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

2. The capacity review summary for the Kansas State Department of Education shows both areas of strength and opportunities for growth
1. Develop
the
Foundation
2. Understand the
Challenge
3. Plan for Delivery
4. Drive Delivery
5. Create Irreversibility
Define your aspiration
Evaluate past & present performance
Determine Reform Strategy
Routines
Build system capacity all the time
Review current state of delivery
Draw the delivery chain
Solve problems early & rigorously
Communicate the Delivery message
Build the Delivery Unit
Understand drivers of performance & relevant system activities
Set targets & trajectories
Sustain & Continually Build Momentum
Unleash the “alchemy” of relationships
Establish a Guiding Coalition

3. Strategic Performance Management
Purpose and Direction
Functions and Structures
Performance and Innovation

4. STUDENT FOCUSED
AGENCY FOCUSED

5. Set the Direction

6. Operationalize the Direction

7. We are getting ready for launch!

8. 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.

11. Everything Is built on ESSA and the Rose Capacities/Standards
Sufficient oral and written communication skills to enable students to function in a complex and rapidly changing civilization 

12. Everything Is built on ESSA and the Rose Capacities/Standards
Sufficient knowledge of economic, social and political systems to enable the student to make informed choices; 
Sufficient understanding of governmental processes to enable the student to understand the issues that affect his or her community, state and nation; 

13. Everything Is built on ESSA and the Rose Capacities/Standards
Sufficient self-knowledge and knowledge of his or her mental and physical wellness 

14. Everything Is built on ESSA and the Rose Capacities/Standards
Sufficient grounding in the arts to enable each student to appreciate his or her cultural and historical heritage; 

15. Everything Is built on ESSA and the Rose Capacities/Standards
Sufficient training or preparation for advanced training in either academic or vocational fields so as to enable each child to choose and pursue life work intelligently; and
Sufficient levels of academic or vocational skills to enable public school students to compete favorably with their counterparts in surrounding states, in academics or in the job market. 

16. 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.