Kansas City Public Schools and

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Regional School Improvement Team Meeting

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Males of Color (MOC) Initiative

Males of Color Enrollment

Kansas City Public Schools

Males of Color Discipline Data

KCPS Discipline Infractions

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

SY15 KCPS Discipline Incidents

Non-MOC MOC

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

SY14 KCPS Discipline Incidents

Non-MOC MOC

Out of School Suspensions

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

SY15 KCPS OSS

Non-MOC MOC

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

SY14 KCPS OSS

Non-MOC MOC

Expulsions in 2014-15 Eliminated

2013-2014 there were

5 EXPULSIONS.

2014-2015 there have been

NO EXPULSIONS!!

MOC Data vs. District Data

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

NWEA Reading Fall to Spring by Grade Level% of Students Meeting Growth Target

MOC All

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

NWEA Math Fall to Spring by Grade Level% of Students Meeting Growth Targets

MOC All

KCPS MOC performed with or outperformed for both Reading and Math at every grade level.

80.0%

82.0%

84.0%

86.0%

88.0%

90.0%

92.0%

94.0%

96.0%

K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Total

KCPS ADA for SY14

MOC KCPS

80.0%

82.0%

84.0%

86.0%

88.0%

90.0%

92.0%

94.0%

96.0%

K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Total

KCPS ADA for SY15

MOC KCPS

MOC Average Daily Attendance (ADA) closely shadows the KCPS as a whole in grades Kindergarten through six. Over two years of analysis, the average difference in ADA between MOC and the KCPS in grades K to 6th is 0.2%.

The largest difference between MOC ADA and the KCPS occurs in grades seven through nine, with MOC ADA ranging from 1.0% to 1.4% below the KCPS average.

Once MOC reach the tenth grade their attendance realigns with the overall KCPS ADA, with differences ranging from 0.2% to 1.0% over the last two years.

The KCPS has targeted inclusion in the A+ Program as an important resource to promote graduates’ participation in higher education.

MOC participation has more than doubled since SY13.

Professional Development Strategies

Argumentative Literacy

Curriculum and Professional Development Support for MOC

• UMKC Cohort for Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

• Cohort for Year 1 has eight teachers enrolled and 31 interested in Cohort 2.

• Book Study by the Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development Staff in May to provide a Culturally Responsive curriculum.

Questions?