Risks to OpportunitiesNo Excuse !

Strengthening Student Achievement

External accountability vs. Internal accountability

A License to Dream

Focus on resultsTake ownership of

schoolRaise professionalismShare authority and

responsibilitiesDeploy all possible

human and fiscal resources

Teacher Quality

Decision makingTeamingPlan time + think timeObjective evaluationPrecise professional

developmentRecognition

Families as Resources

Family CenterBasic needs &

safetyHome-school

compactExchange service

bankCareer ladderAdult education

Community Engagement and Joint Use

Family business Co-Op Community library Museum & arts Technology and quality of

life Universities Building, crack house to

school house Parks and recreation Law enforcement Small businesses

Minimize Out-of-School Barriers

School-based clinicMental healthDrug rehabChildcareNutrition Housing Job development

and placement

Expanded Learning Opportunities

Universal preschoolAfter school programLonger school yearSpecial education

inclusionAccelerated English

learningPk-12th transition

School Leaders : Different Kind of Knowledge and Skills

R = Rigorous standardsR = Results-focusedR = Resource deploymentR = ResiliencyR = ResponsibilitiesR = Relationship

R = Rigorous Standards

State standardsGrade level

benchmarksRealistic objectives for

students with special needs

R =Focus on Results

Standardized testingLocal assessmentMultiple assessmentSpecial learnersValue-added growth

R = Build Resiliency

Focused missionLong term and

delayed gratificationParking lot issuesCollective

expectation and collective confidence

R =Maximizing Resources

Focus on vision and needs

Leverage human resources

Deploy fiscal resourcesThink long termLobby for resourcesNetwork and PR

R = Shared Responsibilities

Distributed leadership and committees

Code of professionalismStudent commitmentHome-school compactMemorandums of

understandingServices to state

Results1,500 students (Pk-7)100% eligible for

free/reduced meals1000 English learners98% Hispanic2% African-American85 teachersCalifornia

Distinguished SchoolU.S. National Blue

Ribbon School

Year Score GrowthTarget

ActualGrowth

1999 443 18 51

2000 494 15 97

2001 591 10 28

2002 619 9 41

2003 660Similar school ranking (1-10) Vaughn =9, 10

The Essential Ingredient of a charter school is _ _ _ _ _

TrustConfidence in each

otherUnleashing human

capacity and creativityCollective vision and

missionOpen communicationPersonal care and

relationshipW.H.A.M.

School Empowerment

Motivation :Self efficacyPerceived controlHopeEnergyPersistence

Knowledge& Skills:Problem solvingCoping skillsCommunication

If we can see the invisible,We can do the impossible!

What’s difficult, we do today; What’s impossible, will just take us

a little longer !