OurProcesswiththeTaskForce
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Mee9ng3:October3,2017
Mee9ng4:November7,2017
Mee9ng5:December5,2017
Mee9ng6:January9,2017
§ OSSEpresentstheToolkitandengagementapproach
§ ESSAtaskforceprovidesfeedbackonthetoolkit
§ OSSEiden.fiesanyfurthersupportsneededaroundparentengagement
§ OSSEprovidesupdateontoolkitandprocessrevisionsbasedonpreviousmee.ng
§ ESSATaskforcememberspresentupdatesonparentfeedbackcollectedtodate
§ OSSEprovidesareportorpresenta.ononparentfeedbackcollectedtothetaskforce
§ OSSEproposescontentandformofReportCardtothetaskforce
§ ESSAtaskforcemakesrecommenda.onstoOSSEproposal
§ OSSEpresentsupdatedcontentproposalwithadjustmentsbaseduponaddi.onalparent,SBOE,andESSATFfeedback
WehopetheSBOEwillconsiderformal
proposalinFebruary
Wecompletedourfirstroundoffeedbackcollec.onjustbeforetheholidaysPhase1:Parent-DrivenContent
Phase2:Parent-FriendlyDesign
Phase3:ASuccessfulLaunch
Present–December2017 January–April2018 April2018&Beyond
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TheBigQuesIon:§ WhatinformaIon
doparentsneedtomakeinformeddecisionsabouttheirchild’sschoolopIonsandhowtodeepentheirengagementwiththeirchild’scurrentschool?
TheBigQuesIon:§ Howshoulddatabe
organizedandvisualizedonthereportcardforparentstofindwhat’smostimportanttothemquicklyandunderstandwhattheyarereading?
TheBigQuesIon:§ Howdowegetthe
communityexcitedaboutthereportcard,buildmomentumforourusescases,andeducatepeopleonhowbesttouseitandprovideongoingfeedback?
Repor.ngOutFeedbackThemes&DecisionRa.onale
Withyourhelp,wehavedonealotofengagement
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In-PersonFeedbackSessions43%
PAVECanvassingEffortsandPLEBoards
32%
EdFESTSurveys11%
OnlineSurveys14%
Inall,weheardfromnearly1,900parents,families,andcommunitymembers,adding~1,400pointsoffeedbacksinceourlastreport
Note:FeedbacksessionsincludeESSATF,Community,andCBO-basedfeedbacksessions
Weputtogetheranini.alcontentproposalbasedonthatengagement…
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ESSARequiredDataElements
TopThemesfromParentFeedback
OtherImportantThemes
WeincludedalldatapointsthatarerequiredbyESSA
Anytopicalareathatwasrepresentedinover5%ofcommentswasstudiedtodeterminehowwecouldrespondwithindataandlegalconstraintsWeincludeddataelementsthatdidn’tmakeittothe5%threshold,butwereimportanttospecificaudiencesormen.onedregularly(e.g.,transporta.on)
§ Theyarepushingformore,whileunderstandingtherearelimita.onstowhatOSSEcando
§ Theyareopentoongoingdiscussionforfutureyears
...butstakeholdersaskedustodomore
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ESSATaskforce AdvocacyOrganiza9ons
CBOPartnersParents&CommunityMembers
We’vehadproducIveconversaIonswithTaskforcemembersandother
stakeholders
Inpar.cular,theywantedmoreintheseareas
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TeacherData Parent&FamilyEngagement
StudentAc9vi9es SpecialEduca9on Health
TopThemesfromParentFeedback
OtherImportantThemes
TeacherData
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§ Whatweheard:Par.cipantsexpressedinterestinteachers’backgrounds,levelofexperience,turnoverrates,andeffec.venessastheypertaintoeachoftheDistrict’sschools.Itisimportanttonotemuchofthefeedbackrepresentedadesireforschool-by-schoolnumbers.
§ Examplesofrecommendedwaystomeasure:Numberofyearsteaching,Teacherdemographics,%ofteacherscer.fied/educa.onlevel,Teacherturnover
TeacherData:For2018
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MeasuresinIni9alProposal
EducatorQualifica9ons:Inexperience(<1Year)
EducatorQualifica9ons:Emergency/ProvisionalCreden9als
EducatorQualifica9ons:OutofCer9fica9on
EducatorQualifica9ons:%ofTeachersbyYearsofExperiencesCategories
EducatorQualifica9ons:Creden9aledTeachers
ProposedUpdates
Exis.ngMeasure
UpdatedorNewMeasure
Parentswereinterestedinlengthofexperience,soweproposeadding%ofteachersbyexperienceforthefollowingcategories:1,2-5,6-10,10+
Updatedtousetheinversefiguretoshowratesofcreden.aledteachers
EducatorQualifica9ons:Cer9fiedTeachers
Updatedtousetheinversefiguretoshowratesofcer.fiedteachers
FeedbackonIniIalProposal:
PeoplewantedmoreinformaIonaboutteacherskillsandretenIon—wehavenocommonwayofcollecIngretenIondata;however,wecanprovidemoreinformaIonaboutteacherexperience
TeacherData:Beyond2018
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WeunderstandthereisaddiIonalinterestinteacherreten)ondatathatwecannotmeetin2018,soweareproposingtoconInuetheconversaIonthroughthetaskforce.SpecificallywecommittofacilitaIngconversaIonsaround:
§ TeacherEquityPlan§ OSSE’scurrentcapacityincollec.ngteacherdata§ LEAandschoolperspec.ves§ Thoughtpartners/expertsonteacherlaborforceissues
Parent&FamilyEngagement
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§ Whatweheard:Thereisinterestingaugingparent/familyinvolvementinschoolstoevaluatetheschool’scommunityandoveralldegreetowhichfamiliesareengagedandinvested,andalsotomeasurehowmucheffortschoolsarepufngforthtoengagetheirstudents’families.
§ Examplesofrecommendedwaystomeasure:AgendanceatcommunityeventsorPTAmee.ngs,Demographicsofparentsinvolvedinschoolac.vi.es,Decision-makingprocesses;areparentsinvolved?,Numberofini.a.vesputforthbyschoolstoengagefamilies
Parent&FamilyEngagement:For2018
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MeasuresinIni9alProposal
LinkstoSchoolEngagementPlansand/orPTO/PTA
SocialMedia
ProposedUpdates
Exis.ngMeasure
UpdatedorNewMeasure
§ LinkstoTwigerandFacebooksocialmediaaccounts
ParentOrganiza9onorPartner
§ Doyouhaveaparentorganiza.onthatmeetsatleastmonthly?(Y/N)
§ Includespaceforlinkordescrip.on
ParentCommunica9onPoliciesorEngagementPlans
§ Doyouhaveawrigenpolicythatoutlinesexpecta.onsforschool,faculty/staffcommunica.onwithparents?(Y/N)
§ LinktoSchoolHandbookorPolicy
ParentRepresenta9ve
§ ParentPOCforLocalSchoolAdvisoryTeam/PCSBoardorotherparentrepresenta.ve
FeedbackonIniIalProposal:
Peoplefeltthatlinkstoschoolengagementplanswereinsufficientforthiscategory.Manyplansareinternalinnatureornonexistent.PeoplesuggestedthatPTOs/PTAswereo_enonlyfundraisingenIIesandnotanaccurateindicatorofparentengagementbythemselves.
Parent&FamilyEngagement:Beyond2018
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We'vebeenaskedbytheStateBoardtoconsiderprovidinga“modelengagementpolicy.”WeproposefacilitaIngconversaIonswiththefollowinggroupstodeterminewhatwouldbemostrelevantandhelpfultoLEAs:
§ Familyengagementexperts§ LEAandschoolperspec.ves
Inordertogatherstudents’perspec.ves,amee.ngwasheldformembersoftheStateBoardofEduca.onStudentAdvisoryCommigeeandfortheDCDepartmentofHealth’sYouthAdvisoryBoard.Whatweheardinthosesessions,followsbelow:
– Sportsandotherextra-curricularac.vi.esoffered– Academicrigor/homeworkload– Schoolenvironment(maintenance,safety,cleanliness)– Technology– Food:accessibilityofandqualityoffood,asitrelatestobothspoiled
foodandnutri.on,thattheschoolisprovidingtostudents;vegan/vegetarianop.ons
StudentThemes
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NOTE:Manyofthedatapointsrequestedweresimilartothetopthemesoverall,soonlyuniqueitemsarehighlightedhere
StudentAc.vi.es:For2018
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ProposedUpdates
Exis.ngMeasure
UpdatedorNewMeasure
SchoolProgramInforma9on
§ AdvancedPlacement(Y/N)§ Interna.onalBaccalaureate(Y/N)§ ArtsIntegra.on(Y/N)§ BlendedLearning(Y/N)§ OnlineLearning(Y/N)§ Montessori(Y/N)§ Career&TechnicalEduca.on(Y/N)§ STEMFocus(Y/N)
§ DualCollegeEnrollment(Y/N)§ ExtendedDay(Y/N)§ ExtendedYear(Y/N)§ Interscholas.cSports(Y/N)§ JRTOC(Y/N)§ SchoolUniformRequirement(Y/N)§ SingleGenderCampus(Y/N)
ExtracurricularAc9vi9es
DistrictofColumbiaAssocia.onforSpecialEduca.on(DCASE),TheChildren’sLawCenter,AdvocatesforJus.ceinEduca.on,andtheStateAdvisoryPanelonSpecialEduca.onallhostedsessionsformembersofthespecialeduca.oncommunity.Duringthesemee.ngs,weheardagendeeswantedinforma.onaboutthefollowing:
– Typesofenvironments(inclusionorself-contained)thatIEPstudentsarein– IEPinforma.on:thenumberofstudentswithplans,numberofevalua.ons,
numberofevalua.onsbyschoolpsychologists,thenumberofappealsofevalua.ons,percentageofchildrenmee.ngtheirIEPgoals,andgradua.onratesforchildrenwithIEPs
– Wrap-aroundservices(nurses,psychiatrists,socialworkers,etc.)– Availabilityofassis.vetechnology– Typesofcurriculumsavailable(suchasreadinginterven.ons)
SpecialEduca.on
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NOTE:Manyofthedatapointsrequestedweresimilartothetopthemesoverall,soonlyuniqueitemsarehighlightedhere
SpecialEduca.on:Beyond2018
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CompliancewithIni9alEvalua9onTimeline
StudentsinLeastRestric9veEnvironment
WeunderstandthereisaddiIonalinterestinspecialeduca)ondata.Wewouldliketoconsiderthemeasuresbelow,butneedaddiIonalImetostudythesewithcriIcalstakeholders.SpecificallywecommittofacilitaIngconversaIonsaround:
Health:For2018
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ProposedUpdates
Health&ClinicalStaff
PhysicalAc9vityTime
§ #ofhealthorclinicalstaffattheschoolpart.meandfull.me.Clinicalstaffinclude:nurses/alliedhealthprofessional,psychiatrist,psychologist,licensedindependentclinicalsocialworker,orlicensedprofessionalcounselor
§ Averagetotal.meinactualphysicalac.vitywithinphysicaleduca.oncoursesandrecess.me(self-reportedbyschools)
NextStepsonContent&Format
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InProgress
OSSEmakesadjustmentstocontentproposal
basedonaddi9onalSBOE,Parent,andESSA
TaskForcefeedback
January9th
OSSEpresentstoESSAtaskforceoncontent
proposalmovingtotheSBOE
February21st
OSSEworkswiththeSBOEtoconsiderfinal
contentproposal
Reminder:GuardrailsfortheEngagementProcess
Ourprimaryaudienceforthereportcardisparentsand
familiesandwewillpriori.zetheirneeds,butweknowothergroupswill
useitandneedtobeengaged
Wemustbalanceneedsofusersoftheinforma.onandtheeffort
requiredofschoolstoproduceit
Somedatapointsarerequiredbylaworbytheaccountabilityframeworkwhichwecan’texclude
fromthereportcard
Weneedtolaunchin2018butthisisn’taone-.meeffort,wewillcon.nuetorefinethelookandfeel
andmetricsover.me
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Reminder:EngagementStrategies
LeverageCommunityBasedOrganiza9ons
ProvideSupporttoTaskForce,PTOs,etc.
WorkwithParent-focusedEduca9onPartners
TargetAudience Organiza9onsMinorityLanguage La.nAmericanYouthCenter(LAYC)
SpecialEduca.on
AdvocatesforJus.ceinEduca.on(AJE)DCAssocia.onforSpecialEduca.on(DCASE)Children’sLawCenter
FamiliesofAt-RiskStudents
TurningthePageTheFishingSchool
Students ForLoveofChildren(FLOC)HigherAchievement
WereceivedfeedbackfromourCBOpartnerstoensuretheReportCardmeetstheneedsofallstakeholders
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EngagementStrategies(con.nued…)
LeverageCommunityBasedOrganiza9ons
ProvideSupporttoTaskForce,PTOs,etc.
WorkwithParent-focusedEduca9onPartners
CommunityCollegePrep
Wereceivedfeedbackfrommanyin-personsessionsthatwerehostedbyanumberofcommunitypartners
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EngagementStrategies(con.nued…)
LeverageCommunityBasedOrganiza9ons
ProvideSupporttoTaskForce,PTOs,etc.
WorkwithParent-focusedEduca9onPartners
Wereceivedfeedbackfromtheeffortsofourparentandengagementfocusedpartnerswhohavedeeprootsinthecommunity
TopThemesfromParentFeedback
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Themesin>5%ofCommentsin“YouBuildIt”Exercises
TeacherData Discipline&SafetyParent&FamilyEngagement
DiversityGradua9on&
CollegePreparedness
#1
#6#5
#3#2
Grades&TestScores
#4
Note:DoesnotincludePAVEresults
ESSARequiredDataElements:Top/Bogom
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Top6idenIfiedmetricsinorderofpriority(topbeingmostimportant)
BoCom6idenIfiedmetricsinorderofpriority(topbeingleastimportant)
OnlineSurvey
1. HighSchoolGradua.onRatewithin4years
2. Violence,includingharassmentandbullying
3. AdvancedCoursework(AP/IBplacements)
4. School-RelatedArrests5. CollegeEnrollment6. Numberofinexperiencedteachers
1. PK(ScoreonCLASSobserva.onaltoolforPKclassrooms)
2. Alterna.veAssessments3. 1-5STARra.ng4. Averagerateofstudentagendance5. DCScience6. Amountoffederalandstatemoney
spentperstudent(perpupilexpenditures)
In-PersonFeedbackSessions
1. Discipline/Safety2. TeacherData3. CollegeReadiness4. HighSchoolGradua.onRate
(Overall)5. StateAssessmentsAnnual
PerformanceBroadly6. StateAssessmentGrowth
1. Amountoffederalandstatemoneyspentperstudent(perpupilexpenditures)
2. Re-enrollmentrate3. PK(ScoreonCLASSobserva.onal
toolforPKclassrooms)4. ELLProficiency5. Averagerateofstudentagendance6. 1-5STARra.ng
In-PersonSessionDemographicInforma.on
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§ Theclearmajorityoftheaudienceconsistedofparents(420or68%),followedbystudents(90or14%),teachers(39or6%),administrators(24or4%),“communitymembers”(16or3%),schoolguidancecounselors(14or2%),CommunityBasedOrganiza.onrepresenta.ves(12or2%),grandparents(9or1%),and“other”(25or4%).
§ 168(27%)agendeesresideinWard8,96(15%)inWard4,81(13%)inWard5,62(10%)eachinWard6andWard7,46(7%)inWard1,23(4%)inWard3,19(3%)inWard2,and64(10%)didnotknowwhichWardtheyliveinordonotresideinDC.
§ Theyself-iden.fiedthemselvesasBlack(423or72%),White(106or18%),“other”(30or5%),AmericanIndian(10or2%),Asian/PacificIslander(9or2%),and(21or4%)preferrednottoanswer.
§ 97(16%)self-iden.fiedasHispanic/La.no;11(2%)preferrednottoanswer.§ 141(24%)agendeeshavechildrenwhoareonanIEP;11(2%)agendeesdidnotknowiftheirchildhasanIEP.§ Manyoftheagendeeshadmorethanoneschool-agedchild.Theseparentshadchildrenenrolled,orinthecase
ofstudents,wereenrolledinelementaryschool(268or45%),middleschool(149or25%),highschool(137or23%),pre-kindergarten(112or19%),andnotapplicableor“other”(104or17%).
§ Manyoftheagendeeshadchildrenenrolledinmorethanonetypeofschool.Abreakdownofenrollmentbytypesofschoolsisasfollows:DCPublicSchools(285or51%),publiccharterschools(235or42%),privateschool(52or9%),andhomeschool,“other,”andparochialschools(44or8%).
§ 550(88%)oftheagendeespreferredlanguageisEnglish,80(13%)oftheagendeespreferredlanguageisSpanish,9(1%)preferredlanguageisAmharic,7(1%)preferredlanguageis“other.”
Note:Wedon’trequireresponsestodemographicquesIons,sonumberswillnotaddtototal#ofparentsandfamiliesengaged;inothercases(e.g.,race)individualscanselectmorethanoneitemsonumbersaddtoover100%*AsofDecember26,2017
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§ Themajorityofrespondentsareparents(161or67%),followedbyteachers(21or9%),communitymembers(21or9%),communitybasedorganiza.onstaffersandadvocates(12or5%),(10or4%)students,“other”(9or4%),andadministrators(7or3%).
§ 42(18%)respondentsliveinWard3,40(17%)inWard4,31(13%)inWard5,24(10%)inWard6,24(10%)inWard8,19(8%)inWard7,8(3%)inWard2,and31(13%)donotknowwhichWardtheyliveinordonotresideinDC.
§ Respondentsself-iden.fiedasWhite(123or51%),Black(79or33%),“other”(19or8%),Asian/PacificIslander(15or6%),AmericanIndian(6or3%),andprefernottoanswer(18or8%).
§ 22(9%)self-iden.fiedasHispanic/La.no;17(7%)preferrednottoanswer.§ 31(13%)respondentshavechildrenwhoareonanIEP;5(2%)respondentsdidnotknowwhethertheirchild
hasanIEP.§ Manyoftherespondentshadmorethanoneschool-agedchild.Theseparentshadchildrenenrolledin
elementaryschool(99or41%),pre-schoolorpre-kindergarten(70or29%),middleschool(47or20%),highschool(39or16%),college(12or5%),andnotapplicableand“other”(58or25%).
§ Forthoserespondentswithschool-agedchildren,manyofwhichhadmorethanoneschool-agedchild,117(57%)agendDCPublicSchools,62(30%)publiccharterschools,9(4%)privateschool,4(2%)homeschool,and31(15%)“other”.
§ 229(96%)respondentspreferredlanguageisEnglish,5(2%)respondentspreferredlanguageisSpanish,and4(2%)respondentsspeak“other.”
OnlineSurveyDemographicInforma.on
Note:Wedon’trequireresponsestodemographicquesIons,sonumberswillnotaddtototal#ofparentsandfamiliesengaged;inothercases(e.g.,race)individualscanselectmorethanoneitemsonumbersaddtoover100%*AsofDecember26,2017
PAVECanvassingAtotalof515surveyswerecollectedbetweenNovember30thandDecember12thinWards1,4,5,6,7and8.Typically,twocanvasserswouldstandoutsideofcommoncommunityareassuchasrecrea.oncenters,libraries,grocerystores,schools,andlargeapartmentcomplexesandaskparentstotakeashortsurveyabouteduca.oninWashington,DC.Canvassersonlysurveyedthosewhohadconnec.onstotheWashington,DCschoolsystem,typicallymeaningtheyhadafamilymemberinWashington,DCschools.• Just31%ofrespondentshadheardoftheOSSEStatewideReportCard• 84%spokeprimarilyEnglishathome,12%spokeSpanish,and4%spokeotherlanguages• 42%ofrespondentssenttheirchildrentoDCPSschoolsonly,34%senttheirchildrentopublic
charterschoolsonly,11%senttoprivateschoolonlyand6%senttomul.pletypesofschool• ThesurveyoversampledslightlyinWards4and5
PAVEParentLeadersinEduca9onBoardDiscussionsPAVEheldmee.ngswitheachofour6ParentLeadersinEduca.on(PLE)BoardsinWards1,4,5,6,7,and8.PLEBoardsaremadeupofparentleadersineachwardandareselectedbyPAVEateranapplica.onprocess.Ateachmee.ng,parentswereaskedtorankthetopfivethingstheylookedforwhentheychoseaschoolfortheirstudent.ParentsthenexaminedPCSB’sPMFReports,DCPS’SchoolReportsandtheEquityReportsanddiscussedtheprosandconsofeach.Collectedsurveysfrom65totalparents.
PAVEEngagementEffortsOverview
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CanvassingSurveyResponses• Respondentslistedteacherqualifica.ons,schooldiscipline,andcollegeagendanceasthemost
importantfactorsforchoosingtheirchild’sschool• AP/IBcourses,AverageGPA,andSchoolFundingweretheleastimportant• Thenumberofcollegescholarshipswasbyfarthemostimportantaddi.onalfactorthat
respondentsdesiredtoknowaboutbeforepickingaschool,followedbydrop-outratesandextra-curricularac.vi.es
• Respondentswereleastinterestedinthenumberofsocialworkers,socialclubsandorganiza.ons,andthenumberofcomputersperstudent
ParentLeadersinEduca9onBoardFeedback• StudentperformancebysubgroupandTeacherQualitywerebyfarthemostimportantto
parents,bothwerenamedbymorethan85%ofparentssurveyed• Re-enrollment,schoolfunding,andagendancewerealsoratedhighly• ParentsareclamoringforONEsourcewheretheycangetdata,andonethathelpsthem
interpretqualitymoreeasily• Parentslikedacombina.onofquan.ta.ve(studentachievement,suspensionratesetc.)and
qualita.ve(specialprogramming,ater-schoolprogramsetc.)
PAVETakeaways
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