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Assessing the Role of K-12 Academic Standards in States: Workshop Summary
Appendix
Workshop Agenda and Participants
Workshop on Assessing the Role of K-12 Academic Standards in States
January 17-18, 2008
National Academies Keck Center
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC
Room 100
AGENDA
Thursday, January 17, 2008
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am
Introduction and Goals of Workshop Series
Michael Feuer, NRC Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Judith Rizzo, James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy
Lorraine McDonnell, University of California at Santa Barbara; Chair, Workshop Series Steering Committee
SESSION 1: SETTING THE STATE STANDARDS POLICY CONTEXT
Orienting the event’s discussions in an analysis of existing literature and new research results on contemporary state standards-based reform efforts in California, Florida, Massachusetts, North Dakota, and Texas.
Framing Questions
What are the major roles that standards play in state K-12 education policy and practice?
What are the major strengths and weaknesses of K-12 state standards-based reform efforts with respect to achieving efficiency, equity, and quality? What are states doing to achieve these goals?
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Assessing the Role of K-12 Academic Standards in States: Workshop Summary
Appendix
Workshop Agenda and Participants
Workshop on Assessing the Role of K-12 Academic Standards in States
January 17-18, 2008
National Academies Keck Center
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC
Room 100
AGENDA
Thursday, January 17, 2008
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am
Introduction and Goals of Workshop Series
Michael Feuer, NRC Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Judith Rizzo, James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy
Lorraine McDonnell, University of California at Santa Barbara; Chair, Workshop Series Steering Committee
SESSION 1:
SETTING THE STATE STANDARDS POLICY CONTEXT
Orienting the event’s discussions in an analysis of existing literature and new research results on contemporary state standards-based reform efforts in California, Florida, Massachusetts, North Dakota, and Texas.
Framing Questions
What are the major roles that standards play in state K-12 education policy and practice?
What are the major strengths and weaknesses of K-12 state standards-based reform efforts with respect to achieving efficiency, equity, and quality? What are states doing to achieve these goals?
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How and to what degree are the strengths and weaknesses of reform efforts related to the standards themselves? How and to what degree have the standards changed other education policies in states?
How and to what degree are the strengths and weaknesses of reform efforts related to having unique state standards?
9:00 am
Introduction and Goals of Session
Lorraine McDonnell
9:15 am
Roles, Impacts, and Perceptions of Standards: Review of Existing Research and Results from Elite Policymaker Interviews in California, Florida, Massachusetts, North Dakota, and Texas
Diane Massell, University of Michigan
9:45 am
Moderated Discussion, Part 1: Research Perspectives
Moderator
Lorraine McDonnell
Panelists
Lynn Olson, Education Week
Brian Stecher, RAND Corporation
10:45 am
Break
11:00 am
Moderated Discussion, Part 2: Policy and Practice Perspectives
Moderator
Lorraine McDonnell
Panelists
Rae Ann Kelsch, North Dakota State Representative
Scott Montgomery, Council of Chief State School Officers
12:00 pm
Session 1 Central Themes
Lorraine McDonnell
12:15 pm
Lunch
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SESSION 2:
ESTIMATING COSTS TO STATES
Providing a framework for considering costs of state standards and accountability systems and applying that framework to developing empirical estimates in Florida, North Dakota, and Texas.
Framing Questions
What are the major activities states undertake to develop and maintain a standards-based K-12 education system? What is the nature of the costs to states associated with each of these major activities?
What are the sources of variation in these costs by state?
What are the costs associated with each major activity across select states?
How much do state cost estimates vary for each activity?
What are the conceptual and technical issues involved in developing empirical estimates of these costs?
1:15 pm
Introduction and Goals for Session
Lauress (Laurie) Wise, HumRRO
1:30 pm
What States Do to Implement Standards-Based K-12 Education: Toward a Framework for Estimating State Costs
Margaret (Peg) Goertz, University of Pennsylvania
1:50 pm
Developing Empirical Estimates of State Costs: Results from Florida, North Dakota, and Texas
Douglas Harris, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Lori Taylor, Texas A&M University
2:30 pm
Break
2:45 pm
Moderated Discussion, Part 1: Research and Business Perspectives
Moderator
Laurie Wise
Panelists
Thomas Toch, Education Sector
Susan Traiman, Business Roundtable
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3:30 pm
Break
3:45 pm
Moderated Discussion, Part 2: Policy and Practice Perspectives
Moderator
Laurie Wise
Panelists
David Driscoll, National Assessment Governing Board
R. Mark Harris, Human Capital Strategies
4:30 pm
Session 2 Central Themes
Laurie Wise
4:45 pm
End of Formal Agenda for Day
5:00 pm
Reception
Keck Atrium
6:00 pm
Dinner
Keck Atrium
Friday, January 18, 2008
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
SESSION 3:
ANALYZING STATE STANDARDS
Assessing the similarities and differences across K-12 state content and performance standards in core academic subject areas.
Framing Questions
How and to what extent do K-12 state content standards vary in English/language arts, mathematics, and science at key grades?
How and to what extent do K-12 state performance standards vary in English/language arts, mathematics, and science at key grades?
How and to what extent does the implementation of K-12 state content and performance standards in classrooms vary in multiple academic subjects?
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8:30 am
Introduction and Goals for Session
Thomas Corcoran, Teachers College
8:45 am
Comparing State Content Standards: Topical Coverage and Cognitive Demand in Grades 4 and 8 Reading, Mathematics, and Science in Select States
Andrew (Andy) Porter, University of Pennsylvania
John Smithson, University of Wisconsin
9:15 am
Comparing State Performance Standards: Results from Two Recent Studies
Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education Statistics
Michael Petrilli, Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
10:00 am
Moderated Discussion, Part 1: Research Perspectives
Moderator
Tom Corcoran
Panelists
Barbara Reys, University of Missouri
William Schmidt, Michigan State University
10:45 am
Break
11:00 am
Moderated Discussion, Part 2: Policy and Practice Perspectives
Moderator
Tom Corcoran
Panelists
Peter McWalters, Rhode Island Commissioner of Education
Roy Romer, Strong American Schools Campaign
11:45 am
Session 3 Central Themes
Tom Corcoran
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BREAKOUT GROUPS: LOOKING ACROSS ISSUES
Developing ideas from across the three sessions in small, mixed-role groups.
12:00 pm
Working Lunch in Breakout Groups
Goals, Introductions, Brainstorming
12:30 pm
Breakout Group Moderated Discussions
1:45 pm
Reporting Out (Room 100)
Group Moderators
2:15 pm
Wrap-Up of Workshop 1: Reflections on Workshop Themes
Moderator
Lorraine McDonnell
Panelists
Robert Linn, University of Colorado
William Tate, Washington University in St. Louis
Karen Wixson, University of Michigan
3:00 pm
Looking Ahead to Workshop 2: Outstanding Issues and Questions
Judith Rizzo
3:30 pm
Adjourn
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PARTICIPANTS
Allison Armour-Garb, Education Studies, Rockefeller Institute of Government
Alix Beatty, Center for Education, The National Academies
Ilene Berman, Education Division, National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Betty Carvellas, Teacher Advisory Council, The National Academies
Michael Casserly, Council of the Great City Schools
Thomas Corcoran, CPRE, Teachers College, Columbia University
Stephanie Dean, The Hunt Institute
David Driscoll, National Assessment Governing Board
Kelly Duncan, Center for Education, The National Academies
Stuart Elliott, Center for Education, The National Academies
Mark Emblidge, Virginia Board of Education
William Ewell, The Hunt Institute
Michael Feuer, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, The National Academies
Catherine Freeman, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, The National Academies
Michael Gilligan, The Hunt Institute
Margaret E. Goertz, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Steven Gorman, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Lisa Guckian, The Hunt Institute
Ferrel Guillory, The Hunt Institute
Daria Hall, The Education Trust
Douglas N. Harris, Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin at Madison
R. Mark Harris, Human Capital Strategies, LLC
Margaret Hilton, Center for Education, The National Academies
Barbara Kapinus, National Education Association
Rae Ann Kelsch, North Dakota State Representative
Judy Koenig, Center for Education, The National Academies
Andrew Kolstad, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Barnett A. (Sandy) Kress, Akin Gump Stauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Stephanie Levin, CPRE, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Dane Linn, National Governors Association
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Robert L. Linn, Department of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder
Bethany Little, Alliance for Excellent Education
Diane Massell, Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Michigan
Lorraine M. McDonnell, Department of Political Science, University of California at Santa Barbara
Gregory F. McGinity, The Broad Foundation
Peter McWalters, Rhode Island Department of Education
Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Carnegie Corporation
Scott Montgomery, Council of Chief State School Officers
Patricia Morison, Center for Education, The National Academies
Lynn Olson, Education Week
Michael Petrilli, Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Morgan Polikoff, Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Pennsylvania
Andy Porter, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Suellen Reed, Indiana Department of Education
Michael Resnick, National School Boards Association
Barbara J. Reys, Learning Teaching and Curriculum, University of Missouri
Judith Rizzo, The Hunt Institute
Roy Romer, Strong American Schools Campaign
Ian Rosenblum, Governor’s Office of Pennsylvania
William Schmidt, Michigan State University
Sheila R. Schultz, Educational Policy Impact Center, Human Resources Research Organization
John Smithson, Measures of the Enacted Curriculum, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Brian Stecher, RAND Corporation
William Tate, Department of Arts and Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
Lori Taylor, Bush School of Government, Texas A&M University
Thomas Toch, Education Sector
Lisa Towne, Center for Education, The National Academies
Susan Traiman, Education and Workforce Policy, Business Roundtable
Ruth Wattenberg, American Federation of Teachers
Lauress Wise, Human Resources Research Organization
Karen K. Wixson, School of Education, University of Michigan
