Together We Can Eileen F. Shafer Acting Superintendent Paterson Public Schools
Superintendent’s Role Ensure Primary Focus: Our most important work is the education and safety of our students. All of our decisions will be in the best interest of our students and staff: – Nearly 29,000 students counting on us – 5048 staff members – Up to 58,000 parents/guardians Additional $4.2 million used to support student-centric needs such as additional teachers and security officers 2
Superintendent’s Role Engage the Community and Inspire Hope: – Our entire community is watching and waiting for us to succeed to ensure the children of Paterson receive a quality education with the best opportunity for a successful future – Caring adults in every school for every student each and every day – Generate new enthusiasm and promote student attendance – “Together We Can” banners will be displayed in each city ward 3
2017-2018 Priorities Instruction & Special Operations Personnel Fiscal Governance Program Education • Strategies • Special • EHS Athletic CAP • Hiring and • School • Promotion PARCC Education (Cozart) Recruitment Facilities Policy & Star deficiencies manual (Coy) (Rojas) (Morlino, Multiple NJASK Science, Ayala) Criteria (Warren) Biology deficiencies (Peron) • PreK – 3 Reading • Compensatory • Chronic • Vacancies • Budget • Standard Program (Peron) Time Plan (Coy) Absenteeism (Rojas) Calendar grading (Diodonet) (Ayala) System by grade span (Warren) • Financial Literacy • IEP Compliance • Loop HS Guidance • Local (Peron) (Coy) Counselors Control (Affinito) Transition • Handwriting • SGA Training (Peron) (Cozart) • Curriculum • Data Integrity Implementation (Campbell) (Peron) • Standard Report • Communications Card (Corallo) (Peron/Campbell) • Passing Rate 60- • PowerSchool 70 (Campbell) (Peron/Campbell) • SAT Prep Exams • Accountability & Administration Responsibility Plan (Campbell) 4
Student Achievement - Short Term Assign a full time nurse in every school in the District • 3-4 Strategies per grade level to address PARCC, skill deficiencies and • NJASK Science and High School Biology • Professional Development for strategies to inform and improve student achievement – Analyze student performance data to identify student learning needs; unit assessment data, star assessment data; PARCC district performance data – Provide ongoing support for learning and implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards; – Offer PD for Curriculum Writing, Pedagogy Building, PARCC Preparation, PLC’s, GLM’s, Vertical Articulation Meetings, Performance Matters, ELA Vocabulary, Guided Reading, Instructional Model for all content, Character Education – Analyze and Monitor staff development Interventions and Evaluation; Data Driven Instruction-Use of Data Binders, Conduct Learning Walks, TEACHNJ/Achieve NJ Performance Standards, – Ensure School and Individual PDP’s are being implemented and monitored; – Monitor supplemental trainings (Student Data Warehouse Systems, Power School and Performance Matters) 5
Student Achievement - Short Term Address Chronic Absenteeism/Early Childhood Pre-school - Grade 12 (bottom • 6 schools in the District list attached) - Exhibit #1 – Chronic Absences predicts lower third-grade reading proficiency, course failures and eventual dropout – it weakens our communities and our local economy. – Chronic Absences can be reduced when schools, families, community members work together to monitor and promote good attendance! – In 2016 the NJDOE C.A. Snapshot Release reported that Chronic Absenteeism at PPS Elementary Schools were as low as 2.4% and as high as 35.64%. – At the Secondary Level, Chronic Absenteeism ranged from 19.30% to as high as 97.66% – Through the use of monitoring attendance data and inputting information correctly in PowerSchool we should see a decrease. – By utilizing Success Mentors, strategies set for the by the Chronic Absenteeism Taskforce and utilizing the Attendance Works "Principal Toolkit" this to will assist in decreasing chronic absenteeism. 6
Student Achievement - Short Term • Intense reading program for grades K-3 to have students reading on grade level (District driven program) – Vocabulary • Emphasis on explicit vocabulary instruction district wide. • Tier two vocabulary words featured during the PARCC selected from district resources. • All teachers will receive professional development on vocabulary acquisition and best practices. – K-3 Reading Program • After school reading program for students K-3 • Ongoing Professional Development for teachers throughout the program on how to improve and deliver reading strategies to students. • Focus on foundational skills to close the achievement gap • Implementation of Data Driven Reading Strategies 7
Student Achievement - Short Term (Cont’d) • Increase graduation rate and number of college bound students – Increase SAT practice opportunities – Transcript Review at the High School level • Seniors – Start Sept. 18; Complete Dec. 21 • Juniors – Start Jan. 3; Complete June 1 • Freshmen and Sophomores as needed • Train SGA students and have one from each high school attend Board meetings and sit with Cabinet Members • Beginning in September, will loop High School students with their Guidance Counselor (already done in elementary) • Improve culture and climate districtwide 8
Student Achievement - Short Term (Cont’d) • Revise roles and responsibilities for administrative positions - Deputy Superintendent - Executive Director of Security, Transportation & Investigations - Executive Director of Family & Community Engagement and Full Service Community Schools - Director Network Services - Director Business Applications • Increase capacity building at every level 9
Student Achievement - Short Term (Cont’d) Special Education • Ensure all IEP’s are in compliance • Ensure all related services for special needs students are up to date including compensatory time • Additional related services staff have been hired • Contractor related service providers are hired and assigned for support 10
Student Achievement - Short Term (Cont’d) • Develop a plan for Special Education for management, communication and oversight of compensatory services – The plan will include the use of additional staff hired, supervised interns, and contracted providers – The services will be logged on a weekly basis and will tentatively start October 2, 2017 – Supervisors will be monitoring the process to ensure services are being provided and documented weekly. 11
Student Achievement - Long Term • Art/Music in all schools half year each • Certified Science Teachers in all grades 4-12 Science Classes • Add 2 Media Specialists to the District staff annually – including this year • Train additional teachers in Gifted & Talented Strategies • Inter-school Professional Development teacher opportunities 12
Student Achievement - Long Term (Cont’d) • Guidance Supervisors oversee the transcript process – Advise students and parents about course content, sequence of courses, prerequisites, number of credits needed to graduate, teacher expectations, college admission requirements, career opportunities – Encourage students to set high academic goals – Encourage parents to motivate their children to explore various career opportunities through their course offerings • Increase parent/community engagement – School presentation at Board meeting and displayed at 90 Delaware School & PTO Presentation - School #19 (Sept 20th) • School & PTO Presentation - School #5 (Oct 18th) • School & PTO Presentation - School #1 (Nov 15th) • – Increase district communication Transition from passing grade of 60 to 70. (Phase in over 3 years 60- • 63-67-70) • Development of a Standard Report Card (Districtwide) 13
Short-term Operational Goals • Balance the Budget (Schedule attached - Exhibit #2) – All Inclusive process – PTO/PTA recommendations for the budget – Parent, guardian and community input • Implement Eastside High School Athletic Corrective Action Plan/NJSIAA sanctions – Monitor each item of the Corrective Action Plan – Train coaching staff on NJSIAA rules – Meet quarterly with Athletic staff to review Corrective Action Plan 14
Short-term Operational Goals • Align all data and data systems with accurate information (Data Alignment Plan) - Exhibit #3 – MIS conducted several data comprehensive data review rounds in 2016-17 – MIS will continue to work with principals and data entry staff to improve data accuracy – The accuracy of teacher course rosters, staff data and certifications, and staff locations have been improved • Provide all State, County and Federal Reports with accurate student/staff data 15
Short-term Operational Goals • Promote positive media stories about our students and staff (Communication Plan presentation this afternoon) • Fill every vacancy by September except those that come in the last 3 weeks of August – held 5 Job Fairs between February – August…17 vacancies as of 8/15/17 • Review internal controls 16
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