1. Please pick up session packet at the front table or the rear entrance

2. District of Innovation
Presented by Slidell I.S.D.
January 31, 2017

3. DOI Packet Contact Info.
1. TEA Contact Information
Leah Martin
2. TEA Links to DOI.
DOI Overview Power Point.
Commissioner's Rules on DOI.
Current Innovation Districts.

4. DOI Packet Contact Info.
3. TASB Links to DOI.
FAQ
DOI Flow Chart – included
Sample Resolution
TASB tips on DOI
Information on writing your plan
DOI Table – shows each district’s DOI status and exemptions

5. DOI Packet Contact Info.
4. Slidell ISD Link - DOI.
Links to all relevant DOI information
All information from today’s presentation is available.

6. DOI Packet (cont.) TASB Flow Chart
TASB Information on Final TEA rules regarding DOI.
TEA Commissioner's Rules on DOI.

7. DOI Packet (cont.) Summary of DOI Exemptions – 35 10/19/16
st Day of Instruction (30)
Educator Certification (21)
Class Size Ratio (16)
Local Role Appraisals (12)
Notice of Class Size Waiver(12)

8. DOI Packet (cont.) 16-17 Slidell ISD Calendar 16-17 Daily Schedule(s)
16-17 Total Minutes Documentation

9. Slidell I.S.D. Information
Class A District – 20 miles NW of Denton
Approximately 260 students
Two campuses
Elem. PK – 4
Sec

10. Our Journey
Administrative discussions started in December 2015 in regards HB 2610 and the impact on the calendar.
Started “preliminary” discussions on this change.
During these discussions in late January we added to the equation HB 1842 & the District of Innovation concept.
As the spring continued, our administrative staff went thru T-TESS training.
This prompted a lot of discussion on how campus administrators were going to manage the additional time requirements of T-TESS.

11. Our Journey (cont.)
After the T-TESS training, determination on our part to create some additional time during the “school day” for teachers and administrators.
Contacted Palmer ISD & Roscoe ISD along with numerous calls to TEA – Leah Martin.
Worked closely with Jeremy Era ISD as our timelines & likely goals were fairly similar.
Initial goal was to have a simple plan that met some basic needs.

12. Our Journey (cont.)
Most difficult part of our discussions was the creation of teacher & administrative time that was during the “school day.”
Slidell’s DOI plan has a detailed list our plan’s timelines.
Begin DOI process in March 2016 with the passing of the Board Resolution.
Process completed on July 10th with final Board approval of DOI plan.

13. Slidell I.S.D. DOI Exemptions
TEC &
22:1 Class Size Waiver
Notification of Parents
TEC a
4th Monday Mandate
Caution to not use the 3rd Monday as the earliest start date.
TEC a
Teacher Certification
TEC
Requirement that “full day” must be 7 hours or 420 minutes.

14. Slidell I.S.D. DOI Background Information
First teaching Mart ISD in 1980 we had a floating schedule.
Basics of that schedule: 6 period day – classes 75 minutes – meeting 4 days each week
Mon. 5th – 2nd – 3rd – 4th – 6th
Tues. 1st - 5th – 3rd – 4th – 6
Wed. 1st – 2nd - 5th – 4th – 6th
Thurs. 1st – 2nd – 3rd - 5th –6th
Fri. 1st – 2nd – 3rd – 4th school 1:30pm
The first time this idea was floated was not a positive experience.

15. Slidell I.S.D. DOI Background Information
Staff was in favor of the “planning time” concept but preferred a much more simple concept.
The next round of discussions focused on an early release concept (greater than the 6 day current rule), but the concern then turned to the lack of consistency within the options discussed.
After repeated failures, we finally hit upon the current schedule in conjunction with our current calendar.