Preparing for the New Law: Accountability as a Program Improvement Tool

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Preparing for the New Law Accountability as a
Program Improvement Tool
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The Context of Nebraska

• Nebraska
• 497 School Districts
• 256 Comprehensive High Schools
• 6 Community College Areas (18 Campuses)
• 16th Largest State (Geographically)
• 38th in population
• 90 of the state population resides in 3 of the
  93 counties

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The Context of Nebraska

• Perkins
• 23 Standalone Secondary School Districts
• 38 Secondary Consortium projects
• Range from 2 to 38 school districts
• Primarily ESU (Regional Units)
• 6 Community College plans

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Accountability in Nebraska

• Paper and Pencil beginnings
• State Audit
• Audit exception on data
• Federal Targeted Visit
• USDE Regional Technical Assistance
• Not eligible for Incentive Funds
• SOMETHING HAD TO CHANGE!!

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Using Technology

• Internet based data collection
• Online Reports and Graphs
• Validation process
• Workshops and Technical Assistance

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Remaining Issues

• Consistency in definitions
• Disconnect of data reporters and users
• Follow up survey data
• Disconnect of local school performance data
  versus the consortium aggregated data
• Vocational Skill Attainment

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Program Improvement?

• Can you properly inform program improvement
  without quality data?

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Changing the mindset . . .

• Changes to the local application
• Publishing state data and goals
• State of the Schools Report
• Website information
• Review and recommendations process
• Engaging staff and monitors
• Implemented into presentations
• Focus on Accountability in E News

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Connecting the pieces . . .

• Continuous Improvement?
• School Improvement
• Data Retreats
• Lazotte, Baldridge, etc.
• Links to Standards (Website)
• NCLB
• Low Performing Schools

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Partnering for the Future

• E Grants System
• Nebraska Student and Staff Record System (NSSRS)
• Performance Measurement Initiative
• Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary
  Education
• Workforce Development

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Preparing for the Future

• Participating in DQI, NSWG, and other
  initiatives
• Internal cross team on assessment and
  accountability
• Coordination with the dominant coalitions within
  the state

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The Future

• One school, one plan (K 12)?
• Continue the Postsecondary connections
• Local negotiations?
• Uses of funds
• Increased requirements/constraints

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Our Mission

• Skills for Lifelong Learning,
• Earning, and Living

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