2020 Strategic Plan March 7, 2016
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Review: Strategic Plan for 2020 Mission KIPP Austin Public Schools believes that every child, regardless of economic background, has the right to an exemplary education. We will empower our students to thrive in and graduate from college, choose their paths, and positively impact their communities.
Vision By 2020, KIPP Austin alumni will have graduated or be on track to graduate from college at a rate 5 times the national average for students from lowincome communities.
Values
Strategy Academics Talent Data Healthy Org 2
Key
Annual priority
Team priority
YR 1 (2014-15) ACADEMICS
Design the College Readiness Framework Design instructional approach in MS & HS – Literacy
REVISED 4/14/15 YR 2 (2015-16) Implement portions of College Knowledge of CRF
YR 3 (2016-17)
YR 4 (2017-18)
YR 5 (2018-19)
Implement Phase 1 of CRF implementation
Implement Phase 2 of CRF implementation
Implement Phase 3 of CRF implementation
Implement instructional approach in MS & HS - Literacy Design instructional approach in MS & HS – Math
Implement instructional approach in MS & HS - Math Design instructional approach in MS & HS – Science
Design instructional approach in ES – Math
DATA
Design TCP
Implement instructional approach in MS & HS - Science
Implement instructional approach in ES - Math Design instructional approach in ES - Literacy
TALENT
YR 6 (2019-20)
Implement TCP placement year for “launch group”
Implement instructional approach in ES - Literacy Design instructional approach in ES - Science
Implement instructional approach in ES - Science
Design regional approach to school & SST cohort development
Implement Phase 1 of school & SST cohort development
Implement Phase 2 of school & SST cohort development
Design KAPS residency program
Implement Phase 1 of KAPS residency program
Implement Phase 2 of KAPS residency program (& certification)
Implement TCP placement year for “full group”
Evaluate Performance Management System Evaluate Student Info System
Implement new Student Info System Design new Finance Info System
Implement new Finance Info System
Design new Human Resources Info System
Implement new Human Resources Info System
Implement refined academic data reporting Design data portal
HEALTHY ORG
Implement data portal
Design funding resource directory
Refine long-term financial model
Re-implement budgeting process
Refine Roles & Responsibilities for school leadership teams
Implement Phase 1 of R&R for school leadership teams
Implement Phase 2 of R&R for school leadership teams
Refine Roles & Responsibilities for teachers and SST
Implement Phase 1 of R&R for teachers and SST
Implement Phase 2 of R&R for SST
Complete compliance audit
Implement compliance audit results
Redesign HS model
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Climbing to our 2020 Vision 2019-2020: Reaching the 5× Summit
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2018-2019
XX%
2017-2018
XX%
2016-2017
XX%
2015-2016: The Initial Ascent
2014-2015: Setting Up Base Camp
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2014-2015 Annual Priorities
ACADEMICS
• Design the College Readiness Framework • Design instructional approach in ES - Math • Design instructional approach in MS & HS – Literacy
• Design the Teacher Career Pathway TALENT
• No annual priority in 14-15 DATA
• Refine Roles & Responsibilities for school leadership teams HEALTHY ORGANIZATION 5
What We Accomplished in 14-15 Setting Up Base Camp. During the 14-15 school year, we focused our priorities on “setting up base camp” for the 2020 Plan work to follow. This year we… •
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Created a K-12 College Readiness Framework that outlines the mindsets, skills, and college knowledge necessary for students to thrive in college and beyond, Collected best practices for Elementary Math teachers and determined the necessary resources required to give all students the math skills they need to be college-ready, Redefined the secondary literacy instruction that students at KIPP Austin will receive in order to successfully go to and through college, Defined teaching excellence at KIPP Austin and created a career pathway that develops growing teachers and rewards great teaching, Evaluated our Student Information System and Performance Management System to ensure we are meeting the needs of a data-driven culture, and Refined the role of schools and school leadership teams to support excellent teaching in every classroom.
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Design the College Readiness Framework
We created a K-12 College Readiness Frameworks that outlines the mindsets, skills, and college knowledge necessary for students to thrive in college and beyond. 7
Design the College Readiness Framework: Our Results
College Readiness Framework
Year 1 Implementation Plan
• 3 Domains: • Mindsets • Skills • College Knowledge
• Financial Literacy • Comerica • Math Partnership • Family Education: • New K-8 Parent Series and Revised 9-12 Parent Series • Student Programs • Senior of the Month • Quarterly School Assemblies
• 11 Strands
• Specific Behaviors for 4th, 8th, & 12th graders
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Design instructional approach in ES Math
We designed best practices for teachers and determined appropriate resources to give all students the math skills they need to be Algebra ready. 9
Design instructional approach in ES Math: Our Results Year 1 Systems Curriculum & Assessment: Resource Adoption
Weekly Campus Based Content Teams
Data- Driven Instruction: Revised Interim Assessments
Instructional Coaching: Math AP (1 per campus)
PD: Cognitively Guided Instruction
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Design instructional approach in MS & HS Literacy
We redefined the literacy instruction for the Class of 2016 and beyond, in order for them to successfully go to and through college 11
Design instructional approach in MS & HS Literacy: Our Results
Curriculum and Assessment
Time in Literacy Instruction •
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Leverage the amount of
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time for Reading, Writing, and Social Studies instruction
Increased curricular alignment to ACT and MAP
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Aligned Course Offerings to include 5-10 Reading & 5th10th Writing
Add 55 minutes a day to 9th and 10th grade writing
Teacher Coaching & Support •
Monthly training on common units/texts for teachers and leaders
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Increase content collaboration time
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Common units & texts in 5th10th Reading, English III-IV
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Add a 2nd READING Course Leader per grade level
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AP Literature, Language, and World History curriculum & assessment support
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Add an ½ time RTI coordinator at each campus & a Writing and Social Studies Coordinator to SST 12
Design the Teacher Career Pathway
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“ Get Better, Stay Longer”
We defined teaching excellence at KIPP Austin and created a career pathway that develops growing teachers and rewards great teaching. 13
Design the Teacher Career Pathway: Our Results Comprehensive Teacher Career Pathway to Launch in 2015-2016
Definition of Teaching Excellence Based on Multiple Measures •
Student Growth & Achievement
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Planning & Instruction
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Self & Others
Career Pathway Recognition and Rewards
Clear Plan for Success
• Fair and rigorous policies for advancement through the career pathway
• Roles and responsibilities at school and district level to support implementation
• Compensation model that rewards effective teaching
• Revised data and technology systems to support evaluation and development
• Additional rewards and recognition for advancement
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Refine Roles & Responsibilities for school leadership teams
Refining the role of schools and school leadership teams to support excellent teaching in every classroom 15
Refine Roles & Responsibilities for school leadership teams: Our Results
What should schools do? What should SST do? Schools should be focused on… 1. Setting & implementing a school vision & culture 2. Implementing a rigorous curriculum 3. Developing excellent teachers 4. Ensuring a strong student culture 5. Ensuring strong family relationships 6. Ensuring seamless school operations Region should be focused on… 1. Setting and executing on a direction for the entire region 2. Monitoring school performance and offering differentiated school supports as needed 4. Delivering a set of services that are better executed centrally and/or should be executed centrally to allow schools to focus on a targeted set of high-impact activities 5. Facilitating sharing of effective practices and org-wide culture 16
Refine Roles & Responsibilities for school leadership teams: Our Results New roles for school leadership team
Principal •
Instructional leader
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Spends majority of time on academics and talent development
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To free up time, shifts intermediate student/ family issues to APs and operational leadership to AP Operations
Assistant Principal
AP Operations (Business Manager)
• Supports Principal on instructional matters
• Operational leader (replaces BM role)
• Spends majority of time on academics and talent development
• Leads all operations for the school as well as academic activities transitioned from APs
• To free up time, shifts operational aspects of their role (i.e., sub coordination, testing administration) to AP Operations
• To free up time, shifts some of their current workload to front office (which has been increased to support work) 17