WEST VIRGINIA SUPERINTENDENTS’ LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
National perspective on education reform
Gene Wilhoit
CCSSO
June 24, 2010
DRIVERS OF DRAMATIC CHANGE
GLOBALIZATION
TECHNOLOGY EXPLOSION
POPULATION SHIFTS
International Competition
JOB SHIFTS
U.S. DEBT
SOCIAL WELFARE COSTS
THE TWO-EDGED SWORD
Teach to much higher levels
Reach Each and Every Child
Thus………… Performance Based Accountability, Evidenced by Student Results, In All Schools, Districts and States
NEW REFORMERS
Governors
Business and industry
Federal government
Foundations
EARLY SEARCH FOR ANSWERS
Find and emulate best places
Put into place a new program
Treat the symptom
Hire a “wiz” consultant
Do an in-service
WHAT WE NEED IS SYSTEMS CHANGE AT SCALE
WHAT WE NEED IS SYSTEMS CHANGE AT SCALE
CLEAR PURPOSE
Common Core State Standards for Learning
New Goal: College and Career Ready
New Benchmark: Internationally Comparable
New Approach: Evidence Based
New Knowledge: Essential Knowledge Plus 21st Century Skills
BETTER ASSESSMENT PRACTICES
Formative + Benchmark + Summative
Richer forms of student expression
Multiple opportunities to succeed
Greater diagnostic capacity
Stronger teacher capacity to assess
REVISED ACCOUNTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY
Measure each and every child
Focus on low performance
Dropouts count
Growth and Status
Increased state role
SUPPORT FOR EDUCATORS
Aligned system
Redeploy resources
Redesigned preparation
True profession growth experiences
Differentiated roles and compensation
Strong building leadership
NEXT GENERATION LEARNING
Individualized, customized learning
World class learning goals
Performance-based crediting
Stronger supports
Technology at the center of learning
Student voice, responsibility, engagement
Leadership Imperative
Increased leadership role for states and districts
New federal-state compact
