IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO…
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Read the scenario that has been provided to
you
BRINGING IT TO SCALE & CONNECTING THE
DOTS:
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS
Presented to the Ohio Regional Parent/Teacher Association
Dr. Jim Lloyd
Assistant Superintendent,
Olmsted Falls Schools
THE TAKE-AWAYS
THE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Why is it necessary to reform the educational system?
What are the changes?
How will they be implemented
THE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Understand the “why” behind the “what”
Understand the “how” behind the “what”
DISCUSSION POINTS
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The current educational state of our citizens
The College and Career Readiness Standards
The new assessment experience
The educator evaluation system
PART 1…WHY?:
MAJOR CHANGES TO THE OUTCOMES
What does the data say?
WHY COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES AND
POST-SECONDARY JOB TRAINING?
Beginning in 2014-15 new standards must be implemented
Common Core—English/Language Arts & Mathematics
Ohio College & Career Ready—Science and Social Studies
The Common Core places a significant emphasis on getting
students ready for college and post-secondary training.
CHANGES IN EDUCATIONAL
LEVELS NEEDED
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Question 1:
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What were the percentages for jobs requiring college
and no college in 1973?
 College?
 No
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College?
Question 2:
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What are the percentages for jobs requiring college and
no college for 2018?
 College?
 No
College?
JOBS REQUIRE MORE EDUCATION & MORE
TRAINING
1973
2018
College
28%
No
College
38%
No
College
72%
College
62%
Source: Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, 2010
WHAT ARE THE CHANGES TO THE U.S.
INTERNATIONAL EDGE?
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Question 1:
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Where does the U.S. rank in the world with the
percentage of citizens with Postsecondary Degrees ?
 Ages
55-64?
 Ages 45-54?
 Ages 35-44?
 Ages 25-34?
 Overall?
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Question 2:
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Do you think that the overall percentage of postsecondary attainment for these age groups is the same?
Question 3:
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How do you think Ohio compares to other countries?
TOP 50 JOBS & REQUIRED ED.
Education Required for Top 50 Jobs
14%
8%
42%
8%
14%
14%
Bachelors
Masters
Associates
Postsecondary Voc
Doctorate or Prof
On the Job
% OF STUDENTS NEEDING REMEDIATION PRIOR
TO COLLEGE
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Question 1:
 What
is the % of students in Ohio taking remedial
math in year 1 of college?
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Question 2:
 What
is the % of students in Ohio taking remedial
reading in year 1 of college?
OHIO STUDENTS NEEDING REMEDIATION
MATH
READING
31%
20%
Of first year students
taking remedial math
Of first year students
taking remedial reading
OHIO STUDENTS READY FOR COLLEGE?
Current Situation
 College Biology: 35%
 College Algebra: 49%
 College Social Studies: 58%
 College English Composition: 71%
Why?
 Test preparation versus learning preparation?
 Test-takers or thinkers?
 Misalignment between HS and HE curriculum?
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINEES?!?
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US employers stated that 39% of high school
graduates were unprepared for entry-level work
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8% of college instructors said students came to
their classes extremely or very well prepared
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More than 1 in 5 HS graduates couldn’t pass
the military entrance exam
COLLEGE AND CAREER READY?
OGT
CCR
DID YOU KNOW THAT…
12 to 24 million U.S. jobs may go unfilled
between now and 2020?
 U.S. will need to add an additional 20 million
postsecondary-educated workers to the
economy by 2025?
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 15
million B.As
 4 million non-degree postsecondary credentials
 1 million Associate degrees
Carnevale & Rose, 2011
DID YOU KNOW…
College enrollment has risen 38% in the last
decade
 College costs have risen more than 400% over
25 years
 About 2/3 of BA recipients borrowed money to
attend (up 45% from ‘1992)
 Average college debt is$23,000 per student
 National college debt is $1T
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Conclusion: Postsecondary ed has been more
concerned with enrollment than completion
DID YOU KNOW…
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Americans with 2-year degrees in STEM areas
have greater average lifetime earnings than
college graduates in most other career areas
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Examples:
 Software
Engineers--$3 million
 Aircraft Mechanics--$2.1 million
 Electricians--$2.1 million
Versus
 School admins--$2 million
 Writers/editors--$2 million
 Teachers--$1.8 million
From The College Payoff by Carnevale, Rose & Cheah, 2011
MEDIAN EARNINGS BY ED. ATTAINMENT
From The College Payoff by Carnevale, Rose & Cheah, 2011
MALE/FEMALE EARNING COMPAIRISONS
From The College Payoff by Carnevale, Rose & Cheah, 2011
WHAT DO WE KNOW CHECK?
There are future jobs available
 The US needs an educated workforce to fill them
 College enrollment is up, but degree acquisition is
flat compared to other countries
 “Educated” doesn’t necessarily mean a 4-year
degree
 Many students are “not ready” for college and/or
career
So….
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PART 2: WHAT
MUST CHANGE?
OUR MISSION, SHOULD WE CHOOSE
TO ACCEPT IT…
Make the college and career preparation system
aligned by answering the question: What does
college and career readiness look like when
done well?
WHAT IS COLLEGE AND CAREER READY?
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Content Knowledge—Deep core content knowledge in
academic and applicable technical content.
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Life Skills—Effective use of cognitive strategies (e.g. problem
solving, critical thinking)
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Readiness Skills—Acquisition of readiness behaviors such as
goal-setting and persistence
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Survival Skills—Acquisition of knowledge and skills needed to
successfully navigate within the world of work and higher
education.
Key Point—what is needed extends to answering what is
needed in the real world?
LEARNING STANDARDS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
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Less skill emphasis…more big
picture
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Dual Assessment System
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Grounded in 21st Century
Skills that require application,
problem-solving, critical
thinking, writing
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PARCC assessments in ELA &
Math for grades 3 through 11
ODE assessments in Sci and SS
Comprehensive Assessment
System
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Summative (performance-based
& end of course)
Diagnostic
Mid-Year Benchmarks
THE ANSWER ISN’T SIMPLY, “MORE RIGOR”
SYSTEM IMPACT OF CHANGES TO
LEARNING STANDARDS
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Instructional content
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Less content, but more depth—we need to ask questions
about what will not be taught first
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Deeper levels of questioning and more emphasis on written
response and practical application—in order to prepare for
rigor, workbooks and test prep sells kids short
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Curricular materials adoptions grounded in Common Core
(ELA & Math) and new Ohio Standards (Sci and SS)
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Opens everything up at once (NEW—assessments, standards,
teacher evaluation, licensure) at one time creates
implementation angst
SYSTEM IMPACT OF CHANGES TO
LEARNING STANDARDS
 Instructional
organization
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Several analyses will need to occur to organize an
implementation
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Careful consideration of what must be done, what can
be done well right now and what will be done in the
future (go slow to do it right, but do it)
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Gap analysis on new vs. existing standards
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Current curricular materials alignment with Common
Core and Ohio Standards
SYSTEM IMPACT OF CHANGES TO
LEARNING STANDARDS
 Instructional
collaboration
 Identification
of things absent in the PreK-12
system that are needed in order to ensure a
common student experience aligned with the
Common Core
 common
units of study
 common assessments across grades and departments
 agreed upon standards of assessment for unit, quarter
and end of course exams—our assessment methods
need to be standardized
PART 3: HOW
WHAT’S THE PLAN?
ALIGN THE SYSTEM & MAKE IT COHERENT
Learning Outcomes
 Rigorous student outcomes to get them ready
Educator Evaluation System
 Increased instructional expectations on “the right things” to get them
ready
Relevancy
 Increase the connection between K-12 education and students’
future goals
Assessment
 Align the assessment system to measure progress, knowledge
acquisition & student readiness
OHIO’S 3 PART EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
How well
are we
doing?
Aligned
Assessment
System
What do they
need to know?
College &
Career Ready
Standards
High Quality
Instruction
How do we to
get them
there?
The ambitious
goal is set,
but the
pathway to
get there is
not.
CHANGES TO ASSESSMENTS
THE PARTNERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT OF
READINESS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER
http://www.parcconline.org/about-parcc
In-depth learning standards will call for an in-depth and
comprehensive assessment system
CHANGES TO EDUCATOR EVALUATION
In-depth learning standards
+
comprehensive & relevelant student assessments
= needed changes to instruction and educator evaluation
OHIO TEACHER EVALUATION TIMELINE
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The law requires this new system be implemented
at the end of the collective bargaining agreement.
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By July 1, 2013—Local BOE Adopts Evaluation Policy
(NOTE—an evaluation policy is different than a set of
administrative guidelines or procedure)
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The system must be created in collaboration with
teachers.
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School districts need to build capacity now
MULTI-TIERED TIMELINES
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Common Core & Ohio Standards in Sci and SS
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2014-15
Profoundly Different Assessments
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Master Teacher & Licensure Changes
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Educator Evaluation—includes 50% growth
2014-15
2015-16
HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?
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http://bulldogcia.com/parent_resources.htm
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Ask your legislatures (State and Federal) how they are
supporting these efforts—this isn’t free
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Support your schools
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Help your children create a path towards college and
career readiness
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Let that path be connected to a job or a skill set that will be
flexible
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME