WEST VIRGINIA SUPERINTENDENTS’ LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

2. WEST VIRGINIA SUPERINTENDENTS’ LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE National perspective on education reform Gene Wilhoit CCSSO June 24, 2010

3. DRIVERS OF DRAMATIC CHANGE • GLOBALIZATION • TECHNOLOGY EXPLOSION • POPULATION SHIFTS • International Competition • JOB SHIFTS • U.S. DEBT • SOCIAL WELFARE COSTS

4. THE TWO-EDGED SWORD • Teach to much higher levels • Reach Each and Every Child • Thus………… • Performance Based Accountability, • Evidenced by Student Results, • In All Schools, Districts and States

5. NEW REFORMERS • Governors • Business and industry • Federal government • Foundations

6. EARLY SEARCH FOR ANSWERS • Find and emulate best places • Put into place a new program • Treat the symptom • Hire a “wiz” consultant • Do an in-service

7. WHAT WE NEED IS SYSTEMS CHANGE AT SCALE WHAT WE NEED IS SYSTEMS CHANGE AT SCALE

8. CLEAR PURPOSE • Common Core State Standards for Learning • New Goal: College and Career Ready • New Benchmark: Internationally Comparable • New Approach: Evidence Based • New Knowledge: Essential Knowledge Plus 21st Century Skills

9. BETTER ASSESSMENT PRACTICES • Formative + Benchmark + Summative • Richer forms of student expression • Multiple opportunities to succeed • Greater diagnostic capacity • Stronger teacher capacity to assess

10. REVISED ACCOUNTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY • Measure each and every child • Focus on low performance • Dropouts count • Growth and Status • Increased state role

11. SUPPORT FOR EDUCATORS • Aligned system • Redeploy resources • Redesigned preparation • True profession growth experiences • Differentiated roles and compensation • Strong building leadership

12. NEXT GENERATION LEARNING • Individualized, customized learning • World class learning goals • Performance-based crediting • Stronger supports • Technology at the center of learning • Student voice, responsibility, engagement

13. Leadership Imperative • Increased leadership role for states and districts • New federal-state compact