FNE Coalition Transformation Presentation

8/8/2019 FNE Coalition Transformation Presentation

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FNE Alternative Proposal

Black Education Advisory Council (BEAC)

Denver Classroom Teacher Association (DCTA)

Northeast Community Congress for Education (NCCE)

Democrats for Excellent Neighborhood Schools (DeFENSE)



Turnaround Successes

are Rare & Risky ³Turnaround" is a concept from the corporate world

Results are rarely positive. Only 1/4 of businesses were

successful, & even those did not show significant gains

Replacing school staff had little effect on student performance;

students were often shuffled to worse schools

2001 Manual divided into 3 schools; 2006 Manual closed

2004 Cole closed; 2007 KIPP-Cole Charter closed

2007-08 DPS phased out/closed the following:(results?)Del Pueblo, Fallis, Hallett, Mitchell, Remington, Smedley, Whiteman, Wyman, Rischel,

Kunsmiller, Place, Horace Mann, Gilpin K-8

2008-10: Opened three new K-8 schools (results?)

Cole Arts & Science, Place Bridge, Trevista-Horace Mann, Kunsmiller Arts2



Turnaround 101DPS will receive $14.4 million in federal Turnaround f unds over 3 years

Federal rules define 4 turnaround strategies

"Turnaround" replacing at least 50% of the staff Green Valley and McGlone

"Restart" turning school into charter/small schools Noel (100 per grade) and Montbello (150-200 per grade)

"Closure" (Replacement) shutting down the school

and transferring the students Ford (DCIS) and Oakland (SOAR)

"Transformation" provide professionaldevelopment/coaching & changing curriculum

Not presented as an option3



Transformation: The Long TermPlan with Immediate Results

Do teachers need to be fired, or can teachers learn to teach better? If every child is going to have a good teacher, there needs to be someeffective and dignified way to help teachers improve.

Case Study: Chattanooga, Tennessee: Benwood Foundation

Found they couldn¶t fire their way to good teachers Fired most teachers; but rehired 2/3rds of them

Most teachers were satisfactory or good & wanted to get better

Every school had at least 1 outstanding teacher which other teachers could learn from; promoted collaboration

Even outstanding teachers got daily support & coaching Knowing a subject not enough; coached to effectively teach it

Used a massive student data base & comprehensive teacher assessments and evaluations (more than test scores)

Built a complete system of professional development for everyteacher into their work on a daily basis

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I. Inclusive Process: All Voices

We need an inclusive process for a comprehensive FNEeducation plan: We need a process that includes all voices, allproposals, & all facts

Stakeholders must include parents, community members, DPSteachers, staff and administrators, property owners, business owners,non-profits and those who will be impacted directly or indirectly by theplan

Stakeholders must be part of the design and implementation of anyproposed plan

Stakeholders must have adequate time to review, understand &discuss any plan

Stakeholder must be given multiple opportunities and avenues to bepart of a planning and implementation process

Stakeholders should not be pitted against each other by the District6



I. Inclusive Process: All Proposals

FNE DPS plan should be divided into 6 individual

proposals

Allow the existing staff (with Community Involvement) to

present a plan for each of the 6 schools to explain:

The major components of the plan

How it will be implemented & evaluated

How they will ensure a high level of parent involvement

How they will be accountable with identified timelines

How they will identify, develop and utilize Master Teachers

How they will attract, screen, train, support & retain highly

effective teachers7



I. Inclusive Process: All Facts

Whether five-year federal transformation money can be used by the District for turnaround.

Other DPS turnaround schools, including the results, challenges, successes andlessons learned (Manual, Cole, North, Lake).

Other schools that have transformed out of red (Marrana, Beach Court, Howell). Critiques of charter schools that are being used as models nationally .

Examples of transformation schools that are working nationally.

Analysis of why each FNE school is failing:

what may be a reason in one school may not be a reason in another

The demographics of the teachers targeted for firings

NE/FNE have a higher # of African American teachers than areas

How jobs will be impacted, & the plan for employees not re-hired.

How & when this turnaround process actually started even prior to A+ cmte, andwhy community members had to apply & were rejected.

History of other DPS ³experiments´ and where the money was spent..

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II. Oversight/Evaluation

Creation of a stakeholders oversight committee within each school with reporting to a regional oversight stakeholders cmte.

Oversight committee would monitor plans, evaluate the leaders/administrators,& provide input on teacher retention.

Would help fine-tune and implement an authentic student/parent feedbacksystem.

Regional Oversight Committee would look at how individual school plans can fitinto a Regional Plan.

Development of a comprehensive assessment tool and evaluationsystem with stakeholders for District-wide implementation.

Holds everyone accountable from the teachers to central administration.

Evaluates teaching, plans, programs, implementation, & administration.

Includes key milestones, implementation oversight, metrics & measures of success (including multiple ±measure rubric).

Answers the question: ³What part of the money is going to the classroom?´9



III. Timeline That Gives Neighborhood Schools A Chance

School Site Oversight Committees will be formed by December 2010,

Board Meeting

Each targeted school will be given until the January 2011, Board

Meeting to present Transformation Plan.

The plans will include Community Input and will be reviewed by

Stakeholder Oversight Committee before presentation to Board.

That Builds on Successful Change Efforts Regional Oversight Committee will be formed by March 2011, Board

Meeting.

Assessment Tool and Evaluation System will be designed by April, 2011,

Board meeting

District will provide Oversight Committees with the information

necessary to review progress of the plans for recommendations to the

November, 2011, School Board Meeting,10




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FNE Coalition Transformation Presentation