In Support of 1 the Success & Achievement of All African American Students Board of Education Presentation June 11, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
2 Today’s Purpose To review the journey of the African American ● Achievement & Leadership Initiative (AAALI) To provide context on AAALI’s current projects and ● programs To share AAALI’s projects and programs for 2019-2020 ● To share reflections for the future of SFUSD work in ● support of African American students AAALI BOE Presentation: tinyurl.com/AAALIBOE61119 SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
AAALI Journey AAALI Core Values 3 ● 2015 - 2016 Annual Report (tinyurl.com/AAALIReport16) Special Assistant was hired ○ Resolution passed in response to African American ○ achievement and discipline gap Partnership with AAPAC established ○ African American Postsecondary Pathways launched ○ ● 2016 - 2017 Annual Report (tinyurl.com/AAALIReport17) Priority of Superintendent’s Leadership Team ○ Village Roundtable piloted ○ Manhood Development Program launched ○ Black Star Rising launched in the Summer ○ ● 2017 - 2018 Annual Report (tinyurl.com/AAALIReport18) AAALI supports cohort of high schools with on-track rates ○ and professional learning community African American Women’s Heritage Course piloted ○ Partnerships established with Perspectives Experience ○ Program, Alliance for Girls, Equal Opportunity Schools ● 2018 - 2019 Black Family Partnership Academy launched ○ “Learning While Black in SFUSD: Special Education” ○ Hiring of New Special Assistant to the Superintendent ○ AAALI BOE Presentation: tinyurl.com/AAALIBOE61119 SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Demographics Scorecard 4 AAALI BOE Presentation: tinyurl.com/AAALIBOE61119 SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
5 Impact of our Work SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
2018-2019 2019-2020 6 Programs MDP expanding to Presidio Middle School and ● Advance Black Star Rising ● ● embedding focus on literacy Manhood Development Black Family Partnership ● ● Black Star Rising building out 9th - 12th grade ● Program (MDP) Academy programming with C&I and Salesforce partnership African American Women’s Perspectives Experience ● ● Deeper partnership with Stanford to bolster ● Heritage Course Program AAWHC curriculum Key Partnerships Year-round expansion of Black Star Rising through ● African American Parent SF Human Rights Commission ● ● support from HRC and Mayor’s Office Advisory Council ● 100% College Prep Entering 6th year of partnership with Beyond 12 ● Kingmakers of Oakland SF Achievers ● ● Working with KOO to bring continuous ● ● Collective Impact ● Beyond 12 San Francisco Alliance of Black Equal Opportunity Schools improvement lens to MDP implementation ● ● School Educators ● LinkedIn AAPAC 4th annual retreat this summer ● Big Events Ongoing support for the annual BSU Summit ● Black Family Day Af. American Honor Roll ● ● Closer collaboration between SFABSE, ● ● HBCU Fair ● Learning While Black Superintendent’s Office, and AAALI for Honor Roll BSU Summit Day of Brotherhood ● ● AAPAC will recognize African American graduates ● ● On-Track Career Expo ● College Signing Day at 5th Annual College Signing Day AAALI BOE Presentation: tinyurl.com/AAALIBOE61119 SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
7 Narratives SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
8 Systemic Barriers Quality Teaching . SFUSD currently does not ensure that there is a stable cadre of high – quality ● teachers in our highest need schools. School Choice. SFUSD has a school choice system that is maintaining racial isolation in elementary ● and middle schools for African American students. Promotion before Mastery. Tier 1 instruction in SFUSD schools is not ensuring grade – level ● performance for the vast majority of African American students in SFUSD (as measured by standardized tests, F&P, and SRI) and Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions are not coherently deployed to serve African American students. Disconnected Services . Many of SFUSD’s African American students and families require high – ● quality wraparound services that address school attendance, physical and mental health, social and emotional wellness, financial and housing stability. However, SFUSD has not yet identified and resourced (financial, facilities, and human capital resources) a consistent Community Schools model to deliver these services at our highest needs sites. Implicit Bias. The district has to seriously define and implement training for cultural responsiveness in ● instruction in order to address racial disparities in special education and discipline. AAALI BOE Presentation: tinyurl.com/AAALIBOE61119 SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Structure 9 1) Maintain multi-year Next Steps commitment to funding and sustaining AAALI 2) Define a strategic commitment and to African American achievement in every school Process Patterns Reflections 1) Regular observations and 1) Utilize continuous feedback to schools with the improvement to implement and lens of serving African American adjust strategies students 2) Embed user-centered 2) Accountability for how well design in any strategy we are doing in improving the formulation for African educational experience of American students African American students Identity Relationships 1) African American students 1) Partnerships with African and families have unique, American families and strengths, skills, and expertise community leaders that make our schools better 2) Value African American 2) Asset-based discourse leadership in all of its forms changes outcomes Information 1) Relentlessly share what is working and how it is making a difference in the lives of our students 2) Continue annual reports, social media, BOE and community presentations SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
10 Thank you. Landon Dickey dickeyl@sfusd.edu Director of the African American Achievement & Leadership Initiative SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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