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Kansas Leads the World in
the Success of Each Student.
Southwest Plains Principal Council
Dr. Randy Watson, Kansas Commissioner of Education
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A NEW Vision for Kansas….
Kansas leads the
world in the
success of each
student..
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Defining Success
A Successful Kansas High School
Graduate has the
• Academic preparation,
• Cognitive preparation,
• Technical skills,
• Employability skills and
• Civic engagement
to be successful in postsecondary
education, in the attainment of an
industry recognized certification or
in the workforce, without the need
for remediation.
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Creating a Vision for Kansas – State Outcomes
Kindergarten Readiness
Individual Plan of Study Focused on Career
Interest
High School Graduation Rates
Post Secondary Completion/Attendance
Social/Emotional Growth Measured Locally
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Creating a Vision for Kansas – Project Mercury
What should we focus on (indicators)? Academic Readiness
Social-Emotional Skills, including character
Matching career choice with passion of student
Have students involved in activities (2-5)
Have students involved in volunteerism, civic engagement
Make sure ALL kids arrive at kindergarten ready to learn
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Kansas Visioning – Project Mercury
What is this first phase for the department?
Improve our state assessment
Launch a new accreditation model focused on
the vision
Choose/Develop an assessment for
kindergarten readiness
Try to low cost of IPS and get process to field
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Kansas Visioning – Project Mercury
What is this first phase for the department? Work with districts/schools on social-emotional learning
Push everyone to redesign schools so that each
student is successful
Align everything we do with ESSA, so that the field
doesn’t feel pulled in many directions
Work on areas that hamper our efforts to succeed –
Blue Ribbon Task Force
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Creating a Vision for Kansas Year-by-Year Results
Season Team W L PCT GB Attendance
2005 Kansas City Royals 56 106 0.346 43 1,371,181
2006 Kansas City Royals 62 100 0.383 34 1,372,638
2007 Kansas City Royals 69 93 0.426 27 1,616,867
2008 Kansas City Royals 75 87 0.463 13.5 1,578,922
2009 Kansas City Royals 65 97 0.401 21.5 1,797,887
2010 Kansas City Royals 67 95 0.414 27 1,615,326
2011 Kansas City Royals 71 91 0.438 24 1,724,773
2012 Kansas City Royals 72 90 0.444 16 1,739,859
2013 Kansas City Royals 86 76 0.531 7 1,750,732
2014 Kansas City Royals 89 73 0.549 1 1,956,482
2015 Kansas City Royals 95 67 0.586 - 2,708,549