Strong Schools, Strong Communities Strategy for improved Saint Paul Public Schools

1. Strong Schools, Strong Communities Strategy for improved Saint Paul Public Schools

2. Strong Schools, Strong Communities • Mission: Premier education for all • Vision: Schools at the heart of the community • What it will do: Improve education for all students – without exception or excuse

3. Goal 1: Achievement • Goal 1: Achievement - Ensure each child achieves to his or her potential • What we will see: • Closing of the achievement gap • Guaranteed delivery of curriculum • Principals as instructional leaders • Shared leadership and accountability • Data used throughout the year to inform and improve instruction

4. Goal 2: Alignment • Goal 2: Alignment - Assure all students have quality school choices in their own communities • What we will see: • Six geographic Areas that offer learning close to home and provide aligned curriculum across all schools • Equitable student support and resources in all schools • Clear K-12 pathways

5. Six Geographic Areas: A-F

6. Goal 3: Sustainability • Goal 3: Sustainability - Equitably distribute resources; invest in what works. • What we will see: • Centralized funding to better distribute resources where they are needed most. • Investments will be made in programs with proven results • Align budgets to support efficiency and equity throughout the district

7. What’s new this fall? • Elementary schools become K – 5 sites • Sixth grade moves to middle school, strengthening student/teacher relationships • New Community School Zones ensure families have the best chance of getting into their community schools • All SPPS buildings are now open, including four formerly closed buildings

8. We’ve seen progress with the plan

9. Student Performance is Improving • Graduation rates are up 10 percentage points since 2008 • American Indian students up 15 percentage points • Latino students up 17 percentage points • Drop out rate is down 10% since 2011 • MCA test scoresareup 9 percentage points since 2006 • Post-secondary enrollmentisup 7% since 2007 • Suspensionsaredown 30% since last year

10. Continuing Challenges • Achievement gap • Incremental gains seen in proficiency • Racial disparities in achievement persist • Ensuring families are aware of changes • Working to support families transitioning schools due to school choice changes • Supporting families at transition grades (PK/K, middle school and high school) • Achieving racial equity • District has invested in system-wide professional development

11. Questions?

12. Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation Mike Anderson, Executive Director

13. Saint Paul Collaborative Afterschool Sites

14. Strong Schools, Strong Communities “Achievement, alignment and sustainability. We will focus all of our efforts in these three areas to build the strong schools that will become the heart, and the hope, of our communities.” - Superintendent Valeria S. Silva Collaborative OST Vision Saint Paul Public Schools and youth serving organizations partner to provide equitable and sustainable community afterschool programs where youth build academic and 21st century skills.

15. Together + Differently + Collaborative Spirit = Equity, Quality, Breadth, Impact

16. Process to date Partners: • SPPS - Alternative Learning and Extended Day for Learning • SPPS - Community Education including: Discovery Club, Youth Enrichment and 21st Century Programs • SPPS - Community Partnerships • Saint Paul Sprockets • Saint Paul Park and Recreation • Worked with district leadership to define what SPPS can bring Community Partner engagement meetings in May and June

17. Community meetings • Share vision and parameters of 2013-14 pilot • Dialog around Saint Paul Collaborative Afterschool Site model: potential, impact, challenges, guiding principles • Assess organization interest and ability to partner in Saint Paul Collaborative Afterschool Site for 2013-2014 school year

18. Youth build academic and 21st century skills SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS • COLLABORATIVE • AFTERSCHOOL SITE: • EQUITABLE • SEAMLESS • SUSTAINABLE • QUALITY • Coordination • Principal commitment • Space • Academic learning support/ALCresources • Transportation to site and home • Snack • Rich menu of engagement opportunities • Youth development • expertise • Staff and volunteers • Curriculum and activity models • Supplies

19. 2013 – 2014 PILOT:Saint Paul Collaborative Afterschool Sites

20. Year One Parameters (2013-14)

21. Details So Far • Collaborative Sites for Fall 2013 include: • Riverview is the program site with students also coming from Cherokee • Battle Creek elementary is the program site with students also coming from Highwood Hills • What a day looks like: • Fall 2013 program session will run Monday-Friday from October 7- December 20 • Non program days include: October 17-18, November 15, 28 & 29. • Tentative program schedule: • 3:00-3:30 Snack and welcome activities • 3:30-5:00 Program time • 5:00 Bus home • Or 5:00-6:00 Possible Discovery Club option • Program 90 minutes

22. Next steps School Partners: • Continue work on coordination, logistics, transportation • Two Site Coordinators hired Community Partners: • Ability to deliver at school site • Ability to staff program two hours/day at least one day a week • Ongoing organizational commitment to quality • 15 partners have already committed! Questions?

23. Our Vision • All Saint Paul’s youth will develop their abilities as learners, contributors, and navigators so they can recognize and achieve their greatest potential. • Our Mission • Sprockets improves the quality, availability and effectiveness of out-of-school time learning for all youth in Saint Paul through the committed, collaborative and innovative efforts of community organizations, government, schools and other partners. • Neighborhood Network Teams • ESNC, LEAP, WNLC, NE • Increase Access • Program Finder, outreach/promotion of OST • Reliable Data • Sprockets Shared Data System • Program Improvement • YPQA, SAYO, ASA, Foundational Skills Workshops 2013-2014 Improvement Cycle

24. Improve • Plan • Assess Sprockets Activator Improvement Cycle • Implement your plan. • Train and coach staff • Connect staff with trainings that meet your staff team’s development needs • Observation/reflection with staff • Build quality discussions into your systems • Network Support • Oct 23rd – Quality Coaching TrainingYear-round – Network Trainings • (Sprockets, SPPS – CE 21st Century, SPPS Foundation, etc) • Collect data about your program • Youth Program Quality Assessment Tool (YPQA) • Survey for Afterschool Youth Outcomes (SAYO) • Attendance, demographics, etc. • Your other data sources… • Network Support • Sept. 11/12 – SAYO Training • Sept 27 - YPQA as a Self Assessment • Ongoing – Sprockets Database Training • One external assessment/org for YPQA Partners • Create an improvement plan • Interpret your data • Create an effective improvement plan based on your data • Create an effective plan for taking the plan back to the organization • Network Support • Dec 4th - Planning with Data • Nov – Asking Important Questions of Participation Data

25. Improve • Plan • Assess Sprockets Activator Improvement Cycle Become a Sprockets Activator! Commit to partner using YPQA, Shared database or SAYO in an Improvement Cycle YPQA ~ Whether your organization has used the YPQA before or are considering it for the first time, you can be a YPQA partner. By becoming a YPQA partner your agency… Sprockets Database ~ Data partners commit to entering participant data on a regular basis and utilize that data to create an improvement plan. SAYO~ The 2013-2014 cohort has already been selected

26. Improve • Improve • Improve • Plan • Assess 2013-2014 Professional Development Opportunities partnerships.spps.org/professional_development Note: Both Sprockets and SPPS are also offering Beyond Diversity Trainings

27. Saint Paul Public Schools, Community Partnerships Closing & Thank you