1 Florida Formula for Student Achievement: Lessons for Improving Student Learning John L Winn.
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Transcript of 1 Florida Formula for Student Achievement: Lessons for Improving Student Learning John L Winn.
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Of inmates in our prisons cannot read above a 4th grade level.
Of food stamp recipients are high school dropouts.
Of all kids brought before the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate
Of welfare recipients are high school dropouts
Damage of Low Expectations
+70%
75%
85%
90%
AdvancedDegree
$73,798
$56,665$30,627
$20,241
Average Earnings by Education: 2009
Source: US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012
Bachelor’sDegree
High School Diploma
No Diploma
Education doesn’t get enough
money. It’s unfair to hold all kids to the same standards
Poverty and broken homes are to blame.
Labeling kids hurts their self-esteem
Dismal Student Achievement
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An Era of Excuses
FORCES AGAINST REFORM
• Not the schools’ fault• You don’t understand the kids we serve• Everyone is working hard• Why now? No local demand for reform• Parent satisfaction with child’s school• Education groups resist interference• The real problem is lack of money• General aversion to conflict?
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WHY REFORM EDUCATION?
• Low student achievement• Inequities in education quality• Poor public and parent understanding• Lack of credible performance measures• Lack of accountability for performance• Few or no choices for families• Low public support for education
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High expectations and support for all students
Rigorous academic standards
Clear accountability for schools
Choices for families
Rising Student Achievement
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Culture of Education Reform
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Florida’s Diverse Student Population
• 2.7 million students
• Majority minority student population
• Large population of students learning English as a second language
• About half of students are eligible for free and reduced priced lunch
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Florida Reforms 1999-2011
• A – F School Grades based on student learning• Rewards for High and Improved Academic Results • Alternatives to Attending Failing Schools• Promotion and Graduation Requirements• A Laser Focus on Reading• Added Support for Teachers and Students• Incentivizing Educators for High Performance• Choices, Choices, Choices (charter, private, digital)• Strong Interventions for Failing Schools
• Create incentives for rigor and college readiness– Reward teachers with cash bonuses for every
student who passes an Advanced Placement exam
– Provide free PSATs for all 10th Graders– Increase access to Advanced Placement
courses for minority students.
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Florida’s Education Reform
Closing racial and economic achievement gaps
Largest gains for Black students
Largest gains for low-income students
Florida Rising in the Ranks
5th
4th3rd
1st
Largest gains for students with disabilities
Since 2003, when all states began participating in NAEP
FLORIDA’S PROGRESS ON NAEP
1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011190
195
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215
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215212
215217
216 217220 220 220
208205 207
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Average NAEP 4th Grade Reading Scores, Florida and National Average 1992-2011
National Average Florida
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• Modernizing the Teaching Profession– Evaluate teachers based on student learning– Initiate performance based teacher pay – Professionalize hiring and retention practices– Replace life-long guarantee of employment with
annual contracts– Alternative paths to certification
Reform 2.0: Effective Teaching
CHOICE
Students with Disabilities
Tax Credit Scholarships
Digital LearningPre-K Vouchers
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CHOICES FOR FLORIDA FAMILIES
Charter Schools
Student-Centered Education:
Own style
Own pace
Anywhere, everywhere
Anytime, all the time
Reform 2.0: Digital Learning
CHALLENGES
• The desire to water down or soften accountability seems to never go away
• Missteps produce opportunities for opponents• Educators scare parents and students and blame
accountability for putting too much pressure on them• As metrics become more complex, more tweaks are
introduced to lower standards• Constant demand to add features of schools that can be
manipulated• Supporters grow weary of the continuous struggle
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