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C LEVELAND’S PLAN FOR TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS

C LEVELAND’S PLAN FOR TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS. reinventing public education in our city and serving as a model of innovation for the state of Ohio. Briefing Document November 14, 2012. The Partners. Cleveland Teachers Union – Local 279. Progress in Cleveland

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C LEVELAND’S PLAN FOR TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS

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  1. CLEVELAND’S PLAN FORTRANSFORMING SCHOOLS reinventing public education in our city and servingas a model of innovation for the state of Ohio Briefing DocumentNovember 14, 2012

  2. The Partners Cleveland Teachers Union –Local279

  3. Progress in Cleveland 37 excellent and effective public schools in 2011 that educate over 11,000 students 15 new CMSD schools opened since 2006 that offer a diverse selection of high-quality choices Deepening partnership between CMSD and several high- performing charter schools Local Context • Challenges in Cleveland • $65 million budget deficit for 2012–13 school year • 31,000 children attend failing schools • More than 30,000 students have left CMSD inten years

  4. Across the country, urban districts are moving from a traditional, single-source school district … …to a portfolio of district and charter schools held to the highest standards and working in partnership to create dramatic student achievement… …thereby shifting the role of central office from compliance to performance management and improvement. National Context Characteristics of Portfolio Districts Citywide choices & options for all families School autonomy Pupil-based funding Diverse support providers Talent-seeking strategy Extensive public engagement Performance-basedaccountability for schools Center for ReinventingPublic Education

  5. Cleveland’s Plan

  6. Immediately address low-performing schools Refocus and strengthen mid-performing schools Promote, expand and replicate existing excellent schools Start new schools, emphasizing innovative school models • Grow the number of high-performing districtand charter schools in Cleveland and closeand replace failing schools.

  7. School autonomy based on performance • New rolefor districtcentral office • Redistributionof moneyto schools and classrooms • Focus district's central office on key supportand governance roles and transfer authorityand resources to schools.

  8. Invest and phase in high-leverage systemreforms across all schools from preschool tocollege and career.

  9. Watchdog charter sector growth to ensure quality • Communicate to parents about quality school choices • Assess the quality of all public schools in Cleveland • Ensure fidelity to the citywide education plan • Create the Cleveland Transformation Allianceto ensure accountability for allpublic schools in the city.

  10. What Success Could Look Like 3X • Our goal is that at the end of six years, we will have tripled the number of Cleveland students enrolled in high-performing district and charter schools, and eliminated failing schools.

  11. Creating the Conditionsfor Success: HB 525

  12. HB 525 Highlights • Flexibilities • Enables the CEO to take corrective action to improve the district's lowest-performing schools without being bound by existing collective bargaining agreements. • Provides the CEO with sole authority to determine the school calendar and school day. • Allows the district to apply for exemptions from specific statutory provisions or rules under the innovative education pilot program. • Permits the district to direct any monies received from the sale of property into the district’s general fund (with a few exceptions).

  13. HB 525 Highlights • Work Rules • Codifies a new performance-based evaluation and compensation system for principals and teachers. • Eliminates seniority as the sole or primary factor in personnel decisions, including layoffs and recalls. • Allows the district to terminate teachers who are rated "ineffective" for two successive years. • Establishes building-level hiring committees comprised of the principal, union representation and others, thereby eliminating seniority-based transfers. • Provides the district significant flexibility in determining teacher and principal contract terms and duration.

  14. HB 525 Highlights • Charter Quality and Collaboration • Establishes a Transformation Alliance to recommend to ODE what charter school sponsors can open schools in Cleveland, to ensure fidelity to the plan, to provide input in the development of new district schools and partnering community schools, and to report annually on the performance of all public schools in Cleveland. • Authorizes the school district to share a portion of levy proceeds with high-performing charter schools who partner with the district. • Authorizes the school district to include the academic performance and enrollment data of students enrolled in partnering charter schools on the district's report card.

  15. Community Support • The Cleveland Plan is widely supported by the community—educators, business, philanthropy, civic leaders, elected officials, community organizations, religious organizations, parents and students. • Cleveland voters approved an unprecedented 15 mill, 4-year levy in November with 57 percent of the vote. • The levy will generate between $64 and $70 million per year. One mill is set aside for partnering charter schools.

  16. Questions and Dialogue

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