1. - 0 - 2005-2006 School Intervention Recommendations Oakland Unified School District November 2, 2005

2. - 1 - Vision 2005-2006 Timeline School Quality Management Criteria 2005-2006 School Quality Management Recommendations Immediate Actions Necessary Review of Decisions Made in 2004-2005 Agenda

3. - 2 - School Quality Management: Vision School closures School Based Control Accountability for results School Based Improvement New School incubation Under Performing Schools High Quality Schools OUSD Vision Creating a world class public school system that educates all students to high standards of learning in partnership with our community, based in the resurgence of Oakland with a recommitment to our shared values of equity, learning and community. A high quality school in every neighborhood and serving every population of Oakland District Mandates School closures Facility Reutilization

4. - 3 - 9/1/05:State Administrator appointed a School Intervention Team to make recommendations to the OUSD Board 9/28/05:Board Presentation of School Lifecycle Management 10/1/05 – 11/2/05:Meetings with communities of schools needing interventions 11/2/05:Board Presentation of schools needing intensive intervention 11/2/05 – 2/1/06:Community inclusive decision making process around intervention strategies for each school 2/1/06 – 9/1/06:Execution of intervention plans 2005-2006 Intervention Process: Timeline

5. - 4 - School Quality Management: Criteria for Categorizing Need for Intensive Intervention ACADEMIC FederalProgram Improvement Status FederalAYP Growth ProspectAbility to make AYP for 2005-2006 based on historical growth patterns StateSAIT Status LocalAPILess than 600 LocalCST GrowthFailure to achieve 5% growth either into Proficient/Advanced or out of Far Below Basic / Below Basic in both Math and ELA ENROLLMENT LOSS Short-TermLoss of more than 10% of students since last year Long-TermLoss of more than 30% of students over 5 years SUSTAINABILITY SizeLess than 300 students after 3 years of existence Note: Analysis has shown that schools under 300 students require supplemental funding

6. - 5 - School Quality Management: Additional Factors Considered Travel distances and obstacles faced by families and students Programs serving a special community need Co-located early childhood programs High academic achievement Community/parent interests Facility conditions Program leadership and staff capacity Neighborhood developments Alternate site uses

7. - 6 - School Quality Management: Recommendation Summary CategorySchoolsTotal ScreensAcademic Screens Support via Network300-20 Level One Monitoring271-2 Level Two Monitoring143-52-4 Level Three Monitoring115 or more4-5 Immediate Action is Necessary 46 or more

8. - 7 - Recommendation: Support via Network Criteria: 0-2 total screens 0 academic screens

9. - 8 - Recommendation: Support via Network Criteria: 0-2 total screens 0 academic screens

10. - 9 - Recommendation: Support and Monitoring – Level One Criteria: 1-2 total screens 1-2 academic screens

11. - 10 - Recommendation: Support and Monitoring – Level One Criteria: 1-2 total screens 1-2 academic screens

12. - 11 - Recommendation: Support and Monitoring – Level Two Criteria: 3-5 total screens 2-4 academic screens

13. - 12 - Recommendation: Support and Monitoring – Level Three Criteria: 5 or more total screens 4-5 academic Screens

14. - 13 - Recommendation: Individual Review for Possible Immediate Action Criteria: 6 or more total screens 6 or more academic screens

15. - 14 - Recommendation: Horace Mann Elementary Horace Mann Elementary demonstrated significant growth in 2004-2005 The school made AYP in Math LEVEL THREE support and monitoring is necessary

16. - 15 - Recommendation: Whittier Elementary Whittier Elementary demonstrated significant growth in 2004-2005 The school made AYP in Math LEVEL THREE support and monitoring is necessary

17. - 16 - Recommendation: Webster Elementary Academic achievement is far below standard Significant change may need to occur in order for students to receive a high quality education Immediate action is necessary

18. - 17 - Recommendation: Lockwood Elementary Academic achievement is far below standard Significant change may need to occur in order for students to receive a high quality education Immediate action is necessary

19. - 18 - Recommendation: Madison Academic achievement is declining at Madison Middle School Significant change needs to occur in order for students to receive a high quality education Immediate action is necessary

20. - 19 - Recommendation: Cole Academic achievement is declining at Cole Middle School Significant change needs to occur in order for students to receive a high quality education Immediate action is necessary

21. - 20 - Possible Alternatives to be Considered Internal Restructuring District and school staff develop a plan that has the capacity to accelerate student achievement to achieve the standard Internal New School Development A new school is created through the OUSD new school incubation process Model Based New School Development A new school model which has demonstrated success elsewhere is created on the existing campus New Charter School A new charter opens on the existing campus Conversion to Charter School Tenured members of the existing staff vote to convert the school to a charter school Closure School is closed and the facility is used for another purpose

22. - 21 - Immediate Action Necessary: Timeline Preliminary Staff MeetingsCole: October 17, 2005 Madison: October 12, 2005 Lockwood: October 24, 2005 Webster: November 1, 2005 Preliminary Community Meetings Cole: October 27, 2005 Madison: October 19, 2005 Lockwood: November 9, 2005 Webster: November 14, 2005 Requests for Letters of Suggestion issued November 7, 2005 Letters of Interest dueDecember 5, 2005 Plan Proposals taken to the Community for input January 15, 2005 Community Informed Decision Made by Dr. Randolph Ward February 1, 2006

23. - 22 - Review of Decisions Made in 2004-2005 SchoolDecision Prescott1 new school incubating Melrose1 new school incubating Highland1 additional new school incubating Stonehurst2 new schools incubating Havenscourt2 new schools incubating Elmhurst2 new schools incubating Calvin Simmons2 new schools incubating HawthorneNew charter school on campus: Education for Change CoxConversion to charter school: Education for Change Horace MannReconstitution JeffersonReconstitution LockwoodReconstitution WebsterReconstitution WhittierReconstitution CarterClosing at the end of the 2005-2006 school year LowellClosing at the end of the 2005-2006 school year

24. - 23 - Review of Decisions Made in 2004-2005