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Office of Transformation and
Innovation Board Updates
January 23, 2012
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© 2012 Providence Public School District
• Providence Transformational Leaders Program
• Cohort 2 SIG Planning Process
• Lead Partner RFQ
• United Providence! update
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© 2012 Providence Public School District
What is the Transformational Leaders Program?
Providence School District seeks an elite corps of
extraordinary leaders to transform the district’s persistently
low-performing schools into excellent learning
environments where all students can achieve at high levels
regardless of their backgrounds.
Providence Transformational Leaders Program is a new
initiative designed to build transformative leaders within
the district.
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Transformational Leaders Program Overview
Mission
Vision
Objectives
The mission the Transformational Leaders Program is to recognize,
develop, and support transformational educators who will then lead
the transformation process in the district’s Innovation Schools,
thereby supporting dramatic gains in student achievement.
Our vision is that all schools will have highly effective leaders that
produce significant and rapid gains in student achievement.
• To identify and recognize strong leaders in our district
• To provide these leaders with targeted PD and training preparing
them for the unique challenges and opportunities presented by
our district’s Innovation Schools
• To ensure that all of our schools, particularly our Innovation
Schools, have access to highly effective school leaders
• To ensure that transformational leaders receive ongoing coaching
and support
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Transformational Leaders Program Overview
Phase I:
Spring Intensive
March 2012 – June 2012
Leaders will participate in 10 days
of professional development and
intensive leadership training.
Phase II:
Summer Training
July 2012 – August 2012
Leaders will immerse themselves
in an additional 10-day intensive
training program.
Phase III:
Yearlong Residency
September 2012 – June 2013
Turnaround administrators will
serve as principals-in-residence and
receive ongoing leadership
development and individualized
coaching.
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The Result
The Transformational Leaders Program is designed to identify and develop principals and
APs for the Innovation Schools, and to build a team of teachers that can serve as reform
leaders in these schools.
Providence Transformational
Leaders Program
Innovation Zone
Principals
Innovation Zone
Assistant Principals
Innovation Zone Teacher
Leaders for Reform
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• Providence Transformational Leaders Program
• Cohort 2 SIG Planning Process
• Lead Partner RFQ and United Providence! update
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School Improvement Grant Process
10/7/11:
RIDE
identifies
Cohort 2 PLA
schools
11/16/1112/1/11:
Districts host
Stakeholder
Meetings
12/9/11:
Districts
submit model
decisions to
RIDE
OTI facilitates
school
planning
sessions
3/16/12:
3/30/12:
Districts
submit SIG
applications
to RIDE
RIDE awards
School
Improvement
Grants
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School Planning Meetings
Planning Teams will include teachers, staff, parents, students, and community members.
The OTI has designed a two-part planning process that will take place at each school.
Planning Session #1:
Needs assessment and goal-setting
Planning Session #2:
Strategic Planning
January 31st – February 2nd
February 7th – 9th
Stakeholder will:
Stakeholder will:
• review school data to identify
strengths and areas for improvement
• identify programs, activities, and
potential partnerships
• develop SMART goals and
• identify strategies designed to produce
dramatic gains in student achievement
• identify three priority areas that will
form the foundation of the school
reform plan
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© 2012 Providence Public School District
• Providence Transformational Leaders Program
• Cohort 2 SIG Planning Process
• Lead Partner RFQ
• United Providence! update
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Lead Partner RFQ
RFQ Respondents:
• 5 applications were received by
PSD
Next Steps:
• Evaluate RFQ responses by Friday,
January 27
• Schedule interviews with
prospective Lead Partners
• Determine PPSD’s budget to
engage Lead Partners (SIG award
amount)
• Develop performance contracts
with Lead Partners
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United Providence! Update
Providence School Department and Providence Teachers Union
are currently developing a business plan for United Providence!
and recently responded to the Lead Partner RFQ.
Education
Management
Organization (EMO)
• An EMO is a for-profit or non-profit organization that provides whole-school
operation services to an LEA.
• An EMO may also become the employer for staff as part of the School
Improvement Grant (SIG) Restart model.
Joint LaborManagement Compact
• Rhode Island is the only state that allows districts to pursue the Restart
model with an EMO managed collaboratively by labor and management.
• A Joint Labor-Management Compact must detail reciprocal obligations that
create a new management structure with shared decision-making designed
to fully address the needs of each student in the school.
Reciprocal
Obligation
• Reciprocal obligation is the mutual responsibility and commitment
between labor and management to ensure student and school success.
• Reciprocal obligation extends to other important parties in the educational
process including staff, partners, and family and community members.
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Objectives for the Planning Process
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To ensure that, above all else, the EMO is designed to promote dramatic gains
in student achievement.
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Determine the viability and long-term sustainability of United Providence.
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Continue building a strong and collaborative relationship between Providence
School Department (PSD) and Providence Teachers Union (PTU).
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Design and launch the EMO by leveraging best practice research from
successful Lead Partners across the country.
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Create a shared understanding of the role and responsibilities of a Lead
Partner organization.
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Planning Schedule
Date
Week of 1/16/12
January 20, 2012
Topics
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Topic 1: Lead Partner responsibilities
Topic 2: Governance structure
Topic 3: Staffing plan
Topic 4: Mission, vision, and core beliefs
Response to the Lead Partner RFQ due to PSD
Week of 1/23/12
• Topic 6: Budget projections
• Topic 7: Fundraising strategy
• Topic 8: Risk analysis and mitigation strategies
Week of 1/30/12
• Topic 9: Accountability and performance metrics
• Topic 10: Growth and sustainability
• Topic 11: Implementation timeline
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Business Plan Outline
Part 1: Executive Summary
• Mission, vision, and core beliefs
• Short- and long-term goals
Part 2: Organization and Management
• Governance structure
• Staffing plan and recruitment strategy
• Composition and responsibility of the Board
Part 3: Strategy and Services
• Role and responsibilities of a Lead Partner
• Framework or approach to school turnaround
• Service delivery model
Part 4: Financial Plan
• Budget projections
• Major sources of revenue and expense
• Philanthropic strategy, potential funders, and
fundraising targets
Part 5: Risk analysis
• Potential risks
• Mitigation strategies
Part 6: Growth and Sustainability
• Growth plan
• Long-term sustainability analysis
• Portfolio strategy for schools
Part 7: Implementation
• Action plan and implementation timeline
• Tasks, responsibilities, resource allocation, and
deadlines
Part 8: Accountability Metrics
• Goals and performance metrics
• Data strategy
• Targets and performance benchmarks
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Benchmarking Research to Inform UP!’s Business Plan
Academy for
Urban School
Leadership,
Chicago, IL
CPS Office of
School
Turnaround,
Chicago, IL
Mastery Schools,
Philadelphia, PA
LA’s Promise,
Los Angeles, CA
Friendship
Schools,
Washington, DC
and Baltimore, MD
Green Dot,
Los Angeles, CA
Lead Academy,
Nashville, TN
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Role of the Lead Partner
Lead Partners:
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are nonprofit organizations or units of district central offices on contract with the
district or state to turn around schools. Lead Partners receives authority and
flexibility and are accountable for results. The role of the Lead Partner is defined by
four overarching responsibilities:
ACCOUNTABILITY
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Sign a 3-5 year performance contract for student
achievement with the district or state that:
• Assigns the Lead Partner responsibility for a small,
intentional cluster of schools where systems and
programs will be aligned
• Holds the Lead Partner accountable for improving
student achievement
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COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES
Provide core academic and student support services
directly or by aligning the services of other programs
and supporting partners, who are on sub-contracts
with the Lead Partner, and build internal capacity
within the schools and by extension, the district
AUTHORITY
Assume authority for decision making on school staffing
(as well as time, money, and program); the Lead
Partner:
• Hires a new principal or approves the current one
• Supports the principal in hiring and replacing
teachers and has responsibility for bringing in a
meaningful cohort of new instructional staff
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SCHOOL PRESENCE
Maintain an embedded, consistent, and intense
relationship with each school, requiring a presence
in each school 5 days per week during the
turnaround period
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