Aurora Central Pathways Recommendation Presented by: Rico Munn, Superintendent Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 1
Aurora Central High School ▪ Why is this topic on the Board agenda? ▪ To provide the Board the district’s analysis and recommendation regarding whether ACHS should continue on its existing Turnaround Pathway or add or change its Pathway. This recommendation will be presented to the Colorado State Board of Education for its consideration as it determines whether or not to direct ACHS to continue its Turnaround Pathway or add/change. ▪ What are we asking the Board to do with this information? ▪ We are asking the Board to support the Superintendent’s recommendation to the State Board regarding Aurora Central’s Turnaround Pathway. ▪ How is this linked to the Strategic Plan, Vision, Mission, goals & core beliefs? ▪ This recommendation is provided in support of achieving APS’ mission that Every Student Shapes a Successful Future. Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 2
Overview • State Accountability System & ACHS • APS Review & Analysis – Historical Review – Third Party Reviews – Internal Review – Stakeholder Input • Recommendation Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 3
State Accountability System & ACHS Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 4
CO Education Act of 2009 Schools identified on the ▪ state’s Performance Watch for 5 consecutive years MUST appear before the State Board of Education The State Board will direct an ▪ action or pathway: – External Management Partner – Charter School Conversion – Innovation Status – School Closure Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 5
2017 State-Directed Pathway for ACHS In 2017, the State BOE directed Aurora Central to implement two Pathways to drive improvement: • Implement its Innovation Plan AND • Work with an External Management Partner (Mass Insight) Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 6
2017 State-Directed Innovation Pathway Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 7
2017 State-Directed Innovation Pathway • Culture of Performance • Culture & Climate • Family & Community Partnerships • Student Pathways & Post- Secondary Readiness • Educational Program • International Leadership • Competency-Based Instruction • Human Capital • Retention & Compensation • Recruitment & Hiring • Evaluation • Onboarding, PD, Coaching and Job-Embedded Supports Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 8
2017 State-Directed External Management Partner Pathway Mass Insight would serve as a targeted External Management Partner for a minimum of the 2017-18 school year focused on: • Innovation Implementation Support. MIE will focus on developing systems and processes for schools to improve academic systems, to find school-based approaches to further strengthen the culture of performance, and to manage talent effectively at all five ACTION Zone schools. • Autonomy Implementation Support. MIE will be tasked with leading a project to ensure all ACTION Zone schools start the 2017-18 school year with clear implementation pathways for all critical autonomies. • Performance Management Support. MIE will be tasked with developing school- and Zone- capacity to manage critical projects at ACHS and the other schools in the ACTION Zone. Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 9
ACHS: 2019 ▪ With ACHS’ 2019 SPF rating of Priority Improvement , Aurora Central must reappear before the State Board of Education later this fall (likely in Nov.) ▪ State Board will direct APS to: – continue previously directed action OR – undertake additional or different actions aligned with four Pathways (Innovation, External Management Partner, Charter Conversion, or Closure) ▪ APS will be able to make a recommendation to the State Board for ACHS moving forward Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 10
State Board Hearing for ACHS State Board will consider: ● Actions the school was previously directed to take ● Fidelity with which the school has implemented the directed action ● Whether the amount of time that the school has had to implement actions is reasonably sufficient to achieve results ● Recommendation of State Review Panel, which is a recommendation developed based on onsite review of ACHS by a team of educators that considers the following: ○ Whether Leadership is adequate to implement change to improve results ○ Whether the infrastructure is adequate to support school improvement ○ The readiness and apparent capacity of personnel to engage productively with and benefit from the assistance provided by an external partner ○ The readiness and apparent capacity of personnel to plan effectively and lead the implementation of appropriate actions to improve student academic performance within the school ○ The likelihood of positive returns on state investments of assistance and support to improve the performance within the current management structure and staffing ○ The necessity that the public school/district remain in operation to serve students. Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 11
ACHS Review & Analysis Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 12
ACHS Review & Analysis • Historical Review – Reviewed APS History since 2013 – Reviewed History of ACHS since 2013, including State-directed Action in 2017 • Third-Party Reviews – Onsite review conducted by consultant Shelley Billig , formerly of RMC using CDE’s 2015 Diagnostic Review Standards and comparing to previous reviews of ACHS, since she had been a participant in the 2012 and 2014 reviews – Review by Mass Insight over two years of implementation • Internal Review & Analysis – Conducted by APS staff from OAS, Division of Equity in Learning, Research & Accountability, Legal, and Office of Superintendent – Review & Analysis of School-Level Data, Implementation, CDE Progress Monitoring Report, and Billig Consulting’s Third -Party Review • Parent/Family Input – Parents provided input on ACHS’ Innovation Plan through a SWOT analysis – Hosted 3 Parent Coffees and 3 Parents in Action Meetings • Staff Input – Staff participated in External Review – Staff also provided input on ACHS’ Innovation Plan through a SWOT Analysis • Student Input – Students provided input on ACHS’ Innovation Plan through a SWOT analysis – Conducted in 3 Social Justice Classes Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 13
Historical Review Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 14
Timeline 2015 • Spring 2015: APS investigates turnaround options for ACHS and BOE directs district to pursue Innovation Status • June 2015: APS asks CDE to take early action and recognize Innovation as a Turnaround Pathway for ACHS; State Board declines • 2015-16: New Principal Hired and APS begins design work for ACTION Zone and Innovation Plan for ACHS 2016 • May 2016: State Board of Education approves ACHS’ Innovation Plan, but declines to decide whether it will be an approved Turnaround Pathway • 2016-17: ACHS begins implementation of Innovation Plan 2017 • April 2017: State Board Holds Hearing on ACHS after 5 years on the Accountability Clock • May 2017: State Board directs ACHS to implement Innovation Pathway and targeted External Management Partner • 2017-18: Year 1 of implementation of Innovation Status as a Turnaround Pathway and Year 1 of work with an External Management Partner 2018 • 2018-19: Year 2 of Implementation of Innovation Status as a Turnaround Pathway 2019 • March 2019: CDE awards EASI grant to support ACHS’ work with Mass Insight for the 2018 -19 and 19-20 school years • 2019-20: Year 3 of Implementation of Innovation Status as a Turnaround Pathway Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 15 15
APS: 2016-17 • APS had a District Performance Framework Rating of Accredited with Priority Improvement and was in Year 5 State’s Accountability Clock • Early Implementation of Communities Organized to Reach Excellence (CORE) Reform Framework, which was launched in 2015. CORE focuses on: ▪ Increasing District and School Staff Capacity for Change ▪ Shifting the Organizational Culture Regarding Change and Success through: ▪ Communities of Practice ▪ Innovative Systems and Structures ▪ CORE Improvement Strategies and Timeline • APS had never implemented one of the State Turnaround Pathways: ▪ Innovation ▪ External Management Partner ▪ Charter Conversion ▪ Closure Every Student Shapes a Successful Future 16
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