Transcript CA, R I, & R II SCHOOLS - Public Education Department

ALTERNATIVE GOVERNANCE
PLANNING for
RESTRUCTURING I & II
SCHOOLS
Thomas Lewis
Paula McGee
New Mexico Public Education Department
Priority Schools Bureau
BEST WORKSHOP
Albuquerque, NM
May 1, 2006
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OBJECTIVES…
Alternative Governance Overview.
Selecting the most appropriate
Alternative Governance option(s).
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Purpose of
Alternative Governance
Alternative governance is an
opportunity for educators to make
significant, fundamental changes
to increase student achievement.
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NOT ‘ONE SIZE FITS ALL’
The plan should be developed
in direct response to your
school’s identified needs with
input from all stakeholders.
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WHERE DO YOU BEGIN?
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Review and Analyze:
What happened in previous
years?
What was implemented (or
not)?
What does the data indicate?
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Consider Past Actions
What worked (or didn’t) as you went
through the school improvement process?
List at least three
successfully/unsucessfullly implemented
initiatives of school improvement and
identify why they did/did not improve
student achievement.
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Engage the Entire School
Community
Notify stakeholders (educators,
staff, parents, community, Education
Associates, EPSS Coordinators,
school support teams, others) of
how designation was achieved,
what it means, and seek input on
requested Alternative Governance
remedy.
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WHAT TO EXPLAIN TO PARENTS
School site designation.
Graphing and communication of
student data.
How school is addressing its
achievement problems.
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NOTIFY PARENTS
per No Child Left Behind & NM PED
…to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand
Provide school choice option,
with paid transportation.
Supplemental educational services,
paid by Local Education Agency (LEA).
With parents, develop Individualized
Student Academic Goal Plan for every
student.
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OBTAIN INPUT from PARENTS
and EDUCATORS
per No Child Left Behind & NM PED
…to the extent practicable, in a language the
parents can understand
Encourage parents and educators
to participate in determining the
Alternative Governance to
address the academic issues that
caused the school to be low
achieving.
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SCHOOL SUPPORT TEAMS
per NCLB
Engage school support teams that “shall be
composed of persons knowledgeable
about scientifically based research and
practice on teaching and learning and
about successful school wide projects,
school reform, and improving educational
opportunities for low-achieving students,
including—”
(see NCLB handout)
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BE BRAVE!!
Go where the data take you…
Combining arrangement may be most
beneficial for students.
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Alternative Governance
Arrangement per NCLB
Action #1
Replace all or most of staff (which
may include the principal) who are
relevant to the failure to make
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).
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Alternative Governance
arrangement per NCLB
Action #2
Enter into a contract with another
organization (excluding private
entities per NMSA 22-2C-7K) with a
demonstrated record of
effectiveness, to operate the school.
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Appoint an outside expert to
advise the public school
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Alternative Governance
arrangement per NCLB
Action #3
Turn over the operation of the
school to the state,
if the state agrees.
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Alternative Governance
arrangement per NCLB
Action #4
Major restructuring of a school’s governance
arrangement that makes fundamental
reforms, such as significant changes in the
schools staffing and governance…
A. Extend the school day or year
B. Change the public school’s internal
organizational structure.
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Restructuring Year I
Restructuring Year II
Requirements
2006-2007 School Year
Develop an Alternative Governance
Plan using the PED template.
Implementation of the Alternative
Governance Plan August 2007.
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Item 1 from the AGP Template
1. Please describe briefly which
restructuring action the LEA will
be implementing during the 20072008 school year.
This is where you select your
Alternative Governance
Arrangements 1-4 or a combination
of arrangement.
B. This must be a collaborative effort.
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Item 2 from the AGP Template
“Please explain how this
action will increase student
achievement in areas currently
identified as not meeting
adequate yearly progress.
Include how the action will be
measured and evaluated.”
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Item 2 (Cont.)
1.Identify areas not meeting Adequate
Yearly Progress.
2. Alternative Governance Arrangement
selected:
a. How will this action make a difference?
b. How will it be measured and
evaluated?
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Item 3 from the AGP Template
Please attach the notices and
documentation provided to
parents and educators regarding
the restructuring status of the
school and the opportunity for
comments by educators and
parents.
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Item 4 from the AGP Template
Describe how educators and
parents equitably participated
in developing the Alternative
Governance Plan.
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Item 5 from the AGP Template
Attach documentation to
support that development
of this plan occurred with
input from an equitable
representation of
stakeholders.
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Item 6 from the AGP Template
Attach documentation or
detailed information to explain
the steps to be taken to
provide educational services to
those students who will be
impacted by the restructuring
of the school, should that
occur.
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Item 7 from the AGP Template
Provide detailed information AND
describe the specific impact
pertaining to:
a. school budget,
b. transportation, and
c. supplemental educational
services,
as each relates to the proposed
restructuring actions.
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From Selection to Plan…
Look for models of success:
Have other LEAs and schools
implemented a similar plan
with success?
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From Selection to Plan…
Look at the “total cost of
ownership”.
Down the road, what implications
will this plan have on future work?
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
may include
Analysis of data from assessments
Identification and recommendations
of solutions for instructional
difficulties.
Suggestions for addressing parental
involvement requirements.
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Session OBJECTIVES Review…
An overview of Alternative
Governance.
Considerations for selecting the
most appropriate option(s).
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Questions?
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NEED ALTERNATIVE
GOVERNANCE PLANNING HELP?
Thomas Lewis @ 827-8006
[email protected]
Paula McGee @ 827-7933
[email protected]
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