TENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMING EDUCATION

POLICY ADVOCACY: SCORE BUILDS AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION ISSUES AND WORKS TO SUSTAIN MOMENTUM AMONG ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS AROUND IMPROVING STUDENT SUCCESS IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. SCORE'S EFFORTS IN 2023 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: -SCORE PUBLISHED THE 2024 STATE OF EDUCATION IN TENNESSEE, WHICH ELEVATED KEY STUDENT OUTCOMES DATA AND PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS THAT INFORMED POLICY ADVOCACY PRIORITIES TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING AND OUTCOMES IN TENNESSEE. -SCORE CHAMPIONED POLICIES AND/OR STATE INVESTMENTS FOCUSED ON THE TEACHER PIPELINE, INNOVATIVE SCHOOL MODELS, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAMS. -SCORE WORKED TO MAINTAIN FOUNDATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM POLICIES AND HIGH STANDARDS FOR K-12 TEACHING AND LEARNING. -SCORE HAD NEARLY 500,000 TOUCHPOINTS WITH TENNESSEE STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING THE SCORE INSTITUTE SUMMER SERIES, FUTURE FORWARD SUMMIT, AND VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS.

STRATEGIC PRACTICE: SCORE RESEARCHES KEY POLICIES, DEVELOPS TOOLS AND REPORTS THAT ELEVATE IMPORTANT TOPICS, SUPPORTS PILOT EFFORTS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE TO GENERATE PROOF POINTS FOR WHAT WORKS TO DRIVE STUDENT SUCCESS, AND SHARES BEST PRACTICES TO ADVANCE SCORE'S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES. SCORE'S EFFORTS IN 2023 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: -SCORE SUPPORTED MORE THAN 20 INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE SOLUTIONS ACROSS TENNESSEE, INCLUDING INNOVATIVE INTERVENTIONS LIKE HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING, TEACHER PIPELINE PROGRAMS TO GROW THE NUMBER OF WELL-PREPARED NEW TEACHERS ENTERING THE PROFESSION, AND COLLEGE PERSISTENCE EFFORTS FOCUSED ON HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENT GROUPS. -SCORE SHARED RESEARCH, INNOVATIVE PRACTICES, AND SUPPORTED IMPLEMENTATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL LEADERS, DISTRICT LEADERS, AND PARTNERS IN THE FOLLOWING NETWORKS, WORKING GROUPS, AND SESSIONS: -SCORE HOSTED A FIVE-PART SCORE INSTITUTE SERIES TO ELEVATE LEADING INNOVATIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT ARE WORKING TO ENSURE STUDENTS ARE PREPARED WITH THE SKILLS AND TRAINING NEEDED TO MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE WORKFORCE NEEDS. -SCORE SUPPORTED THREE EFFORTS TO DESIGN, LAUNCH, AND FUND EDUCATION-TO-WORK HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO BETTER ALIGN EDUCATION AND WORK AND SUPPORT STUDENTS TO ACCESS HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-DEMAND CAREERS. -SCORE LED A WORKFORCE ANALYTICS PROJECT WITH BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND HOW EDUCATION EXPERIENCES LEAD TO EMPLOYEE SUCCESS. -SCORE FOCUSED ON PREPARING FUTURE TEACHERS TO TEACH HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LITERACY CURRICULUM GROUNDED IN THE SCIENCE OF READING BY CREATING THE LEAD IN LITERACY NETWORK. -SCORE SUPPORTED SIX TRADITIONAL DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NASHVILLE AND MEMPHIS WITH TENNESSEE INVESTMENT IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT (TISA) IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES. -SCORE EXPANDED ITS ROLE AS A LEADER IN CHARTER DATA ANALYSIS BY PUBLISHING A CHARTER SCHOOL WEBPAGE TO ELEVATE TENNESSEE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FACTS, DATA, AND BEST PRACTICES AND HOSTING AN INSTITUTE ON THE RESULTS OF A NATIONAL CHARTER DATA STUDY. -SCORE PUBLISHED DATA, IMPLEMENTATION, AND BEST PRACTICE GUIDES RELATED TO THE EDUCATOR LABOR MARKET, K-12 STUDENT DATA OUTCOMES, SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAMS, INSTRUCTIONAL COHERENCE, AND THE VALUE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN TENNESSEE.