Kansas Exemplary Educators Network (KEEN)
February 20, 2014
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A Community Conversation Using
Transformational Dialogue to Achieve
Strategic Change – February 2009
KEEN Conference
February 25, 2010
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KEEN Conference
February 25, 2011
Kansas Exemplary Educators Network (KEEN)
February 20, 2014
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Students* - 485,147
School Districts – 286
Schools – 1,336
Teachers – 43,973
* Headcount enrollment
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Food
and
Fuel!
• Lunches served daily
327,256
• Breakfast served daily
107,342
• Students transported daily
211,500
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 Graduation
rate of 84.9%
 Attendance rate of 94.9%
 Participation rate on
assessments remain very
close to 100%.
How Does Kansas Compare?
• Above national
average
• on both ACT
and SAT
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56.6
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60.4
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82.9
85.8
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87.2
71.0
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89.1
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76.4
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67.3
63.1
64.3
2009
2010
67.0
66.2
60.6
50.9
43.0
30.7
24.9
25.9
2001
2002
19.8
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0
2000
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2003
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2005
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2007
2008
2011
2012
2013
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The
most
creative
people
said
• “Sometimes it’s our jobs to make
the impossible possible” (Yaei
Cohen)
• I dig deep, to hidden, possibly dark
or strange places” (Megan Sheehan)
• Be curious, and slightly paranoid
(what opportunity are you
missing?!)” (Rebecca Van Dyck)
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Fear of the new
Inertia
Bureaucracy
Quarterly profit demands
Conflicts with others
Office politics
Government
Fast Company, February 2014
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Dr. Debacker –
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In what world does this make sense?
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14 – 8 = X
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Take the 10 out of the 14 – and get 4.
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Now subtract the 10 -8 = 2
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Then add the 2 back with the 4 you took out of 14
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You get the answer 6.
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These are the instructions my niece in 1st grade follows to solve the 14 - 8 = 6.
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This is how the teachers at her (redacted) school have to teach math. It is nonsensical. It has no
forward progression -- i.e. it will serve them good in the next level class. It follows absolutely no
educational principle.
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I am astounded that you call yourself an educator for allowing this to happen and to be a proponent.
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Perhaps those teachers who said they favor the new standards favor them because the standards are
step-by-step and those teacher no longer have to put in the effort to teach! The teachers I have talked
to, I am a certified Secondary Social Studies teacher, despise the standards.
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This needs to stop. My niece goes to (redacted) to get assistance with math. They teach her using
valid educational principles, sound education theory and usable techniques.
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As my wife and I are planning on having children, I pray you will reverse this dumbing down of
education and return to common sense; otherwise I will have to home-school my children.
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CHANGE THE
CONVERSATION
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Kansas Education
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College and Career Ready
College and Career Ready
means an individual has the
 academic preparation,
 cognitive preparation,
 technical skills, and
 employability skills
to be successful in
postsecondary education, in the
attainment of an industry
recognized certification or in
the workforce, without the need
for remediation.
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Kansas College & Career Ready Standards
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Math
English Language Arts
History, Government and Social Studies
Science
English Language Proficiency
Handwriting
Theatre Arts
And more as they come up for review
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Pieces
to the
Puzzle
•Career and technical
education (CTE)
•Senate Bill 155
•Jobs for America’s
Graduates (JAG)
•Individual Plans of Study
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State Summative Assessments in
Math and English Language Arts
Transitional assessment in 2013-2014
 Based on the Kansas College and Career Ready
Standards
 Developed by CETE at KU
2014-2015 and Beyond
 Developed and administered by CETE at KU
 Features will include:
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Constructed response
Technology enhanced
Adaptive at the section level (not item)
Multiple choice
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*IPS = Individual Plan of Study
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Proficient
What % of Kansas
students meet grade level
proficiency, and ready to
move to the next grade
level?
Math 2012 = 85%
Reading 2012 = 87%
College & Career Ready
What % of Kansas Students
perform at a CCR level on the
new assessments?
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We don’t know, but we need
to be prepared to
communicate that
standards and assessments
have changed!
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Old State Assessment
2002-2013
New State Assessment
2014-2015
Exemplary
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Exceeds
3
Meets
2
Approaching
Warning
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2002-2013 Performance
2014-2015 and
Beyond
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21st Century Accreditation based on the relevance,
relationships, rigor, responsive culture, and results
Full implementation of the Kansas College & Career
Ready Standards in math and English language arts
Transitional assessment based on the KCCRS
Development of state summative assessment in math
and English language arts
Application for renewal of the ESEA Flexibility Waiver
Continued work on teacher and principal evaluations
with emphasis on student growth
Revisions of licensure in CTE and out-of-state
applicants
Pilot of Individual Plans of Study
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Simple
Complex
First order
Second
order
Technical
Adaptive
Bullets
Cannonballs
When stuck
on a
challenge,
what do
you do to
find
inspiration?
•Exercise (33%)
•??? (2%)
Fast Company, February 2014
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Ways to Keep in Touch
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