MISSION
Raise Expectations:
Set clear and high
expectations for what all students should know and be able to do.
Build Capacity:
Make sure that educators have the skills, knowledge, and resources
to help students reach higher levels of achievement. Foster the ability
of families and communities to help students succeed.
Improve Results:
Measure, publicize, and
reward results and hold
all educators and students responsible for them.
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DEPARTMENT STRATEGIES
Set high expectations
for what all students should know and be able to do
*Raise awareness, create understanding and generate support for what
students should know and be able to do
*Promote the alignment of what we expect from our students with what
is taught and tested
Provide leadership, resources, and
build capacity
*Provide regional, school and district leadership with
the support needed to sustain academic improvement
*Ensure that every school and classroom has educators who meet high-quality
standards
*Promote the effective use of current resources and advocate for The resources
needed to improve student achievement
*Identify and promote educational practices that lead to improved student
achievement
*Ensure that the work of regional service providers focuses on Ohio's standards-based
educational system
Promote high-quality educational options that lead to improved student
achievement
Measure progress and hold educators
and students responsible for higher academic achievement
*Develop fair state tests aligned with academic content standards
*Promote the use of data to make decisions about teaching and learning
*Develop and implement a fair accountability system that reports results
and rewards successes
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SUCCESS INDICATORS
Through community
engagement, students,
families and communities understand and support the learning expectations
Curricula in schools align with academic
content standards
Students receive high-quality instruction
aligned with academic content standards
Educators receive professional development
aligned with academic content standards and effective teaching and leadership
strategies
Higher education prepares teachers
and administrators to improve student achievement
Students have the right
conditions and motivation for learning, including effective intervention
strategies
School, home and community learning environments are safe,
supportive and healthy
Educators, families and
students use data to make decisions that lead to improved achievement
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RESULT
Higher achievement
for all students
As measured by:
*Results of state level assessments disaggregated by groups of students
*Graduation rates
*Percentage and number of buildings moving into and out of School Improvement
status
*Percentage and number of buildings that met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
in most recent year
*Number of districts and buildings that improve rating from previous year
*Number of districts and buildings showing Performance Index gain
*National assessment (NAEP) results disaggregated by groups of students
*ACT/SAT participation rates
*ACT/SAT scores
*Remediation rates at Ohio colleges and universities
*Participation rates in post-secondary education
*Percentage of students passing advanced courses (AP exams)
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