IN THE NAME OF LOVE !!

Dr. Tonja M. Williams, PrincipalDenisca R. Thompson, Principal

Cynthia Mathews, Time Change Coach

8TH Annual National SAM’S Conference

January 30, 2015

WELCOMEFROM THE HOME OF THE:

~AGENDA~

Introduction

Telling Our Story… The Truth

Interrupting “Well-Meaning… Good Intentioned” Dysfunction

Time For Reflection

Implementation

Sustainable Change

TELLING OUR STORY…

MJD Futures Preparatory School #37

• Former Blue Ribbon School (Magnet Status)

• 550 Students

• 99% Poverty Rate

• 47% Transiency Rate

• Grade PK- 8

• 26% Students with Disabilities

• Suspension Rate was second highest in the district in 2011

• Student Attendance was dead last amongst Elementary Schools in 2011

Science Drew Magnet School #59’s Story

• Former Premier School (Magnet status)

• 2 Building Campus

• 90% Poverty Rate

• Grade PK- 8

• 19% Students with Disabilities

• Top 5 Suspension rate (similar schools)

• Minimal improvement (2%) on NYS Common Core ELA/Math Assessments (2012/13-2013/14)

Hard Realities2012 2013 2014

ELA- #37 14.00 2.33 3.00

Math #37 12.00 0.00 0.00

ELA #59 20.00 4.33 3.33

Math #59 19.00 2.99 4.98

BUFFALO SAM TEAMPrincipal

Assistant Principal SAM

Office Clerk

Time Change Coach

Forces School Principals To:

Confront… Interrupt… Challenge… Disturb

Status Quo Practices

The Maybe Tomorrow Cycle

REACTIVE VS. PROACTIVE TACTICS

DAILY INTERRUPTIONS

• Unannounced Walk-ins

• Late Busses

• Discipline

• No Substitute Teachers

• Irate Parents

STATEGIC PLANNING

• Reflective Questioning

• First Responders

FACILITATIVE COACHING

“Strategies aim to build internalized learning: changes not only in what the coachee does but in the coachee’s way of being in the world including how he/she thinks and feels….”

Blended Coaching

by Gary Bloom

Marva J. Daniel Futures Preparatory School #37- Attendance/Discipline

TimeTask AnalysisMarch 2012

Management

SS 5.3%

SD 3.1%

Instruction

SS 1.9%

WWS 1.7%

Total 12.0%

TimeTask Analysis May 13, 2013

Management

SS 17.2%

SD 0.9%

Instruction

SS 1.9%

WWS 1.2%

Total 21.2%

TimeTask AnalysisJuly 2014

ManagementSS 8.3%SD0.7% InstructionSD 0.4%WWS 0.7%Total 10.1%

Marva J. Daniel Futures Preparatory School #37 – Attendance/DisciplineReport Wizard History

2011 - 2012

Instruction – Hours

SS 20.9

WWS 7.3

Management – Hours

SD 4.2

SS 9.8

Total 42.2 Hours

Report Wizard History2012 - 2013

Instruction – Hours

SS 132.7

WWS 177.5

Management – Hours

SD 1.2

SS 1.7

Total 313.1 Hours

Report Wizard History2013 - 2014

Instruction – Hours

SS 143.5

WWS 57.2

Management – Hours

SD 1.8

SS 15.3

Total 217.9 Hours

Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet

PARENT/GUARDIAN

Time Task Analysis November 2013

Management Instruction

2.2% 0.0%

Wizard 2013 – 2014

0.5% 1.1%

National Network of Partnership Schools :

by Joyce L. Epstein “A Framework of Six Types of Involvement which helps educators build a more comprehensive programs of school-family community partnerships::

1. Parenting2.Communicating3.Volunteering4.Learning at home5.Decision Making6.Collaborating with the community”

Sustained Changes Since 2012:Marva J. Daniel Futures Preparatory

School #37:

Transiency Rate from 47% to 9%

Suspensions from 494 to 91 annually

Time spent on Instruction increased from 37% in 2012 to 59% to 2014

Attendance from 87% to 91.5%

Teacher Turnover from 50% to 5%

Parent Involvement from 4% to 51%

Three Years of various placements in a Regional FutureCities Engineering Competition

Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet School #59:

Continued 20% drop in suspension rates

Time Track Instruction: Target- 47% to 57% (minimally 65% daily)

Attendance from 89.2% to 91%.0

Teacher turnover from 60% to less than 5%

Sustained increased implementation on state review on student socio-emotional development

SAM’S IS LEADING TO IMPROVED:

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

TEACHER’S PRACTICE

OUTCOMES ON ASSESSMENTS

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT