Project Renaissance’s Nashville

Rise

9:00 am Check-in and Breakfast 9:30 am Welcome, Introductions and Logistics (Jay Mazon) 10:00 am -PR Brief Overview- Grassroots Parent Engagement Organization

(Honorable Karl Dean)10:10 am Nashville Rise Overview and Parent Voice Matters - (Jay Mazon)10:30 am Metro Quality Schools 101 (Alan Coverstone, MNPS)11:15 am Parent Fishbowl Conversation (Ariba)12:15 pm Lunch and Open Space

-Q&A and Growing the network – (Courtney Wheeler)12:45 pm Reflections and Remarks- (Jay) 12:50 pm Training Survey and Closing (Allison)

Today’s Agenda

What Will Nashville Rise Do?

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Engage and empower nearly 10,000 Nashville parents over the next five years, and serve as a resource for parents to engage

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Educate families and other community stakeholders about quality schools (including the history of quality schools in Davidson County)

Define and collaborate to replicate high quality practices in schools through community conversations, civic engagement and parent-to-parent network building

As Well As..

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Connect Nashville Rise with other local parents to share stories and recruit other parents to engage in the process

Organize conversations to engage the entire community

and recruit more interested parents as well as provide

training (as needed) around engagement with the school

board, the Metro Council, and the voting process

Gather and Incorporate Parent Captain Input

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Nashville Rise Logo and Branding

Incorporate input from survey results for future training

How we increase opportunities for high quality education for all Nashville students

Utilizing the “Snowflake” model, share with other parents about NR to grow the network

Why Engage Parents? The Parent Voice: It’s Critical to Students’ Success

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A more informed, active coalition of parents can help change the face of education reform.

A strong coalition that can mobilize quickly to advocate for all of Nashville’s quality schools can be an effective influence.

How Will We Do It?

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Build the base through grassroots efforts

Provide training for parents

Activate parents’ civic and community engagement

The Fishbowl Exercise Questions

1. How does your idea of quality schools intersect w/ the

district’s definitions

2. Would this change your interactions w/ admin, teachers, etc.

3. Why did you choose your school school?

4. How would you tell your friends/neighbors about quality

schools?

5. In your opinion, which is the best way to measure the

school's performance?

6. What do you want to see improve within the next 5 years?

Dr. Alan CoverstoneDecember 12, 2015

Safe, caring environment Proximity/distance Schedule (hours and after-care) Extracurricular activities/sports Academic preparation/opportunity

Web sites Marketing materials Visits Neighbors Objective data

What is it and how is it used?

Excelling

Achieving

Satisfactory

Review

Target

Academic achievement Student growth College readiness Reducing achievement gaps School climate

Performance is at the top of the class. They serve as models for the district.

Performance is very close to “excelling” but not quite there. They show great promise in crossing the threshold to reach top tier.

Performance is at an acceptable level. Higher performance levels are expected, but these schools do not give district cause for concern.

Performance is at an unacceptable level. While not in need of the most intensive district intervention, these schools are on alert and need an

aggressive strategic plan for improvement.

Performance is at a highly unacceptable level. They are in need of intensive district intervention.

School

APF Overall Status (K-8)

2015 Status 3-Year Status

A. Z. Kelley ES Satisfactory Satisfactory

Acad of Comp.Science Excelling

Alex Green ES Satisfactory Review

Amqui ES Satisfactory Satisfactory

Andrew Jackson ES Excelling Achieving

Antioch MS Satisfactory Satisfactory

Apollo MS Satisfactory Satisfactory

Bailey MS Satisfactory Satisfactory

Bellevue MS Satisfactory Satisfactory

Bellshire ES Satisfactory Satisfactory

Brick Church MS Achieving Satisfactory

Buena Vista ES Satisfactory Satisfactory

Caldwell ES Satisfactory Review

Cameron Coll. Prep Satisfactory Satisfactory

Cane Ridge ES Review Review

Carter Lawrence ES Target Review

Chadwell ES Satisfactory Satisfactory

Charlotte Park ES Satisfactory Satisfactory

Cockrill ES Achieving Satisfactory

Cole ES Review Satisfactory

Cotton ES Satisfactory Satisfactory

Crieve Hall ES Excelling Excelling

Croft MS Satisfactory Satisfactory

Cumberland ES Target Target

Dan Mills ES Achieving Satisfactory

Dodson ES Satisfactory Satisfactory

Donelson MS Review Satisfactory

Dupont ES Satisfactory Satisfactory

Dupont Hadley MS Satisfactory Satisfactory

Dupont Tyler MS Satisfactory Satisfactory

Eakin ES Satisfactory Satisfactory

East End Prep Insuffic Data

East Nashville School Review Review

Fall-Hamilton ES Satisfactory Satisfactory

Gateway ES Review Satisfactory

Glencliff ES Satisfactory Satisfactory

Glendale ES Excelling Excelling

Glengarry ES Target Review

Glenn ES Satisfactory Satisfactory

Glenview ES Target Review

Goodlettsville ES Satisfactory Review

Nashville Rise Leadership

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AGENDA

1.What does leadership mean

2.Components of Leadership

3.Identifying the first follower

4.Growing the Nashville Rise Network

5.Communication Resources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ

What is Leadership?

Nurture the first followers as equals

Be public

Be easy to follow

First follower transforms the lone leader into a movement

Key Components of Leadership

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Identifying the “first follower”

1:1 Meetings

Religious Centers

Neighborhood Gathering

Community activities

Identify parents, friends, and family members that might be interested in being active around quality schools in Nashville. Meet with them individually & talk about what you learned today.

Talk to people you attend church with, ask if they want to learn more about quality education and set up a meeting.

Invite your neighbors over to your home or visit them in their home and ask them if they want to learn more quality education.

From the salon, barber shop, to youth athletic leagues, every instance is an opportunity to discuss quality education. You are the messengers.

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Building your Nashville Rise Team

1. 36 Nashville Rise Captains

2. 36 Nashville Rise Team Leaders Door-to-door

3. 36 Nashville Rise Team Leaders Phone bank

4. 36 Nashville Rise Ambassador -Elected

5. 36 Nashville Rise Ambassador –Community

Nashville Rise Captain

Nashville Rise Team Leader –

Door to Door

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phone calling

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Team Leader –Phones

Team Leader –Door to Door

Nashville Rise Ambassador –Faith/Comm

Nashville Rise Ambassador –

Elected

Multiply the number of followers - MOVEMENT

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The goal: Grow Nashville Rise to 9700 Informed Members

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Build the snowflake: Hundreds of parents

generate thousands of voices

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In the conversation….

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SHARE your story

SIMPLIFY the information about quality

ASK them to become a Nashville Rise team member

projectrenaissancenashville.org

schoolfinder.com/

www.mnps.org/pages/mnps/News/See_the_2014_academic_performa

Communication Resources

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WEBSITES

Handouts Flyers

APF Spreadsheet

Tell us!!!

NASHVILLERISE NASHVILLE_RISE

Make it public…

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How can you make it public?

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“Self Rise” February Training Preview

We want to see you at our next training in February!

• Our next session will be determined by the feedback you give us on the surveys.

• It will also include a portion on “how to organize.”