NC Business Leaders MeetingBy the numbers: NC’s K-12 Public Schools

NC by the Numbers: Schools

School Level Number Percent

Elementary and Middle 1,828 73%

High 417 16%

Early College 67 3%

Combined 100 4%

Charter 100 4%

Total 2,512 --

School Type Traditional Public CharterElementary and Middle 1,010,300 37,321High School 425,862 7,508Total 1,436,162 44,829

School Districts Total/StudentsStatewide 115Largest (Wake) 142,351Smallest (Tyrrell) 565

NC by the Numbers: Students and Personnel

Students Percent

White 52.5%

Black 26.3

Hispanic 13.5

Other 3.7

Asian 2.5

American Indian 1.4

Pacific Islander 0.1

Personnel Percent

Teachers, Teacher Assistants, andInstructional Support Personnel

75%

[Teachers: 93,964]

Clerical, Technicians, Service Workers

21%

Principals & Assistant Principals

3%

Central Office Administrators

1%

NC by the Numbers: School Funding

Funding Source Current Expense (salary & ben.) Per Pupil Percent

NC $7.3 B ($6.8 B) $5,162 61%

Federal $1.9 B ($1.4 B) $1,355 16%

Local $2.7 B ($1.7 B) $1,898 23%

Total $11.9 B ($9.9 B) $8,414 --

Expense Total

Capital Outlay $789.6 million

Bus transportation $397 million

Jobs and Education Demand: 2018

Some HS HS Some College AA BA Graduate0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

2018 Job Projections

Some HS

HS

Some College

AA

BA

Graduate

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

10

30

17

34

27

33

State Rank

50% require AA or higher59% at least some college Source: Projections of Jobs and Education

Requirements by 2018, June 2010

Impact of Education Gaps

• Metro areas with larger “education gaps”—shortages of educated workers relative to employer demand—had consistently higher unemployment rates than other metro areas from 2005 to 2011.

• Metro areas with larger education gaps exhibit greater differences in unemployment rates between highly educated and less educated workers.

Metro area Education Gap Rank Unemployment

Change in unempl. rate (pre-recession low to May 2011)

Raleigh-Cary 4 7.9 4.3

Greensboro-High Point 76 10.2 5.4

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 33 10.4 5.6

Ave. 100 largest metro areas -- 8.8 4.4

Education, Unemployment and Demand in Metropolitan America, Brookings, Sept. 2011

Measuring College- and Career-Ready

600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800

High School (11-12)(n=75)

SAT I, ACT, AP(n=20)

Military (n=22)

Citizenship(n=54)

Workplace(n=1401)

Community College(n=50)

University (13-14)(n=100)

Graduate RecordExam(n=8)

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Text Readability in Lexiles

Source: Williamson, Postsecondary Text Readability

NC v US

Family income

Parent education

Parental employment

Linguistic integration

Preschool enrollment

Kindergarten enrollment

Young adult education

Adult educational attainment

Annual income

Steady employment

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

NCUS

Education Week, 2012

STUDENT PERFORMANCEGraduation, NAEP, ABCs, College-going, College-ready

NAEP: 4th grade math

NAEP, Grade 4 Math

NAEP, Grade 8 Math

NAEP, Grade 8 Math

NAEP, Grade 4 Reading

NAEP, Grade 4 Reading

NAEP, Grade 8 Reading

NAEP, Grade 8 Reading

2011 NAEP, proficiency rates by subgroup

All white Black Hispanic Asian Amer. Ind. Econ. Disadv

NED0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

4th Reading8th reading4th math8th math

NC 5-year cohort graduation rateOverall and subgroups, by entering class

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-0766

68

70

72

74

76

78

80

7072

73

75

78

All Male Female American Indian Asian Black Hispanic Multi-Racial White Econ. Disadv. LEP SWD0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2002-032003-042004-052005-062006-07

[10 years ago: Estimated 4-year cohort rate: 57% (DPI Statistical Profile )]

On-time Graduation Rates, Select States

High (NJ) VA GA TX FL TN SC NC IN MI US Low (NV)0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

87

73

59

6764

77

59

73 73 7472

44

Graduation Rate

Education Week, 2012 (2007-08 data)

College-going rates

NC: 65% US: 63%

ACT College-Ready Benchmarks

English

Math

Reading

Science

Meeting all Four

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

70

56

58

34

30

66

45

52

30

25

US NC

Source: 2011 ACT

At/Above Grade Level on Reading and Math, ABCs

1992-93

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

5356

5860

6266

69 7072

75

81 81 81

6366

5355

58 59

New reading standards

ABCs K-8 accountability model

New math standards

At/Above Grade-level in Reading and MathAll ethnicities, 2000-2011

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-110

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

7982

8789 89

8183

6870

72 73

8284

89 89 89

7578

6669

717372

75

81 81 81

6366

5355

58 595962

7072 71

5155

3638

4145

6063

7274 73

47

52

3639

4245

52

57

67 68 67

4145

3133

3739

AsianWhiteStateHispanicAmerican IndianBlack

New math standards

New reading standards

Postsecondary pipeline

UNC and NC Community College systemremediation, persistence and completion rates suggest stronger preparation and new K-12 and higher education completion strategies are needed.

HUMAN CAPITALTeachers, administrators, compensation, preparation, evaluation

NC Public School TeachersCarolina Public Policy Institute, UNC

UNC Undergrad

Out of State Undergrad

NC Private Undergrad

Lateral EntryUnclassifiable

Out of State Grad PrepUNC Grad Prep

TFAVIF

Private GradOther

Newly Hired Public School TeachersCarolina Public Policy Institute, UNC

UNC Undergrad

Out of State Undergrad

Unclassifiable

Lateral entry

NC Private Undergrad

VIFTFA

UNC GradPrivate Grad

Other

Principal Preparation for NC schools

• 82% of principals receive master’s degree from a UNC institutions– 18% received degrees from ECU– 11% from UNC-C– 11% from Gardner-Webb

• Nontraditional Leadership Academies– 21 just graduated from Northeastern Leadership Academy;

2 others launching through RTTT– New Leaders for New Schools has prepared 19 for

Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools

Teacher and Principal Experience

0-3 years41%

4-10 years45%

10+ years14%

Elem Middle High0

10

20

30

40

50

60

0-3 years4-10 years10+ years

Teacher Experience, by grade level

Principal Experience Levels

Teacher Attrition Rates, 2006-2011

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-110%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

Region 1Region 2Region 3Region 4Region 5Region 6Region 7Region 8

2010-11 State average: 11.7%

Source: NC DPI

School Personnel: Salary Ranges and Averages

Position Salary Range Ave. Base Salary

Superintendent (12 months) $56,640 - $137,388 N/A

Assoc/Asst Supt./Dir/Sprvsr/Coord (12) $39,708 - $103,068 N/A

Principals (12) $50,916 - $109,116 $64,387

Assistant Principal (10) $37,810 - $64,420 $49,371

Teachers (10) $30,430 - $67,280 $41,302

Instructional Support (10) $30,430 - $67,280 $47,430

Teacher Assistants (monthly) $1,912 - $3,051 $21,006

Teacher Salaries in NC and the US

1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2009-10 2010-11 2011-1230000

60000

US 55623

NC 46700

Teacher: yrs. of experience

Bachelor’s Master’s National Board Master’s +National Board

Starting (0-2) $30,430 $33,470 -- --

5 31,290 34,420 35,040 38,550

10 37,710 41,480 42,240 46,460

20 42,860 47,150 48,000 52,810

34+ 52,550 57,810 58,860 $64,750

SCHOOL FUNDINGCategories, Expenditures, Comparisons

Funding the Public Schools: State Funds

68%

13%

19%POSITIONSTeachersInst supportCentral office

CATEGORICALAt-riskLow wealthNon-instructional

DOLLARClass suppliesTextbooksCentral office

State Funds = $7.3 billion

School Expenditures, 2010-11

Regular Instructional Services; 62%

Exceptional children; 10%

AIG; 1%LEP ; 1%

Alternative Programs; 3%

School-based support; 7%

School Lead-ership; 5%

System-wide support; 3%

Operational Support; 8%

In 2010-11, all but 10.4% was spent on salaries and benefits

School Funding Comparisons, (Ed Week 2009) State PPE regionally-

adjustedSpending Index % total taxable resources

spent on education

US average $11,665 89 3.9NC 9,024 (44th) 83 2.9VA 10,095 98 3.4GA 9,827 93 4.1TX 8,654 83 3.7FL 9,576 83 3.2TN 8,695 77 3.0SC 10,237 86 4.4IN 10,419 85 4.3MI 10,624 91 4.7

*NC ranks 11th in the Nation and 2nd in the Southeast for the highest percentage of funds from State revenue. National average is 45.5%.

Table source: Education Week, 2012; * NC DPI

KEY EFFORTS AND CHALLENGESKey initiatives and innovation, challenges ahead

Key Initiatives and Innovations

National Leadership• Smart Start and NC PreK

– 1 of 6 states meeting all quality standards

– 27,000 students

• NC Virtual Public Schools School – 2nd largest in the country– 100 courses serving nearly

90,000 students

• District and School Transformation– Intervening in 118 schools– District, school, classroom

assistance and coaching

Innovations• Early colleges

– 67 in NC; 1/3rd of all nationally– 32 with no dropouts; only 66 out of

more than 12,000 dropped out

• Mooresville Graded School District – 1:1 laptop program

• Highland School of Technology– 95%+on all state tests– 95% taking SAT– 95%+ graduation rate

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg teacher development (MET Project)

Key Approaches and Challenges

• Developing teachers and principals: implementing higher standards, making educator evaluation and supports work

• Staying the course on Pre-K

• New models of schooling that support students and teachers to reach career- and college-ready standards

• Routes to certificates, degrees, and jobs, but not a two-track system

• Strategic Focus: NC’s Hallmark