1. Achievement Compacts
Senate Bill 1581
February 13, 2012
Oregon City School District
2. “Achievement agreement
between the State of
Oregon, acting through the
Oregon Education
Investment Board, (OEIB)
and provider of educational
services.
Governor Kitzhaber
What is an achievement compact?
3. • Achieve high school and college completion
goals (40/40/20)
• Allow comparisons of outcomes
Why does Oregon need a compact?
4. • Help local leaders determine progress
• Invest funds to deliver better results for
students
Why?
5. • Provide parents and students clear information
to allow comparisons based on outcomes
• Replace with a supportive and flexible K-12
accountability system
Why?
6. • Customized system of school supports and
interventions
• Emphasis on an individual student’s growth in
learning
What about No Child Left Behind?
8. Governing Board of the Achievement Collaborate with
District president of
Compact teachers’ association
appoints Aug.-Oct. 2012
Committee
Educators Others
Administrators
Who will serve on the ACC?
9. 1 April 12, 2012- Receive our ACC document
2 April-May 2012-Develop targets for outcomes
3 June-Present to Board Achievement Compact
4 June 30-School Board takes action
What is our timeline for this year?
Editor's Notes
----- Meeting Notes (2/13/12 14:53) -----Oregon intends to develop one of the best educated citizenries in the world. The state will use Achievement Compacts as partnership agreements to define the roles and commitments of the State and the education service providers.----- Meeting Notes (2/13/12 15:43) -----
An achievement compact is an agreement or promise between districts and the state through the Oregon Education Investment Board regarding their learning targets and outcomes for all students.
Why does our Governor feel Oregon needs achievement compacts?Our state now has a formal educational goal which states by 2025, 100 percent of students will graduate from high school and 80 percent will earn a college credential, half via a community college degree or technical certificate and half with a bachelor’s degree. This is now being referred to the 40/40/20 goals. The compacts will allow comparisions of outcomes among all educational institutions. This will help our state spotlight best practices to share and expand, and allows a diagnosis and intervention approach to overcome obstacles.When a school district signs a compact, improving its high school graduation rate will be the single more important measure of success. The compacts ill also have more impact for comparing districts fairly and directly. By June, Oregon will have completed a study to determine which districts can most fairly be compared, primarily based on funding and student demongraphics.
To achieve 40/40/20 by 2025, it is essential to create a trajectory for all learning organizations that is consistent with that goal. (click) Through achievement compacts, the state and districts will agree upon the ambitious and achieveable outcomes necessary to reach the state’s educational objectives. Achievement compacts will encourage local boards and educational leaders to connect their budgets and improvement plans to shared goals of high school and college completion and career readiness. Education resources are currently not aligned with the 40/40/20 vision. To achieve the goal, it is necessary to 1.) Build a learning continuum PreK-20, Click 2.) Invest in learners and learning outcomes, instead of head counts and grade levels3.) ensure that students are learning at their best pace and achieving their full potential.
The compacts will provide clear information about how schools are performing, including significant outcomes regarding all student sub groups. The 2012-2013 will provide baseline information in the first year of the compacts.
The Achievement Compacts will allow Oregon to replace provisions of No Child Left Behind with a more supportive and flexible system where emphasis will be placed on individual student growth in learning.
As educators, we are not new to the idea of setting performance indicators or identifying key measurements in our school improvement or strategic plans. The OEIB has incorporated teachers, college and university leaders best thinking into the compact template. The OEIB proposes that school districts communicate with students, teachers, faculty, other staff and their employee unions, community partners and representatives as they define their achievement targets.
As we develop our achievement compact our process will be built upon the high level of collaboration and shared process between the Association, Superintendent and School Board.
We will work with our Board, Superintendent and President of OCEA, Nancy Noice to begin the formation of our Achievement Compact Committee. We will receive our official template from OEIB by April 12, 2012. We will work to identify our district’s learning targets and outcomes. We will present our achievement compact to the Board where we will provide opportunities for public and staff comment about our recommendations. By June 30 the School Board takes action to enter into an Achievement Compact with the OEIB, and forward it on to OEIB.
