ACCELERATING EQUITY THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE Hartford Board of Education Workshop District Model for Excellence Discussion: Recommendations and Implications January 8, 2018 Reimagining and restructuring for improved student outcomes
Objectives 1 2 Overview Rationale Review recommendations Discuss magnet school opportunities and implications Review next steps 2
We must act now to address persistent challenges • Deep student needs in HPS call for a network of schools that is equipped to meet every learner where they are • Persistently low student performance requires a redesign of schools to better support student learning • Declining enrollment requires HPS to adjust the cost structures of its system while increasing efforts to retain families in all of its schools (both magnet and neighborhood) 3
This moment is an opportunity to lay the groundwork for improved student outcomes in HPS 4
Implementation • Strategic School Design Teams – Collaborative – Plan for programming and resources – Ensure structures and conditions are in place • Transition Teams – Collaborative – Support all aspects – Build relationships and sense of community 5
A great school looks at each child individually and is able to support the needs and talents of that child. -HPS Teacher We have heard the priorities of students, educators, parents, and Schools must be an asset and stabilizing community members force in every Hartford child’s neighborhood. -HPS Community Member A great school is where children achieve and learn to their potential. -HPS Parent A great school has full time teams of teachers… The whole team comes together to create one team . -HPS Student 6
And we have been guided by these four principles in the creation of a new District Model for Excellence Great Teaching & Safe & Equitable Expanded Family & Fiscal Learning in Every Access to Great Community Sustainability: School: Schools & Partnerships: Pathways: All schools will have the All students will have HPS will leverage the HPS’ network of schools resources, staff and safe, convenient and entire Hartford will be structurally and district support they need equitable access to great community in a coherent financially sustainable in to invest in the essentials schools and pathways in effort to drive student the near- and long-term of great Teaching & their own community, success through learning- Learning, including regardless of the focused partnerships that standards-aligned, neighborhood they are support the whole child culturally responsive from curricula and instruction
We have laid out the non-negotiable elements of the District Model for Excellence 8
Restructuring Recommendations: Our Current State Current State Legend ES HS K12 PK8 MS Source: HPS enrollment and facilities data, Oct 1, 2017 snapshot; ERS analysis. 9
More than 80% of neighborhood middle-grade students attend a PK8 school Current State Legend ES HS K12 PK8 MS Average PreK-5 grade size › 50 students per grade Average 6-8 grade size › 44 students per grade Source: HPS enrollment and facilities data, Oct 1, 2017 snapshot; ERS analysis. 10
Small PK8 schools can come with significant tradeoffs, including limited elective offerings = Homeroom Teacher Change will bring us: = Elective Teacher › Opportunities for Example Current PK8 ES Model teacher collaboration PK PK › Conditions for more K rigorous instruction K 1 › More elective options 1 › Conditions for improved 2 2 adult culture 3 3 › Bigger sports teams 4 4 › More clubs and activity 5 5 options 6 MS Model Non-Negotiables 7 6 Community 8 7 Collaboration 8 Health & Wellness Assumes a staffing ratio of 1:5 for elective teachers to homeroom teachers in both current and end states. 11
In the new network, we recommend operating four dedicated middle schools, one in each zone Model for Excellence Milner MS Legend Non-Negotiables ES Middle HS MLK MS Access K12 PK8 MS Average 6-8 grade size › From 44 to 128 students per grade McDonough % of 6-8 students in strategic grade sizes* Burr MS › From 0% to 55% of 6-8 students *Strategic defined as greater than 125 students per grade Note: This data is representative of the new district model applied to current enrollment levels. Renzulli MS not included as it is not a traditional pathway for HPS students. 12 Source: HPS enrollment and facilities data, Oct 1, 2017 snapshot; ERS analysis.
We would also expand our current PreK-5 model to all zones Rawson Model for Excellence Milner MS Wish Legend Non-Negotiables ES Elementary HS MLK MS Access K12 SAND PK8 West Middle MS Average PK-5 grade size Burns Latino › From 50 to 70 students Parkville Sanchez per grade McDonough % of PK-5 students in strategic grade sizes* Burr MS › From 15% to 45% of PK-5 EL @ Moylan students Asian Studies Naylor *Strategic grade size defined as greater than 75 Note: This data is representative of the new district model applied to current enrollment levels. 13 Source: HPS enrollment and facilities data, Oct 1, 2017 snapshot; ERS analysis.
Students would continue to have access to three neighborhood PK8s across the district Rawson Milner MS Model for Excellence Wish Legend Non-Negotiables ES Access MLK MS HS SAND K12 PK8 West Middle Global MS Burns Latino Parkville Sanchez McDonough MD Fox Burr MS EL @ Moylan Asian Studies Kennelly Naylor Source: HPS enrollment and facilities data, Oct 1, 2017 snapshot; ERS analysis. 14
We recommend discontinuing two programs at the end of school year 2017-18 Simpson-Waverly Model for Excellence Milner MS Rawson Wish Legend ES HS MLK MS SAND K12 PK8 West Middle Global MS Burns Latino Parkville Sanchez I recommend we McDonough honor and MD Fox preserve the names of all Burr MS EL @ Moylan closed schools in Asian Studies the future model. Kennelly Naylor Batchelder Source: HPS enrollment and facilities data, Oct 1, 2017 snapshot; ERS analysis. 15
There are currently four neighborhood high schools Current State Journalism & Media Legend ES HS K12 PK8 MS High School Inc. Average 9-12 grade size › 118 students per grade HPHS Bulkeley *New Visions and Opportunity High are two alternative programs that also serve grade 9-12 students, but are not traditional pathways for Hartford students; Culinary Arts is no longer admitting students as it is being phased out 16 Source: HPS enrollment and facilities data, Oct 1, 2017 snapshot; ERS analysis.
By consolidating two programs, we could create a new high school in North Hartford Weaver Model for Excellence Journalism & Media Legend Non-Negotiables High School Inc ES High HS Access K12 PK8 MS Average 9-12 grade size › From 118 to 202 students per grade HPHS Bulkeley *New Visions and Opportunity High are two alternative programs that also serve grade 9-12 students, but are not traditional pathways for Hartford students; Culinary Arts is no longer admitting students as it is being phased out Note: This data is representative of the new district model applied to current enrollment levels. 17 Source: HPS enrollment and facilities data, Oct 1, 2017 snapshot; ERS analysis.
By 2020, we would have clearer pathways for all students in our neighborhood schools Model for Excellence Non-Negotiables Pathways *Depicts only traditional pathways, does not include New Visions, Opportunity High or High Roads. 18 Note: Size of shapes is not representative of enrollment of school
Implementing the District Model for Excellence would release $4M from the operation of 12 facilities… Mark Twain (4) Model for Excellence Legend Simpson Waverly (4) Magnet Neighborhood 121 Cornwall (3) District Office 75 Clark St (5) Facility Quality 104 Vine St (4) Higher Quality 1 85 Sigourney St* 960 Main St* Lower Quality 5 275 Asylum St* District-wide 110 Washington (3) utilization › From 68% to 82% of seats filled 245 Locust St* # of 4 and 5 ranked Dwight (4) facilities in the district Batchelder (3) › From 10 to 4 buildings *Leased facility $4M consists of $2M in Utilities and Building Maintenance, $1M in administrative staff, and $1M in other school based staff 19 Source: HPS enrollment and facilities data, Oct 1, 2017 snapshot; ERS analysis.
…and $11M from staffing that would be reallocated towards higher impact assignments If we increase the number of …then schools could be staffed more students in schools and grades… strategically to support our priorities K Class sizes and other instructional staffing ratios closer to targets ($10M) 1 2 Instructional Coach and Vice Principal 3 staffing ratios closer to targets ($1M) 4 5 $11M consists of $10M from teacher staffing ratios and $1M from instructional coaches and vice principals 20 Source: HPS enrollment and facilities data, Oct 1, 2017 snapshot; 2016-17 HPS General Ledger data; ERS analysis.
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