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Meeting Date:
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10/26/2017 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Report of the Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation
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Action
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Subject:
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3. Report with Possible Action on the Transformation Network
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement
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Attachments
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Transformation Network: Educator Effectiveness Cycles of Feedback Presentation
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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MPS Equity Problem of Practice: MPS has neither consistently nor effectively engaged all of our students of color in an environment conducive to learning.
The Transformation Network is an innovative and differentiated approach to using an equitable lens to allocate district resources, supports, and opportunities based on the needs of students and staff in the district’s lowest-performing schools. The vision is to transform persistently low-performing schools into high-performing schools by implementing rigorous academic and behavioral interventions as well as focused support for school leaders and staff.
The Transformation Network is divided into eight zones. Schools within a zone are organized by grade level, school's academic program's focus, and level of school support needed.
The system of support for schools comprises an Instructional Superintendent or Instructional Leadership Director, a Student Performance Coordinator, and an Innovation Coach. Zone teams are provided with training from the Center of Educational Leadership to establish common procedures and processes that ensure consistency in instructional leaders’ beliefs.
Key components of the work are centered around the following best practices that support school improvement:
• Continuous Improvement;
• Educator Effectiveness (Cycles of Feedback);
• Culture of Learning;
• Professional Development;
• Leading Teams; and
• Managing Partnerships
Cycles of Feedback (Educator Effectiveness) is a proven leadership practice that impacts upon a school's improvement. The practice focuses on growth through providing continual and specific feedback based upon evidence collected through classroom observation. Effective use of the practice calls for collaboration between the observer and staff that is ongoing. Individual growth is dependent upon feedback: the implementation of cycles of feedback will grow and enhance the quality of instruction within classrooms, impacting upon the outcomes for students.
Shared vision and understanding support the necessary shifts in supporting school leaders to be instructional leaders in MPS.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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N/A
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Recommendation:
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Your Committee reports having received the foregoing report from the Administration. Although this item has been noticed for possible action, no action is required.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer
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