Association of Educational Federal Finance Administrators

Conference

October 2, 2012

Tennessee’s students are struggling to compete with their peers in other states

2Source: 2011 NCES NAEP Data

Compounding overall low academic results, a stark racial and socioeconomic achievement gap exists

3Source: 2011 NCES NAEP Data

4th grade reading 8th grade math 4th grade reading 8th grade math

37%34%

50%

44%

12%10%

16% 15%

African AmericanWhite

2011 NAEP Scores (% proficient or advanced)

Gap between African American and White students

Gap between free/reduced price lunch and non-FRPL students

FRPLNon-FRPL

4Source: 2011 NCES NAEP Data

2011 4th grade NAEP scores for free/reduced price lunch students

This does not need to be the case: low-income students in other states are achieving more

Alabama

Mississippi

Tennessee

West Virginia

South Carolina

Georgia

Virginia

Kentucky

Florida

North Carolina

210 220 230 240

National Rank9

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Mississippi

South Carolina

Tennessee

West Virginia

Virginia

North Carolina

Alabama

Georgia

Kentucky

Florida

190 200 210 220

National Rank4

5

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MathReading

Source: 2011 NCES NAEP Data

We have seen continued growth on TCAP results over the past two years

Math Reading Science0%

10%

20%

30%

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Source: 2011 NCES NAEP Data

We have also seen improvement on most high school end of course tests

Algebra I Algebra II English I English II Biology0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

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Source: 2011 NCES NAEP Data

We aim to be the national leader in growth in student achievement

By 2015, we seek to be the fastest improving state in the nation (as measured by NAEP, ACT, and PARCC).

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Source: 2011 NCES NAEP Data

Our new accountability system has two overriding objectives

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Growth for all students, every year

Closing achievement gaps, by ensuring faster growth for those students who

are furthest behind

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We are pursuing four strategic priorities to support districts in reaching their ambitious goals

Expand kids’

access to effective teachers

and leaders

Expand families’ access to

good schools

Expand educators’ access

to resources and best practices

Expand public

access to information and data

Effective state agency that serves as a

delivery system to districts

Policies that remove

bureaucracy and unleash

innovation

Ethos of continuous

improvement through

measurement at every level