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Race to the Top (RttT) Application: Status Update & Overview

Race to the Top (RttT) Application: Status Update & Overview. Presentation for SBE January 6, 2010. Objective of Presentation. Update SBE on: Plan for submission by January 19 Key initiatives proposed in each section of the application Metrics used to track success of initiatives.

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Race to the Top (RttT) Application: Status Update & Overview

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  1. Race to the Top (RttT) Application:Status Update & Overview Presentation for SBE January 6, 2010

  2. Objective of Presentation • Update SBE on: • Plan for submission by January 19 • Key initiatives proposed in each section of the application • Metrics used to track success of initiatives

  3. Plan for Submission • DPI and Friday Institute staff working to finalize: • Narrative • Budget • Governor’s Office to review • Submission to USED by January 19th

  4. RttT Application Sections • i. Assurances & Certifications • State Success Factors • Standards & Assessments • Data Systems to Support Instruction • Great Teachers & Leaders • Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools

  5. i. Assurances & Certifications • Signatures Required: • Governor • Chief State School Officer • Chair of State Board of Education • State Attorney General • Memoranda of Understanding from LEAs* [* actually in Section A]

  6. A. State Success Factors • Existing NC Strengths & Initiatives: • History of education innovation and progress in NC; both at State and local (LEA) levels • Strong centralized, State role in supporting education • Statewide leadership from Governor’s Office, General Assembly, State Board, State Superintendent, Educator Organizations, Business & Industry • Numerous existing, ongoing initiatives (ACRE, etc.) that align with the RttT criteria

  7. A. State Success Factors • NC RttT Priority Goals: • Increase achievement in all grades and for all student subgroups, as measured by National Assessment of Educational Programs (NAEP) results and state assessments. • Increase high school graduation rate overall and for all student subgroups. • Produce more college-ready graduates in all student subgroups, as measured by performance on the SAT and AP assessments. • Increase the number of high school graduates who attend institutes of higher education.

  8. A. State Success Factors

  9. B. Standards & Assessments • Key Elements: • Collaboration as part of multi-State consortia • Comprehensive, balanced assessment system that aligns with ACRE • Learning Management System (LMS) that enables, via technology, delivery of the comprehensive, balanced assessment system • No new State tests (not eligible use of funds)

  10. C. Data Systems to Support Instruction • Key Elements: • 1. CEDARS effort (ongoing) • a. UID operational, building on NCWISE • b. Longitudinal Data Store in development • c. NC P20+ proposal submitted; will enhance linkage across education-workforce continuum • Comprehensive, balanced assessment system to link all forms of data (formative, benchmark, summative) to instruction • Development of cognitive learning measurement model to assist with interventions

  11. D. Great Teachers & Great Leaders • Key Elements: • All initiatives within context of expectations for teacher and principal effectiveness • NC Educator Evaluation System (NCEES) rolled out completely Statewide • Various initiatives to increase supply of teachers in rural areas • Comprehensive professional development initiative to train all educators on new Statewide content (e.g., standards, assessments, using data to inform instruction)

  12. E. Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools • Key Elements: • New, modified definition of what is “lowest achieving” • Efforts that build on success of transformation model already in operation • Enhance STEM focus in NC by expanding successful model

  13. Objective of Presentation • Update on: • Plan for submission by January 19th • Key initiatives proposed in each section • Metrics used to track success of initiatives

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