Administrators Leadership Conference

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Administrators Leadership
Conference

• CROWNE PLAZA
• Lake Placid, New York
• July 9, 2008

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1Topics

• SED P-16 Approach to Student Success
• Learning Standards Review
• Data Collecting Reporting
• QA
• Contact Information

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2P-16 Approach to Student Success!

• Background
• Increasing student achievement over last decade
• Global impact
• Increasing need to focus on high impact
  strategies
• USNY summit

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3P-16 Approach to Student Success

• Summit Aims
• Every child will get a good start.
• Every child will read by second grade.
• Everyone will complete middle level education
  ready for high school.
• Everyone will graduate from high school ready for
  work, higher education and citizenship.
• People who begin higher education will complete
  their programs.
• People of all ages who seek more knowledge and
  skill will have the fullest opportunity to
  continue their education.
• Next stage of Educational Reform P-16

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4P-16 Approach to Student Success

• Students
• Early education
• Students with disabilities
• English language learners
• Improve high school attendance and graduation
  rate
• College completion

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5P-16 Approach to Student Success

• Systems
• Raise standards
• Strengthen instruction
• Foundation formula
• SED capacity
• P-16 data system

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6P-16 Approach to Student Success

• Structures
• Health/mental health collaboration
• P-16 council
• Networks

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7P-16 Approach to Student Success

• Historic opportunity to help students across the
  Pre-K through college continuum succeed and
  graduate
• Board of Regents P-16 Reform Agenda
• State budget historic investment in education
  resources targeted to schools and students most
  in need
• State Plan for Higher Education

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8P-16 Approach for Student Success

• NY has a unique opportunity to put P-16 to work
  for our students
• Opportunity to harness the collaborative power
  of
• 270 colleges Universities
• 6,600 schools
• 227,000 teachers and school leaders
• 37 District Superintendents BOCES
• 600 Department staff in new P-16 structure
• Parents, community and cultural organizations,
  business and government leaders, and other
  partners
• P-16
• 16, 000 high school students taking SUNY courses
  (Fall 05)
• 52,000 in CUNYS College Now (05-06)
• 90 graduation rate for students in Liberty
  Partnerships Program (05-06) 80 went to
  college

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9P-16 Approach for Student Success

• Current P-16 Structure

P-16
technology, HR, capacity, etc.
EMSC BOCES District Superintendents
Networks
Cultural Education
Higher Education
VESID
OMS
Professions
Partnerships to Strengthen Student Performance
and Success
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10P-16 Approach for Student
Success

• Vision
• Education
• Organization
• Preliminary Feedback
• Increased recognition of schools good work
• Strengthened communications
• Advance notice before data/reports are shared
  widely with press, community, etc.
• Opportunity to provide input and feedback before
  SED/Regents take action
• More timely availability of data streamline
  collection and reporting processes
• More flexibility where possible
• Other

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11P-16 Approach to Student Success

• Priorities
• School district support
• Article VII implementation
• Organization
• Continue to build relationships with the field
• Strengthen and expand middle and high school
  college connections
• Strengthen teaching and support the work of
  teachers and leaders

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12P-16 Approach to Student Success

• Strengthen Teaching Support the Work of
  Teachers
• New York State
• Percent of Classes in Core Academic
• Subjects Not Taught by Highly Qualified
• Teachers

• Goal all teachers are highly qualified and
  certified in the subjects they are teaching
• Regional approach to helping districts address
  teacher supply and demand
• Recruitment strategies targeted to shortage areas
  e.g., bring back retired teachers in shortage
  areas without pension penalty
• Strengthen teacher preparation
• Expand quality professional development
  opportunities
• Streamline certification
• Teacher retention
• Other

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13P-16 Approach to Student Success
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14P-16 Approach to Student Success
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15P-16 Approach to Student Success

• External Advice Support
• McKenzie Company
• EducationCounsel (formerly Holland Knight)
• The Parthenon Group
• Wallace/Gates Leadership

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16Learning Standards Review

• History
• 1996
• Summit
• P-16 strategy
• Chapter 57, article VII
• Perpetual system of review going forward
• ELA (ESL/NL) first Learning Standards area
• Career Development Occupational Studies (CDOS)
  next and scheduled to begin in fall 2008

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17Learning Standards Review

• Structure
• Board of Regents Steering Committee
• National Experts/Researches
• Content Panels
• New York Comprehensive Center

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18LEARNING STANDARDS REVIEW

• Process
• Content panel co-chairs
• Statewide forums
• Working principles
• Multiple year strategy
• Field input

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19Learning Standards Review

• Draft working principles include
• Three level of standards Student learning
  standards (content) teacher standards and
  system infrastructure standards
• Develop single set of standards for each content
  area
• Infuse basic and academic literacy throughout all
  content areas
• Infuse cultural aspects of literacy throughout
  all content areas as appropriate
• Infuse real life application skills through all
  content areas
• Develop measurable standards
• Review PreK-12 standards within the context of a
  seamless P-16 continuum
• Integrate technology throughout all content areas
  

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20Learning Standards Review

• Steps in Process
• Review
• Revision
• Adoption
• Curriculum Guidance
• Professional Development
• Pre-service Alignment
• Assessment Alignment

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21Data Collecting Reporting

• Issues
• Systems challenges
• Transition
• Timing of data collection reporting

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22Data Collecting Reporting

• Improvement Strategies
• DataCore Leadership
• The Parthenon Group
• Center for Educational Leadership and Technology
  (CELT)
• Leadership of Information and Reporting Services
  

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23Data Collecting Reporting

• Data Releases
• Field input
• Number of releases
• Timing

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24Feedback Input

• QA

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25Contact Information

• Jean C. Stevens
• Associate Commissioner
• Office of Instructional Support and Development
• Email jstevens_at_mail.nysed.gov
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Website http//www.emsc/nysed.gov/oisd/
• Office mailbox OISD_at_mail.nysed.gov