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

3. The Challenge of Change

4. Kansas leads the world in the success of each student
Our Vision for Kansas ...
Kansas leads the world in the success of each student
KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION |

6. Who do you want to be the CEO of for the next 10 years?

7. How are schools organized today?
Age
Time
Content

8. Future Teachers from the University of Kansas…
When KU freshman are asked to give the ONE word to describe their senior year in high school, it is…..
BORING
When asked what in high school prepared them most for success in life, KU students said…
Extra-Curricular Activities
When future teachers from KU are asked if they learned more about teaching from student teaching or from 4 years of college, they say…
Of course they said STUDENT TEACHING!

16. Kansans Can Competencies
Go to
Type

17. Kansans said…

18. Highest Need Competencies Identified by Over 7,300 Kansas Students
Overall Rank by Highest Need
Males
Females
6th Grade
9th Grade
12th Grade
Sustained Attention
Self-Regulation
Initiative
Assertiveness
Conflict Management
Communication
Networking
Self-Efficacy
Goal Setting

20. What is success? Happy Fulfilled
To give back to the community and be in the service of others
Skills and attributes that allow one to earn a living in the middle class or beyond

21. Time to Redesign Schools!
WHAT SKILLS DO BUSINESS & INDUSTRY SAY ARE LACKING IN HIGH SCHOOL, TWO-YEAR and FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAM GRADUATES?

22. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES LACKING…
Professionalism/Work Ethic %
Teamwork/Collaboration %
Verbal Communication %
Ethics/Social Responsibility %
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving %
Information Technology Applications %
Written Communication %
Diversity %
Lifelong Learning/Self-Direction … 42.5%
Creativity/Innovation %
Consolidated Survey of Corporate America

23. TWO YEAR COLLEGE GRADUATES LACKING…
Professionalism/Work Ethic %
Teamwork/Collaboration %
Verbal Communication %
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving %
Written Communication %
Ethics/Social Responsibility %
Information Technology Applications %
Lifelong Learning/Self-Direction %
Diversity %
Creativity/Innovation %
Consolidated Survey of Corporate America

24. FOUR YEAR COLLEGE GRADUATES LACKING…
Verbal Communication %
Teamwork/Collaboration %
Professionalism/Work Ethic %
Written Communication %
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving %
Ethics/Social Responsibility %
Leadership %
Information Technology Applications %
Creativity/Innovation %
Lifelong Learning/Self-Direction %
Consolidated Survey of Corporate America

25. findings summary Severe workforce shortage
~3,600 across the region and state
~3.5 million globally by 2021
Little awareness of severity of the
problem or the available assets
Academic supply chain not equipped to meet demand
Curriculum is antiquated
Lack of connection between academia and their customers – those hiring their graduates
summary
findings

26. industry comments
Graduates are NOT workforce ready – lack real-world experience, soft skills
Curriculum is both antiquated and taught by teachers and professors lacking real world experience
Academia
struggle to build relationships their
customers – fail to leverage industry experts for curriculum development
Academia is not moving fast enough – agility is key!
Academia must train students differently – experiential learning is critical!
Industry is willing to partner with academia but will “go it alone” if necessary

27. EKC observations
The number one barrier to enterprise growth is the lack of well- qualified and well-suited talent
The industry comments apply across the entire educational spectrum
Real-world learning would help calibrate both student readiness and student interest – well-qualified and well-suited
Two different models are at odds:
Business – Agile, just in time, focus is on the customer, versus
Academia – Standardized, goal is to sustain over a large population

29. Kansas School Redesign Principles
Student Success Skills
Family, Business, and
Community Partnerships
There is an integrated approach to develop student social-emotional learning.
Partnerships are based on mutually beneficial relationships and collaboration.
Personalized Learning
Real World Application
Teachers support students
to have choice over their time,
place, pace and path.
Project-based learning, internships, and civic engagement makes learning relevant.

30. Just remember…
“When you think you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this…
You haven’t.”
- Thomas Edison

31. 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.