1 Keeping Every Student on the Path to High School Graduation, College Readiness and Adult Success Investing in Innovation (i3) winner Diplomas Now

2 Data Supports Easy access to student data on the Early Warning Indicators Benchmarks tied to national and state standards On-site facilitator to leverage EWI data Professional Development Supports Job-embedded coaching - Math and English instructional coaches Professional learning community Professional development linked to grade/subject specific instructional practice Student Supports Interventions to address early warning indicators of Attendance Behavior Course Performance Diplomas Now: Comprehensive Approach to School Improvement Multi Tiered Response to Intervention Model 10 to 15 City Year AmeriCorps members: whole school and targeted academic and socio- emotional supports Communities In Schools on-site coordinator: case managed supports for highest need students Shared Cohort of students Teacher Team Whole school attendance, positive behavior, college- going culture Strengthening student resiliency Organizational Supports Inter-disciplinary and subject focused common planning time Bi-weekly EWI meetings On-site school transformation facilitator Instructional Supports Double dose math & English Extra help labs Common college preparatory or high school readiness curricula

3 Diplomas Now provides the range and intensity of supports required in the nation’s most challenged secondary schools Core FunctionMeans and Methods Whole School Structure, instruction teacher support and student support Track the Early Warning Indicators (Attendance, Behavior, Course Performance) Scheduling, staffing and budget supports Targeted Supports Young adult AmeriCorps members to ”nag and nurture” students to success 8-15 full-time, full-day City Year Corps members serving as near- peer role models to mentor, tutor, provide behavior and attendance coaching and extended day learning Intensive Supports School-based professional Site Coordinator Targets the highest need students with intensive case management and referral to outside agencies where needed. Brokered services through CIS partners DN High School or Middle School School Lead Provision of English and math coaches at each DN school Monthly implementation review with Diplomas Now team Supporting all students to graduation and college readiness Whole School Reform City Year Corps Members Case Management Early Warning System On-site coordination

4 Investing in Innovation (i3) $30M federal grant + $6M match through generous support of the PepsiCo foundation 60 schools in 10+ districts reaching 57,000 students Conduct randomized experimental study validating the impact of the model, and focusing on the conditions necessary to:  Achieve 80% grad rates in high schools  Reduce by 66% the number of students entering high school below grade level Diplomas Now- Investing in Innovation Fund Winner 1,700 Applicants49 Grantees “Cutting-edge ideas that will produce the next generation for reform.” - Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Chicago Public Schools, Detroit Public Schools, Los Angeles Unified School District, Miami-Dade Public Schools, Louisiana Recovery School District, School District of Philadelphia, New York City Department of Education, District of Columbia Public Schools, Seattle Public Schools, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, Northeast Independent School District (TX), Richland County School District One (SC), Southwest Independent School District (TX), San Antonio Independent School District (TX), Whitehall City School District (OH) District Partners State Departments of Education of Louisiana, South Carolina and New York, Union Park High Schools, Deloitte Consulting, School Loop, Pearson PreVent, the City of Philadelphia. Other Partners

5 Early Warning Indicator and Tiered Intervention On-Site Talent Development School Transformation Facilitator for EWI data and intervention management and analysis, teacher team facilitation, and intervention integration and support City Year team of corps members to provide school-wide and targeted interventions CIS On-site coordinator to provide case management and integrated student supports School Organization Teacher teaming with common planning time for teacher teams to discuss EWI data and interventions Strong whole school elements including: –School-wide climate and attendance initiatives –HS Readiness Curriculum –Extra-help courses –Instructional Coaches/Job-Embedded Professional Development –Extended Learning Time/School Day Diplomas Now Partnership Model Diplomas Now partners with schools to align school organization, human capital, professional development, curriculum enhancement and an early warning system to meet the needs of all students, increasing the effectiveness and capacity of schools to bolster student achievement and school success.

6 Talent Development Secondary Four Pillars & Core Components 6

7 Freshman Strategic Reading ALFA LAB Transition to Advanced Mathematics Freshman Seminar Sophomore Reading and Writing in Your Career Geometry Foundations Career Academy Blended Mathematics Junior College Prep Reading and Writing Algebra II Foundations Career Academy Blended Mathematics Senior Career Academy Blended Mathematics Talent Development High School Curriculum and Instruction

8 ELAMathScience Social Studies Climate & Character Student Team Literature Savvy Readers’ Lab TD Writing Program Hakim’s History of US Everyday Math (district program) Transition Math & Algebra Math Acceleration Lab FOSS & STC science support Hakim’s Story of Science District program support High Five As & Bs Climate Program Mastering the Middle Grades curriculum Talent Development Middle School Curriculum and Instruction

9 Goal: To coordinate and create interventions for students who are exhibiting early warning indicators and to closely monitor their progress so that students are successful. Early Warning Indicator Meetings Intervention s Updated data

10 Diplomas Now Results: Continuing Progress AttendanceBehavior Course Performance # of Students Failing Math and English # of Off-track students in Attendance* 47% decrease June 2010 # of Students 78% decrease 76% decrease # of Students June 2011June 2010June 2011June 2010June English Math 65% decrease # of Off-track students in Behavior** # of Students Diplomas Now Results Philadelphia, PA *Off-track in attendance defined as students with below 80% attendance. ** Off-track in behavior defined as 3 or more negative behavior comments in a marking period. Below are the results Diplomas Now was able to achieve in partnership with four high poverty schools in Philadelphia during the school year. Aggregate results shown for Feltonville, Cooke and Marshall middle schools and Overbrook high school.

11 Key aspects of national i3 initiative Identify some of the most promising school improvement initiatives Provide support for them to scale up nationally Research their effectiveness using the most rigorous methodologies available Document lessons learned about implementation during the scale-up process Publicize study results to influence national and state policy National Evaluation: Overview

12 Study will compare student outcomes in schools that implement DN to student outcomes in schools that do not. Assignment to these groups is accomplished through randomization. Eligible schools are assigned DN or Non-DN status via a lottery: -DN schools implement the DN model -Non-DN schools pursue any other school reform initiatives National Evaluation: Research Design

13 For both middle and high schools: All Diplomas Now core staffing elements (Talent Development school transformation facilitator, team of City Year corps members, Communities In Schools on-site coordinator) Staffing model that supports interdisciplinary teacher teams with common planning time during the professional day (both in interdisciplinary team and vertical subject-area professional learning communities) College preparatory/high school readiness (middle grades) evidence based core academic curricula in math, language arts, science, and social studies Full-time, school-based ELA and Math coaches Evidence-based accelerated learning extra-help classes in math and English for all students who need them. School success courses - Freshmen Seminar (HS), Mastering Middle Grades (MS) School wide attendance, positive behavior and school climate and culture programs Extended day programs At least bi-weekly EWI Meetings attended by teacher teams, and DN partners / student support staff Appropriate access to student information systems to facilitate creation of Early Warning Indicator and benchmark assessments reports Johns Hopkins School-Family-Community (NNPS) program Diplomas Now partners participation on school leadership team, sign off on school schedule, Diplomas Now model is central to school improvement plan A monthly implementation review meeting with district leadership For high schools only: 4x4 block schedule (Four extended learning periods or four periods and one enrichment, elective period) Small learning communities with dedicated administrators and counselors (9 th Grade Academy and 2 or more thematic academies for grades 10-12) Diplomas Now Required Components

14 Talent Development Organizational Reforms Small Learning Communities Teacher Teams Early Warning Indicator Meetings Common Planning Time 4x4 Block Schedule (high school) Extend Time Literacy & Numeracy Courses (middle school) Climate Twilight School (high school) Distributive Leadership

15 Communities In Schools. The Communities In Schools Model & Diplomas Now: Provide annual school- and student-level plans for delivery of prevention and intervention services. Utilize school-based case manager concept to ensure appropriate delivery of prevention and intervention services. Broker services through CIS partners ABC/Focus List Students Student Supports STUDENT OUTCOMES Improved A ttendance Improved B ehavior Improved Academic / C ourse Performance = Grade Promotion/Stay In Schools/Graduation Rates

16 Classroom Support Targeted Support Whole School Prevention Critical mass of people power Diverse “near peer” role models and tutors Full-time and extended day Idealistic culture/energy Real-time response to need Enable differentiated instruction Reinforced classroom learning For hundreds of students in school Academic and socio-emotional School climate, attendance, positive behavior and enrichment programs Family engagement Tiers of ImpactCorps Member Assets Improved student Attendance, Behavior and Course Performance: English & Math Improved on-time grade progression Student mindset and skills for school achievement and civic participation City Year’s Whole School Whole Child model

17 District Partnership Create Framework for Partnership Align DN model to District Vision and Strategy for Turnaround Schools Establish Initial Financial Framework (Costs, Revenue Streams) Sign letter of intent for I3 study Awareness/Discovery for School Leadership Awareness presentations and discussions around alignment of model to school’s mission and vision Discussions with MDRC about the I3 study and lottery process Review of baseline data Follow-up conversations with school leadership and other critical stakeholders (including school visits) Initial Implementation Planning Partner school staff awareness and joint planning School schedule and staffing analysis Curriculum alignment Data collection and information gathering Commitment Final revisions and sign-off on budget Finalize letter of intent with school names MDRC conducts lottery Diplomas Now Partnership Process April/ May March

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