ESU 15 and 16Board Member Workshop

Roger D. Breed, Ed.D.Commissioner of Education

January 23, 2013

Nebraska K-12 Public Education System

Public School Districts 249

Largest K-12 – Omaha 48,086

Smallest – Elba Public School 70

Districts with less than 390 students 143

Public School Students 289,411

Public School Teachers 21,767

Fewer Districts, Geographic Isolation

School Year Total Enrollment

Total Minority FRL ELL SPED

1990-1991 272,990 10% NA NA 12.0%

2000-2001 284,912 17.0% 30.4% 3.67% 15.3%

2010-2011 298,183 29.2% 42.6% 6.72% 15.3%

2012-2013 303,242 30.4% 44.1% 5.97% 15.5%

Nebraska Public Education System

Fewer Supports, Greater Needs

Nebraska Public Schools Mission

“All students high school graduates, college and career ready.”

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”-Alan Kay

Certainties (NDE, Learning)

Uncertainties ($, Legislation)???

Fear and Faith . . .

Choose faith.

Confidence in Public Schools vs. Student Performance

Local Issues

State Issues

Federal Issues

Agenda

Local Issues

Attendance

Funding

Safety and Security

Student Learning

STUDENT ATTENDANCE andNeSA SCALE SCORES

Reading Math Science

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2010-11 2011-12 2011-12

Grade 4 – NeSA

Students absent less than 20 days 105 110 112 103 107 NA

Students absent greater than 20 days 84 89 91 80 83 NA

Students absent less than 10 days 106 111 113 105 108 NA

Students absent greater than 10 days 95 101 103 93 96 NA

Grade 8 – NeSA

Students absent less than 20 days 104 108 110 100 101 101

Students absent greater than 20 days 83 82 84 68 71 75

Students absent less than 10 days 107 110 113 103 104 104

Students absent greater than 10 days 93 96 98 85 85 89

Grade 11 – NeSA

Students absent less than 20 days 102 104 106 98 100 102

Students absent greater than 20 days 72 72 72 58 62 78

Students absent less than 10 days 107 107 109 103 105 104

Students absent greater than 10 days 90 87 89 75 78 89

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

More than 10 days absent 29.03% 26.18% 23.59%

More than 15 days absent 14.34% 12.29% 10.94%

More than 20 days absent 21,980(7.76%)

18,100(6.33%)

16,222 (5.63%)

Overall Attendance2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12

Funding

TEEOSA

Flexibility

Accessing Local Sources

Funding – State Aid

“New” Realities

Doing more with less

Fewer people in more remote areas

State Aid - $822m in 2011-12, $852m in 2012-13

State Aid Formula Purposes

Equalize resources for school purposes

Balance formula needs and formula resourcesLimit levies and in effect drive property tax levies to a smaller range

Funding – Per Pupil Costs

Bottom five – Columbus, Mitchell, Gretna, Gering, Norris - $8,310 per ADM

Top five – Coleridge, Wheeler Central, Rising City, Bruning-Davenport, Sioux County - $23,046 per ADM

Funding - EqualizationIn 2007-08, 205 or 81% of school districts were equalized (received state aid)

This year, 2012-13, 147 or 59% of school districts will be equalized

Trend is that fewer school districts have “needs” that are greater than “resources” according to the formula (assessed valuation and enrollment are biggest “drivers”)

Safety and Security

Plan (Rule 10, Section 011)

Committee

Review Annually

Practice

Listening Tour Lessons

Commitment

A Plan

Multiple Measures

Invest in Teachers

Alignment of Efforts

Persist over Time

School Board Duties

Advocacy

Relationships

Investments

Planning

Align Resources

State (NDE) IssuesStandards

NeSA and NePAS

SLDS

Teacher/Leader Evaluation ModelEarly Learning

Virtual (Blended Learning)

CTE/Counselors/Dual Enrollment

Social Studies Adopted

Fine Arts Initiative

Review Cycle – Reading, Math

Common Core State Standards

Standards

School district accountability

To inform state and federal policy-makers

To inform instruction

NePAS Purpose

NePAS: Multiple Measures

• Status (State Tests)▫ Reading/Language Arts (3-8, 11)▫ Math (3-8, 11)▫ Science (3, 8, 11)▫ Writing (4, 8, 11)

• 4 year cohort Graduation Rate

4th grade this year to 4th grade last year

IMPROVEMENT

Same students last year to same students this year (Grades 4-8)

GROWTH

Districts – status, improvement, growth, graduation rate

RANKINGS

CAUTIONS

NePAS: Multiple Measures (continued)

Nebraska State Accountability: NeSA Scores

SUBJECT 2010 2011 2012

Reading 68.6% 71.8% 74.2%

Mathematics 62.8% 67.4%

Science 66.9%

Writing 73.3%

Districts: OverallIndicator Type Indicator District Results State Results Rank

# of Ranked Districts

Status

Average NeSA Reading

110.58 249

Average NeSA Math

104.01 249

Average NeSA Science

99.93 249

Average NeSA Writing

44.25 249

Improvement from 2011 (Different Students)

Average NeSA Reading

3.69 248

Average NeSA Math

3.92 248

Growth since 2011 (Same Students)

NeSA Reading 4.90 248

NeSA Math 3.37 248

Graduation Rate2012 Four-Year Cohort

87.61 % 182

Participation

NeSA Reading No Rankings No Rankings

NeSA Math No Rankings No Rankings

NeSA Science No Rankings No Rankings

NeSA Writing No Rankings No Rankings

Improvement and Growth

Reading Mathematics

Improvement 185 of 248 districts 177 of 248 districts

Growth 198 of 248 districts 181 of 248 districts

Graduation Rate

180 out of 249 districts have a 2012 cohort graduation rate of 90% or higher

2011 Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

86.07%

2011 Cohort Extended 5th Year Graduation Rate

88.58%

2012 Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

87.61%

Accountability

Future “Next Generation”

Assessments

Classification of Districts (LB 870)

Acceptable

Unacceptable

State Intervention/Support

Shared Accountability

Model Evaluation Systems

State Board “develop teacher and principal model evaluation systems for voluntary use by local districts.”

Instructional/leadership practices, student/ school results; professional responsibilities

Guiding recommendations approved November 2012

Design phase, pilot in 2013-14, model available2014-15

Early Learning

New State Board policy

Incentives for technology access, online learning opportunitiesAccess/Quality concerns

Professional development

“Hard horse to ride”

Virtual Education

CTE

Career Readiness

School Counselors

Personal Learning Plans

Dual Enrollment

Uncertainties Federal Policy

NCLB Waiver

Post Secondary

School Security/Safety

Legislation

“Freeze”

Full ESEA Waiver CCR Standards

Differentiated Recognition, Accountability and Support

Effective Instruction through Evaluation

Federal Issues - Waivers

Legislation TEEOSA

Charter Schools

Governance Issues

Blended Education

Thank You!

And choose FAITH in the Future . . .