Georgias P16 Journey

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• Georgias P-16 Journey

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Outline for Todays Presentation

• Georgias Evolving State P-16 Structure
• A Look at one Education Agencys P-16 Work as an
  Example for All Agencies
• Funding Reality What it Takes to Sustain the
  Work

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Problems we are trying to solve

• Underachievement
• Gaps in achievement
• College access and retention
• Shortage of teachers (particularly science and
  mathematics teachers)

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P-16 Structures in Georgia
Governor Miller
Governor Barnes
Governor Perdue
2000
2003
1995
2006
State
Georgia P-16 Council
The Alliance
Educating Coordinating Council
Regional
15 Local P-16 Networks
Informal P-16 Network
1996
2004
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Todays P-16 Structure

• The Alliance of Education Agency Heads (2006 - ?)
• Created by Governor Perdue to replace the
  Education Coordinating Council
• Includes heads of seven education agencies
• Supported by a 20-member implementation team
  comprised of education agency staff and the
  business community

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Lessons Learned about the State P-16 Structure

• Governors will change the name and structure, but
  the work will and must go on!
• Whatever the name of the structure, it must
  attend to itself as a partnership.
• A changing P-16 structure at the state level does
  not mean that the local P-16 structure must make
  the same changes.
• Change is usually necessary to keep an
  organization fresh and moving forward.

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Goals

• Increase high school graduation rate, decrease
  high school drop-out rate, and increase
  post-secondary enrollment rate.
• Strengthen teacher quality, recruitment, and
  retention.
• Improve workforce readiness skills.
• Develop strong education leaders, particularly at
  the building level.
• Improve the SAT/ACT scores of Georgia students.

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Members of the Alliance

• Board of Regents of the University System of
  Georgia (USG)
• Bright from the Start-Department of Early Care
  and Learning (DECAL)
• Georgia Department of Education (DOE)
• Georgia Department of Technical and Adult
  Education (DTAE)
• Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC)
• Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC)
• Governors Office of Student Achievement (OSA)

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Members of the Alliance Implementation Team

• 2 members from each of the education agencies
• 2 members from the Governors Office of Workforce
  Development
• 2 members from the Georgia Partnership for
  Excellence in Education (GPEE)
• 2 members from Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB)
  added June 20, 2007

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One Example of Alliance Work

• American Diploma Project (ADP)
• GA is part of the 26 state network
• This speaks directly to Goal 1 of the Alliance
• Partners include DOE, USG, DTAE, OSA GPEE
• Action plan developed and endorsed by the boards
  of the DOE, USG and DTAE
• Progress to date
• College and Work Readiness Standards identified,
  verified and benchmarked against the ADP
  standards
• Changes in High School Graduation Rule under
  review
• High School Assessments will substitute for
  College Placement Tests for USG and DTAE

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The University System P-16 Department
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P-16 Department

• Serves as outreach arm of the USG Office to
• Other state education agencies
• Governors Office
• P-12 schools
• University System of Georgia institutions
• Business partners
• Involved in collaborative efforts to influence
  improvements in education for Georgias students,
  pre-school through college

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P-16 Departments Two Strategic Objectives

• To promote high school graduation, college
  readiness, college transition, and college
  success
• To promote continuous improvement in P-12
  teacher, leader, and counselor recruitment,
  preparation, transition, development, and success

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University System P-16 Department
Cross Cultural Teaching
Regents Principles Teacher Preparation
Dual Enrollment
TEACHER/LEADER DEVELOPMENT GLISI, PRISM
Early College
Regents Principles Leader Preparation
Student Flow
American Diploma Project
Educator Production
Gateway to College
TEACHER QUANTITY AND DIVERSITY Double, Double
Teacher Working Conditions
Birth-5 Teacher Prep Destination Teaching The
Teacher Career Center
Regents Principles Counselor Preparation
P-16 Data Bridges
P-16 Data Bridges
SCIENCE MATHEMATICS PRISM, MS-AIMS
Early Learning and K-12 Schools DECAL and DOE
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P-16 Initiatives Partnerships at Work

• Examples of P-16 Initiatives
• Early College
• Destination Teaching
• Georgia Leadership Institute for School
  Improvement (GLISI)
• Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics
  (PRISM)

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P-16 Initiatives Partnerships at Work

• Targets at-risk students
• Blended school models
• Goal is for students to graduate high school with
  up to 60 hours of college credit

• Partnerships
• School systems
• USG institutions
• New in fall 2007 DTAE

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P-16 Initiatives Partnerships at Work

• Teacher recruitment and preparation program
• Targets career changers and undeclared students

• Partnerships
• USG Teacher Preparation programs
• Professional Standards Commission
• GA K-12 schools and systems

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P-16 Initiatives Partnerships at Work

• Attract, develop and retain high performing
  leaders at all levels in Georgia schools
• Uses best practices from businesses and schools

• Partnerships
• USG institutions
• Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
• GA school systems

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P-16 Initiatives Partnerships at Work

• Seeks to improve teaching and learning for
  science and mathematics faculty, P-16
• Seeks to raise public awareness as to the need
  of taking challenging science and mathematics
  courses
• Provides opportunities for P-12 and college
  faculty to work together

• Partnerships
• USG
• DOE
• USG Institutions
• GA school systems

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Total Funding for USG P-16 for FY 2007
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Lessons Learned

• Must establish a precise workplan early on that
  focuses on both alignment and teacher quality
• Funding from the state will need to be
  supplemented with federal and private funds
• Each state agency must have staff dedicated to
  P-16 work
• Neither schools nor universities and colleges,
  separate from the other, can close the gaps

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• Sheila Jones
• Senior Executive Director, GA P-16 Programs
• University System of GA
• 270 Washington Street
• Atlanta, GA 30334
• 404-657-1493
• sheila.jones_at_usg.edu