Showcasing Urban Student Success

at Fort Wayne Community Schools

CUBE CONFERENCE

OCT. 3, 2015

Agenda

1. History of FWCS Improvement

2. Where We Are

3. Consequences of National Attack on

Education

4. Taking a Leadership Role for Public

Education

History of FWCS

Improvement

Establishing the Framework

for FWCS Improvement

1. New Vision

2. New Mission

3. New Core Values

4. New Goals and Strategies

5. Balanced Scorecard approved as

FWCS accountability tool

FWCS Vision and Mission

Vision: Fort Wayne Community Schools

will be the school system

of choice and a source

of community pride.

Mission: Fort Wayne Community Schools

educates all students

to high standards

enabling them to become

productive, responsible citizens.

FWCS Core Values

We value: – student achievement as the heart of our work.

– equity in educational opportunities.

– the diversity and uniqueness of our District and community.

– the accountability of the School Board, the administration, employees and teaching professionals.

– open and honest communication with our community, parents and students.

– partnerships with business, governmental and community agencies.

– our community’s support, sacrifice and contributions.

– the ability to change and meet all challenges.

– facilities that are clean, safe and well-maintained.

FWCS Goals

I: Achieve and Maintain Academic

Excellence

II: Engage Parents and the Community

III: Operate Effectively with Integrity and

Fiscal Responsibility

District

Accountability System:

Vision

Mission

Core Values

Goals

Balanced Scorecard

"Breakthrough", August 2007

Leadership, slide 17

The Balanced Scorecard is a strategic

planning and management system used

to align activities to the vision and

strategies of the organization, improve

internal and external communications and

monitor progress against strategic goals.

- Taken from the Balanced Scorecard Institute Website

What is a Balanced Scorecard?

Why Use a Balanced

Scorecard?

• District goals are aligned from the Board room to the Classroom.

• Data gained from the Measures will provide information to drive District decision making.

• What Gets Measured Gets Done!

• The BSC is a method to communicate a balanced status of the District’s progress with our public.

• The BSC shows the public that FWCS is transparent.

FWCS Graduation Rates

Demonstrated Success of

Academic Excellence ISTEP is Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress

Where We Are

How to Attack Public

Education

Results of Attacking

Public Education

Consequences of National

Attack on Public Education • More funding for charter schools and

vouchers mean less funding for traditional public schools

• Other funding losses, such as property tax caps mean cuts to services

• Complicated and ever changing computation of school ratings and letter grades

• Fewer high quality students interested in becoming teachers

Taking a Leadership Role for

Public Education

Taking a Leadership Role

for Public Education

• Board Resolution opposing charter schools in the FWCS district in 2013

• Board Resolution opposing the passage of bill expanding vouchers in 2013

• Board Resolution to cease recognition of schools based on the Bennett A-F system of accountability in 2013

• Board Resolution supporting bargaining, input and collaboration with the union in 2011

Taking a Leadership Role for

Public Education • Board Resolution in partnership with

Greater Fort Wayne Inc. and other Allen County public school districts to ask the public and elected officials to support public school funding, limited unfunded mandates and give traditional public schools the opportunity to complete on a level playing field in 2015

• Board Resolution not to assign A-F grades for the 2014-15 school year in 2015

Leading Above the Line Above the Line:

• Establishing the framework for continuous improvement

• Building Civic Capacity

• Supporting the Superintendent and Administration

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Below the Line:

• Micromanaging

• Petty Disputes

• Board Surprises

Taking a Leadership Role in

Informing the Public Board developed strategies to communicate accurate information about public education:

• Board Speakers Bureau

• Identifying Stakeholder Groups

• Community Liaisons

• Creating an Effective Elevator Speech

Creating an Effective Elevator Speech