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R e d a c t e d. August 11, 2010. Presentation Team. Christopher A. Koch, Ed.D. State Superintendent of Education Audrey Soglin Executive Director, Illinois Education Association Susie Morrison Deputy Superintendent, Illinois State Board of Education
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R e d a c t e d August 11, 2010
Presentation Team Christopher A. Koch, Ed.D.State Superintendent of Education Audrey SoglinExecutive Director, Illinois Education Association Susie MorrisonDeputy Superintendent, Illinois State Board of Education Darren ReisbergDeputy Superintendent, Illinois State Board of Education Miguel del ValleChairman, Illinois P-20 Council
Our Race is Underway… • Since July 09, enacted 5 critical pieces of legislation • New, rigorous teacher and principal evaluations • Independent alternative teacher and principal preparation programs • Comprehensive approach to longitudinal data system • Doubled the number of authorized charter schools • June 1, 2010 Enactment: Overhauled the State’s principal preparation and certification requirements • P-20 Council convened around RTTT oversight and priorities
Illinois’ Reform Vision Driving Goal Raise student achievement and close achievement gaps • How Do We Get There? • Measure and improve the effectiveness of teachers and leaders • Impact classroom instruction • Target the weakest areas of the system R e d a c t e d
Strong & Collaborative Support for Change • 521 Participating LEAs • 81% of total Illinois public school population • 86% of its total low-income public school population • 89% of its total minority public school population • Bold reforms with broad support
Illinois’ Reform Goals: “Super LEAs” Super LEA Commitments: • Redesigned evaluation systems in their Priority Schools by September 2011 • Staffing autonomy in Priority Schools • Agree to autonomies required for Partnership Zone implementation Super LEA Requirements: • Requires both superintendent and local union leader sign-on • LEA must have an Illinois Priority School $20 million set-aside in State RTTT allocation for LEAs agreeing to “bigger, bolder, faster” reforms Super LEAs: 120,713 students Aurora Dist. #131 Community School District #300 De Pue USD #103 Decatur SD #61 East St. Louis SD #189 Kankakee School District #111 Meridian CUSD #101 Peoria SD #150 Plano CUSD #88 Rockford Public Schools #205 Springfield SD #186 Thornton Twp HS Dist. #205 Thornton Frac. Twp HS Dist. #215
Implementing Statewide Reform: External Capacity • Integrated Plan • Outcomes-Based Measurement • Transparent Reporting
Comprehensively Impacting Instruction & Leadership Improving Lowest Performing Schools Teachers & Leaders Standards & Assessment • Common Standards & Assessments • Aligned Instructional Systems • Programs of Study • Assessments for Learning • STEM Learning Exchanges • Identify and Report Illinois’ Priority Schools • School District Reorganization • Direct State Interventions • Dropout Prevention and Re-Enrollment Supports • Illinois Partnership Zone • Educator Effectiveness Reporting • Prepare and Place Highly Effective Principals for High-need Schools • Strengthen Teacher Induction & Principal Mentoring • Preparation Program Requirements & Accountability • New, Rigorous Teacher and Principal Evaluations Using Data in Decision-Making • Learning and Performance Management System • Interactive Illinois Report Card • Illinois Collaborative for Education Policy Research (ICEPR) • Independent Analysis of Performance Evaluation Implementation
Performance Evaluation Reform • Before PERA/RTTT • No student growth requirement • Widget Effect • 3 categories/Waivers • Principals: 5-year evaluations? • After PERA/RTTT • Student growth required (RTTT > 50%) • Distributed ratings: • 4 categories/No waivers • Annual principal evaluations • How? • Early Proof Points: Super LEAs/Consortium on Chicago School Research • Comprehensive State Supports • Assessing Implementation
Technology Platform for Statewide Reform Consolidated Reports & Dashboards STEM Learning Exchanges Assessments for Learning Platform: Learning and Performance Management System & IlliniCloud
Impacting All Illinois Communities & Students • Raise overall NAEP proficiency by 15%; with a 20% increase in key subgroups • Reduce achievement gap by over 2/3 of current levels • Achieve a 90% four-year cohort graduation rate • Outperform the best-performing states in terms of college enrollment and completion
R e d a c t e d Our plan … our future