North Dakota PK-12 Education Strategic Vision

NORTH DAKOTA PK-12 EDUCATION STRATEGIC VISION State Education Organization Alignment MAY 16, 2019  Strategic Vision for PK-12 Education Steering Committee Members Updated August 2019 Tegan Amundson State Superintendent Student Cabinet Member Richland 44 High School Levi Bachmeier Policy Advisor Office of the Governor Kirsten Baesler ND State Superintendent of Schools North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Marc Bluestone Superintendent ND Indian Education Advisory Council Elroy Burkle Executive Officer North Dakota Small Organized Schools Aimee Copas Executive Director North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders Lisa Feldner Education Consultant Lynda Ferguson Education Services Associate Prairie Public Broadcasting Solen Public School/North Dakota Small Organized Justin Fryer Superintendent/Board member Schools Jim Johnson Past President North Dakota School Boards Association Rosi Kloberdanz Executive Director Education Technology Council Edutech Chad Oban Executive Director North Dakota United Erin Oban Senator North Dakota State Senate North Dakota Association of College of Teacher Al Olson President Educators Mark Owens Representative North Dakota House of Representatives Rebecca Pitkin Executive Director Education Standards & Practices Board Behavioral Health Division Pam Sagness Director Department of Human Services REAs/Mid-Dakota Education Cooperative & Luke Schaefer Director Missouri River Education Cooperative Donald Schaible Chair, Senate Education Committee North Dakota State Senate Cynthia Schreiber-Beck Representative North Dakota House of Representatives North Dakota Parents & Teachers Mary Schultz President Association Wayde Sick Director & Executive Officer North Dakota Career & Technical Education Tom Ternes Education Market Manager Bank of North Dakota Phil Wisecup Interim Vice Chancellor North Dakota University System  PK-12 Education Strategic Vision Framework Our vision is that all students will graduate choice ready with the knowledge, skills and disposition to be successful • Increase students who Quality early enter kindergarten childhood education prepared to learn We will • Increase students who make demonstrate reading Support for safe and We will drive healthy behaviors progress proficiency in 3rd grade improvement toward • Increase students who on these this vision meet expected learning outcomes Career awareness, by gains each year through exploration and achieving development • Increase students who focused effort these engage in learning within these long-term strategic outcomes • Increase students who Quality education themes for graduate choice ready personnel students • Reduce the disparity in achievement for students Quality in poverty and for Native Student-centered American students Instruction 5/16/2019 1  Strategic Theme: Quality Early Childhood Education Organization Objectives Initiatives Department of Public 1. Effectively implement a quality rating and improvement 1a. Enhance the QRIS with key components for all early childhood Instruction system (QRIS) education programs (ECEs) 2. Expand quality early childhood education opportunities 1b. Increase participation in the QRIS 2a. Develop a start-up toolkit for new quality ECEs 2b. Design and implement a state level advocacy plan for high quality early childhood education Center for Distance 1. Increase the number of kindergarteners that can read in 1a.Increase access to reading programs by partnering with Waterford Education ND Institute to implement their UPSTART model in ND 2. Expand opportunities for young learners to participatein 1b. Provide program support for parents and their learner activities that result in development of the executive 2a. Procure SmartLab components that support PK-2 learning (Primary function Layer) 2b. Provide age appropriate training to PK-2 facilitators EDUTECH 1. Provide educational technology infrastructure & tools to 1. Provide collaboration/communication technology tools and services for support quality early childhood education early childhood educators in order to share best practices and 2. Deliver educational technology professional curricula development and resources to educators that elevate 2a. Deliver workshops on 1:1 device applications that engage young the impact of Pre-K2 education learners 2b. Promote and facilitate statewide initiatives, such as integrated Computer and Cyber Science foundations Career and Technical 1.Expand and support quality early childhood education 1a. Promote early childhood career exploration through workplace Education opportunities learning opportunities Education Standards and 1. Provide quality pre-service experiences in birth-grade 3 1a. Change ESPB early childhood standard to reflect stakeholder definition Practices Board settings of quality early childhood pre-service teaching experience (completed 2. Collaborate across agencies 5/2018) Governor’s Office 1. Work with appropriate stakeholders to discuss strategy 1a. Re-energize ECE council originally established by governor’s office for budget/legislative session for ECE 1b. Engage Ed legislative leadership to discuss strategy for ECE in ‘19 2. Optimize distribution of ECE/child care related session oversight/regulation between DHS and DPI 2a. Explore and promote statutory changes that better support the missions of both organizations ND United 1a. Continue to advocate for funding that assures all children have access to Pre-K if parents choose 1b. Continue to lobby at the legislature and also engage members on importance of Pre-K 2  Organization Objectives Initiatives NDSBA 1.Increase the number of children reading at grade level by 1a. Support legislative efforts that make PreK more available and the end of 3rd grade affordable for more families in North Dakota without supplanting funds from K-12 education NDACTE 1.Increase awareness of the collaborative partnerships 1. Share NDACTE meeting information and initiatives with the ND ECE teacher preparation programs have with state agencies Higher Ed Consortium to support potential opportunities to further and early childhood programs throughout North Dakota partnerships between Higher Ed Institutions and ECE agencies NDCEL 1.Policy / legislative support 1. Represent school leaders by monitoring legislative/state agency initiatives, policy shifts, and funding shifts and advocate for or against such pieces on the basis of what is best for students Prairie Public 1.Deliver high-quality, educational family learning events, 1a. Collaborate with schools, libraries, and other organizations to plan professional development opportunities, and resources and create a variety of family-centered learning events statewide that elevatethe impact of Pre-K2 education (eg: integration, access to STEAM and literacy tools) 1b. Attend, present, and share resources for early childhood educators at professional conferences and workshops 1c. Seek and apply for appropriate grants and other financial support for this work 3  Strategic Theme: Support for Safe and Healthy Behaviors Organization Objectives Initiatives Department of 1.Enhance collaboration and partnerships to 1a. Facilitate partner collaboration to initiate a cultural change within the student body and Public Instruction support students and families educational community 1b. Create a framework and provide resources for all students to succeed academically and behaviorally 1c. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure full implementation of policies in the area of safe & healthy behavior Center for Distance 1. Distribution and instruction of online 1a. Continued development and engagement of courses for teachers and students in the area Education curriculum in all instructional areas that of mental health focus on healthy behaviors 2a. 30-hour training program for classroom teachers with a SmartLab to help them redesign 2. Reengineering of the classroom with traditional pedagogical models to facilitate learning environments that allow them to SmartLab implementation allowing for a build healthy relationships with learners teacher facilitation model EDUTECH 1. Provide guidance on technology tools, 1a. Provide web filtering/guidance to schools to minimize access to objectionable material resources, and online best practices 1b. Provide resources to ensure safe and secure teacher/student online behaviors 2. Partner with state agencies by providing 2. Provide professional development and resources for educators, including Behavioral technology tools and learning opportunities Health Service resources, GIS crowdsourcing tools, digital storytelling training, and to support statewide behavioral health community interactions programs Career and 1. Expand and support Career and Technical 1a. Increase awareness of leadership opportunities to support healthy behaviors Technical Education Student Organizations (CTSO) Education Education 1. All teacher education colleges will provide 1a. Collaboration with DPI for resources for Higher Education (completed) Standards and mental health competency training (required 1b. Analyze data to determine where training is given and provide support as needed Practices Board 8/2016) (ongoing) Small Organized 1a. NDSOS can assist by providing access to online bus driver training (INFINIT-I); promoting Schools mental health/suicide training (i.e. Tom Nitschke’s ‘I Am Resilient’ Program); and resources for drug (opioid) prevention. Regional Education 1. Facilitate professional learning aligned with 1a. Continue to identify evidence-based opportunities that can be implemented in an Agencies Promotion and Prevention for schools educational community 2. Support DPI’s initiatives 1a & 1b 1b. Assist schools in the implementation of selected practices/programs 1c. Promote appropriate data utilization to evidence progress towards strategic theme Governor’s Office 1. Increase focus on needs of students and 1a. Expand Recovery Reinvented initiative to include behavioral health schools facing behavioral health challenges 2a. Work with DHS to make public services related to behavioral health more school-facing 2. Better leverage state dollars in behavioral 2b. Work to increase awareness among school leaders of behavioral health resources health to support schools available locally, regionally 4  Organization Objectives Initiatives ND United 1a. Provide members and non-members with access to “Mindful Me, Mindful You” training 1b. Provide members and non-members access to book studies this fall for credit through UND 1c. Focus on understanding childhood trauma and teacher self-care at the annual summer “Professional Growth Institute” NDSBA 1. Increase the amount of quality learning time 1a. Provide “Best Practices” policies regarding student behavior, discipline, and school safety for all students 1b. Support the Governor’s office initiative to education school board members and district staff on behavior health resources that are available NDACTE 1. Facilitate awareness of the effectiveness of 1. Provide data on first-year teacher skills related to supporting safe and healthy behaviors: teacher candidate training Graduate data of first-year teachers’ perception of readiness and the Supervisors’ 2. Provide mental health training for teacher assessment of the teachers’ readiness to support safe and healthy behaviors in Pre-K 12 candidates schools will be analyzed for data-based decision making in educator preparation programs and shared with ND agencies and stakeholders 2. Each Teacher Preparation program developed plans to meet ESPB state standards for mental health training and increase teacher candidate preparation NDCEL 1. Support Department of Human 1a. Pursue funding, policy alignment, and coordination of services that can better provide Service/Department of Public Instruction support to K12 schools in the area of safe and healthy behaviors initiatives that support K12 schools 1b. Active supportive work representing school leaders with legislature and state agencies to 2. Provide opportunities for coordinated PD for help pursue positive strides toward support toward programs school staff Prairie Public 1. Create and distribute quality resources and 1a. Provide training on PBS LearningMedia to give teachers and childcare providers access materials to support teachers to quality, peer-reviewed resources designed to nurture safe and healthy behaviors 1b. Produce and share regional documentaries on health and safety issues impacting communities in our region (including the opioid epidemic) 5  Strategic Theme: Career Awareness, Exploration and Development Organization Objectives Initiatives Department 1. Ensure K-12 students have access to quality 1a. Facilitate creation of pillars of quality career counseling and education of Public career counseling and education 1b. Expand and enhance quality career counseling and education practices Instruction 2. Increase exposure and engagement in hands- 2a. Ensure career exploration opportunities are meaningful and tied to student four-year rolling on career exploration plans 2b. Work with partners to foster working relationships between business, community, schools across the state, and other state partners Center for 1. Increase the number of online and blended 1a.Continue to seek partnerships with curriculum designers that produce relevant content for Distance career exploration opportunities for learners tomorrow’s workforce Education 2. Design certificate programs for learners that 2a. Implementation of collaborative, real world, development projects, conducted and supported produce credits and prepare them for the by various learners in SmartLabs around ND work force 2b. Provision for certifications in cyber security technician and UAS pilot’s license EDUTECH 1. Provide educational technology 1a. Expand AskMe program throughout the state infrastructure, tools and programs that 1b. Promote ND Insights portal for access to information on programs / pathways to high demand increase access to and information on careers and Job Service’s ND Workforce Intelligence careers, and help students compete and 1c. Coordinate the ND “K-20W” initiative, a collaborative effort aligning K-20 cyber education, succeed workforce priorities, and operational security Career and 1.Increase exposure and engagement in hands- 1a. Expand and support quality career and technical education programming Technical on career exploration through the expansion 2b. Maintain advisory committee communication to increase partnerships between business and Education of industry partnerships community stakeholders Education 1. Support for an “education careers” pathway 1a. Spoke before BPS school board Standards with CTE, higher ed, and Bismarck Public and Practices Schools Board Small 1a. Promote Rural Schools Collaborative place-based education and continue to support state- Organized wide career exploration such as NDCDE in addition to supporting regional (REAs) and state Schools (NDCTE and NDDPI) efforts Regional 1. Advocate for a progressive career exploration 1a. Connect schools with appropriate industry and business representatives to align initiatives Education continuum for students K-12 1b. Promote appropriate data utilization to evidence progress towards strategic theme Agencies 2. Support 2b 2a. Collaborate with CTE Centers Governor’s 1. Better promote career ready practices 1a.Leverage communications team to explore opportunities to better raise CRP awareness Office 2. Support expansion of Computer Scienceand 2a. Consider recommendations of K-20W work group in budget and policy recommendations for Cyber Security Education 2019 legislative session 3. Better integrate CTE into other state 3a. Holistic CTE as one focus of K-12 Governance Working Group government K-12 departments ND United 1a. Engage in partnership with the NEA Foundation to find a way to bring more CTE options to Native American students in the state 6 Organization Objectives Initiatives NDSBA 1. Secure adequate funds for all districts to 1a. Advocate for adequate and sustainable K-12 funding to allow for additional staff and provide a rich curriculum that includes curriculum to provide meaningful CTE courses, especially in smaller school districts expanded CTE options NDACTE 1. Increase apprenticeship opportunities that 1a. Each Teacher Preparation program can explore collaborations with state agencies and schools can be linked to high school coursework for to implement a strategic approach to increase apprenticeship opportunities with mutual credit benefit to businesses/organizations and students NDCEL 1. Support of CTE Directors and Ed Leaders in 1a. Work with CTE Directors and all Educational Leaders to assist in filling professional policy / professional development development and coordination gaps that can enhance student career exploration Prairie Public 1. Highlight the diverse career opportunities 1a. Conduct station tours for teachers and students highlighting the diverse skills and careers in available in public media public media (including engineering, writing, video production, radio production, podcasting, development) 1b. Provide training and resources for teachers to explore media production and journalism with their students (eg: PBS Student Reporting Lab) 7  Strategic Theme: Quality Education Personnel Organization Objectives Initiatives Department of 1. Increase rigor and relevance of educator 1a. Partner in establishing new and supporting existing high quality coaching, mentoring and Public enhancement and performance management professional development for educators Instruction systems 1b. Increase support for fidelity of educator evaluation and continuous improvement systems 2. Reduce vacancies in hard to staff areas with 1c. Collaboration with educator preparation stakeholders to design quality coursework effective educators 2a. Continue to secure and promote incentives 2b. Continue collaborations and develop partnerships to expand pathways to licensing and credentialing Center for 1. Development of teachers that provides a 1a. Refinement of a “Teacher Process” which allows for a methodology that focuses on applying Distance process for student learning teaching and learning that data has proven works Education 2. Training opportunities for educators that 1b. Development and support of an LMS and SIS that allows for teachers to manage increase their proficiency in online and intervention strategies with relevant data blended teaching along with the 2a. Provide blended learning, college credit bearing training opportunities in an “Online implementation of competency based learning Teaching Certification” program and with a 30-hour SmartLab facilitator training program EDUTECH 1. Provide professional learning opportunities 1a. Utilize NICERC, code.org, Microsoft certifications within EduTech staff to facilitate statewide and outreach to facilitate statewide computer cyber education initiatives for K-12 educators and cyber science education 2a. Deliver an annual educational technology conference to allow educators to more effectively 2. Provide technology infrastructure, tools, and utilize state resources; present at other statewide conferences professional development opportunities to 2b. Provide technology coaching in support of quality instruction increase the impact of statewide initiatives 3a. Introduce educators to student data in the SLDS to access/analyze continuous improvement 3. Provide professional development of student learning; provide ongoing professional development for online curriculum opportunities on data-driven decision making “Develop Your Data Mindset” 3b. Continually improve tools within PowerSchool, SLDS , eTranscript Career and 1.Improve Career and Technical Education 1a. Expand strong support for CTE instructors through site-based comprehensive evaluations Technical programs through evaluation including curriculum, instructional strategies, data analysis and program specific Education professional development 1b. Verify appropriate industry/teaching certifications Education 1.Maintain qualifications for alternate access 1a. Provide opportunities for a “narrow” license as a component of alternate access licensure Standards and licensure 1b. Work with higher education to develop a “boot camp” for Alternate Access license Practices individuals Board 1c. HB 1098 enables individuals to teach with a minor and expanded the grade band for both elementary and secondary Regional 1. Support school utilization of evaluation 1a. Identify education personnel needs on a regional basis Education systems 1b. Provide growth opportunities aligned with evidence-based instructionalframework Agencies 1c. Promote appropriate data utilization to evidence progress towards strategictheme 8 Organization Objectives Initiatives Governor’s 1. Explore policy levers to financially and 1a. Study similar initiatives, such as Iowa’s TLC; work with legislative leadership and reflect Office positionally recognize educators taking priority in 2019 executive budget recommendation as part of broader education budget leadership roles to improve student learning 2a. Include teacher licensure as part of broader licensure study now underway as result of US 2. Address workforce issue of teacher licensure Department of Labor grant ND United 1a. Use videos, social media, our magazine and award-winning podcast to promote the incredible work teachers do every day 1b. Bargain and lobby to make sure teachers are paid the salary and benefits they deserve while also assuring a safe work environment 1c. Provide scholarships to college students and grants to current teachers 1d. Increase the number of Nationally Board-Certified teachers in ND 1e. Provide PD to help teachers achieve success in the classroom NDSBA 1. Encourage more young people to consider a 1a. Explore methods to cost effectively promote the value of education careers to high school career in public education students throughout the state NDACTE 1. Use quality data to continuously evaluate and 1. Increased validity and reliability ofstudent teacher, completer and employer assessment improve online and on-campus teacher quality instruments that provide meaningful data to be combined with stakeholder feedback to 2. Collaborate with PK-12 schools to identify inform data driven decisions for continuous improvement current initiatives and practices 2. Continue to collaborate with PK-12 schools to ensure teacher preparation programsare 3. Work with the Education Standards and including the practices and skills needed in today’s schools Practices Board (ESPB) to provide alternate 3. Communication among institutions, ESPB, and PK-12 schools to improve plan of study access options that maintain teacher quality options and meet the state’s needs for educators 4. Collaborate with PK-12 to help meet their 4. Collaborate with REAs and districts to identify professional development needs and design employment and professional development continuing education and graduate coursework options to meet those needs; NDACTE needs schools will work with PK-12 school partners and other groups such as the Rural Teacher Corps to determine employment needs NDCEL 1.Leadership Development of all school leaders 1a. Support of NDLEAD Center and administrator professional development 2.Coordination of statewide PD with all 1b. Continue to be key provider of professional development for educational leaders while stakeholders and PD providers actively coordinating with other service providers such as REA’s, Learning Forward, 3.Administrator Mentorship EduTech, NDDPI, NDCTE, and others to ensure delivery and coordination of appropriate statewide professional development in all areas of need 1c. Continue to provide high level statewide professional development for all educational leader subgroups then subsequently assisting in coordinating supplemental deep dive PD 1d. Work to coordinate with all PD providers in an attempt to consolidate all PD offerings into one statewide location while providing behind-the-scenes coordination, event planning, and hosting of online and archived work for all groups while providing potential graduate credit and possible micro credential opportunity through this consolidated effort 1e. Coordination and pull through of Academic Leadership Academy with various strands and ability to achieve graduate certificate upon achievement and possible micro-badge work for partial attendance 9  Organization Objectives Initiatives Prairie Public 1. Provide convenient professional 1a. Weekly Web Chat Series - Free, virtual training sessions featuring area teachers. 30-60 development targeted to individual teacher minutes on a wide range of topics that support new and experienced teachers alike needs that limit teacher time away fromclass, 1b. Content Chats - Great Plains Social Studies Council and ND Council for Teachers of Math spark new ideas for the classroom, and build are piloting monthly content specific chats to help connect teachers with a network of connections with other educators support. Virtual chats allow teachers to share resources & best practices 2. Empower teachers to tackle challenges in their 1c. NorthDakotaPD.com - Support and manage the PD website for teachers (in collaboration classrooms and schools to improvethe with ESPB, ND DPI, ND United) educational environment for students 1d. Partner with ND United on The Cutting Ed podcast, provide content and source information, share on radio, social media 2a. Educator Innovation Lab - Free workshops that help individual teachers or staff teams brainstorm challenges and then use the Action Research cycle to design and test possible solutions 2b. Edcamp ND (in collaboration with EduTech, SEEC, GNWEC, MREC) provides a free day of collaborative learning for teachers 10  Strategic Theme: Quality Student-centered Instruction Organization Objectives Initiatives Department of Public 1. Research and define personalized learning 1a. Understand current landscape of personalized learning in education and Instruction methods and tools promising instructional models and tools 2. Build capacity for districts and schools to 1b. Collaborate with stakeholders to identify or create a framework to build a implement personalized learning common understanding for personalized learning Center for Distance 1. Increase use of personalized learning technologies. 1a. Continue pilots and implementation programs with Knewton adaptive Education 2. Provide schools with learning laboratories that software and my foundations lab focus on personalization 2a. Installation, training, and support of a SmartLab for every school district in the state of ND EDUTECH 1. Deliver technology, tools, and professional 1a. Assist schools in ensuring online content is inclusive and meets federal development to build statewide capacity for accessibility requirements (ADA) educators 1b. Partner to build knowledge capacity for personalized learning 2. Engage in and support DPI’s Personalized Learning 2a. Provide infrastructure, expertise to the DPI Personalized Learning Action Action Team Team Career and Technical 1. Support CTE instructors in providing personalized 1a. Provide student access to appropriate industry certification through CTE Education learning to all students 1b. Support and expand CTSO leadership and competitive activities in school districts Regional Education 1. Assist and support schools in utilizing appropriate 1a. Increase access to ongoing, job-embedded professional learning utilizing Agencies personalized learning strategies/tools/methods identified personalized learning strategies/tools/methods 1b. Promote appropriate data utilization to evidence progress towards strategic theme Governor’s Office 1. Support the adoption of personalized learning in 1a. Champion recommendations of Innovative Education Task Force, focused on North Dakota schools competency based, personalized learning. Initiatives include both policy and budgeting considerations ND United 1a. The Cutting Ed Podcast: focus on the innovation taking place in schools 1b. Provide panels on “innovation” at all PD conferences 1c. Secure funding to research what is holding back educators from fully embracing Personalized Learning NDACTE 1. Integrate curriculum to support theories and 1a. Visit and work with PK-12 personalized learning schools to increase faculty practices supporting personalized learning in and teacher candidate involvement. Continue to incorporate research-based teacher preparation programs practices in teacher education curriculum NDCEL 1. Leadership development and PD in the area of 1. ND Innovation Academy partnership with Ted Dintersmith (currently) with Innovative Instruction ongoing development of future cohorts led by ND professionals 11  Organization Objectives Initiatives Prairie Public 1. Support educators and early childhood 1a. Provide free digital programming and resources that serve diverse providers with free, relevant, and engaging populations multimedia education resources useful for 1b. Provide educators (pre-service; PK-12) training (via web chats, workshops, personalized instruction and presentations) on best practices in differentiated instruction, integration 2. Tell the story of student-centered instruction of multimedia resources, and technology integration to amplify student through content production,both at Prairie voice and choice Public and via partnerships 2a. Produce news and information stories about student-centered instruction across the state 12