1. Kansas Leads the World in the Success of Each Student.
Dr. Randy Watson, Kansas Commissioner of Education

3. Kansas leads the world in the success of each student..
A NEW Vision for Kansas….
Kansas leads the world in the success of each student..
Based on the feedback received across the state, the board has adopted as its new vision for education “Kansas leads the world in the success of each student.”
We intend to challenge the status quo, move away from placing emphasis on a single test score and focus more on helping each student identify and achieve their career aspirations.
Teachers, administrators and support staff already are doing great work preparing Kansas’ students for success, and this new vision stands to unite our efforts across the state. You will hear us say we need to rethink how our schools are asked to operate. From a state perspective, we will look at every requirement to determine if and how we are supporting or impeding our schools’ abilities to address the needs of each child.

6. Kansas State Assessments
Make the State Summative Assessment shorter
✔ We shrunk the assessment stages by 60% in each subject!
Give us results back faster
✔ Results will be available at the end of the testing cycle!
Have the state assessment predict to ACT and other national tests
✔ A correspondence table to ACT was available this fall!
✔ Reports this spring will have it on the student report!
Make KITE work and if we have trouble, can we talk to someone?
✔ Increased help desk staff hired, wait time almost zero!

7. Correlation to ACT - NOW
English Language Arts
KAP
ACT Reading
ACT English
Level 1: 220–269
1–17
1-17
Level 2: 269–300
17–23
17-22
Level 3: 300–334
23–30
22-30
Level 4: 334–380
30–36
30-36
Mathematics
ACT
Level 1: 220–275
Level 2: 276–299
17–22
Level 3: 300–333
22–28
Level 4: 333–380
28–36

8. Advanced Placement Credit
Beginning July 1, 2017, each state university shall award:
Credit for all Advanced Placement (AP) examination scores of three (3) or above for the equivalent course or courses at their institution.

9. College and Career Competencies
Dr. Amy Gaumer Erickson and Dr. Pattie Noonan  
Rooms 702 & 704, Joseph R. Pearson Hall,
1122 West Campus Road,
Lawrence, Kansas 66045
Office: (785)  

11. Risk Factors Cumulative Poverty Chronic Absenteeism
Risk Factors that influence success
Cumulative Poverty
Chronic Absenteeism
Suspension and Expulsion
Mobility
ELL Population
Disabled Student Population
Percent of New Teachers

13. School Funding Update In conference committee
Funding provides $ million over two years, then CPI for next three

14. NEEDED: Counselors, Social Workers and School Psychologists!!
Specialist Category
Current Number Available
Number Needed to Meet Recommended Ratio
Cost (Difference X Avg. Salary of $55,454)
Difference Needed
School Counselors 1:250
1,124
1,960
836
$46,359,544
School Psychologists 1:500
401
980
579
$32,107,866
School Social Workers 1:250
405
1,555
$86,230,970
Total Cost
$164,698,380

16. Kansans Can School Redesign
Seven school districts in Kansas chosen to participate
One elementary and one secondary school from each district

17. Kansans Can School Redesign
District projects will be named after original seven Mercury astronauts
Scott Carpenter
Gordon Cooper
John Glenn
Gus Grissom
Wally Schirra
Alan Shepard
Deke Slayton

18. Kansans Can School Redesign
Districts will study and learn in
Mercury Phase and LAUNCH in
Gemini Phase in
Apollo Phase in
Landing on the Moon in

19. Today’s students are the future workforce and future leaders of Kansas
Today’s students are the future workforce and future leaders of Kansas. Kansans Can achieve anything and, together, Kansans Can lead the world in the success of each student.