Special Administrative Board Meeting
St. Louis Public School District
May 9, 2013
Dr. Nicole Williams, Deputy Superintendent for Academic Services
Office of Innovation Team Members:
Mrs. Rosemary Martin, Associate Superintendent
Turnaround Coordinators: Arnetta Fraction, Romney Edwards,
Carmen Hill, Lance Jones
Agenda
 Purpose of the Grant
 Schools Impacted
 Core Components
 Framework for Sustainability
 Next Steps
Missouri School Improvement Grant
(MOSIG)
The Missouri School Improvement Grant
(MOSIG) is a three year initiative that engages
the lowest 5% of performing schools by
restructuring processes to support Closure,
Restart, Turnaround, and Transformation
models that ultimately improve student
learning and academic success.
SLPS Eleven School Improvement Grant Schools
2010-2013
Year 1 (2010-11)
Year 2 (2011-12)
Year 3 2012-13
Award Per
School
Amount Per
Pupil
Award Per
School
Amount Per
Pupil
Anticipated
Award
Actual Award Per
School
Amount Per
Pupil
Ashland ES (Turnaround Model)
Columbia ES (Turnaround
Model)
Fanning MS (Transformation
Model)
Hamilton ES (Turnaround
Model)
Jefferson ES (Transformation
Model)
Langston MS (Transformation
Model)
L'Ouverture MS
(Transformation Model)
$335,737.00
$1,702.00
$306,775.00
$989.00
$280,311.38
$367,431.00
$1,166.45
$356,608.00
$1,758.00
$316,623.00
$1,749.00
$281,121.35
$377,379.00
$1,669.82
$444,175.00
$1,366.00
$302,772.00
$865.00
$206,384.61
$363,528.00
$1,072.35
$363,928.00
$1,151.00
$328,256.00
$1,094.00
$296,080.55
$389,012.00
$1,341.42
$340,193.00
$1,440.00
$297,412.00
$1,389.00
$260,010.93
$358,168.00
$1,336.45
$436,579.00
$1,500.00
$306,667.00
$849.00
$215,412.67
$367,423.00
$1,249.74
$441,804.00
$1,800.00
$306,667.00
$1,369.00
$212,865.09
$367,423.00
$1,685.43
Mann ES (Turnaround Model)
$380,419.00
$1,683.00
$327,387.00
$1,046.00
$281,747.88
$388,143.00
$1,571.43
Sigel ES (Turnaround Model)
$382,436.00
$1,262.00
$327,673.00
$1,046.00
$280,751.80
$388,429.00
$1,257.05
Vashon HS (Turnaround Model)
Walbridge ES (Turnaround
Model)
$399,827.00
$727.00
$317,780.00
$546.00
$252,569.56
$378,536.00
$716.92
$377,942.00
$1,044.00
$334,714.00
$1,097.00
$296,430.30
$395,470.00
$1,675.72
$4,277,648.00
$1,264.00
$3,472,726.00
$1,128.00
$2,819,265.60
$4,140,942.00
$1,340.25
Schools
DISTRICT TOTAL/AVG PER
PUPIL
Total Award to SLPS (Year 1-3) $11,891,316.00 ($10,569,639.60 Anticipated)
Positions
(50.84 positions
funded by SIG)
Turnaround
Coordinator*
Instructional Support
Coordinator***
Behavior Support
Specialist*
Technology
Scholastic Reading Suite
(3-tiered intervention)*
Professional
Development
Extended
Learning
RtI workshops/Character
Education***
Before and After
School***
AimsWeb (progress
monitoring for
grades K-6)*
Culturally Responsive
Classroom/Behavior
Management***
Saturday School**
Netbooks and Mobile
Laptop Carts***
Leadership Training***
Family Educator***
Differentiated Instruction***
Spring Break
Academy**
Summer
Academy***
Desktop Computers***
Math Specialist***
Listening Stations*
Depth Of
Knowledge/Questioning***
Counselor***
Printers*
MAP/EOC Prep***
iPads***
Writing/Literacy Strategies***
Social Worker***
Secretary*
*One-time funding for the initiative (SIG)
**School continues funding (depending on identified priorities/needs)
***District continues with a different funding source
Building Capacity:
Improving the Instructional Core, Attendance, and Discipline
Identify Priorities
Assess Academic
Return on
Investments
Conduct Needs
Assessment
Use Data to Assess
Impact
Link Key Strategies
Identify Key Turnaround
Strategies and Programs
Identify Funding Gap
Abandon High Cost/Low
Impact Initiatives
Develop an
Action Plan
 Provide
High-Quality Leadership
 Stabilize the Systems Supporting the Schools
 Embed Professional Development
 Strengthen Core Instruction and Interventions
 Use Data to Align Assessments
 Implement Collaborative Planning Time
 Ensure Singular Instructional Focus (i.e.,
Literacy)