HISD strategic plan update

8/9/2019 HISD strategic plan update

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Update to the Board of Education

June 17 th , 2010

A Community Effortto Transform HISD


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Agenda

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R eview final Phase I outputs

U pdate on Phase II progress

D iscuss Strategic D irection final products

N ext steps


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Si nce the Apr il workshop we havecomp l eted the rema i n i ng Phase I e l ements

Analyzingstudent

achievement

Assessingcentral officesupport for

businesspractices

Benchmarkingeffective

supportmodels

Gainingstakeholder

input

Conductingorganizational

diagnostic

F inishedanalysis of collegesuccess andon-track tocollegereadinessindicator

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CompletedPhase Iengagementactivities andsynthesizedfindings


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H I SD student p i pe li ne: N i nth grade throughpostsecondary

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20

40

60

80

100%Percent of first time 9th graders

Enroll in 9th grade

100

Graduate from high school

69

Enroll in postsecondary

2-year or below(34%)

4-year(66%)

52

ttain postsecondarydegree within 4 years

4-year(88%)

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69% 52% 15%Percent of 9th graders

69% 76% 28%Percent of previous stage

2-year or below (12%)

N otes:[1] High school graduation rate calculated from the Class of 2008 Cohort. College enrollment and graduation rates calculated from the 2004-05 HISD High School Graduates Cohort. [2] Students are given until January 2010 to graduate college , so it is more accurately a 4.5 year graduation rate. [3] Source: N SC data on HISD students , HISD student outcome data ,

PRELIMINARY


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T AK S prof i c i ency i s not a h i gh enough standard forprepar i ng students for co ll ege and career success

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T he T EA cut score for TAKS proficiency is 2100

T he Board Monitoring System college readiness standard for TAKSis 2200

However, empirical research on Texas students by the N ationalCenter for Educational Achievement suggests that the TAKS cutscore that identifies which students are on-track for postsecondarysuccess is 2300

Standards for career readiness are similar as college readiness . According to a study done by ACT:

Whether planning to enter college or workforce training programsafter graduation, high school students need to be educated to acomparable level of readiness in reading and mathematics .


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A new standard: on-track to co ll ege (andcareer) read i ness

O n-track to College Readiness Grades1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Attendance Attendance >=90%

Grades

Reading (elementary) /English grade >=80%

M ath course grades >=80%

Standard-ized TestScores

TAKS reading >=2300

TAKS math >=2300

TAKS written comp . >=3

Courses Pre-algebra or higher

taken by 8 th grade

Percent of HISD students on-track tocollege readiness

30% 29% 21% 22% 24% 21% 12% 17% 16% 15% 17%

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N otes :[1] See appendix for research sources and methodology .

[2] Percent of HIS D students on-track to college calculated from HIS D student outcome data .


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O n-track students are more li ke l y to enro ll i n 4-year co ll eges and earn a degree

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N otes :[1] Group of students analyzed are HIS D high school graduates in 2004-05 . On-track indicators calculated for SY2003-04 and do not include the EL A WrittenComposition score, as data are unavailable . College graduation rates are 4 .5-year rates (students enrolled in 2005 that earned a degree by Jan . 2010)[2] N umbers may not add due to rounding[3] Source : N SC data for HIS D high school graduates and HIS D student outcome data .

College enrollment rates College graduation rates

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ercent of HIS D studentsenrolled in college

Average HIS Dcollege enrollmentrate

On-track

96

Off-track

73

4-year

2-year

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20

40

60

80

100%

ercent of HIS D studentsgraduating from college

Average HIS Dcollege graduationrate

On-track

61

Off-track

17

4-year

2-year

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Key f i nd i ngs from student ach i evementana l ys i s

Approximately 15% of HIS D ninth graders will ultimately attain apostsecondary degree

Progress towards college and career readiness can be assessed withsome degree of confidence at each grade level using data currentlyavailable

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S ummary of f i nd i ngs from stakeho l derengagement efforts i n Phase I (1 of 2)

T here is an opportunity to improve the level of awareness of theDeclaration of Beliefs and Visions

T he majority of those who provided feedback believe that thegoals set by the Board of Education capture the priorities for HISD ,but see a gap in execution

Stakeholders identified a number of strengths , with being a districtof choice as number one

T o achieve real transformation, stakeholders believe HIS D needs tofocus and prioritize its efforts

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S ummary of f i nd i ngs from stakeho l derengagement efforts i n Phase I (2 of 2)

Stakeholders suggested specific actions they would like to see HIS D taketo reach its goals : Increasing focus on hiring and supporting high-quality teachers and principals

Enhancing instructional options to best prepare all students for college andcareer success

Integrating health, nutrition, physical activity, and support services intostudents education

Heightening safety measures at school campuses

Improving transparency and accountability

Augmenting frequency and clarity of communications

Providing further opportunities for parent engagement and creatingpartnerships with community, private sector, and government

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Input from stakeholders has informed the design of the core initiatives and strategiesand will continue to be leveraged in developing implementation plans

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Agenda

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N ext steps


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S takeho l der engagement i s a key e l ementof the strateg i c p l ann i ng process

Phase I Phase II Phase III

Provideopportunities for abroad range of stakeholders togive input

Paint the overallpicture of transformation,gain feedback , andintegrate in plan

Disseminate theplan and mobilizesupport behindtransformation

February to MayT iming

Boardworkshops

Goals

May to June July to August

March 4 April 29 May 20 June 17 July 15 August 5


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Phase II i s underway, w i den i ng reach byadd i ng new commun i cat i on channe l s

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Channel Status and Reach

Website with information about strategic directionand calendar of activities, with feedback capability

Ongoing - 3,100+ page views and 2,400+unique page views to date

e N ews updates 1 planned for June (following this workshop)

Twitter messages with web site and meetingreminders

3 messages sent in June to date

Group discussions with staff Chiefs meeting with their direct reports

3 meetings with total attendance of ~7010 meetings

Work sessions (deep-dive) with key districtcommittees

Principal Ad-Hoc; D istrictwide principalsmeeting ~350 principalsD istrict Advisory Committee and PublicEngagement Committee, Principal andTeacher Advisory (6/15 & 16)

Town hall and regular meetings hosted by Board of Education

11 meetings conducted with ~500 +attendees

Parents and community meetings Scheduled for June 22, 10 :00 am & 6 :00 pm

Live TV show with D r. Grier and Board of Educationmembers

English show planned for June 28, Spanishfor June 29


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HISD

Core initiatives for HISDtransformation

Board of Educationgoals for

HISD fromDeclaration

of Beliefsand

Visions

Effective Teacher inEvery Classroom

Bestschooldistrict

in

America

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Effective Principal inEvery School

Rigorous InstructionalStandards and Supports

Data-Driven Accountability

Culture of Trust Through Action

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S evera l major themes have emerged fromfeedback to date (1 of 3)

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Effective Teacher in Every Classroom Appraisal system that is meaningful and ongoing, not just a

one-time annual event

N ew and multiple measures of performance

M onitoring and tracking systems for recruitment andselection

Effective Principal in Every School

M eaningful and multiple metrics that are rigorous andaligned to district priorities

Clear expectations Focus on instructional leadership and student achievement


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Rigorous Instructional Standards and Supports Common, formative assessments and expectations for use

Allocation of sufficient resources staffing, programs, time,and funding for support

Integration of best practices at all schools Clear expectations of rigor for all students

D ata- D riven Accountability

Improvement of key business practices (e .g., procurement,finance)

U pgraded I T infrastructure

Quick, easy access to student data for multiple audiences


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Culture of Trust through Action Accountability of implementation (evidence) Being conscientious of terminology

Clearly defined processes for input and feedback loop with

all audiences

General High-quality programs and assessments (e .g., gifted and

talented, English language learners, special education) Prioritization and alignment of all efforts Allocation of resources

Getting the metrics right


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Agenda

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N ext steps


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HISD

Strategic DirectionA Community Effort to Transform HISD

Stakeholders will see themselvesin the Strategic Direction

Two-way communication willcontinue to be a priority

Multiple methods and languageswill be used to communicate


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HISD


Easy-to-read, straightforwarddocument in three languagesWritten Report

Dual-language brochures with brief overview of process and reportReport Summary

Comprehensive details for executing

core initiatives and strategies

ImplementationPlan

Biannual reports on key metricsand benchmarks

AccountabilityUpdates


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Dedicated website in threelanguages with documents, video,and links to other resources

Website

Five-to-seven minute generaloverview of process and report inthree languages

Video

PowerPoint, video/DVD, talkingpoints, and resources for board,cabinet, department heads,principals, and community leaders

CommunicationPacket


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Agenda

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N ext steps


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Next steps

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Incorporate comments from today s discussionFinish Phase II stakeholder engagement activities andsynthesize and incorporate feedback

R efine core initiatives, key strategies, main elements,and performance metrics

Continue to update the Strategic D irection website

D evelop implementation plan for each initiative D raft Strategic D irection report

Documents

HISD strategic plan update