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Meeting Date:
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1/25/2018 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Report of the Committee on Parent and Community Engagement
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Action
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Subject:
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2. Report with Possible Action on Leadership Associates Program (LAP)
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement
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Attachments
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LAP Overview and Update PPT
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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In October 2017, a team of administrators and Board members attended a three-day work session for the Leadership Associates Program (LAP) as part of the partnership with the Panasonic Foundation to address inequitable systemic practices in the district. This was the fifth LAP visit since the district began working with the Panasonic Foundation in 2014 and is the district’s second major project with the Foundation. The first project was the creation of the monthly Instructional Rounds for principals to support their professional development.
An in depth analysis of the data by the team that attended LAP in the Fall of 2016 focused on students who repeat 9th grade and indicated that improvements are needed in the areas of systems and practices related to school culture.
The team determined that an important focus moving forward in the work with the Panasonic Foundation should be addressing the issue of students repeating 9th grade through refining school culture to focus on instructional leadership and data inquiry, which the team has named: The MPS Way. Subsequently, the team reviewed current research on school culture and climate and the district’s related definitions and practices. It was the team’s decision to improve upon the current system for using the district’s school culture and climate survey data based on the 5Essentials research, out of the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, which has found that schools strong in the areas of Effective Leadership, Collaborative Staff, Family Engagement, Ambitious Instruction, and Supportive Environment demonstrated growth attendance and math and reading achievement in school improvement efforts. The team created a model for continuous improvement based on the 5Essentials, and has established a cross-departmental steering committee of individuals, including Research & Evaluation, School Transformation, Strategic Planning, Professional Development, Talent Management, Student Performance and Improvement, School Administration, and Family Engagement. The committee meets bi-weekly with a focus on three main areas:
1. Creating a school-based system for the School Improvement Plan (SIP) and District Improvement Plan (DIP) that communicates a clear framework for data inquiry and continuous improvement which can be supported and accounted.
2. Central Services supports are aligned to the 5 Essentials and Continuous Improvement and are based on the needs of schools, as shared in their SIPs.
3. Creating a Communication Plan that engages all stakeholders to take ownership of school improvement.
At each meeting, members of the committee provide updates on their pieces in the action plan related to one of these three main areas and consult with each other on work moving forward. Some of the current work products from the committee include changing the current structure of the SIP to align to the 5Essentials, creating protocols for data analysis, and clearly defining the roles & responsibilities of all stakeholders in a continuous improvement system. The committee determined that four outcomes that would be achieved after 3-5 years of this work include:
1. Aligned district practices that prioritize culture and climate for school improvement
2. Improved attendance rate
3. Improved math proficiency
4. Improved reading proficiency
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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No fiscal impact.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Recommendation:
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Your Committee reports having received the foregoing report from the Administration. Although this item has been noticed for possible action, no action is required.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer
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