WEST VIRGINIA SUPERINTENDENTS’ LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

National perspective on education reform

Gene Wilhoit

CCSSO

June 24, 2010

DRIVERS OF DRAMATIC CHANGE

GLOBALIZATION

TECHNOLOGY EXPLOSION

POPULATION SHIFTS

International Competition

JOB SHIFTS

U.S. DEBT

SOCIAL WELFARE COSTS

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

NEW REFORMERS

Governors

Business and industry

Federal government

Foundations

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

WHAT WE NEED IS SYSTEMS CHANGE AT SCALE

WHAT WE NEED IS SYSTEMS CHANGE AT SCALE

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

BETTER ASSESSMENT PRACTICES

Formative + Benchmark + Summative

Richer forms of student expression

Multiple opportunities to succeed

Greater diagnostic capacity

Stronger teacher capacity to assess

REVISED ACCOUNTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY

Measure each and every child

Focus on low performance

Dropouts count

Growth and Status

Increased state role

SUPPORT FOR EDUCATORS

Aligned system

Redeploy resources

Redesigned preparation

True profession growth experiences

Differentiated roles and compensation

Strong building leadership

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

Leadership Imperative

Increased leadership role for states and districts

New federal-state compact