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small state, Big JobNearly two years ater placing frst in the ederal ace to the op grant
competition, Delaware is in the midst o turning our pulic education
system into one that our children can count on to prepare them or the
uture. Our opportunity or reorm is unprecedented, yet putting the
states amitious plan into place is a challenge. Are we up to it?
In 2009 we designed the plan, and in 2010 we laid the groundwork. Now
in 2011 and 2012, its time to implement these plans, perhaps the hardest
work o all. All the eorts ahead are important, ut a ew immediate
priorities take precedence or the coming year:
Education is
everything in
todays globally
competitive
environment. Delaware Governor Jack Ma
State of the State Addr
January 2
Vision 2015 is a coalition o pulic, private, and civic leaders rom across the state united around a common purpose:
to provide an excellent education or all o Delawares children no exceptions, no excuses. Since it was created in 200
Vision 2015 has grown rom an idea to a cause to an eective agent o change. his report is a statement o Vision 2015
priorities and o the progress that all o us the state, our educators, our usiness and philanthropic communities, our lawmaker
our parents and citizens, and our students have made to help create the est schools in the world or Delawares children. We us
the iconic image o the apple as an indicator o educational progress. he uller the apple, the closer we have come to our goals.
eacher valuation stemDetermining how student perormance actors into
the evaluation and development o teachers and
principals is difcult, ut necessary. he extension
granted y the U.S. Department o ducation to fne-
tune the Delaware Perormance Appraisal System
(DPAS II) will last until spring 2012. Getting it right
is the oundation or making sure we have the est
educators possile in ront o every child in the state.
Its also critical to prevent the loss o more than $10
million in ederal unding.
arl Chilhoo ucationWe must start early i all o our students are to
succeed. ective implementation o Governor
Markells $22 million commitment to strengthen early
childhood education is crucial not only or meeting
the needs o our youngest learners, ut or olstering
the K12 work underway through ace to the op. Our
goals are to increase participation in the Delaware
Stars quality rating program, improve training
and compensation or early childhood providers,
strengthen the alignment o services, and enale
every child to arrive at school ready to learn.
partnerhi Zone schoolMaking sure that these schools can dramatically
change the lives o the children they serve is crucial,
as oth the state and the United States have placed
ig ets on the importance o turning around low-
perorming schools. en "PZ" schools will receive
millions o dollars to redesign themselves in ways
that will dramatically improve student perormance.
We need to do everything we can to help these
schools and prove that change is possile.
Flexible FuningWe need a air, exile, and student-ocused unding
system. It is imperative to re-examine how we spend
limited pulic education dollars and direct those
resources to etter support every Delaware student.
Our current unit count system that served our
state or nearly 70 years no longer meets student
needs. Our goals are to provide school leaders
with the exile unding they need to support
continuous improvement, encourage innovation and
collaoration, and hire and retain the est teachers.
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Adopted international Common Core Standards and
egan training with more than 9,000 teachers.
Launched the online, adaptive Delaware Comprehensive
Assessment System (DCAS) to measure student
progress, improve instruction, and provide quick inormation
to teachers, parents, and students.
Oered the SAT ree to all 11th grade pulic school students,
plus college courses or high school students and pre-AP
courses or middle schoolers.
mployed data systems to help teachers improve
instruction so students learn well: placed 29 data coaches in
schools and egan using video eedack or teachers.
set sight High as Delaware redesigns assessments,curriculum, and standards to align them with the worlds
est, while preparing students or college and careers.1
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Join other states in adopting a Common Core platform
to help teachers and students track their progress.
omplete preschool to college coordination efforts
currently underway to share student data among state
agencies and higher education institutions.
omplete statewide education portal with inormation
on pre-K programs, K12 schools, and higher education to
help amilies make inormed choices.
Provide meaningful additional time or academics,
enrichment, and teacher collaoration and planning.
Provide online learning opportunities with relevant,
challenging coursewor that allow students to work at
their own pace.
Develop more concrete measures of college readiness
and increase the rigor o graduation requirements.
dCs: HW dW ss H BDuring the 201011 school year, Delaware students took
the Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS)a frst-o-its-kind computer testing system that tracks
students growth throughout the year. DCAS assesses
students on more rigorous, nationally benchmarked
standards, raising the bar on student achievement
statewide. Despite an initial dip in scores, DCAS provides
a clearer picture o how Delaware students compare with
peers in the United States and abroad, critical to preparing
our students to compete in the global economy.
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$22 million investment in early childhood education
passed y Delaware legislature to improve support
programs and reimursement or providers as they
work to increase their quality ratings.
Delaware Stars for Early Success program improved
early childhood education in more than 30 percent o centers
serving more than 80 percent o high-need children.
More Early Childhood Centers earned excellent state
ratings.
Support o public-private partnerships, such as the newly
revamped Delaware Early Childhood Council that aims to
provide enrichment to children rom irth through age eight.
Wk Hd
Professionalize the eld or early childhood educators
creating career pathways and improving pay.
Strengthen coordination among child services agencie
early childhood providers, and schools.
stalish a indergarten readiness system to help tail
instruction.
Increasefamily and community engagement.
2 nvet in arl Chilhoo ucation (C) so that everychild enters kindergarten ready to learn. Make high-quality earlychildhood education widely availale, especially to at-risk children.
y CH Fdn June 30, 2011, Delawares legislature approved Governor
Markells $22 million investment proposal or early childhood
ducation. The money helps subsidize child care and oers
ncentives or child care providers to earn quality ratings. It also
ositioned Delaware to compete or the ederal Early Learning
hallenge Fund, also known as Baby Race to the Top.
n July 2011, Delaware, along with 36 states and the District
Columbia, ormally announced its intention to apply or the
ederal grant. In October, Delaware crated its application
with the help o hundreds o stakeholders, including the
epartment o Education, Childrens Department, Health
nd Social Services Department, child care providers,
onproft organizations, oundations, health care groups, and
arents and amilies. The state also established seven Early
hildhood Action Teams (ECATs) to assess how Delaware
tacks up against the ederal governments criteria and shape
he plan accordingly.
elaware could win up to $50 million o the Early Learning
hallenge Funds $500 million in grants to improve learning
nd development opportunities or low-income children.
roviding every Delaware child an excellent start is critical to
elp the state reach its education goals.
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With the help o 300 educators, urther developed the
Delaware Performance Appraisal System (DPAS II) to
measure student growth or use in teacher evaluations.
rained educators in the Vision Networs 26 schools
to improve school leadership, instruction, and student
achievement.
ecruited more teachers to the Delaware Teaching
Fellows program, which places highly qualifed teachers in
high-need schools.
stalished Delaware as an ofcial Teach for America
region with corps memers teaching more than 3,000
students in high-need schools.
xpanded alternative certication paths or teachers o
hard-to-sta suject areas, such as math, and those joining
high-need schools.
Launched STEM residency at the University o Delaware
to train and place science and math teachers in high-need
schools.
develo an suort High Qualit eacherin every Delaware school and provide the proessional
support they need to succeed.
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nsure that DPAS II contains appropriate measures or
all sujects and all grades.
Support programs such as The New Teacher Project's
Delaware Teaching Fellows to ensure that high-need
students get outstanding teachers.
reate new teacher career paths such as mentor and master
teacher.
Help advance legislation encouraging the earlier hiring and
retention of great teachers.
Measure and report the effectiveness of educator
preparation programs and provide incentives to expand
successul ones.
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Never before in my 28-year history
working in our state have I felt suc
sense of hope.
2011 Delaware State Teacher of the Year Joe
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Launched the Delaware Leadership Project to oer
alternative certifcation to aspiring principals.
Hired development coaches to help principals evaluate
educators.
Increased use o School Administration Manager (SAM)
programs in schools to help principals etter manage their
time.
Worked with 26 principals and their leadership teams in
Vision Network schools.
mower princial to e great leaders with theknowledge, authority, and exiility to get results.
Wk Hd
Give principals more hiring and budgeting freedom.
Utilize DCAS results on student achievement growth to
inorm teacher evaluation, proessional development, and
teacher promotion and removal.
Provide leadership coaches to work with 40 novice
principals and principals in high-need schools.
begin evaluating educators ased on DPAS II.
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As a principal, Ive learned to share decision-making with teachers
for the betterment of our kids education, it was the right thing to do. Mark Steele, Principal, Indian River High S
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H psHp ZIn 2010 the state established the Partnership Zone a turnaround plan designed to produce signifcant achievement gains in th
states lowest-perorming schools within two years. A portion o Race to the Top unds are being channeled toward 10 schools to
improve operations and working conditions or teachers and administrators so they can ocus on elevating student perormance.
n Bancrot Elementary
n Lewis Dual Language Elementary
n Marbrook Elementary
n Stubbs Elementary
n Laurel Middle
n Stanton Middle
n Dover High
n Glasgow High
n Howard High School o Technology
n Positive Outcomes Charter
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Oered onuses to attract and retain highly effective
educators to teach hard-to-sta sujects such as math.
Provided professional development support.
ontinued to support programs like the Learning Lins
Delaware Parent Leadership Institute (DPLI) that trains
parents to etter understand school data.
Since 2006, the private sector has supported and invested
$16 million to launch the Vision Networ, conduct cost
efciency studies, and strengthen programs.
Gave $150,000 in academic achievement awards toten schools or academic success o low-income students.
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ontinue to help schools implement turnaround plans
Clarify consequences or schools that do not improve
the Partnership Zone deadline.
xpand access to respected teacher preparation
programs to recruit outstanding educators.
reate policies that encourage growth and replication
high-performing charter and district school models
Support and deepen citizen engagement eorts such a
the Governors ducation oad Show.
5ncourage ucational nnovation an
equire ccountabilit, engaging educators,amilies, legislators, usinesses, and the pulic.
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Captured a fraction of the $158 million in cost
efciency recommendations made y the Leadership or
ducation Achievement (LAD) ommittee in 2008.
Posted education budget reports online, oering the
pulic transparent, clear, and timely inormation.
Wk Hd
Approve and implement a funding exibility pilot to
allow volunteer districts greater control over their udget
Cut additional costs as recommended y the LAD
ommittee, and redirect that money to the classroom.
Create a needs-based formula so unding ollows stud
needs, ensuring that schools serving nglish language
learners, disaled students, and other populations with
special needs receive extra resources.
WHy Fd MsDelawares unding system is nearly 70 years old and no
longer fts our schools needs. To be globally competitive,
we need a simple, exible, and equitable system that
allows the people who are closest to the students to
make unding decisions. The states massive eort
revitalizing public education requires signifcant Race to
the Top startup unds, but that money won't last orever.
Thats why we need a modern school fnance system i
we want to improve our public schools or the long term.
HW Fd FFCs sds:
n Students with special needs rely on critical additional
services unded by Race to the Top and would suer
without them.
n District and school leaders have little exibility to use
limited dollars to best serve students.
n District and charter schools want to cut costs by
sharing resources but cannot due to Delawares rigidunding ormula.
6tablih a simle an quitable Funing stemto more eectively spend taxpayers education dollars.
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M HH: H 201112 sCH yThe Network ocuses eorts on three specifc areas proven to be critical t
student perormance: leadership, teacher eedback, and student culture.
dsHp: School leaders work as a team to identiy the most eective
education reorms and employ them in classrooms.CH FdBCk: Teachers receive concrete eedback on a daily and
weekly basis that they can use to improve student learning, in addition to
ollow-up support.
sd C: Schools build a strong culture in which students are
accountable or their growth, think critically, and work hard to get smart.
he iion etworis a coalition o Delaware school districts
and charter schools that agree to pursue
the goals and recommendations o Vision
2015, making improved student achievement
their top priority. o help students excel,
Network schools use a team approach,
in which principals make decisions with
their leadership team and teachers. hese
model schools are paving the way or the
transormation o pulic schools across
Delaware. he Network is composed o 26
schools, representing six districts, our charter
schools, and all three o Delawares counties.
MAkING STIDES
Vision Network schools were among top
perormers in all-to-spring gains or the
20102011 school year: hree o the top fve
schools that made the greatest gains in 7th
grade math and three o the top fve with
the greatest gains in 6th grade reading were
Network schools.
The Vision Network saved our school.
Sally Maldonado, Head of School, Kuumba Academy Charter Sc
ChristinaSchool District
Indian RiverSchool Distri
MOT Charter School
Kuumba Academy Charter Scho
New CastleCounty VotechSchool District
CapitalSchool District
Lake ForestSchool District
MilfordSchool District
Thomas A. Edison Charter Sch
Pencader Charter High School
Caital school ditrict:Central Middle School
William Henry Middle
School
Dover High School
Chritina school ditrict:
Christiana High School
Newark High School
Bayard Middle School
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
George V. Kirk Middle School
Shue-Medill Middle School
nian iver school ditrict:
Georgetown Middle School
Millsboro Middle School
North Georgetown Elementary School
Selbyville Middle School
Sussex Central High School
ae Foret school ditrict:
Lake Forest Central Elementary School
W.T. Chipman Middle School
Lake Forest High School
Milfor school ditrict:
The Central Academy
ew Catle Count ocational-
echnical school ditrict:
Howard High School o Technology
St. Georges Technical High SchoolDelcastle Technical High School
Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technica
High School
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Delcastle is one o these quiet schools you dont
hear much about, but you should. Students here
made some o the strongest gains in the state last
year among the top ten schools in both math
and reading."
Vision Network Executive Director Mark Murphy
Delcastle echnical High School is not your typical
school. Here, ninth graders learn to write resumes,
resolve conicts, and navigate usiness etiquette.
H IT kSStandard academic courses such as math and reading are
comined with specialized instruction in 23 career cluster
areas as well as career skill training to encourage students
to ecome well rounded, educated young adults ready or the
workplace or higher education. areer cluster areas include
nursing, auto technology, carpentry, digital media, cosmetology,
electronics and more.
2011 fall-to-spring growth in 9th grade student
prociency on DCAS
s Wk sCH spHdelcatle echnical High schoolHE SCHL: Delcastle echnical
High School
HE MTT: Preparing students to e
ahead o the curve
YP STANDING: Aove target
DEL: Vocational/technical
THE PINCIPAL: Joseph Jones, d.D
Years working in education: 15
Years as Delcastle Principal: 6
How does the vocational approach work?
What is the beneft?
We do everything through the lens o a usiness.
ompanies want to hire students who are ready or the
workplace. hey want us to teach them how to e prompt, h
to conduct themselves, how to communicate, and how to w
in a work environment. What really allows our kids to excel i
their work ethic and the aility to take criticism. We teach the
that rom day one, when theyre reshman in the auditorium
What have you changed in the last year and how has it made
Delcastle stronger?
We started oering dierent courses or 9th and 10th grader
who need remedial work or enrichment, the goal eing to
really tailor what these students need as early on as possil
We also have tried to e much more sophisticated in the
classroom, asking ourselves, What is the purpose o what
were doing here? hings like that. Weve also gained manynew sta memers. Some see turnover as a ad thing, ut w
see it as an opportunity to hire great people, which is exactly
what we did. Its not the change itsel that determines your
success, its how you deal with that change.
What is great about Delcastle?
What I love aout this school is that with over 1,500 kids,
were a ig school, yet we have a small school community.
really great thing is to watch students go through our schoo
graduate and then go out and make their way in the world.
Reading Math
Delcastle:
25%
State: 16%
Delcastle:
27%State: 22%
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e invite you to join us in creating outstanding Delaware schools.
n Sign up or the Vision 2015 newsletter: www.vision2015delaware.org
n Learn aout the latest ace to the op news: www.doe.k12.de.us
n Participate in your local school oard meetings (visit your school district wesite)
n Urge your local legislators to prioritize education reorm: http://legis.delaware.go
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More information at www.vision2015delaware.org
ITH APPECIATIN T:
H s 2015 MpM M
Chair:Marvin N. Schoenhals, hairman, WSFS bank
H. aye Jones Avery, xecutive Director, hristina ultural
Arts enter
Susan bunting, Superintendent, Indian iver School District
Paul A. Herdman, President and O, odel Foundation o
Delaware
Lillian Lowery, Secretary, Delaware Department o ducation
Marcia Lyles, Superintendent, hristina School District
Daniel ich, hair, Delaware arly hildhood ouncil
John H. aylor, Jr., xecutive Director, Delaware Pulic Policy
Institute
Howard Weinerg, xecutive Director, Delaware State
ducation Association
Ex ofcio:Nancy brickhouse, Deputy Provost, Proessor,
School o ducation, University o Delaware
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M s sdds
2015 oal:100%
2011: 61%
2015 oal:100%
2011: 62%
Reading Profciency Math Profciency
4th Grade 4th GradeReading Profciency Math Profciency
8th Grade 8th GradeReading Profciency Math Profciency
2015 oal:55%
2015 oal:55%
2015 oal:60%
2015 oal:55%
2011: 35% 2011: 31%2011: 36%
2011: 32%
M sdds Delaware student profciency according to National Assessment o ducational Progr(NAP) standards
Current: 82%2015 oal:
92%
201314 oal:70%
201314 oal:85%200809:
59% 200809:49%
2015 oal:11.4%200809:
22.8%Arican American/White Gap
2015 oal:8.5%200809:
17%Hispanic/White Gap
HH sCH d
Percentage o Delaware students
graduating high school as
measured y the National
Governors Association
C dss d
Delaware students enrolling in college ollege retention rate
Because we have a
community of hope around
reforming our public school
were going to stay strong
and meet our benchmarks. Delaware Secretary of Education Lillian Low
Where We stan
Learn more aboutVision 2015
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Disparity in NAP scores among student sugroups
esults o spring 2011 Delaware
omprehensive Assessment System
(DAS)