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VOISE Academy High SchoolVirtual Opportunities Inside aSchool Environment Chicago, Illinois
Structure and Demographics • 362 students grades 9 – 11 (first graduating class will be in 2012) • 97% African-American, 3% Latin American/Hispanic • 98% free or reduced lunch • 91% of students reside in the Austin Neighborhood. • Students enter VOISE reading at a 5th grade level and 6th grade level in math. • 22% of student population are students with special needs. • All 30 faculty members are Highly Qualified by NCLB standards and are certified by the state of Illinois in the content area they teach.
How Are We Doing? • 88% Attendance Rate • Other Schools in the Austin Community below 75% • 81% Freshmen On Track Rate 2009-2010 • CPS Average 67% • Other Schools in the Austin Community below 65% • 5% One-Year Dropout Rate • CPS Average 10% • Other Schools in the Austin Community 14% • 61% of VOISE students making gains on ACT EPAS • CPS Average 54% • Other Schools in the Austin Community below 40% • VOISE students have by 2 or more grade levels on average after their first year.
Next Steps • CPS rolled out a Blended Learning environment for Math based on the VOISE model in 6 elementary schools. • VOISE will pilot extended learning enrichment programs in order to increase college readiness through AP and college prep courses. • VOISE will lead the training and development for online/digital instruction for 24 high schools within CPS. • Senior year plan for students to have flexible schedule including classes that meet outside the walls of VOISE which will also include students taking college courses online through a partnership with Chicago City Colleges.
Students Surrounded by Support for Success How Does It Work? The face-to-face teacher works with students individually and in small groups, guided by ongoing assessment. Expert, specially trained virtual teachers work with students from a distance in partnership with the face-to-face teacher The proven-effective online curriculum comes with a powerful Learning Management System. Assessment drives instruction throughout the school day, online and face-to-face
Students Complete Lessons and Assessments Online And Through Work with Classroom Teacher
The hybrid classroom • What is the Purpose of School? matinga.com
Overview Fall 2010
The Big Picture Our Vision Our Mission Eliminate theachievement gap nationwide OurFocus Students proficient and college-bound by the time they graduate from elementary school Thousands of schools that close the achievement gap
Fast Facts About Rocketship Rocketship Sí Se Puede Academy (2009) 2249 Dobern AvenueSan Jose, CA 95116 Rocketship Los Sueños Academy (2010) 331 S. 34th StSan Jose, CA 95116 Three Schoolsin San Jose Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary School (2007) 788 Locust StreetSan Jose, CA 95110 • K-5 grades • 500 students per school • 85% Free / reduced meals • 70% English language learners • Extended day: 8 am – 4 pm • Open enrollment • Publicly funded • Equivalent to public schools (local / state / federal tax revenues)
High Expectations, Outstanding Results • 2010 API Results • 925 • 925 • 886 • 847 • 752 • 732 • Rocketship Mateo Sheedy • Palo Alto Unified • CA Low Income • LocalSchools • Rocketship Sí Se Puede • CA Non Low Income
Keys to Rocketship’s Success Culture (Empower) • College prep • Home visits • Volunteer hours • Parent governance Process (Individualization) Outstanding Student Achievement People (Lead) • 75% Teach for America • Academic deans at every school • Individualized instruction via tutors and technology
Culture: Deep Parent Involvement MonthlyCommunity Meetings Home Visits School Governance Cohesive, Collaborative Culture Volunteer Hours Parent Leadership Groups
People: Leadership Development Year 4 New Deans/ Principals In-Job LeadershipTraining/Experience Year 3 Select Leaders toBecome Deansand Principals Leadership SkillsDevelopment Years 1 + 2 DevelopClassroomLeaders Select Classroom Leaders for Development Recruit GreatTeachers
Process: Innovative Hybrid School Model In class, teachers focus on critical thinking skills In class, teachers introduce new topics and conduct guided discussion Instruct Extend Guided Practice • Individualizedlearning • Outstanding student achievement • Better use ofresources Intervene Independent Practice Assess Individualization through tutors and technology during Learning Lab
Elevating Teaching into a White Collar Profession • Teachers (like doctors) focus on what only they can do: • Instruction / guided practice • Critical thinking skills • Prescribing student’s individual learning plan • Core skills reinforcement • Adaptive content • Tutors (like nurses) manage process and lower-order tasks Technology Tutors
Hybrid School Model Benefits Leverage a Limited Pool of Teaching Talent Better Resource Allocation Individualized Instruction • Core skills acquisition via online environment • Critical thinking in classroom • 16 teachers for 500 students • Small class sizes • High quality instruction • Re-investment in other areas • Response to intervention • Academic deans • Principal training • Salaries
Teacher Dashboard: Key to Hybrid School Model • Teachers set / manage priorities for students in • Classroom • Tutoring • Online learning • V1.0 Functionality to include • Real-time data from online assessments & curriculum to teachers • ILP creation and scheduling for tutors • Integrate online curricula • Single sign-on • Top 10 standards • Reporting information
Rocketship’s Operational Excellence: Focus on Quality @ Scale Teaching Scale Technology Scale Financial Scale Quality • School culture • High expectations • Parental involvement • Outstanding teachers • Extended day/ year • Learning Lab • Teacher Dashboard • Leadership development • Hybrid school model • Each school self-sustaining on public funding only
In Summary: Keys to Rocketship’s Success Culture (Empower) • College prep • Home visits • Volunteer hours • Parent governance Process (Individualization) Outstanding Student Achievement People (Lead) • 75% Teach for America • Academic deans at every school • Individualized instruction via tutors and technology
Traditional Math Class • One teacher • One classroom • One pace • One curriculum • Totally varied student needs
What if school looked like a ski mountain? • 91 Trails • 4 Levels of Difficulty • 3 terrain parks • 21 lifts • Independent, small group, and large group learning
School of One FIRST looks at student needs and preferences, and THEN schedules student classes. But Doctor, I sprained my ankle. I’m sorry, but I was already scheduled to listen to your lung function.
What is School of One? School of One is a middle school math program (not a school) that works with schools to put multiple learning modalities into the same learning environment in order to personalize instruction around student needs. 9:30 - 10:30: Review FAQ and Ask an Expert 11:20– 12:20, 1:20-2:20 Carousel activity for four modalities
School of One Room Overview: 85 students, 4 teachers, 2 teaching residents Self-paced individual instruction Small Group Collaboration Teacher-led instruction 6.A.12 6.n.12 Instruction: Hey Math 6.n.1: Rein. Worksheet 7.S.2: 7.S.5 5.A.7: Teacher Instruction 6.n.12: Rein. Worksheet Teacher-led instruction 5.G.7: Rein. Apangea 7.N.12 Instruction: Tutor Vista Teaching resident 6.N.4: Teacher Instruction Teacher
How does School of One work? Students are given diagnostics to determine a student profile of academic needs and preferences called a Playlist Students take lessons in different modalities, and their daily Playlist Update quiz determines their possible next day lessons (e.g. Brian stays on skill, goes on to Skill 13, or goes on to Skill 25) Scheduling software recommends the best next skill, modality of instruction for that skill group, best lesson in that modality (e.g. online with Study Island), location, and teacher, based in part on the need to create viable groups Students and teachers get new schedules for the next day