ALABAMA STATE DEPMARTMENT OF EDUCATION

1. ALABAMA STATE DEPMARTMENT OF EDUCATION SSA Conference Dr. Tommy Bice, State Superintendent of Education February 7, 2012

2. ALSDE Organizational Chart

3. Challenging Our Expectations Creating Futures for Today’s Students A New Vision for Public Education in Alabama

4. National Recognition Ranked 4th in the nation in positive percentage change in graduation rate Ranked 3rd in the nation in reducing the number of low-graduation high schools 18,000+ students no longer attending a low-graduation rate high school

5. A+ College Ready Advanced Placement Initiative Spring 2011 Results 43 Schools in 17 Districts 2,705 MSE Qualifying Scores 108% Average Increase in Qualifying Scores 13 Times the National Average of 8.1% Spring 2010 #1 in the Nation With the Highest Percent Increase in Qualifying Scores Among All 50 States Return on Investment During the Three Years of the Program, A+ College Ready Students Have Earned 5,119 Qualifying Scores Saving Alabama Families in Excess of 9 Million Dollars in Tuition. Based on a $537.00 Per-Student Investment

6. ACCESS Distance Learning 16,461 Current Enrollments for Fall 2011 With 134 Course Options

7. National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

8. Facts 132 School Systems 1,531 Schools 741,071 Students Every Student an Individual 21st Century Learner Searching for a Future Within a 20th Century Education Delivery and Funding Model and an Outdated Federal Law – No Child Left Behind

9. Alabama’s Focus for Reform Shift from Adequate Yearly Progress to Every Child a Graduate and Every Graduate Prepared For a Future of His or Her Own Choosing

10. Priority #1 - Shared Definition of a Graduate Agreed upon set of knowledge and skills needed for success in the workplace, two- and four-year colleges, and for life Shared by PreK, K-12, Postsecondary, Higher Ed, and the Business and Industry Community Once determined, gives a clear target toward which all educational efforts are aligned

11. Priority #2 – Aligned and Meaningful System of Standards, Assessments, and Accountability Need to remain mindful that assessment is a function of the instructional process, not a student or school ranking tool, and that no other country in the world has led its education reform efforts with an external accountability system.

12. Priority #3 – Comprehensive Human Capital Plan Recruitment, Preparation, Clinical Experiences, Certification, Induction, Mentoring, Evaluation, and Professional Growth

13. Priority #4 – Comprehensive System of Student Supports Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs

14. Priority #5 – An environment in which Innovation, Creativity, and Boldness are encouraged and rewarded Innovation School Systems

15. Priority #6 - PreK The Achievement Gap begins long before kindergarten Economists report a 16 to 1 Return on Investment for dollars spent on Quality PreK Education

16. Education as a BudgetSolution Not just an Expenditure A high school graduate earns 30% more annually than a high school dropout. High school graduates are.. more likely to raise healthier children - decreased health care costs more likely to raise better educated children - increased earning potential/revenue less likely to be teenage parents -decreased Medicaid and welfare costs less likely to commit crimes - reduced prison population/costs

17. Bureau of Labor Statistics

18. Alabama Impact Every Child a Graduate – Every Graduate Prepared 2,000 More Graduates with a High School Diploma $21,008,000 Annual Increase in Median Weekly Earnings $40,664,000 over a ten-year period $406,000,000 2,000 Per Year Over a Five-Year Period Equaling 10,000 More Graduates $525,200,000