P-20 Councils and the College of Education: Possibilities, Problematics, and Politics M. Jayne Fleener Louisiana State University CADREI – October 12, 2008

Background – Blue Ribbon Commission for Teacher Quality in the State of Louisiana Created Charges – Teacher Quality – Ed. Leadership Preparation – Comprehensive Data System – Middle School Education – Transition to New Admin – Ed. Leadership Conditions – Teacher Prep. Accountability – Special Education – PK-16+ Partnerships CADREI - October 12,

Perspectives – SREB (Kathy O’Neill) Collaborative partnerships should have clear, shared vision and goals Membership and vision must be periodically revisited Collaborative partnerships –Should benefit all –Have greatest chance at success when both parties identify and develop enabling conditions that further their work –Should be continually evaluated Wilder Collaborative Factors Inventory CADREI - October 12, 20083

PK-16+ Collaborative Partnerships Issues Purpose Structure Composition Priority Areas Logistics –Support staff –Funding –Membership –Authority, roles & responsibilities Local-, Regional-, State-Level Councils CADREI - October 12,

Kentucky Case of a State P-16 Council Organization Why it was formed – education reform Objectives – curricular alignment; teacher quality Oversight of local P-16 Councils CADREI - October 12, 20085

Maryland P-20 Case of Leadership Council To create an integrated statewide system to better prepare Maryland students for the jobs of the 21 st century Address teacher shortages CADREI - October 12, 20086

Louisiana Case Commissions –Blue Ribbon –High School Redesign –Workforce Development –K-12 School and District Accountability –LaSIP –Educational Leadership (proposed) CADREI - October 12, 20087

LOUISIANA’S TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS: FOUR LEVELS OF EFFECTIVENESS Level 1: Effectiveness of Planning (Redesign of Teacher Preparation Programs) Level 2: Effectiveness of Implementation (NCATE & PASS-PORT – Higher Education) Level 3: Effectiveness of Impact (Teacher Preparation Accountability System) Level 4: Effectiveness of Growth in Student Learning (Value Added Teacher Preparation Program Assessment) NEW

Goal of Blue Ribbon Commission 2008 Develop recommendations pertaining to the structure of a PK-16+ Councils at the state and local levels Initiate discussions as to how a collaborative PK-16+ university/district partnership addresses educational leadership needs and challenges within Louisiana CADREI - October 12, 20089

Draft Recommendations Handouts Recommendations for “deeper” PK-16+ collaborative partnerships between universities and districts Recommendations for Local Level Councils Recommendations for State Level Councils CADREI - October 12,

State PK-16+ Council Options Keep existing state council structure PK-16+ Coordinating Council consisting of the other five commissions PK-16+ Coordinating Council with selected members from the five with oversight function Create a new structure to discuss the recommendations of the five/six work groups and align the recommendations before going to governor, Regents, or BESE CADREI - October 12,