RE Project define excellence. eliminate barriers. realize success. A Blueprint for School Transformation School District of Indian River County (2020-2025) January 2020 IGW Rev u. :9 SDIRC 2019 • Osceola Magnet School with grade “A” for 5 consecutive years; Beachland Elementary, Liberty Magnet School, Osceola Magnet School, Rosewood Magnet School, all grade “A” for 2018-2019. • “Commendable” School Improvement Rating for the Wabasso School for 2018-2019. • TCTC “97% first time pass rates” on the LPN NCLEX-PN licensure exams since 2010; recognized in the “Top 60 Nursing Schools in Florida.” • Graduation rates for Black students improved from 65% in 14-15 to 81% in 18-19. Sources: FLDOE, 2020; FLDOE School Improvement Ratings 2018-2019, 2019; FLDOE Florida School Grades, 2019; 2019 Indian River LEA Profile, 2019; Nursing Schools Almanac, 2019 • Graduation rates for students with disabilities improved from 58% in 14-15 to 78% in 18-19. • FL-PBIS Model School Gold Status (3 schools) & Silver Status (8 schools) for 2018-2019. • SDIRC 2019 Principal, Teacher, & School-Related Employee of the Year named as State Finalists. • VBHS Fighting Indians – State Record for Most Consecutive Regular Season Wins!!! 2019 Sources: FLDOE, 2020; FL-PBIS, 2019; @ircschools, 2019 Vision What does success for every student look like? Educate & inspire every student to be successful. Mission To serve all students with excellence. Schuul [lislriul uI'Indian River L'uunly? Moonsh ?v?omen. I 1 w! ?lm? . mu?lilmw I ?a 55? er r} A Need for Re?Envisioning Excellence in the Demographics: A Comparison Subgroup Indian River Miami-Dade Number of Students 17,924 350,606 Number of Schools 27 392 White (Non-Hispanic) 54% 7% Black (Non-Hispanic) 17% 20% Hispanic 23% 72% English Language Learners 5% 20% Economically-Disadvantaged 58% 69% Students with Disabilities 16% 11% (% of total student population) Sources: FLDOE Education Information Portal, 2019 & 2020; www.dadeschools.net; www.indianriverschools.org Allocation Comparison: Elementary Elementary School Elementary School School Grade = C School Grade = A Number Students 623 628 Economically Disadvantaged 493 540 Administrators 2 2 Instructional Staff 39 43 Instructional Support 21 5 Non-Instructional Support 11 4 Sources: Dadeschools.net, 2020; FLDOE Education Information Portal, 2020; SDIRC Focus Student Information System Allocation Comparison: Secondary High School School Grade = C High School School Grade = A Number Students 1895 2028 Economically Disadvantaged 1019 1273 5 4 Instructional Staff 100 74 Instructional Support 19 23 Non-Instructional Support 28 15 Administrators Sources: Dadeschools.net, 2020; FLDOE Education Information Portal, 2020; SDIRC Focus Student Information System 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% SIZE-ALIKES CHARLOTTE Source: FLDOE, 2019 MARTIN LARGE –> VERY LARGE INDIAN RIVER BREVARD MIAMI-DADE 90% 80% +24 70% 60% 50% 40% 49% -1 48% 30% 20% 2014-2015 Charlotte Source: FLDOE, 2019 2015-2016 Martin 2016-2017 Indian River 2017-2018 Brevard 2018-2019 Miami-Dade 80% 70% 60% 50% +1 52% 50% 40% 30% -24 20% 10% 2014-2015 Charlotte Source: FLDOE, 2019 2015-2016 Martin 2016-2017 Indian River 2017-2018 Brevard 2018-2019 Miami-Dade Rates of Progress: FSA ELA % > Level 3 - Grades 3-10 70% +6 50% +1 51% 50% 30% 2014-15 MARTIN 2015-16 CHARLOTTE 2016-17 INDIAN RIVER Source: FLDOE Education Information Portal, 2019 2017-18 BREVARD 2018-19 MIAMI-DADE STATE The “Case” for School Re-Envisioning: A Deeper Dive Comparison of Grade 3 & Grade 10 ELA Achievement (% >Level 3) 2019 Charlotte Martin Indian River -9 Brevard Miami-Dade -7 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Grade 3 Grade 10 Source: FLDOE Education Information Portal, 2019 The “Case” for School Re-Envisioning: A Deeper Dive Black Students with Disabilities Suspended/Expelled >10 Days (Risk Ratios) 9 8 7 6 5 4.32 4 3 2 1 * 0 2013-2014 Charlotte 2014-2015 Martin Source: FLDOE LEA Profiles 2015-2019 2015-2016 Indian River 2016-2017 Brevard 2017-2018 Miami-Dade *A data point of “0” on the above table indicates that less than 10 students received removals for >10 days. 2015-2016 Annual Budget $ 268,170,175 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 $ 286,742,651 $ 286,892,696 $ 289,955,545 $ 301,046,075 (All Funds) Actual Endof-Year Total Fund $ 26,054,000 $ 25,252,791 $ 18,655,172 $ 17,409,387 Balance TBD (June 30) General Fund Only Ending Fund Balance as a Percent of Revenues (General Fund Only) 18% 18% 13% 12% TBD If we clearly define the expectations and behaviors that exemplify school excellence for all 21st Century Learners and implement actions in alignment with these expectations and behaviors, then higher levels of student learning will be achieved. Superintendent’s Goals to Be Achieved During the Re-envisioning Process • Ensure a seamless transition and more robust learning outcomes for all children • Build a productive and collaborative relationship with the Indian River County School Board • Create opportunities to gain a deep understanding of Indian River County Schools from a multitude of stakeholders and gain insight into all key aspects of the District • Build excitement and momentum within the School District of Indian River County as we collaboratively engage in needed change to ensure continuous improvement C Move the Needle Identify & refer to “Guiding Principles” Disaggregate & analyze data to monitor progress towards goal attainment Develop plans that explicitly define the needed actions Identify key priorities that ensure we are fully enhancing & supporting instruction – Accelerate feedback loops The “Why” Behind Guiding Principles • Ensures common language and communication among stakeholders • Provides points of reference for all work • Promotes consistency and sustainability in course of actions Making Data Our Superpower • Use high quality, actionable data. • Disaggregate data to guide meaningful & precise changes. • Link action steps & strategies to root causes to eliminate identified barriers. • Frequently monitor to guard against big data “pitfalls”. Redefining Excellence: Cultivating Conditions for Learning January February March April May 1 2 3 4 5 PHASE II: LISTEN & LEARN IDENTIFY & GATHER STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK & GUIDING PRINCIPLES CLEARLY DEFINE THE CURRENT REALITY & OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT PHASE III: CONSENSUS BUILDING & IMPLEMENTATION PLAN GATHER & DEVELOP & CONDUCT INITIAL ANALYZE INITIATE EVALUATION & IMPLEMENTATION REFINEMENT OF SUMMATIVE DATA TO GUIDE OF DISTRICT DISTRICT & MODIFICATIONS TO STRATEGIC PLAN SCHOOL SITE ACTION PLAN & SCHOOL SITE IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION PLANS PLANS • Create authentic opportunities for teachers to support & grow together. • Maximize opportunities to provide school choice. • Create schools that students look forward to attending. • Initiate a principal/assistant principal pipeline to cultivate future leaders. • Re-envision the school improvement process & School Improvement Plans. • Review school start times. • Establish a program to recruit, retain, and optimally place instructional coaches. • Eliminate redundancies across the district to maximize resources at schools. • Create a Superintendent’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Student Education. • Create a Superintendent’s Advisory Council for the District Budget. • Design the district in a way that fully supports & enhances instruction. • Focus Groups • Work Groups • Surveys & Feedback • Community Partnerships • Project RE-envision 2025 Website Visit Our Project RE-envision 2025 Webpage https://www.indianriverschools.org/ProjectReEnvision2025 “Students should have rich, relevant, and authentic experiences at school, across the board. If every educator in every school pursued excellence instead of allowing excuses about what students can and cannot do, we would meet the needs of all students. Our goal has to be to create schools where excellence is the standard.” Sanee Bell, Ed.D. “Be Excellent on Purpose”