Goals for Education

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Delaware

• Goals for Education
• Challenge to Lead
• 2002

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Challenge to Lead Goals

• All children are ready for the first grade.
• Achievement in the early grades for all groups of
  students exceeds national averages and
  performance gaps are closed.
• Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
  of students exceeds national averages and
  performance gaps are closed.
• All young adults will have a high school diploma
  
• or, if not, pass the GED test.
• All recent high school graduates have solid
  academic preparation and are ready for
  postsecondary education and a career.
• Adults who are not high school graduates
  participate in literacy and job- skills training
  and further education.

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Challenge to Lead Goals

• The percentage of adults who earn postsecondary
  degrees or technical certificates exceeds
  national averages.
• Every school has higher student performance and
  meets state academic standards for all students
  each year.
• Every school has leadership that results in
  improved student performance and leadership
  begins with an effective school principal.
• Every student is taught by qualified teachers.
• The quality of colleges and universities is
  regularly assessed and funding is targeted to
  quality, efficiency and state needs.
• The state places a high priority on an education
  system of schools, colleges and universities that
  is accountable.

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State Student Profile
School Enrollment Growth 1990 to 2000
14
14
14
United States
SREB States
Delaware
Source NCES, 2001
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State Student Profile
Percent Minority Students 1999-2000
38
United States
39
SREB States
38
Delaware
Source NCES, 2001
6
State Student Profile
Percent of Children Under 18 Years Old in
Poverty 1999
22
19
15
United States
SREB States
Delaware
Source Annie Casey Foundation , 2002
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All children are ready for the first grade.
Delaware Public Preschool Enrollment (includes
Pre-k and Head Start)
2,800
1,500
1989-90
1999-00
Source NCES, 2001
8
All children are ready for the first grade.
Estimated Percent of First-graders Who Completed
Public Kindergarten
1999-2000
93
93
84
United States
SREB States
Delaware
Source NCES, 2001
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All children are ready for the first grade.
Percent of Children Ages 19 Months to 35 Months
Old With Recommended Vaccinations
2000
74
73
70
United States
SREB States
Delaware
Source CDC, 2001
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Achievement in the early grades for all groups of
students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.

• National Assessment of Educational Progress
• Fourth-grade Reading Assessment
• Percent Basic and Above

United States
Delaware
Source NCES, 2002
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Achievement in the early grades for all groups of
students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Fourth-grade Reading Assessment Percent
Basic and Above
White
Black
Hispanic
1998
1992
1994
Source NCES, 2002
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Achievement in the early grades for all groups of
students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Fourth-grade Mathematics Assessment
Percent Basic and Above
United States
Delaware
NA
1992
1996
2000
NA- Did not participate
Source NCES, 2002
13
Achievement in the early grades for all groups of
students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Fourth-grade Mathematics Assessment
Percent Basic and Above
White
NA
Hispanic
NA
NA
Black
1992
1996
2000
NA- Did not participate
Source NCES, 2002
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Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.

• National Assessment of Educational Progress
• Eighth-grade Science Assessment
• Percent Basic and Above
• 1996

60
51
US
DE
Did not participate in 2000 Assessment
Source NCES, 2002
15
Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.

• National Assessment of Educational Progress
• Eighth-grade Science Assessment
• Percent Basic and Above
• 1996

64
26
22
Black
White
Hispanic
Did not participate in 2000 Assessment
Source NCES, 2002
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Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Eighth-grade Reading Percent Basic and
Proficient 1998
72
66
31
25
US
US
DE
DE
Basic
Proficient
Source NCES, 2002
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Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Eighth-grade Writing Percent Basic and
Proficient 1998
83
80
24
22
US
US
DE
DE
Basic
Proficient
Source NAEP, 2002
18
Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Eighth-grade Writing Percent Basic and
Above 1998
85
71
70
Black
Hispanic
White
Source NAEP, 2002
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Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Eighth-grade Mathematics Assessment
Percent Basic and Above
United States
Delaware
NA
1992
1996
2000
NA- Did not participate
Source NAEP, 2002
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Achievement in the middle grades for all groups
of students exceeds national averages and
performance gaps are closed.
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Eighth-grade Mathematics Assessment
Percent Basic and Above
White
Hispanic
Black
1996
1992
2000
Source NAEP, 2002
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All young adults have a high school diploma or
if not, pass the GED tests.
Percent of 18- to 24-year-olds With High School
Credentials 2000
91
91
86
79
High SREB State
Low SREB State
United States
Delaware
Source NCES, 2001
22
All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Percent of Test-takers Completing 18 or More
Courses in Academic Subjects
55
55
United States
Delaware
2000
Source College Board
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All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Average Combined SAT Scores
United States
Delaware
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
Source College Board
24
All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Average SAT Score by Race 2001
1038
953
794
Other Hispanic
White
Black
Source College Board
25
All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Percent of Students Scoring 3 or Higher on AP
Exam 2001
67
61
United States
Delaware
Includes Public Private students
Source College Board
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All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Percent of AP Exams With Scores of 3 or
Higher 2001 by Race
67
59
34
Black Students
White Students
Hispanic Students
Includes Public students only
Source College Board
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All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Percent of Public Schools Offering Advanced
Placement Courses 2001
Less than 60
60 to 74
75 or more
Source College Board
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All recent high school graduates have solid
academic preparation and are ready for
postsecondary education and a career.
Percentage of Senior High School Career/Technical
Students Meeting HSTW Performance Goals
47
62
52
35
SouthernRegionalEducationBoard
Twenty-six percent of high schools are High
Schools That Work sites.
Source Delaware HSTW Assessment, 2000
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29
Adults who are not high school graduates
participate in literacy and job-skills training
and further education.
Percent of Adults With High School Credential
2000
86
84
81
United States
SREB States
Delaware
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2000
30
The percentage of adults who earn postsecondary
degrees or technical certificates exceeds
national averages.
Higher Education Enrollment Growth Fall 1989 to
Fall 1999
12
13
7
United States
SREB States
Delaware
Source NCES, 2001
31
The percentage of adults who earn postsecondary
degrees or technical certificates exceeds
national averages.
Percent of Adults With Bachelors or Higher
Degrees 2000
26
24
23
United States
SREB States
Delaware
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2000
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The percentage of adults who earn postsecondary
degrees or technical certificates exceeds
national averages.
Six-year Graduation Rates for First-time Freshmen
at Public Four-year Colleges
1993 to 1999
62
Delaware
31
Low SREB State
62
High SREB State
Source SREB-Data Exchange
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Every school has higher student performance and
meets state academic standards for all students
each year.
Delaware School Performance Rating 2000-2001

• Superior 38 schools are above target in at
  least two performance rating areas and are not
  below in any area.
• Commendable 78 schools Either meet or are
  above targets in at least two areas but are
  below in one area
• Under School Review 50 schools are below
  target in two or three areas

Source Delaware Department of Education
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Every school has leadership that results in
improved student performance C and leadership
begins with an effective school principal.
Rating

• Indicators
• Tapping new leaders
• Curriculum and instruction standards for
  preparation redesign
• Practice-based preparation programs
• Professional licensure based on improved
• schools and classroom performance
• Alternative certification for principals
• State leadership academies serve
• low-performing schools

Little or no progress Some
Progress Substantial progress
Source SREB Leadership Initiative
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Every student is taught by qualified teachers.
Growth in Number of Public School Teachers 1990
to 2000
22
18
12
United States
SREB States
Delaware
Source NCES, 2001
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Every student is taught by qualified teachers.
Number of National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards Certified Teachers 2001
DE106
Source NBPTS, Dec. 2001
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Every student is taught by qualified teachers.
Delaware Teacher Salaries as a Percentage of the
National Average
109
106
1991
2001
Source NEA, 2002
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Every student is taught by qualified teachers.
Average Salaries for Teachers 2001
43,300
United States
38,600
SREB States
47,000
Delaware
Source NEA, 2002
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The quality of colleges and universities is
regularly assessed and funding is targeted to
quality, efficiency and state needs.
Average Salaries for Faculty at Four-year
Institutions 2001
61,100
United States
57,500
SREB States
66,200
Delaware
Source SREB-State Data Exchange
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The quality of colleges and universities is
regularly assessed and funding is targeted to
quality, efficiency and state needs.
Average Salaries for Faculty at Two-year
Institutions 2001
46,100
United States
41,000
SREB States
51,100
Delaware
Source SREB-State Data Exchange
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The state places a high priority on an education
system of schools, colleges and universities that
is accountable.
Spending for Public Schools, Colleges and
Universities as a Share of State and Local
Expenditures
37.0
36.3
1989
1999
Source U.S. Census Bureau
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References

• School Enrollment Growth
• Digest of Education Statistics (various years)
  http//nces.ed.gov
• Percent Minority Students
• Digest of Education Statistics
  http//nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/digest2001
• Percent of Children Under 18 years old in Poverty
• Kids Count http//www. aecf.org
• Preschool Enrollment
• Digest of Education Statistics (various years)
  http//nces.ed.gov
• Percent of 1st Graders who completed Kindergarten
• Digest of Education Statistics
  http//nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/digest2001
• Percent of children 19-35 months with Recommended
  Vaccinations (43133 series which includes 4
  or more
• doses of DTP/DT/DTaP, 3 or more doses of oral
  poliovirus vaccine, 1 or more doses of MCV, 3 or
  more doses
• of Hib and 3 or more doses of hepatitis B)
• Morbidity and Morality Weekly Report August 3,
  2001 Vol. 50 (30) http//www.cdc.gov/mmwr

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References

• 18- to 24-year olds with a High School Credential
  (includes GED High School Diploma)
• Dropout Rates in the U.S http//nces.ed.gov/pu
  bs2002/droppub_2001
• Average Combined SAT Score, Percent Completing 18
  or More Course in Academic
• Subjects, Average SAT scores by race
• http//www.collegeboard.com
• Percent of Students Scoring 3 or Higher on
  Advanced Placement Exam, Percent of Students
• Scoring 3 or Higher on AP Exam by race, Percent
  of Schools offering AP Courses
• http//apcentral.collegeboard.com/exam
• Percent of Adults with High School Credential
• Education Attainment in the United States
  (various years) Current Population Survey
  (various years) http//www.census.gov
• Higher Education Enrollment Growth
• Digest of Education Statistics
  http//nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/digest2001
• Percent of Adults with Bachelors or Higher
  Degree
• Education Attainment in the United States
  (various years) Current Population Survey
  (various years) http//www.census.gov

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References

• Delaware School Performance Rating
• http//www. doe.state.de.us
• Effective School Principal
• Southern Regional Education Board Leadership
  Initiative, 2002
• Growth in the Number of Public School Teachers
• http//nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/digest2001
• Number of National Board for Professional
  Teaching Standards Certified Teachers
• http//www.nbpts.org
• Teacher Salaries as a Percentage of the National
  Average, Average Salaries
• http//www.nea.org
• Four Two Year Average Faculty Salaries
• SREB State Data Exchange http//www.sreb.org
• Spending for Public Schools, Colleges
  Universities