Commissioner slides from ESU 15 & 16

ESU 15 and 16 Board Member Workshop Roger D. Breed, Ed.D. Commissioner of Education January 23, 2013

Nebraska K-12 Public Education System Public School Districts

249

Largest K-12 – Omaha

48,086

Smallest – Elba Public School

70

Districts with less than 390 students

143

Public School Students

289,411

Public School Teachers

21,767

Fewer Districts, Geographic Isolation

Nebraska Public Education System School Year

Total Enrollment

Total Minority

FRL

ELL

SPED

1990-1991

272,990

10%

NA

NA

12.0%

2000-2001

284,912

17.0%

30.4% 3.67%

15.3%

2010-2011

298,183

29.2%

42.6% 6.72%

15.3%

2012-2013

303,242

30.4%

44.1%

15.5%

Fewer Supports, Greater Needs

5.97%

Nebraska Public Schools Mission “All students high school graduates, college and career ready.�

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”

-Alan Kay

Certainties

(NDE, Learning)

???

Uncertainties ($, Legislation)

Fear and Faith . . .

Choose faith.

Confidence in Public Schools vs.

Student Performance

Agenda Local Issues State Issues Federal Issues

Local Issues Attendance Funding Safety and Security Student Learning

STUDENT ATTENDANCE and NeSA SCALE SCORES

Reading

Math

Science

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2010-11

2011-12

2011-12

Students absent less than 20 days

105

110

112

103

107

NA

Students absent greater than 20 days

84

89

91

80

83

NA

Students absent less than 10 days

106

111

113

105

108

NA

Students absent greater than 10 days

95

101

103

93

96

NA

Students absent less than 20 days

104

108

110

100

101

101

Students absent greater than 20 days

83

82

84

68

71

75

Students absent less than 10 days

107

110

113

103

104

104

Students absent greater than 10 days

93

96

98

85

85

89

Students absent less than 20 days

102

104

106

98

100

102

Students absent greater than 20 days

72

72

72

58

62

78

Students absent less than 10 days

107

107

109

103

105

104

Students absent greater than 10 days

90

87

89

75

78

89

Grade 4 – NeSA

Grade 8 – NeSA

Grade 11 – NeSA

Overall Attendance 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

More than 10 days absent

29.03%

26.18%

23.59%

More than 15 days absent

14.34%

12.29%

10.94%

More than 20 days absent

21,980 (7.76%)

18,100 (6.33%)

16,222 (5.63%)

Funding TEEOSA Flexibility Accessing Local Sources

Funding – State Aid “New” Realities

Doing more with less Fewer people in more remote areas State Aid - $822m in 2011-12, $852m in 2012-13

State Aid Formula Purposes

Equalize resources for school purposes Balance formula needs and formula resources Limit levies and in effect drive property tax levies to a smaller range

Funding – Per Pupil Costs Bottom five – Columbus, Mitchell, Gretna, Gering, Norris - $8,310 per ADM Top five – Coleridge, Wheeler Central, Rising City, Bruning-Davenport, Sioux County - $23,046 per ADM

Funding - Equalization In 2007-08, 205 or 81% of school districts were equalized (received state aid) This year, 2012-13, 147 or 59% of school districts will be equalized Trend is that fewer school districts have “needs” that are greater than “resources” according to the formula (assessed valuation and enrollment are biggest “drivers”)

Safety and Security Plan (Rule 10, Section 011) Committee Review Annually Practice

Listening Tour Lessons

Commitment A Plan Multiple Measures Invest in Teachers Alignment of Efforts Persist over Time

School Board Duties Advocacy Relationships Investments Planning Align Resources

State (NDE) Issues Standards NeSA and NePAS SLDS Teacher/Leader Evaluation Model Early Learning Virtual (Blended Learning) CTE/Counselors/Dual Enrollment

Standards Social Studies Adopted Fine Arts Initiative Review Cycle – Reading, Math Common Core State Standards

NePAS Purpose School district accountability

To inform state and federal policy-makers

To inform instruction

NePAS: Multiple Measures • Status (State Tests) ▫ Reading/Language Arts (3-8, 11) ▫ Math (3-8, 11) ▫ Science (3, 8, 11) ▫ Writing (4, 8, 11) • 4 year cohort Graduation Rate

NePAS: Multiple Measures (continued) IMPROVEMENT

4th grade this year to 4th grade last year

GROWTH

Same students last year to same students this year (Grades 4-8)

RANKINGS

Districts – status, improvement, growth, graduation rate

CAUTIONS

Nebraska State Accountability: NeSA Scores SUBJECT

2010

2011

2012

Reading

68.6%

71.8%

74.2%

62.8%

67.4%

Mathematics Science

66.9%

Writing

73.3%

Districts: Overall Indicator Type

Status

Indicator

Rank

# of Ranked Districts

110.58

249

Average NeSA Math

104.01

249

Average NeSA Science

99.93

249

Average NeSA Writing

44.25

249

3.69

248

3.92

248

4.90

248

3.37

248

87.61 %

182

Growth since 2011 NeSA Reading (Same Students) NeSA Math

Participation

State Results

Average NeSA Reading

Average NeSA Improvement from Reading 2011 (Different Average NeSA Students) Math

Graduation Rate

District Results

2012 Four-Year Cohort NeSA Reading

No Rankings

No Rankings

NeSA Math

No Rankings

No Rankings

NeSA Science

No Rankings

No Rankings

NeSA Writing

No Rankings

No Rankings

Improvement and Growth Reading

Mathematics

Improvement

185 of 248 districts

177 of 248 districts

Growth

198 of 248 districts

181 of 248 districts

Graduation Rate 180 out of 249 districts have a 2012 cohort graduation rate of 90% or higher 2011 Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate 2011 Cohort Extended 5th Year Graduation Rate 2012 Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

86.07% 88.58% 87.61%

Accountability Future “Next Generation”

Assessments

Classification of Districts (LB 870)

Acceptable

State Intervention/ Support Shared Accountability

Unacceptable

Model Evaluation Systems State Board “develop teacher and principal model evaluation systems for voluntary use by local districts.�

Instructional/leadership practices, student/ school results; professional responsibilities Guiding recommendations approved November 2012 Design phase, pilot in 2013-14, model available 2014-15

Early Learning

Virtual Education New State Board policy Incentives for technology access, online learning opportunities Access/Quality concerns Professional development “Hard horse to ride�

CTE Career Readiness School Counselors Personal Learning Plans Dual Enrollment

Uncertainties

Federal Policy NCLB Waiver Post Secondary School Security/Safety Legislation

Federal Issues - Waivers “Freeze” Full ESEA Waiver

CCR Standards Differentiated Recognition, Accountability and Support Effective Instruction through Evaluation

Legislation

TEEOSA

Charter Schools

Governance Issues

Blended Education

Thank You!

And choose FAITH in the Future . . .