Education in Iowa

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Education in Iowa
Update and Priorities
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Achievement gaps
Poverty
Working families
Iowas challenges
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Students Proficient - Reading
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Grade 4 Reading
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Achievement Gains
11th Grade ReadingPercent Proficient
2001-03
2006-08
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Graduation Rate
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Iowas Priorities
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Iowa Core Curriculum

• Essential concepts and skills
• K-12 Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social
  Studies
• Aligned to broad content standards, defined by
  primary, intermediate, middle, and high school
• 21st Century Skills
• Financial Literacy
• Health Literacy
• Civic Literacy
• Technology Literacy
• Employability
• Global Literacy

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Iowa Core Curriculum

• Literacy Essential Concepts and Skills
• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking
• Listening
• Viewing

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Vision for the Iowa Core Curriculum

• Each and every K-12 student will learn the
  essential concepts and skill sets identified in
  the Iowa Core Curriculum for life in the 21st
  century.
• Each K-12 educator will embed the essential
  concepts and skill sets in rigorous and relevant
  instruction informed by ongoing formative
  assessment.
• Each and every educational leader will support
  and ensure an aligned system of curriculum,
  instruction, and assessment, focused on the Iowa
  Core Curriculum essential concepts and skills
  sets.
• The Iowa Department of Education, AEAs, LEAs, and
  collaborative partners will work together to
  provide the necessary systems of support to
  establish and sustain structures as needed for
  the essential concepts and skill sets,
  instruction, and assessment.

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SHE

• Possesses unique multiple intelligences
• Has different learning styles from her peers
• Is savvy about technology and fascinated by
  games, electronic innovations, and gadgetry
• Communicates primarily through visual means and
  is more attuned to images rather than
• text
• Expects and wants interaction with others
• Learns better through doing and discovery than
  being told what to do
• Expects rapid response from others
• Multitasks easily
• Shifts attention quickly

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Creating readiness for change.
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What does he need?
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A quality after school program.
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Employability Skills
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Pop Quiz!
A Always B Frequently C Sometimes F Never
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Working Together

• Good relationships between all
• School-linked or school based
• Effective programming
• Safe environments
• Strong partnerships
• Sufficient funding
• Well-trained adults and volunteers
• Sustained partnerships with common goals

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In Iowa, how frequently do we see
cross-functional teams having the time and
resources to address common student learning
problems?
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Iowa students will become productive citizens in
a democratic society, and successful participants
in a global community.
State Board of Education