Improving Education In Jacksonville: Charter Revision Commission October 29, 2009

Improving Education in Jacksonville Charter Revision Commission October 29, 2009

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123,000 Students 160 Schools $8,414 per FTE 8,715 teachers 5,805 other employees District Grade: B

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Source: DCPS

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Source: FLDOE

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Source: DCPS

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Source: FLDOE

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30%

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Source: FLDOE

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Source: FLDOE

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Source: FLDOE

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Source: FLDOE

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Source: FLDOE

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Source: FLDOE

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Source: FLDOE

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• Health Zone 1 • Majority of Turnaround Schools • 38.4% of Children are Living in Poverty • Highest Teen Birth Rate in City – 81.33 per 1,000 • 32.1% - Greater than High School Education

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Source: JCC

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It’s Not the Students • Pearson Elementary – 75% of students making reading gains – 79% of students making math gains

• Ribault Middle – 97% meeting high standards in writing – 79% of lowest quartile making gains in reading – 81% of lowest quartile making gains in math 16

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Student Achievem ent

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Keys to Reform • • • • • •

Leadership Matters High Quality Teachers and Leaders Longer School Day/Year Wraparound Support Effective Use of Data Adequate Resources

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Leadership Matters • Principles of Autonomy – Staffing – Budget – Curriculum – Schedule – Governance

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Leadership Matters

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Source: CCE

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Leadership Matters

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Source: CCE

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High Quality Teachers and Leaders

High – High – High

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Low – Low – Low

Source: EdTrust

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High Quality Teachers and Leaders Denver, CO

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Source: DPS

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High Quality Teachers and Leaders Washington, DC

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Source: WDCPS

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Longer School Day/Year 61 %

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Source: KIPP

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Wraparound Support • Adult Education • Before- and After-School Programs and Tutoring • Case Management • Community Organizing • Medical/Dental Services • Housing Information • Job Training • Mental Health Services • Volunteer Opportunities

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Source: CCS, FSS

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Wraparound Support • Green Bay, WI: 90% of students ready for Kindergarten in 2007 (up from 40% in 1997) • East Hartford, CT: 80% of students go on to two-year college 2007 (up from 60% in 2000) • Kings Mountain, NC: Achievement gap is one-third of NC gap, with 92% of students achieving testing at grade level

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Source: CCS

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Effective Use of Data • Independent • Available • Used to inform decision-making

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Source: STRiVE, CPEF

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Adequate Resources

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Source: US Census Bureau

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Adequate Resources • Funding per $1,000 of taxpayer income: – – – – – – – – – –

Arkansas $50.10 Louisiana $48.77 Georgia $48.21 Mississippi $48.18 South Carolina $47.07 Texas $44.26 Alabama $42.75 Virginia $39.93 North Carolina $38.42 Florida $33.51

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Source: DCPS

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Resources & Responsibility • City must help increase funding to support academic achievement: – Realignment of existing resources – Advocacy at the state and federal levels – Reexamining revenue options at local level

• District and state must give schools freedom to succeed • Teachers, principals and district staff must be willing to be held accountable for progress 31

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The Cost of High School Dropouts More likely: • To be incarcerated • To be a smoker or be obese Less Likely: • To be insured • To vote • To have a job that enables selfsufficiency 32

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Source: McKinsey

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Keys to Reform • • • • • •

Leadership Matters High Quality Teachers and Leaders More Time Wraparound Support Effective Use of Data Adequate Resources

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Questions?

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