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T HE ¡O PPORTUNITY ¡ OF ¡ ¡ N EXT ¡G ENERATION ¡S CHOOLS ¡ B ILL ¡F ERGUSON ¡ MD ¡S TATE ¡S ENATOR ¡ S EPTEMBER ¡25, ¡2015 ¡ 1 ¡

Problem ¡2 ¡ Problem ¡1 ¡ A lack of innovative Maryland ¡ Public schools are school designs is Public ¡ more s e seg egreg egated ed failing t to p prep epare e Education ¡ ¡ now than they were MD s studen ents with 40 years ago. next generation workforce skills. 2 ¡

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Problem ¡#1 ¡– ¡By ¡the ¡Numbers ¡ • Nearly 9 out of every 10 black Maryland students and 8 out of every 10 Latino Maryland students attends a majority-minority school. • 1 of every 4 black Maryland students attends a school that is 99-100% minority. On average, MD schools where 99-100% of students are minorities, FARMs rate is greater than 70%. • Typical Maryland student: – White – school @ 27.2% low income student body – Black – school @ 54.6% low income student body – Latino – school @ 49.9% low-income student body 6 ¡

Problem ¡#2 ¡– ¡Stagnant ¡ Education ¡Innovation ¡ & ¡Achievement ¡ ¡ 7 ¡

Problem ¡#2 ¡– ¡ Stagnant ¡ Education ¡ Innovation ¡& ¡ Achievement ¡ ¡ 8 ¡

P ROBLEM ¡#2 ¡– ¡ ¡ THE ¡ CURRENT ¡ MODEL ¡ FAILS ¡ TO ¡ EDUCATE ¡ ALL ¡ STUDENTS ¡ ADEQUATELY ¡& ¡ EQUALLY ¡ Economy • In 2020, it is projected that two-thirds of all jobs will require postsecondary education and and training • The fastest growing occupational clusters workforce will be in healthcare and STEM • The lowest rate of growth will be in blue- demands collar occupations • By 2020 the US could be facing a shortage are of up to 95 million high-and medium- skilled workers rapidly • Projections for the skills required to thrive in the 2020 economy place a premium on interpersonal, complex problem solving, shifting and decision-making skills 9 ¡

P ROBLEM ¡#2 ¡– ¡ ¡ THE ¡ CURRENT ¡ STRUCTURE ¡ LIMITS ¡ INNOVATION ¡ • The industrial, Victorian era structure of our public school Schooling system matches an economic options and period from the past. approaches • Twenty years of the charter school movement shows us that not keeping unless conditions are different, pace with schools are likely to continue just replicating slightly better, or demands. worse, versions of traditional school models. 10 ¡

P ROBLEM ¡#2 ¡– ¡ THE ¡ CURRENT ¡ MODEL ¡ FAILS ¡ TO ¡ EQUIP ¡ STUDENTS ¡ WITH ¡ NEXT ¡ GENERATION ¡ SKILLS ¡ • The US performed below average in mathematics and at average in reading on the PISA among the 34 Academic OECD countries, with almost no outcomes change in performance over time • Maryland 4 th grade NAEP scores are have only increased 5 points since 1992 (from 217-222) stagnant. • Maryland 8 th grade NAEP scores have only increased 8 points since 1992 (from 260-268) 11 ¡

The ¡Vision ¡ Intentional ¡Socio-­‑ Freedom ¡of ¡Design, ¡ Economic ¡Enrollment ¡ Curriculum ¡& ¡ (25-­‑55%) ¡ Pedagogy ¡ Accountability ¡ Public ¡& ¡Private ¡ through ¡State ¡of ¡ Partnerships ¡ Maryland ¡ Statewide ¡Enrollment ¡ Supported ¡by ¡the ¡ – ¡Unlock ¡District ¡ Education ¡Development ¡ Collaborative ¡(EDCo) ¡ ¡ Boundaries ¡ 12 ¡

C REATING ¡ THE ¡I NNOVATION ¡H UB : ¡ ¡ E DUCATION ¡D EVELOPMENT ¡C OLLABORATIVE ¡ Local ¡Boards ¡ of ¡Education ¡ Local ¡ MSDE ¡ Government ¡ Education ¡Development ¡ Collaborative ¡(EDCo) ¡ University ¡ System ¡of ¡ MHEC ¡ Maryland ¡ Community ¡ Colleges ¡of ¡MD ¡ 13 ¡

Join ¡the ¡Work ¡in ¡Maryland ¡ • The The Thu Thurgo good Ma Marsha hall A ll Allia llianc nce (TMA (TMA) ) – Karl Alexander, Professor Johns Hopkins University School of Education & Krieger School of Arts and Sciences – 21 st Century Cities Initiative Grant – The goal of the TMA: Help build and sustain a network of Baltimore schools with diverse enrollments in terms of family income, race, and ethnicity. – Contact: Karl Alexander, karl@jhu.edu • Bill Ferguson, Maryland State Senator (46 th Dist) – Email: bill@billforbaltimore.com – Twitter: @senbillferg – Facebook: facebook.com/wcferguson or facebook.com/ billforsenate 14 ¡

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Authorization ¡OF ¡ ¡ NEXT ¡GENERATION ¡SCHOOLS ¡ • Maryland State Department of Education authorizes the creation of Next Generation Schools. – Current legislation proposes the authorization of up to 5 schools. • 5 year authorization contract • School operator must be a non-profit, 501c3 type organization with an independent board of directors that hold fiduciary responsibilities. • Must provide an extensive, comprehensive, and innovative academic plan – Hi-Tech High School, California. • Must provide student integration plan which explicitly details how each classroom will leverage students from different socio-economic backgrounds in one learning space. 16 ¡

Funding ¡AND ¡ ¡ NEXT ¡GENERATION ¡SCHOOLS ¡ • Competitive grant application process • Per-pupil funding modeled off current LEA pupil funding structure • Reimburse local LEA’s for each student from their district who attends a Next Generation School – MSDE approves reimbursement percentage • Leverage EDCO funds 17 ¡

Autonomy ¡and ¡ next ¡generation ¡schools ¡ • Schools are free from traditional school structures – School curriculum and assessment plan proposed by school operator and approved by the State Board of Education – School calendar and hours proposed by school operator and approved by the State Board of Education • Schools are free from traditional accountability measures – Schools must submit a student-centered evaluation plan which accurately measures student achievement and mastery of 21 st Century skills • Human capital – A percentage of teachers must be traditionally certified – Teachers would bargain as an independent unit under their union of choice. 18 ¡

Evidence ¡that ¡a ¡Next ¡ generation ¡approach ¡works ¡ • Hi High Tech ech Hi High, Cali aliforn ornia: 98% of graduates have gone on to college, 75% to four-year institutions – Four design principles; personalization, adult world connection, common intellectual mission, and teacher as designer – A business or social service internship graduation requirement – Zip code based lottery program, over 60% minority students. – http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/04/20/high-tech-high-san-diego- california • Co Conne nnect cticu icut Ope Open Cho n Choice ice Pr Progr gram am: 320% increase in student enrollment from (462 students in1996-97 to 1,971 students in 2013-2014) – 25 suburban schools participating in the program • Omaha, Nebrask Omaha, Nebraska: Allows over 2,250 students to transfer to schools outside of their district • Wa Wake County, North Carolina: All students must have at least 40% low income students. Low-income passage rates were on average 15% higher than low- income peers in outside school districts 19 ¡

EDC O ’ S ¡F RAMEWORK ¡ • Mi Mino nori rity Stu ty Stude dent A nt Achi chieveme ment Ne nt Netw twork: k: A national coalition of multiracial, suburban-urban school districts that have student populations between 3,000 and 33,000, and are most often well-established first-ring suburbs or small to mid-size cities, that have come together to understand and eliminate achievement/ opportunity gaps that persist in their schools. (http://msan.wceruw.org/) • 4.0 Sc 4.0 Scho hools ls: : a non-profit incubator that offers a platform for teachers, technologists and entrepreneurs to create bold solutions for the real problems in America’s schools and runs four-day intensives, book clubs, unconferences, and other programs to turn teachers and others with a passion for education into for-profit or nonprofit entrepreneurs with solutions. (http://4pt0.org/) • In Inventi ntionx nx: An innovative education program using the power of invention and entrepreneurship to motivate under-served students about science, technology, engineering, and math. Middle and High School students are introduced to invention through hands-on, culturally relevant, museum-based events. These students are then encouraged to enter other online programs that continue their learning experiences in invention and STEM content. (http://inventionx.org/) • The The O Offic ice o of Ma Mana nage geme ment nt a and nd Bu Budge get s suppo pports t the he t trend nd: revises its funding process to promote innovative, evidence-based approaches to grant-making, and is inviting federal agencies and their non-federal partners to step forward 20 ¡ and show them how. (available online)