CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction State Superintendent’s California P-16 Council Barry Munitz, Chair California P-16 Council Rick Miller, Deputy State Superintendent, Policy Development and External Affairs

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 2 California P-16 Council Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI), announced plans to form CA P-16 Council (Dec 2004) –First California P-16 Council meeting (May 2005) California P-16 Council is statewide assembly of 47 members with diverse representation (Current member list available at –Educators from preschool – college –Parents –Students –Librarians –Elected officials –Business leaders –Community leaders

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 3 California P-16 Council California P-16 Council charged with examining ways to: –Improve student achievement at all levels and eliminate the achievement gap –Link all education levels, preschool, elementary, middle, high school, and higher education, to create a comprehensive, seamless system of student learning –Ensure that all students have access to caring and qualified teachers –Increase public awareness of the link between an educated citizenry and a healthy economy

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 Who Are Our Students? A Historical Perspective California Students Enrolled in Public Schools California is Educating 2.2 Million More Students, a 54% Increase in 29 Years

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 5 Total K-12 Enrollment for : 4,046,156

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 6 Total K-12 Enrollment for : 4,944,484

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 7 Total K-12 Enrollment for : 6,229,980

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 8 That’s an 87.8% increase in 28 years Different Challenges, Different Needs Special Education 8.9 % 9.6 % 10.8 %

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 9 Different Challenges, Different Languages English Language Learners That’s a 376% increase in 28 years 8.1% 15.0% 24.7%

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 10 Different Challenges, Different Needs Students Eligible for Free and Reduced-Priced Meals That’s a 78% increase in 18 years 36% 51%

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 11 Yet… “There are significant signs of progress in California’s schools, in spite of the tremendous challenges they face.” -- Jennifer Imazeki Professor of Economics San Diego State University 2008 PACE Policy Brief

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 12 English Language Arts Percentage of Students Scoring At or Above Proficient That’s a 31% increase in 6 years

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 13 Elementary School Level Academic Performance Index (API) Range of API Scores for Each Decile Rank

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 14 High Expectations California High School Graduation Requirements No State Requirements 2 years Physical Education 1 year Fine Arts or Foreign Language 3 years Social Studies 2 years Science 2 years Math2 years Math* 3 years English 1 year Algebra I High School Exit Exam

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 15 Closing the Achievement Gap Yet, an achievement gap exists between our white students and students of color, as well as gaps with our English learners, poor students, and students with disabilities. In California, the achievement gap represents a majority of students. Closing the gap will improve the lives and futures of our students and secure the future for our state. Closing the gap represents a moral imperative as well as an economic imperative.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 16 African American & Latino 7 th Graders Read at About the Level of White 3 rd Graders CAT/ Source: California Department of Education, 2008

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 17 Relative to other countries, black and Latino students in the US perform below the international average, and on par with the average student in many transitioning economies

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 18 If the United States had closed the racial achievement gap, GDP would be $310 billion to $525 billion higher in 2008

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 19 If the United States had closed the income achievement gap, GDP would be $400 billion to $670 billion higher in 2008

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 20 Even at the low end the various achievement gaps impact the economy more than recent recessions

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 21 The US’s poor performance is striking considering its high income per capita, which is generally correlated with level of educational achievement

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 22 In general, top-performing educational systems have smaller socioeconomic gaps in performance

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 23 Update: P-16 Council Report January 2008, Council releases CTAG report –Not intended to be comprehensive –But important steps to follow Makes 14 recommendations

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 24 Recommendation 1: Provide High-Quality Prekindergarten Programs Two legislative bills were passed – AB 2759 (Jones)—Consolidated the state’s three pre-existing preschool programs into one, creating the California State Preschool Program – SB 1629 (Steinberg)— Established the Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 25 Recommendation 2: Better Align Educational System from Prekindergarten to College Joined Achieve's American Diploma Project Network on January 22, 2008 – Over 30 states participating – Achieve’s CA Alignment Team  Joint effort between K-12 and higher education, career technical education communities, business, CDE, and Governor’s Office  Goal: ensure high school graduates are college and workforce ready

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 26 Remediation Rates at CSU CSU Systemwide Remediation Rates for Regularly Admitted First-time Freshman, Fall 2006 Source: Proficiency Reports of Students Entering the CSU System, downloaded from November 8, From the American Diploma Project Network

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 27 California’s Future Workforce

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 28 If Current Trends Persist … Projections for 2025 –35% of adults will have a college degree –41% of jobs will require a college degree Shortfall of 1 million college graduates

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 29 How important to you is it that California’s K-12 public schools prepare students for college?

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 30 Recommendation 3: Develop Partnerships to Close the Achievement Gap Resource Kit for Development of Partnerships to Close the Achievement Gap –Coming soon (July 2009) ( –Will provide information on: data analysis needs assessment and asset mapping development of infrastructures and partnership agreements evaluating existing partnerships creating partnership sustainability plans

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 31 Recommendation 4: Provide Culturally Relevant Professional Development for All School Personnel First draft of framework is under development -Roundtable of experts convened to discuss development of statewide framework -Focus groups of practitioners, school administrators, and stakeholders provided valuable input

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 32 Mathematics Percentages of Economically Disadvantaged & Percentages of Not Economically Disadvantaged Students Scoring at Proficient and Above, 2008 Economically Disadvantaged Not Economically Disadvantaged

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 33 Recommendation 5: Conduct a Climate Survey California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) and California School Climate Survey (CSCS) were augmented Will provide better data on issues related to race, culture, school conditions, and support systems that impact the achievement gap Over next 2 years, 800 districts will receive CHKS and CSCS data from 5,000 schools Reports for both surveys will be available on CDE and WestEd websites

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 34 Leaders Provide Structured Opportunities for Faculty to Discuss Race and Ethnicity

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 35 Recommendation 6: Augment Accountability System Expert panel designing an index to augment current accountability system Focus groups being conducted to gain stakeholder’s input on additional indicators –Stakeholders include district and school site leaders

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 36 Recommendation 7: Model Rigor The Brokers of Expertise (BOE) project pilot is: –Identifying best and promising practices –Modeling rigor in algebra

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 37 Recommendation 8: Focus on Academic Rigor Achieve’s California Leadership Team –Focus on defining academic rigor to ensure: all students are accessing a rigorous education all high school graduates are college- and career-ready

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 38 Recommendation 9: Improve Awards System New criteria for CA Distinguished Schools eligibility –In addition to meeting previous criteria –Must narrow achievement gap –Applicants share signature practices for CTAG Signature practices available on CDE Website in Summer 2009 CA School Recognition Program Web site

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 39 Recommendation 10: Create a Robust Information System CA in need of new education data system –Governor's Committee on Educational Excellence –The State Superintendent's CA P-16 Council report –Getting Down to Facts studies McKinsey & Company –Analysis of California's data collection systems completed December 2008 –Framework for a Comprehensive Education Data System in California report –10 recommendations for improved education data system –Full report available on CDE Web site

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 40 Recommend Teacher Collaboration to Close the Achievement Gap

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 41 Recommendation 11: Provide Professional Development on the Use of Data Legislative bill was passed –AB 2391 (Solorio) - allows teachers to use up to 40 hrs of the 80 hours of follow-up training in the Mathematics and Reading Professional Development Program (SB 472) on data analysis training –Data analysis training includes strategies on use of data to close achievement gap

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 42 Discuss Low-Performing Student Achievement Data With Colleagues

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 43 Recommendation 12: Share Successful Practices Brokers of Expertise (BOE) project –Web portal and knowledge management system –Will identify and disseminate effective and promising practices – Teamed with county offices of education to identify Valuable instructional content Educational research Content areas will be Standards aligned – Will have audio and visual demonstrations on use of materials and instructional practices BOE pilot project –Initial content area focus: 4th grade English-Language Arts Algebra I Career Technical Education –35 educators across the state currently testing –10 pilot schools testing BOE (June 2009) –100 schools using BOE (June 2010)

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 44 Recommendation 13: Fully Implement the California K-12 High-Speed Network Due to instability in the state fiscal outlook and state budget, little progress has been made CDE is looking at alternatives to delivering access to technology to California's neediest learners Hope in the federal stimulus funds

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 45 Recommendation 14: Create Opportunities for School District Flexibility Flexibility pilot with Long Beach USD and Fresno USD Created partnership between districts SBE approved waivers that increased flexibility in spending categorical funds (May 2008) Three goals of Long Beach – Fresno Partnership –100% graduation rate –ensure high school graduates are college and workforce ready –CST scores for all students at proficient level or higher

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 46 Focusing our Attention on Closing the Achievement Gap The goal of closing the achievement gap demands a focused desire It calls for a willingness to change, to be bold, and to try new ideas The time has come for us to answer this call Together we can close the achievement gap and open the door to a better future for every student, without exception