chaos to clarity: prioritizing school improvement for student achievement mr. dan white district...

Chaos to Clarity: Prioritizing Chaos to Clarity: Prioritizing School ImprovementSchool Improvementfor Student Achievementfor Student Achievement

Mr. Dan WhiteMr. Dan WhiteDistrict SuperintendentDistrict Superintendent

Dr. Mike DoughtyDr. Mike DoughtyDeputy SuperintendentDeputy Superintendent

What this presentation is What this presentation is notnot going to be going to be about…about…

Common Core

PILOT Agreements

Tax FreezeCapital Projects

Audits

Unfunded Mandates

Healthcare

ContractsOpt-outs

GEA

Tax Cap

APPRTesting

What this presentation is about…What this presentation is about…

Prioritizing with limited resourcesPrioritizing with limited resources Changing the definition of “local”Changing the definition of “local” Producing college and career ready Producing college and career ready

adults for a different worldadults for a different world

Why does “college and career” ready Why does “college and career” ready reallyreally matter?matter?

36%36%Millennials (ages 18-31) living at home in 2012 (source: Pew)

Millennials (ages 18-31) living at home in 2012 Millennials (ages 18-31) living at home in 2012 (source: Pew)(source: Pew)

Which recession had the slowest job Which recession had the slowest job recovery?recovery?

19481948 19531953 19571957 19601960 19691969 19741974 19801980 19811981 19901990 20012001 20072007

_____ Employees_____ Employees

What does this mean?

Recreational Therapists 0.3%

Mental Health and Social Workers 0.3%

Physicians and Surgeons 0.4%

Elementary School Teachers 0.4%

Graphic Designers 8.2%

Electrical Engineers 10.0%

Firefighters 17.0%

Commercial Pilots 55.0%

Automotive Technicians and Mechanics 59.0%

Word Processors and Typists 81.0%

Fast Food Cooks 81.0%

Real Estate Sales Agents 86.0%

Buyers, Purchasing Agents 87.0%

Bakers 89.0%

Technical Writers 89.0%

Pharmacy Technicians 92.0%

Retail Salespersons 92.0%

Budget Analysis 94.0%

Accountants and Auditors 94.0%

Cashiers 97.0%

Legal Secretaries 98.0%

Loan Officers 98.0%

Mathematical Technicians 99.0%

Tax Preparers 99.0%

Telemarketers 99.0%

(Source: The Future of Employment:How Susceptible are Jobs to Computerisation? - Frey & Osborne, 2013)

How are we preparing kids for this new How are we preparing kids for this new reality?reality?

Having a flashback?Having a flashback?

The Organization for EconomicThe Organization for EconomicCo-operation and Development (OECD)Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Who came out on top?Who came out on top?

Well-intentioned plans to boost the Well-intentioned plans to boost the brainpower of workforces by pushing brainpower of workforces by pushing more people into universities are now also more people into universities are now also looking flawed…looking flawed…Italy, Spain, and America Italy, Spain, and America have large numbers of graduates, but have large numbers of graduates, but perform badly in literacy and numeracyperform badly in literacy and numeracy..

The EconomistThe Economist, October 12, 2013, October 12, 2013

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How do we measure school district How do we measure school district success?success?

25% - Four-year, on-time graduation rate25% - Four-year, on-time graduation rate 25% - Percent of 2011 graduates who 25% - Percent of 2011 graduates who

were accepted to college (2 or 4 year)were accepted to college (2 or 4 year) 25% - AP/IB/AICE tests per student25% - AP/IB/AICE tests per student 10% - Average SAT and/or ACT score10% - Average SAT and/or ACT score 10% - Average AP/IB/AICE exam score10% - Average AP/IB/AICE exam score 5% - Percent of students enrolled in at 5% - Percent of students enrolled in at

least one AP/IB/AICE course least one AP/IB/AICE course

U.S. On-time College Completion RatesU.S. On-time College Completion Rates

Note: Two-year schools have a three year graduation window. Four-year schools have a six year window.Source: Higher Ed. Info-NCES/IPEDS Graduation Survey

UnderemploymentUnderemployment

Why?

The top three most important The top three most important skills that managers are looking skills that managers are looking for when promoting millennials for when promoting millennials is the is the ability to prioritize work ability to prioritize work (87%), (87%), a positive attitude a positive attitude (86%) (86%) andand teamwork skills teamwork skills (86%).(86%).

(Schawbel, 2013)(Schawbel, 2013)

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So what can boards do?So what can boards do?

Insist on a rigorous and Insist on a rigorous and relevantrelevant curriculum.curriculum.

Deliver high quality professional Deliver high quality professional development for teachers.development for teachers.

Provide career pathway Provide career pathway opportunities for students.opportunities for students.

The lessons from other countries strongly The lessons from other countries strongly suggest that [broadening the range of suggest that [broadening the range of high high quality pathwaysquality pathways that we offer to our young that we offer to our young people] might be the people] might be the single most promising single most promising strategystrategy for greatly increasing the percentage of for greatly increasing the percentage of young adults who earn a post-secondary degree young adults who earn a post-secondary degree or credential that prepares them to embark on a or credential that prepares them to embark on a meaningful career.meaningful career.

(Pathways to Prosperity, 2011)(Pathways to Prosperity, 2011)

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Well-intentioned plans to boost the Well-intentioned plans to boost the brainpower of workforces by pushing brainpower of workforces by pushing more people into universities are now also more people into universities are now also looking flawed…looking flawed…Italy, Spain, and America Italy, Spain, and America have large numbers of graduates, but have large numbers of graduates, but perform badly in literacy and numeracyperform badly in literacy and numeracy..

The EconomistThe Economist, October 12, 2013, October 12, 2013

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What is a Career Pathway?What is a Career Pathway?

Rigorous and Rigorous and relevantrelevant curriculum curriculum Career pathway opportunities for Career pathway opportunities for

studentsstudents High quality professional High quality professional

development for teachersdevelopment for teachers

How do we get there?How do we get there?

Who’s coming to the rescue?

How Superintendents View their State How Superintendents View their State Education AgencyEducation Agency

(Source: AASA, 2010)

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It’s time to redefine “local.”It’s time to redefine “local.”

Professional developmentProfessional development Curriculum writingCurriculum writing Regional programsRegional programs The power of collaborationThe power of collaboration

Economies of scaleEconomies of scale Breadth and depthBreadth and depth

What are the obstacles?What are the obstacles?

Adult anxietyAdult anxiety Traditions and folkloreTraditions and folklore Delusions of capacityDelusions of capacity Not knowing where to startNot knowing where to start

What can YOU do?What can YOU do?

You can ask questions…You can ask questions…

How are we engaging local businesses as partners?How are we engaging local businesses as partners? Is this something we could share with someone else (e.g., Is this something we could share with someone else (e.g.,

another district, our BOCES, a municipality)?another district, our BOCES, a municipality)? Why are we doing this by ourselves? Are any of our neighbors Why are we doing this by ourselves? Are any of our neighbors

working on this? Could we partner with them?working on this? Could we partner with them? Has anyone else figured this out already?Has anyone else figured this out already? Are there regional programs that might meet our students Are there regional programs that might meet our students

needs that we can’t afford to provide ourselves?needs that we can’t afford to provide ourselves?

Contact InformationContact Information

Dan White, District SuperintendentDan White, District Superintendent Daniel_White@boces.Monroe.eduDaniel_White@boces.Monroe.eduMike Doughty, Deputy SuperintendentMike Doughty, Deputy Superintendent Michael_Doughty@boces.Monroe.edu Michael_Doughty@boces.Monroe.edu Monroe #1 BOCESMonroe #1 BOCES41 O’Connor Road41 O’Connor RoadFairport, NY 14450Fairport, NY 14450