Citizens of the World Charter School Quarterly Report January 20, 2011

Overview CWC Mission and Vision CWC School Wide Goals Progress on School Wide Goals Key Findings Next Steps

CWC Mission & Vision The mission of Citizens of the World Charter Hollywood: A Public School is to provide a socio-economically, culturally and racially diverse community of students in the heart of Hollywood with an intellectually challenging, experiential learning environment that develops each individual student's confidence, potential, and individual responsibility as citizens of the world in which we live.

School Wide Goals Academic Excellence – 90%+ proficient or advanced in all areas – Less than 10% gap between any subgroup Diversity – Applicant pool that is at least 50% non white and 50% free and reduced lunch eligible Community Impact – 90%+ families volunteering, pledging, completing survey with 75%+ satisfaction Organizational Health – On budget, stable enrollment and ADA, reaching fundraising target, positive staff surveys and external agency review

Academic Excellence ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE – 90% or more proficient or advanced in ELA, Math, English Language Development and TfU goal mastery – 90% or more of students with special needs successfully achieving IEP goals – Less than 10% gap between any significant (more than 5%) subgroup PROGRESS -89% or more are proficient or advanced in all areas -All students with special needs have met IEP goals -Gap between subgroups is less than 10% for Math but ranges from 11%-26% for ELA

Diversity DIVERSITY GOAL To ensure diversity applicant pool needs to be: -At least 50% non white -At least 50% FRL eligible PROGRESS Kindergarten (TOTAL: 129): – FRL: 22, – Caucasian 68, – African American 6, – Hispanic 14, – Asian 18, – Pacific Islander 1, – Other/Mixed 16 1st Grade (TOTAL: 10): – FRL: 4, – African American 1, – Hispanic 2, – Asian 4, – Pacific Islander 1, – Other/Mixed 1 2nd Grade (TOTAL:7): – FRL: 2, – Caucasian 5, Hispanic 1, Asian 1, Other/Mixed 1

Analysis of FRL Applicant Pool for Ethnicity of FRL Apps -8% Caucasian -39% Korean -30% Latino -17% Mixed -4% Pacific Islander How FRL Apps heard about CWC -43% - friends -61% - friends, family, neighbor -17% - preschool -17% - website Zip Codes of FRL Apps -35% from % from % from % from and % from 90035, 90036, 90046, 90068

Community Impact GOAL -90% of families volunteering 40hrs/yr -90% of families pledging -90% of families completing survey with 75% + reporting satisfaction with quality of education PROGRESS -75% of families have volunteered to date -75% of families have pledged to date -99% of families completed the survey with 99% reporting satisfaction with quality of education

Parent Survey Developed by Family Support Coordinator based on samples from several schools 95 questions across 11 content areas – Demographics – Satisfaction with quality of education – Teacher effectiveness – Student Success – Leadership Effectiveness – Communication – ASP, Food Services, Building/Grounds, Misc. – Parent Involvement

Parent Survey Respondents Demographics of Respondents 102 responses Diverse representative cross section of respondents 16.7% Latinos responded v. 24% Latinos enrolled 28.4% FRL responded v. 36% FRL enrolled

Parent Survey Findings Academic Program – More than 90% agree or strongly agree that they are receiving quality instruction in all areas – Suggested areas to strengthen were Exposure to technology Special Ed staff communicating sufficient information about child’s program Teacher Effectiveness -More than 90% agree or strongly agree that CWC teachers are effective in all areas Student Success - More than 90% agree or strongly agree that their child enjoys school, feels safe and there is good social/emotional development

Parent Survey Findings Continued Leadership & Communication -More than 90% agree leadership communicates effectively and respects parents’ opinions and concerns -100% of respondents agreed that the Principal is outstanding in all areas -Communication and fundraising identified as areas for growth for ED and Board Parent Involvement - 99% respondents agree there are plenty of opportunities to be involved in child’s education ASP/School Lunch/Grounds -ASP staff well regarded, desire for richer program -70%+ respondents like the school lunch; % dissatisfied

Organizational Health GOAL Ensure enrollment and ADA levels (95%+) are maintained for revenue predictability Operate within budget (ensuring any transfers within line items are cost neutral and keep operational costs at the same level) Attain fundraising goal of $130,000 for Positive staff satisfaction surveys and retention Positive external reviews (charter office, Cambridge, WASC, etc.) PROGRESS -We are fully enrolled at 103 students with 93.56% ADA -We have operated within budget to date -$65,000 has been pledged or donated to date including approximately $2,000 from events and other fundraisers -Staff surveys are conducted bi- annually and will be conducted in the coming month -LAUSD’s Charter Schools Division did a fiscal oversight and comprehensive overall review of CWC in late fall/early winter 2010 and gave CWC proficient marks overall

Key Findings Academics -Nearly 90% of students are proficient/advanced in all areas -All students with special needs have met IEP goals -Negligible gaps in math; 11-26% gaps in ELA Diversity -50% of applicants are non white -~18% of applicants are FRL Community Impact -More than 90% of families completed survey with 99% satisfaction with the quality of education -75% of families have volunteered and 75% have pledged Organizational Health -93.5% ADA -Fundraise remaining $65,000 (50% of goal)

Next Steps -Targeted plan to diversify applicant pool -Targeted plan to eradicate achievement gaps particularly among EL, Latino and FRL subgroups in ELA -Move ADA up to 95% -Raise the remaining $65,000 -Maintain push for volunteerism and pledging to get from 75% to 100%