Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia P-16 Initiatives Jan Kettlewell July 13, 2007 .

Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

P-16 Initiatives

Jan KettlewellJuly 13, 2007

http://www.usg.edu/p16

Purposes Today

Brief history of P-16 work in Georgia Close up view of the work of the P-16

Department within the University System of Georgia (USG)

Examples of how the work of the USG P-16 Department intersects with work of current State P-16 Structure in Georgia

“Creating a More Educated Georgia”

Origins of P-16 Work in Georgia

1995: Jan Kettlewell hired by University System of Georgia to “strengthen” school-college collaboration

1995: Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia adopted the Pre-School-College (P-16) Policy Direction

1996: First statewide “P-16” Council

“Creating a More Educated Georgia”

History

Statewide P-16 Structures in Georgia 1996-2000: Georgia P-16 Council

Created by XO by then Governor Miller Participation voluntary Membership: Mostly staff level from state agencies + college and

school representatives 2000-2002: Education Coordinating Council

Created by legislative action with then Governor Barnes as Chair Participation of agency heads required No structure through which staff do the work

2006-Present: Alliance of Education Agency Heads Started by Governor Perdue Re-energized legislation from Barnes administration Two-tier structure: Implementation Team—staff level—works

interactively with the Alliance Charge: To direct, coordinate, implement, and monitor the

success of Georgia’s public education systems Pre-K through college within the framework of five policy goals

“Creating a More Educated Georgia”

History

P-16 Department within University System of Georgia

Outreach arm of the USG Office to Other state education agencies Governor’s Office P-12 schools University System of Georgia institutions Business partners

in collaborative efforts to influence improvements in education for Georgia’s students, pre-school through college

“Creating a More Educated Georgia”

Departmental Mission

To promote high school graduation, college readiness, college transition, and college success

To promote continuous improvement in P-12 teacher, leader, and counselor recruitment, preparation, transition, development, and success

“Creating a More Educated Georgia”

Strategic Objectives

USG P-16 Department

Generate and capitalize on opportunities to respond to state needs

Conduct R&D and Demonstration Projects to test new ideas

Identify and share lessons learned Use lessons learned to influence state policies and

practices Coordinate the implementation of Board of Regents P-16

Policies and Initiatives P-16 Policy Teacher Preparation Policies Work in Schools Policy STEM Initiative

“Creating a More Educated Georgia”

Strategies

USG P-16 Department

SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS

PRISM, MS-AIMS

Cross Cultural Teaching

Regents’ Principles Counselor PreparationTEACHER QUANTITY

AND DIVERSITY

Double, Double Teacher Working

Conditions Birth-5 Teacher Prep

Destination Teaching The Teacher Career

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TEACHER/LEADER DEVELOPMENT

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Major systemic initiatives that align the K-12 and higher education systems

USG P-16 DepartmentSystemic and R&D/Demonstration Projects

P-16 Data Bridges

American Diploma

Project

Regents’ Principles Teacher Preparation

Regents’ Principles Leader Preparation

Dual Enrollment

P-16 Data Bridges

Early College

Gateway to College

Major R&D or Demonstration Projects that seek answers to persistent questions, which impede the success of the student and educator pipelines

P-16 Department Uses a Balanced Scorecard

To translate organizational mission and vision into a comprehensive set of performance measures to strategically manage and communicate progress toward goals and objectives

“Creating a More Educated Georgia”

INFLUENCE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE EDUCATION OF

GEORGIA’S STUDENTS PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE (P-16)

Inform and Influence Change in Policies and Practices

Promote Customer & Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships

Ensure Organizational Effectiveness

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P-16 DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

Identify and share lessons learned (what works for

whom, under what conditions, and

why)

Generate and capitalize on

opportunities to respond to needs

Use lessons learned from P-16 Initiatives

to influence state and national policies and

practices

Coordinate implementation of P-16 policies with USG

institutions

Conduct research and development and

demonstration projects to inform and influence changes in policies and practices

Sustain P-16 Initiatives through active participation in

collaborative school-college-business-state organizational

structures

Ensure customer satisfaction

Promote and participate in school-

college-business-state government

partnerships

Ensure effective and efficient

administrative processes

Ensure effective and efficient

business processes

Ensure ongoing and effective internal and

external communication

Ensure effective program, data, and evaluation management

Ensure ongoing and effective

external dissemination

Require individual accountability

Maintain a strategic focus

Expect continuous

learning

Promote teamwork

Cultivate innovation and

high performance

Expect quality service to all

external customers

Promote continuous improvement in teacher, leader, and counselor

recruitment, preparation, transition, development and

success

Promote high school graduation, college readiness, college transition,

and college success

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1. Teacher, Leader, and Counselor Recruitment

2. Teacher, Leader, and Counselor Preparation

3. Teacher, Leader, and Counselor Transition

4. Teacher, Leader, and Counselor Development

GOAL AREA 1

PERFORMANCE MEASURESTRATEGIC OBJECTIVE

“Creating a More Educated Georgia”

5. Teacher, Leader, and Counselor Success

B. Promote high school graduation; college readiness; college transition; and college success.

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GOAL AREA 1

1. High School Graduation

2. College and Work Readiness

3. College Transition

4. College Success

GOAL AREA 2

PERFORMANCE MEASURESTRATEGIC OBJECTIVE

“Creating a More Educated Georgia”

Increase high school graduation rate, decrease high school dropout rate, and increase post-secondary enrollment rate

Strengthen teacher quality, recruitment, and retention

Improve workforce readiness skills Develop strong education leaders,

particularly at the building level Improve the SAT/ACT scores of

Georgia students

“Creating a More Educated Georgia”

Five Goals

Alliance of Education Agency Heads

P-16 DeptW/ Alliance

American Diploma Project

Early College

Gateway to College

Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics (PRISM)

P-16 Data and Analysis Systems

“Creating a More Educated Georgia”

Goal 1 as Example

USG P-16 Department Participation in Alliance

P-16 DeptW/ Alliance

American Diploma Project

Standards: Align academic standards in high school with expectations for college and workplace success

Course Requirements: Upgrade high school course requirements so college and work ready curriculum required for high school diploma

Assessment: Redesign selected high school tests in English and math to serve as college and work readiness and college placement tests

Accountability: Hold high schools and colleges accountable for the success of their students

P-16 DeptW/ Alliance

Early College Early College

New kind of institution—grades 9-14 Targets high minority, high poverty, English Language

learners and at-risk groups underrepresented in college

Gateway to College Form of Early College for high school dropouts

Both—high school diploma + 2 years of college

Both—increased access to dual enrollment

P-16 DeptW/ Alliance

PRISM Public Awareness Campaign

PRISM is a comprehensive R&D project designed to

Test key strategies to increase student learning and achievement in science & mathematics in schools & colleges

Codify what works Use it to influence change in policy and practice Inform the nation about successes that should

be replicated Public Awareness Campaign (1 Strategy)

Increase student interest in SM Influence student course selection in SM Reinforce parental involvement in student

course selection in SM Raise public consciousness as to importance of

all students succeeding in SM

P-16 DeptW/ Alliance

Data Marts Data and Analysis Systems Staff in P-16

Department builds data marts or “bridges” to link 2 or more existing data bases

Rationale: When focus is on Student pipeline, pre-school to college, or Educator pipeline, college to school

Analyses are needed from 2 or more agency data systems

Relevant data mart here—School-to-College

P-16 DeptW/ Alliance

Questions?

University System of GeorgiaP-16 Department