Association of Educational Federal Finance Administrators Conference October 2, 2012
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Association of Educational Federal Finance Administrators
Conference
October 2, 2012
Tennessee’s students are struggling to compete with their peers in other states
2Source: 2011 NCES NAEP Data
Compounding overall low academic results, a stark racial and socioeconomic achievement gap exists
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4th grade reading 8th grade math 4th grade reading 8th grade math
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2011 NAEP Scores (% proficient or advanced)
Gap between African American and White students
Gap between free/reduced price lunch and non-FRPL students
FRPLNon-FRPL
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2011 4th grade NAEP scores for free/reduced price lunch students
This does not need to be the case: low-income students in other states are achieving more
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
West Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Kentucky
Florida
North Carolina
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Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Florida
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National Rank4
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MathReading
Source: 2011 NCES NAEP Data
We have seen continued growth on TCAP results over the past two years
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We have also seen improvement on most high school end of course tests
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We aim to be the national leader in growth in student achievement
By 2015, we seek to be the fastest improving state in the nation (as measured by NAEP, ACT, and PARCC).
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Source: 2011 NCES NAEP Data
Our new accountability system has two overriding objectives
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Growth for all students, every year
Closing achievement gaps, by ensuring faster growth for those students who
are furthest behind
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We are pursuing four strategic priorities to support districts in reaching their ambitious goals
Expand kids’
access to effective teachers
and leaders
Expand families’ access to
good schools
Expand educators’ access
to resources and best practices
Expand public
access to information and data
Effective state agency that serves as a
delivery system to districts
Policies that remove
bureaucracy and unleash
innovation
Ethos of continuous
improvement through
measurement at every level