North Carolina’s

Race to the Top Proposal

Why RTTT?• Teacher Incentive Grant

• School Improvement Grant

• Innovation Grant

• ESEA

• IDEA

• SFSF

• …….

RTTTObjectives

Seven NC Strategic Improvement Goals

1. Increase achievement

2. Increase high school graduation rates

3. Produce more career-ready and college-ready graduates

4. Increase the number of students who complete challenging capstone courses

Seven NC Strategic Improvement Goals(continued)

5. Increase the college-going rate

6. Decrease need for remedial mathematics and language arts courses

7. Improve student achievement growth in low-performing schools

Emerging RTTT Initiative Framework: Overview of Statewide Initiative

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Standards, Assessment, and AccountabilityFostering a Culture of Continuous Improvement

Use better measures of student learning

Have career and college ready students

Close the achievement gap

Have comprehensive accountability of schools, districts, and state

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Great Teachers and Leaders

Focus on effectiveness

Promote the profession

Focus on equity

Prepare smarter

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21st Century Teaching and Learning

Improved literacy instruction

All graduates college and career ready

Improved STEM instruction

Complete curriculum

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Innovate and Evaluate

Build and sustain innovation

Build and share the evidence base

Bring schools into the 21st century

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RTTT Selection Criteria Points Overview

A. State Success Factors 125

B. Standards and Assessments 70

C. Data Systems to Support Instruction 47

D. Great Teachers and Leaders 138

E. Turning Around Lowest-Achieving Schools 50

F. General 55

TOTAL 500

Discussion

North Carolina’s

Race to the Top Website

www.racetothetop.nc.gov/