P20 Alignment

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P-20 Alignment

• Jennifer DounayEducation Commission of the
  StatesPresentation to ECS Fall Steering
  Committee MeetingDenver, CONovember 5, 2007

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P-20

• It may include a council
• It can (and should be) more than a P-20 council
• Data systems
• Funding mechanisms
• Ways of thinking
• Public support
• Legislation, rulemaking, executive decisionmaking

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Passing the Buck
Middle schools
Elementary schools
Parents
Pre-K programs
High schools
4-year institutions
Employers
2-year institutions
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Whos Lobbying for Alignment?

• Govs 10 states
• Legislatures 8 states
• Voluntary efforts 16 states
• Unclear 4 states
• These have changed over time
• GA, IL, NV, WA, others

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Whos on Board?

• Governors
• Legislators
• Chiefs
• SHEEOs, 2-/4-year presidents
• Business community members
• Others

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Whos Not on Board?

• The P
• Building staff
• District staff
• Parents
• Students

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Councils Work Best

• When given meaningful work to do
• Immediate goal or task
• When reform agendas are honed
• Legislative input
• Meet at least quarterly
• Insert your ideas here

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Questions for Group Discussion

• What are the outcomes we expect from P-20
  alignment?
• What are the policy questions related to P-20
  alignment?
• What are the components of quality
• policies that could address these
• questions?
• What landmines might policymakers
• face as they implement these new
• policies?