{"id":8447,"date":"2020-09-16T19:29:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T19:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kanren.net\/?page_id=8447"},"modified":"2023-08-03T15:11:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T15:11:55","slug":"future-ready-schools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kanren.net\/about\/initiatives\/future-ready-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Ready Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Official Coalition Partner<\/h1>\n

Future Ready Schools<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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With a focused commitment to help K\u201312 districts and Kansas communities, the Kansas Research and Education Network (KANREN) has become a regional partner with the\u00a0U.S. Department of Education (USDoE)<\/a>\u00a0Office of Educational Technology, and the Alliance for Excellent Education (Alliance) in the\u00a0Future Ready Schools<\/a>\u00a0(FRS) effort.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Launched in the fall of 2014 by the USDoE, Future Ready Schools represents a coordinated effort of the USDoE\u2019s Office of Educational Technology and the Alliance for Excellent Education, with support from a coalition of partners. Efforts focus on helping K\u201312 school districts maximize digital learning opportunities and move quickly toward preparing students for success. With strategic planning in mind, Future Ready equips school leaders with the knowledge, support, tools and resources to dynamically lead their districts through a team-driven planning process to generate a digital learning action\u00a0plan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

A Vision of Future Ready Schools<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Future Ready Schools catalyzes digital learning opportunities and helps districts move quickly toward preparing students for success in college, a career, and citizenship. This effort comes at a critical time as districts embrace college and career readiness as the goal for all students and recognize the potential of digital tools to help teachers personalize learning for each student. While less than 30 percent of U.S. schools have the bandwidth they need to teach using today\u2019s technology, federal and state efforts are expanding this capacity to ensure that at least 99 percent of the nation\u2019s students have access to high-speed internet in their schools within the next five years. Such connectivity, along with strategic planning by districts to maximize access to digital learning technologies, can transform the educational experiences for all students, regardless of their background.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Future Ready provides State and District leaders with the expertise, tools and resources through a thoughtful planning methodology to strategically align their vision for teaching and learning, leadership efforts,\u00a0 education mission, and best practices\u2014operationally and instructionally\u2014to get there. The Alliance for Excellent Education<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0U.S. Department of Education<\/a> have engaged a strong coalition of national and regional organizations<\/a>, including KANREN, to help with the effort.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cRegional partners provide critical support in helping state and district leaders shape a vision for how technology can transform learning and provide equity for all students,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Katrina Stevens, Deputy Director, Office of Education Technology at the U.S. Department of Education.\u00a0\u201cWorking with partners like KANREN brings additional resources and expertise to help make our schools Future Ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Start with a Commitment<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
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The Future Ready District Pledge<\/a>, according to the U.S. Department of Education<\/a>, is designed to set out a roadmap to achieve transformation success and to commit districts to move as quickly as possible towards a shared vision of preparing students for success in college, careers and citizenship. As of November 2015, approximately 2,000 school superintendents have signed the Pledge. District superintendents sign the Future Ready Pledge, a commitment to work with educators, families, and community members to make all schools in their districts Future Ready schools.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Specifically, leaders commit to:<\/p>\n