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APPE

NDIXB:RESTARTMODEL

LEAImplem

entationPlanfortheRestartM

odel

Directions:Pleasecompletethefollowingformforeachpersistentlylowest-achievin

gTierIorTierIIschoolwithin

theLEAthat

willimplementaRestartModel.W

hencompletingth

isplan,p

leaserefertotheModelImplementationPlanRubricto

ensurequality

responses.

LEA:BuffaloCitySchoolDistrict

NCES#:3605850

School:LafayetteHi

ghSchool#204

NCES#:00314

GradesServed:9-12

Numberofstudent

s:733

Inthechartbelow,d

escribetheneedsassessmentp

rocessused,andtheconclusionsdrawnfortheschoollisteda

bove.Include

datagatheredduringanyJointInterventionTeamorSchoolUnderRegistrationR

eviewvisit,withanyadditiona

linformation

fromlocalassessmen

ttools.

NeedsAssessmentProcess

ListDataAnalyzed

JITReviewReport(M

ay2010)

ANALYSISOFCURR

ENT,LOCALDATA(aslistedin

the

adjacentcolumn)

SpecialEducationReferrals

Teachersyearsofexp

erience,certification,andassignme

nts

Discipline

LocalBenchmarkAss

essments

5weekprogressrepor

tsand10weekreportcards

NYSSCHOOLREPO

RTCARD(2009-10)

MajorFindings

Curriculum

Inmostclasses,lesson

objectiveswerenotroutinelyintroducedordiscussedwithstudentsinordertoorientthemtothedaysinstruction.

Studentsreportthatthecurriculumisoftentooeasyand

therequiredworkisminimal.

Althoughthereiswrittencurriculum,t

hereislittleevidencethatitisbeingfollowedconsisten

tlybyallteachers.Basedonobservations,

teachershavecreatedtheirowncurriculabaseduponworksheets,textbooks,andpreferredtop

icaloutlines.Completionofworksh

eetsina

largegroupsettingappearedtobetheprimarymodeofinstruction.Teacherscontinuallyrefer

tothepacingguideasthecurriculum.

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ofwhataTalentDevelo

pmentSecondaryschoolmighthaveaskeytopicsoveratwo-to-three

yearperiod.

InstructionalProfessio

nalDevelopment

Organization/Climate

ProfessionalDevelo

pment

OtherProfessiona

lDevelopment

Year1

Curriculumalignmenttraining

Trainingofinstructionalcoaches

Leaders

hipteam-buildingandretreat

Teachin

gintheExtendedBlockI

TalentD

evelopmentCoachesInstitute(Sum

mer

opportunityatJohnsHopkinsUniversity)

Pre-serv

icetrainingforallTalentDevelopm

entcourses

Classroommanagement

Transitiontraining(fromTalentDevelopmentcourses

tocorecourses)

Teachin

gintheExtendedBlockII

Ongoingprofessionaldevelopmentforinstr

uctional

coaches

Differentiatinginstruction

Usingdatatoinforminstruction

College

Summitschoolrelevancytraininglinkingpost-

seconda

rycounselingtodrop-outrates.

College

SummitsAsset-BasedCoachingTraining

College

SummitsEducatorAcademies

CareerAcademydevelopment

NinthGradeSuccessAcademy

development

OpeningStrong(planningfor

schoolopening)

Teambuildingforteachers

Effectiveteamingtrainingfor

teacherteams

Buildingexternalp

artnerships

(Career

Partnerships)

NationalNetworkfor

PartnershipSchoolstraining

TalentDevelopmentclimate

training

Ongoingleadershiptrainingfor

leadershipteam

Deliveringtieredin

terventions

PBIS/wholeschoolclimate

training

CollegeSummitsCollege-

GoingCulturetrain

ing

CollegeSummitsActionable

Post-S

econdaryDataWorkshop

TheCollegeSumm

itPrincipal

Training

TalentDevelopmentawareness

PD

Technicalassistanceand

professionaldeve

lopmenttoset

updatacollection

,analysis,and

reportingsystems

(EWI)

Professionaldeve

lopment

aroundmasterscheduling

Ongoingtraining

forschedulers

Ongoingprofessional

developmentforcounselors

NAFeCollegeplatform

deliveringvirtual

PDon

academymodele

lements

Webinarstodeliv

erPDbasedon

academyneeds

Year2

Lookingatstudentwork

Interdisciplinaryplanningandteaching

Buildingthecapacityofteacher

teams

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as:

AnalyzingstudentdatasuchasEarlyWarningIndicatorsandachievementdata;

Developingindividualstudentinterventionplansbasedon

studentdata;

Planningforteamwid

eincentives,celebrations,orinterve

ntionstopromoteapositiveschool,teamculture,andidentity;

Lookingatstudentwo

rk,s

haringbestpractices,andengag

inginotherinterdisciplinaryprofes

sionaldevelopmentactivities;and

Meetingwithparentsandengaginginoutreachandcommunicationwithothercriticalstakeho

lders.

TalentDevelopmentSubcontractors

TalentDevelopmentSecondary,JohnsHopkinsUniversitywillworkwiththeNationalAcadem

yFoundationandCollegeSummitascritical

partnersandsubcontractorsonthisproject.Thefollowinginformationoutlinesthecriticalroleofeachsubcontractorintheproject.

NationalAcademyFoundation

TheNationalAcademyFoundationisaprovenaleaderinthemovementtoprepareyoungpeop

leforcollegeandcareersuccess.NAFsteamof

specialistswillworkwithindividualacademiesandtheirstakeholderstoimplementthefourcomponentsoftheNAFCareerAcade

mymodel:

AcademyDevelopment,

Curriculum,

AdvisoryBoards,and

WorkBasedLearning.

Thismodelhasproventoleadtoimprovedstudentoutcome

s.Annually,Academiesparticipate

inaperformancemeasurementproc

ess,includinga

selfassessmenttoolsup

portedbydata,todeterminethecurrentstatusoftheschoolasrelatedtoNAFsmembershipexpectations.TheAcademys

scoreisthencorrelatedtooneoffourmembershiplevels:A

ffiliate,Member,LeaderandDistin

guished.Theassessmentalsoincorp

oratesa

formalizedimprovemen

tplanningtool.T

histoolallowsAcademiestoidentifyspecificareasof

theNAFmodelthatarelacking.Th

eteamworks

withtheAcademiestod

evelopactionplansforimprovementtoincreasetheirleveloffidelitytotheNAFmodel.Subsequently,Ac

ademiesare

providedwithcustomizedsupportsbasedonthesespecificmodelelementswhilehavingaccess

toallothersupportservicesavailab

le.

TheNortheastTeamsspecialistswillhelpfacilitatethecom

pletionoftheselfassessmenttoen

surethoroughunderstandingandac

curate

completion.Thisservice,alongwithothersupportsprovidedbytheNortheastTeamtotheAcademystakeholders,w

illbemadeavailableutilizing

acoachingmodelmetho

dology.

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APPENDIXB:RESTARTMODEL

Inthechartbelow,provideadescriptionoftheLEApla

nforimplementationofthemode

lattheschool.

ActionRequiredByRestart

Model

Descriptionofhowtheaction

willbeaccomplished

byLEA

Describewhenthe

actionwill

occurduringthegrantperiod

(includeactionstakenduringthe

pre-implementationperiod),and

whyatthattime

Descriptionofco

stsassociated

withtheaction(d

escription

shouldalignwith

budget

narrativeandbu

dgetprovided

forgrant)

Arestartmodelisoneinwhichan

LEAconvertsaschoolorcloses

andreopensaschoolun

dera

charterschooloperator,

acharter

managementorganization(CMO),

oraneducationmanagement

organization(EMO)thathasbeen

selectedthrougharigorousreview

process.(ACMOisan

on-profit

organizationthatoperatesor

managescharterschoolsby

centralizingorsharingc

ertain

functionsandresources

among

schools.AnEMOisaf

or-profit

ornon-profitorganizationthat

provideswhole-school

operation

servicestoanLEA.)

BCSDhasselectedtheRestart

Modelforfourofour

PLA

schools.Usingarigorousselection

process,BCSDselectedand

matchedEPOorganizationsto

eachofitssevenPLA

schools.

Specifically,theproce

sswasas

follows:

September2011

UsinganEPOselection

committeeconsistingofadiverse

setofcommunitystakeholders,

BCSDcreateanatio

nalcallfor

proposalsdefiningtheroleand

thespecificneedsof

eachPLA

school.

October2011

BCSDhostedabidd

ers

conferencefor24po

tentialEPOs

representingbothnationaland

localcomprehensive

school

reformexperience.

November2011

BCSDsEPOselection

committeeanddistrictstaffused

Pleaseseethetimelineand

descriptionsinthesecondcolumn.

ContractServices:

JohnsHopkinsUn

iversityCenter

ofSocialOrganizationofSchools

Year1-$1,7

79,8

71

Year2-$1,6

01,8

84

Year3-$1,4

41,6

95

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arubrictoselectand

match

EPOstorestartfiveofitsseven

PLAschools.

December2011

TheEPOselectionc

ommittees

EPOselectionswere

presentedto

SchoolBasedManagement

Teams(SBMT)ateachofthe

PLAschoolswhoalsouseda

rigorousselectionpr

ocessand

reviewtoolstodeter

minean

appropriatemodelofschool

reformandtherecom

mended

EPOsfitforitsschool.

Recommendationsfromthe

SBMTandtheEPO

selection

committeewerepresentedtothe

BCSDBoardofEdu

cation.

Consideringbothgroups

recommendationsan

ditsown

independentreviewofeach

schoolsneedsandE

PO

proposals,theBoard

of

Educationthenmadefinal

determinationsforeachofthe

PLAschools.

FulfillallNewYorkSta

te

requirementsforconver

tingschool

intoacharterschool.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Enroll,withinthegradesitserves,

anyformerstudentwho

wishesto

attendtheschool.

Allstudentscurrently

enrolledat

LafayetteHighSchoolcanremain

enrolledinthenewLafayetteHigh

BCSDwillfullyutilizeour

planningphaseduringtheSpring

of2012toassessstu

dentneedsin

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School.ThegoalofJo

hnsHopkins

UniversitysTalentDevelopment

Secondarymodelisto

createa

schoolthatmeetsalls

tudents

wheretheyareandtakesthem

wheretheyneedtobe

tograduate

fromhighschoolreadytosucceed.

LafayetteHighSchoolandbegin

notifyingstudentsandfamiliesof

theirdistrict-widehighschool

options.Duringthesummerof

2012,eachschoolw

illhostschool

openhousestoinformtheexisting

studentandfamilyp

opulationof

thenewschoolchan

gesandinvite

themtore-enroll.

Notifyparentsandcommunityof

conversion,andprovide

informationonschoolchoice

optionsavailable

Studentsandparents

currently

enrolledinLafayette

High

Schoolwillbesentletters

informingthemofth

enew

schoolstatus.

BCSDwilllauncha

district

schooloptionscamp

aign

informingstudentsa

ndparentsof

thechangesinthedistrict,

specificallyforeach

ofthePLA

schools.Thepurposeofthis

actionistosupports

tudentsand

parentsinmakingap

propriated

schoolchoices.

Providingstudentsa

ndparents

withupdatesandnotificationsin

theSpring2012willallow

adequatetimeforpa

rentsto

exploreoptionsand

forEPOsand

thedistricttoaddres

sspecific

parentconcernsabouttherestart

process.

Createaplantotransfer

students

whoeithera)cannotattendthe

newschoolbecausetheirgradeis

Undertherestartstatu

s,Lafayette

HighSchoolwillremaina9th

through12thg

radesch

ool.All

SpringandSummer

2012

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notserved;orb)haveparentswho

wishtoopt-outofthenewcharter

school.ProvideNYSED

withalist

ofschoolsthatwillreceivetransfer

students.

studentscurrentlyenrolledare

welcometostayatthe

school

Studentsandparentsw

howishto

optoutofLafayetteH

ighSchool

willbeaskedtocompletea

transferapplicationto

attenda

BCSDreceivingschoolingood

standing.T

histransferwillbe

completedthroughtheBCSDs

StudentPlacementOffice.

Createanaccountability

contract

withtheCMO,w

ithclearly

definedgoalsforstuden

t

achievement

BCSDwillbecontractingwith

threedifferentEducational

PartnershipOrganizationstoserve

fourschoolsinthisco

hort.T

here

arenoCMOs.Uponn

otificationof

grantaward,BCSDw

illworkwith

eachoftheEPOstodefineandset

studentachievementg

oals.T

hese

goalsandtargetswillbegrounded

intheinitialneedsass

essmentsfor

eachschool.

Adistrictdatawareho

usehasbeen

createdandisdevelop

inginterms

ofbothdatasourcesanddata

displays.

Thiswillefficiently

allowaccesstomultip

lemeasures

ofdatatoinformteachersand

differentiateinstructio

n.

Evaluationlinkedtothese

protocolswillfocusonclear,

EarlySpring2012

upongrant

awardnotification.

EarlySpring2012

upongrant

awardnotification.

VersiFitSoftware

Data

Warehouse

Year1$2,0

00

Year2$2,0

00

Year3-$2,0

00

SchoolCityData

Warehouse

Year1$16,900

Year2$15,010

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measurableoutcomes

sothatkey

stakeholdersareapprisedofthe

progressbeingmadeb

yLafayette

HighSchool.

VersiFitisaWisconsincompany

thatprovidesadvancedanalytic

toolstoStateDepartm

entsof

EducationandSchool

Districts

thatmeasureanalyzeanddisplay

dataintheformofKe

y

PerformanceIndicators(KPI)

producingeasy-to-readgraphical

indicatorsthatalertdistrictstaffto

at-riskconditionsand

monitorthe

effectsofcorrectiveactions.

VersiFitscoredataw

arehouse

productiscalledEdva

ntage.

TheSchoolCitysoftwaresolution

includes

Analysisandrepo

rtingtoolsto

identifylowperfo

rming

students,helpteachersto

improveinstruction,improve

decisionmakinga

ndincrease

overallacademicachievement.

Anassessmentplatformthat

allowsforstandar

ds-based

formativeassessm

entstobe

createdanddelive

redto

students.

Teachersuseresults

toidentifystudentneedsand

Year3-$13,309

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CostofImplementatio

nofModel(over3

years)

Amountof1003(g)fundsLEAwillallocate

toschool

Amountofadditionalfunds,tobeprovided

byothersources,LEAwillallocatetoschool

$5,917,190

$4,878,204

$1,038,986

tore-teach.

Anonlinerepositoryof

standardsaligned

resources

thatprovideteach

erswith

resourcesinorder

tore-teach

studentsonspecif

icstandards.

Ifexternalpartnerswillbeusedto

accomplishalloranyofthe

actionsdescribed-

Recruit,screen,andsele

ctexternal

providerstoensuretheirquality.

JohnsHopkinsUnive

rsitys

TalentDevelopmentS

econdary

hasbeenselectedtorestart

LafayetteHighSchool.As

indicatedpreviously,arigorous

andthoroughprocesswasusedto

recruit,screenandselectthis

provider.P

leaseseeth

edetailed

processoverviewdescribedabove.

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DescribehowtheLEAwillfundtheactionsdescr

ibedinthemodel,includingresourcesotherthan1003(g)tosupportthe

interventions,andplanstosustaintheinterventionsafterthegrantends.

TheBudgetNarrative

formprovidesdetailonotherfundingsourcesfor2012-2013.

Funding#204

Source

Amount

MathSciencePartnershipMathFocus

NYSED

$23,553

MathSciencePartnershipScienceFocus

NYSED

$20,510

TitleI

NYSED

$331,641

Behavioralchangeis

thekeytoschoolimprovemen

t.Tobefullyrealizedandlasting,reformeffortswillbeaccompaniedbya

fundamentalcultural

shiftthroughouttheDistrict.Thisshiftwillresultinnewmindsetsandaccompanyingbehaviorsamong

administrators,teachers,andstudents.

Theprofessionaldevelopmentthatwilltakeplaceover

thecourseofthegrantwillprovideteachersandadministratorsw

iththeskills

thatarenecessaryfortheteachingofreading,mathematicsandotheracademiccontentareas.Thelargestexpendituresw

illoccuras

wetraineverystaffmemberininstructionalandcurricularstrategiestoimplementtheturnaround.Theongoingjob-imbedded

professionallearningopportunites(PLO)areinitiallyp

erformedthroughconsultanttrainingandcoachingofteachers,ad

ministrators,

andbuildingcoaches.

Thegrantwillfundthreeyearso

ftrainingtoensuremasteryfortheteachersaswellascoachesand

administrators.Bythe

endofthegrantperiod,thecoac

heswillhavethecapacitytoconductthetrainingandfollow-up,whichwill

eliminatetheexpense

ofhiringoutsideconsultants.Theadministratorswhoareapartofthegrantwillknowthequalitiesofsolid

instructionandhowto

workwithteacherstoimprovep

ractice.Theprofessionaldevelo

pmentofthesestaffmemberswillallowthe

worktocontinueeven

afterthegranthasendedbecauseinternalcapacityisbeingestablished.

Thecultureoftheschool

willchangeas

aresultoftheprofessionaldevelopmentsessionsandfacilitateddiscussionswithintheschoolsduringcommonplanning

timemeetings.

Specificgoalswillbe

setandaffiliatedwithmeasuresofprogressandsuccessforb

oththestudentsandtheschool.

Astheschool

movesforwardthesupportsthatwereinplacewillbe

reviewedtodeterminewhichmightneedtobecontinuedandwhichwillbeable

tobephasedoutoveryearstwoandthreeoftheSchoolImprovementGrant.

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Newteacherswillbe

supportedandmentoredduringtheday.NewgrantfundingsourceswillbepursuedtosupportsomeSIG

initiativesandotherinitiativeswillbephasedoutas

theschoolimproves.

Datawillbereviewedduringeachyear

ofthegrantto

determinetheeffectivenessofpracticesandstaff.

Thebuildingleadershipwillestablisheffectiveproc

essesandsystemsforthelong

termbuildingupontheculture,assessments,

instructionalapproachesandprogramsputinplace

duringthetimeofthegrant

thatallowedtheschooltoim

provestudent

performance.

EffortsdevelopedduringtheSIGyears

needtocontinuetoensurethat

theschooldoesnotreturntoP

LAstatus.

The

school-levelturnaroun

deffortsmustalsobesustainedandsupportedwithcorrespondingchangesatthedistrictlevel.

Describeanyobstaclestoimplementingthisplan(e

x:collectivebargainingagreem

ents,lackofprofessionalstaff,etc.)thatthe

LEAfaceswiththisparticularschool,andhowtheLEAplanstoaddressthesecha

llenges.

TherehasbeenongoingcommunicationwiththeBuffa

loTeachersFederation(BTF)an

dtheBuffaloCouncilofSupervisorsand

Administrator(BCSA)duringtheSIGprocess.Atthis

time,potentialobstaclesinclude

adiscussionregardingBCSDscontractual

obligationstotheBuffaloFederationofTeachers(BTF

).ThemeetingsoftheProfessionalCouncil,comprisedofBTFandDistrict

representatives,havecontinuedthroughouttheschoolyear.Communicationwillcontinuewiththeunionstoachievecon

sensus

regardingimprovingP

LAschoolsthroughtheSIGrestartmodel.

DescribehowtheLE

Awillmodifyitspracticesor

policies,ifnecessary,toenableittoimplementtheinterventionsfullyand

effectivelyatthissch

ool.

BasedonJohnsHopk

insUniversitysmodelandplan

(andotherselectedEPOmodelsandapproaches)torestartLafaye

tteHigh

Schoolthedistricthas

recentlybeguntoconsiderpossiblepracticeandpolicymodificationsinkeyareasdistrictLeade

rshipand

supportforschoolimprovement,academicperformancegoalsettingandmonitoring,professionaldevelopment,anddistrictbudgeting

(planningandactivem

anagement).

BCSDintendstof

inalizeinitialchangesintheseareasbytheendofspring2012.