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Turnaround and Intensive Tiered School Supports 2014-15
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Objectives
• Provide an update on the supports and interventions the district will make to improve student achievement in our lowest performing district-run schools
• Present recommendations regarding schools in turnaround tier
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Strategic Supports
Intensive Supports
Universal Supports
Turnaround
Turnaround Tier
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Turnaround :
Purpose: Provide significant interventions and supports to dramatically turn around student achievement at persistently low performing schools
Supports:1. School Design based on turnaround models and
DPS Turnaround Pillars2. Set conditions for success via talent, a strong
instructional program and culture 3. Targeted supports for leadership, teachers, and
community4. Wrap around supports 5. Data drives instruction, evaluation, and
improvement
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School Turnaround Tenets
Excellence in Leadership and Instruction
Increased Instructional Time
A School Culture of High Expectations
Daily Tutoring in Critical Growth Years4:1
Using Data to Improve Instruction
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DPS Turnaround Pillars
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Establish conditions for success
Provide intensive supports
Evaluate & improve
1. Identify schools in greatest need
2. Find the right talent3. Build a strong instructional
program4. Pursue autonomies and
innovations if applicable5. Set a culture of high
expectations
6. Wrap-around support for school leaders
7. Systems to develop great teachers
8. Use data to drive instruction
9. Expand impact of effective programs
Denver Public Schools Confidential -Deliberative Purpose
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• Partnership with Achievement Network• Training in Great Habits, Great Readers • Move to 90 minute blocks in middle schools• Piloting pre-turnaround and post-turnaround supports: interventionists,
mental health, community liaison
• School Development Team to attract and retain high-performing teachers in turnaround schools for a commitment of three years
• Implement a 1:4 ratio of supervision support for turnaround schools in turnaround networks
• Additional professional development for instructional superintendents at RELAY Graduate School
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DPS Turnaround supports updates: Changes we are currently implementing in 2014-15
Currently Implementing in 2014-15
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Recommended for 2015-16
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DPS Turnaround supports updates proposed for 2015-16
• Expand funding and support for turnaround schools from 3 years to 5 years• Whole Child: add mental health staff and wrap around supports for students
and community• Extended time for teacher planning and professional development• Add an AP /dean to protect the role of an instructional expert at each school to
support the implementation of instructional quality, separate from a Business/Operations lead
• Name school leaders quickly, hire teachers early• Implement a Planning Year when feasible to support higher quality planning and
community engagement for effectively implementing the school turnaround tenets
• Dedicated instructional partners focused on literacy and math for networks• Support turnaround schools to minimize distractions (priority supports and
services to turnaround schools in hiring, retention, policies, network supports, professional development and operational supports)D
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Timeframe for School Turnaround Planning and Implementation with 8 Months Planning
Oct-Dec Mar Jun Dec
• ID highest need schools
• School Quality Reviews
• Kick off community engagement
• Jan/Feb: Select leader• BOE Approval of
turnaround model
Jan - Feb
• Apply for TIG (for existing school)
• TIG award for Turnaround redesigns and new schools
• New Schools approved in the CNQS
• Innovation Planning (if applicable)
May
Turnaround Planning Year for 2016-17
2015
Turnaround//New Schools Model begins
Innovation Status approval(if applicable)
August2014
Tiering of Schools for Turnaround
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Timeframe for School Turnaround Planning and Implementation with Full Planning Year
Oct-Dec Mar Jun Dec
• ID highest need schools
• School Quality Reviews
• Kick off community engagement
• If applicable Select leader or identify for Call for New Quality Schools (CNQS)
Jan - Feb
• Apply for TIG (for existing or new schools)
• CNQS Applications
• TIG award for Turnaround redesigns and new schools
• New Schools approved in the CNQS
• Innovation Planning (if applicable)
May
Turnaround Planning Year for 2016-17
Dec
• BOE Approval of turnaround model and Innovation application (if applicable)
2015
2016 Feb-Mar
• 2016-17 staffing
August
Turnaround Planning Year for 2016-17
Turnaround//New Schools Model begins
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August2014
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Tiering of Schools for Turnaround
Strategic Supports
Intensive Supports
Universal Supports
Turnaround
Intensive Supports
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Intensive Tier:
Purpose: intervene to ensure struggling schools are identified and supported prior to a more intensive intervention being needed
Supports:1. School Quality Review/Diagnostic2. Advisory Review Panel to support
development of a rigorous improvement plan
3. Intensive Progress Monitoring and coaching support
14-15 Intensive Supports Tier: Timeline
November – December 2014:
• School Quality Diagnostics– National Experts from SchoolWorks
January – February 2015:
• Assess and update current school improvement plans in light of diagnostic information
– 3 phase review process with DPS Advisory Review Panel provides review and coaching on improvement plan development
– Make recommendations for schools or regions that should be considered for TIG grants, for the Call for New Quality Schools, or for other site improvements
February – March 2015:
• Implementation and resource planning and staffing for 2015-16
• TIG application development if applicable
Progress Monitoring:
• Monthly progress monitoring, instructional reviews and coaching
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2014-15 TURNAROUND AND INTENSIVE TIER SCHOOL UPDATES
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2014-15 Turnaround Tier Schools Update
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Turnaround Tier - Recommendations:• Kepner – Phase in new school models for 2016-17:
• Grant Beacon Replication and STRIVE Kepner Middle School to be co-located on Kepner campus in 2016-17. Kepner Beacon School will be go through the New Quality Schools process
• Manual - New leader search for 2015-16 is underway, new CTE Pathways Expansion program being explored with the community
• Identify schools in this tier (and in the Intensive Supports tier) for that should be considered for TIG grants. Eligibility lists will be available from CDE in January.
These district run schools were tiered for turnaround and presented to the Board in November 2014:
School Name spf2008 spf2009 spf2010 spf2011 spf2012 spf2013 spf2014 overallspfchange
Academic
power flags
Nonacademic
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Valverde Elementary School 45% 62% 50% 35% 43% 35% 16% 7 12
Manual High School 46% 50% 48% 46% 41% 25% 20% 5 14
Kepner Middle School 44% 45% 37% 44% 28% 22% 20% 6 15
2014-15 Intensive Supports Tier Update
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These district run schools were newly tiered (ie, not currently in turnaround status) for Intensive Supports and presented to the Board in November 2014:
Next Steps:• School Quality Review for any schools that have not had a diagnostic in the past 2
years. • Update school improvement plans and determine whether to apply for TIG if eligible,
or further turnaround intervention or support, including candidate schools or regions for the Call for New Quality Schools
MANUAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMUNITY PROCESS
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Manual Recommendations
Overview:• Historical decline in performance over the last 5 years• Declining enrollment
Unified Improvement Plan:• Root Cause Analysis – School Data Narrative• Findings:
– Significant faculty and leadership turnover– Teachers created and implemented their own curriculum based on a social justice model. Teachers
did not use a research-based proven curriculum.– Intentional systems were not in place to support classroom management– Average daily attendance was 8% lower than the district average; students missed significant
amounts of instructional time– Teachers did not receive sufficient support in implementing culturally responsive instructional
practices– Systems to support English Language Learners including instructional best practices and progress
monitoring were not consistently implemented
Recommendation:• New Leader• Program change (CTE Pathways Expansion) • City Year wraparound support
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Manual: Performance Summary
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SPF
Snapshot
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Current enrollment, as of
11/15/2014
% FRL, based on Oct count 2013 -
2014
% FRL, based on Oct count 2013 -
2014
% SpEd, based on Oct count 2013 -
2014
287 74.6% 40.5% 18.3%
SPF 2010 SPF 2011 SPF 2012 SPF 2013 SPF 2014
48% 46.4% 41.1% 24.7% 19.6%
MGP2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Math MGP 53 32 34
Reading MGP 36 34 50.5
Writing MGP 34 35 43
Manual Community Process: Timeline of current and upcoming efforts
School Vision and Leader Search• Spring and Fall 2014- Manual Thought Partner Group meetings
• Dec. 8th Meet with Manual HS CSC (Using characteristics from Thought Partners)
• Month of Dec- recruit and screen candidates
• Week of Jan. 5-19 Review and Interview Pre-screened Candidates
• Week of Jan. 26th Evening Community Forum @ Manual HS (Finalists to participate)
• Week of Jan. 26th Finalists to meet with Superintendent Boasberg
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Manual Community Process: Timeline of current and upcoming efforts, continued
CTE pathways expansion at Manual. • Manual is one of 9 selected sites for a 4-year, Youth Career Connect grant.
• Spring and Fall 2014 – Manual and Community Partners meetings
– We have strong support from the health and medical industry—local hospitals, Kaiser Permanente, and bio-med companies and state associations—and from community leaders (including Mayor Hancock and Anna Jo Haynes)
• Mid - December: Approval decision from U.S. Dept of Labor to place a bio-medical pathway at Manual
• February –March: Launch selection process for the CTE Pathway Director (AP position)
• Fall 2015 - Launch four year pathway program with 9th graders in Fall 2015
City Year at Manual• Conversations to define City Year support began 18 months ago
• City Year team of 8 corps members began this August with two primary focus areas: increasing academic achievement among 9th graders and improving overall school culture.
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KEPNER RECOMMENDATIONS AND SOUTHWEST DENVER CONTEXT
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Southwest School Performance
School Name
2012
SPF
2013
SPF
2014
SPF
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy (5th grade)
Denison Montessori School
Doull Elementary School
Force Elementary School
Godsman Elementary School
Grant Ranch ECE-8 School
Gust Elementary School
Sabin World School
Traylor Academy
Kaiser Elementary School
College View Elementary School
Johnson Elementary School
Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy
Mathematics & Science Leadership
Castro Elementary School
Goldrick Elementary School
Schmitt Elementary School
Charles M. Schenck (CMS)
Valverde Elementary School
School Name
2012
SPF
2013
SPF
2014
SPF
DSST: College View MS
STRIVE Prep – Westwood
STRIVE Prep - Federal
Kunsmiller Creative Arts MS
Henry World School
Kepner Middle School
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School
STRIVE Prep - SMART
John F. Kennedy High School
Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy
Abraham Lincoln High School
Southwest Early College
Southwest Denver Performance Challenges
Persistent Achievement gaps for ELL and FRL
students
Best practices not consistently
implemented
Limited access to high quality middle and high
schools
Gaps in supports for students from diverse
backgrounds
Low academic achievement
How do we move forward
Great public schools for SW
Denver
Tiered supports for low-
performing schools to drive improvement
Open new high-performing DPS-run and charter middle schools
Create new transportation
systems to improve access
Improve and strengthen
targeted language support
Increase resources SW schools have
access to
Implement proven
social/emotional supports, like
Restorative Justice
Engaging Families and Community stakeholders to
build shared vision
Strategies to address improvement
Literacy and Language Development
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• We are evaluating how to best support young learners, both those learning to read in English and those learning to read in Spanish. This includes evaluating the dual language programs and TNLI programs to maximize supports
• Evaluating Dual Language and TNLI programs
• Will make recommendations on supports and changes based on results of the program
KEPNER RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMUNITY PROCESS
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Kepner Recommendations
Overview:
• Declining performance over the last 5 years
• Declining enrollment from 2013-14 to current YTD
• Title I Focus School serving a high percentage of EL students
School Quality Diagnostic
• External Diagnostic Review – in October, 2014 by Blueprint Schools Findings:
– School leaders need to continue to guide staff in the improvement of school climate and culture by adopting consistent and visible practices in all classrooms and hallways.
• UIP Draft and Analysis of Root Causes
– Insufficient observation/feedback of classroom instruction
– Lack of standards implementation and inconsistent feedback about student proficiency based on different assessments
Recommendation:
• Restart school by phasing in 2 new high performing schools starting in 2016
• Leadership change for legacy school during the phase out period
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Kepner: Performance Summary
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SPF
Snapshot
School Name SPF 2008 SPF 2009 SPF 2010 SPF 2011 SPF 2012 SPF 2013 SPF 2014 SPF Trend
Kepner Middle School 44% 45% 37% 44% 28% 22% 20%
Kepner Middle School 2012 2013 2014
MGP Math 35 49 51
MGP Reading 42.5 50 40
MGP Writing 51 49 48
School NameCurrent
enrollment, as of
10/15/2014
% FRL, based on
Oct count 2013-
2014
% ELL, based on
Oct count 2013-
2014
Kepner Middle School 573 99% 67%
MGP
Kepner Community Process
• Timeline of current and upcoming efforts• Spring 2014- Kepner staff and community informed of
turnaround process; new school presentations to community.
• June 2014 Strive Kepner and District Grant Beacon replication selected and approved for 2015 opening; revised in October 2014 to Fall 2016 opening
• Ongoing engagement with Kepner Thought Partners and greater Southwest community on regional improvements
• Oct. 2014- SW Middle School transportation shared access zone approved
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Summary of Recommendations
1. Implement recommendations for Manual, Kepner.
2. Complete School Quality Diagnostics and Improvement Planning for intensive tier schools leading to next steps in Dec-January, including identifying schools or regions that should be considered for TIG grants or for the Call for New Quality Schools.
3. Strategically use the Call for New Quality Schools to solicit schools specifically for turnaround, including proven school models that can provide language acquisition services (both ELA E and ELA S services.)
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