1 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANT COHORT 2 LODI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION APRIL 5, 2011

2 School Improvement Grant (SIG) This grant program is authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I, Part A, provides funding through state educational agencies to districts that receive Title I funds. These funds are identified for the schools that demonstrate the greatest need and the strongest commitment to use the funds. These sub-grants are intended to provide adequate resources in order to raise substantially the achievement of students to enable schools to make adequate yearly progress and exit program improvement status.

3 DEFINITION OF TIERS I, II, AND III SCHOOLS Which schools will receive SIG funds?  There are three tiers of schools that are eligible for SIG funds:  Tier I: The state’s bottom 5% of Title I schools in improvement, corrective action, or restructuring (or the state’s bottom 5 lowest- achieving Title I schools, whichever is greater).  Tier II: The state’s Title I eligible (but not necessarily participating) secondary schools with equivalently poor performance as Tier I schools.  Tier III: [only for State Education Agencies (SEA) that have sufficient funding for all Tier I and II schools and still have a surplus of SIG funds] Any state Title I school in improvement, corrective action, or restructuring; SEAs will set exact criteria, which could include rewards for schools with low absolute performance but high growth rates over a number years, or the bottom 6–10% of Title I schools in improvement, corrective action, or restructuring.

4 LUSD TIER I SCHOOLS* Lawrence Elementary School Sutherland Elementary School *Based on the 2009 STAR results. The list of persistently lowest achieving schools was not re-confirgured to consider 2010 STAR results.

5 FOUR SCHOOL INTERVENTION MODELS Turnaround Model  Replace the principal  Screen all existing staff and rehire no more than 50% and select new staff  Adopt a new governance structure  Implement strategies such as financial incentives, opportunities for promotion, and more flexible work conditions designed to recruit and retain staff  Implement a new or revised instructional program  Provide on-going job-embedded professional development to ensure effective teaching and learning  Schedules that increase time for both students and staff  Appropriate social-emotional and community-oriented services/supports.

6 Transformation Model  Replace the principal  Develop teacher and leader effectiveness  Implement comprehensive instructional programs using student achievement data  Provide on-going job-embedded professional development to ensure effective teaching and learning  Use rigorous evaluation systems for teachers and principals that take into account student growth data  Extend learning time and create community-oriented schools  Provide operating flexibility and intensive support  Implement strategies such as financial incentives, opportunities for promotion, and more flexible work conditions designed to recruit and retain staff

7 Restart Model  Convert or close the school  Restart it under the management of a charter school operator, a charter management organization (CMO), or an educational management organization (EMO). A restart school must admit, within the grades it serves, any former student who wishes to attend.

8 Close/Consolidate Model  Close the school  Enroll the students who attended the school in other, higher-performing schools in the district.

9 BOARD OF EDUCATION DECISION APRIL 2010  The Board elected not to direct staff to apply.  Expressed concerns about unapproved application and very short timeline.  Responded to feedback from parents and staff to allow them to prove they could accelerate student achievement.  Forums were attended by 2-3 Board members.  Desire to give new principals a chance to be selected and observe the impact of their leadership.

10 LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Academic Performance Index Schoolwide API Hispanic API Soc. Dis. API EL API

11 LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Adequate Yearly Progress /17 10/17 10/17 13/17 9/17 17/17* # of targets met * Schools meeting AYP targets for 2 consecutive years exit Program Improvement

12 SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Academic Performance Index Schoolwide API African/American API Asian API Hispanic API Soc. Dis. API EL API

13 SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Adequate Yearly Progress /25 22/25 25/25 13/25 18/25 18/25 # of targets met

14 LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UPDATE  New Principal – Mr. Carlos Villafana  staff set in motion a plan to achieve all AYP targets through Safe Harbor and achieved that goal. If they are able to accomplish this goal for a second year, Lawrence will exit PI  Extensive, targeted intervention program  Strong AVID focus  Consistent implementation of instructional strategies  Goal setting with students  Intersession preparation for STAR  Behavior Incentive Program  Entire staff believes all students are capable of high achievement  Very strong parent support of new leadership and staff  Completion of facility/Strong school pride  Adopted by Lodi/Tokay Rotary and Calvary Bible Church

15 SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UPDATE  New Principal – Mr. Harold Brown  QEIA SIG grant - $335,962  Technology resources and professional development  Professional Student Focus  Greater consistent implementation of curriculum  Increase in consistent instructional strategies  Intervention support for students  Monthly goal incentives for students  Intersession preparation for STAR  Community connections – Principal’s Coffee  Significant reduction in discipline / Only 16 suspensions to date this year (112 violations in 09-10)  Plan to implement AVID in

16 COHORT 2 FUNDING  Funding for 30 schools  Total of 96 schools eligible to apply  Lawrence and Sutherland may fall in the middle of the group on the priority list.  Minimum of $50,000 to maximum of $2,000,000 for three years.  Must demonstrate ability to sustain maintenance of effort after the grant expires.  Only first year of funding guaranteed  Current deadline for application: April 15, 2011 Question: Will Lawrence and Sutherland even be considered if they fall in the middle of the list around schools #45 and #46?

17 Board and Staff Discussion