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Race to the Top Application Update Presentation for SBE

This presentation provides updates on the Race to the Top application submission plan, key initiatives in each section, and metrics for tracking success. It covers assurances, state success factors, standards, data systems, teacher quality, and school improvement.

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Race to the Top Application Update Presentation for SBE

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  1. Race to the Top (RttT) Application:Status Update & Overview Presentation for SBE January 6, 2010

  2. Objective of Presentation • Update SBE on: • Plan for submission by January 19 • Key initiatives proposed in each section of the application • Metrics used to track success of initiatives

  3. Plan for Submission • DPI and Friday Institute staff working to finalize: • Narrative • Budget • Governor’s Office to review • Submission to USED by January 19th

  4. RttT Application Sections • i. Assurances & Certifications • State Success Factors • Standards & Assessments • Data Systems to Support Instruction • Great Teachers & Leaders • Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools

  5. i. Assurances & Certifications • Signatures Required: • Governor • Chief State School Officer • Chair of State Board of Education • State Attorney General • Memoranda of Understanding from LEAs* [* actually in Section A]

  6. A. State Success Factors • Existing NC Strengths & Initiatives: • History of education innovation and progress in NC; both at State and local (LEA) levels • Strong centralized, State role in supporting education • Statewide leadership from Governor’s Office, General Assembly, State Board, State Superintendent, Educator Organizations, Business & Industry • Numerous existing, ongoing initiatives (ACRE, etc.) that align with the RttT criteria

  7. A. State Success Factors • NC RttT Priority Goals: • Increase achievement in all grades and for all student subgroups, as measured by National Assessment of Educational Programs (NAEP) results and state assessments. • Increase high school graduation rate overall and for all student subgroups. • Produce more college-ready graduates in all student subgroups, as measured by performance on the SAT and AP assessments. • Increase the number of high school graduates who attend institutes of higher education.

  8. A. State Success Factors

  9. B. Standards & Assessments • Key Elements: • Collaboration as part of multi-State consortia • Comprehensive, balanced assessment system that aligns with ACRE • Learning Management System (LMS) that enables, via technology, delivery of the comprehensive, balanced assessment system • No new State tests (not eligible use of funds)

  10. C. Data Systems to Support Instruction • Key Elements: • 1. CEDARS effort (ongoing) • a. UID operational, building on NCWISE • b. Longitudinal Data Store in development • c. NC P20+ proposal submitted; will enhance linkage across education-workforce continuum • Comprehensive, balanced assessment system to link all forms of data (formative, benchmark, summative) to instruction • Development of cognitive learning measurement model to assist with interventions

  11. D. Great Teachers & Great Leaders • Key Elements: • All initiatives within context of expectations for teacher and principal effectiveness • NC Educator Evaluation System (NCEES) rolled out completely Statewide • Various initiatives to increase supply of teachers in rural areas • Comprehensive professional development initiative to train all educators on new Statewide content (e.g., standards, assessments, using data to inform instruction)

  12. E. Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools • Key Elements: • New, modified definition of what is “lowest achieving” • Efforts that build on success of transformation model already in operation • Enhance STEM focus in NC by expanding successful model

  13. Objective of Presentation • Update on: • Plan for submission by January 19th • Key initiatives proposed in each section • Metrics used to track success of initiatives

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