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The Philadelphia Great Schools Compact

The Philadelphia Great Schools Compact. DR. LORI SHORR EXECUTIVE ADVISOR & CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER to MAYOR MICHAEL A. NUTTER School Reform Commission Meeting November 16, 2011. What is an Education Compact?.

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The Philadelphia Great Schools Compact

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  1. The Philadelphia Great Schools Compact DR. LORI SHORR EXECUTIVE ADVISOR & CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER toMAYOR MICHAEL A. NUTTER School Reform Commission Meeting November 16, 2011

  2. What is an Education Compact? A citywide commitment to grow or replicate high-performing charter and district schools, and to improve or close low-performing charter and district schools that are not serving students well.

  3. Why does Philadelphia need a Compact? • Philadelphia has a large charter school community • As with other cities, there has at times been unproductive tension between charters and the District, yet both have a common goal of educating children

  4. Why does Philadelphia need a Compact? (cont’d) Philadelphia ranks #3 nationally in the top 10 school districts serving the highest number of charter school students. Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

  5. Why Philadelphia? (cont’d) Philadelphia ranks #10 nationally in the top 10 school districts with the highest growth of charter school students. Since the start of the Philadelphia charter school movement in 1997, the number of charter schools has increased more than 20-fold from 4 schools to 80. Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

  6. The Philadelphia Great Schools Compact Shared Goal: Over 5 years, eliminate the 50,000 of the lowest performing “seats” in K-12 schools in Philadelphia through expanding enrollment in high-performing schools, turning schools around, creating new schools and transforming or closing low-performing schools.

  7. The Philadelphia Great Schools Compact (cont’d) Accountability Choice Growth of high-quality schools Improvement of low-quality schools Equity Partnerships The Compact calls for commitment to action in the following areas • Growth planning • Facilities • Resources & Supports • Shared best practices • Talent development • Advocacy • Universal enrollment

  8. The Philadelphia Great Schools Compact (cont’d) Compact Committee – a group that will assist in the implementation of The Compact Work Plan – a plan to guide the implementation of The Compact Accountability Framework – the committee to make recommendations to SRC academic accountability metrics Authority – an advisory body with responsibility to make recommendations to key stakeholders A new Office of Charter Schools – to make recommendations and report directly to the SRC The Compact establishes the following:

  9. The Gates Foundation and The Compact A Gates Foundation panel will vet new compacts from six to 10 cities and approve those it finds strong enough to be eligible to compete in the RFP process Gates Foundation will then issue an RFP for cities that have signed compacts to compete for tens of millions in funding to support work related to the compacts

  10. The Philadelphia Great Schools Compact: Supporters of The Compact The School District of Philadelphia The City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Department of Education Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools Philadelphia Charters for Excellence

  11. Mayor Nutter’s Second Term Agenda Establish a Great Schools Compact between the School District and the Charter School Community Expand the Freedom Rings partnership to increase access to “Anytime-Anywhere” learning Launch a citywide campaign to establish targeted goals for college-going and completion Continue work with District through Education Accountability Agreement, PhillyGoes2College, Graduation Coaches, etc.

  12. Next Steps Mobilization of The Compact: A Two-Step Process Step 1: SRC to vote on current version of The Compact in order for Philadelphia to be considered for Gates Foundation RFP Step 2: Solicit stakeholder input on specifics of the compact (accountability metrics, etc..) Supporters of The Compact will further engage stakeholders during this next step in crafting more specific language for a final version of The Compact A final version of The Compact will be submitted to the Gates Foundation for funding in March/April

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