Transcript This is what it’s all about.

Updating the District Accountability Plan
Board of Education Meeting
January 13, 2015
Raising the Bar is Taking us Far
Bloomfield Public Schools
Raising the Bar is Taking Us Far
Tonight, we will share with you…
• Highlights of the 2012-2015 District Accountability
Plan
• Successes of the Four Priorities
• Next Steps
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Our Foundation
• Vision Statement
• Theory of Action
• Four Priorities:
1. Holistic Accountability
2. Rigorous Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
3. Positive School Climate
4. Parent and Community Engagement
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Our vision. Our mission
Vision
The Bloomfield Public Schools
will be a high-performing
district with a positive climate
of inclusion, an expectation
of competitive academic
achievement and a culture
of meaningful parent and
community engagement.
Theory of Action
The Bloomfield Public Schools
will successfully implement
a comprehensive and
collaborative accountability
system characterized by
data-supported planning and
decision-making practices
at every level, leading to
strengthened adult work
throughout the district. As a
result, learning for all students
substantially improves, and is
sustained over time.
Priority 1:
Holistic Accountability
The Bloomfield Public Schools will embrace data-driven decision-making so that all educators engage in data
teams to analyze and adjust instruction and practices in order to promote the preparation of all students for
college and career. The foundation of Holistic Accountability is using data to monitor and support the delivery
of a high-quality instruction anchored by a rigorous curriculum, the promotion of a positive school climate,
and the support of parent and community engagement.
Priority 2:
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Bloomfield Public Schools educators will implement, with fidelity, a standards-based curriculum in English
Language Arts and Math for pre-k through grade 12 students, with instruction and assessment practices aligned
with the Common Core State Standards.
Priority 3:
Positive School Climate
Bloomfield Public Schools will promote practices and implement procedures that create supportive
communities of learners who demonstrate enthusiasm for learning and respect one another.
Priority 4:
Parent and Community Engagement
Bloomfield Public Schools will build strong community partnerships in every school where families are active
participants in their children’s education and deeply engaged in key school activities; and where community
members have a strong stewardship of all of Bloomfield’s children.
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Goal for Holistic Accountability
By September 2015, all educators will engage in data
teams that analyze and adjust instruction to promote
the preparation of all students for college and career
readiness as a result of attending highly competitive
schools that promote high academic achievement,
positive school climate, and parent and community
engagement.
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Standards Met
Membership
Structure
Fall 2013 (N: 135)
Process
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Exemplary
Met
Progressing
Not Begun
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Exemplary
Met
Progressing
Not Begun
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Exemplary
Met
Progressing
Not Begun
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Exemplary
Met
Progressing
Not Begun
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Documenting Adult
Practice
Spring 2014 (N: 143)
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Grade 3 to 6 Matched Cohort 1
N=71
100
80
Reading % Advanced
Reading % Goal
60
Reading % Proficient
40
Reading % Basic
20
Reading % Below Basic
Gr 3, 2011
Gr 4, 2012
Gr 5, 2013
Gr 6, 2014
Total Change
%AAP Change
66.2
77.5
11.3
84.5
7.0
88.7
4.2
22.5
%AAG Change
38.0
52.1
14.1
63.4
11.3
77.4
14
39.4
0
Gr 3, 2011
Gr 4, 2012
Gr 5, 2013
Gr 6, 2014
100
N=73
80
Mathematics % Advanced
Mathematics % Goal
60
Mathematics % Proficient
40
Mathematics % Basic
20
Mathematics % Below Basic
Gr 3, 2011
Gr 4, 2012
Gr 5, 2013
Gr 6, 2014
Total Change
%AAP Change %AAG Change
86.3
57.5
89.1
2.8
67.2
9.7
95.9
6.8
72.6
5.4
97.3
1.4
80.9
8.3
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23.4
0
Gr 3, 2011 Gr 4, 2012 Gr 5, 2013 Gr 6, 2014
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Progress Monitoring
Holistic Accountability
• Continue to reform adult practices through regularly
scheduled instructional data teams meetings at every
school
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Goal for Rigorous Curriculum,
Instruction and Assessment
By 2015, the Bloomfield Public Schools will increase the
percentage of teachers who implement with fidelity a
standards-based curriculum in English Language arts
and Math, Pre-K-Grade 12, with instruction and
assessment practices aligned to the Common Core
Standards.
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High academic achievement
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Gains Between 2011-2014
“The greatest
8.1%
increase in students performing At/Above Proficiency
in Reading in Grades 3-8, from 70.2% to 78.3%
danger for most
10.8%
increase in students performing At/Above Goal
in Reading in Grades 3-8, from 51.9% to 62.7%
of us is not that
3.1%
increase in students performing At/Above Proficiency
in Math in Grades 3-8, from 81.2% to 84.3%
our aim is too
7.4%
increase in students performing At/Above Goal
in Math in Grades 3-8, from 53.5% to 60.9%
high and we
27.1%
increase in students performing At/Above Proficiency
in Reading in Grade 10, from 62.0% to 89.1%
miss, but that it
21.6%
increase in students performing At/Above Goal
in Reading in Grade 10, from 9.8% to 31.4%
is too low and
25.0%
increase in students performing At/Above Proficiency
in Math in Grade 10, from 45.6% to 70.6%
we reach it.”
15.6%
increase in students performing At/Above Goal
in Math in Grade 10, from 13.1% to 28.7%
– Michelangelo
16.9%
increase in graduation rate at Bloomfield High School
between 2011 and 2013
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Progress Monitoring
Rigorous Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
•
Continue to review and deepen level of rigor in Units
of Study based on student performance data
•
Continue to construct Performance Assessments and
rubrics
•
Continue to craft rigorous instructional strategies to
meet the Common Core standards
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Goal for Positive School Climate
By September 2015, the Bloomfield Public Schools will
meet the National School Climate Standards by creating
supportive communities of learners who demonstrate
enthusiasm for learning and respect toward one
another.
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OVERALL STRENGTHS:
Academics, Teaching and Learning
• Percent responding favorably to Academics, Teaching
and Learning questions
– Students: 83%
– Families: 95%
– Staff: 96%
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Progress Monitoring
Positive School Climate
•
Complete Citizenship Honor Roll criteria and
reporting plan for every grade level
•
Continue to monitor student discipline data, as well
as attendance data for students, staff and families
•
Continue to analyze parent, staff and student data
from Fifth Annual Climate and School Satisfaction
Survey
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Goal for Parent and Community
Engagement
By 2015, Bloomfield Public Schools will be characterized
by strong community partnerships in every school,
families who are active participants in their children’s
education and deeply engaged in key school activities,
and community members who have a strong sense of
stewardship for all Bloomfield’s children.
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Six Keys
Parenting
Assist families with parenting skills and setting home conditions to
support children as students. Also, assist schools to better
understand families.
Communicating
Conduct effective communications from school-to-home and from
home-to-school about school programs and student progress.
Volunteering
Organize volunteers and audiences to support the school and
students. Provide volunteer opportunities in various locations and at
various times.
Learning at Home
Involve families with their children on homework and other
curriculum-related activities and decisions.
Decision Making
Include families as participants in school decisions, and develop
parent leaders and representatives.
Collaborating with the Community
Coordinate resources and services from the community for families,
students, and the school, and provide services to the community.
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Progress Monitoring
Family & Community Engagement
• Continue to analyze Parent Engagement data
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Continue to implement and monitor the Joyce Epstein
strategies to promote areas of strength and address
areas of concern
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Summary
 Described highlights of the 2012-2015 District
Accountability Plan
 Identified our successes and next steps of the four
priorities
Look forward to creating a new District Accountability
Plan for September 2015
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Bloomfield Board of Education
Donald Harris, Jr., Chair
Michael Walters, Vice Chair
Lesley Mara, Secretary
Howard Frydman
Robert Ike
Quentin Johnson
Michael Williams
Central Office Leadership
James Thompson, Jr. Ed.D., Superintendent
William Guzman, Chief Operations Officer
Ellen Stoltz, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer
Bethany Silver, Ph.D., Accountability, Performance and Assessment Officer
Stacey McCann, Director of School Improvement and Intervention
William Joslyn, Human Resource Specialist (Interim)
Elisa Pierce, District Grant Specialist
Stan Simpson, Director of Strategic Communications
Sandy Braun, Director of Accounting
Wendy Shepherd-Bannish, Director of Student Support Services
John Robinson, Director of Technology
Wayne Casper, Director of Facilities
School Principals and Directors
Lisa Eells, Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet
Paul Guzzo, Laurel Elementary School
Desi Nesmith, Metacomet Elementary School
Sarah Williams, Carmen Arace Intermediate School (Interim)
Trevor Ellis, Carmen Arace Middle School
Sabin Loveland, Global Experience Magnet School
Daniel Moleti, Bloomfield High School (Interim)
Jill Naraine, Director of Operations (Interim)
Beryl Bailey, Ed.D., Bloomfield High School Director of Literacy
Jesse White, Bloomfield High School Director of Mathematics and Science
Bloomfield Public Schools
District Accountability Plan
January Update 2015