Education Policy Transition Committee Tuesday, December 18, 2018 ft]; 10 om. Education Policy Transition Committee Co-Cliairs: Yvette Melendez and Fran Rabinowitz Committee Members: Dr. Paul Broadie, President, Gateway and Housatonic Community Colleges Robert Cotto, Director of Urban Educational Initiatives, Trinity College Rev. Lindsey Curtis, Pastor, Grace Baptist Church Merrill Gay, Executive Director, Early Childhood Alliance Rabbi Doniel Ginsburg, President, Association of Institutions oflewish Studies Ian Hochadel, President, AFT-CT Paul Diego Holzer, Executive Director, Achieve Hartford Jeff Leake, President, CT Education Association Dr. Estela Lopez, Former Provost CT State University System, Vice Chair State Board of Education Shannon Marimt'in, Executive Director, CT Council for Education Reform Steve Mandel, Founder, Lone Pine Capital Michael Pohl, History Teacher, Manchester Public Schools, and Democratic Town Chair Steve Simmons, Chairman, Simmons/Patriot Media 81. Communications; Board Chair, CT Council for Education Reform Troy Williams, Managing Director, University Ventures Dr. Nadia Ward, Assoc. Professor of Director of Urban Education, Prevention 8: Policy Research, Yale lulia Winer, Director of Public Policy, CREC Guiding Principles 0 Alignment with Governor-Elect Lamont?s agenda on workforce development and economic growth: revitalized business climate will ensure Connecticut has the resources necessary to support our priorities as a state: investing in excellent public schools, caringfor our most vulnerable communities, and sharing broadly in economic prosperity. Lamont Policy Document Focus on equity and Opportunity for all students: believe that access to high?qualig/ education must be a rightfor all, notjust the priwlegedfew- Lamont Policy Document Ed Policy Subcommittee Structure Early Childhood Care and Education: This subcommitteefocused on access to quality early care and pre-Kfor each and every child who needs it, beginning at birth. Thegoal is to look at the quality ofcare/education through a universal system, inclusive of objective outcome indicators. Achievement/ Opportunity Gap: This subcommittee focused on creating streamlined systems and supports to ensure equitable access to a high-quality educational experience for all students. This includes consideration of social- emotional learning, robust curricula with a focus on STEM, wraparound services that consider all needs ofa child and theirfamilies, a bold re-thinking ofschool designs, and a comprehensive talent management strategy related to the educator workforce with a focus on increasing diversity and addressing shortage areas. '1 Ed Policy Subcommittee Structure (cont) 0 Affordable Higher Education and Career Pathways: This subcommittee looked at promoting innovative approaches to making post-secondary education opportunities more accessible and a?'ordable to all high school graduates and creating more explicit high school pathways to careers that are most in- demand in the CT marketplace. School Funding and Regionalization: This subcommittee focused on identi?/ing opportunities to modijjl and fully fund the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula so that our school districts have the necessary resources to educate our children. They also looked at creating incentives that promote cost- e?iciencies through regional collaboration. Policy Recommendations: Early Childhood Care Education Short-term (First 100 Days] 0 Set aggressive timeline for launch of the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRISI. Raise Care4Kid payment rates and expand access to allow parents to enroll in training. Conduct an audit on early childhood care access and current levels of unmet demand. Policy Recommendations: Achievement/Opportunity Gap Short-term (First 100 Days) Reexamine purpose/role of and relationship with RESCs and other partners. Develop a statewide STEM education action plan that consolidates previous reports. Create a Math Leadership Institute for school principals. Launch "Teach.org?? public relations campaign for the teaching profession. Propose changes to out-of?state reciprocity for educator certification. my: r? POHCY Recommendations: Achievement/Opportunity Gap (cont) Long-term 0 Launch deveIOpment of statewide curricula, inclusive of the technical school system. 0 Require that computer science be taught in every high school. 0 Improve state?s longitudinal data system to be more timely and user-friendly. 0 Demand greater transparency and accountability for Alliance Districts, Commissioner?s Network, Charter and magnet school progress results; codify best practices. 0 Expand educator preparation pathways and leadership development programs. 0 Shift oversight of Minority Teacher Incentive Program from OHE to the CSDE. . ?3 I.- F- In .1423: ?7 moo;? POHCV Recommendations: Higher Education Career Pathways Short-term (First 100 Days) Establish a Governor?s Industry, Higher Education, 8: Career Pathways Council. 0 0 Create FAFSA data MOU between OHE and long-term merge of OHE with CSDE. 0 Launch a low-cost loan and scholarship program through CHESLA with focus on STEM. . . 0 Target external funding sources to develop career pathways and training programs. . Implement a marketing plan for the CT higher education system. LA Mt HYSI r: Short-term (First 100 Days) 0 Promote shared services models for school districts. 0 Move to a single, statewide, collaborative contract for an electronic system. INT Commit to funding ECS at the statutory level for the biennium. Implement a new, comprehensive school funding formula - efforts are underway at CAPSS to deveIOp a proposal for state education funding in 21 areas including ECS. Create a dedicated state of?ce in 0PM focused on securing grant dollars. Establish a minimum school district size to be implemented over time. Require small school districts to internally consolidate or regionally share services. Reduce statutory red tape, redundancies, and barriers to educational improvement. Cross-Cutting Proposal Governor?s Industry, Higher Education, Career Pathways Council -- Composition: Senior representatives from the private sector; PK-tz schools/districts; post-secondary educational institutions; nonprofits; andlabon Subcommittee Structure: including but not limited to, Financial Services/Insurance, Healthcare, Technology, Agrisciences. and Educational Models/Non-profit Partnerships. I Identify the common workforce needs and skills gaps of current employees 0 Develop continuous, sustainable pipelines for the workforce; and 0 Conduct a comparative analysis of best practices within CT and in other states and make this information publicly available through a centralized website. Outcomes of the Board would be to: Develop industry~relevant curricula inclusive of work?based 0 learning internships, apprenticeships, etc.) 0 Build partnerships with community colleges and four-year colleges to expand and adjust relevant offerings based on need demand; 0 Study and identify existing high school post?secondary models that are most effective in order to scale them; and 0 Coordinate and align funding opportunities. I. Questions?