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2017 ACTION Zone Update Presented By: Dr. Lamont W. Browne Executive Director Office of Autonomous Schools September 19, 2017 Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 1 Presentation Purpose Why is this topic on the board agenda? To

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2017 ACTION Zone Update

Presented By:

  • Dr. Lamont W. Browne

Executive Director Office of Autonomous Schools September 19, 2017

Every Student Shapes a Successful Future

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Presentation Purpose

  • Why is this topic on the board agenda?
  • To inform the board of the status of the ACTION Zone after Year 1 of

implementation

  • What are we asking the board to do with this information?
  • This presentation is for information and context
  • How is this linked to the Strategic Plan, Vision, Mission, goals &

core beliefs?

  • The formation of the ACTION Zone grants 5 APS schools unique

autonomy, aligned with the district’s push to use innovate practices to improve our schools and our system.

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16-17 Performance Summary (Overall Median Growth Percentile)

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ELA Math SPF 2016 2017 2016 2017 Crawford 46 48 2 49 36.5 14.5

  • P. Improvement

Paris 38 48 7 43 38 5

  • P. Improvement

Boston 66 62 4 59.5 48 11.5

Performance

West 48 50 2 37 48 11

Improvement

Central 28 57 29 38 46 8

Turnaround

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ACTION Zone Pillars

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I II III IV

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Working Groups

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School International Leadership Data-Driven Instruction Talent Management/ Recruitment Crawford

  • J. Andrews
  • D. Crocker
  • J. Bustos
  • C. Hernandez
  • K. LeVan
  • J. Passchier
  • K. Rochford

Boston

  • K. Kloberdanz
  • D. Schmersal
  • T. Loftis
  • R. Baldivia

Paris

  • M. Delgado
  • S. Blackard
  • J. Becker
  • S. Blackard
  • T. Stewart
  • S. Blackard

AWCPA

  • J. Henderson
  • J. Rodriguez
  • A. Ramsay
  • D. Tucker
  • J. Rodriguez
  • M. Spanel

ACHS

  • J. Pock
  • K. Law-Balding
  • K. Reutter
  • J. Pock
  • C. Brown

ZFT/APS Members

  • M. Martin-Glenn
  • S. Graziani
  • M. Shephard
  • K. Stueber
  • K. Smith

OAS Members

  • L. Cui
  • J. Dauman
  • J. Dauman
  • L. Browne
  • J. Dauman

16-17 Meetings Fridays 8:30 – 11:00 Wednesdays 11:30 – 3:00 Mondays 1:30 – 3:30 Family and Community Partnerships Priority Focus for 2017-2018

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ACTION Zone Pillar #I:

Create a Climate and Culture for International Leadership

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Innovation Initiative #1:

  • Financial Flexibility Framework

Innovation Initiative #2:

  • Implement International Leadership curriculum

Innovation Initiative #3:

  • Determine and support shared professional development (PD)

needs across the Zone

Year 1

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ACTION Zone Pillar I:

Create a Climate and Culture for International Leadership

  • Division of Human Resources

Talent Recruitment and Selection

  • Division of Equity in Learning

Core Subject Consultants Post-Secondary Workforce Readiness Student Engagement Advocate Year 1 Results: APS services opted out of in favor of school-based budget flexibility

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Innovation Initiative #1:

  • Financial Flexibility Framework

Purpose: To shift budget and program decision to schools

Year 1

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ACTION Zone Pillar I:

Create a Climate and Culture for International Leadership

Year 1 Results:

  • Each school developed their own international leadership-themed community

presentation

  • Crawford’s Write our World Exhibit is currently on display at the Aurora History

Museum until September 22, highlighted here: 9News Video Aurora TV

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Innovation Initiative #2:

  • Implement International Leadership curriculum

Purpose: To maximize the assets of our diverse student body and prepare students for success in our global society

Year 1

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ACTION Zone Pillar I:

Create a Climate and Culture for International Leadership

Year 1 Results:

  • Creation of shared Calendar and Zone-Wide PD Opportunities
  • 3 additional days of pre-year teacher training and preparation time
  • Increase in PD hours for teachers from 30 in 2015-16 to 118 in 2017-18
  • Facilitation of 128 School Leader training hours

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Innovation Initiative #3:

  • Determine and meet shared PD needs across the Zone

Purpose: To empower educators to maximize school calendar and schedule to support the development needs of teachers and leaders, leveraging the expertise of Zone personnel

Year 1

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ACTION Zone Pillar I:

Create a Climate and Culture for International Leadership

Innovation Initiative #1:

  • Financial Flexibility Framework
  • Division of Equity in Learning
  • Division of Support Services

Innovation Initiative #2:

  • Institutionalize international leadership curriculum

Innovation Initiative #3:

  • Create an online resource to share international leadership resources

across schools Innovation Initiative #4:

  • Implementation of comprehensive School Improvement Plans for

each school

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Year 2

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ACTION Zone Pillar II:

Focus on Student-Centered Data Driven Instruction

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Innovation Initiative #1:

  • Alignment of Interim Assessments for each grade in the Zone

Innovation Initiative #2:

  • Creation of two Data Analysis Protocols

Innovation Initiative #3:

  • Design of Facilitator and Coaching Training for all leaders and

Professional Development Training for all teachers on Zone’s approach to Data Driven Instruction

Year 1

All Year 1 Initiatives have been accomplished

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ACTION Zone Pillar II:

Focus on Student-Centered Data Driven Instruction

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Innovation Initiative #1:

  • Implementation of 3 Interim Assessment cycles followed by

student-focused data analysis and action planning by each teacher Innovation Initiative #2:

  • Individualized school leader coaching of each teacher’s plans

Innovation Initiative #3:

  • Customized training and coaching of each school leader

Year 2

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ACTION Zone Pillar III:

Develop a Comprehensive Talent Strategy

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Innovation Initiative:

  • Creation of New Positions:
  • Director of Personnel and Talent Acquisition
  • Director of Instruction and Leadership Development

Year 1

All Year 1 Initiatives have been accomplished

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ACTION Zone Pillar III:

Develop a Comprehensive Talent Strategy

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Innovation Initiative #1:

  • Creation of talent recruitment pipelines and partnerships with

teacher and leader preparation programs Innovation Initiative #2:

  • 100% hiring of highly skilled school staff though use of rigorous

and relevant teacher and leader selection protocol Innovation Initiative #3:

  • Facilitation of monthly Zone-Wide professional learning

communities for teachers and leaders combined with turnaround leadership training

Year 2

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ACTION Zone Pillar IV:

Develop Strong Family and Community Partnerships

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Innovation Initiative #1:

  • Launched Community in Schools program in each Zone school

Innovation Initiative #2:

  • Used Flexible Funding to:
  • Hire Zone-wide Student Engagement Advocate (SEA)
  • Support Funding Expenses for SEA Program
  • Hired personnel to support Aurora Lights Health Sciences

Academy

  • Maintain Tele-language translation services support
  • Provide significant funds to each school for unrestricted use

Year 1

All Year 1 Initiatives have been accomplished

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ACTION Zone Pillar IV:

Develop Strong Family and Community Partnerships

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Innovation Initiative #1:

  • Creation and implementation of Zone-wide student

engagement strategy Innovation Initiative #2:

  • Triangulation of community support organizations to broaden

education and social supports for students and their families

Year 2

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Specific School Updates

Aurora Central High School

  • Revised Leadership Structure

Boston P-8

  • Received $10,000 worth of Kindles

from Amazon

Crawford Elementary

  • Has completed more than 80

teacher observations so far

Aurora West College Prep

  • New Principal (Taya Tselolikhina)

Paris Elementary

  • Current Principal Vacancy
  • Interim Principal: Judi Dauman,

Director of Innovation & Strategy

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Thank You!

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Financial Flexibility Framework

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ACTION Zone Financial Flexibility Framework Budget 2017-2018

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Financial Flexibility Framework

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Example of School Budget Request

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Financial Flexibility Framework

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Tele-language Expense: