I nnovative School Calendar Board of Education Policy Management - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

I nnovative School Calendar Board of Education Policy Management Committee July 19, 2018

I nnovative School Calendar Vision • Students impacted by poverty Pre-K through Grade 5 are participating in an innovative school calendar that extends the school year and provides them with access to more enriched and interdisciplinary learning experiences across content areas. • Staff are committed and provide high quality instruction that ensures learning loss does not occur. • The program has a dedicated funding stream and can be sustained over time. 2

I nitial Process • Gather input from the cross functional workgroup, which included members from the following offices: • Office of the Superintendent of Schools • Office of the Chief Academic Officer • Office of the Chief Operating Officer • Office of Shared Accountability • Office of School Support and Improvement • Office of Student and Family Support and Engagement • Office of the Chief Technology Officer • Office of Human Resources and Development • Montgomery County Educators Association • Service Employees International Union • Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals 3

I dentifying I nnovative Schools Considerations Selected Schools • Overall review of • Arcola Elementary School performance data for • Roscoe R. Nix Elementary Title I schools School • Principal tenure • Stability of Title I status • Levels of participation in existing summer programs • Community engagement 4

Gearing Up • Engaged in fact finding and exploration • Held meetings with school staff and school communities • Provided updates to central services leaders • Established an Innovative School Calendar Planning and Implementation Team • Drafted calendar frameworks 5

School Year Calendar Traditional Calendar I nnovative School Calendar • Support consistent and effective • Support consistent and effective delivery of instructional programs; delivery of instructional programs; • Have a minimum of 180 instructional • Have a minimum of 210 instructional days; days; • Include contingencies for inclement • Include contingencies for inclement weather and other emergencies; weather and other emergencies; • Designate staff professional days • Designate staff professional days and early release days; and early release days; • Align with assessment schedules; • Align with assessment schedules; and and • Provide MCPS community with • Provide MCPS community with access to scheduling information. access to scheduling information. 6

Next Steps • Submit waiver application to MSDE. • Continue engaging school staff and school communities. • Determine innovative structures and possible signature programs. 7

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