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Team Tammany Hall

Representing NYC to the Fullest

Jason, Sarah and Jonathan

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Overview of NYC Schools

1.1 million students

1,400 public schools

500 elementary schools

450 middle schools

390 high schools

60 charter schools

$20 Billion Budget

33%

39%

14%

13%

1%

Students Demographics(2006)

Black

Latino

White

Asian/PacificIslander

Other

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Demographic Trend

Increasing ELL Student Enrollment

Currently at 143,000 ELL students

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History of the Children FirstInitiative Poor test scores and endemic corruption

State grants Mayor control in 2002

Consolidated community school districtsinto ten regions

Empowered Schools 2002 2003 restructured school system

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Children First Initiative

Empowerment

Accountability

Leadership

Theory of Action

If you empower school leaders closest to thestudents

Then they will make decisions that best meetstudent needs

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AccountabilityAccountability breeds response-ability. Stephen Covey

Mayoral and Chancellor Accountability

The division of Assessment &Accountability

Reciprocal Accountability

Children First Intensive

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Assessment Tools

Quality Reviews

Periodic Assessments

Annual Regents Exam

Achievement reporting and InnovationSystem (ARIS)

School Progress Reports

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LeadershipLeadership and learning are indispensable to each other. John F. Kennedy

Leadership Academy

Senior Achievement Facilitators (SAF)

School Support Organizations

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Indicators of Success

Are New York Public Schoolsimproving?

How are Bloomberg and Klein

performing in the context of thecorruption and mismanagement thatprecipitated mayoral takeover?

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Citywide MathematicsPerformance Results

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4 Year 4th Grade ReadingScores

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Citywide Reading PerformanceResults

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4 Year 4th Grade ReadingScores

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Graduation Rates By Ethnicity

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Graduation Rates (%)

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Major Successes

Took control of the situation, stabilizedthe school district politically andfinancially as a foundation for further

change Improved graduation rates and student

learning outcomes

Implemented and sustained systemicreform

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Strengths and WeaknessesStrengths Weaknesses

Not one size fit all

Differentiated Support

More resources to theclassroom

Strong political leaders

that can pull levers

Strong Assessment andAccountability Tools

ELLs lagging behind

Overly dependent onprincipals

Inexperienced learningorganizations

Sustainability?

Are these structural reformsimpacting the instructionalcore?

What will happen when

Bloomberg and Klein leave?

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Recommendations

1. Focus on English Language Learners School Report Card

LSOs and ELLs

2. Fine tune structure Student Report Card

Learning Support Organizations

Culture

Fair Student Funding

3. Increase Parental and Community Support Name Schools

Community voice/survey

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The End