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August 30, 2010, Volume 5, Issue 8
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Teachers and Principals Believe in Relationship Between Expectations and Achievement
Increasing student achievement is the goal of all educators and the motivation of almost all education policy initiatives. A new report looks at the views of public school teachers, principals, and students on student achievement, focusing primarily on what educators believe will increase achievement.
The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Collaborating for Student Success—Part 2: Student Achievement, is the second in a three-part series of reports that discuss the findings of the 2009 MetLife Survey of the American Teacher (Part 1: Effective Teaching and Leadership was included in the 5-13-10 issue of the e-Bulletin).
The report examines views on student goals, teacher expectations, and raising student achievement. One key finding is that both principals and teachers believe there is a relationship between student success and establishing high expectations for all students, with almost 90% of teachers and principals agreeing that setting high expectations for all students would significantly improve achievement. However, in spite of this belief, only 36% of teachers and 51% of principals believe that all of their students are capable of succeeding academically.
Other survey findings discussed in the report include:
• 84% of teachers are very confident that they have the knowledge and skills to enable all of their students to succeed academically.
• 53% of students strongly agreed that all of the teachers in their school want them to succeed.
• The majority of teachers (64%) and principals (69%) strongly agree that it is important for all students to have at least 1 year of postsecondary education.
• On average, teachers expect approximately 50% of their students will attend a 2- or 4-year college.
• 79% of students plan to attend a 2- or 4-year college after graduation, but only 55% of students are very confident that they will achieve their goals for the future.
• More girls than boys plan to attend college (85% vs. 73%) and more girls believe that they will achieve their goals (59% vs. 50%).
• 88% of teachers and 89% of principals believe that strengthening the school-parents relationship is very important for improving student achievement.
The report explores how effectively expectations are communicated to students and takes a closer look at student goals and aspirations, motivation, and the influence of expectations on achievement. Charts and figures illustrating the various survey findings are included throughout.
To Order: The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Collaborating for Student Success—Part 2: Student Achievement, by the MetLife Foundation (17 pages), 2010, is available free from MetLife Survey of the American Teacher, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036. Web site: www.metlife.com/assets/cao/contributions/foundation/american-teacher/MetLife_Teacher_Survey_2009_Part_2.pdf.
-ERS e-Bulletin, Volume 37, Issue 18, May 27, 2010, www.ers.org
Did we miss you or one of your colleagues in the news? If so, email Lynne at lynne@ilprincipals.org
Illinois to Hold First Summit on Aging and Education
2010 has been named as The Year of the Engaged Older Adult in Illinois. In this vein, the very first summit on aging and education will be held September 20, 2010 in Normal. To prepare for the event, the IPA is assisting by collecting information from school leaders who are maximizing the capacity building opportunity presented by tapping older adults. Please take five minutes to fill out a brief survey that can be accessed by going to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JJQ8TMY.
Find out more information about the summit by going to http://www.solit.siu.edu/GenServeGen/.
New IPA Website Coming Soon!
To better serve and connect Members to the IPA and one-another, the IPA staff is working diligently on the Association’s new website. The new site will be more user-friendly by making navigation much easier as well as by creating new and exciting networking opportunities. Stay tuned for further updates, and be on the lookout for the new design this fall.
Upcoming IPA Region Events - Don't Miss An Opportunity to Network with Your Colleagues!
Contact your Region Director for final event dates, times and locations as they are subject to change. Your Region Director's contact information can be found at
http://www.ilprincipals.org/pages/region_info.html.
Abe Lincoln Region -09/14/10, Administrative Roundtable, Lyon's Club, Mt. Zion
Blackhawk Region - 09/27/10, Board Meeting and Breakfast, Denny's Restaurant, Moline
Central Illinois Valley Region - 09/15/10, Board Meeting/Fall Social, Bradley University, Peoria
Corn Belt Region - 09/10/10, Board Meeting, CJ's Restaurant, Bloomington
DuPage Region - 09/10, Educational Roundtable, Professional Development Office, Lombard
DuPage Region - 09/13/10, Region Breakfast, Egg Harbor, Yorktown
DuPage Region - 09/15/10,Administrators Academy with Brian Schwartz "Finding Middle Ground", TBA
Illini Region - 09/14/10, Board Meeting, Ruby Tuesdays, Champaign
Kaskaskia Region - 09/08/10, Fall Rendezvous, Popeye's Chop House, St. Rose
Lake Region - 09/02/10, Board Meeting, Wildberry Cafe, Libertyville
North Cook Region - 09/10/10, Board Meeting, Maine South High School, Park Ridge
Northwest Region - 09/08/10, Board Meeting, White Pines Resort, Oregon
South Cook Region - 09/16/10, Informational Breakfast, Eisenhower Cooperative, Crestwood
Southwestern Region - 09/13/10, Board Meeting, St. Louis Bread Company, Collinsville
Southwestern Region -09/15/10, Fall Social/Awards Banquet, Hot Shots, O'Fallon
Starved Rock Region -09/01/10, Board Meeting, Uptown, LaSalle
Starved Rock Region -09/24/10, Legal/Legislative Brunch, Starved Rock Lodge, Utica
Three Rivers Region - 09/01/10, Board Meeting, Cemeno's Restaurant, Joliet
Three Rivers Region - 09/28/10, Fall Social, Brickstone Restaurant, Bourbonnais
Wash Valley Region - 09/01/10 Social, Richard's Farm, Casey
West Cook Region - 08/31/10, Board Meeting/Social, Ryan's Public House, Brookfield
West Cook Region - 09/28/10, Board Meeting, Ryan's Public House, Brookfield
Western Region - 09/22/10, Board Meeting/Welcome Back Social, Cerar's Restaurant, Monmouth
Don't know your IPA Region? Go to http://www.ilprincipals.org/pages/region_map.html
to find out.
IPA Principal for a Day Program
The Illinois Principals Association (IPA) invites you to participate in its annual “IPA Principal for a Day Program.” The purpose of the event, which is available throughout the school year, is to provide an opportunity for legislators to gain first-hand experience and insight into the responsibilities of schools and educational leaders. It also allows for you to develop and strengthen your relationship with both your State and Federal legislators. Participation in the program involves State and National legislators visiting schools in their legislative district, interacting with staff and students, and performing selected administrative tasks. Since education is the key to a successful future, the IPA needs your help to provide key decision makers with opportunities to observe how their decisions impact kids at the school level. To obtain more information about the “IPA Principal for a Day Program,” visit http://www.ilprincipals.org/pages/principal_4_day.html. You can also contact IPA Government Relations/Public Relations Director DeJuan Kea at dejuan@ilprincipals.org or 217-525-1383. When you do have legislators visit your school, please let DeJuan know and send in a picture to potentially be highlighted on the IPA’s Facebook page or in a future IPA newsletter.
Click here for dates and registration details to the following workshops:
RESPRO: Improving Student Achievement on the PSAE Mathematics 9-12 - Revised 2011
(Admin Academy #1016)
Presented by Randy and Sue Pippen, Math Consultants, Pippen Consulting, Plainfield, IL
Motivating HS Math Students with Engaging Activities
(Admin Academy #547 - Pump Up for the PSAE Math 9-12)
Presented by Randy and Sue Pippen, Math Consultants, Pippen Consulting, Plainfield, IL
RESPRO: Critical Thinking in Math: Improving Student Performance on the ISAT 3-8
(Admin Academy #731)
Presented by Dr. Timothy McNamara, National K-12 Math Coach/Staff Developer, Webster, NY
RESPRO: Critical Thinking in Math: Improving Student Performance on the PSAE
(Admin Academy #731)
Presented by Dr. Timothy McNamara, National K-12 Math Coach/Staff Developer, Webster, NY
ISBE Seeks Comment on Proposed PSAE Rules Change (taken from Dr. Koch’s August 23, 2010 Weekly Message)
At their August 17, 2010 meeting, members of the State Board of Education approved for public comment a proposed administrative rule to clarify when high school students are required to take the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE). No Child Left Behind requires that all schools test students at least once for accountability purposes while they are in high school. In Illinois, we are required by state statute to administer the PSAE to 11th-graders for accountability purposes.
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The agency noticed, as did the federal government, that some districts were not testing a significant portion of their 11th-grade students. In our compliance audit by the U.S. Department of Education earlier this year they directed us to take action to ensure that all students are being tested for accountability purposes and that’s why we’re proposing this clarification.
Some districts were using local calculations of a specific number of credit hours or courses to define 11th grade, and, in some isolated instances, this was done in an exclusionary fashion, resulting in 8 percent of students not being tested. What we are proposing is that all students would take the PSAE the third year after they have successfully completed the eighth grade. An exception is being made for students with Individualized Education Programs.
We anticipate this clarification will result in more consistency of PSAE administration throughout the state.
You may review the proposed rule change at http://www.isbe.net/rules/proposed/1_11th_websumm.htm. Public comments will be taken on the proposed rules through Oct. 18 and you may submit comments at rules@isbe.net. Once the public comment period ends, the State Board of Education will have a chance to review comments and may or may not make changes based on those comments. They will then send their final version of the rules to the Joint Committee on Administrative rules for their review.
I encourage you to review the rules and comment on them through the e-mail above or by working with your statewide associations.
Americans Lukewarm on Obama Education Agenda
A new poll by Phi Delta Kappa International and the Gallup Organization finds that just 34 percent of respondents would give the president an A or B when grading his performance on education during his first 17 months in office, Education Week reports. The president's grades fell not only among Republicans, but also among Democrats and Independents, who often gave Mr. Obama grades of C or lower. Those polled disagreed significantly with the administration's approach to turning around schools. When asked for the best solution, 54 percent said schools should remain open with the existing teachers and principal and receive outside support. The president's lower numbers on education reflect the overall decline in his approval rating, presently at 44 percent, compared with 52 percent this time last year. However, respondents showed strong support for work on teacher effectiveness. Many chose improving teacher quality as the most important national education strategy, over creating better standards, devising better assessments, or improving failing schools. More than a third of those polled also said improving the quality of teaching is the top task a school must accomplish.
Read more here.
See the poll results: http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/poll.htm
State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants (Deadline: October 15)
State Farm is proud to team up with Youth Service America to offer grants of up to $1,000 for youth-led service-learning initiatives is all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Eligible programs will engage youth in service-learning, an effective teaching and learning strategy that promotes student learning, academic achievement, workplace readiness, and healthy communities. State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants encourage semester-long projects (following YSA's Semester of Service framework) that launch on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (January 17, 2011) and culminate on Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2011). Eligible candidates include teachers, service-learning coordinators and students in a public school, or staff and youth in a community-based organization working with a public school. Applications must be submitted by midnight, October 15, 2010. Learn more and access the application at www.YSA.org/goodneighbor
