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2016 MILL LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE PRESENTATION OF 2017-2018 SCORECARDS April 22, 2019 1

OBJECTIVES  Present finalized scorecard content for the following Mill Levy programs: Whole Child, Transportation, Technology, Teacher Leadership and Collaboration, Summer Academy, Principle Pipeline, Paraprofessional-to- Teacher, Early Literacy, CareerConnect, and Dual Enrollment  Receive feedback on the content of the scorecards and the plan to communicate the impact of the mill levy investments with the broader community 2

CONTEXT  In November 2016, Denver voters approved bond and mill funding measures for students in Denver Public Schools, agreeing to invest $572 million in bond funding to build and improve schools and $56.6 million in operating dollars to support proven initiatives, such as early literacy.  This is the third 2016 DPS Mill Levy Oversight Committee Update to the DPS Board of Education 3

COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES  Develop accountability system to track mill levy expenditure and impact on student achievement  Advise on continuous improvement efforts within mill levy programs to increase impact on student achievement The way we feel we meet these responsibilities is by: - Creating programmatic scorecards to report on use of funds and impact - Identifying implementation themes across program for Board consideration - Supporting DPS communication efforts in highlighting the impact of mill levy funds 4

SCORECARD PROCESS Since January, the Oversight Committee has been working through a Committee members: deliberative process to collect and review data related to each of the ten Eliot Lewis  2016 mill levy programs  Jennifer Landrum  Kimberly Cotter  Laurence Bleicher (co-chair) • January- 2017-2018 Scorecard development and presentations from November 2018 Mill Levy programs  Leslii Lewis  Sean Vanberschot • Discussion and review of scorecard data and programmatic December 2018  Tara DelaFuenta findings  Will Chan • Discussion and review of scorecard data and programmatic  Michelle Garrison (co-chair) January 2019 findings  Nadine Penn Board of Education Representative: • March 2019 Began finalizing scorecard content  Angela Cobián • April 2019 Finalized scorecard content and format 5

OBSERVED THEMES • Data Baselines –Moving forward, subsequent scorecards will report out on progress relative to these 2017-18 established baselines. • Equity – In conversations with subject matter experts, the committee prioritized the value of equity. Disaggregated data is reported where available to ensure that this stays top of mind in committee discussions. • Future implications of data – The committee recognizes that the data landscape is evolving and aspires for our scorecards to be flexible documents that will bring in the latest relevant data, even when that means potentially developing new data or when that data sits outside of DPS. The committee believe the scorecards should serve as an important program evaluation tool moving forward. • Spending Flexibilities – The committee supports on-going efforts to compile best practices for the use of funds in each investment. With these best practices in hand, the committee looks forward to future discussion regarding the balance between school autonomy and use of funds aligned with best practices. • Communications – The committee is now focused on highlighting the impact of mill levy programs to the broader Denver public. The committee also encourages the district to promote targeted communications, including qualitative stories, to coincide with the release of the scorecards. • Charter Use of Funds – Committee will be engaging charter leaders to better understand their use of funds and impact on a qualitative basis and contribute to best practice gathering. 6

COMMUNICATION PLAN  The larger set of scorecard data and content will be narrowed down by the committee for a public release of programmatic highlights and takeaways  Design will be such that the information is easy to digest and accessible  Scorecards will be available in Spanish and English 7

SCORECARD DESIGN 8

COMMITTEE NEXT STEPS  Hear from a panel of charter school leaders on their use of the mill levy funds  Onboard new members to fill vacancies  Collaborate with Bond Oversight Committee on preventative maintenance scorecard  Fall update using this set of scorecards as a baseline 9

CAREERCONNECT Highlights and takeaways  2016 Mill Levy funds were used to: - sustain CareerConnect programs in 12 different schools by funding approximately 23 positions - expand CareerConnect programs into 9 additional schools with 10 new positions.  270% increase in graduation rates for students participating in CareerConnect internships  7833 students enrolled in CareerConnect in 2017-18 (an increase of 947 students from 2016-17) 10

DUAL ENROLLMENT Highlights and takeaways  4,487 students took 11,613 dual enrollment courses leading to the largest increase in 5 years.  Plans for increasing student access: - The Concurrent Enrollment team is currently exploring options to find solutions to traditional barriers to offering more concurrent enrollment classes. - A Schoology pilot is underway to address the lack of qualified DPS teachers who can serve as adjunct faculty. This will bring access to students and schools who do not currently have qualified concurrent enrollment teacher. 11

EARLY LITERACY Highlights and takeaways Reading Proficiency (CMAS ELA) Spring 2017 Spring 2018 3 rd grade 37.9% 37.7% 4 th grade 40.1% 41.9% 5 th grade 40.6% 41.8%  Performance gaps for Students of Color are narrowing slightly (0.1% for 4th grade and 1.9% for 5th grade)  80% of K-5 students had access to Istation literacy intervention, which includes literacy intervention, curriculum and assessment 12

PARA-TO-TEACHER Highlights and takeaways  36 total candidates in the program - 1 candidate is currently student teaching - 1 candidate has completed the program and is teaching  Diversity within the program: - 42% of participants are candidates of color - This is 15% higher than the overall teacher workforce in DPS - Note: While this is a promising percentage, it is important to note that this is based on a small number of candidates.  81% of candidates are training or working in a Title I school. 13

PRINCIPAL PIPELINE Highlights and takeaways  The majority of participants in the DPS pipeline Participant Voice: programs are retained in District. Additionally, a “My leadership improved greater proportion of leaders who successfully through the opportunity to complete the programs are selected for a role connect with and learn promotion. from leaders from across the country. In Denver, we  The majority of teacher leaders and school are often on the cutting leaders participating in our DPS pipeline edge of education reform programs have a positive perception of the and we are doing such impact on their leadership practice great work, that we rarely - 83% of participants in the Leadership have the opportunity to Development Cohort agreed that their learn from outside of our “leadership practice has improved as a result organization.” of my participation 14

SUMMER ACADEMY Highlights and takeaways  Participating partners provided programming across a variety of disciplines and topics including arts, athletics, science, technology, and more - Average daily attendance was higher in summer 2018 at all but 5 sites - 33% (289) of eligible K-5 siblings participated  Program Barriers: - Registration deadline for transportation was changed multiple times due to low enrollment - Staffing was a challenge across all sites with unexpected 1-on-1 paraprofessionals need for children with significant needs 15

TEACHER LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION Highlights and takeaways  Teachers supported by an S/TL for two or more years have statistically significant higher student growth scores compared to other teachers.  There has been an increase in the percentage of distinguished teachers, though the share of effective teachers has declined from 67% to 64%  Students of color are less likely to have at least one distinguished teacher (white students 75%, Hispanic students 63%, Black or African American students 63%)  Retention rates have increased over time, particularly at Intensive Tier Schools - S/TL retention in district- 93% (2016-17  2017-18) 16

TECHNOLOGY Highlights and takeaways  Schools spent 70% of funds on staffing and 30% on devices and software (pie chart)  145% increase in credit recovery courses completed in MyTech schools (in comparison to 70% at non-MyTech schools)  DPS is leading nationally in eBook usage in the 2 nd year of implementation with 26 curated collections, 11 diverse collections, and 30 curriculum collections  29% of students at MyTech campuses were given a wireless hot spot based on perceived or self-identified need. However, actual use of hot spots did not match the perceived need as nearly 1/3 of devices were minimally or unused. 17