State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek

Louisiana School Board AssociationMarch 3, 2011

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Vision Create a World-Class Education System for All Students in

Louisiana.

Mission Ensure Higher Academic Achievement for All Students

Eliminate the Achievement Gaps Between Races and Classes

Prepare Students to be Effective Citizens in a Global Market

Our Vision and Mission

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3Louisiana’s Critical Goals

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What Do the Data Show Regarding Our Progress?

Influencing Outcomes 4

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Student Achievement Has Improved Significantly.

Percent of Students Basic and Above: (All Grades and Subjects)• 1999: 45%• 2010: 66%

Percent of Students Meeting Promotional Standards (4th and 8th Grades) • 2009: 81.4%• 2010: 83.2%

Average ACT Score:• 1999: 19.6• 2010: 20.1

Mission One: Academic Achievement 5

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*First time testers and Full Academic Year: 1999 – 2001 grades 4 and 8; 2002 - 2005 grades 4, 8 and 10; 2006 - 2010 grades 3-8 and 10

Subgroup PerformanceEnglish: Percent Basic and Above*

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Mission Two: Eliminate Achievement Gap

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Subgroup PerformanceMath: Percent Basic and Above*

*First time testers and Full Academic Year: 1999 – 2001 grades 4 and 8; 2002 - 2005 grades 4, 8 and 10; 2006 - 2010 grades 3-8 and 10

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Mission Three: College and Career Ready

2001 2010

61.3% 67.4%

Cohort Graduation Rates

2004-2005 2006-2007 2008-2009

College Going Rate

47% 46% 47%

Remediation Rate

32% 29% 28%

9Our Challenges Moving Forward 9

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Despite our Progress, 230,000 or One-Third of Our Students Are Performing Below Grade Level.

And Only 67 Percent of Our Students Graduate in the Traditional Four-Year Time Frame.

47% of Our High School Graduates Who Attempt to Enlist in the Military Cannot Meet Academic Requirements.

1 in 5 Five-Year Olds Will Finish 1 Year of College and Take 2 Years to Do It.

Louisiana Recently Earned an F from Quality Counts for Student Academic Achievement

10Our Reality

Louisiana…..We Have A Continuing Crisis in Our Classrooms

And Our Children Cannot Wait for Us to Ease Our Way Into Making the Necessary

Changes

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Fortunately, There Are District Leaders, Principals, Teachers Who Are Responding, and Because of Their

Leadership and Success, They Are Demonstrating World-Class Education Is Within Our Reach.

Our Promise 11

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District A District B

Enrollment 1,957 6,222

% Free/Reduced Lunch 88.6% 88.6%

Dist. Performance Score 72.8 86.5

% Students Basic & Above 47% 62%

A Tale of Two Districts

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District A District B

Enrollment 2,105 4,296

% Free/Reduced Lunch 73.0% 69.7%

Dist. Performance Score 81.8 98.6

% Students Basic & Above 51% 70%

A Tale of Four Districts

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District C District D

Enrollment 6,037 8,818

% Free/Reduced Lunch 80.9% 78.9%

Dist. Performance Score 77.8 90.1

% Students Basic & Above 54% 64%

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Our Children Can’t Wait for Incremental Changes and Progress.

The Central Question:Are We Willing to Work Together to Push Forward and Universally Adopt

Changes Necessary to Meet the Compelling Needs of Our Children?

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Thank You

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