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1 BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERYCHILD NOW SFUSD Strategic Plan Version 1 published June, 2008

2 BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW The San Francisco Unified School District sees the achievement gap as the greatest social justice/civil rights issue facing our country today; there cannot be justice for all without closing this gap. Carlos A. Garcia Superintendent, SFUSD TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction... 5 II. Strategic Plan Summary... 6 III. Process Overview IV. Board of Education Scorecard V. Milestones VI. Glossary of Terms VII. SERR Participant Demographics... 51

3 SFUSD MISSION SF BOARD OF EDUCATION Mark Sanchez, President The mission of the San Francisco Unified School District is to provide each student with an equal opportunity to succeed by promoting intellectual growth, creativity, self-discipline, cultural and linguistic sensitivity, democratic responsibility, economic competence, and physical and mental health so that each student can achieve his or her maximum potential. Kim-Shree Maufas, Vice President Jane Kim Eric Mar, Esq. Hydra Mendoza Jill Wynns NormanYee SFUSD GOALS SFUSD SUPERINTENDENT Carlos A. Garcia Access and Equity Make social justice a reality. Student Achievement Engage high achieving and joyful learners. SFUSD DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR INSTRUCTION, INNOVATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Tony Smith Accountability Keep our promises to students and families. SFUSD DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR POLICY AND OPERATIONS Myong Leigh Version 1 of the Strategic Plan was adopted by the SF Board of Education on May 27, The Strategic Plan is a dynamic document that will be revisited, updated and revised periodically.

4 I. INTRODUCTION The mission of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is to provide each student with an equal opportunity to succeed by promoting intellectual growth, creativity, self-discipline, cultural and linguistic sensitivity, democratic responsibility, economic competence, and physical and mental health so that each student can achieve his or her maximum potential. As described in our mission, we are committed to helping every student maximize her or his potential while increasing the achievement of already high performing students and dramatically accelerating the achievement of those who are currently less academically successful. The ideas and actions described in this plan are focused on one main idea: every child has the right to be well-educated. Currently, no urban education system in the United States fulfills this fundamental right. The political, emotional, technical and strategic work necessary to create a system of high quality schools that prepare every student for full and meaningful community participation in our 21st century global world is one of our country s greatest challenges. In San Francisco, a progressive city that holds itself in high regard as a political and intellectual leader, we exhibit some of the deepest racial, socio-economic and linguistic inequities in the United States. For seven consecutive years San Francisco public schools have delivered a greater percentage of students to academic proficiency levels than any other large urban district in California. At the same time, the district s achievement gap, the discrepancy between the academic proficiency of students by race, ethnicity, class and language, has continued to widen. For far too long demographics, specifically the socio-economic, linguistic and racial backgrounds of our children, have often closely correlated to their success in school. We refer to this historical trend as the predictive power of demographics. Closing this unacceptable achievement gap will require significant changes in our capacity to teach culturally and linguistically diverse students effectively. These changes demand that we relinquish pretense and embrace the simple truth that we all have to learn how to do this work better: from the Board Room to the classroom. The actions described in our plan require each one of us in the SFUSD to recognize our strengths, identify our areas of growth, and take full responsibility for diminishing the predictive power of demographics on academic and social outcomes. The ideas and actions described in this plan are focused on one main idea: every child has the right to be In the process of creating the District Scorecard, our long range plan for SFUSD, we have listened to well-educated. BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW 5

5 years of community input and analyzed a wide range of data. In a recent series of community conversations around the Student Enrollment, Recruitment and Retention Plan (SERR) co-led by SFUSD, the San Francisco Education Fund, Parents for Public Schools, the Parent Advisory Council, and other community leaders, we heard from almost one thousand parents and students from all parts of the city. They told us that quality schools are defined by engaging and challenging material, caring and committed teachers, strong and visible leaders, and instruction modified to meet each child s needs. They told us that the district needed to share a proactive, clear and long-term plan for how we will ensure that every school is a quality school. We agree. We invite you to consider this plan, the District Scorecard, and we hope that it reflects your greatest aspirations. In addition, we are relying on our whole community to stay involved in, bring your assets to, and take leadership for, the work described in this plan. The deep change called for and described in this plan requires our whole community to re-think and learn what authentic partnerships that lead to the academic and social success of every student look like. As called for by a unanimous vote of the School Board on April 22, 2008, with fantastic community support, in Resolution no.82-26a1, Closing the Achievement Gap in SFUSD, our District Scorecard is transparent, measurable, and rooted in a deep understanding of where we are and where we must go THIS IS OUR CALL TO ACTION. From this point forward you will see our progress every step of the way as we strive to keep our promises to students and families to engage high achieving and joyful learners, and make social justice a reality. II. STRATEGIC PLAN SUMMARY Problem Statement Two Competing Truths San Francisco has the highest average student performance of the large urban districts in California and the widest gap between the district average and the lowest performing students. Solution Addressing the Root Causes The deep disparities in the daily lives of our students and families in the SFUSD mirror a pattern that has developed in the United States in the last 50 years. The United States has emerged as the industrialized society with the greatest income and wealth inequality with a consequent increase in disparities in educational outcomes. Almost one fourth of children live in poverty in the United Sates. Without honestly and effectively addressing the need to educate EVERY child well, we will create a permanent underclass in the United States. The effects of persistent racism, classism, and language bias are exacerbated by growing educational inequalities leading to worsening economic conditions for some families and poorer family health. We know being well-educated makes a real difference in the life chances of our children. Therefore, the SFUSD is committed to working on these root issues as we strive to create an organization that works for all students and families. There are no immediate or simple solutions to remedy the historic injustices described above. However, by incorporating years of community input, taking an honest look at where we now stand, holding ongoing conversations with key partners, and building partnerships to share the work, we believe we have a plan of action that immediately begins to address the root causes of the existing achievement gap. To increase the achievement of ALL groups of students and dramatically accelerate the achievement of targeted groups of students (African-American, English Learner, Latino, Pacific Islander, Samoan, and Special Education students) we are focused on three areas: Access and Equity, Achievement, and Accountability. Access & Equity We believe access and equity are at the heart of making social justice a reality. The politics and ideology of social justice are empty without daily actions that improve the living and learning conditions for the children of San Francisco. Do our teachers have a broad range of teaching styles and skills to draw on; are they fully aware of current research on human development; do they know their content deeply; and are they able to know all groups of students, including our target groups (African-American, English Learner, Latino, Pacific Islander, Samoan, and Special Education students) while also knowing the unique gifts and talents of the individual? For some the answer is no. Our answer has to be YES, YES, YES, YES! We must create an organization that ensures every student has access to these capable teachers, and we must be an organization that knows and supports teachers. Authentic access and equity will exist when our families, students and teachers report that they are clear about what is expected and have the support they need to meet those expectations. Achievement Without a district of highly engaged and joyful learners we will have failed to live our mission. Our picture of achievement is every student graduating ready and fully prepared for college and careers with the skills/capacities required for successful 21st century citizenship. We must create learning environments in our schools, and throughout our city, that foster caring and innovation so that our students are prepared to transform our world, rather than accept the status quo and existing inequities. Accountability We believe accountability for the work described in our plan requires personal commitment. We will keep our promises to students and families and enlist everyone in the community to join us in doing so. 6 BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW 7

6 Academic Performance Index (2006) by subgroups in California s largest urban districts. Color codes highlight highest and second-highest performing subgroups and lowest and second-lowest performing subgroups. The Board and staff of the SFUSD promise to create the adequate conditions for every student to reach her or his potential in each school and district-wide. In the words of Superintendent Carlos Garcia, We will do whatever it takes to ensure that we have adequate funding and support for every student to meet the high expectations we ve described in our plan. To foster the accountability we re calling for in this plan, district staff and community will need to work closely together to describe what those high expectations are in every part of SFUSD. In an age of testing, measuring, and mandating, San Francisco Unified School District is calling for relational accountability. While we will continue to lead the country in our use and development of thoughtful metrics, we are equally committed to developing new relationships that put students, families and community at the center and ask us to keep pretense, personal agendas and egos to the side. We are striving for the genuine accountability you feel when you promise someone you love, or care deeply about, that you will do something that is important to her or him. Implementation - Everyone taking initiative To begin the mammoth undertaking of school, district, and community transformation we have three discrete initiatives to organize our efforts. We know we need to increase the personal and professional capacity of every employee in SFUSD. We believe all our work must be equity-centered. And we are determined to transform our curriculum in order to truly prepare our students for today and tomorrow. Performance Management Initiative Building on the idea that everyone, from students to the superintendent, must have sufficient resources, information, and support to have efficacy in their endeavors, SFUSD is designing and implementing a comprehensive system of performance management. We believe this system is necessary to create the culture of leadership for equity in support of the objectives described in our District Scorecard. The performance management initiative will focus our conversations on District Scorecard data so that all staff know and understand their role in supporting student achievement, are provided the support and professional development required for success in their roles, and have voice and power in adjusting the plan over time. Our initial phase of work is increasing the leadership capacity of district managers to support and manage staff and to ensure the high quality implementation of the site, department and district level scorecards. Equity-Centered Professional Learning Initiative Creating and sustaining professional learning communities is essential to the pursuit of equity in our classrooms, our schools and our district. Board members, staff, students, families and our partners need to ask hard questions, look honestly at inequitable practices and policies, hold ourselves accountable like we would with those we care most about, and embrace the uncertainties and tensions inevitably involved in equity-centered change. This initiative will increase equity-centered conditions and structures within SFUSD so that we can deliberately and explicitly challenge all forms of inequity, learn from each other, and celebrate our accomplishments. 21st Century Curriculum Initiative From straight-a students to students who are pushed out of the education system, what we re teaching is not keeping pace with our kids' aspirations. We are educating children to a world that doesn t exist anymore. Learning a second or third language is required in other countries like China, where students often begin language study in elementary school. Will all of our students be prepared to address the deepest social and political issues facing our country if we don t change what we are teaching our schools? Will all of our students be prepared to work with people from other countries or to open businesses abroad? San Francisco and the American public recognize the urgency to move our education system into the 21st century. We must better prepare all of our students to succeed in and shape an increasingly competitive world, one already divided by socio-economics, language, and race. Our district cannot accomplish this work with a 20th century education model that uses a one-size-fits-all approach to learning, offers a diluted and narrow curriculum, and tests students using limited assessment systems like those found under No Child Left Behind. 8 BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW 9

7 SFUSD believes a 21st century education should build on a foundation of personalized, relevant learning that is meaningful and engaging for each student. We know our students must learn from and collaborate with diverse peers of different races, religions and origins. For truly socially conscious and globally competitive students, we must also embed 21st century learning, such as technological literacy and critical and creative thinking skills, in all the subjects that compose this broader, more rigorous curriculum. III. PROCESS OVERVIEW Community Input & Key Data that informed this plan The goals and objectives of Beyond the Talk build on a seven-year legacy of strong planning that resulted in steady academic performance growth for all groups of students. Former superintendent Arlene Ackerman instituted the five year Excellence for All plan in 2000, which made important improvements to the ways that school site budgets were developed, using Weighted Student Formula site-based budgeting. Excellence for All also spearheaded the creation of the Dream and STAR schools initiatives for closing the achievement gap at low-performing schools. These initiatives yielded improved academic performance in the aggregate though seldom at the rate of acceleration needed to raise overall performance and close the wide gap in achievement. for creating new, and improving existing, secondary schools: Personalization. Schools need to create learning communities in which students are known by all adults. Academic Rigor. All students need access to a rigorous academic curriculum and high quality instruction, based on content and performance standards. Opportunities to Apply Learning. All students need to have learning in context and to have academic learning linked with preparation for post-secondary education and for a high-skill economy. Access to Powerful Teaching. Schools must create environments that allow well-prepared teachers to continually reflect on and improve their practice. From this point forward you will see our progress every step of the way as we strive to keep our promises to students and families to engage high achieving and joyful learners, and make social justice a reality. Also during this time, the district began a Secondary School Redesign Initiative (SSRI). In 2001, the District convened task forces to address the fact that San Francisco s middle schools and high schools fail to adequately serve a large proportion of our students. Identifying significant concerns with achievement, attendance, dropout rates, graduation rates, college going rates and other indicators of student success, these broad-based task forces developed research-based guiding principles for change and articulated four key elements of success for secondary students. The four key elements that grew out of the Secondary School Redesign Initiative established the basis The SSRI sought to create schools characterized by these elements of success, in order to meet five goals: Increase choices for families and provide effective schools where students need them Improve student achievement: raise the bar and close the gap Increase student engagement Increase community and stakeholder support Transform central office to be a service center We are continuing these efforts and building on this strong foundation with our District Scorecard. In March of 2006, during interim superintendent Gwen Chan s tenure, the Board of Education called for a new long range planning process called the Student Enrollment Recruitment and Retention (SERR) Initiative to support closing the achievement gap, provide all students equitable access to high-quality education in integrated learning environments, and sustain and build student enrollment to strengthen the district s fiscal condition. The district, in partnership with the San Francisco Education Fund, the Parent Advisory Committee to the Board of Education and Parents for Public Schools, led a community engagement initiative to understand the values, hopes and goals of the San Francisco community in relation to public schools. 10 BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW 11

8 These conversations about public schools happened in a different way than most previous community input sessions; they took place in small intimate groups of 8 to 15 people in every corner of the city with racially and linguistically diverse participants reflective of both the diversity of our schools and our city. The input of the 900 parents, students and community members who took part in the SERR community conversations has also been an important foundation for the development of Beyond the Talk. In August 2007, at the beginning of Superintendent Carlos Garcia s tenure, the superintendent and Board of Education convened to set shared priorities for the district. At these retreats the Board and superintendent unanimously agreed that student achievement, and specifically, closing the achievement gap while continuing to elevate the performance of all students, was the most important focus for the district for the next five years. Community recommendations gathered over the last seven years, current district metrics on student achievement and retention, and the bold vision of the current Board of Education have all played an important role in shaping the goals, objectives and initiatives of the District Scorecard. The Balanced Scorecard (cascading, specific, measurable, assigned to goal owners) When the district set out to create the framework that will guide our future work over the next five years, we chose a different strategy than was used in the past. We wanted to ensure that we didn t create a plan that was only read once and then placed on a shelf to collect dust. We wanted a plan that was visionary enough that we could stay focused on our goals over the long haul while still having enough flexibility to incorporate ongoing feedback. The Balanced Scorecard, is a strategic management system that translates vision into specific metrics developed by Robert Norton and David Kaplan (1996). In order to create and sustain a district of high quality schools we needed a plan to guide our strategic investment in our people, our systems and our procedures. Our aspiration is to develop the self-sufficiency and optimism in SFUSD that will ensure that we continue to meet new challenges as our schools and our city change and grow. We wanted to develop a clear plan that uses multiple measures of our progress that is easily updated and accessible to the whole community. Finally, and most importantly, we wanted a plan that would hold each and every individual in our schools and community accountable for creating the best outcomes for children. That is why we chose the Balanced Scorecard, a framework for translating strategy into action. The district is in the first phase of a multi-year effort to create new systems centered on Access and Equity, Achievement, and Accountability, the three primary goals of this plan. Within the year, each district stakeholder group, from the Board of Education to individual school sites, will have a scorecard. We are calling this the cascading process; every part of the organization creating a scorecard that describes its share of the work to achieve our desired outcomes. The Board of Education Scorecard (BSC 1) is the compass for the district; it sets the overall direction. The District Scorecard (BSC 2) is the map for district administrators; it has the same measures as the BOE Scorecard plus additional measures that will serve as a day to day guide. These two scorecards are just the first step. The most important scorecards are at the school site level. The School Site Scorecards are where each school community will describe their goals, objectives and initiatives. Over the next year, the district will work with staff, students, families and community to create shared understanding of our efforts and to develop the systems necessary to support each school community. This work is at the heart of the central office becoming a true service organization. The School Quality, Equity and Access Matrix how does it work, why have one, and what will it tell us? Across the nation and especially in San Francisco, there is a trend for some groups of students to perform better on standardized tests and to graduate from high school more prepared to pursue college and careers of choice than other groups of students. The San Francisco Unified School District believes our success should be determined by our ability to increase the current achievement of all groups of students and to dramatically accelerate the achievement of targeted groups of students who are currently less academically successful. Therefore, with the implementation of our strategic plan, we will measure school quality, and overall district performance, in a new way: how well each school serves each and every student based on that school s ability to disrupt the historically predictive power of racial, ethnic, linguistic and socio-economic student attributes. The School Quality, Equity and Access Matrix provides a simple visual model of complex data to assist families, school sites and district policy-makers in exploring important differences among the district s schools. The matrix reveals trends and practices worth celebrating and will direct intervention with greater accuracy on behalf of its lowest performers. The more precisely an intervention addresses a school s individual needs and builds on its strengths, the more effectively available resources are utilized and the greater the chances of creating sustained improvement in student outcomes. To date, the assessment of student performance is anchored in the absolute performance of schools and districts on the California STAR tests, known as the Academic Performance Index (API). While setting and monitoring the state s standards and goals, the API offers only limited intelligence on how to reach higher performance levels through targeted interventions and supports. A second dimension of school performance is measured through the School Quality, Equity and Access Matrix relative peer-to-peer performance and provides a much needed complementary perspective. This dimension is captured by benchmark analytics that adjust statistically for each school s demographic context and other starting conditions. In doing so, benchmarks level the playing field for meaningful school-to-school comparisons. 12 BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW 13

9 CST (% Correct Answers) Free/Reduced: 81% EL Learner: 25% School B: SFUSD Challenge Free/Reduced: 80% EL Learner: 23% School A: SFUSD Lighthouse Benchmark Gap SFUSD Matrix: Shown are all SFUSD Elementary Schools in a preliminary illustration. The top-to-bottom scale represents the schools performance on California State standards tests at a given grade level. The left-to-right benchmark gaps represent the degree to which a school has managed to positively disrupt the predictive power of the demographic variables that are monitored in the School Quality, Equity and Access Matrix. Highlighted is the performance of two schools with similar proportions of English Learners and students with Free or Reduced Lunch two highly predictive variables but with drastically different relative as well as absolute outcomes. Truly meaningful school-to-school comparisons distinguish those low performers that have least managed to disrupt the historically predictive power of socio-economic student attributes and, on the upside, to pinpoint even among low performers the emerging lighthouses that are beating the district trend by a wide margin. The matrix illustrates two dimensions of absolute performance and relative benchmarks. Each data point in this chart represents a SFUSD school. The top-to-bottom benchmark gaps represent the school s performance on California Standards Tests (CSTs). The left-to-right benchmark gaps represent the degree to which a school has managed to positively disrupt the predictive power of its starting conditions. Imagine being able to play a movie, in which progress can be measured over time, from district-wide performance, right down to individual schools. Trends will become more visible, and practices that are having a positive effect will become more evident. As we learn what s working well we ll share it broadly with our whole community. That is what we at SFUSD intend to do: shed light on and multiply the best practices in our midst the schools that are beating the odds for every student regardless of race, ethnicity, economic status, disability, English language status, parental education, migrant status or gender. IV. BOARD OF EDUCATION SCORECARD The Board of Education Scorecard (BSC 1) is the compass for the district, it sets the overall direction. The BSC 1 has been approved and adopted by the Board of Education and will guide the development of district level, department and school site scorecards. 14 BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW 15

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15 V. Strategic Plan Milestones One, three, and five year work targets are essential components to any high quality strategic plan. It is imperative that we both know where we re going and how we will get there. Through doing the work described here, we will create the public schools that all San Francisco s children, families, and communities deserve. 26 BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW 27

16 V. Strategic Plan Milestones Board of Education Milestones for Years One, Three and Five YEAR ONE Adopt an equity-centered Strategic Plan to provide direction and strategic leadership. Provide clear and unified message to full district and community that the BSC is the foundation for all SFUSD work. Begin using the BSC as a decision making and agenda creation tool; planning sessions to create shared meaning and processes for BSC. Align policies and practices to strategic goals. Create a set of guiding agreements for the Board that ensures a safe, affirming and enriched environment for each Board member. Induct new Board members using the BSC. Conduct Board Retreat to review and refine implementation. Evaluate the Superintendent using the BSC. Direct the superintendent to base staff evaluations on the BSC. Base end of the year evaluation on percentage of Board agenda items and time spent directly related to BSC 1. YEAR THREE Review annually the percentage of BSC 1 targets met and use as the foundation for Board Retreat. Create year-long course of action, review and study based on the BSC. YEAR FIVE Assess board effectiveness and leadership locally and nationally based on pursuit of BSC goals, objectives and measures. Central Office Milestones for Years One, Three and Five YEAR ONE Publish working draft of Strategic Plan & working draft of BSC 2 and glossary. Finalize School Quality, Equity, and Access Matrix. Host one-to-ones with BOE members and Union leadership (preview implications for bargaining) about Strategic Plan and Matrix. Host key Allies (City, CBO, Community groups) to review and discuss the Strategic Plan draft. Use feedback from the BOE and other key stakeholders to prepare final Strategic Plan for Board Adoption. Work with departmental and cross-departmental teams to identify challenges and opportunities in collective bargaining agreements. Create targeted Professional Development on creating a School Site Scorecard tied to BSC 1 for school site leaders that models an authentic learning and creating process (principal, teacher leaders, union building reps, family reps, student). Produce and publish employee and community information about the Matrix and the strategic plan (website, print, etc.). Translate board approved strategic plan documents. Develop the technology platform required to support the new data and communication standard described in the BSC. Develop the student and staff information system to analyze impact of BSC on students and schools; allow for correlations between student achievement and staff action. Develop Professional Development for central office staff that fosters the skills, dispositions and knowledge required to use the Matrix. Develop Interest-Based bargaining Professional Development for central office staff. Convene core site leadership group to design differentiated Professional Development for administrators and sites for school year. Begin Central Office Professional Development using the Matrix and BSC 2 to guide departmental and cross-departmental work. Conduct Administrators Professional Development: Leadership for Equity, Creating School Site Scorecards. Seek Foundation support to strengthen and support the SFUSD strategic plan. Create a partnership review Matrix and MOU process based on the BSC. Draft School Site Scorecard tuning and support meetings. Design and implement staff evaluation protocols aligned to BSC. Develop employee induction to orient them to the BSC and to provide support during their first two years as employees. Initiate a process for aligning all existing and new master plans to the BSC. 28 BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW 29

17 Central Office Milestones for Years One, Three and Five (con t) YEAR THREE Make available fully cascaded Balanced Scorecards that are accessible and well-understood by SFUSD and SF community. Ensure that school site Scorecards demonstrate significant increases overall and dramatic acceleration of sub-groups in academic performance. Ensure that the SFUSD School Quality, Equity and Access Matrix shows a significant positive trend in positive school effect. Embed BSC and District Matrix in SFUSD communications (regular updates on the web, in publications etc.). Design EPC to balance choice with the Matrix and BSC framework for student assignment (a predictable system with high quality choices for everyone). Integrate the information and assessment system (technology and research) into decision making at all levels of the organization. Use the District Matrix internally and externally to determine progress and to organize site-based needs & support. Design central office based on community feedback in order to best serve students, families and schools. Ensure that SFUSD curriculum has a new framework and a two year plan for total conversion. Ensure that all district partners operate with clear agreements and performance metrics connected directly to the BSC. Align resources (money, people and materials) to support the work described in the BSC. Create demonstration sites, Professional Development sites and shared materials through use of the Matrix standards for use of successful sites/classrooms. Ensure that SFUSD has a network of high functioning, well-integrated community schools that are considered community assets and anchors of positive civic development. School Site Milestones for Years One, Three and Five YEAR ONE Review outline of a plan to create a School Site Scorecard & convene school groups to draft site plan to create Scorecard. Hold school-wide Professional Development and discussion on creating a School Site Scorecard. Create, develop and review draft of School Site Scorecard, then a complete Scorecard. Develop school-wide assessment tool to measure progress based on measures identified in the School Site Scorecard. Assess school-wide progress based on measures named in the School Site Scorecard. Develop final draft of School Site Scorecard tuning and support. YEAR THREE Utilize School Site Scorecards as the primary tool for new staff induction, leadership team work, professional development, school site council and student leadership groups. Report data in measures that are widely known and deeply understood in each school community. YEAR FIVE Identify and share practices that are getting positive results. Post, discuss and use Matrix performance trends to guide growth plans at each school site. YEAR FIVE Ensure that SFUSD is recognized as a leading district in closing the achievement gap and preparing students for success in the 21st century. Produce five year evaluation of the Performance Management, Equity Centered Professional Learning and the 21st Century Curriculum Initiatives. Prepare updates and expansions of BSC 1 for School Board review. Adopt five year strategic plan. Ensure that the San Francisco community feels that SFUSD is transparent and accountable. 30 BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW 31

18 City and Community Milestones for Years One, Three and Five YEAR ONE Work with SFUSD to use the BSC to review planned work and assess degree of shared purpose and work. Describe the support parents, families, community groups need to participate in Beyond the Talk. Name specific areas of concern and action. Orient school site participation and work around the creation of a School Site Scorecard. Discuss schools as community assets in community meetings. Meet with the Mayor and department heads re: BSC and Matrix. Review citywide efforts to serve youth and families using the BSC as a filter. Encourage public conversation on education: It Takes a City. Share in the responsibility of drop out prevention. YEAR THREE Ensure full service community schools are neighborhood and community anchors for positive civic engagement. YEAR FIVE Ensure community based organizations use a Balanced Scorecard approach to assess their effectiveness. VI. Glossary of Terms The District Scorecard is a school district tool to assist in our redesign efforts. The contents were developed by education professionals in partnership with community stakeholders. Some of the language in the plan is specific to education and may be difficult for people who have not studied or worked in the field of education to understand. This glossary attempts to define some of the terms contained in this document to make the work more accessible to the whole community. 32 BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW 33

19 A-G Course Requirements These are the courses that students must pass in order to be eligible for admittance to any of the University of California campuses or any of the California State Universities: a. History/Social Science 2 years b. English 4 years c. Mathematics 3 years d. Laboratory Science 2 years e. World Languages 2 years f. Visual and Performing Arts 1 year g. Other College Preparatory 1 year Advanced Placement (AP) The Advanced Placement (AP) program offers college-level courses in high school. The courses are designed to prepare students for annual AP Exams. Through AP Exams, students have the opportunity to earn credit or advanced standing at most of the nation's colleges and universities. Many high schools in the United States offer AP courses, but any student is allowed to take the examination without participating in an AP course. Home-schooled students and students from schools that do not offer AP courses have an equal opportunity to take the examination. The AP program is run by the College Board, a non-profit organization that develops and maintains 37 college-level courses and exams across 22 subject areas. The College Board supports teachers of AP courses, supports universities as they define their policies regarding AP grades, and develops and coordinates the administration of annual AP examinations. AP tests are scored differently from the A-F grading scale common in the United States. They are scored on a numeric scale, 1 to 5, with a score of 3 considered passing and the following general meanings: 5: Extremely well-qualified 4: Well-qualified 3: Qualified 2: Possibly qualified 1: No recommendation These scores are graded on a curve; students are scored relative to other test-takers rather than on a set standard. These scorings are used by some colleges to exempt students from introductory coursework. Each college's policy is different, but most accept scores of 4 or 5, and some accept scores of 3. Colleges and universities vary in their approach to indicating AP credit on college transcripts. AP activities are funded through fees charged to students taking AP Exams. As of the 2008 testing season, exams cost $84 each, though the cost may be subsidized by local or state programs. Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) An in-school academic support program for grades 4-12 that prepares students for college eligibility and success. Balanced Scorecard (BSC) The balanced scorecard (BSC) is a strategic planning and management system used to align business activities to the vision and strategy of the organization, improve internal and external communications, and monitor organizational performance against strategic goals. Baseline Data Baseline data is basic information gathered before a program begins. It s our starting point. We use this data as a comparison for assessing the impact of a program over time. Baseline Technology Standards The technology infrastructure and support needed to support learning and decision-making in SFUSD schools. This includes, but is not limited to, standards for high-speed network connectivity, adequate bandwidth, network hardware, servers, computers, software, peripheral tools, training, and technical support. The baseline technology standards are defined in the current Education Technology Master Plan and will be updated in the December 2008 Technology Master Plan. Basic Referring to an achievement level on the California Standards Tests, BASIC refers to the middle level, below PROFICIENT and above BELOW BASIC. Below Basic Referring to an achievement level on the California Standards Tests, BELOW BASIC is the second lowest level, above FAR BELOW BASIC and below BASIC. 34 BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW 35

20 Benchmark A standard used for comparison. California English Language Development Test (CELDT) This test is California s formal assessment of a student s proficiency of English status across several domains. The performance of English Learners on this test determines a district s status in meeting language proficiency targets for its students. California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) The CAHSEE is a test created by the California Department of Education. All California high school students are required to pass the exam in order graduate. The exam tests students in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. California Standards Tests (CSTs) The state of California has adopted academic standards which describe what students should know and be able to do in each grade and subject. CSTs measure how much progress a student is making towards those standards. Results of these tests are used to determine if a school/district has met state and federal accountability requirements. Career Pathways A coherent sequence of rigorous academic and technical courses that prepare students for successful completion of state academic standards, while supporting their transition to more advanced post secondary coursework related to a career area of interest Caring and Supportive Relationships Fostering caring and supportive relationships in school is a way of relating to youth, their families, and each other that conveys compassion, understanding, respect and interest. It includes seeing possibilities in each child and using one s wisdom of the heart. Truly listening to a youth s story is a powerful signal that an adult believes and accepts and cares about the youth. Creating a school wide climate of caring means staff, too, must have collegial support networks. One of the most critical factors of fostering a positive school culture is the approach and tone of the teacher. Students who believe their teachers care about them perform better academically. environment that allows the students to establish different perspectives that relate back to their own world views. Communities of Practice (CoP) A community of practice is a group of individuals participating in communal activity, and experiencing/continuously creating their shared identity through engaging in and contributing to the practices of their communities. The concept of the community of practice comes from the understanding that learning can be conceptualized as social participation the individual as an active participant in the practices of social communities, and in the construction of his/her identity through these communities. Community-Based Organization (CBO) An organization operated by a non-profit agency, community coalition, local city, or other public organization which has as its mission services to people within the community. Community Service A service that a person performs for the benefit of his or her local community, usually without compensation. Core Curriculum In education, a core curriculum is a curriculum, or course of study, which is deemed central and usually made mandatory for all students of a school or school system. Core curricula are often instituted, at the primary and secondary levels, by school boards, Departments of Education, or other administrative agencies charged with overseeing education. In California, core curriculum includes language arts, mathematics, science, history/social science, visual and performing arts, and world languages. Cognitive Engagement Students are cognitively engaged when they give sustained, engaged attention to a task requiring mental effort. The highest form of cognitive engagement is self-regulated learning (Corno & Mandinach, 1983), where learners plan and manage their own learning and have a high degree of personal control and autonomy. A learner s cognitive engagement and her or his motivation are inextricably linked together. The amount of cognitive effort expended by the learner is an appropriate measure of her or his motivation as it relies on the learner focusing on mastering the learning task and maintaining a high sense of personal efficacy (Shunk, 1989). Self-regulated learning is critical to beginning and ongoing motivation as students engage in specific cognitive activities that derive from the novelty of the learning 36 BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW BEYOND THE TALK: TAKING ACTION to EDUCATE EVERY CHILD NOW 37

21 Culturally & Linguistically Responsive A culturally and linguistically responsive classroom is one that recognizes the impact students home language and culture has on their education and, thus, provides a culturally and linguistically supported learning environment to enable all students to succeed. Culturally and linguistically responsive teaching is student-centered: the strengths students bring to school are identified, nurtured, and utilized to promote student achievement. Culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy comprises three dimensions: (a) institutional, (b) personal, and (c) instructional. The institutional dimension reflects the administration and its policies and values. The personal dimension refers to the cognitive and emotional processes teachers must engage in to become culturally and linguistically responsive. The instructional dimension includes materials, strategies, and activities that form the basis of instruction. All three dimensions significantly interact in the teaching and learning process and are critical to understanding the effectiveness of culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy. Desegregation In the desegregation of the district, San Francisco was ordered by a federal court to eliminate racial and ethnic identifiability in schools, programs, and classrooms. The goal was to prevent, reduce, or eliminate racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic segregation of students and to promote academic achievement and educational opportunity for all students. Digital Divide The term digital divide refers to the gap between those people with effective access to digital and information technology and those without access to it. It includes the imbalances in physical access to technology as well as the imbalances in resources and skills needed to effectively participate as a digital citizen. Digital Resources Digital resources include books and other materials available in digital formats (as opposed to print, microform, or other media) and accessible by computers. The digital content may be stored locally, or accessed remotely via computer networks. A digital library is a type of information retrieval system. DREAM Schools Dream Schools, initiated under the SFUSD Improvement Plan Excellence for All, include a vision of student success and opportunity that focus on college connections, academic achievement, engaging instructional models, student support system, varied learning experiences and parents empowerment. The program includes a longer instructional day for students and other targeted resources, including those described in the STAR Initiative, with expanded library, visual and performing arts, and student support staff (a nurse and learning support professional). SFUSD has six Dream Schools: Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary (Pre-K to 3), Willie Brown Academy (grades 4-8), Sanchez Elementary, Everett Middle School, John O Connell High School of Technology and Paul Revere K-8. In addition, Thurgood Marshall High School offers a Dream Academy for 9-10th graders. Dropout Various ways of calculating the dropout rate reveal different ways of thinking about the issue. Event rate indicates the number of students who leave high school each year and is compared with previous years. Status rate, a cumulative rate much higher than the event rate, denotes the proportion of all individuals in the population who have not completed high school and were not enrolled at a given point in time. Cohort rate describes the number of dropouts from a single age group or specific grade (or cohort) of students over a period of time. The high school completion rate indicates the percentage of all persons ages 21 and 22 who have completed high school by receiving a high school diploma or equivalency certificate. The following factors lead to unreliable aggregated national dropout figures: different definitions of dropouts different time periods during the school year when dropout data are collected different data collection methods different ways of tracking youth no longer in school different methods used by school districts and states to calculate the dropout rate, result in unreliable aggregated national dropout figures Effort Optimism Effort optimism refers to how strongly a student believes that hard work/effort in school will pay off with academic/school success. A strong conviction generally results in greater success, and can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, reinforcing that belief. When the conviction is weak or nonexistent, generally students experience less success, and this reinforces the belief that effort doesn t matter. English Learners English Learners are students who are speakers of another language and are in the process of learning English. 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