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Innovation Schools in BPS

BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Innovation Schools in BPS. Ross Wilson, Managing Partner, Office of Innovation. Presentation to Boston School Committee November 4, 2015. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Autonomous Schools in BPS - History. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 2015-16 Portfolio of Autonomous Schools.

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Innovation Schools in BPS

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  1. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Innovation Schools in BPS Ross Wilson, Managing Partner, Office of Innovation Presentation to Boston School Committee November 4, 2015

  2. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Autonomous Schools in BPS - History

  3. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2015-16 Portfolio of Autonomous Schools

  4. Catholic Schools Common-wealth Charter 2015-16 Portfolio of Boston Schools Boston Public Schools School Year 2015-16 Alt. Ed (BPS-Affiliated) Tradi-tional District Special District* Exam Pilot* Turn-around* Innovation In-District Charter 71 Schools 11 Schools 3 Schools 21 Schools 12 Schools 9 Schools 6 Schools 7 Schools Students of Boston • “Special” District includes schools for students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and alternative/over-age. • Note that one turnaround schools is also a pilot school, and is reflected in both categories. • 1 district school also have some curricular autonomy as “Discovery School” (Hernandez K-8) 21 Schools 20 Schools

  5. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Autonomous Schools in BPS - Impact • Overall enrollment increasing in autonomous schools • 32% of BPS students attending autonomous schools in 2015-16 • BPS families are more likely to choose autonomous schools • Twice as many students exercising 1st choice preference are enrolled in autonomous schools

  6. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Autonomous Schools-Current Programs & Initiatives • Horace Mann Charter Renewals • Two Horace Mann Charters (UP Boston, BGA) up for renewal with DESE • Innovation School Evaluations and Renewals • One Innovation school (Roger Clap Innovation School) is considering renewal this school year. Eliot, Muniz Academy and Madison Park up for renewal next school year • Building Knowledge and Capacity to Better Support Autonomous Schools • New Autonomous School Manual outlining key implementation guidelines for schools and central office staff finalized in June 2014 • Oversight of autonomous schools now integrated across TLT’s • Need forcentralized repository (e.g., websiteetc.) for storing key autonomous school documents and resources) 6

  7. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Goal: Transform Learning Outcomes BPS aims to develop a robust portfolio of high quality, innovative schools to meet the growing and diversifying needs across the district. In its ongoing quest to improve and expand school quality and choices, BPS embraces the true notion of innovation and seeks to incubate a pipeline of innovative school proposals—whether through the vehicle of an autonomous pathway (pilot, innovation, Horace Mann charter) or other mechanisms within traditional schools.

  8. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Recommendations • One of the lessons learned from prior efforts is that quality and true innovation cannot be rushed • Revised process for proposals / renewals for all current and future autonomous schools • Focus on innovative practices in addition to innovative governance • Design accountability system for all autonomous schools

  9. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

  10. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Appendix A: Links to Key Resources • Final Autonomous Schools Manual (finalized June 14, 2014) • June 2014 Report: The Path Forward: School Autonomy and its Implications for the Future of Boston Public Schools • Materials from past RFP Processes (current year never released) • 2014-16 RFP Process (materials developed, never launched) • 2013-14 RFP Process (for schools opened 2014-15) • 2012-13 RFP Process (for schools opened 2013-14) • 2011-12 RFP Process (for schools opened 2012-13) • 2010-11 RFP Process (for schools opened 2011-12) • Key documents for BPS’ approved Innovation schools • Annual evaluation reports on BPS’ Innovation schools • Folder with info on BPS’ Horace Mann Charter schools • Folder with (incomplete) info on BPS’ Pilot schools (many documents not in electronic form and/or scattered) • Folder with information about BPS Turnaround schools • Full shared Google Drive Folder with all BPS Autonomous School Info 10

  11. Appendix B: Autonomous Schools - Impact Autonomous schools are no longer the exception in Boston Types of autonomous schools 45 41 40 36 33 32% of BPS students will attend an autonomous school next year 23 21 20 20 19 19 18 13 11 11 11 10 9 7 6 11 Source: http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/941

  12. APPENDIX 9 Appendix B: Autonomous Schools - Impact BPS families are more likely to choose autonomous schools Number of 1st & 2nd choice preferences per total number of students enrolled For 2013-14 school year Pre-K/K 9th grade # schools* 44 8 4 2 5 10 8 2 1 4 *Some schools receive entering students in more than one grade. This choice/assignment process does not apply for alternative/SPED schools, Exam schools, and some autonomous schools with separate applications procedures. Source: BPS, ERS analysis 12

  13. APPENDIX 9 Appendix B: Autonomous Schools - Impact Students in traditional schools are twice as likely to have been administratively assigned than those in autonomous schools Percent of students administratively assigned For 2010-11 school year District avg. = 4.7% # admin assigned 1,713 142 65 0 641 0 13 Source: BPS, ERS analysis

  14. APPENDIX 13 Appendix B: Autonomous Schools - Impact Autonomous schools extend teacher time through schedule/calendar flexibility and financial subsidies Total pilot subsidies* $1M Total Turnaround stipends* $1.6M Total theoretical value of hours from schedule/calendar flexibility** $7.7M ES & K8 MS & HS The average autonomous school has 190 extra teacher hours per year – the equivalent of an extra hour of student learning or teacher collaboration every day or 3 more weeks of PD for teachers. *District pays for 96-145 hrs above standard hours at pilots (including 2 HMCs that were formerly pilots), and $4100 stipend per teacher for 190 hrs extra at Turnaround schools **Analysis accounts for hrs > BTU standard at < contractual hourly rate ($43.50). Assumes Turn. & Inn. schools used all extra hrs; Pilot hrs from BPS data, HMC hrs from MOUs/school websites. Total value of estimated unused extra hrs = $533k. Source: BPS staffing and extended pilot hours data, autonomous school documents, ERS Analysis 14

  15. REPORT FIGURE – PPT VERSION Appendix B: Autonomous Schools - Impact Edison K-8, a traditional BPS school, would have 3 times the amount of meaningful budget flexibility if it were a pilot school. Key pilot flexibilities would create flexibility over $1,148 per pupil (15% of the school’s budget) 50% of remaining budget is core teachers & principals, over which pilots also have flexibility 15 Source: BPS FY2014 Budget Data, ERS Analysis. This analysis uses the Edison K-8 total school-reported budget (General Fund only).

  16. Appendix C: Cross-Functional Work Group Members Members of the 2014-15 Cross-Functional Working Group • Beatriz McConnie-Zapater, Headmaster of Boston Day & Evening Academy • John McDonough, Superintendent • Lynne Mooney-Teta, Headmaster of Boston Latin School • Eileen Nash, Deputy Superintendent of Individualized Learning • Linda Nathan, Special Advisor to the Superintendent • Ligia Noriega, Headmaster of English High School • Sung-Joon (Sunny) Pai, Director of ELL & Alt Programs at Charlestown High School • Kim Rice, Chief Operating Officer • Joe Shea, Deputy Superintendent of Operations • Mary Skipper, Assistant Superintendent for Network G (High Schools) • Aaron Stone, Teacher Leader at Boston Day & Evening Academy • Arthur Unobskey, Principal of Irving Middle School • Traci Walker-Griffith, Principal of Eliot K-8 Innovation School • Ann Walsh, Governing Board Chair at Lee Pilot Academy • Naia Wilson, Headmaster, New Mission High School • Ross Wilson, Assistant Superintendent, Human Capital • Hervé Anoh, Headmaster of Lyon High School • Antonieta Bolomey, Asst. Superintendent for English Language Learners • Michele Brooks, Asst. Supt for Family & Community Engagement • Catherine Carney, Assistant Chief of Curriculum & Instruction • Ann Chan, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources • Kamal Chavda, Chief Data & Accountability Officer • Linda Chen, Chief of Curriculum & Instruction • Jill Conrad, Sr. Advisor for Human Capital Strategy • Corbett Coutts, Principal of Rogers Middle School • Eileen de los Reyes, Deputy Superintendent for Academics • Melissa Dodd, Chief of Staff • Mary Driscoll, Principal of Edison K-8 School • Laura Dziorny, Deputy Chief of Staff • Ayla Gavins, Principal of Mission Hill K-8 School • Scott Givens, Chief Executive Officer of Unlocking Potential • Graciela Hopkins, Principal of Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy • Peggy Kemp, Headmaster of Fenway High School • Don Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer 16

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