Goals for Education

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Virginia

• Goals for Education
• Challenge to Lead
• 2002

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Challenge to Lead Goals

• All children are ready for the first grade.
• Achievement in the early grades for all groups of
  students exceeds national averages and
  performance gaps are closed.
• Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
  of students exceeds national averages and
  performance gaps are closed.
• All young adults will have a high school diploma
  C or, if not, pass the GED test.
• All recent high school graduates have solid
  academic preparation and are ready for
  postsecondary education and a career.
• Adults who are not high school graduates
  participate in literacy and job-skills training
  and further education

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Challenge to Lead Goals

• The percentage of adults who earn postsecondary
  degrees or technical certificates exceeds
  national averages.
• Every school has higher student performance and
  meets state academic standards for all students
  each year.
• Every school has leadership that results in
  improved student performance C and leadership
  begins with an effective school principal.
• Every student is taught by qualified teachers.
• The quality of colleges and universities is
  regularly assessed and funding is targeted to
  quality, efficiency and state needs.
• The state places a high priority on an education
  system of schools, colleges and universities that
  is accountable.

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State Student Profile
School Enrollment Growth 1990 to 2000
15
14
14
United States
SREB States
Virginia
Source NCES
5
State Student Profile
Percent Minority Students 1999-2000
38
United States
39
SREB States
36
Virginia
Source NCES, 2001
6
State Student Profile
Percent of Children Under 18 years Old in Poverty
1999
23
20
17
United States
SREB States
Virginia
Source Annie Casey Foundation , 2001
7
All children are ready for the first grade.
Virginia Public Preschool Enrollment (includes
Pre-K Head Start)
17,950
9,000
1989-90
1999-00
Source NCES
8
All children are ready for the first grade.
Estimated Percent of First-graders Who Completed
Public Kindergarten
1999-2000
95
93
93
SREB States
United States
Virginia
Source NCES, 2001
9
All children are ready for the first grade.
Percent of Children Ages 19 Months to 35 Months
Old With Recommended Vaccinations
2000
74
73
71
SREB States
United States
Virginia
Source CDC, 2001
10
Achievement in the early grades for all groups of
students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Fourth-grade Reading Assessment Percent
Basic and Above
Virginia
United States
Source NCES, 2002
11
Achievement in the early grades for all groups of
students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Fourth-grade Reading Assessment Percent
Basic and Above
White
Black
Hispanic
Source NCES, 2002
12
Achievement in the early grades for all groups of
students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Fourth-grade Mathematics Assessment
Percent Basic and Above
Virginia
United States
Source NCES, 2002
13
Achievement in the early grades for all groups of
students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Fourth-grade Mathematics Assessment
Percent Basic and Above
White
Hispanic
Black
Source NCES, 2002
14
Achievement in the early grades for all groups of
students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Fourth-grade Science Assessment Percent
Basic and Proficient 2000
74
64
33
28
US
US
VA
VA
Basic
Proficient
Source NCES, 2002
15
Achievement in the early grades for all groups of
students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Fourth-grade Science Assessment Percent
Basic and Above 2000
86
54
53
White
Black
Hispanic
Source NCES, 2002
16
Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Eighth-grade Science Assessment Percent
Basic and Above
Virginia
United States
Source NCES, 2002
17
Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Eighth-grade Science Assessment Percent
Basic and Above
White
Hispanic
Black
Source NCES, 2002
18
Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Eighth-grade Reading Assessment Percent
Basic and Proficient 1998
78
72
33
31
US
VA
US
VA
Basic
Proficient
Source NCES, 2002
19
Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Eighth-grade Reading Assessment Percent
Basic and Above 1998
86
65
58
White
Hispanic
Black
Source NCES, 2002
20
Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Eighth-grade Writing Assessment Percent
Basic and Proficient 1998
89
83
27
24
VA
US
VA
US
Proficient
Basic
Source NCES, 2002
21
Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Eighth-grade Writing Assessment Percent
Basic and Above 1998
92
88
82
White
Hispanic
Black
Source NCES, 2002
22
Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Eighth-grade Mathematics Assessment
Percent Basic and Above
Virginia
United States
Source NCES, 2002
23
Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Eighth-grade Mathematics Assessment
Percent Basic and Above
White
Hispanic
Black
Source NCES, 2002
24
All young adults have a high school diploma C or
if not, pass the GED.
Percent of 18- to 24-year-olds With High School
Credential 2000
91
87
86
79
High SREB State
Low SREB State
United States
Virginia
Source NCES, 2001
25
All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Percent of Test Takers Completing 18 or More
Courses in Academic Subjects
59
55
53
49
United States
United States
Virginia
Virginia
1987
2000
Source College Board
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All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Average Combined SAT Scores
United States
Virginia
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
Source College Board
27
All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Average SAT score by race 2001
1054
969
848
Other Hispanic
Black
White
Source College Board
28
All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Percent of Students Scoring 3 or Higher on AP
Exam 2001
61
61
United States
Virginia
Includes Public Private students
Source College Board
29
All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Percent of AP Exams With Scores of 3 or
Higher 2001 by race
63
59
34
Hispanic Students
Black Students
White Students
Includes public school students
Source College Board
30
All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Percent of Public Schools Offering Advanced
Placement Courses 2001
Less than 60
60to 74
75 or more
Source College Board
31
All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Percent of Senior High School Career/Technical
Students Meeting HSTW Performance Goals
54
59
57
36
SouthernRegionalEducationBoard
Sixteen percent of high schools are High Schools
That Work sites.
Source Virginia HSTW Assessment, 2000
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32
Adults who are not high school graduates
participate in literacy and job-skills training
and further education.
Percent of Adults with a High School Credential
2000
87
84
81
United States
SREB States
Virginia
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2000
33
The percentage of adults who earn postsecondary
degrees or technical certificates exceeds
national averages.
Higher Education Enrollment Growth Fall 1989 to
Fall 1999
13
8
7
United States
SREB States
Virginia
Source NCES
34
The percentage of adults who earn postsecondary
degrees or technical certificates exceeds
national averages.
Percent of Adults With Bachelors or Higher
Degrees 2000
32
26
23
United States
SREB States
Virginia
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2000
35
The percentage of adults who earn postsecondary
degrees or technical certificates exceeds
national averages.
Six-year Graduation Rates for First-time Freshmen
at Public Four-year Colleges
1993 to 1999
61
Virginia
31
Low SREB State
62
High SREB State
Source SREB-State Data Exchange
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Every school has improved student performance and
meets state academic standards for all students
each year.
Virginia School Accreditation Status 2001
Fully Accredited 23 School that meet all
standards set forth in Standards of
Accreditation Provisionally Accredited/Meets
State Standards 40 Schools that meet annual
progress benchmarks (This category includes the
311 which met or exceeded the full accreditation
mark in all but one academic area) Provisionally
Accredited/Needs Improvement 26 Schools that
are within fewer than 20 percentage points of
annual progress benchmarks Accredited with
Warning 12 Schools that are 20 or
more percentage points below annual progress
benchmarks
Source Virginia Department of Education
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Every school has leadership that results in
improved student performance C and leadership
begins with an effective school principal.
Rating

• Indicators
• Tapping new leaders
• Curriculum and instruction standards for
  preparation redesign
• Practice-based preparation programs
• Professional licensure based on improved
• schools and classroom performance
• Alternative certification for principals
• State leadership academies serve
• low-performing schools

Little or no progress Some
progress Substantial progress
Source SREB Leadership Initiative
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Every student is taught by qualified teachers.
Growth in Number of Public School Teachers 1990
to 2000
31
28
23
United States
SREB States
Virginia
Source NCES, 2001
39
Every student is taught by qualified teachers.
Number of National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards Certified Teachers 2001
VA278
Source NBPTS, Dec. 2001
40
Every student is taught by qualified teachers.
Virginia Teacher Salaries as a Percentage of the
National Average
97
93
1991
2001
Source NEA, 2002
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Every student is taught by qualified teachers.
Average Salaries for Teachers 2001
43,300
United States
38,600
SREB States
40,200
Virginia
Source NEA, 2002
42
The quality of colleges and universities is
regularly assessed and funding is targeted to
quality, efficiency and state needs.
Average Salaries for Four-year Institutions 2001
61,100
United States
57,500
SREB States
66,500
Virginia
Source SREB-State Data Exchange
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The quality of colleges and universities is
regularly assessed and funding is targeted to
quality, efficiency and state needs.
Average Salaries for Two-year Institutions 2001
46,100
United States
41,000
SREB States
46,900
Virginia
Source SREB-State Data Exchange
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The state places high priority on an education
system of schools, colleges and universities that
is accountable.
Spending for Public Schools, Colleges and
Universities as a Share of State and Local
Expenditures
38.8
37.1
1989
1999
Source U.S. Census Bureau
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References

• School Enrollment Growth
• Digest of Education Statistics (various years)
  http//nces.ed.gov
• Percent Minority Students
• Digest of Education Statistics
  http//nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/digest2001
• Percent of Children Under 18 years old in Poverty
• Kids Count http//www. aecf.org
• Preschool Enrollment
• Digest of Education Statistics (various years)
  http//nces.ed.gov
• Percent of 1st Graders who completed Kindergarten
• Digest of Education Statistics
  http//nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/digest2001
• Percent of children 19-35 months with Recommended
  Vaccinations (43133 series which includes 4
  or more doses of DTP/DT/DTaP, 3 or more doses of
  oral poliovirus vaccine, 1 or more doses of MCV,
  3 or more doses of Hib and 3 or more doses of
  hepatitis B)
• Morbidity and Morality Weekly Report August 3,
  2001 Vol. 50 (30) http//www.cdc.gov/mmwr
• National Assessment of Education Progress

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References

• 18- to 24-year olds with a High School Credential
• Dropout Rates in the U.S http//nces.ed.gov/pu
  bs2002/droppub_2001
• Average Combined SAT Score, Percent Completing 18
  or More Course in Academic
• Subjects, Average SAT scores by race
• http//www.collegeboard.com
• Percent of Students Scoring 3 or Higher on
  Advanced Placement Exam, Percent of Students
• Scoring 3 or Higher on AP Exam by race, Percent
  of Schools offering AP Courses
• http//apcentral.collegeboard.com/exam
• Percent of Adults with High School Diploma
• Education Attainment in the United States
  (various years) Current Population Survey
  (various years) http//www.census.gov
• Higher Education Enrollment Growth
• Digest of Education Statistics
  http//nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/digest2001
• Percent of Adults with Bachelors or Higher
  Degree
• Education Attainment in the United States
  (various years) Current Population Survey
  (various years) http//www.census.gov

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References

• Virginia School Accreditation Status
• http//www. pen.k12.va.us
• Effective School Principal
• Southern Regional Education Board Leadership
  Initiative, 2002
• Growth in the Number of Public School Teachers
• http//nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/digest2001
• Number of National Board for Professional
  Teaching Standards Certified Teachers
• http//www.nbpts.org
• Teacher Salaries as a Percentage of the National
  Average, Average Salaries
• http//www.nea.org
• Four Two Year Average Faculty Salaries
• SREB State Data Exchange http//www.sreb.org
• Spending for Public Schools, Colleges
  Universities