Doug Mesecar

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Proven, successful executive with deep knowledge of what drives the K-12 market, from the…

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  • Hillsboro Charter Academy Graphic

    Board Member

    Hillsboro Charter Academy

    - Present 2 years 4 months

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  • American Public University System Graphic

    Industry Advisory Council Member

    American Public University System

    - Present 10 years 2 months

    Education

    Serve as a representative of the K-12 education industry to advise APUS professors and staff on trends in education and course design and relevancy.

  • Board Member

    Virginia Opportunity Educational Institution

    - 1 year 1 month

    Education

    Gubernatorial appointment to the OEI, which was created through legislation passed during the 2013 General Assembly Session, focused on turning around chronically failing or underperforming public schools in the Commonwealth to ensure a high quality education for all students. Unfortunately, the OEI was ruled unconstitutional by a VA circuit court and is currently in limbo.

  • Advisor

    Digital Learning Now (Digital Learning Council)

    - Present 14 years

    Education

    Advisor to Digital Learning Now's Digital Learning Council. As a result of the Council’s efforts, the 10 Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning, along with suggested actions for lawmakers, was released December 2010 at the National Summit on Education Reform in Washington, D.C. (http://digitallearningnow.com/policy/10-elements/)

  • Board Member

    Tutor Our Children

    - 2 years 7 months

    Education

    Tutor Our Children was founded to increase the opportunities for struggling low-income students to access high quality tutoring.

  • Board Member

    William E. Doar, Jr. Charter School Foundation

    - 1 year 4 months

    Education

Publications

  • Showing Up is Not Enough: Performance-Based Funding in Federal Education Policy

    American Action Forum

    Nearly all public education funding is driven by how many and what type of students show up on so-called ‘count days.’ In other words, funding is determined by student attendance rather than outcomes and results. This unquestioned practice of funding schools based almost exclusively on attendance misaligns incentives, rewards sub-par performance, and diminishes the imperative for significant and sustained educational outcomes. The value of opportunities provided to students must consider…

    Nearly all public education funding is driven by how many and what type of students show up on so-called ‘count days.’ In other words, funding is determined by student attendance rather than outcomes and results. This unquestioned practice of funding schools based almost exclusively on attendance misaligns incentives, rewards sub-par performance, and diminishes the imperative for significant and sustained educational outcomes. The value of opportunities provided to students must consider equity of student outcomes – not just tax dollars allocated to education systems. Disruption is needed, for simply providing funding to schools does not produce results; however, providing funding to schools that produce results is game-changing.Performance based funding (PBF)provides an opportunity to make strategic investments in schools by focusing school funding on desired results. This paper examines the potential of PBF at the federal level.

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