven Assistant Commissioner, Office of Quality Schools Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Administrative arm of the State Board of Education

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2010 MASSP/MCCTA Fall Conference Listening, Learning, Leading

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  1. 2010 MASSP/MCCTA Fall Conference Listening, Learning, Leading Listening, Learning, Leading Margie Vandeven Assistant Commissioner, Office of Quality Schools Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  2. Administrative arm of the State Board of Education • School-improvement and regulatory • 522 school districts • 892,000 students (K-12) • 71,000 classroom teachers • Operates Missouri School for the Blind (St. Louis), Missouri School for the Deaf (Fulton) and the statewide system of Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled. • Administers state’s vocational rehabilitation and sheltered workshop programs which provide services for adult Missouri citizens with disabilities. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  3. Vision: Missouri public schools: the best choice… the best results! Mission: To guarantee the superior preparation and performance of every child in school and in life. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  4. “If we continue on our current course, and the number of nations outpacing us in the education race continues to grow at its current rate, the American standard of living will steadily fall relative to those nations, rich and poor, that are doing a better job.” Tough Times or Tough Choices: The Report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce Source: www.skillscommission.org/executive.htm 37 The Urgency

  5. Missouri’s students will rank in the top 10 on national and international assessments of student performance. • Missouri will provide quality early childhood educational opportunities. • Missouri will recruit, prepare, retain and support effective teachers and leaders. • The Department will improve departmental efficiency, operational effectiveness, and effective relations with internal and external constituents. Department Goals

  6. Work toward serving all 3-5 year old children in a voluntary pre-k program • “If Missouri's children are to keep pace with their peers around the world, we must dramatically ramp up the preparation we give them − from pre-school through graduate school.” (Governor Nixon’s remarks at the Higher Education Summit, August 17, 2010) • Screen ALL children beginning at 6 months of age in health and developmental domains. • Focus on Family and Parental Involvement Early Learning

  7. Across-the-board academic gains this year • Largest gains in mathematics • More than 67,000 high school students took the Algebra I end-of-course exam, and the percentage of students demonstrating proficiency or advanced improved by 4.6 percentage points, to 57.3 percent. • In English, high school students nudged the bar in English II by 0.6 percentage points. • Percent Proficient and Advanced needs increase MAP Scores

  8. ACT Scores

  9. Missouri School Improvement Program • A good school is one where • Students perform to standards • School is improving its performance over time • Individual students make growth • Educational resources, processes and outcomes • Districts with highest need are prioritized in the Department’s review schedule School Improvement

  10. Did we follow the right process? • Did we look at the right things? • Did we identify the right schools? • Did we do what we were supposed to do to help? • Did what we did make a difference? 4th Cycle Results

  11. Early Intervention • Growth Models • Interim Assessment • College and Career Readiness • Adult Accountability • Early Learning • New Assessment SY 2013-2014 • Purpose of the APR Upcoming Focus

  12. The district provides adequate post-secondary preparation for all students. • ACT, SAT, or college and career-ready high school assessment • Percentage of students who successfully complete CTE or Advanced Courses • Percentage of high school graduates who earn a college- and career-ready diploma • Percentage who earn college credit while still in high school • Percentage who require remediation upon entering college Post-Secondary Preparation

  13. Aggregate vs. Disaggregated Remediation

  14. Standards-based Accountability • Status/Improvement/Growth • Closing the Achievement Gap • College and Career-Readiness • Distinction in Performance • Early Intervention Scoring Guide Discussion

  15. Transition from 4th Cycle to MSIP 5

  16. Outstanding Schools Act of 1993 • Primary goal: to ensure that all students who graduate from Missouri high schools are well prepared to pursue advanced education and employment. • 44,100 students benefited • Effective August 28, the Missouri Department of Higher Education will begin administering the postsecondary scholarship component of the A+ program. • The Department is working with high schools to identify students (via transcript and the student information data collection system (MOSIS) who are eligible for A+ scholarships. A+ Schools

  17. Missouri has adopted the k-12 and college and career ready Common Core Standards in English language arts and in mathematics. • Working with higher education institutions to advance their adoption of the college and career-ready standards as their admissions requirements. • Work is underway to develop common standards in science, social studies, fine arts and other areas. • Watch your email for notification about these drafts and for other assessment updates. Common Core Standards

  18. Missouri is one of 32 states in the Smarter-Balanced Assessment Consortium. Missouri is one of 17 “governing” states. • $160 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to support development of a next-generation assessment system development. • The system will include formative, interim/benchmark and summative assessments including both end-of-course and end-of-high school (college and career readiness) tests. • Assessments will include items similar to those in the current system—multiple choice, constructed response, and performance events. All assessment will be available on-line. • The system will replace our current MAP/EOC tests for English language arts and mathematics starting in 2013-2014. Common Core Assessments

  19. Internationally benchmarked • Research-based • Cost-effective • Reduces the burden on local teachers and leaders Why Common Standards andCommon Assessments?

  20. Missouri Common Core State Standards Rollout Schedule Grade-Level and EOC assessments will continue to be aligned to the v2.0 GLEs/CLEs through the 2012- 2013 school year.

  21. Collaborative of states working to upgrade the rigor of the high school diploma in the United States. • The states in the network are guided by the following efforts: • Align high school standards with the demands of college and careers. • Require students to take a college- and career-ready curriculum to earn a high school diploma. • Develop statewide high school assessment systems anchored to college- and career-ready expectations. • Develop reporting and accountability systems that promote college and career readiness. American Diploma Project Network Discussion

  22. SFSF II Reporting requirement District to submit: • A description of the system used to evaluate the performance of teachers and principals; • The manner in which the LEA uses the results of the evaluations for making decisions on professional development, compensation, promotion, retention, and removal; • Whether the evaluation includes student achievement outcomes and student growth data; and • The number and percent of teachers and principals rated at each performance rating or level for each LEA. • Template provided for internal use. Educator Evaluations

  23. At this time • Conservative planning and expenditures • Foundation formula • Jobs bill • Sources of revenue for schools in 2008-09 were 58.4% local, 33.2% state, and 8.4% federal. Budget

  24. Charter school funding and accountability • Open enrollment • Proration of the foundation formula • Unaccredited school districts Key Legislative Issues for 2011

  25. Effective Aug. 28, state law requires school districts to put the terms “cyber-bullying” and “electronic communications” into their anti-bullying policies. Cyber-bullying

  26. A Thoughtful and Relentless Focus on Instruction • Flexibility and Accountability • Not only Raising the Rigor • Redesigning classroom approach so students can reach increased standards Leadership Matters

  27. Margie Vandeven Office of Quality Schools margie.vandeven@dese.mo.gov 573.751.4234 Thank you!

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