Unbridled Learning:Transforming Education in Kentucky

Terry Holliday, Ph.D.Commissioner of Education

September 9, 2010

Our Vision:

Every child proficient and prepared for success

•Next Generation Professionals

•Next Generation Support Systems

•Next Generation Schools and Districts

Strategic Priorities

•Next Generation Learners

• Revised contentstandards

• New balancedassessments

• New stateaccountabilitysystem

Senate Bill 1(2009)

Common Core Standards Initiative

• A coalition of 48 states (including KY), two territories and District of Columbia developed new English/language arts and mathematics standards

• Kentucky educators provided input

• A KDE survey gave various stakeholder groups an opportunity for feedback on the public version of the standards

February 10, 2010

• KBE, CPE and EPSB adopt Common Core Standards in English/language arts and mathematics

• Kentucky first in nation to adopt

Common Core Standards Adoption

-Adopted-Adopted

-Not yet adopted-Not yet adoptedFrom: CCSSO/NGA

• Internationally benchmarked

• Aligned across all levels

• Clearly state what students are expected to learn and when

Common Core Standards

•Fewer, more focused, rigorous and relevant

• Prepare all teachers to effectively teach the standards to mastery

• Students first testedon new standardsin spring 2012

• Intensive PD has begun

Common Core Standards

Other Revised Standards•Work on developing new science and social studies standards is underway

• May get help from national coalitions

• The timeline is unclear – SB 1 deadline is

Dec. 2010

New Assessments• Aligned with new standards

• BalancedFormative to inform instruction

Summative to measure teaching and learning

• Combination of criterion-referenced and norm-referenced tests; multiple choice and open response

• Benchmarked to performance standards; provide longitudinal dataand comparisons with national norms

New Assessments• Assessment FOR learning

to refine teaching and learning at the classroom level

• Measure and identify gaps and implement interventions

• Reflect characteristics of highly effective teaching and learning

• Assessments in reading, mathematics, science, social studies, writing (on-demand and editing and mechanics)

• Grade levels for content tests still being determined

• Program reviews in arts/humanities, practical living/career studies, writing program (voluntary implementation this school year)

• Part of state accountability in 2011-12

New Assessments

• Interim assessment system is in place

• New college readiness measure to be released later this month

• Work is proceeding to implement a balanced system via:National Common Assessments ConsortiaStudy on end-of-course assessments for high

school

• Kentucky Board of Education will determine all the elements of the new accountability system and how they are weighted

New Accountability System

• Developed in cooperation with OAA with stakeholder input from NTAPAA and SCAAC

• KBE to consider at October meetingwith final regulatory approval in Feb. 2011

• First used based on scores from spring 2012 testing

• Title 1 schools will also be accountable under NCLB

New Accountability System

Transforming Educationin Kentucky

Unified Plan for College Readiness

• Goals: Reduce college remediation rates by at least

50% by 2014 in comparison to 2010 rate Increase college completion rates in students

enrolled in one or more remedial classes by 3% annually from 2009 to 2014

• Objective: Reduce college remediation and increase postsecondarygraduation

Unified Plan for College Readiness• Accelerated learning opportunities

(Early college; Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, International Baccalaureate and Project Lead the Way/ STEM)

• Secondary and postsecondary interventions (Credit recovery; transitional courses and targeted interventions; bridge programs at the high school level)

• Advising (Professional development on advising toolkit and use of ILP; Kentucky Scholars Initiative, Gear UP and KnowHow2GO)

• College persistence and degree completion (Student support and intervention)

Next Generation Professionals

• Better prepare effective teachers and leaders

• Launch statewide growth model including common teacher/principal evaluations(piloted 2010-11 school year)

• Options for professional learning, compensation and/or career paths to grow and retain effective teachers

Next Generation Professionals• Increase diversity and equitable distribution of

effective teachers

• Provide more effective professional learning opportunities for teachers

• Working Conditions Survey (Spring 2011)Analyzes teaching and learning conditions

Provides reports to improve planning

Provides information to help increasestudents success, teacher efficiency and motivation, enhance teacher retentionand produce strategies to recruit highly effective teachers and principals

Next Generation Support Systems• Deploy statewide Continuous Instructional

Improvement Technology System (CIITS)

• Further develop Kentucky StatewideLongitudinal Data System (KY SLDS)

• Target online professional learningopportunities

Next Generation Schools and Districts• Turnaround low-performing schools

Four intervention options (external management, re-staffing, school closure, transformation

School Improvement Grants

Additional schools may be identified when KCCT scores released this month

• Create innovative schools and programsThe Partnership for Next Generation Learning

Innovation Lab Network

Board Examination System

Board Examination System• Initiative of the National Center of

Education and the Economy and five Board Exam System providers

• Goal is to prepare high school students for success in two-year and four-year open admissions colleges and ensure they will earn a degree

• Kentucky is participating with eight other states in planning process to explore feasibility and pilot system (2011-12)

Board Examination System

Quality teacher training

matched to the course syllabi

High quality exams derived from the curriculum using

multiple assessment methods

Sound core programof courses defining what it means to be an educated person

Thoughtfully constructed course

designs capturedin a syllabus

The Board Exam System

Upper Div’n(AP, IB, ACT

A Levels)

Work

12

16

18

Core Curriculum, Syllabi, Exams, Teacher Training, All Set to Int’l Standards

2 yr. Open Admissions Institutions

4 Year Selective Institutions

22

4 yr.

Graduate Education

Lower Division Board Examination Programs(ACT, Cambridge IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE)

Students who pass exam:Option 1 Option 2

•Special high school diploma

•Can enroll at any 2- or 4-year open admissions school in state or regional Career-Tech Program

•Don’t have to take remedial courses

•Remain in high school

•Take program of study to prepare for selective college

•Upper division Career and Tech Program

•Upper level exams

●An alliance --formed by CCSSO and the Stupski Foundation— to establish a network of state-based Innovation Labs

The Partnership for Next Generation Learning Innovation Lab Network

StateDistrictSchool

Goal: To create a personalized system of education that engages and motivates each child—from birth through adolescence, regardless of his or her circumstance—to be prepared for life, meaningful work, and citizenship.

Features: Concentrates on the elements of education that have direct bearing on students and their learning experiences and focuses on learners and learning, rather than on schools and schooling

Alignment: Highly interdependent with the Education Workforce, Information Systems & Research, and Standards, Assessment and Accountability strategic initiatives

The Partnership for Next Generation Learning Innovation Lab Network

Innovation Labs

Student Success

Civic Engagement

STEMEducation

Health & Wellness

College/Career

Readiness

Education Law & Policy

AnalysisMotivation & Learning

Technology Leadership

Assessment /Accountability

Global Issues

Digital Game-based

Learning

TeleHealth

Early/Middle College

New public education system requires:

•Funding

•Collaboration

•Time•Hard Work

Unbridled Learning:Transforming Education in Kentucky

Terry Holliday, Ph.D.Commissioner of Education

September 9, 2010