1. Equity The Driving Force in Roanoke City Public Schools Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) Summer Issues Seminar July 23 - 25, 2015 Savannah, Georgia 1

2. Presenters Mrs. Mae Huff, School Board Member Dr. Rita Bishop, School Superintendent Ms. Jean Pollock, Director of Data and Analysis 2

3. Who are we? At A Glance 3

4. Who are we? At A Glance 3a

5. Who are we? At A Glance 3b

6. Five-Year Strategic Plan Our Vision To be a model for urban public education. 4

7. Balanced Score Card STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 5

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9. 5b

10. Balanced Score Card TEACHING & LEARNING 5c

11. Balanced Score Card ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY 5d

12. Balanced Score Card MANAGING RESOURCES 5e

13. ACHIEVING OUR VISION 5f

14. Accountability - …is the indicator of the district’s strengths and challenges; …is the compass directing where we need to place our energy to improve; …is our report to the public who fund our enterprise; …is about all of our students. Governor Linwood Holton’s 1970 inaugural speech “… an aristocracy of ability, regardless of race, color or creed.” 6

15. Equity Policy Attendance zone changes School closings Closed: Forest Park Elementary (June 2008)…295 students Oakland Intermediate (June 2009)…196 students Raleigh Court Elementary (June 2009)…374 students William Ruffner Middle (June 2009)…393 students Huff Lane Intermediate (June 2010)...190 students In 2008, to ensure that equitable educational opportunities were available to all students, the Roanoke City Public Schools School Board analyzed and adjusted elementary school and middle school attendance zones. As a result, several school closings and repurposing of buildings were approved. Two elementary school buildings were repurposed, one became a site for alternative education, and the other an academy for overage/under- credited students. Thus far, the academy has had 853 graduates. Two additional elementary schools and one middle school were closed. The Equity Policy was initially approved by the Board in June 2009. 7

16. Equity Scorecard The average enrollment for William Fleming is 1545. The average enrollment for Patrick Henry is 1915. 8

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18. 8b

19. 8c

20. 8d

21. Progress in Reading for Roanoke City Public Schools 9

22. Progress in Mathematics for Roanoke City Public Schools 9a

23. On-Time Graduation Rate avg. enrollment : 1545 10 preliminary

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