ab miller high school community meeting april 13, 2010
TRANSCRIPT
AB Miller High SchoolCommunity Meeting
April 13, 2010
Persistently Low Achieving Schools
• As part of the regulations associated with the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA), School Improvement Grant (SIG), Race to the Top (RTTT), and Senate Bills X5.1and X5.4, California must identify the lowest achieving schools and implement a school intervention model to improve performance
Identification Criteria
• The State in accordance with Federal guidelines creates the methodology of selecting the schools.– AYP proficiency average for last 3 years– 50 points in API over last 5 years.– Below a 60% graduation rate.
• The lowest 5% of schools are identified in 3 tiers of identification.
Three Tiers of Identification
• Tier I• Those schools receiving Title 1 monies who meet the
guidelines.
• Tier II• Those schools not receiving Title 1 monies who meet the
guidelines.
• Tier III• Those schools who are not in Tier I or II, but do not have a
60% graduation rate.
A. B. Miller High School• AYP Proficiency average for last 3 years
- 36.45%• API over last 5 years– 2004-2005: 0– 2005-2006: -21– 2006-2007: +19– 2007-2008: 0– 2008-2009: -6– Total Growth: -8
What Does this Mean?
•We must adopt one of four models for school improvement.
School Intervention Models• Turnaround: remove Principal and Staff, rehire no more than
50% of original staff, adopt a new governance structure, implement a research-based instructional program aligned to the State Standards, increase learning time
• Restart: school is closed and reopens as a charter school, operated by an approved State Charter Operator
• School Closure: school is closed and students enroll in a higher achieving FUSD school
• Transformation: remove Principal, improve teacher and school leader effectiveness, increase learning time, institute instructional reform, create a community- oriented school, provide operational flexibility
When Do We Have to Do This?
• If we adopt for the 2010-11 year we are eligible for between $50,000 and $2,000,000 in Federal funding each year for three years.
• If we adopt for the 2011-12 year we are not promised to receive any funding, but we still must restructure.
Next Steps
• We are researching all four options• We are obtaining input from all stakeholders– Community, SSC, ELAC, Teachers, Staff, Parents,
Students, Board Members, District personnel.
• Complete School Improvement Grant (SIG)• We must obtain Board approval prior to
submitting our application
Time Line• February 25: Email from CDE that the
PLAS list would be released in March• March 3: FUSD notified by CDE• March 5: Conference Call – Federal,
State, County, District• March 8: List Released to Public• March 11: State Board Meeting –
Criteria Approved• March 16 & 17: CAHSEE Testing• March 17: Conference Call – Federal,
State, County, District …FUSD Board Presentation
• March 22-26: Spring Break• April 6: District Receives Draft of
Application• April 7: Superintendent Begins
Negotiations with FTA …Superintendent Address to Faculty and Staff
•April 8 & 9: Administration Intervention Training•April 12 : SIG Team Meeting•April 12 & 13: Community Meetings•April 12-16: CST Testing•April 21: Public Hearing, Board Presentation and Vote•May 19: Application, MOU’s, and plan submitted for Board approval•June 1: Application submitted to CDE•August 1: Preliminary approval from CDE•August 10: Key elements must be in place•October 1: Revised plan submitted to State•Fall 2010: Funding begins to arrive at District.
