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IntroductionInnovationNetworkSchoolsareschoolsthatoperateinpartnershipwithIndianapolisPublicSchoolsandwereestablishedasaresultofstatelegislationpassedin2014.ThefirstInnovationNetworkSchoolsagreementswereapprovedin2015forthefollowingschools:EmmaDonnanElementarySchool,EnlaceAcademy,KIPPIndyCollegePrepMiddleSchool,KIPPUniteElementarySchool,andPhalenLeadershipAcademyatFrancisScottKeySchool103.Inthe2016-17schoolyear,fouradditionalschoolsbecameInnovationNetworkSchools:GeorgeFisherSchool93;ColdSpringSchool;GlobalPreparatoryAcademyatRiversideSchool44;andKindeziAcademyatJoyceKilmerSchool69.Sevenschoolswereaddedforthecurrent2017-18schoolyear.TheyareAvondaleMeadowsMiddleSchool;EdisonSchooloftheArts;HerronHighSchool;IgniteAchievementAcademyatElderDiggs42;PurduePolytechnicHighSchool;RiversideHighSchool;andThomasGreggNeighborhoodSchool15.Combined,ourInnovationNetworkSchoolsserveapproximately6,400students,orabout20%ofstudentsinIPS.Theyalsorepresent23%ofthedistrict’sportfolioofschools.TheprogramofferingsacrossInnovationNetworkSchoolsarediverseandspandifferentschooltypes—neighborhood,choice,andcharter.WhilestudentproficiencyoutcomesacrossInnovationNetworkSchoolsvaries,forschoolsthathavestateassessmentdatasincetransitioningtoanInnovationNetworkSchool,studentgrowthhasremainedconstantand—inmostcases—improved.Additionally,studentenrollmenthasremainedsteadyorincreased,withparticularenrollmentincreasesinschoolsthathavebeenrestartedaswellschoolsthatconvertedtobecomeInnovationNetworkSchools.ThefollowingreportswerecompiledbyourInnovationNetworkSchoolleadershipteamstoprovidetheIPSBoardofCommissionersandpublicwithanupdateonprogresstogoals,academicoutcomes,andopportunitiestotackleinthenearfuture.Areportofthisnatureisrequiredsemi-annuallybylaw.Datashouldberelativelyconsistentacrossallschools,butsomedifferencesinreportformatmaybepresentduetoschooltype,formativeassessmenttype,orageofInnovationSchool.AllInnovationSchoolsmustsetgoalsforacademicperformanceaspartoftheInnovationAgreementprocess.ThosegoalsarecapturedintheInnovationApplications,andalsoreflectedinthecharterapplicationsandaccountabilityprocessforrelevantschools.Thesegoalsareindividualizedtoeachschoolcontext,consideringtheuniqueneedsofthestudentswithintheschoolcommunity.SchoolleaderslookforwardtoansweringCommissionerquestionsattheDecember5thIPSBoardWorkSession.

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Contents

SchoolName PageNumberAvondaleMeadowsMiddleSchool 3-4

ColdSpringSchool 5-9

EdisonSchooloftheArts 10-12

EmmaDonnanElementarySchool 13-15

EnlaceAcademy 16-18GlobalPrepAcademy@Riverside44 19-21

HerronHighSchool 22-24HerronRiversideHighSchool 25-26

IgniteAchievementAcademy@ElderDiggs 27-31KindeziAcademy@JoyceKilmer 32-33KIPPIndyCollegePrepMiddle 34-36KIPPIndyUniteElementary 37-39

PhalenLeadershipAcademy@GeorgeFisher 40-41PhalenLeadershipAcademy@103 42-44PurduePolytechnicHighSchool 45-46

ThomasGreggNeighborhoodSchool 47-51

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Schoolname:AvondaleMeadowsMiddleSchoolPrepared/presentedby:KellyHerron/ChrystalWesterhausInnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2017-2018GradesServed:6thand7thEnrollmentInformation

• ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear:N/A• Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear:125• 2017ADMnumber:93• Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:

o TheschoolislocatedinatemporaryfacilitythisyearduetonewconstructionontheAvondalecampus.ThedecreaseinADMislikelyduetolocationandtransportation.

• Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear:o Race–

§ AfricanAmerican:96.7%§ Multi-racial:3.3%

o Gender–§ Male–53.3%§ Female–46.7%

o Specialed%-21.7%o EnglishLearner%-0%o Free/reducedlunchrate–70%

AcademicPerformance

• Review:Academicgoalsfor2016schoolyear:N/A(Schoolisnewfor2017schoolyear)• Ultimateperformanceagainst2016goals:N/A• Academicgoalsfor2017schoolyear:

o 65%ProficientonISTEPReadingo 58%ProficientonISTEPMatho 80%ofstudentsmake1year’sgrowthgoalonNWEAformativeassessmentexamo 50%ofstudentsmake1.5year’sgrowthgoalonNWEAformativeassessmentexam

• Formativeassessmentresultssofar(particularlyastheyrelateto2017goals),andabriefexplanationofhowthisindicatesfuturesuccesses.

o NWEABeginningofYearProficiency§ Reading–60.42%§ Math–36.09%

o Qtr1BenchmarkProficiency:§ Reading–63.85%§ Math–50.55%

DisciplineData

• Totalnumberofsuspensions(currentschoolyeartodate):19• Totalnumberofstudentssuspended:14

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace§ AfricanAmerican–12/14§ Multi-racial-2/14

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender–§ Male:8/14§ Female:6/14

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus–6/14

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o DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–N/A• Totalnumberofexpulsions:

o NoexpulsionsCurrentboardrosterKellyBravermanRoseMaysCharlieGarciaJohnAckermanBillHarrisOscarGutierrezJudithHallLoisJohnsonClosingsummaryquestionsWhataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?Ourinstructionalmodelincludesmanyuniquestrengths.Our7thgradescholarsareallcurrentlytakingpre-algebratopreparethemforalgebraas8thgraders.Wearestrategicallyputtingsupportsinplacetomakethistrajectorypossibleforallofourscholarssothateachoneofthemispreparedtoattendanyoneofthecompetitivehighschoolsinthecity.Ourstudentsalsohavea55-minuteperiodofAdvisoryeachday.Duringthistime,scholarsareusingNaviance,acollegeandcareerreadinesscurriculum,todiscovertheirstrengthsandinterests.Thissupportsourcollegereadymission.Lastly,eachscholaratAMMSreceivesa55-minuteinstructionalperiodofreadinganda55minuteinstructionalperiodofELAeachday.Ourgoalisthatourscholarswouldbestrongwriterstobetterpreparethemforhighschoolandcollege.

Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?Wearereallyexcitedaboutourschool'sfuturegrowthintoournewbuilding.TheexpansiontoAvondaleMeadowsAcademyisexpectedtobecompletebyspring2018.Itisourbeliefthatourbuildingwillhelpuswithrecruitmentofnewfamiliesandwillbetheperfecttransitionforour5thgradersattheelementaryschool.Withthisgrowth,weareanticipatinggrowingourstaffandadaptingoursystems.

Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?SchoolcultureisbigatAMMSandeachweekscholarscompeteinahousecompetitionagainstoneanother,HarryPotterstyle.Everyscholarbelongstoahouseandthestudentsearnincentives.ScholarsrecentlycompetedtoseewhichhousecouldcollectthemostcannedfooditemsfortheJulianCenter.Together,ourstudentscollectednearly1500cans.AMMShashadanattendancerateabove95%forthefirst3monthsofschool.Ourclassroomteachershadperfectattendanceforthefirstquarterortheschoolyear.Wehavehadanumberofsuccessfulparentevents.TheseeventsincludeaFamilyReunion,BacktoSchoolNight,MuffinswithMom,DonutswithDad,2ParentUniversitiesandParent/TeacherConferences.

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Schoolname:ColdSpringPrepared/presentedby:CarrieBrunsandThomasHakimInnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2016-2017GradesServed:K-6 EnrollmentInformation

• ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear:290• Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear:290• 2017ADMnumber:319• Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:

Enrollmentattheendofthe2016-2017schoolyearwasjustoverthe300mark,whichwasthehighestithadbeeninyears.Whenprojectingenrollmentnumbersfor2017schoolyear,wetookaconservativeapproachandbuiltthebudgetaroundaprojectedenrollmentof290students.


71%-AfricanAmerican5%-Multi-racial10%-Caucasian13%-Hispanic1%-Asian

o Gender–52%Males48%Females

o Specialed%-14.2%o EnglishLearner%-7.6%o Free/reducedlunchrate–59.5%

AcademicPerformance

• Review:Academicgoalsfor2016schoolyear:ELA-50%ofthestudentsingrades4-6willshowhighgrowthonELAISTEP.Math-50%ofthestudentsingrades4-6willshowhighgrowthonMathISTEP.

• Ultimateperformanceagainst2016goals:ELA-ColdSpringearned103.6growthpointsforEnglishLanguageArts(ELA).WesawhighgrowthfrombothourTop75%(100.7points)andhighgrowthfromourBottom25%(106.5points).Math-ColdSpringearned100.1growthpointsforMath.WesawhighgrowthfrombothourTop75%(97.9points)andhighgrowthfromourBottom25%(102.2points).

• ISTEPandIREADperformancefor2016ISTEPData ELA-Pass ELA-DidNotPass Math-Pass Math-DidNotPass

Race AfricanAmerican

(122)43.4% 56.6% 33.6% 66.4%

Hispanic(21) 47.6% 52.4% 47.6% 52.4%Multiracial(10) 40% 60% 30% 70%White(14) 53.8% 46.2% 57.1% 42.9%Asian(3) 33.3% 66.7% 33.3% 66.7%Gender Male 41.7% 58.3% 40.4% 59.6%Female 50.5% 49.5% 38.8% 61.2%

SpecialEducation 18.5% 81.5% 8.1% 91.9%EnglishLearner 0% 100% 0% 100%

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• Formativeassessmentresultssofar(particularlyastheyrelateto2017goals),andabriefexplanationofhowthisindicatesfuturesuccesses.ColdSpringusedNWEAasbenchmarkassessmentsduringthe2016-2017schoolyearasawaytotrackstudentgrowth,aswellasproficiency.AllgradelevelssawincreasesinRITscores.2017ISTEPActualPass%werehigherthantheFallNWEAPass%.

GradeLevelData Mathematics TotalStudents #MetorExceeded

GrowthTargetPercentage

Grade6 28 17 61%Grade5 45 33 73%Grade4 33 13 39%Grade3-3A 22 15 68%Grade3-3B 22 10 45% Total 150 88 59% Reading TotalStudents #MetorExceeded

GrowthTargetPercentage

Grade6 28 18 64%Grade5 44 35 80%

IREADDATA Pass DidNotPass

Race AfricanAmerican(35) 68.5% 31.5%Hispanic(21) 66.6% 33.3%Multi-Racial(11) 50% 50%White(13) 100% 0% Gender Male(24) 58% 42%Female(28) 79% 21% SpecialEducation 50% 50%EnglishLearner 62.5% 37.5%

Mathematics Grade Fall2016 Winter2017 Spring2017 6 210 218 220

5 204 212 2164 196 201 2063 182 189 196

Reading Grade Fall2016 Winter2017 Spring2017 6 203 210 211

5 196 206 2064 192 198 2033 178 184 191

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Grade4 33 19 58%Grade3-3A 22 17 77%Grade3-3B 22 8 36% Total 149 97 65%

MeanRITScoreMathematics Class Fall2016 Winter

2017Spring2017 Fall2017 Fall2016

toFall2017

2027(Current3rdGrade)

N/A N/A N/A 181

2026(Current4thGrade)

182 189 196 196 14 Increase


196 201 206 203.1 7.1 Increase


204 212 216 209.2 5.2 Increase

Reading Class Fall2016 Winter

2017Spring2017 Fall2017 Fall2016

toFall2017

2027(Current3rdGrade)

N/A N/A N/A N/A 182.2


178 184 191 194.1 16.1 Increase


192 198 203 196.1 4.1 Increase


196 206 206 203.8 7.8 Increase

NWEA/ISTEPProjections Fall2016NWEA%PassProjection 2017ISTEPActualPass

ProjectionMathematics 2026(Current4th) 23.90% 24% 2025(Current5th) 52.7% 40.5%

2024(Current6th) 39.1% 45.8%

Reading/ELA 2026(Current4th) 32.6% 42% 2025(Current5th) 60.5% 61.9%

2024(Current6th) 39.2% 39.6%

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-Mid-yearNWEAassessmentswilltakeplaceinJanuary,2018.ThoseresultswillallowustomeasurestudentgrowthfromFall,2017toWinter,2018anddeterminethenumberofstudentsthatareontracktomeettheirgrowthtargets.-BasedonFall,2017NWEAdata,projectedISTEPproficiencyisasfollows:3rdMath:26.2%4thMath:40.9%(thesestudentshada24%passrateas3rdgraders)5thMath:38.3%(thesestudentshada40.5%passrateas4thgraders)6thMath:18.1%(thesestudentshada45.8%passrateas5thgraders)3rdELA:45.2%4thELA:61.3%(thesestudentshada42%passrateas3rdgraders)5thELA:38.3%(thesestudentshada61.9%passrateas4thgraders)6thELA:34%(thesestudentshada39.6%passrateas5thgraders)-Toaddresstheseinitialprojections,we'veaddedadditionalsmall-groupinstructionalsupportinour3rd,4th,and5thgradeclassroomsandtheteacherthatwasinthe6thgrademathclassroomforthefirstquarteroftheyearwasreplacedbyaveteran6thgrademathteacher.Additionally,approximately30%ofourstudentsinGrades3-6areparticipatinginournewSaturdayStarsprogram,whichadds90minutesofbothmathandELAinstructiononSaturdaymorningsforparticipatingstudents.DisciplineData

• Totalnumberofsuspensions:24totalsuspensions/18totalstudents.o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace–

13AfricanAmericanstudentshavebeensuspended.2Caucasianstudentshavebeensuspended.2Multiracialstudentshavebeensuspended.1Hispanicstudenthasbeensuspended.

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender–1femalestudenthasbeensuspended.17malestudentshavebeensuspended.

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus–5outofthe24suspensionshavecomefromstudentsreceivingspecialeducationservices(allunderOHIcategory).

o DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–NosuspensionshavecomefromstudentsreceivingEnglishlanguagesupport.

• Totalnumberofexpulsions:0CurrentboardrosterBobAlbano-ChairmanCherylHertzer-SecretaryKellyPayne-Wiggins-TreasurerLeroyRobinsonChrisGerrityJaniceHicks-SlaughterTonyaTudorSteveDowning

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ClosingsummaryquestionsWhataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?Allofourstudentsparticipateina30-minuteSTEMclubeachday.OurpartnershipwithMarianUniversityallowsformanymentorsandpre-serviceteacherstobeapartofourschoolcommunity.WehaveateamofeightOASIStutorsandateamoffifteenSchoolOnWheelstutorsthatcomeintwiceaweektoworkwithourstudents.WehavepartneredwithPlayworksandwehaveafulltimeCoachonstaff.Thisprovidesanopportunityforadditionalsocialandemotionaldevelopmentduringrecesstimeandclassroomgametime.ThisalsoprovidesleadershipopportunitiesforourolderstudentstobeJr.Coachesatrecesstimewithouryoungerstudents.Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?WehaverecentlylaunchedaMakerSpacedesignstudio.Thisisanopportunityforourstudentstocreate,collaborateandworkthroughthedesignprocesswithmaterialsrangingfromrecycledmaterialstothelatesttechnology.WeseeitasanextensionofourPLTWclassanditprovidesspaceforwholeclass,smallgroupandindividualworkstations.TheMakerYouthFoundationwillhaveanofficeinourMakerSpaceandwillbeonsitetoprovideprofessionaldevelopmenttoourstaff.Ourhopeistoeventuallyoffercommunity/familyopenMakerSpacetime,aswellas,offersummercampsforstudentsacrossthecity.Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?AsanInnovationschool,wearefocusedontheacademicgrowthofourstudents.WewerepleasedwiththegrowththatwesawonbothNWEAandISTEPlastyear,butwewanttoensurethatgrowthcontinues.ThisfallColdSpringstartedaSaturdayStarsprogramwhereselectedstudentswereinvitedtocometoschoolfor4hoursonSaturdaymornings.Thisisaverypositiveapproachandaverypositiveenvironmentforthem.Studentsareselectedbasedondataandaregroupedbygradelevel.Duringthe4hours,thestudentshavebreakfast,areadingblock,aminirecessandamathblock.ThegroupsaresmallandarerunbyColdSpringteachers.Theprogramhasbeenrunningforfourweeksnowandwehavehadanaverageof70studentseachSaturdayforourSaturdayStarsprogram.Thekidsarrivehappy,leavehappyandtheyhavehadanextra90minutesofbothreadingandmathinterventionfortheweek.

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Schoolname:EdisonSchooloftheArtsPrepared/presentedby:EdisonLeadershipTeamInnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2017-2018 GradesServed:K-8EnrollmentInformation

● ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear:523● Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear:543● 2017ADMnumber:595● Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:Edisonaddedanadditional4thgradeandallclassrooms

werefilledtocapacity.● Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear:

o Race-▪ AfricanAmerican--67%▪ NativeAmerican/AlaskaNative-2%▪ Asian-lessthan1%▪ Caucasian-15%▪ Hispanic–15%

o Gender-▪ 58%Girls▪ 42%Boys

o SpecialEd-11%o EnglishLearner-9%o Free/reducedlunchrate-76%

AcademicPerformance

● Review:Academicgoalsfor2016schoolyear:o ByMay2017,84%of3rdgradestudentswillpasstheIREAD3Assessment.o ByMay2017,59%of3rd-8thgradestudentswillpasstheISTEPELAAssessment.o ByMay2017,39%of3rd-8thgradestudentswillpasstheISTEPMathAssessment.o ByMay2017,ourschoolwillreducesuspensionby20%fromthe2015schoolyear.

▪ NOTE:Thesuspensiontargetgoaldidnotaccountfortheadditionofgrades6-8.● Ultimateperformanceagainst2016goals:

o ThirdgradepassedtheIREAD3Assessmentat92%o OuroverallISTEPELApassingratewas55.8%

▪ 3rdGrade:57%▪ 4thGrade:54%▪ 5thGrade:39%▪ 6thGrade:75%▪ 7thGrade:46%▪ 8thGrade:56%

o OuroverallISTEPMathpassingratewas24.2%▪ 3rdGrade:29%▪ 4thGrade:25%▪ 5thGrade:16%▪ 6thGrade:42%▪ 7thGrade:8%▪ 8thGrade:28%

● ISTEPandIREADperformancefor2016:o Disaggregatedperformancedatabyrace-

▪ IREAD3:Blackpassingrate:86.8%

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▪ IREAD3:Hispanicpassingrate:91.7%▪ IREAD3:ELLpassingrate:73.3%▪ ISTEPPassingBlack:20.3%▪ ISTEPPassingHispanic:18.6%▪ ISTEPPassingWhite:34.4%▪ ISTEPDidNotPassBlack:79.7%▪ ISTEPDidNotPassHispanic:81.4%▪ ISTEPDidNotPassWhite:65.6%

o Disaggregatedperformancedatabygender-▪ ISTEPPassingMaleELA:49.6%▪ ISTEPPassingFemaleELA:59.8%▪ ISTEPPassingMaleMath:28.4%▪ ISTEPPassingFemaleMath:25.1%

o Disaggregatedperformancedatabyspecialeducationstatus-▪ Dataissuppressed

o DisaggregatedperformancedatabyEnglishLearnerstatus-▪ ISTEPPassingELL:23.1%▪ ISTEPDidNotPassELL:76.9%

● Ifyousawgapsbetweensub-groups,whatexplicitstrategiesareyouusingtoensuretheyareclosed?o Continuetoimplementguidedreadingwithon-goingprofessionaldevelopmentand

individualizedteachersupport(ELA).o Implement6+1TraitsWritingforK-8(ELA).o ProvidetargetedandintentionalMathandELAprofessionaldevelopmentthroughouttheyear

providedbyinstructionalcoaches,administration,teacherleader(s)andoutsidepresenters(ELA&Math).

o Instructionalcoachingsupport:administrationandinstructionalcoacheswillobserveteachersandprovidespecificandactionablefeedback(ELA&Math).

o Instructionalcoachesprovidingteachersupportthroughmodeling,observingandconferencingwithteachers(ELA&Math).

o K-5LexiaLearning(ELA).o Remediationduringpull-outtimeforK-8(ELA&Math).o LessonplansduebyendofdaySaturday,actionablefeedbackandsupportprovidedtoteachers

bySunday,allchangesmustbepreparedpriortoarrivalonMonday.o StudentanddatadrivenProfessionalLearningCommunityMeetings(ELA&Math).

● Academicgoalsfor2017schoolyear:o ByMay2018,59%of3rd-8thgradestudentswillpasstheISTEPELAAssessment.o ByMay2018,31%of3rd-8thgradestudentswillpasstheISTEPMathAssessment.o ByMay2018,Edison’sgoalistohavenomorethan225suspension.

● Mid-yearNWEAassessmentsarecurrentlytakingplace.Wewillhaveresultssowecanthencomparegrowth.TestingwillbecompletebyDecember15th.

● NWEABOYPrediction2017-2018o 3rdGradeMathPassing:30%o 4thGradeMathPassing:29%o 5thGradeMathPassing:33%o 6thGradeMathPassing:19%o 7thGradeMathPassing:33%o 8thGradeMathPassing:16%o 3rdGradeReadingPassing:49%o 4thGradeReadingPassing:39.5%o 5thGradeReadingPassing:41%o 6thGradeReadingPassing:33%o 7thGradeReadingPassing:56%

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o 8thGradeReadingPassing:27%DisciplineData

● Totalnumberofsuspensions:160YTD/62differentstudents.o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace-

▪ AfricanAmerican:82%▪ Caucasian:18%

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender-▪ girls:48%▪ boys:52%

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus-4%o DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus-8%

● Totalnumberofexpulsions:0CurrentboardrosterErnestDisney-Britton,GrantDirectoratIndianapolisArtsCouncilTedGivens,ArchitectTanyaStuartOverdorf,LawyerHenryLeck,FoundingArtisticDirectorandConductorLaureatewithIndianapolisChildren’sChoirKayFeeney-Caito,PublicRelationsGregWallis,CFOHarrisonCollege.Closingsummaryquestions

● EdisonSchooloftheArtshassomeveryuniquestrengthsthatarestrategicallyalignedtosupporttheinstructionalmodel.OneofthestrengthsthatimpactsmultipleareasacrossthebuildingwouldbeourweeklyearlyreleaseWednesdays.Studentsdismiss30min.earlyandstaffstayanextra30min.whichgivesus90minofprofessionaldevelopment.Byhavingthisconsistentopportunity,itallowsustohavecontinuousprofessionaldevelopmentwherewecanprovideveryspecific,intentionalanddifferentiatedlearningopportunitiesfortheentirestaff.Havingthisaspartofourinstructionalmodel,our1stand3rdWednesdaysarebriefstaffmeetingsfollowedupwithprofessionaldevelopmentthatisfocusedonthevarietyofinstructionalneeds.Onthe2ndWednesdayofthemonthwiththeguidanceandsupportofPeaceLearningCenter,staffreceiveinteractivetrainingonrestorativejusticepractices.The4thWednesdayofeverymonth,weareabletohaveArtsIntegrationtrainingthroughapartnershipwithClowe’sHall.Artsintegrationheightensthelevelofstudentengagementandfurtherinternalizesstudentcontentmastery.

● Edisonhasarealopportunityforhighgrowthduetosomesignificantstaffingadjustmentswhichincludetheadditionoftwocounselorsinsteadofoneandthreeinstructionalassistantswhichultimatelyprovidemorestudentresources.Additionally,wewereabletohirehighlyexperiencedteachersandaDirectorofEngagementandAdvancement.Anothersignificantopportunityistheabilitytobringinprofessionaldevelopmenttrainerswhoarehighlyregardingintheirfieldofexperience.Workshopsandtrainingswiththeseprofessionalswillhelpclosethegapinourareasofgrowth.OneofthelargestopportunitiesforEdisonistheimpactofimplementationofArtsIntegration.Researchsupportsthattheimplementationofartsintoacademicsincreasestheoverallsocial,emotionalandacademicachievementsofstudents.

● ThehighlightthatEdisonwouldliketosharewiththeboardthatdistinguishesEdisonfromothersisthatwecanprovidemoreconsistenttrainingthatisalignedtoouruniqueneedsalongwiththeimplementationofArtsIntegrationandRestorativeJusticepractices.Finally,theadjustmenttoourcalendarhasincreasedoverallparentsatisfactionduetotheincreasevacationtimewiththeirchildreninthesummerandmoreconsecutive5-dayschoolweeks.

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Schoolname:EmmaDonnanElementarySchoolPrepared/presentedby:Mr.MichaelDunaganInnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2015-2016GradesServed:K-6EnrollmentInformation

• ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear:238• Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear:250• 2017ADMnumber:259• Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:ContinuedworktoincreasevisibilityoftheEDESasoption

forfamiliesonthesouthsideofIndianapolis• Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear:

o Race–50%Black,29%White,15%Hispanic,5%Multiracialo Gender–58%Male,42%Femaleo SpecialEducation-%-18%o EnglishLearner%-10%o Free/reducedlunchrate–100%

AcademicPerformance

• Academicgoalsfor2016schoolyear,performanceagainstgoals,andISTEP/IREADispresentedinchartsbelow.

GoalTopic 15-16Actual 16-17Goal 16-17Actual GoalMet

I-Read3 57.1% 61.4% 69.4% Y

ISTEP+ELA 33.7% 40.3% 36.7% N

ISTEP+Math 28% 35.2% 30.8% N

SchoolGrade D C A Y

AverageGrowthPoints 64.1 114.5

MedianGrowthPercentileELA 40.0% 59%

MedianGrowthPercentileELAMath

29% 52%

2016ISTEPdatadisaggregatedbyraceRace BothELAandMath ELA MathBlack 10(16.7%) 21(35%) 13(21.7%)White 16(27.1%) 25(42.5%) 23(38.3%)Hispanic 5(24%) 4(14%) 6(21%)Multiracial 3(33%) 3(33%) 4(44%)

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2016ISTEPdatadisaggregatedbygender BothELAandMath ELA MathMale 17(21%) 25(31%) 25(31%)Female 14(24%) 26(46%) 18(32%)

2016ISTEPdatadisaggregatedbyspecialeducationstatus BothELAandMath ELA MathGeneralEducation 31(26.1%) 52(43.7%) 40(33.3%)SpecialEducation 3(10%) 4(14%) 6(21%)

2016ISTEPdatadisaggregatedbyELstatus BothELAandMath ELA MathEnglishLanguageLearner 1(8%) 1(8%) 1(8%)Non-EnglishLanguageLearner 31(23.1%) 54(37.8%) 45 31.3%)

• Ifyousawgapsbetweensub-groups,whatexplicitstrategiesareyouusingtoensuretheyareclosed?ThisschoolyearwehaveaddedablockoftimeintoourschedulecalledSuccess.Studentsarebrokenintosmallgroupsbasedontheirperformanceonpriorunitassessment.Studentswhohavenotmasteredthestandardsareplacedintosmallgroupsandgiveninstructionbasedontheirneedsmovingtowardsmasteringthepriortaughtstandard.Studentwhohavemasteredthestandardareplacedinenrichmentgroupsforextensionwiththepriortaughtstandard.Studentsinallgradelevelsarepresentedthisopportunity.

• Academicgoalsfor2017schoolyear:

GoalTopic 17-18Goal

I-Read3 67.1%

ISTEP+ELA 43.0%

ISTEP+Math 37.7%


o LexiaData BelowGradeLevel OnGradeLevel AboveGradeLevelStartofYear 86% 12% 2%Currently 56% 37% 7%

o UsingLexiawehavedecreasedthepercentageofstudentswhowereworkingonbelowgrade

levelworkby30%.o SuccessImpactofStandardsMasteryaftersuccesscycle

GradeLevel %DecreaseinNon-MasteryofgradelevelStandards

6th 20-30%5th 10%4th 10-30%3rd 30-40%

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o Success(OurRTItime)hasshownclearresultsindecreasingthepercentageofstudentswhoarenotmasteringthegradelevelstandardafterinitialinstructionfromteacher.

o Mid-yearbenchmarkassessmentwillbegiveninDecember.DisciplineData

• Totalnumberofsuspensions:78o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace–Black56(71.9%),White14(17.9%),Hispanic2(2.6%),

Multiracial6(7.6%)o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender–Male70(90%),Female8(10%)o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus–SpecialEducation17(21.8%),Non-

SpecialEducation61(78.2%)o DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–EL-0(0%),Non-EL78(100%)

• Totalnumberofexpulsions:0Closingsummaryquestions

• Whataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?o Consistentuseofthe8-StepContinuousImprovementProcess

§ Theuseofdatatoidentifyindividualstudentstrengthsandweaknesses§ Creationofaschedulethatestablishesalearningtimeline§ Instructionalfocusaligninglessonplans,classroomteachingandassessments§ Designatedbenchmarkassessmentstoteststudentsonwhattheyhavebeen

taughtandtoimmediatelyidentifyareaswhereremediationisrequiredforsubjectmastery

§ Remediationimplementedtoreviewspecific,individualizedstudentlearningneeds§ Implementingenrichmentforstudentsachievingspecificcontentmastery§ Revisitingpastlearningtoensurestudentsretainpriorcontentthroughposttesting

followingthelearningtimeline§ Monitoringiscriticalinsafeguardingtheaccountabilityphaseofthe8-StepProcess

andshouldbetheresponsibilityofthedesignatedinstructionalleaderandsupportedbytheentireschoolcommunity

o ProfessionalLearningCommunitiesmeetweeklyingradelevelswithanadministratorandinstructionalcoach.Meetingslookatstudentachievementgainsandstudentneeds,standardsmastery,andinstructionalplanning.

o StudentPersonalLearningPlanshavethestudentssettinggoalsandtrackingtheirownlearningdata.

• Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?o Continuetostrengthenuseofbestpracticeswithstaffnewtothebuildingthroughstrategic

professionaldevelopmentandcoachingcycle.o ContinuetoutilizeSuccesstimetoincreasestudentswhohaveyettomastercontent

standards.o ContinuedMorningandFamilyculturemeetingsfocusedongrowingschoolandclassroom

culture.• Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?

o RecognizedbyIndianapolisUrbanLeagueforExcellenceinEducationatThirdAnnualSalutetoEducationalExcellenceAwardsLuncheonandForum.

o 19communitypartnerswhichresultedinthissummerwecompletedtheplaygroundbuildwiththesupportofKaBoom,Dr.PepperSnappleGroup,McDonalds,andAlphaKappaAlphaandheldthegrandopeningatthestartofthisschoolyear.

o Top10schoolwithinCSUSAschoolsinfidelityusageofeducationalsoftware.o GrowingfromaDtoanAonthestateaccountabilityframework.

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Schoolname:EnlaceAcademyPrepared/Presentedby:BreniceArmstrong,LeahKuruzar InnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2015-2016(founded2013)GradesServed:K-7EnrollmentInformation

● ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear:358students● Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear:430students● 2017ADMnumber:430students● Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:

o Anumberofstudentshavemovedoutsideofourtransportationboundaries,sotheyarenolongeratEnlace;however,wehavehadnewenrollmentfromstudentsfromourwaitinglistorhavingmovedintotheneighborhood

● Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear:o Race-74%Hispanic,21%Blacko Gender-49%male,51%femaleo SpecialEd%-15%o EnglishLearner-64%o Free/reducedlunchrate-94%

AcademicPerformance

● Review:Academicgoalsfor2016schoolyear:o Studentsongrade-levelwillgrowatleastonegrade-leveltoremainongrade-leveleachyear;

studentswhoarebehindwillgrowatleast1.5gradelevelseachyearo ELLs(EnglishLanguageLearners)willgrow.5levelsontheannualWIDAassessmentuntilthey

testout.● Ultimateperformanceagainst2016goals:

o Inreading,57%ofstudentsmettheirprojectedgrowthgoaland62%mettheirprojectedgrowthgoal.

o 42%ofourstudentsgrewatleast0.5levelsontheannualWIDAEnglish-languageproficiencyassessmentinthe16-17schoolyear.

● ISTEPandIREADperformancefor2016:o Disaggregatedperformancedatabyrace

▪ ISTEPPassingRate● African-American:Notenoughinformation● Hispanic:46%(ELA),35%(Math)● Multiracial:Notenoughinformation

▪ IREADPassingRate(77%)● African-American:71%● Hispanic:72%● White:.02%

o Disaggregatedperformancedatabygender▪ ISTEPPassingRate

● Female:52%(ELA,excluding6thGrade),37%(Math) ● Male:41%(ELA),37%(Math)

▪ IREADPassingRate● Female:64%● Male:68%

● Disaggregatedperformancedatabyspecialeducationstatus▪ ISTEPPassingRate

● ELA:36%(excludinggrades4,5,and6)

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● Math:27%(excludinggrades4,5,and6)▪ IREADPassingRate

● SPED:40%o DisaggregatedperformancedatabyEnglishLearnerstatus

▪ ISTEPPassingRate● ELA:34%(excluding6thgrade)● Math:30%

▪ IREADPassingRate● ILP-75%

● Academicgoalsfor2017schoolyear:o Studentswillshowoneyear’sgrowthforeachyeariftheyareongradelevel,andiftheyare

behind,theywillexceedoneyear’sgrowtheachyearuntiltheyareongradelevel.o ELLs(EnglishLanguageLearners)willgrow.5levelsontheannualWIDAassessmentuntilthey

testout.● Formativeassessmentresultssofar(particularlyastheyrelateto2017goals),andabriefexplanation

ofhowthisindicatesfuturesuccesses.o Asoffalltesting,studentsingradesK-7havemetorexceededtheirprojectedgrowthinreading

andmath,excludinggrade2.Thisindicatesthatweareontracktowardmeetingourgoalsofstudentsobtainingaminimumofoneyeargrowthormorebytheendoftheyear.

DisciplineData

● Totalnumberofsuspensions:69totalsuspensionso Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace-

▪ Hispanic:62%▪ Black/African-American:28%▪ Multiracial:10%

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender-▪ Male:80%▪ Female:20%

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus-▪ SPED:33%▪ Non-SPED:66%

DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus-▪ ELL:60%▪ Non-ELL:40%

● Totalnumberofexpulsions:0

CurrentboardrosterDennisCasey,BoardChairPatriciaCastañeda,ViceChairTerryBaker,BoardTreasurerLaTonyaTurner,BoardSecretaryKennithBrittMartyDezelanRyanMarquesRaulZaveletaClosingsummaryquestions

• Whataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?1. BlendedLearning-EnlaceAcademyofferspersonalizededucationthroughourblended

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learningmodel.Usingadaptivesoftwaretechnology,2. Smallgroupinstruction-Inatypicalclassroom,studentsrotatethroughateacher

table,anindependentorcollaborativestation,andtechnologystation,ingroupsof5-6students.Studentswillworkforanywhere15-20minutesineachstationbeforemovingtotheremainingstationsinalearningblock.

3. Parallel-teachingmodel-AtEnlace,K-5classroomsaretaughtbytwolicensedteacherswhoparallelteachinsmallgroups.Havinglicensedandqualityinstructorsinasmallgroupsettingareanaddedadvantagetoourinstructionalmodel.

• Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?Ourcurrentopportunityinthecomingmonthsisaroundsocio-emotionallearning.Havingrecognizedthatavastpopulationofourstudentsexperiencetraumawhichcanhaveanegativeimpactontheirabilitytobesuccessfulinourschool,weareimplementingaSEL(Socio-EmotionalLearning)curriculumschool-widetohelpaddressourstudentsneeds,madepossiblethroughanawardedLilygrant.Wearehopingthatwithadditionalresources,includingthetrainingofourstaffontheuseofthecurriculum,wecansupportthewholechildeducationalexperienceatEnlace.

• Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?

Thisyear,ourschoolbaseddecisionsarefocusedaroundrigor,relevance,andrelationships:● Rigor:Wewillprovidehighqualityinstructiontoourstudentsthroughtheuse

ofresearch-basedcurriculumandinstructionalbestpractices.● Relevance:Thisyear,STEM(Science,Technology,Engineering,andMath)isa

newcourseforallstudentsatEnlace.RecentresearchshowsthatminoritiesarevastlyunderrepresentedinSTEMfields,sowearegivingaccesstothatatourschoolthroughthisprograminthehopesofopeningnewopportunitiesforthecommunitythatweserve.

● Relationships:Ourrelationshipswithourfamiliesarepivotaltooursuccess.ThroughourFamilyServiceProgram,ourfamilieshavedonatedover821hoursthisyearsinceAugust.OurLatinoLiteracyProjecthasrecentlyexpandedtoincludeour2ndcohortofparentslearningtheEnglish-language,includingparentsteachingparents!

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Schoolname:GlobalPrepAcademy@Riverside44Prepared/presentedby:MariamaShaheedCarson InnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2016-2017GradesServed:PreK-6(K-3isGPAcharter,PreKand4-6IPScorporation)Enrollment

• ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear-494 • Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear-525 • 2017ADMnumber-509 • Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses: SincewecametoRiverside44,therehasbeenanincreasein

enrollment26%ofstudentscurrentlyenrolleddonotliveintheRiversideboundary.15%ofourstudentsoutsideoftheboundaryarealsooutsideoftheIPSdistrictandhaveelectedtocometoGlobalPrep@Riverside44fortheSpanishImmersionprogram.Whilewemissedourenrollmenttargetslightlythisyear,wearestillfullysubscribed.Wedidnotactivelyrecruitkindergartenfamiliesaswehaddoneinourinauguralyear,thusthereasonwedidnotfullymeettheenrollmenttarget.

• Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear: Race

• Asian.4%• AfricanAmerican-61.2%• Hispanic-29.8%• Multiracial-1.9%• White-6.2%

Gender(Male-57%,Female-43%)SpecialEd-19.4%EnglishLearner-27.6%Free/reducedlunchrate-67.8%

AcademicPerformance

2015-2016Performance

2016-2017Goal

2016-2017Results

2017-2018Goals

IREAD 58.8% 65% 70.5% 73%

ISTEP+ELA 21% 30% 32.2% 45%

ISTEP+Math 12% 20% 18.9% 30%

ISTEPELA&Math 7% 20% 14% 25%

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ISTEPandIREADperformancefor2016:

2016ISTEPDisaggregatedDatabyRaceRace BothELAandMath ELA MathBlack 11.5% 29.3% 15.4%White 33.3% 50% 33.3%Hispanic 15.9% 36.5% 20.9%Multiracial n/a n/a n/a

2016ISTEPDisaggregatedDatabyEnglishLearner(EL)StatusELStatus BothELAandMath ELA Math

Non-EL 15.7% 36.7% 18.9%ELL 6.1% 11.8% 15.0%

2016ISTEPDisaggregatedDatabySpecialEducationStatusELStatus BothELAandMath ELA MathGeneralEducation 16.6% 36.4% 21.0%SpecialEducation 0% 3.7% 3.6%

2016IREAD %passing %passingBlack 73.0% SpecialEducationoverall RepressedHispanic 64.7% GeneralEducationoverall RepressedMulti-Racial repressed ELoverallpass 47.6%White repressed Non-ELoverallpass 82.1%

• Formativeassessmentresultssofar(particularlyastheyrelateto2017goals),andabriefexplanationof

howthisindicatesfuturesuccesses.

August2017NWEAFormativeAssessmentData%ofstudentswhostartedtheyearongradelevel

Reading Math

Grade3 33% 28%

Grade4 46% 34.6%

Grade5 26.4% 30%

Grade6 37% 27.4%

DisciplineData

● Totalnumberofsuspensions:54studentsBlack-43 White-1 Hispanic-10

● DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabygenderMale-42 Female-12

● Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus:12students● DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus:10students● Totalnumberofexpulsions-1,AfricanAmericanFemale,GeneralEducation

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CurrentboardrosterTerryDwyerMarilynLeathermanBillWestElizabethLacyCorneliusRobinsonJeannineMurrayMichaelSaahirChrisOrtegaGinnyHackerSummaryquestionsWhataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?Thestrengthofourinstructionalmodelistheintentionalfocusonlanguageandculture.AsaSpanishimmersionschool,wearecommittedtoourchildrenbecomingbilingualandbiliterate.Tothatend,wefocusagreatdealoftimeinliteracyinbothSpanishandEnglish.Instructionisprovidedinbothlanguagesbynativespeakerswhichallowsstudentstogrowintheirunderstandinganduseoflanguageaswellasgrowintheirappreciationoftheircultureandthecultureoftheirteachersandclassmates.ThisstrengthhasbeenonethatourparentsoftenspeaktohowmuchtheyappreciateandwhytheyhavechosentoattendGlobalPrep@Riverside44.Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?Ourgreatestopportunityinthecomingmonthsistoincreaseourstudents’mathproficiencythroughafocusoncomputationandproblemsolving.Toensureweuncovertherootcauseanddevelopaplanforimprovement,wehaveweeklydatameetingsfocusedonmath.Duringthistime,weexaminestudentswork,shareactionstepsandprovideprofessionaldevelopmenttoourteachers.Wehavealsoimplementedweeklyobservationstiedtomathinstructiontoensurethatweseethesameincreaseinmathproficiencyaswehavehadwithliteracy.Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?Iamexcitedtosharethatourfocusonliteracyinourfirstyear,yieldedhighreturnsforallofourstudents.OnISTEP+wehada11.4%inpasspercentagesinELAandonIREADweincreasedthepasspercentageto70.5%.Thepreviousyearthepassratewas58.8%.

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Schoolname:HerronHighSchoolPrepared/presentedby:JanetH.McNeal InnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2017-2018GradesServed:9-12EnrollmentInformation

• 2017ADM(AverageDailyMembership)number:860• Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:n/a• Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear:

o Race–§ AmericanIndian=2§ Black=172§ Asian=12§ Hispanic=58§ White=451§ Multiracial=75

o Gender–§ Male=338§ Female=522

o Specialed%-11.4%o EnglishLearner%-3%o Free/reducedlunchrate–36.7%

AcademicPerformance

• ISTEPandIREADperformancefor2016:o Disaggregatedperformancedatabyrace–

§ ELAPassrates:• AmericanIndian=100%• Black=72%• Asian=100%• Hispanic=92%• White=87%• Multiracial=83%

§ MathPassRates:• AmericanIndian=• Black=22%• Asian=50%• Hispanic=42%• White=62%• Multiracial=72%

o Disaggregatedperformancedatabygender–§ ELAPassrates: MathPassrates:

• Male=78% Male=51%• Female=89% Female=57%

o Disaggregatedperformancedatabyspecialeducationstatus–§ ELA=62%§ Math=21%

o DisaggregatedperformancedatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–N/A• Ifyousawgapsbetweensub-groups,whatexplicitstrategiesareyouusingtoensuretheyareclosed?

o Seegoal

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• Academicgoalsfor2017schoolyear:o OneofIndianapolisClassicalSchoolsfundamentalgoalsforthisacademicyearistoimplement

moreintentionaluseofdatatoinformclassroominstruction.Thefocusistoestablishsystemsforevaluatingacademicdataanddevelopingdata-driveninstructionalstrategies;tomoreeffectivelymonitorindividualstudentprogressandclassroomprogress,particularlybyanalyzingdataregardingtheachievementgapasitrelatestounderperformingpopulationsandtoimplementstrategiestoaddressunderperformancetomakesureallstudentpopulationsarepreparedforcollegeandontracktograduateontime.


o AtHerronHighSchool,49%ofentering9thgradestudentsareontracktobeISTEP+Grade10Mathreadyand90%ofstudentsareontracktobeISTEP+Grade10ELAready.ThesepercentagesarebasedonthereadinessbenchmarkNWEAscores,whichweredeterminedbasedregressionanalysisofHerron’sHighSchool’sSpring2017ISTEP+Grade10passingratesandthosestudents’9thgradeNWEAscores.ThisanalysisassumesthatthatcurrentHerronHighSchool&RiversideHighSchoolstudentswillshowthesamegrowthandfollowthesametrends.Thereadinessbenchmarkscoresfor9thgradeNWEAare:Math–242,ELA–220.

DisciplineData

• Totalnumberofsuspensions:26o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace–

§ Black-10§ Asian-0§ Hispanic-0§ White-11§ Multiracial-5

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender–§ Male-9§ Female-17

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus–7o DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–0

• Totalnumberofexpulsions:0 CurrentboardrosterCunningham,Mindy HHSParent/restaurateurGrammer,Laura HeadofSchool,TheOaksAcademy,MiddleSchoolHammondIII,John Partner,IceMillerLLPMcWhirter,William PeoplesBankCorporationofIndianapolis(retired)Miller,AdrianO. RegionalManagerInvestmentandFiduciaryServicesGreatLakesRegion,WellsFargoNottingham,Mark NottinghamRealtyGroupRoy,Dan Partner,FaegreBakerDanielsRussell,Livia Retired,RealEstateSabens,Peggy MeridianStreetFoundationBoard,IndianapolisArthritisGuild,FortnightlyLiteraryClubScott,JuliePerkins Sr.ProgramManager,JohnsonControlsInc.Steele,David SteeleGroupSteiner,Keith VicePresident-InvestmentOffice,UBSFinancialServicesTaft,Joanna ExecutiveDirector,HarrisonCenterfortheArtsWatson,John InvestorWhitsett,Joe CEO,TWGDevelopment,LLC

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Closingsummaryquestions

• Whataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?IndianapolisClassicalSchoolsmethodologyreliesonSocraticdialogueandtheclassicalmodelofeducationcalledtheTriviumasitsacademiccornerstone.TheTriviumbreaksdownlearningnewconceptsintothreestages;grammar,logicandrhetoric.PresentingallcontentthroughtheTrivium-basedclassicalmodelcreatesapowerfullearningenvironmentalignedwiththeschool’sCoreValues,whiletheuseofSocraticdialogdevelopscriticalthinkingskillsandbuildsconfidenceinstudentsastheybecomeactiveandengagedparticipantsintheclassroom.

• Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths? RecruitingteachersforbothIndianapolisClassicalSchoolscampuses Movingintoformerarmoryandexpandingagrade AthleticfacilitiesthatbecomeavailablewhenRHSrenovationsarecompleted NewaccesstoIPS8thgraders

• Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?Twenty-twoHerronHighSchoolchoirstudentsarecurrentlytouringandperforminginMexicoaspart

oftheTlaxcalaCantafestival.

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Schoolname:RiversideHighSchoolPrepared/presentedby:JanetH.McNeal InnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2017-2018GradesServed:9th(willgrowoneyearatatimetoserve9-12)EnrollmentInformation

• 2017ADM(AverageDailyMembership)number:139• Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear:

o Race–§ Black=81§ Asian=4§ Hispanic=9§ White=32§ Multiracial=12§ Unspecified=1

o Gender–§ Male=53§ Female=86

o Specialed%-18%o EnglishLearner%-3%o Free/reducedlunchrate–65%

AcademicPerformance

• Review:Academicgoalsfor2016schoolyear:N/A• Ultimateperformanceagainst2016goals:N/A• Academicgoalsfor2017schoolyear:

o OneofIndianapolisClassicalSchoolsfundamentalgoalsforthisacademicyearistoimplementmoreintentionaluseofdatatoinformclassroominstruction.Thefocusistoestablishsystemsforevaluatingacademicdataanddevelopingdata-driveninstructionalstrategies;tomoreeffectivelymonitorindividualstudentprogressandclassroomprogress,particularlybyanalyzingdataregardingtheachievementgapasitrelatestounderperformingpopulationsandtoimplementstrategiestoaddressunderperformancetomakesureallstudentpopulationsarepreparedforcollegeandontracktograduateontime.


o AtRiversideHighSchool,26%ofentering9thgradestudentsareontracktobeISTEP+Grade10Mathreadyand59%ofstudentsareontracktobeISTEP+Grade10ELAready.ThesepercentagesarebasedonthereadinessbenchmarkNWEAscores,whichweredeterminedbasedregressionanalysisofHerronHighSchool’sSpring2017ISTEP+Grade10passingratesandthosestudents’9thgradeNWEAscores.ThisanalysisassumesthatthatcurrentHHS&RHSstudentswillshowthesamegrowthandfollowthesametrends.Thereadinessbenchmarkscoresfor9thgradeNWEAare:Math–242,ELA–220.

DisciplineData

• Totalnumberofsuspensions:18o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace:

§ Black=14§ Asian=1§ Hispanic=1

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§ Multiracial=2o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender–12male/6femaleo Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus–6specialedstudentso DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus-0

• Totalnumberofexpulsions:0CurrentboardrosterCunningham,Mindy HHSParent/restaurateurGrammer,Laura HeadofSchool,TheOaksAcademy,MiddleSchoolHammondIII,John Partner,IceMillerLLPMcWhirter,William PeoplesBankCorporationofIndianapolis(retired)Miller,AdrianO. RegionalManagerInvestmentandFiduciaryServicesGreatLakesRegion,WellsFargoNottingham,Mark NottinghamRealtyGroupRoy,Dan Partner,FaegreBakerDanielsRussell,Livia Retired,RealEstateSabens,Peggy MeridianStreetFoundationBoard,IndianapolisArthritisGuild,FortnightlyLiteraryClubScott,JuliePerkins Sr.ProgramManager,JohnsonControlsInc.Steele,David SteeleGroupSteiner,Keith VicePresident-InvestmentOffice,UBSFinancialServicesTaft,Joanna ExecutiveDirector,HarrisonCenterfortheArtsWatson,John InvestorWhitsett,Joe CEO,TWGDevelopment,LLCClosingsummaryquestions

• Whataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?IndianapolisClassicalSchoolsmethodologyreliesonSocraticdialogueandtheclassicalmodelofeducationcalledtheTriviumasitsacademiccornerstone.TheTriviumbreaksdownlearningnewconceptsintothreestages;grammar,logicandrhetoric.PresentingallcontentthroughtheTrivium-basedclassicalmodelcreatesapowerfullearningenvironmentalignedwiththeschool’sCoreValues,whiletheuseofSocraticdialogdevelopscriticalthinkingskillsandbuildsconfidenceinstudentsastheybecomeactiveandengagedparticipantsintheclassroom.

• Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?RecruitingteachersforbothIndianapolisClassicalSchoolscampuses

MovingintoformerarmoryandexpandingagradeAthleticfacilitiesthatbecomeavailablewhenRHSrenovationsarecompleted

NewaccesstoIPS8thgraders• Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?IndianapolisClassicalSchoolsrecentlycelebratedthelaunchofRiversideHighSchoolandits

inauguralfreshmenclass.FreshmanIlliciaBufordrecentlylearnedthatshehasbeenacceptedintoBrownUniversity’ssummerprogramforhighschoolstudents.ShewillattendBrownUniversityduringsummermonthsallfouryearsofhighschool,anduponcompletingthe4-yearprogram,willbeacceptedasanundergraduateatBrown.

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Schoolname:IgniteAchievementAcademyPrepared/presentedby:BrookeBeaversandShy-QuonElyII InnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2017-2018GradesServed:K-6EnrollmentInformation

• ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear:427• Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear:

o 394K-12scholarsbasedonSchool42projectionsviaIPSo Igniteprojectedat550

• 2017ADMnumber:498oncountday,asof11/20,wehave539scholarsenrolled• Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:Growthfrompriorschoolyear(37%attributedtothe

following):1)Studentsreturningfromprivate,othercharter,andtownshipschoolsuponInnovationRestart.2)ParentsthatlivewithinthedistrictarepleasedwithwhatourprogramminghastoofferandareswitchingtoIgnitefortheinnovation.3)DuetoIgnitebeingitsownLEAauthorizedbytheOfficeofEducationInnovation,approximately75childrenfromoutsidetheboundarychoosetoattendIgnitebasedontheleadership’sprevioustrackrecordandparentalsatisfaction.4)Ourdedicatedcommitmenttothecommunityatlargeandopportunityforengagementhasbeenwellreceivedandcontributestoapositivewordbeingspread


§ Asian,AsianIndianorOtherPacificIslander1%,§ AmericanIndianorAlaskaNative0%,§ BlackorAfricanAmerican77%,§ HispanicorLatino11%,§ White4%,§ Other7%

o Gender52%Male;48%Femaleo SpecialEd15%o EnglishLearner9%o Free/reducedlunchrate87%(Wequalifiedforcommunityeligibilityfor100%FRL)

AcademicPerformance

• Review:Academicgoalsfor2016schoolyear:Ignitewasnotinexistence;School42Goalsper6-5-10Reportarebelow:

o IREAD-357.5%o ISTEP+ELA38.8%o ISTEP+Math24.4%

• Ultimateperformanceagainst2016goals:Ignitewasnotinexistence;School42Performanceper6-5-10Reportarebelow:

o IREAD-368.4%o ISTEP+ELA31.3%o ISTEP+Math20.9%

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• ISTEPandIREADperformancefor2016:DataisforElderDiggsSchool42,beforeIgnitetransition.

2016ISTEPDisaggregatedDatabyRaceRace BothELAandMath ELA MathBlack 13.3% 26.6% 20.1%White N/A N/A N/AHispanic 5.6% 36.8% 5.3%Multiracial 21.4% 28.6% 35.7%

2016ISTEPDisaggregatedDatabyEnglishLearnerStatusELStatus BothELAandMath ELA MathNon-EL 13.0% 27.3% 20.7%ELL 7.7% 28.6% 7.7%

2016ISTEPDisaggregatedDatabySpecialEducationStatusELStatus BothELAandMath ELA MathGeneralEducation 13.7% 30.9% 21.2%SpecialEducation 7.9% 10.5% 14.3%

2016IREAD %passing %passingBlack 67.2% SpecialEducationoverall 73.8%Hispanic 62.5% GeneralEducationoverall 45.5%Multi-Racial N/A ELoverallpass 71.4%White 33.3% Non-ELLoverallpass 40.0%

• Ifyousawgapsbetweensub-groups,whatexplicitstrategiesareyouusingtoensuretheyareclosed?

IgniteAchievementAcademy’sacceleratedmodelaimstotreateachandeveryscholarasiftheyaregiftedandtalentedregardlessofpreviousexperience.AdetailedScopeandSequencewasdevelopedtosupportIAAwithrigorous,engaging,andproject-centeredproducts.ThisblueprintalignstoIndianaStateStandardsaswellasCommonCoreStandards.CommonCoreStandardshavebeenadoptedtoemphasizehigherlevelsofrigor,criticalthinkingandtextcomplexitytoensurescholarsbecomecontemplativethinkersandcreators.Inordertoserveeveryscholaranddeliveronthepromiseofacceleratingallscholars,supportssuchastheMathandLiteracyLabs,after-schooltutoringandSaturdayschoolareinfusedintothemodeltoremediatescholarssothattheyarenotleftbehindduringdaytodayinstruction.ItisIAA’smissiontonotonlypromoterigorouscriticalthinkingandhands-onlearning,buttoalsoequipscholarswiththetoolstheyneedtonavigatetheirsocio-emotionalhealthandwell-being.Thecharacterdevelopmentcomponentandculturalrelevanceelementareessentialtotheoutcomeofpositivelyimpactful,societalcontribution.Itisimperativethatalldemographicsarereflectedthroughoutthescopeofthecurriculumandlearningexperience.Applyingthegradualreleasemodelintothelessondeliveryisrequired,astheintentionalscaffoldingsetsscholarsupformastery.Teachersarealsomandatedtomark-uptheirlessonplanstoembedengagement,rigor,differentiation,culturalrelevance,brain-basedandcheckforunderstandingtechniques.InordertoservelimitedEnglishproficientlearnersandscholarswithspecialneeds,classroomteacherscollaborateweeklywithESLandSpecialEducationstafftoensuretheappropriateaccommodationsandmodificationsarereflectedinlessonplans.

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• Academicgoalsfor2017schoolyear: o IPSGoalsfrom6-5-10Report:

§ 71.6%IREAD-3§ ISTEP+ELA38.2%§ ISTEP+Math28.8%

o OEI(Authorizer)AcademicGoals:§ Allscholarswillparticipateinfourstandard-basedprojectsinvolvingthecommunity

(oneperquarter)throughouttheschoolyear.(Twoinfirstyear).§ 50%ormorescholarswillexceedtheSpringGrowthProjectioninReadingonthe

NorthwestEvaluationAssessmentasindicatedintheAchievementStatusandGrowthProjectionReport.*

o IgniteInternalGoalsviaourCultureofAchievementPlan:§ Atleast50%ofscholarswillexceedtheirgrowthgoalinReadingbasedonNWEARIT

Scores.§ 71.6%of3rdgradescholarswillpasstheIREADstateassessment.§ 40%ofscholarsthatattendIgniteAchievementAcademywillpasstheEnglishLanguage

ArtsandMathematicsportionsofI-STEP.o Formativeassessmentresultssofar(particularlyastheyrelateto2017goals),andabrief

explanationofhowthisindicatesfuturesuccesses.WecompletedourfirstroundofbeginningoftheyearFormativeAssessmentsinAugust.WehaveleveragedtheNorthwestEvaluationAssessment(NWEA)inbothreadingandmathematicsforallscholarsingradesK-6totrackscholargrowthandareasofremediation.Asanticipated,giventhestatusoftheschool’sinauguralre-startyear,overallbeginningoftheyeardataaredismal.Onaverage,allgradelevelsaresignificantlybehindacademically.Grades4through6showthegreatestdiscrepancies(typically2yearsbehindinbothreadingandmath).BelowisatableindicatingBeginningoftheYearRITperformancetoongradelevelperformance:Grade GradeLevel

RITReadingNWEANormRITReading

RITAverageDetail

GradeLevelRITMath

GradeLevelRITMath

RITAverageDetail

K 133.5 141 BelowbeginningKlevel

128.4 140 BelowbeginningKlevel

1 147.2 160.7 AtbeginningofyearKlevel

145.2 162.4 AtbeginningofyearKlevel

2 162.1 174.7 Atbeginningofyear1stgradelevel

162.4 176.9 Atbeginningofyear1stgradelevel

3 175 198.2 Atbeginningoftheyear2ndgradelevel

175.7 190.4 Atbeginningoftheyear2ndgradelevel

4 184.7 188.3 Atmid-year2ndgradelevel

187.7 201.9 Atmid-year2ndgradelevel

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5 191.1 205.7 Atbeginningoftheyear3rdgradelevel

194.0 211.4 Atbeginning/midoftheyear3rdgradelevel

6 202.4 211.0 Atbeg/midyear4thgradelevel

204.3 217.6 Atbeginningoftheyear4thgradelevel

Asmentionedabove,itisgoingtobeimperativethatweimplementourinstructionalmodelwithfidelity.Weareconfidentthatwiththeintentionalsmallgroupinstructionandbuiltinliteracylabsupports,wewillbesuccessfulinobtainingourgrowthgoalintheSpring.InJanuary,wewillgivetheMid-YearNWEAAssessmentandwillbeabletohaveagreaterideaofwhereweareintermsofbeingontracktomeetorexceedourgoal.

DisciplineData

• Totalnumberofsuspensions:83suspensions;48scholarso Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace–100%African-Americano Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender–62%Male;38%Femaleo Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus–27%SpEdo DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–0%

• Totalnumberofexpulsions:0ExpulsionsCurrentboardrosterRodHaywood,BoardChairDemetressHutchins,ViceChairSallyVaught,EmeritusBoardMemberTimHurlbut,TreasurerLindanHill,EmeritusBoardMemberJudyBardonner,EmeritusBoardMember***WearecurrentlyintheprocessofaddingadditionalboardmemberstobeconsideredatIgnite’snextboardmeetingonDecember7th.ClosingsummaryquestionsWhataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?

• Afro-Centricinfusioninallcoresubjects• Project-Basedlearning• MartialArts• FinancialLiteracy• AfricanDanceandDrumming• PersonalizedsmallgroupinstructionforReadingandMath• ExtendedDay• MindfulnessandMeditation• PartnershipswithCapitalCityandMidtowntoprovideMentalHealthservicestostudents• CommunityPartnershipstoprovideafter-schoolenrichmentsuchasyoga,chess,academicrhyming,

etc.• Noteacherresignations• On-goingprofessionaldevelopmentforstaff• 1/3MaleStaff• 55%StaffofColor

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Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?Withoutquestion,ourbiggestopportunityisthemomentumthathasbeencreatedintheschoolcommunity.ThereisanenergyandexcitementaboutDiggsSchoolthatisattractingpositiveattentionthatwillideallyleadtofurthercollaborationandinvestmentinthesuccessofthechildrenofIgnite.Whilethereisgreatopportunity,thethreattodeliveringonourpromiseofreversingtheabysmaltrendscitedaboveisensuringourmodeliscarriedoutwithfidelity.OurrisingenrollmentnumberssinceADMcountdayandconsistentlylatebussesthroughourIPSinnovationcontractwithDurhamaremajorlimitations.Byleveragingourstaffcreativelytoassistwithgrowingstaffingneeds;IPScooperationandconsiderationregardingspacing&enrollmentneeds,andunforeseencircumstancesasInnovationSchoolcontractsevolve;wewillbeabletoensureimplementingourmodelasitwaswritteninourchartertoincreasetheacademicandsocio-emotionalsuccessofthechildren.Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?WewouldliketohighlightourUbuntuCommunityAdvisoryCouncil.Thecouncilservesas“PTOonsteroids.”Itiscomposedofstudents,teachers,parents,communityorganizers,grasstop,andgrassrootsleadersthatarecommittedtobringingresourceandsupporttotheschoolandcommunity.Thecouncilalsoseekstopositivelyimpactsomeofthesystemicissuescausingtraumaandstresssuchaspoverty,foodscarcity,andviolence.Oneeventcoordinatedwasthe“Hotep”MarchforPeace.”.Themarchwastoaddresstherisingviolenceintheschoolcommunity.Fox59coveredthestoryandreported7homicidesthisyearwithinamileradiusoftheschool’sfrontdoorandtheneedforsuchawareness.

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Schoolname:KindeziAcademyPrepared/presentedby:ShanaeStaplesInnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2016-2017 GradesServed:K-6(K-3aschartergrades,4-6inIPScorporation)EnrollmentInformation

• ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear:323• Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear:400• 2017ADMnumber:378• Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:Enrollmenthassteadilyincreasedthroughouttheyear,both

lastyearandthisyear.Wecontinuetoenrollnewstudentsonaweeklybasis.Wearetargetingpositivebehavioralsupportprogramsandparentengagementtoincreasestudentretentionandminimizestudenttransiency.

• Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear:o Race–Black–85%;Hispanic–11%;White–3%;Multiracial-1%o Gender–Male–53%,Female-47%o Specialed%-14%o EnglishLearner-6%o Free/reducedlunchrate–98%

AcademicPerformance

• ISTEPandIREADperformancefor2016:ELA–22%;Math–8.5%o Disaggregatedperformancedatabyrace–15%ofAfricanAmericanstudentsachievedoverall

proficiencyonISTEP+ingrades3-6.14%ofHispanicstudentsachievedoverallproficiencyonISTEP+ingrades3-6.20%ofWhitestudentsachievedoverallproficiencyonISTEP+ingrades3-6.

o Disaggregatedperformancedatabygender–Male–17%,Female–11%o Disaggregatedperformancedatabyspecialeducationstatus–7%ofstudentswithspecial

needsachievedoverallproficiencyonISTEP+ingrades3-6.o DisaggregatedperformancedatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–10%ofstudentsidentifiedas

EnglishLanguageLearnersachievedoverallproficiency.• Ifyousawgapsbetweensub-groups,whatexplicitstrategiesareyouusingtoensuretheyareclosed?• Academicgoalsfor2017schoolyear:

o IncreaseproficiencyonISTEP+to40%pass/passplusinELAand30%pass/passplusinmath.o Increasethetotalstudentgrowthpointsforthebottom25%inELAto90from68.o Increasethetotalstudentgrowthpointsforthebottom25%inmathto75from52.


o StudentstakequarterlyinterimassessmentsthroughPivottoassessmasteryandprogresstowardsgoals.TheaverageinterimassessmentperformanceinELAwas39%.TheaverageinterimassessmentperformanceinMathwas38%.WearerespondingtothisdatabyincreasingremediationinbothmathandreadingthroughourblendedlearningprogramsandthroughTitleIinterventionists.

DisciplineData

• Totalnumberofsuspensions:67o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace–Blackstudentsreceived84%ofschoolwide

suspensions.Hispanicstudentsreceived14%ofsuspensions.Whitestudentsreceived2%ofschoolsuspensions.

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender–Malestudentsreceived63%ofschoolsuspensions.Femalestudentsreceived37%ofschoolsuspensions.

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o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus–SpecialEducationstudentsreceived38%ofallschoolsuspensions.

o DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–EnglishLanguageLearnersrepresented18%ofallschoolsuspensions.

• Totalnumberofexpulsions:3o Disaggregatedexpulsiondatabyrace–Black–100%o Disaggregatedexpulsiondatabygender–M-75%,F–25%o Disaggregatedexpulsiondatabyspecialeducationstatus–SPED–0%o DisaggregatedexpulsiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–ELL–0%

CurrentboardrosterDennisCaseyPatriciaCastanedaTerryBakerKennithBrittMartyDezelanLaTonyaTurnerRaulZavaletaRyanMarquesClosingsummaryquestionsWhataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?Ourco-teachingmodelineachclassroomprovidesintensiveacademicsupportforstudentsattheirappropriateinstructionallevel.Studentsarealsoprovidedpersonalizedsupportthroughourblendedlearningprogramsandinterventiongroups.Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?Ourbiggestopportunityinthecomingmonthsisinincreasingthegrowthinreadingandmathinterimassessmentperformanceinouruppergrades.WearetargetingthisgoalbyinitiatingintensiveremediationbothduringthedayandafterschoolforTier2&3students,aswellasembeddingmoredatadriveninstructionalpracticesinourinstruction.Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?Weareextremelyproudofourimprovementinschoolculture.Throughourcorevalueofleadingwithloveandourleadershipprogramfocus,wehaveseena70%reductioninweeklydisciplinereferrals.Thisisallowingustosetthefoundationforrigorousinstruction.

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Schoolname:KIPPIndyCollegePrepMiddle Prepared/presentedby:NickPerryandEmilyPelino InnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2015-2016GradesServed:6th–8thEnrollmentInformation

• ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear:298• Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear:300• 2017ADMnumber:297(through11/17/2017)• Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:N/A• Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear:

o Race–§ 86%black/AfricanAmerican§ 0.6%Asian§ 2%Hispanic/Latino§ 4%white§ 6.7%multiracial

o Gender–§ 51%male§ 49%female

o Specialed%-§ 20%

o EnglishLearner%-§ 4%

o Free/reducedlunchrate–§ 93.7%

AcademicPerformance

• Review:Academicgoalsfor2016schoolyear:KIPPIndyCollegePrepMiddle(KICP)setacademicgoalsonbothISTEP+andNWEA-MAP.PleaseseethetablesbelowforperformanceonbothISTEP+andNWEA-MAP.

• Ultimateperformanceagainst2016goals:KICPsawstronggrowthonISTEP+earningover90growthpointsandanAschoolrating.However,theschoolsawstagnantproficiencyperformanceandisworkingtoincreasethosenumbersduringthe17-18schoolyear.InadditiontostronggrowthonISTEP,KICPsawsignificantincreasesinthepercentageofstudentsperformingatorabovegradelevelaccordingtoNWEA-MAP,leadingtoover50%oftheschoolongradeinELAaccordingtoMAP.

• ISTEPandIREADperformancefor2016:GRADE CONTENT OVERALL

BLACKORAFRICANAMERICAN

MALE FEMALE SPED ELL

8 ELA 30 30 25 38 0 N/A8 MATH 16 16 15 18 0 N/A7 ELA 37 34 31 47 5 N/A7 MATH 23 23 20 28 5 N/A6 ELA 36 36 41 29 0 N/A6 MATH 29 28 36 19 9 N/A

KICP ELA/MATHCombined 29% 28% 28% 30% 3% N/A

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o KICPdoesnothavesufficientnumbersofstudentsinvariousracialorsocioeconomicgroupstocomparethosesubgroups.KICPdidseeadisparityinpassratesonISTEP+betweenstudentswithspecialneedsandnon-specialeducationstudentsandtheschoolcontinuestoimplementavarietyofstrategiesandsupportstoincreaseproficiencyratesforthatsub-population.

• Academicgoalsfor2017schoolyear:Seetablebelow

• Formativeassessmentresultssofar(particularlyastheyrelateto2017goals),andabriefexplanation

ofhowthisindicatesfuturesuccesses.Seetablebelow

KIPPIndyCollegePrepMiddleGOALPERFORMANCE:NWEA-MAP MATHSY1617 READING

SY1617 MATHSY1718 READINGSY1718

50%ofstudentswillmeettieredMAPgrowthgoals 35 46 N/A N/A

70%ofstudentswillmeettypicalMAPgrowthgoals 62 62 N/A N/A

50%ofstudentsareatorabovegradelevelbytheendoftheyear

33(beginning)37(endof

year)


year)

33(beginningofyear)

40(beginningofyear)

Asnotedabove,KICPsawstronggrowthonNWEA-MAP,whilenarrowlymissingourtargetfortypicalgrowthandmeetingourgoalforthepercentageofstudentsatorabovegradelevelinreading.Fallbaselinedataisnotedaboveandwewillbetakingthemid-yearMAPassessmentinDecemberandwillhaveupdateddatainearlyJanuary.CurrentinterimassessmentdataatKICP,isgenerallymeetingouroutpacingprioryearperformanceinELAand8thgrademath.Resultsarelaggingin6thand7thgrademath.DisciplineData

• Totalnumberofsuspensionstodate:323o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace

§ 302suspensions–black/AfricanAmericanstudents§ 5suspensions–Hispanic/Latinostudents§ 2suspensions–whitestudents§ 13suspensions–multiracialstudents

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender§ 112suspensions–femalestudents§ 210suspensions–malestudents

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus§ 78suspensions,29students

o DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–§ 3suspensions

• Totalnumberofexpulsions:2o Disaggregatedexpulsiondatabyrace–

§ 2–black/AfricanAmericano Disaggregatedexpulsiondatabygender–

§ 0–female§ 2-male

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o Disaggregatedexpulsiondatabyspecialeducationstatus-N/Ao DisaggregatedexpulsiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus-N/A

CurrentboardrosterBaratoBritt–ExecutiveDirector,LeadershipandLegacyAcademy–EdnaMartinChristianCenterStanleyChen–CEO,Telamon(BoardChair)ReginaCross–VicePresidentofInvestmentManagement,GoldmanSachsBrianGarrison–Partner,FaegreBakerDanielsJimKeller–PartneratKeller&KellerAndraLiepa–FormerVicePresident,HumanResources,IngersollRandSecurityTechnologies(ViceBoardChair)JohnMartin–VicePresidentofCorporateDevelopment,LDILtd.TimothyOakes-PresidingJudge,MarionCountyCourtsDonPalmer–ManagingPartner,HoneyCreekCapitalLarrySablosky–Co-founder,FinishLine,Inc.RyanVaughn–President,IndianaSportsCorpWendyYerkes-CommunityVolunteerClosingsummaryquestionsWhataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?

• 100dailyminutesforinterventionandsmallgroupinstruction;oneblockdedicatedtoliteracywithallstudentsengaginginarobustchoicereadingprogramandstudentsreadingbelowgradelevelengaginginLLIsmallgrouplessonsfourtimesperweek(F&Pinstructionalmaterials);secondblockdedicatedtomathwithstudentsengaginginblendedlearningmodelleveragingSTMathandsmallgroupinstructionusingformativedatatodrivegroupingsandstandardspriorities

• Literacyprogram–inadditiontorobustinterventionefforts,studentsreceivedoubleblockforliteracydailyinwhichweimplementKIPPWheatleycurriculum;customizedcurriculumforKIPPschoolsthroughGreatMindsthatprioritizestextdiversityandculturallyrelevantcontentforstudentsofcolorincommunitiesofneed

• Diversespecialsofferings–allstudentsabletoengageinnine-weekrotationsofComputerScience,PE/Health,Art,andacoursecalled“FortheCulture”inwhichstudentsengageinlessonsforsocial-emotionalskillsandengagewithtopicsaroundraceandpersonalidentity

Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?Expandmathinterventionefforts–addingnewroleforspringsemestertoprovideanadditional250minutesoftargeted,smallgroupinstructioneachdaytodriveimprovedratesofproficiency

Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?Improvementstoincreasingdiversityofinstructionalstaff–asaresultofintentionaleffortsoverlastthreeyearstoprioritizerecruitmentandretentionofteachersofcolor,48%ofinstructionalstaffarepeopleofcolor,a15%increaseoverthelasttwoyears.

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Schoolname:KIPPIndyUniteElementaryPrepared/presentedby:EllenReuterandEmilyPelinoInnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2015-2016 GradesServed:K-3EnrollmentInformation

• ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear:292• Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear:400• 2017ADMnumber:400(through11/17/2017)• Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:GrewfromK-2toK-3• Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear:

o Race–§ 91%black/AfricanAmerican§ 2%Hispanic/Latino§ 2.5%white§ 4.5%multiracial

o Gender–§ 57%male§ 43%female

o Specialed%-§ 9%

o EnglishLearner%-§ 0.7%

o Free/reducedlunchrate–§ 96.3%

AcademicPerformance

• Review:Academicgoalsfor2016schoolyear:KIPPIndyUniteElementaryleveragesseveralassessmentstotrackstudentprogressthroughouttheschoolyear,however,withoutstudentsyetparticipatinginthestatetestingsystem,ourprimaryacademicgoalsaregroundedinNWEA-MAP.Youcanseefromthetablebelowthethreegoalareas–tieredgrowth(whichisdependentoncurrentstudentperformancequartileandrepresentsacceleratedgrowthtargets),typicalgrowth,andgradelevelperformance.

• Ultimateperformanceagainst2016goals:UnitedidnotmeettheperformancegoalsonNWEA-MAPfor2016-17.Thereweresomepositiveoutlierstohighlight,includingbothstronggrowthandsignificantincreasesinproficiencyinKindergartenclassrooms.

• ISTEPandIREADperformancefor2016:UnitedoesnotyethaveISTEPorIREADdata.Theschoolwillhavestatetestdataforthefirsttimeduringthe2017-18schoolyear,asitisthefirstyeartheschoolhasstudentswhoareoldenoughtoparticipateinthestatetestingprogram.

• Academicgoalsfor2017schoolyear:Seetablebelowfor2017-18NWEA-MAPgoalsandbaselinedata.

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KIPPIndyUniteElementaryGOALPERFORMANCE:NWEA-MAP MATHSY1617 READING

SY1617 MATHSY1718 READINGSY1718

50%ofstudentswillmeettieredMAPgrowthgoals 22 14 N/A N/A

70%ofstudentswillmeettypicalMAPgrowthgoals 49 40 N/A N/A

50%ofstudentsareatorabovegradelevelbytheendoftheyear


year)


year)

18(beginningofyear)

22(beginningofyear)

StudentsatUniteparticipateinNWEA-MAPthreetimesperyearandthebaselinedataisnotedabove.Themid-yearassessmentwillbeadministeredinDecemberwithdatabeingavailableinJanuary.Additionally,theschoolutilizesendofunitassessmentsinbothreadingandmathtotrackstudentprogress.Ingeneral,performanceinKand1stgradesissimilartotheprioryeardataand2ndgradeisoutpacing2016-17data.ThisisthefirstyearthatUnitehasoffered3rdgrade,andthereforewedonothaveanycomparativedata.DisciplineData

• Totalnumberofsuspensions:233o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace–

§ 217suspensions–black/AfricanAmericanstudents§ 11suspensions–whitestudents§ 4suspensions–multiracialstudents

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender–§ 54suspensions–femalestudents§ 178suspensions–malestudents

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus–§ 18suspensions,9students

o DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–N/A• Totalnumberofexpulsions:0

CurrentboardrosterBaratoBritt–ExecutiveDirector,LeadershipandLegacyAcademy–EdnaMartinChristianCenterStanleyChen–CEO,Telamon(BoardChair)ReginaCross–VicePresidentofInvestmentManagement,GoldmanSachsBrianGarrison–Partner,FaegreBakerDanielsJimKeller–PartneratKeller&KellerAndraLiepa–FormerVicePresident,HumanResources,IngersollRandSecurityTechnologies(ViceBoardChair)JohnMartin–VicePresidentofCorporateDevelopment,LDILtd.TimothyOakes-PresidingJudge,MarionCountyCourtsDonPalmer–ManagingPartner,HoneyCreekCapitalLarrySablosky–Co-founder,FinishLine,Inc.RyanVaughn–President,IndianaSportsCorpWendyYerkes-CommunityVolunteer

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ClosingsummaryquestionsWhataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?KIPPIndyUniteElementarywasfoundedin2014,servingoneclassofonehundredkindergartenstudentsandwillgrowtoservesixhundredstudentsinKindergartenthroughsixthgradein2020.LikeotherKIPPschools,webelievethatallstudents,regardlessoftheirzipcodeordemographics,willlearnandachieveatthehighestlevel.Ourgoalistohelpstudentsbuildtheskillsneededtograduatefromcollegeandleadchoice-filledlives.Toachievethis,weprovideeverystudentwithawell-roundededucationthatincludesrigorousacademics,characterdevelopment,extra-curricularopportunities,andcollege-prepprogramming.Ourschooldesignallowsstudentstolearninsmalldifferentiatedgroupsinliteracyandmathdaily.KeycomponentsofUnite’sinstructionalmodelinclude:

• RigorousgradelevelcurriculuminReading,Writing,Math:KIPPWheatley,EurekaMath• Smallgroupinstructionatstudents’instructionallevelduringGuidedReadingdaily• Useofblendedprogramstosupplementteacherledinstruction:Zearn&I-Ready• Dailymorningmeeting&closingcirclebasedoncharactertraits&corevalues• DataDrivenre-teachingblock

Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?ThebiggestopportunityforUniteinthecomingmonthsistocontinuestrengtheningourstudentculture.Wewillfocusonimplementingsocio-emotionalcurriculumacrossallclassroomsandgradelevelsintheWinterandSpringof2018.Inaddition,wewillcontinuetoprioritizeacademicandbehavioralRTI(responsetointervention)strategiesbymeetingweeklywithgradelevelteamstoidentifystudentswhoneedsupport,selectappropriateinterventions,andtrackprogress.Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?KIPPIndyUniteElementarybelievesitisessentialtoformstrongrelationshipswithourstudents’families.Wetrulybelievethatprioritizingrelationshipsandparentcommunicationwillhelpusworktogetheraspartnersaswesupportourstudents.Recenthighlightsrelatedtofamilypartnershipsarewellattendedfamilyevents.WehostedamaththemedgamenightforHalloweenthisyear,aDonutswithDadseventfor150ofourKIPPfathersandfatherfigures,andaThanksgivingDinnerfor800KIPPIndystudentsandfamilies.

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Schoolname:GeorgeH.Fisher,PLA@93Prepared/presentedby:NicoleFama,AmandaTaylor,MattRimerInnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2016–2017 GradesServed:K-6EnrollmentInformation

• ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear:380• Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear:430• 2017ADMnumber:438• Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:ProjectRESTOREhasgottenagreatreputationforbeinga

strongschool,bothindisciplineandacademics.ParentswanttheirchildrentogotoPLA@93.• Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear:

o Race–77%AfricanAmerican,12%Latino,7%Caucasian,5%Bi-racial,1%AmericanIndiano Gender–198Females228Maleso Specialed%-12.8%o EnglishLearner%-9%o Free/reducedlunchrate–100%

AcademicPerformance

• Review:Academicgoalsfor2016schoolyear:30%scholarswillpassISTEP• Ultimateperformanceagainst2016goals:38%ofourscholarspassed(or89students)• ISTEPandIREADperformancefor2016:

o Disaggregatedperformancedatabyrace–AfricanAmerican:39%Pass;Caucasian:5%Pass;Bi-Racial:5%;Latino:10%Pass

o Disaggregatedperformancedatabygender–FemaleMath:60%PassELA:63%PassMaleMath:53%PassELA:51%PassIREAD:MalePass:74%FemalePass:90%

o Disaggregatedperformancedatabyspecialeducationstatus-ELAPass:10%;MathPass:23%o DisaggregatedperformancedatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–70%PassELA;70%PassMath

• Ifyousawgapsbetweensub-groups,whatexplicitstrategiesareyouusingtoensuretheyareclosed?Smallgroupinstruction,targetedoneononeassistance,additional30minutesofintensiveinstructionduringtheschoolday

• Formativeassessmentresultssofar(particularlyastheyrelateto2017goals),andabriefexplanationofhowthisindicatesfuturesuccesses.OurstudentscontinuetomakegreatgainsonthestandardizedassessmentssuchasSTARreadingandmath.

DisciplineData

• Totalnumberofsuspensions:59o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace–AfricanAmerican:50students;Caucasian:1student;

Bi-Racial:8Studentso Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender–Male:48students;Female:11studentso Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus–24studentso DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus-0

• Totalnumberofexpulsions:0

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CurrentboardrosterMarlinJacksonKristopherKingeryCharlesOgletree,Jr.EarlMartinPhalenJamesPhalenTerraSmithDonStinsonClosingsummaryquestionsWhataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?Ourinstructionalmodelhasmanystrengths.WehavetakenGeorgeH.FisherfromanFratedschoolin2014-2015toanAratedschoolin2015-2016and2016-2017.Ourscholarstakeresponsibilityfortheirlearning.Eachdaythereisanassessmentourscholarscompleteandtheyareveryconscientiousabouthowtheyperformonthese.Whenitcomestostandardizedtesting,ourscholarsfinditmanageable.Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?Focusingonstudentgrowth,hopingtoexceedthestateaverageonthestandardizedtesting.Smallgroupinstructionisanopportunitytoseegrowth.Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?School93hasbroughtourstategradefromanFtoanAthroughhardworkanddedicationofthestaff,studentsandschoolcommunity.

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Schoolname:PhalenLeadershipAcademy@103Prepared/presentedby:AgnesAleobuaInnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2015–2016 ServesGrades:PreK-6EnrollmentInformation

• ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear:456• Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear:485• 2017ADMnumber:455• Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:Weanticipatethatwewillhavecloseto500bytheendof

theschoolyear.Asofthisreportweareat470already15morethancountday.• Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear:

o Race–3AmericanIndian;385Black;1Asian;84Hispanic;19White;1Hawaiian;5Unclassifiedo Gender–251Female;279Maleo Specialed%-12%o EnglishLearner%-11%o Free/reducedlunchrate–100%

AcademicPerformance

• Review:Academicgoalsfor2016schoolyear:o 74%PassIREADo 36%PassISTEPELAo 8%PassISTEPMath

• Ultimateperformanceagainst2016goals:o 44%PassIREADo 27%PassISTEPELAo 21%PassISTEPMath

• ISTEPandIREADperformancefor2016:o Disaggregatedperformancedatabyrace–

Test Race/Ethnicity NumberofStudents Pass+ Pass Total

PassDidNotPass

3rdELA Black/AA 57 4% 30% 34% 67%

3rdMath Black/AA 56 4% 20% 23% 77%

4thELA Black/AA 43 0% 23% 23% 77%

4thMath Black/AA 43 0% 14% 14% 86%

4thScience Black/AA 43 0% 2% 2% 91%

5thELA Black/AA 38 3% 13% 16% 82%

5thMath Black/AA 38 0% 18% 18% 79%

5thSS Black/AA 38 0% 13% 13% 76%

6thELA Black/AA 26 4% 19% 23% 77%

6thMath Black/AA 26 0% 12% 12% 88%

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6thScience Black/AA 26 0% 8% 8% 88%

7thELA Black/AA 20 0% 20% 20% 30%

7thMath Black/AA 20 0% 10% 10% 90%

7thSS Black/AA 20 0% 5% 5% 95%

o Disaggregatedperformancedatabygender–

Test FemalePass% MalePass%

3rdELA 35% 29%

3rdMath 25% 19%

4thELA 23% 22%

4thMath 20% 13%

4thScience 3% 4%

5thELA 45% 10%

5thMath 22% 17%

5thSS 22% 10%

6thELA 44% 20%

6thMath 13% 27%

6thScience 13% 0%

• Academicgoalsfor2017schoolyear:o 48%PassIREADo 29%PassISTEPELAo 23%PassISTEPMath


ofhowthisindicatesfuturesuccesses.STARBeginningofYearGradeLevelEquivalence

Grade Reading Math1 N/A N/A2 1.5 1.43 1.9 2.24 2.5 35 3 3.46 3.4 4.2

Thisisourstartingplaceforthe2017–18schoolyear.Scholarswilltakethemiddleofyearassessmentinjustafewweekswereweareexpectingtoseegrowthtowardourendofyeargoals.

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DisciplineData• Totalnumberofsuspensions:83

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace–7Hispanic;4White;72Blacko Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender–36female;47maleo Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus–12SPED;71GenEdo DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–2ELL

• Totalnumberofexpulsions:0CurrentboardrosterMarlinJackson:SuperBowlChampionshipcornerback,IndianapolisColts;ExecutiveDirector,FightforLifeFoundationKristopherKingery:Principal,RiverBirchElementarySchoolinAvon,INCharlesJ.Ogletree,Jr.:JesseClimenkoProfessorofLaw,HarvardLawSchool;Director,CharlesHamiltonHoustonInstituteforRace&JusticeEarlMartinPhalen:CEO,GeorgeandVeronicaPhalenLeadershipAcademiesJamesPhalen:ViceChairman,StateStreetGlobalAdvisorsTerraSmith:COO,GeorgeandVeronicaPhalenLeadershipAcademiesDonStinson:Retired,SuperintendentofDecaturTownship,INClosingsummaryquestionsWhataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?Ourscholarsbenefitgreatlyfromtheextrasupporttheyreceivebyhavingadditionalteachingassistantsintheclassroom.Further,scholarsarespendingatleast20minutesdailyonbothmathandreadingsoftwarethatisadaptive.Thisallowsforadditionalindividualizedintervention.Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?Wearelookingforwardtohowscholarswillperformonourmiddleoftheyearassessment.Weanticipatethatthiswillbeourbestyearyetandthatthedatawillshowthat.Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?IamextremelyproudofallthehardworkandeffortsfromourstaffandscholarsthatleadustojumpfromanFtoaDtoanAintwoyears.Weareeagertocontinuemovingforwardinthisdirection.

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Schoolname:PurduePolytechnicHighSchool Prepared/presentedby:ScottBess/ShatoyaJordan InnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2017-18GradesServed:9thonly(willgrow1gradeeachyeartoserve9-12)EnrollmentInformation

● ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear:n/a● Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear:150● 2017ADMnumber:154● Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:n/a● Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear:

o Race-36%Black;32%White;18%Hispanic;10%Multi-Racial;4%Asiano Gender-67%Male;33%Femaleo Specialed%-16%o EnglishLearner%-18%o Free/reducedlunchrate-60%

AcademicPerformance

● Review:Academicgoalsfor2016schoolyear:n/a● ISTEPandIREADperformancefor2016:n/a● Academicgoalsfor2017schoolyear:

o Formativeassessmentresultssofar(particularlyastheyrelateto2017goals),andabriefexplanationofhowthisindicatesfuturesuccesses.WehaveabaselineresultfromtheNWEAassessmentgiveninAugust,anditshowedthatwehavestudentsacrossallrangesoftheacademicspectrum,whichisexactlywhatwewanted.WewilldofollowupNWEAassessmentsinDecemberandagaininJunetomeasurestudentgrowth.Additionally,wegavethePSAT9inOctoberandwillfollowupwiththePSATnextyearfollowedbytheSATintheirjunioryearsowecangetyearoveryeargrowthnumbers.

DisciplineData

● Totalnumberofsuspensions:8o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace–5-Black;3-Hispanico Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender–5–Male;3-Femaleo Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus-2o DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus-2

● Totalnumberofexpulsions:NoneCurrentboardrosterMaureenWeberGeorgePillowJamalSmithGaryBertolineMichelleCarnahanWilmaraManuelMariaQuintanaJulieGriffithKenKobe

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ClosingsummaryquestionsWhataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?Wehaveacompletelynewtakeonwhathighschoolisandcanbe.Ingeneral,wehavemaximizedthemarriageofprojectbasedlearningandpersonalizedlearningbyeliminatingmostofthetraditionalstructuresofhighschoollikeamasterscheduleandpre-setclassesorganizedbysubjectareas.Ourstudentslearnandpracticetimemanagementandallofthe“softskills”toutedbyemployersonadailybasiswhileatthesametimelearningthehardacademicskillsnecessarytobesuccessfullyoncollegeentranceexams.Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?Wewillbecreatingthecurriculumandprojectsforthecomingyear,incorporatingthelearningfromwhatwehavedonethusfar.Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?Studentshavefarexceededourexpectationsonwhatispossiblewhenyoueliminateartificialstructures.Theyhavetakenonrealchallengesfacedbyouremployerpartnersandcomeupwithsolutionsthatwecouldnothaveimagined.Theyhaveeagerlysoughtoutinstructioninskillstheydonothavesotheycandivedeeperintotheirsolutions.

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Schoolname:ThomasGreggNeighborhoodSchoolPrepared/presentedby:RossPippin InnovationSchoolsinceschool-year:2017-2018GradesServed:PreK-6EnrollmentInformation

• ADM(AverageDailyMembership)for2016schoolyear:460(notincludingstudentsenrolledinLifeSkillsprogramorDevelopmentalPre-K)

• Projectedenrollmentfor2017schoolyear:398• 2017ADMnumber:497(notincludingstudentsenrolledinLifeSkillsprogramorDevelopmentalPre-K)• CurrentEnrollment:545(notincludingstudentsenrolledinLifeSkillsprogramorDevelopmentalPre-K)• Briefexplanationfordramaticgains/losses:ADMnumberfor2017ismuchhigherthanprojected.We

believeitcouldpotentiallybeattributedtothefollowingreasons:(1)EL(EnglishLearner)familieshavebeensentbacktoboundaryschoolsbutmanyofthesefamilieshavechosentoremainatThomasGregg.(2)HousingStabilityforStudentSuccesshasopenedup40+stablehousingoptionswithintheschoolboundaryandweareseeingfamiliestakeadvantageofthisopportunity.(3)Committed,concertedefforttoearntrustwiththeneighborhoodinordertoretainpreviouslyenrolledstudentsandtorecruitprospectivestudents.

• Demographicbreakdownforcurrentyear:Currentenrollmentasof11/27/17is545whichiswhatthenumbersbelowreflect.

o Race–§ Caucasian(77students;14%)§ AfricanAmerican(223students;41%)§ Hispanic(216students;40%)§ Asian(1student;.0018%)§ Multi-Racial(28students;5%)

o Gender–§ Female(243students;45%)§ Male(303students;55%)

o SpecialEducation%–§ 71students;13%

o EnglishLearner%–§ 175students;32%

o Free/reducedlunchrate–§ 518students;95%

AcademicPerformance

• Review:Academicgoalsfor2016schoolyear/Ultimateperformanceagainst2016goals:Assessment 16-17Goal 16-17ActualGoal1:IREAD-3 68.0% 60.9%Goal2:ISTEP+ELA 37.6% 27.4%Goal3:ISTEP+Math 30.5% 17.5%

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• ISTEPandIREADperformancefor2016:

o Disaggregatedperformancedatabyrace–ISTEPTotalsELA3-6 ISTEPTotalsMath3-6

Pass# Pass%

DidNotPass#

DidNotPass%

TotalStudents

Pass# Pass%

DidNotPass#

DidNotPass%

TotalStudents

AfricanAmerican

21 19% 83 75% 110 12 11% 92 83% 111

Hispanic 31 26% 86 71% 121 22 17% 100 79% 126White - - - - 22 - - - - 22Multi - - - - 7 - - - - 7

IREADTotals Pass# Pass% DidNotPass# DidNotPass% TotalStudents

AfricanAmerican

30 64% 16 34% 47

Hispanic 18 56% 12 38% 32White 6 60% 4 40% 10Multi - - - - 4

o Disaggregatedperformancedatabygender–

ISTEPTotalsELA3-6 ISTEPTotalsMath3-6 Pass# Pass

%NotPass#

NotPass%

TotalStudents

Pass# Pass%

NotPass#

NotPass%

TotalStudents

Male 33 22% 112 74% 151 27 18% 120 78% 154Female 30 27% 76 69% 110 13 11% 98 85% 115

IREADTotals Pass# Pass% DidNotPass# DidNotPass% TotalStudentsMale 31 58% 19 36% 53Female 27 66% 14 34% 41

o Disaggregatedperformancedatabyspecialeducationstatus–


%DidNotPass#

DidNotPass%

TotalStudents

Pass# Pass%

DidNotPass#

DidNotPass%

TotalStudents

SpecialEdu.w/Accommodations

3 6% 48 91% 53 0 0% 51 96% 53

Non-SpEd 58 28% 139 68% 205 38 18% 166 78% 213IREADTotals

Pass# Pass% DidNotPass# DidNotPass% TotalStudentsSpecialEdu.w/Accommodations

6 35% 10 59% 17

Non-SpEd 53 69% 23 30% 77

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o DisaggregatedperformancedatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–


%DNP# DNP

%TotalStudents

Pass# Pass%

DNP# DNP%

TotalStudents

ELLearnerw/Accommodations

10 14% 59 84% 70 9 12% 64 86% 74

Non-ELLearner 50 32% 98 63% 155 31 20% 123 79% 156IREADTotals

Pass# Pass% DNP# DNP% TotalStudentsELLearnerw/Accommodations

13 50% 12 46% 26

Non-ELLearner 45 66% 21 31% 68

• Ifyousawgapsbetweensub-groups,whatexplicitstrategiesareyouusingtoensuretheyareclosed?o Ourlargestgapsbetweensub-groupsoccurredinSpecialEducationstudentsvs.General

EducationStudentsandEnglish-LanguageLearnersvs.Non-EnglishLanguageLearners.Inanefforttoensurethatthisperformancegapisnarrowed,weareworkingto:

§ StrategicallyplaceourSpecialEducationandEnglishLanguagestaffmembersintocross-gradelevelteamswheresupportforstudentscanbemoreintentionallydeliveredandtracked.

§ Emphasizeco-teachingthroughprofessionaldevelopmentforbothteachersandsupportstaffonhowtobestcollaboratetosupportstudents.

§ ProvideprofessionaldevelopmenttoSpEdandELLstaffmembersalongsideclassroomteachersrelatedtoinstructionandprogressmonitoring.

§ CreateschedulesconducivetoSpEd/ELLstaffmembercollaboration,planninganddataanalysisinPLCmeetingsalongsideclassroomteachers.

§ IncorporateIREAD3practicetestsandIREAD3instructionalfocusareasingrades2&3.

• Academicgoalsfor2017schoolyear:Assessment 17-18Goal(5%FewerFailing)Goal1:IREAD-3 64.8%Goal2:ISTEP+ELA 34.7%Goal3:ISTEP+Math 25.8%


ofhowthisindicatesfuturesuccesses.o PleaseseethebelowsummaryofbeginningoftheyearbenchmarkscoresforNWEAingradesK-

6.ThissummaryshowscurrentstatusofstudentsinrelationtogradelevelperformancefortheFalltestingwindow.

o ReadingOverallPerformance Count PercentBelowGradelevel 245 49%ApproachingGradeLevel 114 23%AtGradeLevel 85 16%

AboveGradelevel 58 12%

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o Mathematics

OverallPerformance Count PercentBelowGradelevel 245 49%ApproachingGradeLevel 132 26%AtGradeLevel 72 14%

AboveGradelevel 54 11%

DisciplineData• Totalnumberofsuspensions:46(2017-2018Year-to-Date)

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyrace–§ Caucasian(18%)§ AfricanAmerican(64%)§ Hispanic(14%)§ Asian(0%)§ Multi-Racial(5%)

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabygender–§ Female(11%)§ Male(89%)

o Disaggregatedsuspensiondatabyspecialeducationstatus–§ 15%

o DisaggregatedsuspensiondatabyEnglishLearnerstatus–§ 6.3%

• Totalnumberofexpulsions:0CurrentboardrosterMikeBowling,EnglewoodChristianChurchTomDawson,StrataEducationNetworkShiwandaBrown,CommunityMemberLamontHulse,IndianaAfterschoolNetworkJamesTaylor,JohnBonerNeighborhoodCentersGwenLangley,CumminsInc.RachelMcIntosh,CrossSectorConvergenceStaceyFrye,FairbanksHospitalSusanAdams,ButlerUniversityBreancaMerritt,IUPUIClosingsummaryquestionsWhataretheuniquestrengthsofyourinstructionalmodel?ThomasGreggNeighborhoodSchooladoptedaPersonalizedLearningmodelthatisdesignedtomeetallstudents’instructionalneeds.StudentsspendagoodpercentageofeachdayinsmallgroupinstructionandutilizingblendedlearningstrategiessuchasExactPathandZearnthatallowforastudent-drivenlearningpath.Studentsworkdailyonspecificskillsoutlinedintheirpersonalizedlearningplansandprogresstonewskillsonlywhenthepreviousskillshavebeenmastered.Studentsareregularlyprogress-monitoredtoensurethatsmallgroupsareskill-specificandfluidastheyearprogresses.Teacherteamsarecrossgradelevelandallowforflexibilitywithstudentgroupingandinstructionalplanning.ScienceandSocialStudiesinstructionispresentedthroughacombinationofproject-basedandhands-onexperiences.Ournewinstructionalmodel,whenpairedwithourinnovativedailyschedule,ensuresthatScienceandSocialStudiesinstructionhappenswithoutshortchangingReadingandMathinstruction.ServiceLearningprojectshavebeenhugelysuccessfulthusfarandstudentsareabletoapplyavarietyofskillsinacross-curricular

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mannerthatallowsstudentstotakeownershipoftheirlearningandmakeagreaterimpactwithintheircommunity.Whatisthebiggestopportunityforyouinthecomingmonths?WehaveanopportunitytomakesignificantgrowthonNWEAbytheendoftheyearthatwouldbeatestamenttoourschoolmodelandcurricularchoices.Earlydataindicatesthatstudentsareonapositivetrajectoryandwelookforwardtoseeingourstudents’growthastheycontinuethroughouttheyear.Weseeanopportunitytoimprovethecultureandclimateoftheschoolthroughourresponsiveclassroompractices,social-emotionallearninganddedicatedCultureSupportTeam.WeareexcitedtowidentheimpactofoursupportsforstudentsandfamiliesthroughourcontinuedpartnershipswithneighborhoodresourcesandtheexpansionofourFamilySupportsTeam.Thereisatremendousopportunityforprofessionaldevelopmentparticularlywithnewcurricularmaterialsandpersonalizedlearningimplementation.Whathighlightwouldyouliketosharewiththeboard?Wearebeingembracedbystudentsandfamiliesasaninnovationschool.Participationatourfamilyeventshasbeenhigherthaneverbefore.Bothstudentsandfamiliesarerecognizingthepositivechangeshappeningattheschoolandarepleasedtobeconsideredapartnerintheirchild’seducation.WeareseeingourhighestenrollmentnumbersinseveralyearsandweareexcitedtoseemoreandmorefamilieschoosingTGNSandtheNearEastsideastheirhome.Wearepleasedwiththecaliberoftheteamwehavebeenabletoputtogether.Thisgroupexhibitsthedrive,energyandpassionneededtodothisworkatahighlevel.Newteachersandveteranteachersalikearededicatedtoourstudentsandarecommittedtoimplementingoureducationalmodel.Studentshavehadtheopportunitytoengageinmorehands-onlearningthaneverbeforewhilefindingwaystogivebacktotheircommunitythroughservicelearningprojects.Asanexample,KindergartenstudentsvisitedseniorcitizensattheBonerCenter’sSeniorCenterandperformedsongs,readbooksandmadecraftswiththeirnewfriends.Anotherexampleisour4thand5thgradestudentsthatresearchedaneedinthecommunityanddecidedtopartnerwithOutreachInc.,aneighborhoodorganizationthatsupportshomelessyouth.Thestudentsdevelopedafundraisingcampaign,wrotelettersforsupportandpurchasedmaterialtocreateblanketsforthesheltertouseduringthewintermonths.Studentsusedtheirwritingskillsfortheirfundraiserandmathskillsformeasuringandcuttingtheirmaterial!Theseprojectshavebeenahugehitwiththestudentsandweareexcitedtoseewhatfutureprojectstranspireastheyeargoeson!

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