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SIG funds a multitude of projects. San Francisco Unified School District. (2010) School Improvement Grant (SIG) application for funding . Retrieved from: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/documents/sig10sanfran.pdf. The end of SIG means the end of impactful projects. Unless…. Inflection Point.
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SIG funds a multitude of projects. San Francisco Unified School District. (2010) School Improvement Grant (SIG) application for funding. Retrieved from: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/documents/sig10sanfran.pdf
Inflection Point Team 8 Veronica Chen∙ Nikki Modi ∙ Jessica Papia ∙ Doug Valentine
The RecommendationInternal integration creates a Professional Learning Community.
Professional Learning Community (PLC) • Teacher • Teacher • Department • Heads • Principal • Teacher
The Tactics1. Role Augmentation *Source: Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley. (2012) The Education Leadership Case Competition. Berkeley, CA: German Freiwald
The Tactics2. SharePoint as a Hub • Tie observation rubric to lesson plans and strategies • Build up resource library • Build up social media functionality • Identify connectors in informal network • Quality control Image source: Go4sharepoint.com
The Tactics3. Peer-Driven Professional Development • Peer Mentoring and Observation • Teacher-Designed Formative Rubric • Collaborative Planning Time • Peer Driven Teacher Training • Sharing Experience & Best Practices • Data-driven Action Plan
The Tactics4. SFUSD Sister Schools Five indicators for evaluation: Source: San Francisco Public Schools. (2011) SFUSD Superintendent’s Zone: 2011-2012 school year.
The Tactics4. SFUSD Sister Schools San Francisco Unified School District. (2010) School Improvement Grant (SIG) application for funding. Retrieved from: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/documents/sig10sanfran.pdf
The Tactics4. SFUSD Sister Schools San Francisco Unified School District. (2010) School Improvement Grant (SIG) application for funding. Retrieved from: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/documents/sig10sanfran.pdf
The Tactics4. SFUSD Sister Schools Education Data Partnership. (2012). Ed-Data [Data file]. Retrieved from http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us
The Tactics4. SFUSD Sister Schools Education Data Partnership. (2012). Ed-Data [Data file]. Retrieved from http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us
PLCs have a proven track record. Hughes, T.A. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007). Professional learning communities and the positive effects on student achievement: A national agenda for school improvement. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research. Retrieved from: http://www.allthingsplc.info/pdf/articles/plcandthepositiveeffects.pdf
ImplementationLeverage remaining SIG funds to establish sufficient buy-in. Source: “Issues about change: Launching Professional Learning Communities” SEDL. 2000
Professional Learning Communities bring innovation to the forefront. Role Augmentation Sister Schools Professional Learning Communities Peer-Driven Professional Development Technology to Facilitate Questions?
SFUSD is facing many challenges outside of its locus of control. • Budget cuts by 18%/pupil down to $4,900 • Central staff reductions • 152 certificated teachers cut • 28-30% college readiness • Low % of children in population • 61% students qualify for free/reduced lunch • 27% of students are ELL Source: Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley. (2012) The Education Leadership Case Competition. Berkeley, CA: German Freiwald
The Superintendent Zones have a clear mission. Source: San Francisco Public Schools. (2011) SFUSD Superintendent’s Zone: 2011-2012 school year.
There is still a gap between Superintendent Zone schools and SFUSD overall. Education Data Partnership. (2012). Ed-Data [Data file]. Retrieved from http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us
Measurable Indicators KPIs By Student Populations Race and ethnicity Socioeconomic status Free/reduced lunch Primary language spoken at home First-generation college student • Standardized test scores • CST • API • High school graduation rates • Post-high school achievement • 2 and 4-year college matriculation rates • College graduation rates • AYP Attainment
SIG-Funded programs by school San Francisco Unified School District. (2010) School Improvement Grant (SIG) application for funding. Retrieved from: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/documents/sig10sanfran.pdf
PLC’s have a proven track record. • Lamar University Study • 64 High Schools • Mean Time since PLC implementation 2.5 years • Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Test (TAKS) • Mean Math improvement - 9% of total score • Mean Reading/English Language Arts improvement – 22% of total score • 90% of sample schools saw increases in math and ELA • Elementary School Case Study • 50% at or above grade level performance to 80% over four years • Middle School Case Study • 50% passing rate on standardized tests to 90% over two years.