Vista PEAK P-20 CampusInnovation Community Meeting

Three years later...where are we now?

The Call for Innovation...

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man

stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit

belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and

sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again,

because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually

strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who

spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of

high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring

greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither

know victory nor defeat.”― Theodore Roosevelt

Our Original Vision

Vista PEAK Vision

To ensure every student who enters the Vista PEAK Campus

graduates with a high school diploma, college credits and/or

degrees, industry credentials and certifications in order to be

successful in postsecondary and workforce experiences.

Imagine...

...a place of 21st century learning where education is real-world

and relevant, innovative & connected; where staff and students

thrive with choice & responsibility, to cultivate creativity.

PREP Vision & Current Reality

Exploratory Vision & Current Reality

Metric Met Target?

Exceed the district’s median growth percentile on state assessments

by content area and subgroups (sped, race/ethnicity, English Learners,

Free and Reduced Lunch)

NO (met or exceeded in many areas

over the past 3 years, but not 100%)

Have lower dropout rates in comparison to district averages YES

Exceed the percentage of students who obtain additional certifications YES

Exceed the percentage of students who obtain additional college

creditsYES

Exceed the district’s average ACT rate YES

Exceed the district’s graduation rate YES

Innovation Targets met: 83.33%

Achievement Results: Prep

Preparatory

Achievement Results: Exploratory

Achievement Results

College Credits Earned

ACT Achievement Results

Achievement Results

Dropout rate: 0.4%

Top 5% in the state of Colorado

Attributed to the hands on nature of the

curriculum and our focus on relationships

Leadership & Governance

Pathway Director Model → Traditional Model

Jack of all trades masters of none!

Need for strong relationships with our core teams

Distributed leadership worked will as we built the program, but it slowly proved to

cause issues with communication and expectations

New evaluation system & challenges

Principals: Prep-Garrett Rosa Exploratory-Melanie Moreno

● AP’s: Craig Lyle, Veronica Shaw, Larry Thigpen, Karla Neely

● Admin TOSA: Vanessa Valencia

● AD: Mike Hughes

Personnel

● Hiring Process reflective of our goals & values

● 30% of VP Prep teachers are also qualified to

be adjunct professors

● Multiple staff came directly from industry and

have qualifications via Career & Technical

Education

Calendar

● Allows more time for teacher professional development

which supports our goals

● K-4 Assessment days

● Not allowing assessments to dominate the amount of

time for instruction

● Regressions in math / accelerated achievement

● PoWeR Sessions

PoWeR Sessions: Our most celebrated innovation

● Partnerships with outside agencies to

support PWR

● Experiences/exposure to a vast array of

careers and possibilities

● Created opportunities for travel across the

US including New York, LA, South Dakota,

Costa Rica, Utah, Wyoming, Washington

DC etc.

● Extensive opportunity for credit recovery

● Highest graduation rate in the district as a

result of this innovation

Curriculum Exploratory

● Pathway development via PLTW 5th-8th grade: engineering, personal

financial literacy, global economics, environmental studies, computer

programming

● Additional literacy curriculum added to support rigorous reading/writing

standards

● OWL program: After school program where kids learn about computer

programming

Preparatory

● Prep is the only APS school with State Certified PLTW programs: Health

Science & STEM

● Inquiry based / Real World & Relevant Focus

● In 2014 over 100 students earned Microsoft Office Certifications

● In 2014 261 students earned a college credit from Vista PEAK (97%

passing rate)

● Specific focus on students’ social / emotional development & citizenship

Parent & Community Impact

How many students participated in one or more college courses during their time at Vista

PEAK?

● 261

How much money did families save as a result of our concurrent enrollment program?

● $71,000

What % of Vista PEAK student passed the courses they enrolled in?

● 97%

% increase over the last 4 years

● 468%

ELA, Arts & Athletics

ELL Success: Top 5% in the state for growth in 2013 on

the state ACCESS test

Performing Arts: Established Art, Music, Theater, Choir, &

Dance programs

Athletics: Competitive programs with multiple league

championships & state level competition

Multiple clubs & CTSO: HOSA, Creative careers, chess

club, gaming club, GSA, BSA, LSA, Roots & Shoots,

OWL, Future Educators, cheer, Debate, DECA, FBLA,

TSA, Spirit, Japan, International club, knowledge bowl,

S.W.E.A.T, Bison Beat and more coming!!!

Standards, Assessment, and Accountability

● We are using individualized math assessment data (K-

2) to better meet student needs

● Grades K-5: all students are given an individual reading

inventory

● K-5 consistently administered an on-demand writing

assessment (pre and post) measured with a rubric

● Fluid movement (acceleration)

● Implemented a standards referenced grading &

reporting protocols 9-12 aligned with research (4,3,2,1)

Professional Learning

● Equity as a campus wide professional

learning opportunity

● PLC (SALT)

● Restorative Practices

● Long-range planning

● TDG (teacher development group) in math

● Lab Classrooms

● One-on-one coaching

Budgeting

● Has allowed us to lower class sizes by hiring more teachers. (90%)

budget allocated to people

● Allows us be more proactive in terms of allocating resources

effectively to improve student achievement

● Support after school activities

● Provide additional transportation (activity bus)

● Allows us to purchase additional curriculum and technology

● Total autonomy around our needs (YMOP)

Moving Forward…

innovations on the horizon

● Student Advisories

● Inquiry based / Project based learning cont.

● Integrated coursework

● Assessments that actually measure critical thinking &

problem solving skills

● Digital Portfolios

● Re-thinking Parent Teacher Conferences

● Expanding Parent University

● Sustaining Technologies & Expendables (FEE)

Opportunity for Input

Please take time to fill out the survey that we will use to

enhance our current application.

We will go before the Board of Education next month.

We also have our innovation application on our website

for your review as well.

Thank you for joining us this evening!