2.  Summer Practice - Heat Guidelines  2015-2016 SBE Grading Policy ◦ 10 pt. scale ◦ Quality points for Honors/AP/IB  CTE IMC Position  Math Updates  Growth Mindset PD (see handouts)  Chemistry PD Opportunity  Others?

3. Learning and Teaching To provide teachers and students with the opportunity to participate in a relevant, rigorous, innovative and comprehensive learning environment  Develop and implement a differentiated model to allocate and align resources to schools based on need and performance.

4.  Performance Composite (25%)  Graduation Rate (25%)  Other Factors: ◦ Performance by Subgroup ◦ Off Track after 9 th Grade ◦ College Enrollment Rate ◦ % scoring 17 or above on ACT ◦ % Taking CC Math III ◦ % of AP/IB/Dual Enrollment-Qualified Students ◦ Credit Recovery Rate

5.  Implications for Our Work  HS “Non-Negotiables”

6.  2015-2016 SBE Grading Policy ◦ 10 pt. scale ◦ Quality points for Honors/AP/IB  Implications for Rigor?  School Grading Plans and Policy 5520 ◦ Grading of Homework ◦ Late Work ◦ Re-testing

7. Achievement To increase proficiency and growth rates across all groups and eliminate predictability of achievement  Implement multi-tiered systems of support for academics and behavior with fidelity.  Develop and expand extended learning opportunities to include early learning, nontraditional learning, summer and intersession learning and alternatives to suspension to reduce learning loss and address diverse learning needs.

9.  Fully accredited, comprehensive program of dropout recruitment, engagement and instruction provided by state licensed teachers  Provides academic, instructional, and support services to (former) students at risk of not earning a high school diploma  Provides enhancements to hybrid/blended learning offerings to dropout students in core coursework and developmental programs

10.  Acceleration Academies, LLC  Subsidiary of Atlantic Research Partners; founded 2013  Current programs operational in Bethel (WA), Federal Way (WA), and Polk (FL) school districts  Early returns very positive

11.  Acceleration Academies would perform work as an agent of WCPSS  No district funding required ◦ Acceleration Academies receives allocation of per student funding based on enrollment ◦ Roughly based on state/federal formula ◦ WCPSS would retain a portion of funding, roughly based on local per student funding formula  All students enrolled as WCPSS students  Graduation would directly increase the WCPSS graduation rate

12.  Competency based instruction  Blended learning, engaging technologies  Job and life coaches; wrap-around supports  Small learning centers  Flexible scheduling (7 AM-7 PM)

13.  Common Core aligned curriculum and instructional support  Personalized learning through customized pathways  Transcript and learning style review; individual Graduation Candidate plans  Recruitment

14. Open the first Wake Acceleration Academy in the Fall of 2015

15. http://www.accelerationacademy.org/ http://www.fwps.org/blog/high-school-drop- ins-welcome-at-federal-way-acceleration- academy/ http://yoursun.com/sunnews/bartow/864303 8-699/story.html.csp

17.  Reflection/Principal Input  Reasons to Celebrate!  Literacy Coaches (10 schools)  Athletics Discussion  Other thoughts? Thank You!!!