Priority Schools / Turnaround PrinciplesPriority Schools / Turnaround Principles ESEA Directors InstituteESEA Directors Institute October 2014October 2014

Federal Turnaround Principles 2

Turnaround Is…  An about face  The right people on the bus  Leaders  Teachers  Staff  Time well spent with students  Adequate financial resources 3

Turnaround is Not…  Checking the boxes  A one-time solution  Repackaging old initiatives/efforts  Initiative/program of the month 4

Present - Turnaround in SIG Cohort 2 and 3 schools 5

Future Turnaround Priority Schools  Schools in the lowest 5% of all Tennessee schools.  Eighty-five (85) schools in 6 districts Achievement School District (ASD) Davidson Hamilton Knox Jackson Madison Shelby 6

ESEA Waiver – Four Interventions for Priority Schools  Enter the Achievement School District (ASD)  Enter an LEA Innovation Zone (iZone)  Apply and be approved for the School Improvement Grant  Under go an LEA-led school turnaround planning process 7

ESEA – Turnaround Principles  “All priority schools, including those in the ASD and LEA innovation zones are required to implement interventions that align directly with turnaround principles and/or the School Improvement Grant turnaround models.” ESEA Waiver 8

Turnaround Principles  Strong Leadership  Effective Teachers  Additional Time for Student and Adult Learning  Strong Instructional Program  Use of Data to Drive Instruction  Secure School Environment  Ongoing Mechanisms for Family and Community Engagement 9

Strong Leadership  Do now  Could do 10

Effective Teachers  Do now  Could do 11

Additional Time for Student and Adult Learning  Do now  Could do 12

Strong Instructional Program  Do now  Could do 13

Use of Data to Drive Instruction  Do now  Could do 14

Secure School Environment  Do now  Could do 15

Ongoing Mechanisms for Family and Community Engagement  Do now  Could do 16

Questions / Additional Notes 17

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