NC Business Leaders Meeting By the numbers: NC’s K-12 Public Schools

NC by the Numbers: Schools School LevelNumberPercent Elementary and Middle1,82873% High41716% Early College673% Combined1004% Charter1004% Total2,512-- School TypeTraditional PublicCharter Elementary and Middle1,010,30037,321 High School425,8627,508 Total1,436,16244,829 School DistrictsTotal/Students Statewide115 Largest (Wake)142,351 Smallest (Tyrrell)565

NC by the Numbers: Students and Personnel StudentsPercent White52.5% Black26.3 Hispanic13.5 Other3.7 Asian2.5 American Indian1.4 Pacific Islander0.1 PersonnelPercent Teachers, Teacher Assistants, and Instructional Support Personnel 75% [Teachers: 93,964] Clerical, Technicians, Service Workers 21% Principals & Assistant Principals 3% Central Office Administrators 1%

NC by the Numbers: School Funding Funding SourceCurrent Expense (salary & ben.)Per PupilPercent NC$7.3 B ($6.8 B)$5,16261% Federal$1.9 B ($1.4 B)$1,35516% Local$2.7 B ($1.7 B)$1,89823% Total$11.9 B ($9.9 B)$8,414-- ExpenseTotal Capital Outlay$789.6 million Bus transportation$397 million

Jobs and Education Demand: 2018 State Rank 50% require AA or higher 59% at least some college Source: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements by 2018, June 2010

Impact of Education Gaps Metro areas with larger “education gaps”—shortages of educated workers relative to employer demand—had consistently higher unemployment rates than other metro areas from 2005 to Metro areas with larger education gaps exhibit greater differences in unemployment rates between highly educated and less educated workers. Metro areaEducation Gap RankUnemployment Change in unempl. rate (pre-recession low to May 2011) Raleigh-Cary Greensboro-High Point Charlotte-Gastonia- Rock Hill Ave. 100 largest metro areas Education, Unemployment and Demand in Metropolitan America, Brookings, Sept. 2011

Measuring College- and Career-Ready Source: Williamson, Postsecondary Text Readability

NC v US Education Week, 2012

STUDENT PERFORMANCE Graduation, NAEP, ABCs, College-going, College-ready

NAEP: 4 th grade math

NAEP, Grade 4 Math

NAEP, Grade 8 Math

NAEP, Grade 4 Reading

NAEP, Grade 8 Reading

2011 NAEP, proficiency rates by subgroup

NC 5-year cohort graduation rate Overall and subgroups, by entering class [ 10 years ago: Estimated 4-year cohort rate: 57% (DPI Statistical Profile )]

On-time Graduation Rates, Select States Education Week, 2012 ( data)

College-going rates NC: 65% US: 63%

ACT College-Ready Benchmarks Source: 2011 ACT

At/Above Grade Level on Reading and Math, ABCs New math standards

At/Above Grade-level in Reading and Math All ethnicities,

Postsecondary pipeline UNC and NC Community College system remediation, persistence and completion rates suggest stronger preparation and new K-12 and higher education completion strategies are needed.

HUMAN CAPITAL Teachers, administrators, compensation, preparation, evaluation

NC Public School Teachers Carolina Public Policy Institute, UNC UNC Undergrad Out of State Undergrad NC Private Undergrad Lateral Entry Unclassifiable Out of State Grad Prep UNC Grad Prep TFA VIF Private Grad Other

Newly Hired Public School Teachers Carolina Public Policy Institute, UNC UNC Undergrad Out of State Undergrad Unclassifiable Lateral entry NC Private Undergrad VIF TFA UNC Grad Private Grad Other

Principal Preparation for NC schools 82% of principals receive master’s degree from a UNC institutions – 18% received degrees from ECU – 11% from UNC-C – 11% from Gardner-Webb Nontraditional Leadership Academies – 21 just graduated from Northeastern Leadership Academy; 2 others launching through RTTT – New Leaders for New Schools has prepared 19 for Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools

Teacher and Principal Experience Teacher Experience, by grade level Principal Experience Levels

Teacher Attrition Rates, State average: 11.7% Source: NC DPI

School Personnel: Salary Ranges and Averages PositionSalary RangeAve. Base Salary Superintendent (12 months)$56,640 - $137,388N/A Assoc/Asst Supt./Dir/Sprvsr/Coord (12)$39,708 - $103,068N/A Principals (12)$50,916 - $109,116$64,387 Assistant Principal (10)$37,810 - $64,420$49,371 Teachers (10)$30,430 - $67,280$41,302 Instructional Support (10)$30,430 - $67,280$47,430 Teacher Assistants (monthly)$1,912 - $3,051$21,006

Teacher Salaries in NC and the US Teacher: yrs. of experience Bachelor’sMaster’sNational BoardMaster’s + National Board Starting (0-2)$30,430$33, ,29034,42035,04038, ,71041,48042,24046, ,86047,15048,00052, ,55057,81058,860$64,750

SCHOOL FUNDING Categories, Expenditures, Comparisons

Funding the Public Schools: State Funds

School Expenditures,

School Funding Comparisons, (Ed Week 2009) StatePPE regionally- adjusted Spending Index% total taxable resources spent on education US average$11, NC9,024 (44 th )832.9 VA10, GA9, TX8, FL9, TN8, SC10, IN10, MI10, *NC ranks 11th in the Nation and 2 nd in the Southeast for the highest percentage of funds from State revenue. National average is 45.5%. Table source: Education Week, 2012; * NC DPI

KEY EFFORTS AND CHALLENGES Key initiatives and innovation, challenges ahead

Key Initiatives and Innovations National Leadership Smart Start and NC PreK – 1 of 6 states meeting all quality standards – 27,000 students NC Virtual Public Schools School – 2 nd largest in the country – 100 courses serving nearly 90,000 students District and School Transformation – Intervening in 118 schools – District, school, classroom assistance and coaching Innovations Early colleges – 67 in NC; 1/3 rd of all nationally – 32 with no dropouts; only 66 out of more than 12,000 dropped out Mooresville Graded School District – 1:1 laptop program Highland School of Technology – 95%+on all state tests – 95% taking SAT – 95%+ graduation rate Charlotte-Mecklenburg teacher development (MET Project)

Key Approaches and Challenges Developing teachers and principals: implementing higher standards, making educator evaluation and supports work Staying the course on Pre-K New models of schooling that support students and teachers to reach career- and college-ready standards Routes to certificates, degrees, and jobs, but not a two- track system Strategic Focus: NC’s Hallmark