National Governors Association Phase I

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National Governors Association Phase I II
Grants

• Dr. Alexa Posny

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Research

• Kansas secondary school students have above
  average achievement
• Relatively high numbers of student attend
  postsecondary education
• However large gaps in achievement especially
  students from low socioeconomic backgrounds still
  exists
• The graduation rate of those attending
  postsecondary institutions has been relatively
  low considering the high number who initially
  participate after high school
• The current data system is capable of only
  looking at aggregate information.

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Research

• Student success is highly related to the quality
  of the teachers.
• Kansas has had a proud tradition of having highly
  qualified faculty instructing its secondary
  school students.
• However, the most recent data indicates that the
  majority of positions unfilled are at the
  secondary level
• Approximately 35 percent of the current faculty
  is eligible for retirement in the next five years
• The schools are losing 39 percent of new faculty
  in their first six years of practice.

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Research

• Research also indicates the importance of school
  and district leadership in creating a culture for
  student and faculty success.
• Currently in Kansas, there is no ongoing,
  systematic leadership development program for
  those currently practicing.
• There has been little effort at making sure the
  preparation programs are informed by the needs of
  those currently practicing in the field.
• The most recent data indicates that nearly 50
  percent of school and district leaders are
  eligible for retirement in the next five years.

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Vision

• To develop an integrated student data system
• To know about the working conditions of its
  faculty
• To develop leadership capacity and improve its
  preparation programs
• To develop laboratory schools for specifically
  looking at the development of school leadership
  teams that can change the culture of secondary
  schools to ensure learning for all

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• Health, Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners
• Respiratory Therapists
• Surgical Technologists
• Personal Financial Advisors
• Pharmacy Technicians
• Physical Therapists
• Computer Specialists
• Speech-Language Pathologists
• Computer and Information Systems Manager
• Fitness Trainers Aerobics Instructors
• Medical Health Services Managers
• Medical Public Health Social Workers
• Medical Transcriptionists
• Locker Room, Coatroom Dressing Room Attendants
• Combined Food Preparation Serving Workers

Hotel, Motel, Resort Desk Clerks
Chiropractors Correctional Officers and
Jailors Emergency Medical Technicians
Paramedics Special Education, Preschool,
Kindergarten Elementary School Teachers Mental
Health Substance Abuse Social
Workers Bakers Child Care Workers Registered
Nurses Pharmacists Nursing Aides, Orderlies
Attendants Radiologic Technologists
Technicians Customer Service Representatives Surge
ons Editors

• 2000-2010
• Computer Support Specialist
• Desktop Publisher
• Medical Assistants
• Network Systems and Data Communications Analyst
• Physician Assistants
• Computer Software Engineers, Systems
  Administrators
• Network Computer Systems Administrators
• Medical Records and Health Information
  Technicians
• Home Health Aides
• Database Administrators
• Personal and Home Care Aides
• Dental Hygienists
• Social Human Services Assistants
• Dental Assistants
• Computer Systems Analysts

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Education Attainment

• Education attainment in Kansas is improving at a
  rate of 6.1 or from 23.7 of students
  obtaining a Bachelors Degree or higher in 1990
  to 29.8 in 2000
• National education attainment improved at a rate
  of 4.8. The state with the greatest improvement
  was Minnesota with a rate of 8.7.
• 75 of Kansas high school freshmen graduate from
  high school on time compared with 68 nationally
  and 76 for the top state (Massachusetts).

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Education Attainment

• 43 of Kansas high school freshmen immediately
  enroll in college upon high school graduation
  compared with 40 nationally and 52 for the top
  state (Massachusetts).
• 27 of Kansas high school freshmen are still
  enrolled in college upon their sophomore year
  compared with 27 nationally and 40 for the top
  state (Massachusetts).
• 19 of Kansas high school freshmen graduate from
  college on time compared with 18 nationally and
  29 for the top state (Massachusetts).

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Rigor of the High School Curriculum

• 5 of Kansas high school juniors and seniors
  participate in Advanced Placement (AP) exams
  compared to 11 nationally and 17 in the top
  five states.
• Kansas high school students who participated in
  2003 AP exams were 2 African American, 14
  Asian, 2 Latino, 2 Native American, and 5
  White.
• In 1997 3.4 of Kansas 11th and 12th graders
  participated in AP exams. In 2003 4.8
  participated. This was an improvement of 1.5
  compared to 3.7 nationally and 7.4 by the top
  state (Maryland).

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Graduating on Time

• Kansas graduation rate dropped -1 from 79 in
  1992 to 78 in 2002 compared to a national drop
  of -2 and a 9 improvement by the top state
  (Nevada).
• 31 of Kansas high school freshmen graduate on
  time college ready compared to 34 nationally and
  41 in the top five states.
• Kansas college readiness improved from 23 in
  1992 to 31 in 2002 or a rate of 8 compared to
  7 improvement nationally and 13 improvement
  by the top state (West Virginia).

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Post-Secondary Attainment

• 55 of Kansas high school graduates immediately
  enroll in college compared to 57 nationally and
  65 of the top five states.
• The rate of Kansas high school graduates
  immediately enrolling in college dropped from 57
  in 1992 to 55 in 2002 or by -2.7 compared to
  improvement of 2.3 nationally and 16 in the
  top state (South Carolina).
• 74 of Kansas freshmen returned to college for
  the sophomore year at 4-year colleges in 2001
  compared to 74 nationally and 85 in the top
  five states.
• 51 of Kansas freshmen returned for the sophomore
  year at 2-year colleges in Fall 2001 compared to
  55 nationally and 61 in the top five states.

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Post-Secondary Attainment

• Kansas college retention rate at 4-year colleges
  dropped from 77 in 1988 to 74 in 2001 or at a
  rate of -2.9. This compares to a drop nationally
  of -1.2 and to a 10 increase in the top five
  states.
• 50 of Kansas freshmen earn a degree at 4-year
  colleges within 6 years compared to 54
  nationally and 64 in the top five states.
• The percentages of each ethnic cohort group that
  earn degrees at 4-year colleges within 6 six
  years are 32 of African Americans 43 of
  Asians 38 of Latinos 24 of Native Americans
  and 53 of Whites.
• Kansas college graduation rates have improved
  from 43 in 1997 to 50 in 2002 or at a rate of
  6 compared to 2.1 nationally and 10 in the
  top five states.

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Other Data Used

• Graduation task forces
• Principal survey
• KSBE core principles, goals and objectives and
  strategic directions
• KSDE strategic directions
• Recruitment and retention initiatives
• KLEL Wallace grant

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Goals

• Phase I
• To systemically improve secondary school and
  district leadership capacity through preparation,
  policy and practice
• To achieve a much more comprehensive
  understanding for improving high school teaching
  and learning environments in ways that help
  retain good teachers and promote student
  achievement and authentic learning

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Goals

• Phase II
• To create an integrated PreK-16 longitudinal data
  system that improves the usefulness of education
  data
• To develop a model for reforming low performing
  high schools that builds distributed leadership
  capacity, provides training on high quality,
  research-based strategies, and provides a system
  of supports for school improvement efforts that
  results in increased student achievement.

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KS Strategies

• Implement principal and superintendent academies
  and coordinate preparation programs
• Evaluate teachers perceptions of working
  conditions issues
• Facilitate analysis and rigorous research to
  evaluate the effectiveness of programs to close
  achievement gaps
• Develop a system of supports (coaches) for
  district and building staff to implement school
  improvement strategies

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