1. Presentation to Contract for Excellence School Districts By James Viola Executive Director NYS Education Department April 9, 2008

2. 1 Schedule of Chapter 57 Information Meetings In JMT and Big Four School Districts JMT Meeting Capital District 10/23 Central Region 10/31 Lower Hudson 11/5 Mid-State 11/6 Mid-South 11/8 Long Island 11/16 West 11/27 Mid-West 12/3 Mid Hudson 12/5 Big Five Meetings Syracuse 11/7 Yonkers 11/13 Buffalo 11/28 Rochester 11/30 New York City - October Charter School Visits Enterprise Charter School, Buffalo November 28 Kipp Sankofa Charter School, Buffalo November 29

3. 2 Provisions of the Contract for Excellence Applies to districts receiving an additional $15 million or a 10% increase and having one or more schools:  Requiring academic progress or,  Identified as in need of improvement, or  In corrective action or,  Restructuring status.

4. 3 Contracts for Excellence Site Visits NYC – March – April ROS – April - May Contracts for Excellence Districts (55) All NYC Districts 4 schools per 32 Districts = 128 Product Report issued in 30 days 2007-2008 Site Visits ROS 1-2 schools per District based on district achievement levels Big 4 Districts 4 schools per District = 16

5. 4 Contract for Excellence Implementation 1)For 2007-08 the school district solicited public comment on the contract. 2)For 2008-09 the school district will implement a public process, including one or more public hearings on the contract. 3)Contract for Excellence is fully implemented, with fidelity. 4)Contract funding is appropriately targeted to student sub- population(s) most in need, consistent with approved contract. 5)Contract services/programs have resulted in improved performance and provide a basis to expect achievement of contract performance targets. 6)Any issues/considerations noted by District Superintendents and SED personnel during the contract review/approval process have been reviewed on-site. 7)The school district has established procedures for the filing of parent complaints with the building principal or school superintendent.

6. 5 Contract for Excellence Sequence of Events April 1, 2007-Legislature Passes Chapter 57 April 9, 2007-Superintendents and District Superintendents e-mailed regarding Chapter 57 July 6, 2007-C4E Questions and Answers Posted July 16, 2007-Contracts Submitted to SED July 23, 2007-SED Requests District Superintendent C4E Review and Comments August 15, 2007-SED Review Completed; Feedback to Districts October–December 2007-Regional and Big City Information Sessions November 19, 2007-Contracts Approved; Implementation Begins November 28, 2007-SED Notifies Districts of Preliminary SURRs December 19, 2007-Statewide Meeting C4E Districts January 2008-School Quality Reviews Begin Mid February 2008-SED Announcement of New SURRs February 29, 2008-SQR Team Recommendations to School Districts March-May 2008-SED Visits to C4E Districts April 2008 -State Budget Established July 2008-June 2009-Contract Implementation for 2008-09