The goals of the PK-16 Leadership Council include:

• building a statewide network for increased collaboration, information sharing and cooperation;
• increasing student readiness to succeed in postsecondary education by improving the quality of PK-13 teacher preparation and professional development;
• aligning high academic standards for PK-12 students with postsecondary education.

Council activities include:

• building on current teacher reform initiatives and studying policy issues that impact the PK-16 system;
• preparing and publicly disseminating position papers to address these policy issues;
• using position papers as a foundation for individual boards and agencies to make programmatic and policy changes at institutional and agency levels consistent with the common goals of educational reform and improvement;
• completing the alignment of standards-based high school curriculum and postsecondary curriculum, including an evaluation of postsecondary admission and placement policies and how they may be adapted to recognize changes in the PK-12 curriculum.

Initial areas of focus:

• Early Childhood Education: Expanding Opportunities
• Student Transitions: The Senior Year of High School
• Teacher Training and Professional Development