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NorthCarolinaEducation 2020
VisionK12 StandardsWorking Group
October 14, 2014
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Some of BEST NCs 90+ Member Comp
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Welcomeand
Introductions
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2020 Vision Initiati
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2020 Vision Prioritie
Inclusive
Broad
Shared
Dynamic
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Education InnovatioLab
Barwell Elementary
BCBS NCBelk Foundation
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR)
Carteret County Schools
Center for Creative Leadership
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Civitas
Communities in Schools of NC
Cumberland County Schools
DPI - Office of Early Learning
Duke Center for Child & Family Policy
Durham Schools
Foundation for Excellence in Education / IEI
Friday Institute
Institute for Child Success
Institute for Emerging Issues
John Locke Foundation
John M. Belk Foundation
Johnston County Schools
Low-Wealth District Consortium
N.C. Budget and Tax Center
National Board for Professional TeachingStandards (NBPTS)
NC Association of Educators (NCAE)
NC Center for Public Policy Research
NC Child
NC Early Childhood Foundation
NC House
NC Independent Colleges and Universities
NC New Schools
NC Office of State Budget and Management
(OSBM)
NC State Board of Education
NC State University
NC Virtual Public School
NCCAP, Public School Forum
North Carolina Community College System
North Carolina Justice Center
Nurse-Family Partnership
Office of the Governor
Office of the Lt Governor
Professional Educators o
Public ImpactPublic School Forum
RTI
SAS
Southern Regional Educa
Teach for America
The Hunt Institute
The National Center for F
The North Carolina Partn
(Smart Start)
UNC General Administrat
UNC Greensboro
UNC Wilmington
Western Carolina Univer
Wilkes Community Colleg
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2020 Vision InitiativFocus Area Working Group Co-Chairs
Ready to Learn
Early Learning Programs Senator Tamara Barringer & Susan Gat
K-3 Learning John Pruette & Marcella Savage
Expanded Learning Programs Michael Willoughby & Tricia Willoughb
Birth to Age 8 Transitions Christopher Hill & Johanna Anderson
Talent
Early Childhood Educators Senator Gene McLaurin & Lisa Eads
K-12 TeacherRecruiting & Training Rep. Tricia Cotham & Karyn Dickerson
K-12 TeacherCompensation, Evaluation, & Retention Rep. Rob Bryan & James Ford
K-12 LeadershipBoards, Principals and Superintendents Eric Guckian & Supt. Heath Morrison
Higher Education Faculty & Staff David Belcher, Dale McInnis, Sen. Josh
Career & College Ready
K-12 Standards Caroline McCullen & Terry StoopsSpecialized Education Programs Rep. Hugh Blackwell & Rep. Rick Glazie
Access to/Delivery of Information Kristy Teskey & Supt. Don Phipps
Post-Secondary Standards Bill Ingram & Peter Hans
Business-Education Partnerships Sec. Sharon Decker & Sue Breckenridg
Systems & Structures
Facilities & Technology Lt Gov. Dan Forest & Glenn Kleiman
Accountability, Transparency, & Communication Rep. Craig Horn & Supt. June Atkinson
Finance Rep. Bryan Holloway & Martez Hill
Governance JB Buxton & John Hood
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Working Group Meetin
1. Vision, Scope & Barriers
2. Discuss Best Practices
3. Solidify Recommendations
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K12 StandardsWorking Group
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K12 Standards Working G
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2020 Vision Initiative
Innovation Lab
Working Group
Recommendations&
Existing Strategic Plans
Winter EventBusiness-Endorsed N
Education 2020 Visio
Move the needle on student success
Evidence-basedScalable (as needed)
Actionable
Feasible
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2020 Vision
What is the top N&O headline in Octo2020 if North Carolina reaches succe
K12 Standards?
What barriers did we have to overcomget there?
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2020 Headlines &Barriers
Headline Barriers
NC students are now at the same level as the best-prepared
countriesraising the standards is key to success.
Clarifying the standards, implement, etc.
Consistencyto compare apples to apples across statescomparable/benchmarked
NC Top State on NAEP
Interpretationof the standards in the classroom.
Assessment of the standards
How the standards translate through the system.
Stakeholder buy-in: teachers, parents, employers, higher education, etc.
Company X to put 1,000 jobs in Sampson Countycites major
gains in educated workforce. National perceptions of education systemstability / instability
Fewer, deeper assessments show all students are growing. Lack of agreement on what the standards should be, that we use to assess the students.
Implementationfinancial support for classes and schools
NC students are top performance on measures of innovation
and creativity We dont know what those measures are what gets measured, gets into the classroom. Need to look a
NC exceeds 90%+ graduation rate in 2020. Centralized data system to accurately track the progress of students and teachers.
NC students recognized for innovation, with the highest
graduation rate in the country.
Sticking with it. Thinking of Finland, they made a choice in 1970 and stuck with it for 40 years. Critical to
same page to have a long-range vision. Avoid curriculum and other swingsneed to continue moving in
NC limits testing to performance-based assessments aligned to
the CCSS. Our graduates are ready and competitive.
Communication with all stakeholders
Social mediamiscommunication
Stick with it.
Allow for teachers to be willing to take a r iskensure assessments are aligned accurately
More NC young people are productive, contributing citizens.
Important to see that the standards are a means to an end (Awareness). Transition from K-12 to Post-Se
Agreement on what ready to be productive, contributing means
Having a way to measure the standardsto actually support improvement toward achieving them. (Nat
Having the standards and assessments broadly accepted, so there is incentive for the system and studen
Colleges report remediation for recent high school grads is
eliminated and employers report that high school graduates are
ready for jobs.
Understand what students need to succeed and then align to those needs.
Training for teachers to enable them to help all students achieve these standards, e.g., learners with diff
System of assessments, well aligned to the expectations. Not just end of year tests, e.g., formative and
NC students rank #1 nationally through a mastery based
education system.
Graduation versus knowing what they need to know.
Individualizedteaching at a students level of need.
W ki G
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Working GroupScope
Standards: Rigorous and relevant standards that are benchmarkedteachable Including a clear process for developing and continually revising standards
input and buy-in from various stakeholders)
Curriculum: standards interpreted and applied faithfully in the clawhile allowing autonomy and local control
Assessments: 21stcentury; aligned with standards; useful to edparents, students, and policymakers; and reasonable in number arequired
Training and support for pre-service and veteran educators so theprepared to meet and successfully implement the standards
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Next Steps
What do we need to learn more about as a g
Where would additional expertise help?
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Upcoming Meetin
October 24 11:00-12:30
November 7 11:00-12:30
All meetings will be held on the SAS Campus in Cary, NC,
with the option to join remotely via WebEx
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