Ohios Path to Educational Success

Stan W. Heffner
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Aug. 29, 2011

Start Ready, Leave Ready

High-Quality Instruction
Problem solving Projectbased learning

New Evaluations Principals and Teachers

Better feedback Real rewards

Common Sense Accountability

New focus on rankings to evaluate investments, performance

New State Aid Formula On the Way

More money into classrooms

Quality Choice
Give all students high-quality choice

What is School Readiness? Moving from minimum competence to school readiness

What is School Readiness?

Literacy Numeracy SocialEmotional

What is College and Career Readiness?

Being qualified for degreegranting postsecondary education, without remediation

What is College and Career Readiness?

Being qualified for a chosen career, ready for advanced training

Ready for College and Career

College- and career-ready demands

Job Requirements
2018

38% 62%

No college required

College required

Source: Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, 2010.

Are Ohio Students Ready for College?

71% 49% 28%

All Four Areas College English College Math College Reading

58% 35%

College Science

ACT, The Conditions of College & Career Readiness, Class of 2011: Ohio.

College-Ready Ohio Students

Ohio students ready for:
College Biology.. College Algebra.. College Social Studies. College English Composition. 34% 48% 58% 72%

Source: ACT, The Conditions of College & Career Readiness, Class of 2010: Ohio.

College-Ready Ohio Students

Only 28 percent ready in all four content areas

Source: ACT, The Conditions of College & Career Readiness, Class of 2010: Ohio.

A New Generation of Learning

Sasheen Phillips
Senior Executive Director Curriculum and Assessment

21st Century Learning

What?
Common Core and State Revised Standards HighQuality Instruction

How?

Aligned System of Assessments

How Well?

Ohios New Academic Standards

Common Core Ohio Revised Standards

English language arts Mathematics

Science Social Studies

Common Core and State Revised Standards

New Focus
College and career readiness Content and skills Coherence, focus, rigor

New Features
Fewer, clearer, higher Internationally benchmarked Aligned model curriculum

English Language Arts

Shift in emphasis from fiction to nonfiction
Grade Literary Informational

Grade 4 Grade 8 Grade 12

50% 45% 30%

50% 55% 70%

Mathematics
Engage students in content through Mathematical Practices:
Problem solving Reasoning Using tools Making arguments Precision

Science Standards
Scientific Inquiry

Engineering

Technological Design

Social Studies Standards

A Comprehensive Curriculum that:

Promotes
Historical Thinking Civic Participation

Includes
Economic Decision-making Financial Literacy

High-Quality Instruction
School and classroom practice must change

High-Quality Instruction Inquiry-based Problem-solving Project-based

Ohios High School Assessment System

Nationally standardized readiness test Series of end of course exams

New Assessments Introduce Online Testing

Next Generation of Assessments

Align to more rigorous expectations Indicate a students college and career readiness Measure high-level thinking skills through the use of multiple item types

New System Will Provide:

Formative and summative assessments Rapid reporting to inform instruction Resources and test support for teachers

Accountability and Rankings

Adrian Allison
Senior Executive Director Accountability and Continuous Improvement

Ohios Accountability System

Current New Vision

Yearly Ratings Static

Ongoing Rankings Continuous

New Accountability System Return on Investment Management Tools

Student Progress Feedback

Return on Investment

Academic Performance

New Ranking System

Fiscal Efficiency

Management Tools Management tools to plan successful outcomes

Indicators

Student Progress Feedback

Informing Classroom Decisions

New Accountability System

Rewarding Excellence

Minimum Competence

College and Career Ready

Budget and Policy Changes

Kelly Weir
Executive Director Budget and Legislative

FY 2012 State Funding

State Foundation Funding Only (including SFSF in FY11)

Total 3.8%

Decrease over FY11 (including SFSF)

Increase over FY11 (not including SFSF)

GRF 4.5%

FY2012 Reductions
State Foundation Funding Only (including SFSF in FY11)

Urban/Suburban (very high median income) 7.4% Urban/Suburban (high median income) 5.9% Rural/Small Town (moderate to high median income) 4.8%

FY2012 Reductions
State Foundation Funding Only (including SFSF in FY11)
Rural/Agricultural (low poverty/low to moderate median income) 3.3%
3.2% 2.5%

Urban (low median income/high poverty) Major Urban (very high poverty)

Rural/Agricultural (high poverty/low median 2.4% income)

Fiscal Year 2013 State Foundation Funding

GRF Increase 0.7%

Average FY 2012 Reductions at the Local District Level

3.7 percent budget cut

(includes SFSF in the base for FY11 and state and local resources)

Tools for Tough Times EdJobs Funding

$361 million available for FY11-FY12

LEAs must obligate by Sept. 30, 2012

Tools for Tough Times

Waivers

Tools for Tough Times

Innovation Schools/Zones

Tools for Tough Times Waiver from Minimum Operating Standards

Tools for Tough Times Integration of Services

Promotion of P-16 Councils

Shared Services Plan

Special Education Technology Transportation Human Resources Pooled Purchasing Professional Development

The New ODE

Stan W. Heffner Superintendent of Public Instruction

Reductions at ODE

12.6 percent budget cut

ODE Staffing Decline

740 720 700 680 660 640 620 600 580 560 540 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 675 669 712 680 653 623 597 560 715 715 715 715

ODE (Full & Part Time) OBM Ceiling

Managing in Difficult Times Challenges allow us to change our thinking

ODE Core Mission

Race to the Top
Standards and Assessments
Turning Around Schools Great Teachers and Leaders

Data Systems

ODE Core Mission

Academics

New Structure

Educational Support

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Deputy Superintendent

Chief Operating Officer

Division of Learning

Division of Accountability & Quality Schools

Center for Curriculum and Assessment

Center for the Teaching Profession

Center for Accountability & Continuous Improvement

Center for Student Support & Education Options

Challenges Ahead

Challenges Ahead
Tough times Opportunities to explore untried solutions Be creative

Focus on Students
All children have the opportunity to learn and excel

Welcome to the New ODE

Questions?