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World-Class Students From Nation Leading to World From Nation Leading to World CompetingCompeting
Governor Tim Pawlenty’s Education Agenda
January 2007
The World is Flat
Minnesota’s economy is increasingly intertwined with the 21st century global economy.
• The state’s manufactured exports alone The state’s manufactured exports alone were were valued at $11.8 billion in 2004 -- valued at $11.8 billion in 2004 -- growing by 22 growing by 22 percent between 1998 and percent between 1998 and 2004. 2004.
• U.S. affiliates of foreign companies U.S. affiliates of foreign companies employed employed 84,600 people and invested $10.8 84,600 people and invested $10.8 billion in billion in gross plant, property, and equipment gross plant, property, and equipment in in Minnesota in 2003.Minnesota in 2003.
New Jobs in Science and Technology
This new global future indicates that Minnesota’s future job growth will be in the science and technology fields.
• Economic forecasts project a Economic forecasts project a 20-20- 33 percent increase in 33 percent increase in scientific scientific and technical and technical occupations in occupations in Minnesota in 10 Minnesota in 10 years. years.
• New job growth in New job growth in professional professional and high-tech and high-tech industries will industries will demand an demand an extra 10,500 college extra 10,500 college graduates graduates per year.per year.
21st Century Economy/20th Century Schools• 10.8 % of 810.8 % of 8thth graders and 20.9 % of graders and 20.9 % of
1010thth graders expressed interest in graders expressed interest in pursuing a future in the science, pursuing a future in the science, technology, engineering and math technology, engineering and math fields.fields.
• Substantially fewer students of Substantially fewer students of color are prepared to take college color are prepared to take college algebra and college biology. algebra and college biology.
• In less than 10 years, 90% of the In less than 10 years, 90% of the world’s engineers will live in Asia.world’s engineers will live in Asia.
To World Competing
If Minnesota is going to compete in the 21st century, we must create a system of education that provides our students with the 21st century skills they need to compete with students from around the world.
We must reinvent and reinvigorate our system of education to take to take our students from our students from nation leading to nation leading to world competing.world competing.
World Competing
Governor Pawlenty’s World-Class Student Initiative
From Nation-Leading to World Competing • Education Funding Formula ChangesEducation Funding Formula Changes
• “ “3R” High Schools 3R” High Schools
• Effective Teachers for All Students Effective Teachers for All Students
• Academic Rigor for All StudentsAcademic Rigor for All Students • Closing the Achievement GapClosing the Achievement Gap
State Budget Forecast
• State budget forecast released in November: $2.17 billion surplus
• Approximately $1.038 billion is “structural” or available for permanent spending decisions
• Approximately $1.132 billion is not re-occurring or “structural”
• Next budget forecast will be released in late February 2007
Education Funding Changes
General Education Funding– 2% and 2% on the formula
• $100 in FY 2008 to $5,074• An additional $102 in FY 2009 to $5,176• Increase applies to linked formulas –
– Compensatory, sparsity, transportation sparsity, shared time, contract alternative, nonpublic pupil, nonpublic transportation, tribal contract
– Q Comp linked to formula and cap increased by 10% per year starting in FY 09
– 2% and 2% on LEP & Extended Time
Education Funding ChangesGeneral Education Funding
– Extended time: increase maximum ADM from .2 to .5 per student
– Operating Capital: Increase equalizing factor from $10,700 to $17,590
– Equity: simpler, more predictable formula• Sliding scale based on 27% of formula allowance
instead of regional 95% percentile• Low referendum formula based on 1.5% of
formula instead of 10% of state avg referendum• Use resident PU (aligns with referendum allow)• Hold harmless
Education Funding ChangesSpecial Education Funding
– 2% and 2% increases in statewide caps
– Combine statewide caps for special education – regular and transition disabled
– Include transition disabled expenditures in excess cost aid calculations
– Use current year data in aid calculations
– Increase caps to include funding for Part C expansion in special education-regular & excess cost aid
Education Funding Changes
One-Time Funding – FY 08 & FY 09
– Successful Schools – Additional $90 – 150 per pupil for schools receiving 3 stars (making AYP) in reading or math ($75 million/year)
– School Technology – Grants to improve school technology capacity and increase use of online technology in providing curriculum ($16.5 million/yr technology + $2.5 million/year online)
“3R” High Schools• One-third of students entering Minnesota post-
secondary institutions need remediation in math.
• Our high schools were designed at a time when the majority of graduates didn’t go on to college. By comparison, the majority of students who graduate today pursue some type of post-secondary opportunity.
• There is also a precipitous drop in student performance from elementary school to high school. U.S. students score near the top on international tests in 4th grade, but by 8th grade our students are in the middle of the pack and by the end of high school they are near the bottom.
“3R” High Schools Six Components of the “3R” High School Redesign
ProposalNote: This proposal is not linked to the Successful School Program
One Year of Post-Secondary Education for All High School One Year of Post-Secondary Education for All High School Students (This would be required of all high schools.)Students (This would be required of all high schools.)
College Access Programs for StudentsCollege Access Programs for Students
Personal Graduation Plan (PGP)Personal Graduation Plan (PGP)
High Quality Teacher and Principal LeadershipHigh Quality Teacher and Principal Leadership
Rigorous and Relevant Course Taking for all StudentsRigorous and Relevant Course Taking for all Students
Use of Data for School ImprovementUse of Data for School Improvement
“3R” High Schools• All high schools are eligible to
receive funding if the high school implements all six components of the high school redesign plan
• Plan is developed locally• First year (planning/transition year):
$68/student (grades 9-12) in FY 2008 (school year 2007-08)
• Second year (implementation year): $200/student (grades 9-12) in FY 2009 (school year 2008-09) for implementation of all six components.
“3R” High Schools
The high school experience has become an expensive academic holding pattern, or worse, for way to many of our high school students. Minnesota high schools need to be dramatically overhauled and modernized.
Governor Pawlenty’s 2007 Inaugural Address
Pawlenty's critique of too many Minnesota high Pawlenty's critique of too many Minnesota high schools as "an expensive academic holding schools as "an expensive academic holding pattern" deserves to be taken seriously …” pattern" deserves to be taken seriously …” Star Tribune Editorial, January 3, 2007
Effective Teachers for All Students One of the biggest factors for success of our students in a more competitive world is the effectiveness of their teachers.
Research conducted by Research conducted by Robert Marzano in 2003 Robert Marzano in 2003 found that besides found that besides parents, the parents, the effectiveness of effectiveness of teachers in the teachers in the classroom is the most classroom is the most important factor in important factor in increasing student increasing student achievement. achievement.
Effective Teachers for All StudentsThe World-Class Students Initiative continues the Governor’s efforts to improve professional development and link student achievement to teacher compensation by expanding the nation-leading Q Comp program.
Q Comp is Q Comp is a a
tremendoutremendous success, s success,
with 35 with 35 districts districts and 15 and 15 charter charter schools schools
now now participatinparticipatin
g in the g in the program.program.
"It's going to make me a better "It's going to make me a better teacher."teacher."Hopkins West Junior High social studies teacher Hopkins West Junior High social studies teacher Kim CampbellKim Campbell(Star Tribune, September 14, 2005)(Star Tribune, September 14, 2005)
Effective Teachers for All Students
The World-Class Students initiative would also create effective teachers by:
• Creating new regional Math and Science Creating new regional Math and Science Academies, which will provide Academies, which will provide professional development for all professional development for all teachers.teachers.
• Creating a new teacher induction Creating a new teacher induction program so we can recruit and retain our program so we can recruit and retain our classroom teachers. classroom teachers. Almost 50% of
Minnesota teachers leave the classroom after their first five
years.
Academic Rigor for All Students
Taking more rigorous courses, especially in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disciplines, will provide Minnesota students with the economic currency they need to succeed in the 21st century.
A recent study by Achieve Inc. A recent study by Achieve Inc. found that found that
only 24 percent of only 24 percent of high schoolhigh school
Graduates say they Graduates say they were significantly were significantly challenged in high challenged in high
schoolschool..
Academic Rigor for All Students The World-Class Students initiative would increase rigor
by requiring students to take classes, especially in the STEM disciplines, needed to compete with students anywhere in the world.
• Rigor counts: The Governor recommends $15 million Rigor counts: The Governor recommends $15 million in FY in FY 2008-09 for additional Advanced Placement, Pre-2008-09 for additional Advanced Placement, Pre-
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate schools. Since Get Ready, Get Credit was enacted in schools. Since Get Ready, Get Credit was enacted in
2005, 2005, participation in AP increased 18.5% and in IB 11%. participation in AP increased 18.5% and in IB 11%.
• Require a minimum of four years of a second Require a minimum of four years of a second language language for graduation (flexible – could include grades for graduation (flexible – could include grades before high before high school) school)
• Provide start-up funds for schools to establish Provide start-up funds for schools to establish Mandarin Chinese programs.Mandarin Chinese programs.
• Provide funding for schools implementing an Provide funding for schools implementing an alternative alternative school calendar.school calendar.
Closing the Achievement Gap
It’s unacceptable that Minnesota, a state heralded for its commitment to education, has one of the worst achievement gaps in the nation.
Only about half of Only about half of Minnesota’s African-Minnesota’s African-American students American students graduate from high graduate from high school in four years.school in four years.
Closing the Achievement Gap The Governor’s World-Class Students
initiative seeks to focus resources where they are needed the most -- on at-risk students who are not ready for kindergarten.
Creates a scholarship to Creates a scholarship to provide up to $4,000 per at-provide up to $4,000 per at-risk student the year before risk student the year before kindergarten. These funds kindergarten. These funds could be used for public or could be used for public or private programs that meet private programs that meet
standards.standards.
Increasing AccountabilityThe World-Class Students initiative also continues the Governor’s efforts to increase accountability in our schools.
•Reforms will make further improvements to our Reforms will make further improvements to our accountability and assessment system -- including accountability and assessment system -- including providing educators with more timely student providing educators with more timely student performance data through a voluntary formative performance data through a voluntary formative assessment for grades 3-8 in reading and math and assessment for grades 3-8 in reading and math and continuing with a growth model for the state MCA-II continuing with a growth model for the state MCA-II assessments and the STAR rating system.assessments and the STAR rating system.
•Additional funding for assessment system will Additional funding for assessment system will allow state to develop classroom tools for teachers allow state to develop classroom tools for teachers and schools, computerized on-line assessments for and schools, computerized on-line assessments for students re-taking the GRAD Test and insure students re-taking the GRAD Test and insure assessments are aligned to academic standards.assessments are aligned to academic standards.
MDE Contact InformationChas AndersonDeputy [email protected]
Tom MelcherDirector, Program [email protected]