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SCHOOL QUALITY FRAMEWORK UPDATE

Monica Roberts, Assistant Superintendent of Engagement Mary Ann Crayton, Sr. Director of Community Engagement Presentation to Boston School Committee October 5, 2016

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SQF Timeline

2013 School Quality Working Group Sept, 2014 SQF Passed by School Committee Oct, 2015 Implement- ation Delayed by

• ne year

Winter 2015 – Spring 2016 Internal Work Group Prepares for launch

• Oct. 2016

School Leaders, and SQWG II Convened Nov. 2016 SQF Launc hes and informs school choice Ongoing Calibration & Development

• f SQF

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• Department heads and TLT Leadership have developed a process to provide

coordinated support to schools

• Created messages and tools to support school leaders with stakeholder

dialogues

• Developed messaging and tools developed to build family understanding of

the framework

• Trained Welcome Services staff
• Tested technical systems for November launch

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Progress To Date

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SQWG II Charge

• Serve as ambassadors and accountability partners
• Schedule and attend public and district meetings to gather feedback
• Work in collaboration with internal staff to discuss and assess the

challenges of implementation, and make recommendations for solutions and adjustments

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Reconstituting the School Quality Work Group

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Proposed Membership

• Dean Hardin Coleman, BPS School Committee Vice-Chairman, Chair
• Edith Bazile, NAACP, Education Committee
• Anne Clark, Headmaster, Boston Arts Academy
• Geralde Gabeau, Executive Director, IFIS (member of SQWG I)
• Craig Lankhorst, Retired Principal (member of EAC & SQWG I)
• Pauline Lugira, Principal, Lila Frederick Middle School Pilot
• Celina Miranda, Executive Director, Hyde Square Task Force
• Robert Rametti, Principal, Edwards Middle School
• Monica Roberts, Assistant Superintendent, BPS Office of Engagement
• Dr. Colin Rose, Assistant Superintendent, BPS Opportunity & Achievement Gap
• Marinell Rousmaniere, Parent and Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives,

EdVestors (member of SQWG I)

• Will Thomas, Headmaster Charlestown High School
• Efrain Toledano, Principal, Tobin K-8
• Josh Weiss, Parent (member of SQWG I)

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School Quality Work Group II

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• Meet with school leaders on October 20, 2016
• Launch SQF on November 1, 2016
• Convene SQWG monthly
• Develop recommendations for improvements for School Committee

consideration

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Next Steps