1. Nebraska Department of Education Focus on Effective Instruction and Student Learning Revised Standards and NeSA Nebraska’s P-16 Effort Federal Agenda Fiscal Reality

2. Nebraska Department of Education Where we need to go:  Improve student achievement  Narrow achievement gaps  Increase graduation and college enrollment rates PRESIDENT OBAMA’S GOAL America will have the highest proportion of college graduates of any country by 2020

3. C OLLEGE AND C AREER A TTAINMENT LITERACY BY 3 RD GRADE INCREASE ACCESS & AFFORDABILITY HIGHEREDUCATIONK-12EARLYLEARNING

4. SYSTEM-WIDE CAPACITY COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY TEACHERS AND LEADERS ALIGNED INSTRUCTION SCHOOLENVIRONMENTSCHOOLENVIRONMENT STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS EXCELLENT TEACHING & LEADERSHIP STRUGGLING SCHOOLS DATASYSTEMS

6. Turnaround Model ► Replace principal and rehire no more than 50% of the staff; adopt new governance ► New or revised instructional program ► Interventions that take into account the recruitment, placement and development of staff ► Schedules that increase time for students and staff Turnaround Model ► Replace principal and rehire no more than 50% of the staff; adopt new governance ► New or revised instructional program ► Interventions that take into account the recruitment, placement and development of staff ► Schedules that increase time for students and staff Transformation Model ► Comprehensive instructional programs using student achievement data ► Extend learning time and create community-oriented schools ► Provide operating flexibility and intensive support Transformation Model ► Comprehensive instructional programs using student achievement data ► Extend learning time and create community-oriented schools ► Provide operating flexibility and intensive support Closure Model ►Close the school and enroll the students who attended the school in other, higher-performing schools in the LEA. Closure Model ►Close the school and enroll the students who attended the school in other, higher-performing schools in the LEA. Restart Model ►Close the school and restart it under the management of a charter school operator, charter management organization or educational management organization. ►Admit, within school’s grades, former students who wish to attend. Restart Model ►Close the school and restart it under the management of a charter school operator, charter management organization or educational management organization. ►Admit, within school’s grades, former students who wish to attend.

7. Nebraska Department of Education “Hard times but a great opportunity” “Interested in growth and gain, not just scores” “Must educate our way to a better economy” “Stay the course – common core standards, data transparency (PreK-20), great teachers and leaders (especially to tougher schools), turn around PLAS – NOW!”

8. Nebraska Department of Education “Reauthorize ESEA and do it this year” “Tight goals and loose means” “Instill trust and judgment back into system” “We have lacked courage to move the bottom 1%” “A fan of good charter schools... Bad charter schools are part of the problem.”

9. Nebraska Department of Education Goal:All students graduate from high school career and college ready. Fix broken NCLB System – build on 4 reform areas: 1. Improving teacher and principal effectiveness 2. Providing information (data) to families and educators to improve schools and learning 3. Implementing college and career-ready standards 4. Improving student learning in consistent lowest performing schools

10. Nebraska Department of Education 1. College and Career Ready Standards 2. Great Teachers and Leaders in Every School 3. Equity and Opportunity for All Students 4. Raise the Bar and Reward Excellence 5. Promote Innovation and Continuous Improvement

11. Nebraska Department of Education 1. Funding 2. Flexibility 3. Rural, small schools 4. Early Childhood 5. What will be the new AYP? Transition process? 6. SEA Capacity 7. Competitive grant focus 8. Other

12. Nebraska Department of Education The status quo is likely not acceptable Changes for NDE and School Districts include continued work on standards and a new assessment system, creating a support system for school districts, focusing resources on:  Creating Common Standards & Assessments  Developing Effective Teachers and Leaders  Using Data Systems to Support Instruction  Turning Around Struggling Schools Questions??