2. Agenda SCORE’s Work Tennessee’s Challenge – Updated Education Data Education Reform in Tennessee: Putting Together the Puzzle 2012 Priorities 2

3. The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) collaboratively supports Tennessee’s work to prepare students for college and the workforce. We are an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan advocacy and research institution, founded by former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. 3

4. Our Goals…And How We Will Accomplish Them Embrace High Standards Cultivate Strong Leaders Ensure Excellent Teachers Use Data To Enhance Student Learning Every Tennessee student graduates high school prepared for college and career and Tennessee is fastest improving in the nation 4

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6. There are about 3 million job openings across the United States that cannot be filled today because of a lack of skilled workers 70% of 25- to 54-year-old black men with no high-school diploma have no job A college graduate makes an average of $1.2 million more during their career than a worker with only a high school diploma 7 of the 10 fastest growing occupations in Tennessee require a post- secondary education Several facts make it clear there is a strong connection between jobs and education Source: BLS November 2011 - http://www.bls.gov/jlt/; The Economist, April 28, 2011; “The College Payoff”, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, Complete College America 2011)http://www.bls.gov/jlt/ 6

7. Source: THEC and TDOE, 2010-11 Far too few Tennessee ninth graders will eventually graduate from post-secondary For every 100 ninth-graders in Tennessee Only 83 graduate high school Currently, only 48 percent of enrollees will complete a postsecondary credential within six years of high school Of those 83, only 47 enroll in a public postsecondary institution 7

8. 286 289 282 279 274 269 278 281 Tennessee students perform below their peers in most surrounding states on national assessments Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress, Grade 8 Math, 2011 8 NAEP 2011 Grade 8 Math Average Scores

9. Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2011 Tennessee underperforms 11 SREB states and national averages on NAEP Math Scores 9

10. Tennessee underperforms 11 SREB states and national averages on NAEP Reading Scores Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2011 10

11. Only 15% of Tennessee eleventh graders are “college-ready” across all four subject areas Source: ACT, 2011 11

12. Source: Tennessee Department of Education, 2011 Early Signs of Success: TCAP Gains – Grades 3-8 (% proficient or advanced) 12

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14. The Pieces of the Puzzle: Tennessee’s Reform Work 14

15. Great teaching is the number one school-based factor in improving student achievement, and supporting and fostering great teaching is a foundational piece of Tennessee’s work Teacher Evaluations Professional Learning Memphis City Schools Teacher Effectiveness Initiative Alternative Salary Structures 15

16. Tennessee’s education system received an “F” from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for “Truth in Advertising” in 2009; Only 15% of students are college-ready in all four ACT subject areas Tennessee Diploma Project Common Core State Standards Grades K-2 math and ELA 2011-2012 Grades 3-8 math (partial) 2012-2013 Grades 3-8 math (full) and ELA; Grades 9-12 math and ELA 2013-2014 16

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18. z 18 Priorities for 2012 Robust Professional Learning For Educators Sustained Policy Leadership Scale Up Successful Leadership Pipelines Strengthen Teacher Preparation Programs Priorities for 2012

19. Contact / Interact With SCORE Phone 615.727.1545 Email jwoodson@tnscore.org Blog The SCORE Sheet www.thescoresheet.org The SCORE Daily Sign-up at www.tnscore.org/newsroomwww.tnscore.org/newsroom @score4schoolsfacebook.com/score4schools 19