IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO…

Read the scenario that has been provided to you

BRINGING IT TO SCALE & CONNECTING THE DOTS:

PREPARING STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS

Presented to the Ohio Regional Parent/Teacher Association

Dr. Jim LloydAssistant Superintendent, Olmsted Falls Schools

THE TAKE-AWAYSTHE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

THE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Why is it necessary to reform the educational system?What are the changes?How will they be implemented

Understand the “why” behind the “what”

Understand the “how” behind the “what”

The current educational state of our citizens The College and Career Readiness Standards The new assessment experience The educator evaluation system

DISCUSSION POINTS

PART 1…WHY?: MAJOR CHANGES TO THE OUTCOMES

What does the data say?

WHY COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES AND POST-SECONDARY JOB TRAINING?

Beginning in 2014-15 new standards must be implemented Common Core—English/Language Arts & Mathematics Ohio College & Career Ready—Science and Social Studies

The Common Core places a significant emphasis on getting students ready for college and post-secondary training.

CHANGES IN EDUCATIONAL LEVELS NEEDED

Question 1: What were the percentages for jobs requiring

college and no college in 1973? College? No College?

Question 2: What are the percentages for jobs requiring

college and no college for 2018? College? No College?

JOBS REQUIRE MORE EDUCATION & MORE TRAINING

No Col-lege72%

College28%

1973

No Col-lege38%

College62%

2018

Source: Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, 2010

WHAT ARE THE CHANGES TO THE U.S. INTERNATIONAL EDGE?

Question 1: Where does the U.S. rank in the world with the

percentage of citizens with Postsecondary Degrees ? Ages 55-64? Ages 45-54? Ages 35-44? Ages 25-34? Overall?

Question 2: Do you think that the overall percentage of post-

secondary attainment for these age groups is the same?

Question 3: How do you think Ohio compares to other countries?

TOP 50 JOBS & REQUIRED ED.

42%

14%

14%

8%

8%

14%

Education Required for Top 50 Jobs

BachelorsMastersAssociatesPostsecondary VocDoctorate or ProfOn the Job

% OF STUDENTS NEEDING REMEDIATION PRIOR TO COLLEGE

Question 1: What is the % of students in Ohio taking

remedial math in year 1 of college?

Question 2: What is the % of students in Ohio taking

remedial reading in year 1 of college?

OHIO STUDENTS NEEDING REMEDIATIONMATH READING

31%Of first year students

taking remedial math

20%Of first year students

taking remedial reading

OHIO STUDENTS READY FOR COLLEGE?

Current Situation College Biology: 35% College Algebra: 49% College Social Studies: 58% College English Composition: 71%

Why? Test preparation versus learning preparation? Test-takers or thinkers? Misalignment between HS and HE

curriculum?

COLLEGE AND CAREER READINEES?!? US employers stated that 39% of high

school graduates were unprepared for entry-level work

8% of college instructors said students came to their classes extremely or very well prepared

More than 1 in 5 HS graduates couldn’t pass the military entrance exam

COLLEGE AND CAREER READY?

Pre-K

K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

OGT

CCR

OGT CCR

DID YOU KNOW THAT… 12 to 24 million U.S. jobs may go

unfilled between now and 2020? U.S. will need to add an additional 20

million postsecondary-educated workers to the economy by 2025? 15 million B.As 4 million non-degree postsecondary

credentials 1 million Associate degrees

Carnevale & Rose, 2011

DID YOU KNOW… College enrollment has risen 38% in the

last decade College costs have risen more than

400% over 25 years About 2/3 of BA recipients borrowed

money to attend (up 45% from ‘1992) Average college debt is$23,000 per

student National college debt is $1TConclusion: Postsecondary ed has been more concerned with enrollment than completion

DID YOU KNOW…

Americans with 2-year degrees in STEM areas have greater average lifetime earnings than college graduates in most other career areas

Examples: Software Engineers--$3 million Aircraft Mechanics--$2.1 million Electricians--$2.1 million

Versus School admins--$2 million Writers/editors--$2 million Teachers--$1.8 million

From The College Payoff by Carnevale, Rose & Cheah, 2011

MEDIAN EARNINGS BY ED. ATTAINMENT

From The College Payoff by Carnevale, Rose & Cheah, 2011

MALE/FEMALE EARNING COMPAIRISONS

From The College Payoff by Carnevale, Rose & Cheah, 2011

WHAT DO WE KNOW CHECK?

There are future jobs available The US needs an educated workforce to fill

them College enrollment is up, but degree

acquisition is flat compared to other countries “Educated” doesn’t necessarily mean a 4-

year degree Many students are “not ready” for college

and/or careerSo….

PART 2: WHAT MUST CHANGE?

OUR MISSION, SHOULD WE CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT…

Make the college and career preparation system aligned by answering the question: What does college and career readiness look like when done well?

WHAT IS COLLEGE AND CAREER READY?

Content Knowledge—Deep core content knowledge in academic and applicable technical content.

Life Skills—Effective use of cognitive strategies (e.g. problem solving, critical thinking)

Readiness Skills—Acquisition of readiness behaviors such as goal-setting and persistence

Survival Skills—Acquisition of knowledge and skills needed to successfully navigate within the world of work and higher education.Key Point—what is needed extends to

answering what is needed in the real world?

LEARNING STANDARDS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Less skill emphasis…

more big picture

Grounded in 21st Century Skills that require application, problem-solving, critical thinking, writing

Dual Assessment System PARCC assessments in ELA &

Math for grades 3 through 11 ODE assessments in Sci and SS

Comprehensive Assessment System Summative (performance-

based & end of course) Diagnostic Mid-Year Benchmarks

THE ANSWER ISN’T SIMPLY, “MORE RIGOR”

SYSTEM IMPACT OF CHANGES TO LEARNING STANDARDS Instructional content

Less content, but more depth—we need to ask questions about what will not be taught first

Deeper levels of questioning and more emphasis on written response and practical application—in order to prepare for rigor, workbooks and test prep sells kids short

Curricular materials adoptions grounded in Common Core (ELA & Math) and new Ohio Standards (Sci and SS)

Opens everything up at once (NEW—assessments, standards, teacher evaluation, licensure) at one time

creates implementation angst

SYSTEM IMPACT OF CHANGES TO LEARNING STANDARDS

Instructional organization Several analyses will need to occur to organize an

implementation

Careful consideration of what must be done, what can be done well right now and what will be done in the future (go slow to do it right, but do it)

Gap analysis on new vs. existing standards

Current curricular materials alignment with Common Core and Ohio Standards

SYSTEM IMPACT OF CHANGES TO LEARNING STANDARDS

Instructional collaboration Identification of things absent in the PreK-

12 system that are needed in order to ensure a common student experience aligned with the Common Core

common units of study common assessments across grades and

departments agreed upon standards of assessment for unit,

quarter and end of course exams—our assessment methods need to be standardized

PART 3: HOWWHAT’S THE PLAN?

ALIGN THE SYSTEM & MAKE IT COHERENTLearning Outcomes Rigorous student outcomes to get them ready

Educator Evaluation System Increased instructional expectations on “the right things” to

get them ready

Relevancy Increase the connection between K-12 education and

students’ future goals

Assessment Align the assessment system to measure progress,

knowledge acquisition & student readiness

OHIO’S 3 PART EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

College & Career Ready

Standards

High Quality Instruction

Aligned Assess-

ment Sys-tem

How well are we doing?

What do they need to know?

How do we to get

them there?

The ambitious goal is set, but the pathway to get there is not.

CHANGES TO ASSESSMENTS

THE PARTNERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT OF READINESS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER

In-depth learning standards will call for an in-depth and comprehensive assessment system

http://www.parcconline.org/about-parcc

CHANGES TO EDUCATOR EVALUATION

In-depth learning standards +

comprehensive & relevelant student assessments

= needed changes to instruction and educator evaluation

OHIO TEACHER EVALUATION TIMELINE

The law requires this new system be implemented at the end of the collective bargaining agreement. By July 1, 2013—Local BOE Adopts Evaluation Policy

(NOTE—an evaluation policy is different than a set of administrative guidelines or procedure)

The system must be created in collaboration with teachers.

School districts need to build capacity now

MULTI-TIERED TIMELINES

Educator Evaluation—includes 50% growth

Common Core & Ohio Standards in Sci and SS

Profoundly Different Assessments

2015-16

2014-15

2014-15

Master Teacher & Licensure Changes

2013-142012-132011-12

2012-13

2012-13

2013-14 2014-152012-13

2013-14

2013-14

2011-12

2011-12

2011-12

HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?

http://bulldogcia.com/parent_resources.htm Ask your legislatures (State and Federal) how they are

supporting these efforts—this isn’t free

Support your schools

Help your children create a path towards college and career readiness

Let that path be connected to a job or a skill set that will be flexible

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME