Wednesday, March 19, 2014
The State ofOakland County
Schools
Welcome!
Special Thanks!
Dr. Casandra E. UlbrichMichigan Department of Education
Oakland Schools Board of Education - Barbara DeMarco, Connie Williams, Marc Katz, Dr. Theresa Rich, George Ehlert
Once upon a time...
American ideals
public education
equal opportunity
American ingenuity
FOREWORDPersonal Thoughts on Public Education
motivated by money...intentional...
motivated by money...intentional...
“There is no evidence from any other nation that replacing a public system with a privatized choice system produces anything but social, economic, and racial segregation.”
Why?
There is a lot RighT with public education...
nation, state, county...
ChapTER OnEOur Success Stories
Steven
Mrs. Kramer
professional Learning opportunities
Steven’s cousinOlivia
Michigan legislature increases funds for Early Childhood programs
Steven’s cousins
Comprehensive K-12 school districts struggle to remain comprehensive.
Steven’s neighbor Amber
70%suCCEssFuL freshman year of college!
A very different story is being told...
Lansing mythabout 17%
college ready
real datareal kids
real colleges
Oakland County percent Enrolling in any ihE and Earning 24 Credits
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% of Graduates Enrolled in IHE within 24 months
% of Enrollees Earning 24 Credits
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Oakland County Percent Enrolling in ANY IHE & Earning 24 Credits
Oakland County (14202) Michigan (116739)
Community support
strong linkbetween business,
government and education
Census Data...MORE bachelorsdegrees
MORE high school gradshAlf the number of high school dropouts
National Data
1970 2011 25-‐29 year olds earning at least a bachelors degree1
20% 33%
25-‐29 year olds earning a high school diploma1
78% 90%
High school dropout rate2 15% 7.4%
1 EducaBon trends – hDp://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/?q+node/182 2 Dropout rates – hDp://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d11/tables/dt11_117.asp
Success at thedistrict level
pontiac school District
Thank You!
isD cost recoveryefficiency
& creativity
Fy08 actual Fy09 actual Fy10 actual Fy11 actual Fy12 actual Fy13 actual Fy14 actualExternal Cost Recovery services (Revenue)
$204,600 $796,797 $198,510 $190,183 $583,318 $1,904,221 $4,984,500
Tuition programs $95,309 $111,300 $215,950 $858,306 $2,172,889 $4,307,034 $4,993,440
TOTaL $9,977,940
External Cost Recovery & Tuition programs
Cost Recovery and Tuition programs went from
$0 in 2007 to a current level of nearly
$10 Million per year.
collaborations
Increasing student achievement
Serving the diverse needs of our districts
Decreasing costs by increasingefficiencies
ThanK yOu... school boards
superintendentseducators
volunteers
Thanks to the CabinetDr. Wanda Cook-RobinsonChief of Staff
Robert MooreDeputy Superintendent of finance & Operations
Dr. Terri SpencerDeputy Superintendent of Instructional Services
nation, state, county...
Public education is iMpROving in our
ChapTER TWOTests, Tests and MORE TestsMrs. Kramer’s classroom
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What are the grade level trends for MEAP results in Reading?
MEAP 2011-12 - 2013-14 : Reading
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Oakland County Michigan Oakland minus MI
ACT Results 2006-07 through 2012-13
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Subject Area Test & Year
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Oakland Michigan
Oakland 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 21 21 21
Michigan 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 19 20 19 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 20 20
07 08 09 10 11 12 13 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
ACT Reading ACT English ACT Math ACT Science ACT Composite
ACT results for both Oakland County & Michigan have been rising slowly.
MEAP
ACT
N.A.E.P.
1973 2008 8th Grade Math 266 281
4th Grade Math 219 243
8th Grade Reading 255 260
4th Grade Reading 208 220
Na8onal Assessment of Educa8onal Progress (NAEP) – hFp://nces.ed.gov/na8onsreportcard/pubs/main2008/2009479.asp
What’s in a score?different demographicspovertyurban centersdiversity
national assessment of Educational progress
(naEp) 2011 Reading assessment - grade 8
Poverty in U.S. May, 2012 UNICEF Report
http://www.unicef-‐irc.org/publications/pdf/rc10_eng.pdf
The United States is a nation of growing poverty...
We test aLL students - high poverty, special needs, English Language Learners
ChapTER ThREEWhat does it cost?
Steven’s mom & dad
What do you think is the biggest problem that yOuR public school faces?
Would you support or oppose paying more in taxes to provide funds to improve the quality
of yOuR public school?
What has happened to school funding over time?
K-12 state and Local Funding as percent of personal income
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
5.17% 5.11% 5.12% 4.85% 4.58% 4.41%
had the level of K-12 funding support simply remained the same as 2010 an additional $1.6 Billion of state and local funding would have been provided to K-12 schools for our children.
adequacy study on
Funding Public
Education
ChapTER FOuR“Choice” limits Opportunities Steven’s future
Education should not be a string of wins and losses...
Michigan has more for-profit
charter schools than any other state
Share of Charter Schools Operated by Educa5on Management Organiza5ons
Miron & Gulosino (2013) Profiles of For-‐Profit and Nonprofit Educa5on Management Organiza5ons: Fourteenth Edi5on – 2011-‐2012
Choice and Charters need transparency and monitoring...
We need a level playingfield.
What does this mean
for Steven?
grass roots graphic
ChapTER FivEEd ReformSteven’s Parents Join Grassroots Advocates
Why?A-F GrAdinG
policies impact
students
Steven’s parents want answers... and you should too!
why?!
why?!
ChapTER sixThe End?hope for Steven & friends
the tide is turning
diligencepatience
persistence
Engage!
WE havE pROOF...We can shape public policy.
We can move student learning forward.
Wecanoperatemoreefficientlyandeffectively if permitted to do so.
Happily ever after