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August 11, 2010

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Presentation Team

Christopher A. Koch, Ed.D.State Superintendent of Education

Audrey SoglinExecutive Director, Illinois Education Association

Susie MorrisonDeputy Superintendent, Illinois State Board of Education

Darren ReisbergDeputy Superintendent, Illinois State Board of Education

Miguel del ValleChairman, Illinois P-20 Council

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Our Race is Underway…

• Since July 09, enacted 5 critical pieces of legislation

1. New, rigorous teacher and principal evaluations2. Independent alternative teacher and principal preparation programs 3. Comprehensive approach to longitudinal data system4. Doubled the number of authorized charter schools 5. June 1, 2010 Enactment: Overhauled the State’s principal preparation

and certification requirements

• P-20 Council convened around RTTT oversight and priorities

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Illinois’ Reform Vision

Driving Goal Raise student achievement and close achievement gaps

How Do We Get There? Measure and improve the effectiveness of teachers and leaders

Impact classroom instruction

Target the weakest areas of the system

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Progress on Student Outcomes:Closing the Achievement Gap

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Progress on Student Outcomes:ACT Performance

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Strong & Collaborative Support for Change

• 521 Participating LEAs

– 81% of total Illinois public school population

– 86% of its total low-income public school population

– 89% of its total minority public school population

• Bold reforms with broad support

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Illinois’ Reform Goals: “Super LEAs”

Super LEA Commitments:(1) Redesigned evaluation systems in their

Priority Schools by September 2011(2) Staffing autonomy in Priority Schools(3) Agree to autonomies required for

Partnership Zone implementation

Super LEA Requirements:• Requires both superintendent and local

union leader sign-on• LEA must have an Illinois Priority School

Super LEAs: 120,713 students

Aurora Dist. #131

Community School District #300

De Pue USD #103

Decatur SD #61

East St. Louis SD #189

Kankakee School District #111

Meridian CUSD #101

Peoria SD #150

Plano CUSD #88

Rockford Public Schools #205

Springfield SD #186

Thornton Twp HS Dist. #205

Thornton Frac. Twp HS Dist. #215

Super LEAs: 120,713 students

Aurora Dist. #131

Community School District #300

De Pue USD #103

Decatur SD #61

East St. Louis SD #189

Kankakee School District #111

Meridian CUSD #101

Peoria SD #150

Plano CUSD #88

Rockford Public Schools #205

Springfield SD #186

Thornton Twp HS Dist. #205

Thornton Frac. Twp HS Dist. #215

$20 million set-aside in State RTTT allocation for LEAs agreeing to “bigger, bolder, faster” reforms

$20 million set-aside in State RTTT allocation for LEAs agreeing to “bigger, bolder, faster” reforms

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Implementing Statewide Reform:Internal Capacity

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Implementing Statewide Reform: External Capacity

•Integrated Plan

•Outcomes-Based Measurement

•Transparent Reporting

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Comprehensively Impacting Instruction & Leadership

• Common Standards & Assessments

• Aligned Instructional Systems

• Programs of Study

• Assessments for Learning

• STEM Learning Exchanges

• Educator Effectiveness Reporting

• Prepare and Place Highly Effective Principals for High-need Schools

• Strengthen Teacher Induction & Principal Mentoring

• Preparation Program Requirements & Accountability

• New, Rigorous Teacher and Principal Evaluations

• Identify and Report Illinois’ Priority Schools

• School District Reorganization

• Direct State Interventions

• Dropout Prevention and Re-Enrollment Supports

• Illinois Partnership Zone

STANDARDS & ASSESSMENTTEACHERS & LEADERSIMPROVING LOWEST PERFORMING SCHOOLS

USING DATA IN DECISION-MAKING

• Learning and Performance Management System

• Interactive Illinois Report Card

• Independent Analysis of Performance Evaluation Implementation

• Illinois Collaborative for Education Policy Research (ICEPR)

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Performance Evaluation Reform

After PERA/RTTT• Student growth required (RTTT > 50%)

• Distributed ratings:

• 4 categories/No waivers

• Annual principal evaluations

Before PERA/RTTT•No student growth requirement

• Widget Effect

• 3 categories/Waivers

• Principals: 5-year evaluations?

How?• Early Proof Points: Super LEAs/Consortium on Chicago School Research

• Comprehensive State Supports

• Assessing Implementation

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Technology Platform for Statewide Reform

Platform:Learning and Performance Management System

& IlliniCloud

Assessments for Learning

STEM Learning Exchanges

Consolidated Reports &

Dashboards

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Impacting All Illinois Communities & Students

•Raise overall NAEP proficiency by 15%; with a 20% increase in key subgroups

•Reduce achievement gap by over 2/3 of current levels

•Achieve a 90% four-year cohort graduation rate

•Outperform the best-performing states in terms of college enrollment and completion

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Our plan … our future

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