School Transformation Fund...Webinar Slides May 4, 2018 What is the Transformation Fund? The School...

School Transformation FundWebinar SlidesMay 4, 2018

What is the Transformation Fund?The School Transformation Fund aims to increase the number of students in

great schools by providing customized support to districts committed to

transforming and sustaining improvements in low-performing schools and

creating better options for students.

There are six implementation grants and six planning grants within the fund,

each designed to meet the unique needs and stages of communities, schools

and districts with low-performing schools while accelerating improvements in

student achievement.

Transformation Grants - Planning

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Transformation Strategy Planning

PartnershipPlanning

P2 Partnership: Planning of partnerships between a public independent school district and a public open-enrollment charter school

Innovative Management Organization (IMO) Partnership: Planning of partnerships between school districts and universities, nonprofits, or government agencies

New School Planning

Reset: Planning of efforts to relaunch a low-performing school as a new school

Fresh-Start: Planning of efforts to launch a new school with the intention of serving students currently attending a 2017-18 Priority School or a 2017-18 Focus School

Transformation Planning

Talent Transformation Model: Planning efforts to explore and develop a strategic staffing initiative across multiple low-performing schools

Transformation Strategy: Planning efforts of any eligible school to identify the “best-fit” school transformation model

Transformation Grants - Implementation

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Transformation Strategy Planning

PartnershipImplementation

P2 Partnership: Implementation of partnerships between a public independent school district and a public open-enrollment charter school

Innovative Management Organization (IMO) Partnership: Implementation of partnerships between school districts and universities, nonprofits, or government agencies

New School Implementation

Reset: Implementation of efforts to relaunch a low-performing school as a new school

Fresh-Start: Implementation of efforts to launch a new school with the intention of serving students currently attending a 2017-18 Priority School or a 2017-18 Focus School

Transformation Implementation

Talent Transformation Model: Implementation of a strategic staffing initiative across multiple low-performing schools

Redesign: Supports the implementation of aggressive school-level redesign to improve learning environments that can substantially increase student achievement supported by a high-quality transformation partner

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P2 Partnerships

Grant Summary

Funding and Time

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Approximately 6, 1-year planning awards of

$300,000; and 5, 2-year implementation

awards of $1,000,000

Upon completion of grant period, grantees

may be eligible for continuation funding to

support continued implementation


adipiscing

P2 Partnerships support the planning

and launch of partnerships between a

public independent school district and a

public open-enrollment charter school.

The public charter partners with an ISD

to manage the entire campus. This

must include significant school-level

autonomy (for staffing, budget,

curriculum, and calendar).

A P2 campus may receive a potential

increase in state funding and an

exemption from certain accountability

interventions

(SB 1882, 2007)

At least 25% of planning awards and

10% of implementation awards must

be held back to support a School

Transformation Partner matched

with the ISD by TEA

TEA is prioritizing P2 partnerships

with charters in the top quartile (25%)

of 2017 Accountability Rating System

School districts with at least one 2017-18

Title 1 Priority and Focus schools not

currently receiving TTIPS Cycle 4 or 5, or

2017-19 School Redesign Grant, Pilot

Cycle grant funds

P2 Partnership ExamplesStark ISD partnered with Baratheon Public Schools in 2012 to manage the entire Lannister Elementary Campus. Stark ISD entered develop a contract that provided Baratheon Public Schools with the Lannister Elementary campus, autonomy over staffing, academic program, budget, and calendar, as well as shared services such as special education and transportation.

Targaryen ISD (TISD) plans to partner with Mormont Prep in 2018 to manage Baelish Elementary School beginning in 2018. In addition to the school-based autonomies provided to the charter, TISD is expected to receive approximately $650,000 per year and a two-year pause in state accountability sanctions from S.B. 1882 (2017, 85th Leg., R.S.).


IMO Partnerships

Grant Summary

Funding and Time


adipiscing


$300,000; and 10, 2-year implementation

awards of $1,000,000





adipiscing

IMO Partnerships support the

planning and launch of partnerships

between ISDs and Innovative

Management Organizations (IMO).

This must include significant school-

level autonomy (for staffing, budget,

curriculum, and calendar). Eligible

entities to lead an IMO must have an

independent board and may include:

- Public institutions of higher

education (IHE)

- Private, nonprofit IHE

- Nonprofit (501c3)

- Government agency

An IMO campus may receive a

potential increase in state funding

and an exemption from certain

accountability interventions

(SB 1882, 2007)



be held back to support a Matched

School Transformation Partner

TEA is prioritizing partnerships with

IHEs and those serving pre-k 3 or

pre-k 4 students, and 2 priority/focus

elem schools.





Cycle grant funds

IMO Partnership ExamplesSnow County ISD partners with Sansa College of Education to manage Arya Elementary. TT creates a board that is independent from Sansa has autonomy over Arya’s teacher hiring, the school’s budget, the academic program, and the school calendar.

Greyjoy ISD authorizes Sandor Schools and Little Drogo Learners, nonprofit early childhood providers, as IMOs to operate a PK3-PK4 school for the district. The contract between Greyjoy ISD and the early childhood providers extends the nonprofits decision-making authority related to human capital, budget, program, and calendar. Other shared services such as transportation are also defined.

Both examples are eligible for additional funding from S.B. 1882 (2017, 85th Leg., R.S.).


Reset

Grant Summary

Funding and Time


adipiscing

Approximately 10, 1-year planning awards

of $300,000; and 3, 2-year implementation

awards of $800,000





adipiscing

Reset supports planning and

implementation efforts by ISDs to relaunch

low-performing schools with a new Campus

Design Campus Number (CDCN). This

could include schools impacted by 1842

(2015). Unlike the P2 or IMO partnerships,

the ISD would continue to manage the

school. Nevertheless, the new campus

must have a significantly different program

design and be aligned with with TEA

guidance related to district-initiated closure.

This model is for closing one campus and

then opening a new campus one grade

level at a time. Compared to Redesign,

Reset has a higher level of change to its

staffing and program. Reset schools may

serve ANY students.

ISDs will receive the time and

support for community engagement,

as well as the strategic selection of

the best restart model




Transformation Partner matched with

the ISD by TEA





Cycle grant funds

Reset ExampleDavos ISD initiates the closure of Tarly Elementary School after four years of IR status due to low attendance, and lower math and reading results. The new campus with a new CDCN number retains the Fehl-Price name, but the Matched School Transformation Partner helped Davos ISD develop a blended learning model for math and literacy, combined with a strong, phonics-based reading intervention program. The leadership and 90% of staff are also new. Any students in Davos ISD are eligible to attend the new school.


Fresh-Start

Grant Summary

Funding and Time


adipiscing


of $300,000; and 3, 2-year implementation

awards of $800,000





adipiscing

Fresh-Start supports planning and

implementation of efforts to launch a

new school with the intention of

serving students currently attending

a 2017-18 Priority School or a 2017-

18 Focus School. Like Reset,

applicants must demonstrate the

commitment to plan a new school

model and meet the agency

requirements for self-initiated closure

or closure to launch a new school.

Unlike Reset, Fresh-Start schools

must prioritize and guarantee

enrollment to students who attended

priority and focus schools.




the best restart model





the ISD by TEA

School districts with at least one 2017-

18 Title 1 Priority and Focus schools

Fresh-Start ExampleDavos ISD initiates the closure of Gendry Park Middle School after severals years of IR status due to low attendance, and lower math and reading results. The new campus with a new CDCN number changes its name and the Matched School Transformation Partner helped Davos ISD develop a new college preparatory, STEM model. The leadership and 90% of staff are also new. As a Fresh-Start, BISD uses grant funding to do significant outreach to prioritize and guarantee enrollment to students who previously attended Gendry Park and other lower-performing elementary and middle schools in Davos.

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Talent Transformation Model

Grant Summary

Funding and Time


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up to $250,000 per grant, and 8, 2-year

implementation awards of up to $300,000.

25% of planning awards and 10% of

implementation awards must be held back

to support a technical assistant advisor

matched with the ISD by TEA.


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Talent Transformation Model

supports the planning and

implementation of a strategic staffing

initiative across multiple low-

performing schools.

Local education Agencies (LEAs),

school districts and open-enrollment

charter schools with at least one

2017-18 Title 1 Priority and Focus

schools not currently receiving TTIPS

Cycle 4 or 5, or 2017-19 School

Redesign Grant, Pilot Cycle grant

funds

Talent transformation models will

develop and implement proven

strategies that will increase the quality of

leadership and instructional staff in

order to improve student outcomes.

Talent Transformation Zone Example

Gilly ISD’s AEC Schools accelerate school transformation through three primary factors: strong school leadership, effective teachers, and high expectations for both students and staff. The AEC plan incentivizes top teachers and principals to work at the district’s highest-need schools to ensure that effective teachers are in the classrooms where they are most needed. This includes a stipend for school staff to relocate to AEC schools within the Gilly ISD zone of high-need schools.


Redesign (STF Implementation Only)

Grant Summary

Funding and Time


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Approximately 4, 2-year implementation

awards of up to $300,000





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Redesign supports the

implementation of aggressive school-

level redesign to improve learning

environments that can substantially

increase student achievement.

While the LEA would retain the

existing CDC number and may retain

a majority of staff, the LEA must still

pursue ambitious program redesign

to improve a target set of student

outcomes.




the best redesign model

At least 50% of awards must be held

back to support a School


the ISD by TEA

Local education Agencies (LEAs), school

districts and open-enrollment charter

schools with at least one 2017-18 Title 1

Priority and Focus schools not currently

receiving TTIPS Cycle 4 or 5, or 2017-19

School Redesign Grant, Pilot Cycle grant

funds

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Transformation Strategy(STF Planning Only)

Grant Summary

Funding and Time


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of $150,000. At least 80% of planning

awards must be held back to support a

technical assistant advisor matched with

the ISD by TEA.


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Transformation Strategy supports

planning efforts of any eligible school

to identify the “best-fit” school

transformation model. By the end of

the one year planning period,

grantees will identify which

transformation model the LEA will

pursue to improve the school.

2017-18 Title 1 Priority and Focus

schools not currently receiving TTIPS

Cycle 4 or 5 grant funds.

TEA is prioritizing applicants

identifying campuses in IR for 2-3

consecutive years

This grant is exclusively focused on

providing ISDs and their school

community with planning time to select

the best path forward.

Transformation Strategy Planning Example

Brienne ISD’s Central Elementary is in IR4, but there is no clear consensus among district leaders or the community about the best strategy for improvement. The district uses the Transformation Strategy Planning Grant to work with Matched School Transformation Partner to undergo a year-long planning process with the community to determine the best strategy to achieve significant improvements in student learning at Central. Brienne ISD is then positioned to apply for one of the other four grant types in 2019.

Eligibility

2017–2018 Priority Schools list

2017–2018 Focus Schools list

FAQ Update

The questions and their answers (in the form of FAQs) will be published on the TEA Grant Opportunities page on or before the May 11th.

Deadlines● March 30, 2018 - Request for Applications (RFA) available

● April 27, 2018 – Last day to submit FAQ to Doug Dawson

● May 11, 2018 - Notice of Intent to Apply Due

● May 11, 2018 - FAQs posted to the TEA Grant Opportunities page

● May 29, 2018 - Application due at 5 PM CST

● July 9, 2018 - Beginning date of grant

TEA ContactThe following TEA staff member should be contacted with questions about school transformation or the grant program:

Doug Dawson, ManagerDivision of System Support and [email protected]

All questions related to the grant program will be reflected in the FAQ form, and the FAQ will be posted on the TEA Division of System Support and Innovation Website -http://tea.texas.gov/DSSI/.

mailto:[email protected]

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