AB Miller High School

1. AB Miller High School Community Meeting April 13, 2010

2. Persistently Low Achieving Schools • As part of the regulations associated with the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA), School Improvement Grant (SIG), Race to the Top (RTTT), and Senate Bills X5.1and X5.4, California must identify the lowest achieving schools and implement a school intervention model to improve performance

3. Identification Criteria • The State in accordance with Federal guidelines creates the methodology of selecting the schools. • AYP proficiency average for last 3 years • 50 points in API over last 5 years. • Below a 60% graduation rate. • The lowest 5% of schools are identified in 3 tiers of identification.

4. Three Tiers of Identification • Tier I • Those schools receiving Title 1 monies who meet the guidelines. • Tier II • Those schools not receiving Title 1 monies who meet the guidelines. • Tier III • Those schools who are not in Tier I or II, but do not have a 60% graduation rate.

5. A. B. Miller High School • AYP Proficiency average for last 3 years - 36.45% • API over last 5 years • 2004-2005: 0 • 2005-2006: -21 • 2006-2007: +19 • 2007-2008: 0 • 2008-2009: -6 • Total Growth: -8

6. What Does this Mean? • We must adopt one of four models for school improvement.

7. School Intervention Models • Turnaround: remove Principal and Staff, rehire no more than 50% of original staff, adopt a new governance structure, implement a research-based instructional program aligned to the State Standards, increase learning time • Restart: school is closed and reopens as a charter school, operated by an approved State Charter Operator • School Closure: school is closed and students enroll in a higher achieving FUSD school • Transformation: remove Principal, improve teacher and school leader effectiveness, increase learning time, institute instructional reform, create a community- oriented school, provide operational flexibility

8. When Do We Have to Do This? If we adopt for the 2011-12 year we are not promised to receive any funding, but we still must restructure. • If we adopt for the 2010-11 year we are eligible for between $50,000 and $2,000,000 in Federal funding each year for three years.

9. Next Steps • We are researching all four options • We are obtaining input from all stakeholders • Community, SSC, ELAC, Teachers, Staff, Parents, Students, Board Members, District personnel. • Complete School Improvement Grant (SIG) • We must obtain Board approval prior to submitting our application

10. Time Line • April 8 & 9: Administration Intervention Training • April 12 : SIG Team Meeting • April 12 & 13: Community Meetings • April 12-16: CST Testing • April 21: Public Hearing, Board Presentation and Vote • May 19: Application, MOU’s, and plan submitted for Board approval • June 1: Application submitted to CDE • August 1: Preliminary approval from CDE • August 10: Key elements must be in place • October 1: Revised plan submitted to State • Fall 2010: Funding begins to arrive at District. • February 25: Email from CDE that the PLAS list would be released in March • March 3: FUSD notified by CDE • March 5: Conference Call – Federal, State, County, District • March 8: List Released to Public • March 11: State Board Meeting – Criteria Approved • March 16 & 17: CAHSEE Testing • March 17: Conference Call – Federal, State, County, District …FUSD Board Presentation • March 22-26: Spring Break • April 6: District Receives Draft of Application • April 7: Superintendent Begins Negotiations with FTA …Superintendent Address to Faculty and Staff

11. Questions and Comments www.fusd.net www.cde.ca.gov