Leadership Summit
Jane A. Russo, Superintendent
Santa Ana Unified School District
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SAUSD – Who We Are
SAUSD– In the Business of Education
• 7th Largest School District
in California
• Approximately 55,000
students
• 63 schools
• The second largest
employer in Santa Ana, with
a staff of almost 5,000
employees
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SAUSD – Who We Are
• 9 of 10 students enter
school as English
language learners
• 92.4% Students are
Hispanic
• 96.8 % of students
speak a language other
than English at home
• 83.1% of students
qualify for free or
reduced-price meals
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At Our Core:
Our Students
Staffing
Shortage
Federal and
State
Compliance
Our
Students
Budget
Constraints
Family
Economics
Home
Language
We will provide an academic program designed
for each student supported by high expectations,
integrity, courage, compassion and collaboration. 4
Important
Leadership Practices
• Staying the course: Keeping Kids at the Core
• Building the Team—Collaboration & Healthy
Competition
• Participation in State & National conversations
• Transparency through “good teaching”
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Celebrating Success
Communication: Good and bad news
Visibility
The Power of the Mantra
Superintendent as teacher
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Sustaining Strong
Public Schools
1.
Truthful Conversations Based on Data
I.
II.
State and Federal Data
Local Measurements (benchmarks, grades,
attendance)
III. The Story Behind the Numbers
2.
Establish Academic Priorities
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II.
The Core of Our Work
Establish Standards for Excellence
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Strengthening Science,
Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM)
Education
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SAUSD – STEM Data
• Working Students: 79% of •
2009 seniors worked part or
full-time
• Graduation Rate: 84.8% and
climbing
• Teacher Quality-Over 99.5% •
highly qualified
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• Planning on Attending
College: 89.5% (full or parttime)
• Math Scores: increase of 5- •
15% in grades 2-6, Geometry,
Algebra I and II
Science Scores: increase
of 6% in grade 5, 1-8%
increase in higher level
science (i.e. Chemistry,
Physics)
Universal GATE screening:
100% of grade 2 students
AP Course Offeringsenrollment nearly doubled
since 2001!
MESA in secondary
schools
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STEM Goals and the
SAUSD Community
Career Technical Education
Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance
Santa Ana Partnership
Middle College
Santa Ana Assistance League
Teacher Credential Program Partnerships
Master’s Degree Programs
National Board Certification
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Secondary NonNegotiables and STEM
Secondary School
1. Culture: Structure and Communication of
Department Chairs/ Instructional
Leadership
2. Instructional Walk-throughs:
Lesson Planning and Instructional
Strategies
3. Data Chats: Quarterly benchmark
assessments, grades, common
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assessments
Partners in Success
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We Need the Community!
A Bridge to Success
Keep the Dog Wagging the Tail!
– Communication, Partnership Meetings
– Aligning Resources (summer enrichment program for
11,000 students)
– Ensuring the district message about students is the focus
Utilize a Coaching Model
– Partnering with a research organization
Visibility
– Participating in community organizations and functions
(Chamber of Commerce, Bond Oversight Committee,
Assistance League, Community Advisory Council,
OCDE/DAIT, Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities)
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A Vote for Quality Schools:
Aligning Resources
Approval of School Bond Measure G on June 3, 2008
$200 million, 25-yr.General Obligation Bond – passed by 68.7%
Total eligible matching state funds:
$138 million – originally set at $120
Million.
• Oversight
– Citizen’s Bond Oversight
Committee
• Collaboration
– Superintendent’s Facility
Advisory Committee
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Measure G Results in the
Schools
Carr
16 Classrooms
8.4 million
Greenville
20 classrooms
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12.7 million
Diamond
16 Classrooms
9.4 million
Santiago
16 classrooms
7.4 million
Achievement As An
Instructional Leader
Maintaining an Instructional Focus
Unifying the system
– Personnel
– Policies
ELEMENTARY
Reading by Grade
3
Grade 4 – 5
English Fluency
INTERMEDIATE
Algebra
– Leadership
– Professional Development
Alignment of all resources
HIGH
SCHOOL
CAHSEE
Being RELENTLESS
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Meeting Needs
Student Learning:
College
Preparation,
Life Opportunities
Relationships:
Teachers, Students,
Parents,
Administrators
Basic Needs:
Physical, Social,
Emotional, Legal, Safety, Facilities
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Celebrating Success
Is Key
• 35 schools made growth in both ELA and
Mathematics from the previous year
• 29 of the schools met AYP targets
• 40 schools increased their percent proficient in ELA
• 42 schools increased their percent proficient in
Mathematics
• 6 schools exited Program Improvement
• 16 schools in Safe Harbor
• 5 schools nominated for Distinguished School
• 1 school nominated for Blue Ribbon School
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More Success to
Celebrate
By grade 12, our comprehensive high schools
have pass rates of
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100% at Middle College,
99.3% at Segerstrom,
86.2% at SAHS,
85.2% at Century, and
80.7% at Valley and Saddleback.
The States pass rate by grade 12 is 90.6%.
More than 90% of students not passing CAHSEE
are English Learners at the beginning,
intermediate and early intermediate levels of
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language proficiency.
Look at SAUSD’s
Progress!
Number of Schools By API Score
200-1000 POINTS
100%
80%
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2
2
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3
2
1
4
5
11
1
5
40%
2
11
20
5
4
9
14
5
10
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33
34
27
21
22
31
20
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700
600
500
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300
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13
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TARGET
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20
26
20%
0%
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8
18
60%
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STATE
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7
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6
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5
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3
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3
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