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The Context of Education in North Carolina

The Context of Education in North Carolina. Today We’ll Look At…. Just the numbers (i.e., schools, students, employees) The changing face of our students A look at their teachers A brief glance at how we’re doing Examining who pays for what Major challenges facing N.C. schools

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The Context of Education in North Carolina

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  1. The Context of Education in North Carolina

  2. Today We’ll Look At… • Just the numbers (i.e., schools, students, employees) • The changing face of our students • A look at their teachers • A brief glance at how we’re doing • Examining who pays for what • Major challenges facing N.C. schools • The impact local officials/citizens can make

  3. Let’s Start With the Numbers • 115 School Systems • 2,400-Plus School Buildings • 1.46 Million Public School Students • 163,492 (10.3%) Students in Private or Home Schooling • 97,676 Teachers • 187,463 Total Number of School Employees

  4. Now Let’s Look at Our Students… • 1.46 Million Students 1.4% Indian 2.3% Asian 9.9% Hispanic 31.2% African-American 55.2% White • 48.4% Classified as Economically Disadvantaged (Free/Reduced Lunch)

  5. If We Then Look at TeachersIt’s a Different Demographic “Average NC Teacher”: • white (83%) • female (80%) • age 42 • with approximately 13 years of experience • Break in service due to child-care

  6. Let’s Take a Brief Look at How We’re Doing…

  7. NC’s Gains on SAT Scores Lead the Nation

  8. Who Pays for What? Source: DPI, Financial & Business Services, Highlights of the 2006-07 NC Public School Budget, February 2008

  9. Who Pays For What? • 2007-08 Federal Funds Provide ($2.84 B) • Title I – all programs ($328.6 m) • Child Nutrition ($325.0 m) • Children w/ Special Needs ($297.0 m) • Teacher Quality ($62.4 m) • Vocational Education ($21.8 m) • Technology Grants ($5.8 m) • After School Programs ($20.9 m) • Safe & Drug Free Schools ($5.8 m)

  10. 2007-08 Local Funds Provide ($1.16 B) • Additional teachers, instructional support & teacher assistants (11,432 positions) • Central Office Administrators (33.6% of total) • Salary Supplements (4 @ $5,000+, Average=$1,993, 5 @ $0) • School Construction, Maintenance & Debt Service • Utilities, Housekeeping, Technology, & Garage Costs

  11. 2007-08 State Funds Provide ($7.37 B) • Instructional Personnel ($4.1 B) • At-Risk Student Services ($220.3 m) • Children w/ Special Needs ($663.3 m) • Transportation ($360.6 m) • Low-Wealth supplemental funds ($195.4 m) • ABCs Bonus ($70 m) • Limited English Proficient ($61.2 m)

  12. School Machinery Act & School Budget and Fiscal Control Act (Responsibilities Are Blurred) • State=current expense & programs • Counties Paid for6,621 teachers (7%) • 3,052 teacher assistants (10.6%) • 2,276 instructional support (17.9%) • 437 administrators (25.8%) • (16.2% of all personnel) • Counties=capital (building & maintenance) • State Has Paid $2 Billion for capital outlay since 1995 (25% of the total)

  13. However, We Are A Low Spending State When Compared to Others

  14. The Challenges We Face Are Daunting… NC’s Educational Pipeline: For every 100 ninth grade students…. • 60 complete high school 4 years later • 41 of those enroll in college • 29 of those return to college for their 2nd year • Just 19 receive an associate’s degree within 3 years, or a bachelor’s within 6 years

  15. Then There is Growth… • 8.5 million population expected to grow to 12.5 million in 20 years • Adding over 25,000 K-12 students per year • 4 of 100 counties account for over 50% of the growth • 27 counties have lost K-12 students in the last 5 years

  16. Student Performance is Leveling Off or Dropping…

  17. 2007 AYP Results • In 2007, 44.7 percent(1,036) of all schools met AYP. However, 62.1 percent (1,440) of all North Carolina public schools met at least 90 percent of their AYP targets. Another 19.2 percent (445 schools) met 80-89.9 percent of their AYP targets.

  18. Teacher Supply/Demand Issues Continue to Grow • Teacher & instructional support personnel in NC grew from 56,000 in 1980-81 to 109,108 in 2006-07. • Student enrollment is increasing over 20,000 new students each year and will continue to increase for next 10 years; NC will need 100,000 new teachers over the next decade. • 2,106 teachers retired in 2006-07 (86% full benefits, 14% reduced benefits)….represents 16.5% of those that left teaching. • The turnover rate in 2006-07 was 12.58%

  19. The Quality Issue… 1/5th Take Nontraditional Routes to Teaching

  20. And Of Course There is the Economy…

  21. Let’s End this Overview by Looking at Who Does What The Office of the Governor (bully pulpit, budget proposals & veto) State Board of EducationGeneral Assembly (budget recommendations; responsible for (power of purse strings rules and regulations, curriculum & testing) & frequently pass educational policies) Local Boards of Education (hire superintendent, propose local education budgets, determine attendance lines, can initiate major changes like year-round schooling or magnet schools or after school programs, determine resource allocations to schools, set local personnel policies, establish goals for system) County Commissioners (power of purse strings; approve/deny school board budget requests; set bond referendums, rarely, but can weigh in on instructional/policy issues)

  22. While Many Decisions Are Made at the State or Federal Level, Local Officials Decide: • Who Will Lead the Schools • Resource Allocation (teachers, technology, etc.) • Whether Schools Will be Innovative • How Schools are Organized • Local Accountability Measures • Whether to Create Incentives • Approaches to Teaching

  23. Decisions in Raleigh and in Washington, D.C. Greatly Impact Schools But… • Education Happens in the Classroom, within Schools • Local Decisions Shape the Nature of Education • They Make the Difference

  24. John Dornanjdornan@ncforum.org919-781-6833www.ncforum.org

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