CMS Talent Effectiveness Reform Work

CMS Talent Effectiveness Reform Work

Charlotte Chamber of CommerceWorkforce & Labor: Talent Development from Classroom to Career

Dan Habrat, Chief Human Resources OfficerCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Charlotte Chamber of CommerceWorkforce & Labor: Talent Development from Classroom to Career

Dan Habrat, Chief Human Resources OfficerCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Organizational Profile

• Diverse Urban District• Serves 138,181 students annually• $1.2B annual operating budget• Ranked 19th among U.S. school

districts (by size)• 159 schools• 8,565 teachers, 6,415 classroom

support, 1,037 admin/support

Organizational Results

• Overall improvement in tested subjects since 2005-06

• Every student receiving a full year of growth since 2008

• Improving graduation rates – (2010-11 - 73.6%)

• Making slow, but steady progress at closing student achievement gap

Test

Change (without retest)

Change (with retest)

Math 3 +3 +0

Math 4 +11 +4

Math 5 +8 +1

Math 6 +10 +2

Math 7 +15 +4

Math 8 +16 +5

Reading 3 +3 +1

Reading 4 +2 +1

Reading 5 +6 +3

Reading 6 +9 +4

Reading 7 +8 +4

Reading 8 +11 +4

Science 5 +23 +12

Science 8 +19 +10

Test

Change (without retest)

Change (with retest)

Algebra I +12 +7

Algebra II +10 +17

Biology +12 +20

Civics +11 +15

English I +6 +10

Geometry +4 +10

Physical Science +3 +10

US History +10 +15

Writing +1 n/a

SAT +5 n/a

AP +2 n/a

Progress was made in 25 of 25 areas (2005-06 to 2010-11)

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- 80 is equivalent to 1 year’s growth for 1 year’s instruction.

- The data for 1/7A1, 1/7A2 and 1/7B are being compared to 1/1.

- 2005-06 data does not allow disaggregation by ethnicity or economics.

- By 2008-09 and beyond, on average, students in CMS exceeded 1 year’s worth of growth for 1 year’s instruction, as seen in the higher frequency of areas coded in green.

Goal/ Objective

Description 2005-06 Level

2006-07 Level

2007-08 Level

2008-09Level

2009-10Level

2010-11Level

1/ 1ABCs Average Growth Total (all tests) 80.2 81.2 80.9 82.5 83.1 82.4

1/ 2 ABCs Reading Growth Average 79.9 79.7 80.4 80.8 81.6 81.3

1/ 3 ABCs Math Growth Average 80.6 81.6 82.9 83.9 84.4 83.3

1/ 6A ABCs EOC Growth Average 78.9 82.5 79.5 82.8 83.3 82.6

1/ 6B ABCs English I Growth Average 81.6 82.9 81.7 83.0 83.2 82.4

1/ 6C ABCs Algebra I Growth Average 79.1 80.1 79.7 84.2 84.2 82.1

1/ 7A1 Growth for African American students n/a 79.6 79.8 81.5 82.4 81.5

1/ 7A2 Growth for Hispanic students n/a 81.3 81.2 82.7 83.4 82.1

1/ 7B Growth for economically disadvantaged students n/a 79.8 80.2 81.7 82.7 81.6

Growth Data

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Cohort Graduation Rate

Graduation Year Rate

2008-09 66.1

2009-10 69.9

2010-11 73.6

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Notable Achievements• 2010-11 Broad Prize for Urban Education finalist (only 5

districts selected nationally) given by Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

• U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Sterling Elementary in September 2010 to learn more about the district's Strategic Staffing Initiative, which places highly effective principals in low-performing schools

• District accreditation from 2010 AdvancEd, the world's largest educational network

• Significant Investments (local and national): – Local Foundations & Groups: Project Lift– Gates: METS - Measuring Effective Teaching Research

Project– Wallace: Principal Development

The Talent Reform Work

• Talent Attraction – Hiring the best!• Performance Improvement

– Maximize impact of high performers– Manage off poor performers

• Retention – Retain the best!• Strategic Plan 2014

Human Capital Management

Recognition/Rewards

Training &

Development

InductionPreparation

Sourcing

PerformanceManagement

Certification

Career

Building

Current Challenges

• Uncompetitive perception of profession– Intellectual challenge– Pay (immediate/potential)– Environment

• Highly intrusive and disruptive regulatory model (political)– Statutes/regs disjointed with talent management/operational cycle– Few options to recognize/reward high performers– 6-12 month average to manage out poor performers

• Culture resistant to change

Need from You

• Strong Board leadership• Attraction of stellar superintendent• Lobby Raleigh for regulation reform• Build up teaching profession