2011-2012 Executive Budget: Answering the Urgency of NOW

1. Louisiana Department of Education Appropriations Committee Presentation April 6, 2011 2011-2012 Executive Budget: Answering the Urgency of NOW

2. Our Charge is Clear

3. Return on Investment • Over last 10 years, more students on grade level (66% in 2010 v. 45% in 1999) • Over last 5 years, the number of failing schools has fallen more than 75% • Over the last 3 years, the dropout rate declined 28% • Today, achievement gaps are closing faster than ever before

4. Our Challenge: The Urgency of NOW Despite Progress, Challenges Remain, Students Wait; More than 230,000 Louisiana Students (One-Third) Are Still Performing Below Grade-Level. Analysis of Students Below Basic Based on 2010 SPS

5. Changing the Way We Do Business • Louisiana’s Department of Education is actively transforming into a capacity-building, service delivery entity.

6. Investing Strategically to Answer the Challenge Urgency of Now Build on Success (And Put an End to Failed Programs and Practices) Achieve Greatest Impact By Providing Meaningful and Relevant Support Set High Expectations and Hold Adults At Every Level Accountable for Outcomes

7. Part 1: Celebrating Recent Success

8. Vision Create a World-Class Education System* for All Students in Louisiana. *World-Class Means All Children Will Meet Grade-Level Expectations. 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 LDOE: Our Vision and Mission

9. Our Progress Eliminating the Achievement Gap Subgroup Performance: ELA 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

10. Our Progress Eliminating the Achievement Gap Subgroup Performance: Math 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

11. Our Progress Improving Cohort Graduation Rates

12. Our Progress 170 (12.6%) 111 (9.9%) 90 Number of Failing Schools (7.1%) 55 43 (4.3%) (3.4%)

13. Our Progress • HPHP Schools: Models of Success • Our Schools are Overcoming Challenges of High Poverty • In 2008, we identified 21 HPHP schools; today, that number has more than doubled to 56 HPHP schools • SPS 100+ for Multiple Years • Free/Reduced Lunch Levels Above State Average of 64.9% • Up to 91% Minority Enrollment • Majority of Students Scoring Basic or Above in Mathematics and English Language Arts • Children of Any Background Can Achieve at High Levels

14. Our Progress • Historic Drop in Annual Student Dropout Rates • Dropout Rate Declined 28% between 2009 and 2010

15. Part 2: Recognizing our Continuing Challenge

16. Our Challenge: The Urgency of NOW Despite Progress, More than 230,000 Louisiana Students (One in Three) Are Still Performing Below Grade-Level. Analysis of Students Below Basic Based on 2010 SPS

17. Our Challenge: The Urgency of NOW 196 Schools - Academic Watch List (School Performance Score Between 60-75); SPS 75 Represents School Where 50 Percent of Students Below Grade-Level. School Performance Score Range

18. Our Challenge: The Urgency of NOW • Only 67 Percent of Our Students Graduate in the Traditional Four-Year Time Frame. • 47% of Our High School Graduates Who Attempt to Enroll In Military Cannot Pass 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

19. 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 Our Challenge: The Urgency of NOW

20. Part 3: Identifying Education Resources

21. Our Resources: Answering the Urgency of NOW

22. Our Resources: Answering the Urgency of NOW Proposed Budget Allocates More Than 98 Percent to Districts

23. MFP Largest Source for State Education Spending Our Resources: Answering the Urgency of NOW

24. Our Resources: Answering the Urgency of NOW MFP Allocations: FY 2005 - 2012 (Proposed)

25. Our Resources: Answering the Urgency of NOW Since 2005, MFP Growth Equates to More Than 2.75% Increase Total MFP Appropriation Growth is more than 28%, or 4.1% per year *2012 = Based on Proposed Executive Budget

26. Our Resources: Answering the Urgency of NOW Funding for LDOE Operating Budget and Statewide Targeted Initiatives (LA4, Literacy & Numeracy, HSR, CTE, Etc.) Represents 2.38 Percent of Total Education Spending in Louisiana.

27. Majority LDOE Revenues Not from General Fund. Our Resources: Answering the Urgency of NOW

28. Our Resources: Answering the Urgency of NOW Despite focus on increasing support to districts, agency budget is actually declining. Efforts to streamline and re-organize agency to become more efficient and effective have been ongoing and will continue. • FY2008 = $135 million • FY2009 = $140 million • FY2010 = $145 million • Increase Attributable to: • Value Added Program • CTE Multiple Pathways • ARRA (IDEA and Title I) • FY2011 = $133 million • Proposed FY2012 = $132 million

29. Our Resources: Answering the Urgency of NOW • LDOE Operating Budget includes a $4.2 million, or 12 percent, reduction in contractual spending for FY2011. LDOE is analyzing contractual spending to identify additional efficiencies for FY2012.

30. Our Resources: Answering the Urgency of NOW • Total Number of LDOE Positions has Declined from 858 in 2008 to 654 for FY2012. This 24 percent reduction includes layoffs as well as vacancies. 24 Percent Reduction

31. Our Resources: Answering the Urgency of NOW Through efficiencies, including the merger of the Louisiana School for the Deaf and the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, the Special School District Has Achieved Cost Savings of $1.98 Million or 11 Percent, Over Last Three Years.

32. Our Resources: Answering the Urgency of NOW How can state policy-makers and elected officials, LDOE, local districts and schools use resources to support and improve performance outcomes for the students, families and taxpayers of our state?

33. Part 4: Investing Resources Strategically for Student Success

34. Use Resources, Programs, Policy, Partnerships to: Raise Expectations Hold Adults Accountable Provide Technical Support to Local School Districts regarding Best Practices in: Literacy STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) College and Career Readiness Content Standards and Assessments Data-Driven Instruction Identifying and Developing High Quality Teacher and Leader Talent Turning Around Chronically Low Achieving Schools Answering the Urgency of Now: The State’s Plan* *The LA Blueprint for Education Reform can be reviewed in summary at http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/14974.pdf

35. College and Career Readiness Goal: 80% of Students Graduate in Four Years by 2014 Answering the Urgency of Now: The State’s Plan* Percentage of Students Graduating in Four Years *The LA Blueprint for Education Reform can be reviewed in summary at http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/14974.pdf

36. Literacy Goal: Students are Literate by Third Grade Answering the Urgency of Now: The State’s Plan* Percentage of Louisiana Students Literate by 3rd Grade *The LA Blueprint for Education Reform can be reviewed in summary at http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/14974.pdf

37. Using Resources to Answer The Urgency of Now Align Resources to: Build on Success (And Put an End to Failed Programs and Practices) Achieve Greatest Impact By Providing Meaningful and Relevant Support Set High Expectations and Hold Adults At Every Level Accountable for Outcomes

38. Appropriations Committee Presentation APPENDIX

39. 1. Building on Success: Return on Investment Dropout Prevention Programs (2010-2011) Dropout Rates See Sharp Decline The number of students in grades 7-12 who dropped out decreased by more than 4,000 students - from 14,616 (4.8 percent) in 2008-2009 to 10,520 (3.5 percent) in 2009-2010, representing a 28 percent decline. 2012 Proposed Budget: $3.95 Million – EMPLOY/JAG

40. 1. Building on Success: Return on Investment Literacy Sites (2010-2011) Outcome A study of students who participated in the state’s K-12 pilot program revealed that from the spring 2007 to spring 2009, the percentage of students who performed at or above grade level on state assessments increased by 34 percent for 3, 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th graders and by 20 percent for 4th and 8th graders.  2012 Proposed Budget: $29 Million – Literacy

41. 1. Building on Success: Return on Investment The Recovery School District: In 2004-2005 School Year, More than 62 Percent of Students in New Orleans Attended Failing Schools. Today, that Figure Has Declined to Just Below 18 Percent. 11.2% attended schools with no score 214.8% attended schools with no score

42. 1. Building on Success: Return on Investment RSD Leads the State in Growth from Based on Gains in Students Scoring Basic and Above from 2007-2010 Net Increase in Percentage Points of Students Basic & Above

43. 1. Building on Success: Return on Investment Based on Gains in Students at Basic and Above: Recovery School District Outpacing State’s Average Gains 2007 to 2010 RSD New Orleans Charter and Direct-Run Schools

44. 1. Building on Success: Return on Investment The state’s average 2009-2010 Per Pupil Revenue was $11,630. Controlling for one-time hurricane-related sources, the RSD’s per pupil revenue ranks 20th among Louisiana’s 70 school districts. $12,519 RSD 2009-2010 Per Pupil Revenue

45. 2. Building on Success: Return on Investment

46. 2. Building on Success: Return on Investment $231M or 42% of total RSD FY2012 allocation ($551M) are FEMA construction funds

47. 1. Building on Success: Return on Investment • RSD Intervenes Only After School Has Failed An Entire Cohort of Students – Intervention of Last Resort • Imagine a middle school with 100 students… • To enter the RSD requires 4 consecutive years with: • In 2003, less than 30 students on grade level • In 2007, less than 35 students on grade level • In 2011, less than 50 students on grade level • Is the bar high enough? Is 4 years of failure too long to wait?

48. Why the Recovery School District? Schools Systems Have Historically Been Unsuccessful at Boosting Low-Performing Schools Not a Matter of Money Study of 32 AUS Schools Reviewed in 2008-2009 Revealed Average Funding Through Title I School Allocations for Previous 2-3 Years - $450,000 with Some Schools Receiving as Much as $700,000 Not a Matter of Resources Prior to Transfer Schools Receive Additional Support from LDOE Distinguished Educator, Technical Assistance to Develop School Improvement Plan, Scholastic Audit 1. Building on Success: Return on Investment

49. 1. Building on Success: Return on Investment Recovery School District – Portfolio Management Strategy Option #1: Restart the School Via a Charter or Contract • Freedom to Create New Culture • Strict Performance Requirements • Community Involvement Option #2: Direct-Run the School • Stabilize School • Grant Autonomy to Staff • Over Time, Potentially Phase the School Out to a Charter • Community Involvement Option #3: Close School and Send Students to Higher Performing School • Community Involvement

50. 1. Building on Success: Return on Investment • Key Strategies • Governing Authority • Effective Teachers • Data-driven Instruction • New Schools • School Choice • School Autonomy • Optimizing Budgetary Resources • Modernized Facilities • Successful Stability and Transformation of School District, Including: • Locally Controlled Leadership Team Committed to the Implementation of School Reforms. • Creation of Sustainable Reforms Despite Significant But Temporary Funding Resources. • Construction of Secure Facilities that Meet the Demands of All Returning Students. • All Students in Modern Classrooms with Technology Assets and Tools. • Created an Environment of Self-Sustaining Improvement.