North Carolina Education Cabinet

Vision North Carolina will be the education leader not just in the Southeast or in the nation, but in the world – with every North Carolina graduate earning a place of honor, prosperity and service in our society.

Student Achievement Theory of Action Community: Teachers Parents Students Businesses Job Creators Community: Teachers Parents Students Businesses Job Creators Supports, Incentives & Measurement Supports, Incentives & Measurement The Five Pathways for NC Education Globally-Competitive North Carolina Standards

The Five Pathways for North Carolina Education Prosperity and Jobs for GraduatesA Rewarding Career for Teachers and PrincipalsJoy of Reading and Math for Every ChildExcellent Innovative Learning Options for FamiliesCost Effectiveness for Taxpayers

Prosperity and Jobs for Graduates Talent for North Carolina Business What we have: Governor’s Career and College Pathways for high school graduates Strong community college and university system Early College, STEM, and other innovations in K-12 Business involvement, asking for more prepared workforce What we need: Seamless pathways that break down traditional barriers for student achievement. Replace walls and textbooks with digital online solutions. Dramatically increase number of Associates and Bachelors degrees Dramatically increase workforce-approved certificates and degrees Businesses directly informing the pathways and promising to interview and hire North Carolina graduates at every level Research grants that convert to patents and entrepreneurial start-up

A Rewarding Career for Teachers and Principals What we have: Pockets of excellence Governor’s advocacy for testing relief Teacher pay among lowest in the nation Lack of meaningful recognition or rewards for excellence What we need: An opportunity culture for teachers and principals All students have excellent teachers and leaders in charge of their learning Fewer and more meaningful assessments that drive and improve classroom practice Measures of effectiveness based on multiple measures including student achievement Innovative, revenue-neutral ways to dramatically increase teacher salaries Meaningful rewards for our most effective educators Job-embedded professional learning, led by accountable, excellent teachers

Joy of Reading and Math for All What we have: Governor’s Early Learning/Pre-K Budget recommendations Smart Start and other early learning legacies Excellent Public Schools Act What we need: Excellent early education options for all students that result in every North Carolina child reading by end of 3 rd grade Meaningful and reliable measures of literacy progress Support for teachers to reach this goal

Excellent Innovative Learning Options for Families What we have: Innovation Act Strong community college and university system Early College, STEM, and other innovations in K-12 Growing charter movement What we need: A high quality innovative choice for every family Policy that supports expansion of high quality charter schools with a focus on excellence and diverse student populations A digital E-Learning agenda that can be accessed by students from early learning to adulthood Public-private partnerships that incentivize and reward innovation zones

Cost Effectiveness for Taxpayers What we have: Siloes, with pockets of excellence, but also considerable inefficiencies A budget process where the education entities from Early Learning to K- 12 to Community Colleges to UNC often have competing and overlapping interests What we need: Practices and policies that reward and scale the things that work, and eliminate those that do not Shared budget in the next legislative session for some or even all education initiatives Ultimately, we should move to establish a zero to 20 system in North Carolina

Work Plan and Schedule June – September 2013 October 2013 November 2013 – March 2014 April 2014 Cabinet members and Volunteer Work Groups develop concrete policies and expected outcomes for each pathway Cabinet members present and approve outcomes and policy recommendations Gather public input and support for policies and outcomes from a diverse cross- section of our community Finalize goals and objectives for NC education to inform 2014 Legislative Session

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