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© 2012 United Providence
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September 2012
Introduction to United Providence (UP!)
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Innovation Zone Design Principles: The 3 C’s of School Turnaround
Conditions
• Change the rules and incentives governing people, time, money, and programs
• Reduce and streamline administrative burdens
• Establish clear ownership for turnaround schools at the district-level
• Provide political cover for school leaders
FLEXIBILITY
Capacity
• Build turnaround resources and human capital in schools within the Zone through Lead Partners and sufficient funding
• Create a unit at the central office dedicated to school turnaround and responsible for coordinating services across all other units
PARTNERSHIPS
Clustering
• Organize schools into intentional clusters
• Align services across the cluster to allow for scale benefits across schools
• Engage teachers and leaders in a community of practice for turnaround, encouraging schools to share practices and support one another
ZONES
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Cohort 2 Schools and Intervention Models
Restart Model
Transformation Model
Carl Lauro Elementary School
Gilbert Stuart Middle School
Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School
Pleasant View Elementary School
Mount Pleasant High School
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4PLA Schools
Restructuring the Central Office to Support and Enable School Turnaround
Rhode Island Department of
Education
Providence Public School District
Lead Partners
The Office of Transformation and Innovation (OTI) is a new unit at
the district central office established to manage and
coordinate the district's school turnaround efforts and to provide
targeted, flexible assistance to schools in the greatest need.
Lead Partners are nonprofit organizations or units of district central offices on contract with
the district or state to turn around schools. Lead Partners
receives authority and flexibility and are accountable for results.
District-Level Management
School-Level Management
Office of Transformation and Innovation
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UP! Design Team
• Dr. Susan Lusi, Superintendent, Providence Public School District, Co-Chair
• Steven Smith, President, Providence Teachers Union, Co-Chair
• Maribeth Calabro, Vice President At Large, Providence Teachers Union
• Maura Galvao, Director of Member Services, Providence Teachers Union
• Colleen Jermain, Chief of Staff, Providence Public School District
• Debra Pilkington, Vice President, Middle Schools, Providence Teachers Union
• Debra Zuckerman, Treasurer, Providence Teachers Union
• Emily Pallin, Senior Program Manager, School Turnaround Group at Mass Insight
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About United Providence!
Our mission is to maximize student achievement in Providence’s most struggling schools by promoting innovation and fostering a truly collaborative environment for teaching and learning. In so doing, UP! will serve as a groundbreaking national model for student-centered collaboration between labor and management.
Our vision is that all students in Providence will have access to a world-class education preparing them for success in their chosen colleges and careers.
United Providence! (UP!) is a new nonprofit education management organization, the first of its kind in the nation, designed to manage the turnaround process in a cluster of Providence’s lowest-performing schools. UP! is a labor-management collaboration between the Providence Teachers Union and Providence Public School District.
About UP!
Our Mission
Our Vision
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Role of the Lead Partner
are nonprofit organizations or units of district central offices on contract with the district or state to turn around schools. Lead Partners receives authority and flexibility and are accountable for results. The role of the Lead Partner is defined by four overarching responsibilities:
Sign a 3-5 year performance contract for student achievement with the district or state
Provide core academic and student support services directly or by aligning the services of other programs and supporting partners
Assume authority for decision making on school staffing (as well as time, money, and program)
Maintain an embedded, consistent, and intense relationship with each school (approx. 5 days per week)
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Lead Partners:
ACCOUNTABILITY AUTHORITY
COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES SCHOOL PRESENCE
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National Models that Informed UP!’s Design
Academy for Urban School Leadership, Chicago, IL
CPS Office of School
Turnaround, Chicago, IL
Mastery Schools, Philadelphia, PA
Friendship Schools,
Washington, DC and Baltimore, MDGreen Dot,
Los Angeles, CA
LA’s Promise, Los Angeles, CA
Lead Academy, Nashville, TN
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UP!’s Core Values
A ccountability for student achievement and personal growth
C ollaboration with peers and coworkers
H ard work and persistence when confronted with obstacles
I ntegrity in one’s conduct
E xcellence in the face of adversity
V alue and respect for all members of the school community
E nthusiasm and passion for teaching and learning
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Governance Structure
Board of Directors
• PPSD Superintendent, Board Co-Chair
• PTU President, Board Co-Chair
• 2 PTU representatives
• 2 PPSD representatives
• 2 community members (e.g., business, philanthropic, and/or community representatives)
• 1 UP! parent representative
• 1 UP! school administrator
• 1 UP! teacher
• 1 UP! high school student (non-voting member)
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Board Responsibilities
Role and Responsibilities
Meeting Schedule
• Adopt and refine the organization’s mission, purpose, and strategic direction
• Select, support, and evaluate the Executive Director• Provide ongoing financial oversight and support fundraising efforts• Monitor and strengthen the organization’s programs and services• Ensure legal and ethical integrity• Build and enhance the organization’s public standing• Serve as ambassadors for UP! locally and nationally
• The Board will meet, at minimum, on a quarterly basis.• Separate Board subcommittees (e.g., community engagement,
fundraising, financial planning) will meet as needed. • UP! will also form an Advisory Board comprised of national turnaround
experts and local community leaders. The Advisory Board will meet biannually and support UP!’s Board and staff.
Leadership
• The PTU President and PSD Superintendent will serve as Co-Chairs of UP!’s Board of Directors.
• The Co-Chairs will work with UP!’s Executive Director to develop agenda, minutes, and materials associated with Board meetings.
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Preliminary UP! Staffing Plan
Executive Director
Director of External Affairs
Director of Academics/ Operations
Community Engagement
Manager
New hires
Existing staff
Year 1: 2012-2013 Year 2: 2013-2014
AdministrativeAssistant
Math Instructional
Coach
ELA/Literacy Instructional
Coach
Executive Director
Director of External Affairs
Director of Academics
AdministrativeAssistant
Math Instructional
Coach
ELA/Literacy Instructional
Coach
Director of Operations
Business Manager
(.5 FTE)
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UP! Priorities (Launch Period)
1. Staffing and Governance: Identifying UP!’s Board members and hiring UP!’s central team.
2. School Planning: Refining school reform plans and preparing schools to implement these plans during the 2012-2013 school year.
3. School Governance: Identifying new building leadership and establishing school-level committees to drive the transformation process.
4. Development Strategy: Garnering support for UP! and school reform strategies in the three restart schools.
5. Communications and Community Outreach: Creating a sense of urgency and engaging community members in the restart process.
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Launch Process and Major Milestones
Milestone/Activity
Jan ‘12
Feb ‘12
Mar ‘12
Apr ‘12
May ‘12
Jun ‘12
Jul ‘12
Aug ‘12
Sept ‘12
1. Develop UP! business plan and obtain approval from the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)
2. Facilitate school planning sessions for SIG applications
3. Develop and submit SIG applications to RIDE
4. Hire building principals and identify building delegates
5. Recruit and hire UP!’s Executive Director
6. Establish school committees and continue pre-implementation planning
7. Initiate a performance contract with Providence Public School District and implement school plans
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UP! School Planning and Committee Structure
Academics and Professional
Learning Committee
Operations Committee
Community Engagement Committee
Culture and Climate
Committee
Instructional Leadership Team