NC Accountability ConferenceJune Atkinson, State Superintendent

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High School

Middle School

College and Career Ready

Pre-Kindergarten

Common Core

State Standards

Destination

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InterimInterimAssessmentsAssessments

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Elementary School

High School

Middle School

College and Career Ready

Pre-Kindergarten

Graduation RateGraduation Rate

NC Race to the Top ProposalNC Race to the Top Proposal

Common Core StandardsCommon Core Standards

ACRE/Accountability SystemACRE/Accountability System

Educator Evaluation SystemEducator Evaluation System

71.7%71.7%

18%18%

19% - 93.9% 19% - 93.9%

2008-09: 71.7%2008-09: 71.7%

2007-08: 2007-08: 70.3%70.3%

2006-07: 2006-07: 69.5%69.5%

2008-09 Graduation Rates by LEA

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100% - 95% 100% - 95% YellowYellow

94% - 90%94% - 90% BlueBlue

89% - 85%89% - 85% GreenGreen

84% - 80%84% - 80% RedRed

54.8% - 90.2%54.8% - 90.2%

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$469 Million $469 Million (over 4 years)(over 4 years)

$7.8 Billion$7.8 Billion

Graduation Rate BenchmarksGraduation Rate Benchmarks

Goal of RttT:Advance Core Education Reforms

College- and Career-ready standards

and valid, reliable assessments

Goal of RttT:Advance Core Education Reforms

Teacher effectivenessand

equitable distribution ofeffective teachers

Goal of RttT:Advance Core Education Reforms

Pre-K to higher education data systems

Goal of RttT:Advance Core Education Reforms

Intensive support and

effective interventionfor low-performing schools

State Success FactorsState Success FactorsStandards and AssessmentsStandards and AssessmentsData SystemsData SystemsGreat Teachers and LeadersGreat Teachers and LeadersTurning Around the Lowest Turning Around the Lowest

Achieving SchoolsAchieving Schools

RttTRttT

Student informationLongitudinal dataLearning management

NC Data Systems

Improved PK-20 Data

Systems

State Longitudinal

Data Systems(SLDS)

Data Systems to Support Instruction

RttT Assurances:

NC CEDARS

UID Data Warehouse

NC P20+

Benchmark (Classroom, School,

District)

Formative Assessment(Classroom)

Learning ManagementSystemsStandardsComprehensive assessments

Improved Data Systems

Support for Low-performing

Schools

Teacher Effectiveness

Standards and AssessmentsRTTT

Assurances

Accountability System

Revision

Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps.

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“We value what we measure rather measure what we value.”

Richard Hersh

Teaching to a Test Worth Teaching to in College and High School

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“ “We cannot always We cannot always build the future for build the future for our youth, but we can our youth, but we can build our youth for build our youth for the future.”the future.”

President Franklin D. Roosevelt