A Value Chain that
Starts in Preschool
US Department of Education
Listening and Learning About Early Learning
April 23, 2010
Jerry D. WeastSuperintendent of Schools
Montgomery County Public Schools
2009
38.1% WHITE
23.2% AFRICAN AMERICAN
15.6% ASIAN AMERICAN
22.7% HISPANIC
MCPS Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Group, 1970 – 2009
54,048
32,883
22,177
32,236
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1998
28,768
2009
41,464
44.1PERCENT
MCPS Free and Reduced-Price Meals
MCPS ESOL
1998
8,689
2009
17,664
103PERCENT
A Tale of Two Counties
Red Zone
66Green Zone
65
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131 Elementary Schools
Stages of ChangeAn Organizational Maturity Model
Establish meaningful
expectations
Innovate and monitor
React
Align people, systems, structures
Identify existing conditions
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From Gotcha’ to intentional
results
It’s the culture!
Barriers and blind spots
A North Star
Random acts “Butterflies and Bunnies”
EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE
+
–
DESIRED STATE
Stages of ChangeAn Organizational Maturity Model
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No Child Left Behind
+ –
80% College Ready
+ +
Pre-No Child Left Behind
– –
Typical Mission and
Vision Statements
– +
CLE
AR
COMPELLING
Early Success Performance Plan
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Standards Based Curriculum
Professional Development Diagnostic
Assessments
Extended Learning Opportunities
Instructional Management
System
Smaller Class SizesParent Involvement
Full-Day Kindergarten
Success for Every Student
AP Participation and PerformanceNational, Maryland, and MCPS Class of 2009
26.5%
40.0%
64.4%
0%
40%
80%
US Maryland MCPS
Public School Students, Class of 2009
15.9%
24.8%
48.7%
0%
40%
80%
US Maryland MCPS
Percent Taking an AP Exam Percent of AP Exams with
Score of 3 or Higher
Public School Students, Class of 2009
SAT Participation and PerformanceNational and Maryland Class of 2009, MCPS Class of 2010 Projected
36%
58%67%
0%
40%
80%
US Maryland MCPS
(2009)
1493 14781651
0
900
1800
US Maryland MCPS
Percent Taking the SAT Mean Combined SAT Score
(Projected
2010)
(Projected
2010)(2009)(2009)(2009)
MCPS Graduates Who Earned a 4-Year College Degree, 2001-2004
March 2010Montgomery County Public Schools
Percentage of AP Exams Scoring 3 or Higher
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All Students - 2009
The Montgomery County Public Schools StoryHarvard Education Press 2009
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