How The Broad Prize WorksJune 29, 2010

Nancy Que

Associate Director

The Broad Foundation

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Agenda

1. What is the Broad Prize?

2. Finalist Selection

3. Finalist Site Visits

4. Winner Selection

5. Announcement of Winner

6. Broad Prize Scholarships

7. Information Sharing

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What is The Broad Prize?

The Broad Prize is an annual $2 million award that honors the large urban school district that has demonstrated

the greatest overall student performance and improvement as well as reduction in income and ethnic achievement gaps.

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Finalist Selection: Who is eligible? 100 districts are automatically eligible each year based on the following

criteria:

– Enrollment (size of district);

– Percent of students who qualify for free or reduced price lunch;

– Percent of non-white students; and

– Urban designation.

Winners from the previous three years are not eligible.

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Finalist Selection: Who selects the finalists?

This year, eighteen national education experts, The Broad Prize “Review Board,” selected the five finalists out of the 100 eligible districts.

Anne BryantNational School Boards Association

Eric HanushekStanford University

Delia PompaNational Council of La Raza

Carl CohnClaremont Graduate University

Karen Hawley MilesEducation Resource Strategies

Wendy PuriefoyPublic Education Network

Christopher CrossCross & Joftus

Frederick HessAmerican Enterprise Institute

Andrew RotherhamBellwether Education

Charles DesmondMassachusetts Board of Higher Education

Phyllis HunterInstitute for Learning

Roger SampsonEducation Commission of the States

Dan GoldhaberUniversity of Washington

Sandy KressAkin Gump

John SimpsonJOS Simpson and Associates

Jane HannawayThe Urban Institute

Thomas W. PayzantHarvard Graduate School of Education

Gene WilhoitCouncil of Chief State School Officers

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Finalist Selection: What information is considered?

Student achievement data covering a 4-year period are considered, including:

State standardized test data aggregated across elementary grades (3-5), middle grades (6-8) and high school grades (9-12)

Regression analysis and calculation of standardized residuals for all students in elementary, middle and high school in reading and math

District outperformance compared with the rest of the state in aggregate and with other districts in the state for all students and by subgroup

Achievement gap calculations by ethnicity and income status

– Internal gap

– Internal district gap compared to the internal state gap

– External gap

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Finalist Selection: What information is considered?

Graduation rates using 3 methods

– Averaged Freshmen Graduation Rate

– Urban Institute

– Manhattan Institute

SAT, ACT and Advanced Placement scores, participation rates and calculation of improvement measures for all students and disaggregated by ethnicity

AYP district-level results

State-level data from NAEP test results and Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) analyses

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Site Visit Overview The Broad Prize site visits involve a qualitative review of district-wide

policies and processes that were in place during the time period that led to student gains.

Each finalist district participates in a uniform 4-day site visit.

Evidence is collected on 11 categories that make up The Broad Prize Framework for School District Excellence, available on www.broadprize.org.

Evidence includes:

– District documents;

– Focus group interviews with district stakeholders; and

– Limited classroom observations.

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The Broad Prize Framework for School District Excellence

Teaching and Learning District Leadership

Curriculum Instructional Leadership

Instruction District Governance

Assessment Strategic Planning

Support for Teaching and Learning Performance and Accountability

Operations and Support Systems

Allocation

of Financial Resources

Human Resource Systems

Organizational Structures and

Management

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Winner Selection Process This year, eight prominent national leaders, The Broad Prize “Selection

Jury,” will select the winner based on both the quantitative and qualitative information collected.

Henry CisnerosExecutive Chairman, CityView America

Richard RileyPartner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

James A. Hunt, Jr.Chairman of the Board, James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for

Educational Leadership and Policy

Donna ShalalaPresident, University of Miami

Shirley Ann JacksonPresident, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Margaret SpellingsExecutive Vice President, National Chamber Foundation

Roderick PaigeFormer U.S. Secretary of Education

Andrew SternPresident Emeritus, Service Employees International Union

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Announcement of the $1 Million Winner Tuesday, October 19

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

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Broad Prize Scholarships Scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors to attend

college or other post-secondary training.

The winning district receives $1 million in college scholarships.

The four finalist districts each receive $250,000 in college scholarships.

Scholarships are awarded based on significant financial need and a record of academic improvement during the student’s high school career.

Two- or four-year scholarships are awarded, depending on the type of higher education institution the scholar attends.

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Sharing of Best Practices/Information Dissemination You may find the following documents, data and district tools, available at

www.broadprize.org, useful to measure district progress, identify areas for reform, and learn about the best practices employed by finalist districts:

Category Description

Finalist District Fact Sheets Quantitative and qualitative highlights of each finalist district

Best Practice Tools Exemplary documents and tools collected from the finalist districts

Articles on Best Practices Journal publications describing best practices in finalist districts

District Data Individual district data reports for each eligible district showing the detailed results of the Broad Prize analysisSummary tables (including all 100 eligible districts) to compare district results to one another