Photos by Susie Fitzhugh Seattle Public Schools

Jon Halfaker Executive Director of Schools - NW Region Career Includes: 8 Years Classroom Teacher 2 Years Instructional Coach 10 Years Building Administrator 2 Years Executive Director of Schools 13 Year A Parent In Seattle Public Schools 2Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.

Seattle Public Schools Our Mission: Seattle Public Schools is committed to ensuring equitable access, closing the achievement gaps and excellence in education for every student. Our Vision: Every Seattle Public Schools’ student receives a high-quality, 21 st Century education and graduates prepared for college, career and life 3Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.

Who We Are 97 schools Over 9000 teachers, leaders and staff 52,000+ students 39% Free/Reduced Lunch 12% Special Education 9% APP/Spectrum 11% English Language Learners 126 Languages/Dialects 4Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.

Strategic Plan goals: Ensure educational excellence and equity for every student Improve systems district-wide to support academic outcomes and meet students’ needs Strengthen school, family and community engagement Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.

Increased enrollment: more students choosing Seattle Public Schools More students graduating More students taking advanced courses Seattle Public Schools students outperform other districts in statewide tests What We Are Seeing In Our Schools Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.6

What Does That Look Like? Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.7

More Seattle Students Graduating 8Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.

More Students Take College-Level Courses 9Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.

Steadily Increasing Math Achievement 10Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.

Steadily Increasing Math Achievement 11Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.

Strong Gains in Science Achievement 12Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.

Achievement Gap Closing Trend in Southeast 13 Discernible gap closing trend since Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.

School Segmentation: Showing Progress 14 Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day. Proportion of Level 5 schools has grown from 15% to 31% Proportion of Level 1 schools has declined from 20% to 6% 21 schools improved their level in 2013

SPS School Segmentation (Year 1)

SPS School Segmentation (Year 5) = NW Regional Schools

What Else Does Our Data Show? Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.17

Achievement Gaps 18 ** From to , the Asians subgroup includes Pacific Islanders Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.

19 “ABC” Early Warning Indicators

20 “ABC” Early Warning Indicators

21 “ABC” Early Warning Indicators

System-wide shift to 21 st Century college and career readiness standards (Common Core) System-wide focus on collaborative planning, common assessments and improving teaching and learning (TPEP and PLCs) Collaboration within the system: – Adams, Viewlands, and South Shore (Arts Infusion) – McDonald, and 18 other schools implemented RULER – Whittier and Bagley (Readers and Writers) – BF Day and Greenwood (Mentoring and Coaching) – Northgate and Viewlands and Broadview Thomson (Literacy) SPS Celebrations Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.22

English Language Learner (ELL) professional development through Stanford University Strengthening family engagement (Parent University) Strengthening community partnerships (Seattle University, UW STR, and Seattle Pacific University, Martinez Foundation, Alliance for Education, City of Seattle FEL) SPS Celebrations Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.23

Churn in leadership Safety: Social, Emotional, and Physical Stability of Funding Continued focus on opportunity gaps (Race, Special Education, ELL, Advanced Learners) Supporting students and families in extreme and significant crisis (Safety, Security, Counseling, Nutrition, Transportation) Seattle Schools: Challenges & Next Steps Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.24

Addressing issues around high enrollment, limited capacity and aging facilities – Wilson Pacific Campus – Lincoln High School Campus – Loyal Heights and Bagley Elementary Rebuilds Independent school funding, and the ability of families and communities to makeup for inequities is not equitable or sustainable Enhancing capabilities to disaggregate and analyze data Seattle Schools: Challenges & Next Steps Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.25

Students – Actively engage in your education and talk with your teachers Parent/Guardian – Communicate, volunteer and participate’; don’t stop talking with your children Extended family and community – Volunteer, participate, mentor, support, and VOTE! What Can You Do? Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.26

READ, READ, READ If we are truly to close the opportunity gaps for ALL of our students, then we must do everything in our power to ensure that by the time a Seattle student finishes the third grade, they are reading at, or above, the third grade level. If you have children at home, continue to read to or with them. If your children are grown, take your expertise in teaching your own children to read, and offer it to our most at-risk students and schools. We are consistently one of the most literate cities in the world. Wouldn’t it be great if we proved what that meant for ALL of our children and families. What Can You Do? Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.27

Questions? Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day.28

Seattle Public Schools: Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day..