Autonomous Schools in BPS

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BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Innovation Schools in BPS

Ross Wilson, Managing Partner, Office of Innovation

Presentation to Boston School Committee

November 4, 2015

BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Autonomous Schools in BPS History

BOSTON PUBLIC

SCHOOLS

2015-16 Portfolio of Autonomous Schools

Pilot Schools

Elem & K-

8

Baldwin ECE

BTU Pilot K-8

Gardner Pilot K-8

Haley Elem

Lee Academy

Lyndon K-8

Mason Elem

Mission Hill K-8

Orchard Gardens K-8

Young Achievers K-8

Middle and ACC

HS

BAA

BCLA

Fenway HS

Greater Egleston HS

Harbor MS & HS

Lila Frederick MS

Lyon 9-12

New Mission HS

Quincy Upper (6-12)

TechBoston Acad (6-12)

Innovation Schools Turnaround Schools

Blackstone (2013)

Roger Clap (2011)

Eliot K-8 (2012)

Trotter K-8 (2013)

Henderson K-12 (2014)

JF Kennedy (2014)

Blackstone (2010-2013)

Channing (2013-present)

Dever (2010-present)* Blueprint

E. Greenwood (2010-present)

Grew Elem (2014-present )

Holland (2010-present)* UP

JF Kennedy Elem (2010-2014)

Mattahunt (2013-present )

Orchard Gardens (2010-2013)

Trotter (2010-2013)

Winthrop (2013-present)

Horace Mann Charter

Schools

DSNCS (2011)

UP -Boston (2011)

UP-Dorchester (2013)

* Named Level 5 schools in 2013

M. Muniz Academy (2012)

Madison Park (2012)

Burke HS (2010-present)

Dearborn 6-12 (2010-present)

BDEA (1998)

BGA (2011)

CHS-Diploma Plus Innovation

Academy (2014)

Dorchester Academy (2014-present)

English HS (2010-present)

EMK Health Careers (1998)

2015-16 Portfolio of Boston Schools

Traditional

District

Special

District*

Boston Public Schools

School

Year 2015-16

Exam Pilot*

Turnaround*

Innovation

In-District

Charter

Alt. Ed

(BPS-

Affiliated)

71 Schools 11 Schools 3 Schools 21 Schools 12 Schools 9 Schools 6 Schools 7 Schools

Catholic

Schools Students of Boston

20 Schools

• “Special” District includes schools for students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and alternative/over-age.

• Note that one turnaround schools is also a pilot school, and is reflected in both categories.

• 1 district school also have some curricular autonomy as “Discovery School” (Hernandez K-8)

Commonwealth

Charter

21 Schools

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Autonomous Schools in BPS Impact

• Overall enrollment increasing in autonomous schools

– 32% of BPS students attending autonomous schools in 2015-16

• BPS families are more likely to choose autonomous schools

– Twice as many students exercising 1 st choice preference are enrolled in autonomous schools

BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Autonomous SchoolsCurrent Programs & Initiatives

• Horace Mann Charter Renewals

• Two Horace Mann Charters (UP Boston, BGA) up for renewal with DESE

• Innovation School Evaluations and Renewals

• One Innovation school (Roger Clap Innovation School) is considering renewal this school year. Eliot, Muniz Academy and Madison Park up for renewal next school year

Building Knowledge and Capacity to Better Support Autonomous

Schools

• New Autonomous School Manual outlining key implementation guidelines for schools and central office staff finalized in June 2014

• Oversight of autonomous schools now integrated across TLT’s

• Need for centralized repository (e.g., website etc.) for storing key autonomous school documents and resources)

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Goal: Transform Learning Outcomes

BPS aims to develop a robust portfolio of high quality, innovative schools to meet the growing and diversifying needs across the district.

In its ongoing quest to improve and expand school quality and choices, BPS embraces the true notion of innovation and seeks to incubate a pipeline of innovative school proposals—whether through the vehicle of an autonomous pathway (pilot, innovation, Horace

Mann charter) or other mechanisms within traditional schools.

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Recommendations

• One of the lessons learned from prior efforts is that quality and true innovation cannot be rushed

• Revised process for proposals / renewals for all current and future autonomous schools

• Focus on innovative practices in addition to innovative governance

• Design accountability system for all autonomous schools

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Key Application Milestones

Release of Call for Innovation

Concept Paper Due

Invitations to Submit Formal Prospectus

Final Design Plans Due to DESE (Horace Mann Charters 1 and 3 only)

BESE Vote (Horace Mann Charters 1 and 3 only)

Implementation Plan Development

Deadlines

November 2015

January 2016

By March 2016

Formal Prospectus Due May 2016

Final Prospectus Decision by School Committee June 2016

Final Prospectus Submitted to DESE (Horace Mann Charters 1 and 3 only) By August 1,2016

DESE Decision on Prospectus (Horace Mann Charters 1 and 3 only) September 2016

1 st Draft Design Plans Due

Feedback to Applicants on Design Plans

September 2016

By October 2016

Faculty Votes (if needed) completed

Final Design Plans Due to Superintendent

School Committee Vote

By October 15, 2016

November 2016

By 1 st

Wednesday in

November 2016

By November 7, 2016

February 2017

February-June 2017

Schools Open/Start Sept 2017

* Deadlines for Innovation and Horace Mann Charter 2 are flexible

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Appendix A: Links to Key Resources

• Final Autonomous Schools Manual (finalized June 14, 2014)

• June 2014 Report: The Path Forward: School Autonomy and its Implications for the Future of Boston

Public Schools

• Materials from past RFP Processes (current year never released)

• 2014-16 RFP Process (materials developed, never launched)

• 2013-14 RFP Process (for schools opened 2014-15)

• 2012-13 RFP Process (for schools opened 2013-14)

• 2011-12 RFP Process (for schools opened 2012-13)

• 2010-11 RFP Process (for schools opened 2011-12)

• Key documents for BPS’ approved Innovation schools

• Annual evaluation reports on BPS’ Innovation schools

• Folder with info on BPS’ Horace Mann Charter schools

• Folder with (incomplete) info on BPS’ Pilot schools (many documents not in electronic form and/or scattered)

• Folder with information about BPS Turnaround schools

• Full shared Google Drive Folder with all BPS Autonomous School Info

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Appendix B: Autonomous Schools - Impact

Autonomous schools are no longer the exception in Boston

Types of autonomous schools

3

3

3

6

4

0

4

1

4

5

6 7

9 1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

8

1

9

1

9

2

0

2

0

2

1

2

3

32% of BPS students will attend an autonomous school next year

Source: http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/941

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BPS families are more likely to choose autonomous schools

Number of 1 st & 2 nd choice preferences per total number of students enrolled

For 2013-14 school year

9 th grade

# schools*

10 8

44

2

Source: BPS, ERS analysis

8

1

Pre-K/K

4

4

2 5

12

Students in traditional schools are twice as likely to have been administratively assigned than those in autonomous schools

Percent of students administratively assigned

For 2010-11 school year

District avg. = 4.7%

# admin assigned

0

Source: BPS, ERS analysis

1,713 142

641 0

65

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Autonomous schools extend teacher time through schedule/calendar flexibility and financial subsidies

Total pilot subsidies*

$1M

Total Turnaround stipends*

$1.6M

Total theoretical value of hours from schedule/calendar flexibility**

$7.7M

ES & K8 MS & HS

The average autonomous school has 190 extra teacher hours per year – the equivalent of an extra hour of student learning or teacher collaboration every day or 3 more weeks of PD for teachers.

*District pays for 96-145 hrs above standard hours at pilots (including 2 HMCs that were formerly pilots), and $4100 stipend per teacher for 190 hrs extra at Turnaround schools

**Analysis accounts for hrs > BTU standard at < contractual hourly rate ($43.50). Assumes Turn. & Inn. schools used all extra hrs; Pilot hrs from BPS data, HMC hrs from MOUs/school websites.

Total value of estimated unused extra hrs = $533k. Source: BPS staffing and extended pilot hours data, autonomous school documents, ERS Analysis

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REPORT FIGURE – PPT VERSION

Edison K-8, a traditional BPS school, would have 3 times the amount of meaningful budget flexibility if it were a pilot school.

Key pilot flexibilities would create flexibility over

$1,148 per pupil (15% of the school’s budget)

Source: BPS FY2014 Budget Data, ERS Analysis. This analysis uses the Edison K-8 total school-reported budget (General Fund only).

50% of remaining budget is core teachers & principals, over which pilots also have flexibility

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Appendix C: Cross-Functional Work Group Members

Members of the 2014-15

Cross-Functional Working Group

• Hervé Anoh, Headmaster of Lyon High School

• Antonieta Bolomey, Asst. Superintendent for English

Language Learners

• Michele Brooks, Asst. Supt for Family & Community

Engagement

• Catherine Carney, Assistant Chief of Curriculum &

Instruction

• Ann Chan, Assistant Superintendent of Human

Resources

• Kamal Chavda, Chief Data & Accountability Officer

• Linda Chen, Chief of Curriculum & Instruction

• Jill Conrad, Sr. Advisor for Human Capital Strategy

• Corbett Coutts, Principal of Rogers Middle School

• Eileen de los Reyes, Deputy Superintendent for

Academics

• Melissa Dodd, Chief of Staff

• Mary Driscoll, Principal of Edison K-8 School

• Laura Dziorny, Deputy Chief of Staff

• Ayla Gavins, Principal of Mission Hill K-8 School

• Scott Givens, Chief Executive Officer of Unlocking

Potential

• Graciela Hopkins, Principal of Baldwin Early Learning

Pilot Academy

• Peggy Kemp, Headmaster of Fenway High School

• Don Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer

▪ Beatriz McConnie-Zapater, Headmaster of Boston Day &

Evening Academy

▪ John McDonough, Superintendent

▪ Lynne Mooney-Teta, Headmaster of Boston Latin School

▪ Eileen Nash, Deputy Superintendent of Individualized

Learning

▪ Linda Nathan, Special Advisor to the Superintendent

▪ Ligia Noriega, Headmaster of English High School

▪ Sung-Joon (Sunny) Pai, Director of ELL & Alt Programs at

Charlestown High School

▪ Kim Rice, Chief Operating Officer

▪ Joe Shea, Deputy Superintendent of Operations

▪ Mary Skipper, Assistant Superintendent for Network G (High

Schools)

▪ Aaron Stone, Teacher Leader at Boston Day & Evening

Academy

▪ Arthur Unobskey, Principal of Irving Middle School

▪ Traci Walker-Griffith, Principal of Eliot K-8 Innovation School

▪ Ann Walsh, Governing Board Chair at Lee Pilot Academy

▪ Naia Wilson, Headmaster, New Mission High School

▪ Ross Wilson, Assistant Superintendent, Human Capital

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