How The Broad Prize Works

1. How The Broad Prize Works June 29, 2010 Nancy Que Associate Director The Broad Foundation

2. Agenda 2

3. What is The Broad Prize? The Broad Prize is an annual $2 million award that honors the large urban school district that has demonstrated the greatest overall student performance and improvement as well as reduction in income and ethnic achievement gaps.

4. Finalist Selection: Who is eligible? 100 districts are automatically eligible each year based on the following criteria: Enrollment (size of district); Percent of students who qualify for free or reduced price lunch; Percent of non-white students; and Urban designation. Winners from the previous three years are not eligible.

5. Finalist Selection: Who selects the finalists? This year, eighteen national education experts, The Broad Prize “Review Board,” selected the five finalists out of the 100 eligible districts.

6. Finalist Selection: What information is considered? Student achievement data covering a 4-year period are considered, including: State standardized test data aggregated across elementary grades (3-5), middle grades (6-8) and high school grades (9-12) Regression analysis and calculation of standardized residuals for all students in elementary, middle and high school in reading and math District outperformance compared with the rest of the state in aggregate and with other districts in the state for all students and by subgroup Achievement gap calculations by ethnicity and income status Internal gap Internal district gap compared to the internal state gap External gap

7. Finalist Selection: What information is considered? Graduation rates using 3 methods Averaged Freshmen Graduation Rate Urban Institute Manhattan Institute SAT, ACT and Advanced Placement scores, participation rates and calculation of improvement measures for all students and disaggregated by ethnicity AYP district-level results State-level data from NAEP test results and Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) analyses

8. Site Visit Overview The Broad Prize site visits involve a qualitative review of district-wide policies and processes that were in place during the time period that led to student gains. Each finalist district participates in a uniform 4-day site visit. Evidence is collected on 11 categories that make up The Broad Prize Framework for School District Excellence, available on www.broadprize.org. Evidence includes: District documents; Focus group interviews with district stakeholders; and Limited classroom observations.

9. The Broad Prize Framework for School District Excellence

10. Winner Selection Process This year, eight prominent national leaders, The Broad Prize “Selection Jury,” will select the winner based on both the quantitative and qualitative information collected.

11. Announcement of the $1 Million Winner Tuesday, October 19 The Museum of Modern Art, New York 11

12. Broad Prize Scholarships Scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors to attend college or other post-secondary training. The winning district receives $1 million in college scholarships. The four finalist districts each receive $250,000 in college scholarships. Scholarships are awarded based on significant financial need and a record of academic improvement during the student’s high school career. Two- or four-year scholarships are awarded, depending on the type of higher education institution the scholar attends.

13. Sharing of Best Practices/Information Dissemination You may find the following documents, data and district tools, available at www.broadprize.org, useful to measure district progress, identify areas for reform, and learn about the best practices employed by finalist districts: 13