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Appendix B:East High School #307


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APPE

NDIXB:RESTARTMODEL

LEAImplem

entationPlanfortheRestartM

odel

Directions:Pleasecompletethefollowingformforeachpersistentlylowest-achievin

gTierIorTierIIschoolwithin

theLEAthat

willimplementaRestartModel.W

hencompletingth

isplan,p

leaserefertotheModelImplementationPlanRubricto

ensurequality

responses.

LEA:BuffaloCitySchoolDistrict

NCES#:3605850

School:EastHighSchool#307

NCES#:05601

GradesServed:9-12

Numberofstudents:515

Inthechartbelow,d

escribetheneedsassessmentp

rocessused,andtheconclusionsdrawnfortheschoollisteda

bove.Include

datagatheredduringanyJointInterventionTeamorSchoolUnderRegistrationR

eviewvisit,withanyadditiona

linformation

fromlocalassessmen

ttools.

NeedsAssessmentProcess

ListDataAnalyzed

JITReviewReport(M

arch2011)

ANALYSISOFCURR

ENT,LOCALDATA(aslistedin

the

adjacentcolumn)

SpecialEducationReferrals

Teachersyearsofexp

erience,certification,andassignme

nts

Discipline

LocalBenchmarkAss

essments

5weekprogressrepor

tsand10weekreportcards

NYSSCHOOLREPO

RTCARD(2009-10)

MajorFindings

Curriculum

Theschoollacksacom

prehensiveLiteracyProgramforgrades9-12.T

heLanguageExclamationProgramonlyserves9thgraders;leaving

strugglingreadersinthe10-12gradeswithoutadditionals

upport.A

dditionally,freshmendon

ottakeEnglish1andcontinuetofa

llfurther

behindastheyneverreceiveinstructioninthefirstyearcu

rriculum,includingwriting.

Theuseanddevelopm

entoflessonplans/learninggoalsandessentialquestionsareinconsistentandarenotalignedwiththedistricts


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totheschooltogetmorestudentsonthepostsecondarytrack.

ProfessionalDevelopmentPrioritiesandtopicsvaryfromschooltoschool,butthefollowingov

erview(seenexttwopages)providesanexample

ofwhataTalentDevelo

pmentSecondaryschoolmighthaveaskeytopicsoveratwo-to-three

yearperiod.

InstructionalProfessio

nalDevelopment

Organization/Climate

ProfessionalDevelo

pment

OtherProfessiona

lDevelopment

Year1

Curriculumalignmenttraining

Trainingofinstructionalcoaches

Leaders

hipteam-buildingandretreat

Teachin

gintheExtendedBlockI

TalentD

evelopmentCoachesInstitute(Sum

mer

opportunityatJohnsHopkinsUniversity)

Pre-serv

icetrainingforallTalentDevelopm

entcourses

Classroommanagement

Transitiontraining(fromTalentDevelopmentcourses

tocorecourses)

Teachin

gintheExtendedBlockII

Ongoingprofessionaldevelopmentforinstr

uctional

coaches

Differentiatinginstruction

Usingdatatoinforminstruction

College

Summitschoolrelevancytraininglinkingpost-

seconda

rycounselingtodrop-outrates.

College

SummitsAsset-BasedCoachingTraining

College

SummitsEducatorAcademies

CareerAcademydevelopment

NinthGradeSuccessAcademy

development

OpeningStrong(planningfor

schoolopening)

Teambuildingforteachers

Effectiveteamingtrainingfor

teacherteams

Buildingexternalp

artnerships

(CareerPartnership

s)National

NetworkforPartne

rshipSchools

training

TalentDevelopmentclimate

training

Ongoingleadershiptrainingfor

leadershipteam

Deliveringtieredin

terventions

PBIS/wholeschoolclimate

training

CollegeSummitsCollege-

GoingCulturetrain

ing

CollegeSummitsActionable

Post-S

econdaryDataWorkshop

TheCollegeSumm

itPrincipal

Training

TalentDevelopmentawareness

PD

Technicalassistanceand

professionaldeve

lopmenttoset

updatacollection

,analysis,and

reportingsystems

(EWI)

Professionaldeve

lopment

aroundmasterscheduling

Ongoingtraining

forschedulers

Ongoingprofessional

developmentforcounselors

NAFeCollegeplatform

deliveringvirtual

PDon

academymodele

lements

Webinarstodeliv

erPDbasedon

academyneeds


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specificgroupsofstudents.Lastly,fewerstudentsrequirein

tensivesupports.Forexample,intensivesupportmayincludeaoneononebehavior

modificationplanfacilitatedbyanadult.TalentDevelopme

ntSecondaryisabletoprovideorga

nizationalsupportatthewholeschoolleveland

additionalsupportsatth

etargetedandintensivelevelssothatallstaffattheschoolcanprovide

interventionsalignedtotheirexpertise.Aswell,

TDSwillpartnerwiththeNationalAcademyFoundationan

dCollegeSummittomeetstudentsneeds.

ParentalInvolvement

Schoolfamilycommunitypartnershipsareparticularlyesse

ntialbecauseeachcomponentisap

owerfulsphereofinfluenceonastu

dents

developmentthatcanpo

tentiallypulltogetherinamutually

positivedirection.Inaddition,t

hecollegeandcareeremphasisoftheT

DSmodel

drawsonfamilyandcommunityresourcestoplayamajorroleintheseareas.Familiesneedtoworkwithschoolsthroughouttheco

llege

awareness,selection,an

dapplicationprocessthatextendacrossthehighschoolyears.

Familyandcommunityresourcesarealsocriticalincreatinglearningexperiencestiedtoastudentscareerinterests.Researchindicatesthatstrong

schoolfamilypartnershipswillenhancethelearningoutcom

esofstudentsandarepossibleeveninthehighschoolgradeswiththeproper

programmaticapproaches.S

imilarly,communityinfluences

canbemarshaledinsupportofschoolprogramsthathaveasignificant

impactontheir

effectiveness.Duringtheplanningprocess,communitymem

bershelptheschoolmakeconnectionswithlocalagenciesandbusines

sesthatcan

supportstudentsuccess,andhelpdetermineaneffectivecommunicationplanthatreachesavarietyofstakeholders.

TalentDevelopmentSecondaryschoolsmaychoosetoparticipateintheNationalNetworkofP

artnershipSchools,aprogramdevelopedand

extensivelytestedatJoh

nsHopkinsUniversitythatbringstogetherschools,districts,andstates

committedtodevelopingandmaintaining

comprehensiveprogram

sofschoolfamilycommunitypartn

erships.Networkschoolsestablishactionteamsofschool,familyandc

ommunity

memberstoplan,carryout,andevaluatepartnershipactivitiesthatsupportstudentlearningand

success.Eachactionteamusesaframeworkofsix

typesofinvolvement(Parenting,Communicating,Voluntee

ring,LearningatHome,Decisionm

aking,andCommunityCollaboration).


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APPENDIXB:RESTARTMODEL

Inthechartbelow,provideadescriptionoftheLEApla

nforimplementationofthemode

lattheschool.

ActionRequiredByRestart

Model

Descriptionofhowtheaction

willbeaccomplished

byLEA

Describewhenthe

actionwill

occurduringthegrantperiod

(includeactionstakenduringthe

pre-implementationperiod),and

whyatthattime

Descriptionofco

stsassociated

withtheaction(d

escription

shouldalignwith

budget

narrativeandbu

dgetprovided

forgrant)

Arestartmodelisoneinwhichan

LEAconvertsaschoolorcloses

andreopensaschoolun

dera

charterschooloperator,

acharter

managementorganization(CMO),

oraneducationmanagement

organization(EMO)thathasbeen

selectedthrougharigorousreview

process.(ACMOisan

on-profit

organizationthatoperatesor

managescharterschoolsby

centralizingorsharingc

ertain

functionsandresources

among

schools.AnEMOisaf

or-profit

ornon-profitorganizationthat

provideswhole-school

operation

servicestoanLEA.)

BCSDhasselectedtheRestart

Modelforfourofour

PLA

schools.Usingarigorousselection

process,BCSDselectedand

matchedEPOorganizationsto

eachofitssevenPLA

schools.

Specifically,theproce

sswasas

follows:

September2011

UsinganEPOselection

committeeconsistingofadiverse

setofcommunitystakeholders,

BCSDcreateanatio

nalcallfor

proposalsdefiningtheroleand

thespecificneedsof

eachPLA

school.

October2011

BCSDhostedabidd

ers

conferencefor24po

tentialEPOs

representingbothnationaland

localcomprehensive

school

reformexperience.

November2011

BCSDsEPOselection

committeeanddistrictstaffused

Pleaseseethetimelineand

descriptionsinthesecondcolumn.

ContractServices:

JohnsHopkinsUn

iversityCenter

ofSocialOrganizationofSchools

Year1-$1,7

79,8

71

Year2-$1,6

01,8

84

Year3-$1,4

41,6

95


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arubrictoselectand

match

EPOstorestartfiveofitsseven

PLAschools.

December2011

TheEPOselectionc

ommittees

EPOselectionswere

presentedto

SchoolBasedManagement

Teams(SBMT)ateachofthe

PLAschoolswhoalsouseda

rigorousselectionpr

ocessand

reviewtoolstodeter

minean

appropriatemodelofschool

reformandtherecom

mended

EPOsfitforitsschool.

Therecommendationsfromthe

SBMTandtheEPO

selection

committeewerepresentedtothe

BCSDBoardofEdu

cation.

Consideringbothgroups

recommendationsan

ditsown

independentreviewofeach

schoolsneedsandE

PO

proposals,theBoard

of

Educationthenmadefinal

determinationsforeachofthe

PLAschools.

FulfillallNewYorkSta

te

requirementsforconver

tingschool

intoacharterschool.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Enroll,withinthegradesitserves,

anyformerstudentwho

wishesto

attendtheschool.

Allstudentscurrently

enrolledat

EastHighSchoolcan

remain

enrolledinEastHighSchool.The

BCSDwillfullyutilizeour

planningphaseduringtheSpring

of2012toassesss

tudentneeds

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optoutofEastHighS

choolwill

beaskedtocompleteatransfer

applicationtoattenda

BCSD

receivingschoolingood

standing.T

histransferwillbe

completedthroughtheBCSDs

StudentPlacementOffice.

Createanaccountability

contract

withtheCMO,w

ithclearly

definedgoalsforstuden

t

achievement

BCSDwillbecontractingwith

threedifferentEducational

PartnershipOrganizationstoserve

fourschoolsinthisco

hort.T

here

arenoCMOs.Uponn

otificationof

grantaward,BCSDw

illworkwith

eachoftheEPOstodefineandset

studentachievementg

oals.T

hese

goalsandtargetswillbegrounded

intheinitialneedsass

essmentsfor

eachschool.

Adistrictdatawareho

usehasbeen

createdandisdevelop

inginterms

ofbothdatasourcesanddata

displays.

Thiswillefficiently

allowaccesstomultip

lemeasures

ofdatatoinformteachersand

differentiateinstructio

n.

Evaluationlinkedtothese

protocolswillfocusonclear,

measurableoutcomes

sothatkey

stakeholdersareapprisedofthe

progressbeingmadeb

yEastHigh

School.

EarlySpring2012

upongrant

awardnotification.

EarlySpring2012

upongrant

awardnotification

VersiFitSoftware

Data

Warehouse

Year1$2,0

00

Year2$2,0

00

Year3-$2,0

00

SchoolCityData

Warehouse

Year1$16,900

Year2$15,010

Year3-$13,309


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VersiFitisaWisconsincompany

thatprovidesadvancedanalytic

toolstoStateDepartm

entsof

EducationandSchool

Districts

thatmeasureanalyzeanddisplay

dataintheformofKe

y

PerformanceIndicators(KPI)

producingeasy-to-readgraphical

indicatorsthatalertdistrictstaffto

at-riskconditionsand

monitorthe

effectsofcorrectiveactions.

VersiFitscoredataw

arehouse

productiscalledEdva

ntage.

TheSchoolCitysoftwaresolution

includes

Analysisandrepo

rtingtoolsto

identifylowperfo

rming

students,helpteachersto

improveinstruction,improve

decisionmakinga

ndincrease

overallacademicachievement.

Anassessmentplatformthat

allowsforstandar

ds-based

formativeassessm

entstobe

createdanddelive

redto

students.

Teachersuseresults

toidentifystudentneedsand

tore-teach.

Anonlinerepositoryof

standardsaligned

resources

thatprovideteach

erswith

resourcesinorder

tore-teach


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CostofImplementatio

nofModel(over3

years)

Amountof1003(g)fundsLEAwillallocate

toschool

Amountofadditionalfunds,tobeprovided

byothersources,LEAwillallocatetoschool

$5,885,085

$4,878,204

$1,006,881

DescribehowtheLEAwillfundtheactionsdescr

ibedinthemodel,includingresourcesotherthan1003(g)tosupportthe

interventions,andplanstosustaintheinterventionsafterthegrantends.

TheBudgetNarrative

formprovidesdetailonotherfundingsourcesfor2012-2013.

Funding#307

S

ource

Amount

21sC

enturyNorthwestCommunityCenter

NYSED

$23,488

MathSciencePartnershipMathFocus

NYSED

$23,553

MathSciencePartnershipScienceFocus

NYSED

$20,510

TitleI

NYSED

$313,110

studentsonspecif

icstandards.

Ifexternalpartnerswillbeusedto

accomplishalloranyofthe

actionsdescribed-

Recruit,screen,andsele

ctexternal

providerstoensuretheirquality.

JohnsHopkinsUnive

rsitys

TalentDevelopmentS

econdary

hasbeenselectedtorestartEast

HighSchool.Asindic

ated

previously,arigorous

and

thoroughprocesswas

usedto

recruit,screenandselectthis

provider.P

leaseseeth

edetailed

processoverviewdescribedabove.


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Describeanyobstaclestoimplementingthisplan(e

x:collectivebargainingagreem

ents,lackofprofessionalstaff,etc.)thatthe

LEAfaceswiththisparticularschool,andhowtheLEAplanstoaddressthesecha

llenges.

TherehasbeenongoingcommunicationwiththeBuffa

loTeachersFederation(BTF)an

dtheBuffaloCouncilofSupervisorsand

Administrator(BCSA)duringtheSIGprocess.Atthis

time,potentialobstaclesinclude

adiscussionregardingBCSDscontractual

obligationstotheBuffaloFederationofTeachers(BTF

).ThemeetingsoftheProfessionalCouncil,comprisedofBTFandDistrict

representatives,havecontinuedthroughouttheschoolyear.Communicationwillcontinuewiththeunionstoachievecon

sensus

regardingimprovingP

LAschoolsthroughtheSIGrestartmodel.

DescribehowtheLE

Awillmodifyitspracticesor

policies,ifnecessary,toenableittoimplementtheinterventionsfullyand

effectivelyatthissch

ool.

BasedonJohnsHopk

insUniversitysmodelandplan

(andotherselectedEPOmodelsandapproaches)torestartEastH

ighSchool

thedistricthasrecentlybeguntoconsiderpossiblepracticeandpolicymodificationsinkeyareasdistrictLeadershipandsupportfor

schoolimprovement,academicperformancegoalsettin

gandmonitoring,professionald

evelopment,anddistrictbudgeting(planning

andactivemanagement).BCSDintendstofinalizeinitialchangesintheseareasbythe

endofSpring2012.

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