BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Ross Wilson, Managing Partner, Office of Innovation
Presentation to Boston School Committee
November 4, 2015

BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BOSTON PUBLIC
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)

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

BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• 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
• 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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BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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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BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• 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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BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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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BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• 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
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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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
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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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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
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
• 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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