WELCOME Educational Results Overview State Attendance Conference April 16, 2014

WELCOMEEducational Results Overview

State Attendance ConferenceApril 16, 2014

Tennessee’s education system is a priority

2Source: “Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018” (The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce), 2011 NCES NAEP data, ACT

Tennessee’s Competitiveness

Only 21% of adults in TN have a college degree

TN ranks 46th in 4th grade math and 41st in 4th grade reading nationally

54% of new jobs will require post-secondary education

Only 15% of high school seniors in TN are college ready

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English Reading Math Science All 4 subjects0%

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% of 2011 TN HS Graduates Meeting College-Readiness Benchmarks

Source: 2011 ACT

TN students aspire to a postsecondary degree …but only 15% are college-ready in all 4 subjects

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73%82%

87%

% of 2011 TN HS Graduates Aspiring To Earn A Post-Secondary Degree

Over 60% of TN’s 1st time college freshmen require remedial or developmental courses at the college level

We need to prepare students to achieve their aspirations

TDOE strategic plan to support districts in meeting their ambitious goals

Expand kids’

access to effective teachers

and leaders

Expand families’ access to

good schools

Expand educators’ access

to resources and best practices

Expand public

access to information and data

Effective state agency that serves

as a delivery system to districts

Policies that remove

bureaucracy and unleash innovation

Continuous improvement

through measurement

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Tennessee aims to be the fastest improving state in the nation by 2015

Measured by progress on NAEP, ACT, and PARCC

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2012-13 Accountability Results

Progress made on TCAP since moving to new assessments in 2010

Reading Math Science English I Algebra I Algebra II Biology0%

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2010 2011 2012 2013

Grades 3-8 Grades 9-12

Percent Proficient and Advanced

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These gains mean thousands of additional students are performing on grade level

Nearly 91,000 additional students are at or above grade level in all math subjects now, as compared to 2010.

Nearly 52,000 additional students are at or above grade level in all science subjects, as compared to 2010.

*2011 was the baseline year for the Algebra II EOC. 8

Reading Math Science

197,035

152,278

227,997 223,947 225,782

278,178

Grades 3-8

English I Algebra I Algebra II Biology I

43,887

33,056

17,228

41,185

49,679

40,862

27,035

42,832

Grades 9-12

20132010

2011

20132010

Tennessee’s gains on TCAP are substantial when compared with other states

* In 2011-12, Delaware began providing students with a second opportunity to retake its state assessment, and included in its accountability data only the higher score for any student who took the test twice. http://www.doe.k12.de.us/dcas/files/StateSumOverviewReport2012.pdf; http://news.delaware.gov/2012/06/13/state-tests-show-student-gains/

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Top states in percentage point gains, 2010-11 to 2011-12

3-8 Math 3-8 ELA 3-8 Math + ELA

1 DE* 10.6% 1 DE* 12.9% 1 DE* 23.5%2 TN 6.3% 2 AR 6.1% 2 TN 8.7%3 NE 4.9% 3 HI 4.3% 3 NE 8.1%4 WV 4.3% 4 NV 3.7% 4 HI 8.0%5 HI 3.7% 5 MS 3.5% 5 AR 7.1%6 NV 3.0% 6 MI 3.3% 6 NV 6.7%7 MS 2.8% 7 CA 3.3% 7 MS 6.3%8 WA 2.7% 8 NE 3.2% 8 WA 5.5%9 ME 2.6% 9 WA 2.8% 9 ME 4.8%

10 AL 2.3% 10 TN 2.4% 10 CA 4.7%

EXPLORE and PLAN results show Tennessee making substantial growth over the last three years

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Tennessee ResultsNational Norm

Tennessee educators were more positive overall than any other state that administered

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2013 TELL Survey Overall Results

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Kathleen.Airhart@tn.gov