Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia P-16 Initiatives

1. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia P-16 Initiatives Jan Kettlewell July 13, 2007 http://www.usg.edu/p16

2. “Creating a More Educated Georgia” Purposes Today • Brief history of P-16 work in Georgia • Close up view of the work of the P-16 Department within the University System of Georgia (USG) • Examples of how the work of the USG P-16 Department intersects with work of current State P-16 Structure in Georgia

3. “Creating a More Educated Georgia” Origins of P-16 Work in Georgia History • 1995: Jan Kettlewell hired by University System of Georgia to “strengthen” school-college collaboration • 1995: Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia adopted the Pre-School-College (P-16) Policy Direction • 1996: First statewide “P-16” Council

4. “Creating a More Educated Georgia” Statewide P-16 Structures in Georgia History • 1996-2000: Georgia P-16 Council • Created by XO by then Governor Miller • Participation voluntary • Membership: Mostly staff level from state agencies + college and school representatives • 2000-2002: Education Coordinating Council • Created by legislative action with then Governor Barnes as Chair • Participation of agency heads required • No structure through which staff do the work • 2006-Present: Alliance of Education Agency Heads • Started by Governor Perdue • Re-energized legislation from Barnes administration • Two-tier structure: Implementation Team—staff level—works interactively with the Alliance • Charge: To direct, coordinate, implement, and monitor the success of Georgia’s public education systems Pre-K through college within the framework of five policy goals

5. “Creating a More Educated Georgia” P-16 Department within University System of Georgia Departmental Mission • Outreach arm of the USG Office to • Other state education agencies • Governor’s Office • P-12 schools • University System of Georgia institutions • Business partners • in collaborative efforts to influence improvements in education for Georgia’s students, pre-school through college

6. “Creating a More Educated Georgia” USG P-16 Department Strategic Objectives • To promote high school graduation, college readiness, college transition, and college success • To promote continuous improvement in P-12 teacher, leader, and counselor recruitment, preparation, transition, development, and success

7. “Creating a More Educated Georgia” USG P-16 Department Strategies • Generate and capitalize on opportunities to respond to state needs • Conduct R&D and Demonstration Projects to test new ideas • Identify and share lessons learned • Use lessons learned to influence state policies and practices • Coordinate the implementation of Board of Regents P-16 Policies and Initiatives • P-16 Policy • Teacher Preparation Policies • Work in Schools Policy • STEM Initiative

8. TEACHER/LEADER DEVELOPMENT GLISI, PRISM TEACHER QUANTITY AND DIVERSITY Double, Double Teacher Working Conditions Birth-5 Teacher Prep Destination Teaching The Teacher Career Center USG P-16 Department Systemic and R&D/ Demonstration Projects University System P-16 Department Major systemic initiatives that align the K-12 and higher education systems Cross Cultural Teaching Regents’ Principles Teacher Preparation Dual Enrollment Early College Major R&D or Demonstration Projects that seek answers to persistent questions, which impede the success of the student and educator pipelines Regents’ Principles Leader Preparation Student Flow American Diploma Project Gateway to College Educator Production Regents’ Principles Counselor Preparation SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS PRISM, MS-AIMS P-16 Data Bridges P-16 Data Bridges K-12 Schools Department of Education

9. “Creating a More Educated Georgia” P-16 Department Uses a Balanced Scorecard • To translate organizational mission and vision into a comprehensive set of performance measures to strategically manage and communicate progress toward goals and objectives

10. “Creating a More Educated Georgia” Department of Pre-School - College (P-16) InitiativesBALANCED SCORECARD

11. P-16 DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Educational Improvement Pre-K to College Promote continuous improvement in teacher, leader, and counselor recruitment, preparation, transition, development and success Promote high school graduation, college readiness, college transition, and college success Generate and capitalize on opportunities to respond to needs Conduct research and development and demonstration projects to inform and influence changes in policies and practices Identify and share lessons learned (what works for whom, under what conditions, and why) Use lessons learned from P-16 Initiatives to influence state and national policies and practices Coordinate implementation of P-16 policies with USG institutions Changes in Policy & Practice GOALS Promote and participate in school-college-business-state government partnerships Sustain P-16 Initiatives through active participation in collaborative school-college-business-state organizational structures Ensure customer satisfaction Customer & Stakeholder Ensure effective and efficient administrative processes Ensure effective and efficient business processes Ensure effective program, data, and evaluation management Ensure ongoing and effective internal and external communication Ensure ongoing and effective external dissemination Org. Effectiveness Require individual accountability Expect continuous learning Expect quality service to all external customers Maintain a strategic focus Promote teamwork Cultivate innovation and high performance Org. Culture

12. “Creating a More Educated Georgia” GOAL AREA 1 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURE GOAL AREA 1 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1. Teacher, Leader, and Counselor Recruitment A. Promote continuous improvement in teacher, leader, and counselor recruitment; preparation; transition; development; and success. 2. Teacher, Leader, and Counselor Preparation EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PRE-SCHOOL- THROUGH COLLEGE 3. Teacher, Leader, and Counselor Transition 4. Teacher, Leader, and Counselor Development 5. Teacher, Leader, and Counselor Success

13. “Creating a More Educated Georgia” GOAL AREA 1 GOAL AREA 2 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURE 1. High School Graduation B. Promote high school graduation; college readiness; college transition; and college success. 2. College and Work Readiness EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PRE-SCHOOL-COLLEGE 3. College Transition 4. College Success

14. “Creating a More Educated Georgia” Alliance of Education Agency Heads P-16 Dept W/ Alliance Five Goals • Increase high school graduation rate, decrease high school dropout rate, and increase post-secondary enrollment rate • Strengthen teacher quality, recruitment, and retention • Improve workforce readiness skills • Develop strong education leaders, particularly at the building level • Improve the SAT/ACT scores of Georgia students

15. “Creating a More Educated Georgia” USG P-16 Department Participation in Alliance P-16 Dept W/ Alliance Goal 1 as Example • American Diploma Project • Early College • Gateway to College • Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics (PRISM) • P-16 Data and Analysis Systems

16. American Diploma Project P-16 Dept W/ Alliance • Standards: Align academic standards in high school with expectations for college and workplace success • Course Requirements: Upgrade high school course requirements so college and work ready curriculum required for high school diploma • Assessment: Redesign selected high school tests in English and math to serve as college and work readiness and college placement tests • Accountability: Hold high schools and colleges accountable for the success of their students

17. Early College P-16 Dept W/ Alliance • Early College • New kind of institution—grades 9-14 • Targets high minority, high poverty, English Language learners and at-risk groups underrepresented in college • Gateway to College • Form of Early College for high school dropouts • Both—high school diploma + 2 years of college • Both—increased access to dual enrollment

18. PRISM Public Awareness Campaign P-16 Dept W/ Alliance • PRISM is a comprehensive R&D project designed to • Test key strategies to increase student learning and achievement in science & mathematics in schools & colleges • Codify what works • Use it to influence change in policy and practice • Inform the nation about successes that should be replicated • Public Awareness Campaign (1 Strategy) • Increase student interest in SM • Influence student course selection in SM • Reinforce parental involvement in student course selection in SM • Raise public consciousness as to importance of all students succeeding in SM

19. Data Marts P-16 Dept W/ Alliance • Data and Analysis Systems Staff in P-16 Department builds data marts or “bridges” to link 2 or more existing data bases • Rationale: When focus is on • Student pipeline, pre-school to college, or • Educator pipeline, college to school Analyses are needed from 2 or more agency data systems • Relevant data mart here—School-to-College

20. University System of Georgia P-16 Department Questions?