1. San Francisco Unified School District
CORE 3.0 Kickoff
February 3, 2017

2. Mission: Every day we provide each and every
student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century
Two Competing Truths
SFUSD has the highest average student performance of large urban districts in California, but…
…the widest gap between the district average and the lowest performing students
To increase the achievement of ALL groups of students, SFUSD is focused on:
Access & Equity
Achievement
Accountability
Initiatives for Implementation
Building Leadership Capacity
Equity-Centered Professional Learning Initiatives
Implementation of CCSS
Q1: 3 Key facts to know about SFUSD to set the context for our participation in the CORE Improvement Community

3. Our Team
Eve Arbogast
Director, Instructional Reform Facilitator Network
Jill Hoogendyk
Chief of Staff
Ritu Khanna
Chief, Research, Planning & Assessment
Norma Ming, Ph.D.
Supervisor of Research
Research, Planning, & Assessment
Tamitrice Rice-Mitchell
Director, LEAD- Leadership, Equity, Achievement and Design
Jennifer Steiner
Director, Office of Professional Learning and Leadership
Brent Stephens
Chief Academic Officer
Q2: Identify your team

4. Our Problem Space Inputs Challenges
Large numbers of new and newer leadership team members
High concentrations of teacher turnover
Highest percentage of first and second year teachers
Human Capital and Talent Management
Mindset and Morale
Q3: Our problem/problem space
Priority focus district wide:
1) the implementation of proven strategies to accelerate achievement for our most vulnerable and underserved student populations and those schools with the highest concentrations of these focal student populations
2) employing top talent and proactively creating the conditions for employees to do their best work
Specific school focus: 4 Bayview elementary schools
Data:
High concentration of teacher turnover (Fall 2016) District = 21%, Bayview 40%
Highest percentage of first and second year teachers (Fall 2016) District = 20%, Bayview 33%
Additional inputs:
High concentrations of racial isolation
High concentration of poverty - Free/Reduced Priced Lunch and Public Housing
Above average percent of SPED populations
Below average percent of EL populations
Students entering elementary school not kindergarten ready
Additional Challenges:
Resource Allocation and Alignment
Transition and Flux
Managing Expectations of Stakeholders (Internal and External)
Communication

5. Identified Systemic Barriers
Quality Teaching. SFUSD currently does not ensure that there is a stable cadre of high – quality teachers in our highest need schools.
School Choice. SFUSD has a school choice system that maintains racial isolation in elementary and middle schools for African American students.
Ensure Rigorous Instruction & Intervention Tier 1 instruction in SFUSD schools is not ensuring grade-level performance for the vast majority of African American students in SFUSD (as measured by standardized tests, F&P, and SRI), and Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions are not coherently deployed to serve African American students.
More Robust and Coordinated Wraparounds. Many of SFUSD’s African American students and families require high-quality wraparound services that address school attendance, physical and mental health, social and emotional wellness, financial and housing stability.
Implicit Bias. While progress has been made over the last several years, specifically through the Safe & Supportive Schools Resolution and the Coordinating Early Intervening Services (CEIS) plan, there is continued evidence that we are over-referring African American students for special education services and that these referrals grow significantly from PK to 12th grade.
Q4 part A: Identify the greatest barrier our team faces with respect to this problem

6. Identified Assets Strategy & Mission
Q4 part B: Identify our greatest asset to address this problem
From our pre-meeting:
our people
collective commitment to mission/social justice - we name it/call it out
Results from Bellwether survey:
Staff feel their work directly contributes to the success of SFUSD’s mission and their goals are directly related to SFUSD's strategic priorities.