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small state, Big JobNearly two years ater placing frst in the ederal ace to the op grant

competition, Delaware is in the midst o turning our pulic education

system into one that our children can count on to prepare them or the

uture. Our opportunity or reorm is unprecedented, yet putting the

states amitious plan into place is a challenge. Are we up to it?

In 2009 we designed the plan, and in 2010 we laid the groundwork. Now

in 2011 and 2012, its time to implement these plans, perhaps the hardest

work o all. All the eorts ahead are important, ut a ew immediate

priorities take precedence or the coming year:

Education is

everything in

todays globally

competitive

environment. Delaware Governor Jack Ma

State of the State Addr

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Vision 2015 is a coalition o pulic, private, and civic leaders rom across the state united around a common purpose:

to provide an excellent education or all o Delawares children no exceptions, no excuses. Since it was created in 200

Vision 2015 has grown rom an idea to a cause to an eective agent o change. his report is a statement o Vision 2015

priorities and o the progress that all o us the state, our educators, our usiness and philanthropic communities, our lawmaker

our parents and citizens, and our students have made to help create the est schools in the world or Delawares children. We us

the iconic image o the apple as an indicator o educational progress. he uller the apple, the closer we have come to our goals.

eacher valuation stemDetermining how student perormance actors into

the evaluation and development o teachers and

principals is difcult, ut necessary. he extension

granted y the U.S. Department o ducation to fne-

tune the Delaware Perormance Appraisal System

(DPAS II) will last until spring 2012. Getting it right

is the oundation or making sure we have the est

educators possile in ront o every child in the state.

Its also critical to prevent the loss o more than $10

million in ederal unding.

arl Chilhoo ucationWe must start early i all o our students are to

succeed. ective implementation o Governor

Markells $22 million commitment to strengthen early

childhood education is crucial not only or meeting

the needs o our youngest learners, ut or olstering

the K12 work underway through ace to the op. Our

goals are to increase participation in the Delaware

Stars quality rating program, improve training

and compensation or early childhood providers,

strengthen the alignment o services, and enale

every child to arrive at school ready to learn.

partnerhi Zone schoolMaking sure that these schools can dramatically

change the lives o the children they serve is crucial,

as oth the state and the United States have placed

ig ets on the importance o turning around low-

perorming schools. en "PZ" schools will receive

millions o dollars to redesign themselves in ways

that will dramatically improve student perormance.

We need to do everything we can to help these

schools and prove that change is possile.

Flexible FuningWe need a air, exile, and student-ocused unding

system. It is imperative to re-examine how we spend

limited pulic education dollars and direct those

resources to etter support every Delaware student.

Our current unit count system that served our

state or nearly 70 years no longer meets student

needs. Our goals are to provide school leaders

with the exile unding they need to support

continuous improvement, encourage innovation and

collaoration, and hire and retain the est teachers.


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Adopted international Common Core Standards and

egan training with more than 9,000 teachers.

Launched the online, adaptive Delaware Comprehensive

Assessment System (DCAS) to measure student

progress, improve instruction, and provide quick inormation

to teachers, parents, and students.

Oered the SAT ree to all 11th grade pulic school students,

plus college courses or high school students and pre-AP

courses or middle schoolers.

mployed data systems to help teachers improve

instruction so students learn well: placed 29 data coaches in

schools and egan using video eedack or teachers.

set sight High as Delaware redesigns assessments,curriculum, and standards to align them with the worlds

est, while preparing students or college and careers.1

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Join other states in adopting a Common Core platform

to help teachers and students track their progress.

omplete preschool to college coordination efforts

currently underway to share student data among state

agencies and higher education institutions.

omplete statewide education portal with inormation

on pre-K programs, K12 schools, and higher education to

help amilies make inormed choices.

Provide meaningful additional time or academics,

enrichment, and teacher collaoration and planning.

Provide online learning opportunities with relevant,

challenging coursewor that allow students to work at

their own pace.

Develop more concrete measures of college readiness

and increase the rigor o graduation requirements.

dCs: HW dW ss H BDuring the 201011 school year, Delaware students took

the Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS)a frst-o-its-kind computer testing system that tracks

students growth throughout the year. DCAS assesses

students on more rigorous, nationally benchmarked

standards, raising the bar on student achievement

statewide. Despite an initial dip in scores, DCAS provides

a clearer picture o how Delaware students compare with

peers in the United States and abroad, critical to preparing

our students to compete in the global economy.


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$22 million investment in early childhood education

passed y Delaware legislature to improve support

programs and reimursement or providers as they

work to increase their quality ratings.

Delaware Stars for Early Success program improved

early childhood education in more than 30 percent o centers

serving more than 80 percent o high-need children.

More Early Childhood Centers earned excellent state

ratings.

Support o public-private partnerships, such as the newly

revamped Delaware Early Childhood Council that aims to

provide enrichment to children rom irth through age eight.

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Professionalize the eld or early childhood educators

creating career pathways and improving pay.

Strengthen coordination among child services agencie

early childhood providers, and schools.

stalish a indergarten readiness system to help tail

instruction.

Increasefamily and community engagement.

2 nvet in arl Chilhoo ucation (C) so that everychild enters kindergarten ready to learn. Make high-quality earlychildhood education widely availale, especially to at-risk children.

y CH Fdn June 30, 2011, Delawares legislature approved Governor

Markells $22 million investment proposal or early childhood

ducation. The money helps subsidize child care and oers

ncentives or child care providers to earn quality ratings. It also

ositioned Delaware to compete or the ederal Early Learning

hallenge Fund, also known as Baby Race to the Top.

n July 2011, Delaware, along with 36 states and the District

Columbia, ormally announced its intention to apply or the

ederal grant. In October, Delaware crated its application

with the help o hundreds o stakeholders, including the

epartment o Education, Childrens Department, Health

nd Social Services Department, child care providers,

onproft organizations, oundations, health care groups, and

arents and amilies. The state also established seven Early

hildhood Action Teams (ECATs) to assess how Delaware

tacks up against the ederal governments criteria and shape

he plan accordingly.

elaware could win up to $50 million o the Early Learning

hallenge Funds $500 million in grants to improve learning

nd development opportunities or low-income children.

roviding every Delaware child an excellent start is critical to

elp the state reach its education goals.


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With the help o 300 educators, urther developed the

Delaware Performance Appraisal System (DPAS II) to

measure student growth or use in teacher evaluations.

rained educators in the Vision Networs 26 schools

to improve school leadership, instruction, and student

achievement.

ecruited more teachers to the Delaware Teaching

Fellows program, which places highly qualifed teachers in

high-need schools.

stalished Delaware as an ofcial Teach for America

region with corps memers teaching more than 3,000

students in high-need schools.

xpanded alternative certication paths or teachers o

hard-to-sta suject areas, such as math, and those joining

high-need schools.

Launched STEM residency at the University o Delaware

to train and place science and math teachers in high-need

schools.

develo an suort High Qualit eacherin every Delaware school and provide the proessional

support they need to succeed.

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nsure that DPAS II contains appropriate measures or

all sujects and all grades.

Support programs such as The New Teacher Project's

Delaware Teaching Fellows to ensure that high-need

students get outstanding teachers.

reate new teacher career paths such as mentor and master

teacher.

Help advance legislation encouraging the earlier hiring and

retention of great teachers.

Measure and report the effectiveness of educator

preparation programs and provide incentives to expand

successul ones.

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Never before in my 28-year history

working in our state have I felt suc

sense of hope.

2011 Delaware State Teacher of the Year Joe


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Launched the Delaware Leadership Project to oer

alternative certifcation to aspiring principals.

Hired development coaches to help principals evaluate

educators.

Increased use o School Administration Manager (SAM)

programs in schools to help principals etter manage their

time.

Worked with 26 principals and their leadership teams in

Vision Network schools.

mower princial to e great leaders with theknowledge, authority, and exiility to get results.

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Give principals more hiring and budgeting freedom.

Utilize DCAS results on student achievement growth to

inorm teacher evaluation, proessional development, and

teacher promotion and removal.

Provide leadership coaches to work with 40 novice

principals and principals in high-need schools.

begin evaluating educators ased on DPAS II.

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As a principal, Ive learned to share decision-making with teachers

for the betterment of our kids education, it was the right thing to do. Mark Steele, Principal, Indian River High S


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H psHp ZIn 2010 the state established the Partnership Zone a turnaround plan designed to produce signifcant achievement gains in th

states lowest-perorming schools within two years. A portion o Race to the Top unds are being channeled toward 10 schools to

improve operations and working conditions or teachers and administrators so they can ocus on elevating student perormance.

n Bancrot Elementary

n Lewis Dual Language Elementary

n Marbrook Elementary

n Stubbs Elementary

n Laurel Middle

n Stanton Middle

n Dover High

n Glasgow High

n Howard High School o Technology

n Positive Outcomes Charter

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Oered onuses to attract and retain highly effective

educators to teach hard-to-sta sujects such as math.

Provided professional development support.

ontinued to support programs like the Learning Lins

Delaware Parent Leadership Institute (DPLI) that trains

parents to etter understand school data.

Since 2006, the private sector has supported and invested

$16 million to launch the Vision Networ, conduct cost

efciency studies, and strengthen programs.

Gave $150,000 in academic achievement awards toten schools or academic success o low-income students.

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ontinue to help schools implement turnaround plans

Clarify consequences or schools that do not improve

the Partnership Zone deadline.

xpand access to respected teacher preparation

programs to recruit outstanding educators.

reate policies that encourage growth and replication

high-performing charter and district school models

Support and deepen citizen engagement eorts such a

the Governors ducation oad Show.

5ncourage ucational nnovation an

equire ccountabilit, engaging educators,amilies, legislators, usinesses, and the pulic.


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Captured a fraction of the $158 million in cost

efciency recommendations made y the Leadership or

ducation Achievement (LAD) ommittee in 2008.

Posted education budget reports online, oering the

pulic transparent, clear, and timely inormation.

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Approve and implement a funding exibility pilot to

allow volunteer districts greater control over their udget

Cut additional costs as recommended y the LAD

ommittee, and redirect that money to the classroom.

Create a needs-based formula so unding ollows stud

needs, ensuring that schools serving nglish language

learners, disaled students, and other populations with

special needs receive extra resources.

WHy Fd MsDelawares unding system is nearly 70 years old and no

longer fts our schools needs. To be globally competitive,

we need a simple, exible, and equitable system that

allows the people who are closest to the students to

make unding decisions. The states massive eort

revitalizing public education requires signifcant Race to

the Top startup unds, but that money won't last orever.

Thats why we need a modern school fnance system i

we want to improve our public schools or the long term.

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n Students with special needs rely on critical additional

services unded by Race to the Top and would suer

without them.

n District and school leaders have little exibility to use

limited dollars to best serve students.

n District and charter schools want to cut costs by

sharing resources but cannot due to Delawares rigidunding ormula.

6tablih a simle an quitable Funing stemto more eectively spend taxpayers education dollars.


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M HH: H 201112 sCH yThe Network ocuses eorts on three specifc areas proven to be critical t

student perormance: leadership, teacher eedback, and student culture.

dsHp: School leaders work as a team to identiy the most eective

education reorms and employ them in classrooms.CH FdBCk: Teachers receive concrete eedback on a daily and

weekly basis that they can use to improve student learning, in addition to

ollow-up support.

sd C: Schools build a strong culture in which students are

accountable or their growth, think critically, and work hard to get smart.

he iion etworis a coalition o Delaware school districts

and charter schools that agree to pursue

the goals and recommendations o Vision

2015, making improved student achievement

their top priority. o help students excel,

Network schools use a team approach,

in which principals make decisions with

their leadership team and teachers. hese

model schools are paving the way or the

transormation o pulic schools across

Delaware. he Network is composed o 26

schools, representing six districts, our charter

schools, and all three o Delawares counties.

MAkING STIDES

Vision Network schools were among top

perormers in all-to-spring gains or the

20102011 school year: hree o the top fve

schools that made the greatest gains in 7th

grade math and three o the top fve with

the greatest gains in 6th grade reading were

Network schools.

The Vision Network saved our school.

Sally Maldonado, Head of School, Kuumba Academy Charter Sc

ChristinaSchool District

Indian RiverSchool Distri

MOT Charter School

Kuumba Academy Charter Scho

New CastleCounty VotechSchool District

CapitalSchool District

Lake ForestSchool District

MilfordSchool District

Thomas A. Edison Charter Sch

Pencader Charter High School

Caital school ditrict:Central Middle School

William Henry Middle

School

Dover High School

Chritina school ditrict:

Christiana High School

Newark High School

Bayard Middle School

Gauger-Cobbs Middle School

George V. Kirk Middle School

Shue-Medill Middle School

nian iver school ditrict:

Georgetown Middle School

Millsboro Middle School

North Georgetown Elementary School

Selbyville Middle School

Sussex Central High School

ae Foret school ditrict:

Lake Forest Central Elementary School

W.T. Chipman Middle School

Lake Forest High School

Milfor school ditrict:

The Central Academy

ew Catle Count ocational-

echnical school ditrict:

Howard High School o Technology

St. Georges Technical High SchoolDelcastle Technical High School

Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technica

High School


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Delcastle is one o these quiet schools you dont

hear much about, but you should. Students here

made some o the strongest gains in the state last

year among the top ten schools in both math

and reading."

Vision Network Executive Director Mark Murphy

Delcastle echnical High School is not your typical

school. Here, ninth graders learn to write resumes,

resolve conicts, and navigate usiness etiquette.

H IT kSStandard academic courses such as math and reading are

comined with specialized instruction in 23 career cluster

areas as well as career skill training to encourage students

to ecome well rounded, educated young adults ready or the

workplace or higher education. areer cluster areas include

nursing, auto technology, carpentry, digital media, cosmetology,

electronics and more.

2011 fall-to-spring growth in 9th grade student

prociency on DCAS

s Wk sCH spHdelcatle echnical High schoolHE SCHL: Delcastle echnical

High School

HE MTT: Preparing students to e

ahead o the curve

YP STANDING: Aove target

DEL: Vocational/technical

THE PINCIPAL: Joseph Jones, d.D

Years working in education: 15

Years as Delcastle Principal: 6

How does the vocational approach work?

What is the beneft?

We do everything through the lens o a usiness.

ompanies want to hire students who are ready or the

workplace. hey want us to teach them how to e prompt, h

to conduct themselves, how to communicate, and how to w

in a work environment. What really allows our kids to excel i

their work ethic and the aility to take criticism. We teach the

that rom day one, when theyre reshman in the auditorium

What have you changed in the last year and how has it made

Delcastle stronger?

We started oering dierent courses or 9th and 10th grader

who need remedial work or enrichment, the goal eing to

really tailor what these students need as early on as possil

We also have tried to e much more sophisticated in the

classroom, asking ourselves, What is the purpose o what

were doing here? hings like that. Weve also gained manynew sta memers. Some see turnover as a ad thing, ut w

see it as an opportunity to hire great people, which is exactly

what we did. Its not the change itsel that determines your

success, its how you deal with that change.

What is great about Delcastle?

What I love aout this school is that with over 1,500 kids,

were a ig school, yet we have a small school community.

really great thing is to watch students go through our schoo

graduate and then go out and make their way in the world.

Reading Math

Delcastle:

25%

State: 16%

Delcastle:

27%State: 22%


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e invite you to join us in creating outstanding Delaware schools.

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n Learn aout the latest ace to the op news: www.doe.k12.de.us

n Participate in your local school oard meetings (visit your school district wesite)

n Urge your local legislators to prioritize education reorm: http://legis.delaware.go

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More information at www.vision2015delaware.org

ITH APPECIATIN T:

H s 2015 MpM M

Chair:Marvin N. Schoenhals, hairman, WSFS bank

H. aye Jones Avery, xecutive Director, hristina ultural

Arts enter

Susan bunting, Superintendent, Indian iver School District

Paul A. Herdman, President and O, odel Foundation o

Delaware

Lillian Lowery, Secretary, Delaware Department o ducation

Marcia Lyles, Superintendent, hristina School District

Daniel ich, hair, Delaware arly hildhood ouncil

John H. aylor, Jr., xecutive Director, Delaware Pulic Policy

Institute

Howard Weinerg, xecutive Director, Delaware State

ducation Association

Ex ofcio:Nancy brickhouse, Deputy Provost, Proessor,

School o ducation, University o Delaware


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M s sdds

2015 oal:100%

2011: 61%

2015 oal:100%

2011: 62%

Reading Profciency Math Profciency

4th Grade 4th GradeReading Profciency Math Profciency

8th Grade 8th GradeReading Profciency Math Profciency

2015 oal:55%

2015 oal:55%

2015 oal:60%

2015 oal:55%

2011: 35% 2011: 31%2011: 36%

2011: 32%

M sdds Delaware student profciency according to National Assessment o ducational Progr(NAP) standards

Current: 82%2015 oal:

92%

201314 oal:70%

201314 oal:85%200809:

59% 200809:49%

2015 oal:11.4%200809:

22.8%Arican American/White Gap

2015 oal:8.5%200809:

17%Hispanic/White Gap

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Percentage o Delaware students

graduating high school as

measured y the National

Governors Association

C dss d

Delaware students enrolling in college ollege retention rate

Because we have a

community of hope around

reforming our public school

were going to stay strong

and meet our benchmarks. Delaware Secretary of Education Lillian Low

Where We stan

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