1. www.ksde.org Ms. Kathy Busch, State Board of Education Dr. Randy Watson, Commissioner of Education

2. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Student Success

3. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE Kansas Student Population Trends 3

4. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE Kansas Student Achievement Trends 4

5. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Creating a Vision for Kansas

6. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org How do you feel?

7. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE Student Achievement does not always equate to Student SUCCESS! Creating a Vision for Kansas

8. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Student Success

9. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Student Success

10. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org 2020 Workforce

11. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Student Success By 2020, 71% of jobs in Kansas will require postsecondary education. This is 6 percentage points above the national average of 65%. Kansas ranks 6th nationally in postsecondary education intensity for 2020. - Georgetown Public Policy Institute

12. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Student Success Kansas needs 71% of workers to have a post secondary certificate or degree. Approximately 36% need to be bachelor degrees or higher Approximately 35% need to have a certificate or associate degree

13. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Postsecondary Evidence

14. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Student Success

15. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Creating a Vision for Kansas Students with higher high school grade point averages, higher class ranks, higher admission test scores, higher numbers of honors, AP, and advanced classes, and those who have earned more dual enrollment credits succeed in college at greater rates than those who are lower in any or all of these categories. - Habley, Wesley R.; Robbins, Steve; Bloom, Jennifer L. (2012-06-25). Increasing Persistence: Research-based Strategies for College Student Success (Kindle Locations 2594-2596). Wiley Publishing. Kindle Edition.

16. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Creating a Vision for Kansas The second condition necessary for success is that students must exhibit behaviors and develop personal characteristics that contribute to persistence, motivation, commitment, engagement, and self-regulation. The degree to which these characteristics fuel the desire to achieve an educational objective is directly related to the likelihood of success. Students will succeed if they are committed to their academic goals. - Habley, Wesley R.; Robbins, Steve; Bloom, Jennifer L. (2012-06-25). Increasing Persistence: Research-based Strategies for College Student Success (Kindle Locations 2594-2596). Wiley Publishing. Kindle Edition.

17. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Creating a Vision for Kansas Schooling should have major impacts not only on the enhancement of knowing and understanding, but also on the enhancement of character: intellectual character, moral character, civic character, and performance character (Shields, 2011). - Hattie, John (2012-03-15). Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning (Kindle Locations 246-247). Taylor and Francis. Kindle Edition.

18. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Creating a Vision for Kansas The odds of college retention increase by 15– 17% for students with two or more extracurricular activities during high school. - Estimate is based on logistic regression models that account for ACT score, race/ethnicity, family income, expected degree attainment level, gender, and institution type.

19. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE Creating a Vision for Kansas “ What I want from my kids’ school is to help me identify what they love, what their strengths are, and then help them create their own paths to mastery.” - Will Richardson

20. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Creating a Vision for Kansas

21. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE Creating a Vision for Kansas

22. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Creating a Vision for Kansas

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24. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS CHILDREN KANSAS’ FUTURE Tour Community Conversation Business and Industry

25. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Kansas College and Career Ready An individual has the academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, and employability skills to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification or in the workforce, without the need for remediation.

26. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE Respondents’ Occupational Roles Role# 99 95 199 95 110 7 77 69 12 852 69 COMMUNITY

27. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org7 COMMUNITY What Community Members told us

28. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE What do you believe were the MOST frequent responses from people on at the open meetings to the question, “What are the skills, attributes and characteristics of a successful 24 year old Kansan?” Creating a Vision for Kansas

29. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE COMMUNITY From the first set of focus group responses, what characteristics of success were most frequently cited?

30. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE COMMUNITY Let’s break down those categories: Academic Skills

31. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE COMMUNITY What do non-academic skills include?

32. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE COMMUNITY Disaggregating Interpersonal social skills:

33. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE COMMUNITY Intrapersonal or Personality Skills:

34. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org COMMUNITY What are the take-home lessons from Question 1? The community focus groups cited non-academic skills at more than a 7:2 ratio over academic skills as characteristics of the ideally prepared young adult. Conscientiousness, with its inclusion of achievement-striving and self- discipline, was the dominant characteristic, accounting for 22% of all items. Combined national sources of business people also identified conscientiousness as the number one desirable skill. Among academic skills, the focus groups emphasized applied skills over traditional academic skills at about a 2:1 ratio, with critical thinking skills in between the two. What are the characteristics, qualities, abilities and skills of a successful 24-year old Kansan?

35. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org7 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY How did Kansas business and industry answer the question: What are the characteristics, qualities, abilities and skills of a successful 24-year old Kansan?

36. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY What do you believe were the MOST frequent responses from business leaders to the question, “What are the skills, attributes and characteristics of a successful 24 year old Kansan?” Creating a Vision for Kansas

37. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY The business and industry focal groups cited non-academic skills with greater frequency than the community groups:

38. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Let’s go down a level and decompose academic skills: Instrumental skills were defined as “applied knowledge and skills gained through study and training and applied in a profession or job.”

39. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Now let’s disaggregate non-academic skills: The community focus groups’ proportion was 23% The community focus groups’ proportion was 45%

40. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Let’s disaggregate interpersonal skills:

41. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY At about a 7:2 ratio, greater for the business and industry focus groups, non-academic skills are cited over traditional academic skills as characteristics of the ideally-educated Kansas youth. Conscientiousness and its components, especially dutifulness (dependability), achievement striving (pursuing goals), self-discipline (persistence, a strong work ethic) are highly-cited ideal characteristics by both community and business focus groups.

42. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Other mutually agreed upon characteristics are: Critical thinking Openness (adaptability, independence, creativity) Communication skills Group skills like teamwork and Citizenship and moral obligations to others. Traditional academic skills and applied skills are important, but less frequently cited than the non-academic skills listed above.

43. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE Creating a Vision for Kansas "Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.“ - Robert F. Kennedy

44. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Kansas Visioning Tour Next Steps State Board of Education reviewed data in August State Board of Education will develop vision, purpose and goals for Kansas Education in September Brad and I will go back throughout Kansas asking if we “got it right.” Results of that feedback will be given to State Board of Education for final development. New vision and goals for Kansas Education formally announced at State Department of Education Annual Convention in late October.

45. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org Kansas Visioning Tour Next Steps Brad and I will go back throughout Kansas asking if we “got it right.” September 16 – Topeka September 25 – Hutchinson September 25 – Wichita September 28- Ellis September 29 – Sublette September 30 – Oakley October 1 – Salina October 6 – Olathe October 7 – Greenbush October 8 – Clearwater

46. KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Creating a Vision for Kansas What should we focus on? Academic Readiness related to college and career readiness Psycho-Social behavior related to college and career readiness Character education related to future success Matching career choice with passion of student Have students involved in activities (2-5) Have students involved in volunteerism Every student has an individual plan of study Make pre-school available to every student

47. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE Creating a Vision for Kansas " The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” - Michelangelo

48. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE Creating a Vision for Kansas

49. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE Student Success "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.” – John Kennedy

50. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE “When nothing is sure, everything is possible.” - Margaret Drabble Creating a Vision for Kansas

51. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org KANSAS CHILDREN | KANSAS' FUTURE Leaders are forged in the crucible of adversity “If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.” - Proverbs 24:10 Creating a Vision for Kansas