Sally Bachofer Assistant Commissioner Office of School Innovation Presented at the March 2011 Meeting of the Staff and Curriculum Development Network (S/CDN) 3/3/2011

A New Schools Vision  Open new, high-performing seats across the State  Close poor performing seats  Help systems think strategically about serving all students and families in their communities

OSI Mission  Create optimal state-level policy and operating conditions for dramatic school intervention  Ensure that local educational agencies can build on successful and innovative practices  Oversee the Department's charter authorizing work

Regents Reform Agenda Assurance Areas Standards and Assessments Standards and Assessments Great Teachers And Leaders Great Teachers And Leaders Data Systems Office of School Innovation Sally Bachofer Office of School Innovation Sally Bachofer Office of Accountability Ira Schwartz Office of Accountability Ira Schwartz Turning Around Lowest Achieving Schools Turning Around Lowest Achieving Schools

School Turnaround dramatic intervention in a low- performing school that both produces significant achievement gains within two years and prepares the school for long-term transformation into a high- performance organization. (Mass Insight, School Turnaround Group)

Charter Schools Office Charter Schools Office PLA / Accountability Office PLA / Accountability Office School Turnaround Office School Turnaround Office Office of School Innovation Sally Bachofer, Assistant Commissioner Office of School Innovation Sally Bachofer, Assistant Commissioner  Owen Donovan  Sharon Holder  Cliff Chuang

Charter School Office  Carry out the Regents day-to-day charter authorizing responsibilities (from application review to renewal decisionmaking)  Set statewide policy for all charter schools in the State

PLA / Accountability Office  Collect and report qualitative and quantitative evidence and data in PLA schools and Districts  Drive improvement conversations with Districts and schools

School Turnaround Office  Build the capacity and sustainability of a statewide turnaround infrastructure  Serve as the information and communication hub for available turnaround partners, fiscal supports, and services

Continuum of Supports  Information and Communication Resource of School Turnaround Office Coordination with rest of SED Linkages to partners and partner organizations  Financial Supports School Innovation Fund