1. 20 Years Later M.A.S.S. Executive Institute Mitchell D. Chester, Commissioner July 18, 2014

2. Evolving Context Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 2  Globe is Shrinking  Demands of workplace  Gubernatorial Race  DESE is Evolving  Brooke Clenchy  Russell Johnston  Phase-Down of Race to the Top Grant  Chapter 70 Review

3. More than a decade of improvement % proficient or higher on grade 10 MCAS

4. Narrowing the 10 th Grade Low Income Achievement Gap (2002 - 2013) English Language Arts Mathematics Low Income: +24 Not Low Income: +16 Low Income: +26 Not Low Income: +20

5. High School Completion Improving Graduation rates at all-time high 4-year, on-time 5-year completion Drop-out rates lowest in decades Groups with largest gaps made some of strongest improvement

6. High School Completion Improving Graduation rates at all-time high 4-year, on-time 5-year completion Drop-out rates lowest in decades Groups with largest gaps made some of strongest improvement Despite graduation rate improvement: Many graduates placed in non-credit-bearing courses Many employers report graduates ill-prepared

7. The Department’s goal is to prepare all students for success after high school by: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 7  Strengthening curriculum, instruction, & assessment  Improving educator effectiveness  Turning around the lowest performing districts & schools  Using technology and data to support teaching & learning

8. The Department’s goal is to prepare all students for success after high school by: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 8  Strengthening curriculum, instruction, & assessment  Improving educator effectiveness  Turning around the lowest performing districts & schools  Using technology and data to support teaching & learning

9. Curricular & Instructional Supports  Resources & PD  Model curriculum units  WGBH/PBS Learning Media  Working with special populations  Sheltered English Immersion training  SWD – shifting focus to outcomes from primarily procedural compliance  Linking C & I, educator evaluation, & PD initiatives Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 9

10. Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College & Careers (PARCC) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 10  Two-Year “Test Drive”  Spring 2014: PARCC Field Test  Spring 2015: PARCC/MCAS Choice  Fall 2015: State Board decision  Technology Implications

11. PARCC / MCAS Early Decision Update MCASPARCC #%#% Grades 3-812240%18060% Grades 9 and/or 11 N/A 6728% Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 11 302 districts, charter schools, & vocational technical schools registered a grades 3-8 choice 67 districts administering grades 9/11 PARCC tests

12. The Department’s goal is to prepare all students for success after high school by: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 12  Strengthening curriculum, instruction, & assessment  Improving educator effectiveness  Turning around the lowest performing districts & schools  Using technology and data to support teaching & learning

13. Educator Effectiveness: Raising the Bar Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 13 Recruit Prepare License Hire Assess Growth & Development

14. DDMs Implementation Plans Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 14

15. DDMs Implementation Plans Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 15 301 Plans reviewed by ESE 41 Ratified DDM-related agreements 8 Using alternative approach (e.g., MOU) 47 Expecting agreement in near future 127 Working toward agreement 21 Negotiations stalled/have not started 24 Not reported 33 Not applicable (e.g., charter schools)

16. DDM Resources (http://www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/ddm/)http://www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/ddm/  Implementation Briefs  short targeted guidance documents  topics include scoring & parameter setting, special education, SISP  Model Contract Language  Guidance for CVTE schools/districts  Assessment literacy tutorials  100s of Sample Assessments  third-party reviewed  both open-source and commercial offerings Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 16

17. The Department’s goal is to prepare all students for success after high school by: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 17  Strengthening curriculum, instruction, & assessment  Improving educator effectiveness  Turning around the lowest performing districts & schools  Using technology and data to support teaching & learning

18. Accountability & Assistance  Level 5 district & schools  Lawrence  4 schools Boston (2), Holyoke (1), New Bedford (1)  Professionalization through new approaches  Time  Compensation  work rules  Level 4 schools  Most making good progress Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 18

19. The Department’s goal is to prepare all students for success after high school by: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 19  Strengthening curriculum, instruction, & assessment  Improving educator effectiveness  Turning around the lowest performing districts & schools  Using technology and data to support teaching & learning

21. Digital Learning Opportunities Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 21  Multiple approaches  Blended Learning  On-line Courses  Commonwealth of MA Virtual Schools TEC Connections Academy MAVA@Greenfield  Technology upgrades  21 st Century Classrooms  Federal Communications Commission E-Rate $2 Billion Commitment  State Bond Bill

22. Serving Up Breakfast The Massachusetts School Breakfast Challenge (MSBC)

23. MA Breakfast: The Challenge More than half (57%) of students who qualify for free or reduced lunch:  do not eat school breakfast on a given school day  Massachusetts 44th in low-income student breakfast participation 23 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

24. MA Breakfast: The Solution  DESE & MA School Breakfast Challenge partners are:  challenging school districts to increase school breakfast participation by 35%  recognition & awards from January 2013 through December 2014  http://www.maschoolbreakfast.org http://www.maschoolbreakfast.org 24 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

25. More than a decade of improvement % proficient or higher on grade 10 MCAS