BUILDING OUR FUTURE WITH STRONG KANSAS SCHOOLS:

WHY SHOULD I CARE?Spring 2014

Kansas Association of School LibrariansCarmaine Ternes & Nancy McFarlin

Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

Abraham Lincoln

Public Schools and Economic Success

“Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource. “

John F. Kennedy 

Why should I care?

Everyone has a chance at the American dream!

Today's students are tomorrow's workforce and civic leaders!

  Public schools that graduate students are a

great investment…but just how great?

Our Challenge We can’t afford to let anyone slip through

the cracks, particularly when we know our “best and brightest” tend to leave our rural and smaller communities.

We need to graduate every student college and career ready!

There are more Honors Kids in China than the US has kids!

Supporting Public Schools Makes (Dollars) and Sense

How much more will the 264 Emporia High School graduates from 2011-12 earn over a class of high school dropouts in one year? $2.74 million

How about money saved from reduced expenditures on crime or the use of Medicaid and uninsured medical costs?◦ For one year reduced expenditures on crime, $477,576. ◦ Medicaid and uninsured, $75,141.

How many new jobs would be created in the community the first year because of the increased spending? 21!

Failure to Graduate Costs Us All!

What did the 55 non-graduates cost Emporia? $566,353! For one year in lost wages! How many more jobs would have been created with those earnings? 4.5…each year!How much more will the crime costs be? $98,652!How about uninsured and increased Medicaid costs? $15,528!

What did the 55 non-graduates cost #USD 253? Base State Aid Per Pupil (BSAPP) for 2011-

2012 was $3,780 for a total $207,900.00 for one year.

If students dropped prior to their senior year, the amount would be higher.

If students are considered Bilingual, At Risk, or Vocational Education, a district receives additional weightings.

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New Jobs Demand SkillsBetween 2008 and 2018, Kansas will have 482,000 openings from job creation and retirements.

62% will need postsecondary credentials (Industry Recognized Certificate, AA, BA+)

Currently - just over 40% of our Kansas workforce has postsecondary credentials

Source: http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/midwest-challenge.pdf

New Jobs Demand Skills 9% will not need a high

school diploma Currently, 19% of Kansas

students are not graduating, creating a 10% gap for available jobs for non-graduates!!

College graduates now make $17,500 more per year than those without a college degree.

This wage gap has doubled in recent decades.

Those without a degree are four times more likely to be unemployed.

http://www.npr.org/2014/02/11/275297408/going-to-college-may-cost-you-but-so-will-skipping-it

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Student Performance

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What is the Common Core State Standards Initiative?

• A state-led effort to develop a set of consistent, clear, common K-12 academic standards in English language arts and mathematics

• States decide individually to adopt the CCSS and have the option to add up to 15%, preserving the core expectations

• Kansas adopted the CCSS in October, 2010

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To ensure all students are college and career ready when they leave our Pre-K-12 system

To propel change in instructional practices in order to improve student performance

Purpose for the CCSS

CommonCore StateStandards

College and Career Ready

Students

TechnologyTeacher Effectiveness

How can I learn about the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards?

See resources at the Kansas State Department of Education website: http://

community.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4754

http://community.ksde.org/Portals/50/Documents/Home/NSBA_CommonCoreFAQ_v1.pdf

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How might your group, business, or individual citizens help support your local schools?

We want your help!

Ideas…• Keep informed about issues and their impact on schools • Present your expertise to a class• Be a Site Council member• Be a Big Brother/Sister• Provide materials, tools, $$ support• Oversee job shadowing• Volunteer in a classroom

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We appreciate your interest and participation!