1. PARENTS: THE KEY TO STUDENT’S EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS
Mark Twain Middle School
January 25, 2008
Larry Tash

4. LAUSD API

5. California Healthy Kids Survey 2005
Grade 5
Grade 7
Grade 9
Grade 11
The percentage of students who report high levels of caring relationships with a teacher or other adult at their school
59%
28%
26%
35%
The percentage of students that report high levels of school connectedness at their school (Total School Assets)
55%
23%
32%

6. Seven LAUSD Attributes of Successful Schools
Unifying Vision/Identity
Equity and Access
Personalization
Collaboration/Parent and Community Engagement
Rigorous Standards-Based Curriculum,
Instruction & Assessment
Accountability & Distributed Leadership
Professional Development

7. FIVE STEPS FOR SYSTEMIC CULTURE CHANGE
Building vision, beliefs, and expectations
Improving instructional practice
Creating increased personalization
Developing supporting structures
Providing strong transitional support

8. Personalized Learning Environments (PLE)
All middle and span schools are being asked to develop PLEs based on their student and community needs
Goals:
Improve academic achievement for all students
Prepare all students for high school graduation
Provide awareness for college and career readiness
Create communities that have a common vision for reaching these goals

9. Implementation Timeline 2007-2009
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Year 1:
Vision building through school
data review and literature study } }
Year 2:
Plan Writing using the
LAUSD Attributes }
Year 3:
Begin full
implementation

10. Parent Input (Activity)
All students need to see purpose for their education by establishing long term goals that provide motivation for doing well in school.
Students need to feel connected to their school to have the best academic opportunities.
Students need to feel that there is at least one caring adult on the school campus that will support and advise them.
Parents need to feel connected and supportive of their child’s school.

11. What Barriers Exist to Improving Student Achievement?

12. What Fixes Are Possible to Improve Student Achievement?

14. No one cares how much you know… Until they know how much you care.