Annual Update & Review November 2014. Agenda 1.Overview 2.Performance 3.Other Updates 4.Model in...

Annual Update & Review

November 2014

Agenda

1. Overview

2. Performance

3. Other Updates

4. Model in Action: Santee Spotlight

5. Final Questions and Remarks

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Our Story

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• Created to drive improvement in LAUSD’s most troubled schools, throughout the district, and beyond

• One of a handful and one of the largest efforts nationally to turnaround existing public schools and scale innovations district-wide

• Work under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with LAUSD to directly manage 16 existing public schools serving nearly 14,000 low-income students

Our Collective Challenge

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• California has the 8th biggest economy in the world, the highest poverty rate in the nation, ranks 49th in per pupil spending and 45th in math and English

• Los Angeles has the highest poverty rate of any big city in the U.S. and our district is one of the lowest performing in the State

• After almost 20 years of charter growth, more than 1/2 of our City’s children still attend district schools

• 2/3 of our elementary and middle schools and 3/4 of our high schools rank as the state’s lowest performers

• Because our low-income families are often trapped in failing schools, less than 50% of them will graduate

Our Schools

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Our Students

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Our Mission

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Transform schools and revolutionize school systems to empower all students with a high-quality education

Our Goals

Dramatically accelerate achievement for students in the District’s highest-poverty schools.

Remove barriers, pioneer new programs and scale success to benefit all District students.

Our Core Values

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Four C’s drive our work for students

Our Model

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Great Leaders

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Build the most effective corps of school turnaround leaders in the nation

Highly Effective Teaching

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Ensure every school has a critical mass of effective to highly effective teachers who are transforming culture and practice and dramatically improving student outcomes

College-Ready Students

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Build a culture of respect and high expectations with instruction that is responsive to each student’s needs to ensure every student is prepared the rigors of college and career.

Energized & United Communities

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Build a movement for our schools, with students, teachers, families, and partners from across our communities actively working toward a common vision for high student achievement and college readiness

Our First 6 Years• We are proud of our first 6 years of results

– #1 improving school system in the state– Graduation rates nearly doubled– Policy changes impacted students across California

• Our work is not done– Even with strong improvement, absolute performance is

low in our network and statewide– School transformation is a long-term endeavor– Our commitment to our communities is unwavering

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Agenda

1. Overview

2. Performance• Context• Graduation Rates• High School Exit Exam• Attendance & Suspensions• System Change• Challenges

3. Other Updates


5. Final Questions and Remarks15

2013-14 Performance: Context

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• California had limited data in 2013-14 due to the transition to Common Core and a new state accountability system

– No API scores– No CSTs (California Standards Tests)

• In 2014-15, a new baseline will be established with Common Core assessments (Smarter Balanced, or SBAC)

• We are shifting our focus more toward college readiness measures to ensure students graduate prepared for college

5-Year API Growth

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Partnership (#1)

Baldwin Park (#2)

LAUSD:ISIC

LAUSD State of CA0

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80

120

105

81 80

67

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Comparison Systems, 5-year API Growth

Key highlight• Partnership #1 in

API growth

Graduation Rates: 6-Year Trend

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6-Year Trend, 4-Year CohortPreliminary Graduation Rates

Key highlights• Nearly doubled

grad rates over 6 years

• Gap to LAUSD decreased from 12% to 7%

• Acceleration last 3 years

2008 (base-line)

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

48%52% 55% 56%

64% 65%

77%

Partnership High LAUSD

High School Exit Exam: 6-Year Trend

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2008 (base-line)

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 201420%

40%

60%

80%

40%

48%51%

55%57%

60% 61%57%

60% 62%66% 67% 69% 68%

Partnership High LAUSD

CAHSEE First Time 10th Grade Pass Rate (May)

Key highlight:• Gap to

LAUSD decreased from 17% to 7%

Attendance & Suspensions

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Student Attendance & Suspension6-Year Change

2008 (baseline) 201485%

90%

95%

100%

91%

95%

Student Attendance4 Point Increase

2008 (baseline) 20140%

10%

20%21%

3%

Suspension Rate18 Point Decrease

Suspensions by Subgroup

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Subgroup Student Suspension6-Year Change

Suspension Rate - African Americans46 Point Decrease

Suspension Rate - Students with Disabilities40 Point Decrease

2008 (baseline) 20140%

20%

40%

60%60%

14%

2008 (baseline) 20140%

20%

40%

60%

47%

7%

System Change: Highlights

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Challenges

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• Limited data does not provide the full picture of student progress at all grade levels of our network

• Absolute proficiency remains low for most schools in our network

• Network-wide progress is not uniform across all schools

• While we have made progress on college readiness indicators, our overall levels remain low

• District crises and instability can undermine system change efforts

Agenda

1. Overview

2. Performance

3. Other Updates



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Other Updates

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• Governance– MOUs for 6 schools renewed– Expanded Board of Directors by 6 members– Superintendent transition– 16 Partnership schools (no longer 17)

• Financial– Extremely strong fundraising year, during transitions– Growing donor base

Agenda

1. Overview

2. Performance

3. Other Updates



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Model in Action: Santee Spotlight

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• Recruited externally and internally to establish strong and dynamic leadership team

• Ongoing training and support:• Biannual retreats• Monthly leadership conferences• Level-alike meetings• Side-by-side coaching

• Network of turnaround leaders, sharing best practices and grounded in culture of collaboration, high expectations, and continuous improvement


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• Wide swath of teachers in Partnership development programs• 11 teachers participating in the Pioneer program• 2 teachers are Peer Observers• 4 teachers are Common Core Leads

• Implementing blended learning with strong focus on literacy, establishing model classrooms, and piloting adaptive software

• Structured inter-department and grade level collaboration

• Use data to drive instruction, including through assessment platform


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• 25+ community and business partners offer college preparatory and horizon expanding support and opportunities, e.g.• City Year LA• College Bridge• Communities in Schools• FOX Sports West• Geffen Playhouse• LA Trade Tech• Music Center• Ready, Set, Gold!• Youth Business Alliance

• Partners provide field trips, job shadowing, college credit courses, college counseling, financial aid and much more

• Lundquist Fellows program grooms student leaders


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• Original site for Parent College and continues to host the largest gathering of parents among all three sites• 400+ parents convene monthly for Parent College; 150+

parents from Santee on average

• Active Family Action Team that targets parents by grade level and has involved 380+ parents in a structured activities this year alone

• Designated Parent Center where parents mobilize to improve culture and learning at Santee

Santee’s Transformation2008 to present

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• API: Increased by 136

• Graduation: More than doubled (27% to 68%)

• High School Exit Exam: More than doubled (29% to 60%)

• AP Access: Enrollment has increased 3 fold in 3 years (8% to 24%)

Santee Team

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• Fe Chavez, Teacher & Parent• Megan Miller, Teacher & Parent

Santee Team

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• Dr. Martin Gomez, Principal• Marissa Martinez, Instructional Specialist• Terri Grinner, Instructional Specialist

Outline

1. Overview

2. Performance

3. Other Updates



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Thank you

Thank you for your leadership and support.

Anything is possible when we lead together!

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Appendix

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• Graduation Rates by School: 2013-2014• Key Initiatives: 2014-2015• System Change: Historical Highlights• Methodology

Graduation Rates: 2013-14

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Preliminary Graduation Rates – School Results

Key highlights• Partnership

increased 13%• The gap to LAUSD

decreased by 2%• Roosevelt ESP and

Magnet exceeded LAUSD average

2013 2014 1 year

changeJordan 51% 51% 1Mendez 63% 76% 12Roosevelt 56% 73% 17Roosevelt ESP 67% 83% 16Roosevelt Magnet 82% 80% -2Santee 53% 68% 15Partnership 57% 70% 13

Key Initiatives: 2014-2015

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Great Leaders: Build the most effective corps of school turnaround leaders in the nation• Talent Management

o Recruit, develop, and retain the best school leaders• Leadership, Growth and Development

o Provide comprehensive training and support to full pipeline of current and rising leaders

Highly Effective Teaching: Ensure every school has a critical mass (50% or more) of effective to highly effective teachers who are transforming culture and practice and dramatically improving student outcomes• Talent Recruitment

o Recruit broad pool of effective teachers and track their performance• Teacher Leadership, Growth and Development

o Train and develop teacher leaders through career pathways• Blended Learning

o Establish model blended learning classrooms across the network

Transform Schools


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College-Ready Students: Build a culture of respect and high expectations with instruction that is responsive to each student’s needs• Culture and Climate

o Build a restorative, college-going community, grounded in a culture of respect and high expectations

• Student Progress Monitoringo Ensure every campus use data to track individual students needs to drive decision making

• Student Opportunitieso Deepen and expand partnerships to meet the needs of every child

Transform Schools


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Energized & United Communities: Build a movement for our schools, with students, teachers, families, and partners from across our communities actively working toward a common vision for high student achievement and college readiness• Parent College

o Continue to expand Parent College to reach more families and equip Parent College graduates as agents of change

• Family Actiono Hone our systems to engage families and engage their leadership at every school site

• Stakeholder Voiceo Elevate the voices of students, teachers and families

• Stakeholder Advocacyo Empower our parents to publicly advocate on behalf of our schools

Transform Schools


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Based on a strong track record of success, we are a respected, relevant leader in the sector – looked to for codified based practices, innovative new programs, and as a trailblazer in removing barriers to systemic success for schools and school systems.

• Remove Barriers – Legal Actiono Pursue new lawsuit to reduce inequities and obstacles for the district’s most vulnerable

schools, changing policy and practice, and setting precedent at both local and state levels.• Pioneer New Programs – Teacher Development Systems

o Trailblaze implementation of teacher and leadership development systems, including multiple-measure evaluations, accelerating and strengthening district-wide rollout.

• Scale Success – Parent College Expansiono Develop detailed plan to launch a hub for Parent College in another LAUSD community

Revolutionize School Systems

System Change: Historical Highlights

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Methodology

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Slide 17: 5-year API GrowthAcademic Performance Index (API), #1 improving school system in the state with API gains compared to other mid to large school ‐ ‐districts: used the API growth point data from all Districts in the state of California with 10,000 or more students enrolled according to CDE enrollment records. Growth over one year, two years, and over the last five years was calculated by adding the growth points from each academic year. School Districts were not included in longitudinal calculations when they did not have API growth points for one or more of the years included in the sum.

Slide 18: Graduation Rates: 6-Year TrendSingle school graduation rates are published through the preliminary LAUSD Board Informative, and are calculated by taking the ‐total number of seniors graduating in four years over the total number of students who began in that cohort four years earlier.

Slide 19: High School Exit Exam: 6-Year TrendCalifornia High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) trends are based off of finalized data shared in LAUSD Board Informative.

Slide 20-21, Attendance & SuspensionsAttendance data are from LAUSD’s MyData and represent cumulative student attendance. Suspension data are from LAUSD’s MyData. The suspension rate is based on the number of suspension events divided by the number of students.

Slide 37: Graduation Rates: 2013-14Single school graduation rates are published through the preliminary LAUSD Board Informative, and are calculated by taking the ‐total number of seniors graduating in four years over the total number of students who began in that cohort four years earlier. Differences for ‘1 Year change’ for Jordan and Mendez reflect rounding.

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