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

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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

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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

power flags

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

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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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