Students Come First: Empowering Local Leaders

1. Students Come First:Empowering Local Leaders http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/studentsComeFirst/

2. Students Come First: Built on Success Student achievement is on the rise. – In 2007, 26% of Idaho schools made AYP. – In 2010, 62% of Idaho schools made AYP. – The national Center on Innovation & Improvement published a case study, Transforming a Statewide System of Support: The Idaho Story, detailing our successes for other states.

3. Students Come First: Reasons for Success • Talented teachers, dedicated parents and hard‐working students • Strategic investments in the classroom • Idaho Reading Initiative • Idaho Math Initiative • ISAT Remediation • Textbook Funding • Classroom Supplies

4. The Need for Students Come First • We have made a difference • We have improved outcomes • But is it enough? “College opportunities for young and working-age adults are poor. The likelihood of enrolling in college by age 19 is low and has dropped by 9% since the early 1990s.” - Measuring Up 2008, http://measuringup2008.highereducation.org/

5. Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees (BSU) Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Graduated in the Specified Amount of Time

6. Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees (ISU) Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Graduated in the Specified Amount of Time

7. Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees (U of I) Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Graduated in the Specified Amount of Time

8. Source: Graphs pulled from the National Center for Educational Statistics’ website • http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=ID&pg=1

9. Students Come First: Current Landscape We have cut or shifted $200 million from the K‐12 public schools budget over the past 2 years. • Transportation: $ 7 million • Maintenance: $20 million • Technology: $9 million • Classroom supplies: $5 million • Textbooks: $10 million • Gifted/Talented: $1 million • Safe and Drug‐Free Schools: $5 million • Salaries and benefits: $80 million • Discretionary: $55 million • Early retirement: $3 million • LEP Grants: $2 million • IRI/Remediation/Math Initiative: $2 million

10. Students Come First: Options • Continue to cut the current system • Raise taxes • Change the system to educate more students at a higher level with limited resources.

11. Students Come First • Senate Bill 1108 - Idaho Labor Relations and Employee Entitlements • Senate Bill 1110 - Pay for Performance for Idaho’s Teachers and Administrators • SB1184 - School Modernization and Reform

12. What the legislation does • Students Come First makes sure every student has access to a highly effective teacher and the best educational opportunities no matter where they live. • The state was able to implement these critical education reforms without raising taxes on hard-working Idahoans.

13. Some of the benefits for students Access to an unprecedented level of technology in the classroom 1:1 computer to student ratio in high school Dual credit opportunities Ability to graduate college- and career-ready without the need for remediation Funding for college entrance exams

14. Process Guide Elements • Overview of Students Come First • Power Point Presentations • General Power Point • Detailed Power Point • One Page Summary • White Paper • Timeline for Implementation • List of Experts • Achieving More Spending Less, Walberg • Measuring Educator Effectiveness Report (MET Project, Gates Foundation) • SB 1110, 1108, 1184 • Power Point • Research • Sample Agendas for Decisions