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Together We Can Eileen F. Shafer Acting Superintendent Paterson Public Schools Superintendents Role Ensure Primary Focus: Our most important work is the education and safety of our students. All of our decisions will be in the best

  1. Together We Can Eileen F. Shafer Acting Superintendent Paterson Public Schools

  2. Superintendent’s Role Ensure Primary Focus: Our most important work is the education and safety of our students. All of our decisions will be in the best interest of our students and staff: – Nearly 29,000 students counting on us – 5048 staff members – Up to 58,000 parents/guardians Additional $4.2 million used to support student-centric needs such as additional teachers and security officers 2

  3. Superintendent’s Role Engage the Community and Inspire Hope: – Our entire community is watching and waiting for us to succeed to ensure the children of Paterson receive a quality education with the best opportunity for a successful future – Caring adults in every school for every student each and every day – Generate new enthusiasm and promote student attendance – “Together We Can” banners will be displayed in each city ward 3

  4. 2017-2018 Priorities Instruction & Special Operations Personnel Fiscal Governance Program Education • Strategies • Special • EHS Athletic CAP • Hiring and • School • Promotion PARCC Education (Cozart) Recruitment Facilities Policy & Star deficiencies manual (Coy) (Rojas) (Morlino, Multiple NJASK Science, Ayala) Criteria (Warren) Biology deficiencies (Peron) • PreK – 3 Reading • Compensatory • Chronic • Vacancies • Budget • Standard Program (Peron) Time Plan (Coy) Absenteeism (Rojas) Calendar grading (Diodonet) (Ayala) System by grade span (Warren) • Financial Literacy • IEP Compliance • Loop HS Guidance • Local (Peron) (Coy) Counselors Control (Affinito) Transition • Handwriting • SGA Training (Peron) (Cozart) • Curriculum • Data Integrity Implementation (Campbell) (Peron) • Standard Report • Communications Card (Corallo) (Peron/Campbell) • Passing Rate 60- • PowerSchool 70 (Campbell) (Peron/Campbell) • SAT Prep Exams • Accountability & Administration Responsibility Plan (Campbell) 4

  5. Student Achievement - Short Term Assign a full time nurse in every school in the District • 3-4 Strategies per grade level to address PARCC, skill deficiencies and • NJASK Science and High School Biology • Professional Development for strategies to inform and improve student achievement – Analyze student performance data to identify student learning needs; unit assessment data, star assessment data; PARCC district performance data – Provide ongoing support for learning and implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards; – Offer PD for Curriculum Writing, Pedagogy Building, PARCC Preparation, PLC’s, GLM’s, Vertical Articulation Meetings, Performance Matters, ELA Vocabulary, Guided Reading, Instructional Model for all content, Character Education – Analyze and Monitor staff development Interventions and Evaluation; Data Driven Instruction-Use of Data Binders, Conduct Learning Walks, TEACHNJ/Achieve NJ Performance Standards, – Ensure School and Individual PDP’s are being implemented and monitored; – Monitor supplemental trainings (Student Data Warehouse Systems, Power School and Performance Matters) 5

  6. Student Achievement - Short Term Address Chronic Absenteeism/Early Childhood Pre-school - Grade 12 (bottom • 6 schools in the District list attached) - Exhibit #1 – Chronic Absences predicts lower third-grade reading proficiency, course failures and eventual dropout – it weakens our communities and our local economy. – Chronic Absences can be reduced when schools, families, community members work together to monitor and promote good attendance! – In 2016 the NJDOE C.A. Snapshot Release reported that Chronic Absenteeism at PPS Elementary Schools were as low as 2.4% and as high as 35.64%. – At the Secondary Level, Chronic Absenteeism ranged from 19.30% to as high as 97.66% – Through the use of monitoring attendance data and inputting information correctly in PowerSchool we should see a decrease. – By utilizing Success Mentors, strategies set for the by the Chronic Absenteeism Taskforce and utilizing the Attendance Works "Principal Toolkit" this to will assist in decreasing chronic absenteeism. 6

  7. Student Achievement - Short Term • Intense reading program for grades K-3 to have students reading on grade level (District driven program) – Vocabulary • Emphasis on explicit vocabulary instruction district wide. • Tier two vocabulary words featured during the PARCC selected from district resources. • All teachers will receive professional development on vocabulary acquisition and best practices. – K-3 Reading Program • After school reading program for students K-3 • Ongoing Professional Development for teachers throughout the program on how to improve and deliver reading strategies to students. • Focus on foundational skills to close the achievement gap • Implementation of Data Driven Reading Strategies 7

  8. Student Achievement - Short Term (Cont’d) • Increase graduation rate and number of college bound students – Increase SAT practice opportunities – Transcript Review at the High School level • Seniors – Start Sept. 18; Complete Dec. 21 • Juniors – Start Jan. 3; Complete June 1 • Freshmen and Sophomores as needed • Train SGA students and have one from each high school attend Board meetings and sit with Cabinet Members • Beginning in September, will loop High School students with their Guidance Counselor (already done in elementary) • Improve culture and climate districtwide 8

  9. Student Achievement - Short Term (Cont’d) • Revise roles and responsibilities for administrative positions - Deputy Superintendent - Executive Director of Security, Transportation & Investigations - Executive Director of Family & Community Engagement and Full Service Community Schools - Director Network Services - Director Business Applications • Increase capacity building at every level 9

  10. Student Achievement - Short Term (Cont’d) Special Education • Ensure all IEP’s are in compliance • Ensure all related services for special needs students are up to date including compensatory time • Additional related services staff have been hired • Contractor related service providers are hired and assigned for support 10

  11. Student Achievement - Short Term (Cont’d) • Develop a plan for Special Education for management, communication and oversight of compensatory services – The plan will include the use of additional staff hired, supervised interns, and contracted providers – The services will be logged on a weekly basis and will tentatively start October 2, 2017 – Supervisors will be monitoring the process to ensure services are being provided and documented weekly. 11

  12. Student Achievement - Long Term • Art/Music in all schools half year each • Certified Science Teachers in all grades 4-12 Science Classes • Add 2 Media Specialists to the District staff annually – including this year • Train additional teachers in Gifted & Talented Strategies • Inter-school Professional Development teacher opportunities 12

  13. Student Achievement - Long Term (Cont’d) • Guidance Supervisors oversee the transcript process – Advise students and parents about course content, sequence of courses, prerequisites, number of credits needed to graduate, teacher expectations, college admission requirements, career opportunities – Encourage students to set high academic goals – Encourage parents to motivate their children to explore various career opportunities through their course offerings • Increase parent/community engagement – School presentation at Board meeting and displayed at 90 Delaware School & PTO Presentation - School #19 (Sept 20th) • School & PTO Presentation - School #5 (Oct 18th) • School & PTO Presentation - School #1 (Nov 15th) • – Increase district communication Transition from passing grade of 60 to 70. (Phase in over 3 years 60- • 63-67-70) • Development of a Standard Report Card (Districtwide) 13

  14. Short-term Operational Goals • Balance the Budget (Schedule attached - Exhibit #2) – All Inclusive process – PTO/PTA recommendations for the budget – Parent, guardian and community input • Implement Eastside High School Athletic Corrective Action Plan/NJSIAA sanctions – Monitor each item of the Corrective Action Plan – Train coaching staff on NJSIAA rules – Meet quarterly with Athletic staff to review Corrective Action Plan 14

  15. Short-term Operational Goals • Align all data and data systems with accurate information (Data Alignment Plan) - Exhibit #3 – MIS conducted several data comprehensive data review rounds in 2016-17 – MIS will continue to work with principals and data entry staff to improve data accuracy – The accuracy of teacher course rosters, staff data and certifications, and staff locations have been improved • Provide all State, County and Federal Reports with accurate student/staff data 15

  16. Short-term Operational Goals • Promote positive media stories about our students and staff (Communication Plan presentation this afternoon) • Fill every vacancy by September except those that come in the last 3 weeks of August – held 5 Job Fairs between February – August…17 vacancies as of 8/15/17 • Review internal controls 16

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