We are excited about Creating Great Schools because they provide access
and deliver opportunities for our students
Why We are Committed to this Work
• All students deserve great schools • A great school district ensures equity, access
and excellence • Preparing students for
real-world success contributes to a great community
2016 Cincinnati Board of Education • Ericka Copeland-Dansby, President • Melanie Bates, Vice President • Eve Bolton, Member • Elisa Hoffman, Member • Carolyn Jones, Member • Daniel Minera, Member • A. Chris Nelms, Member
Framed by Board Goals & Commitments
• Diversity in education • Equity in education • Inclusion in education • Excellence in education
Board Equity Focus
• Catching Up or Leading the Way, Zhao • High Schools that Work • College Board • ACT • Harvard, Instructional Rounds • Getting In, Cohen, Dwane, De Oliveira and Muska • Adaptive Leadership, Heiftz • Classroom Instruction that Works, Pitler • Teaching with Love and Logic, Fay • Data Wise, City • Digital Tools for Teaching, Johnson • Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century, Reimers and
Chung • The Courage to Collaborate, Futernick • Curriculum 21, Jacobs
Research
My Tomorrow
• Student Competency Roadmap – Technology Proficiency – Evidence-Based Decision Making – Public Speaking – Networking – Managing Finances – Project Planning – Interviewing Skills – Technical Writing – Creating New Solutions
Creating Great Schools My Tomorrow 7th & 8th Grades
2014-2015 • Great Schools
– Rigorous Curriculum – Personalized Advisory – 1:1 Devices – Individual Playbook – Demonstration Classrooms – Blended Learning/Advanced
Placement Courses – Digital Learning
Creating Great Schools My Tomorrow 2015-2016
• Great Schools – Expanded high school course guide – Advisory 5th-12th grade – Career-Based Learning Expansion – Advanced Placement Expansion – SpringBoard Resources – 1:1 devices 7th-12th grades – Technology Truck – Increased ACT scores, AP offerings
and Graduation Rate – Digital Student Portrait
Creating Great Schools My Tomorrow 2016-2017
• Great Schools – Advisory 3rd and 4th grade – Student Leadership Framework – Career Training Center – 1:1 devices for 6th grade – Competency-Based Learning
School Leadership Development • Principal Academy
– Change Process – Visioning – Instructional Leadership – Collaboration – Strategic Planning – Resource Allocation – Community Engagement
• Teacher Academy – Growth Mindset – Classroom Culture – Curriculum and Instruction Alignment – Authentic Assessments – Data Analysis to inform instruction – Competency-Based Learning
Creating Great Schools 2016-2017
• Career Readiness – Professional Communication – Team Work – Solving Ethical Issues In the Workplace – Resume Building – Financial Literacy
5 6 7 8
1. Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
2. Human Services
3. Hospitality & Tourism
4. Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
1. Arts/Audio Visual Technology & Communications
2. Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
3. Architecture & Construction
4. Marketing
1. Education & Training
2. Manufacturing 3. Business
Management & Administration
4. Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
1. Government & Public Administration
2. Finance 3. Health
Sciences 4. Information
Technology
Career-Based Learning Timeline Grades 5-8
Awareness Exploration
9 10 11 12
Career Training Center 1. Resume Review
2. Job Shadow
3. Career Expo
4. Mock Interviews
Internships
Career-Based Learning Timeline Grades 9-12
Prepare
Career Training Center
9th and 10th grade students • Professional Communication • Team Work • Solving Ethical Issues in the Workplace • Career in the Community • Resume Building • Financial Literacy in Careers
Keeping the End in Mind: Acceptance into Pathway
• 2- or 4-year college degree • Apprenticeship or internship • Employment certification • Enlistment in military service
Serving Special Learners Continuum of Services for Students with Disabilities
• Most students with disabilities receive services in the general education classroom with support from an Intervention Specialist • Scaffolded support to access general education standards is
provided through a software system called GoalBook. • Progress monitoring is completed using EdPlan and AIMSWeb
• Some students require more intensive supports • Specialized Classrooms (MD/AU) provide support
for Ohio’s Extended Standards utilizing the Unique Learning System Curriculum
• STRIDES and The Compass Partial Hospitalization classrooms assist students with behavioral and/or mental health challenges
Gifted Services
• A continuum of services is being developed to support gifted learners throughout our district in order to provide better equity and access for all
• Currently, gifted Itinerant Intervention Specialists offer services to students in many schools throughout the district
• Several schools have full-time gifted Intervention Specialists
• A new gifted school is being developed to complement the services offered at Cincinnati Gifted Academy East (Cheviot School)
Supporting Engaged Learners
• Identify personal character strengths • Recognize character strengths in others • Participate in online community • Provide proactive supports to children/youth
displaying problem behavior • Provide instruction, practice and reinforcement
for students regarding expected behaviors in various school settings
• Provide an environment that helps all children grow emotionally and socially
Partnerships Strengthen our Work
• Instructional Leadership Teams • Local School Decision Making Committees • Learning Teams • Curriculum Councils • Cross-Departmental Teams • Community Learning Centers • Cincinnati US Regional Chamber
Partnership
I am CPS: A Culture Supporting Great Schools
Vision: A culture transformation that enables all CPS employees to embrace and live out shared values, competencies and behaviors that support and sustain a high level of performance for our students and for each and every one of us. Purpose: I am CPS provides the tools necessary to make this vision a reality and engages the diverse talents of all CPS staff – from classroom teachers to building leaders to Central Office staff. It will enable us to inspire, attract, develop, and retain great employees who work relentlessly to ensure the success of all CPS students, in school and beyond.
I am CPS Competencies Align with High Performance Organizational Model
CPS Values Competencies
I Care (Mission)
• Student Centric • Integrity • Relationships
I Continuously Improve (Adaptability)
• Performance • Active Listener • Systems Thinker
I Collaborate (Involvement)
• Collaboration • Commitment to Diversity and
Inclusiveness • Responsiveness • Communication
I Commit to Success (Consistency)
• Solutions Oriented • Decision Making • Prioritization • Resource Management
External Focus
Internal Focus
Customer Experience
Flex
ible
Stable
Adaptability Mission
Involvement Consistency
Denison Culture of Empowered Performance Model
CPS 2015-16 Preschool Profile
• 80 CPS classrooms serving 1,200 students • More than 78.9 percent low-income • 77.2 percent non-white; 22.8 percent white • 91 square miles of access to CPS programs
(37 buildings) • High demand for
CPS preschool programs
Expanding CPS Early Childhood Education in 2016-17
• Preschool and Kindergarten • Dater – 2 classrooms • Sands – 1 classroom
• Preschool • J. P. Parker – 1 classroom • North Avondale – 1 classroom • Vine Street – 10 classrooms (neighborhood
and magnet) • Kindergarten
• Fairview – 2 classrooms • SCPA – 1 classroom
CPS Stakeholders Priorities Survey Fall 2015
Strengthening Neighborhood Schools Top Priority
Q3. Knowing that funding is limited, which of the following current or potential district programs most interest you? Please rank your top three choices, with Rank 1 being your top interest, Rank 2 being your second interest, and Rank 3 being your third interest.
Rank
Weighted Score
Relative Weighted
Score Overall Rank
Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3
1,542 624 395 6269 100 1 Strengthening neighborhood schools
388 812 768 3556 57 2 New magnet school sites/programming
376 710 782 3330 53 3 Dual language school
525 418 516 2927 47 4 Montessori schools
58 325 428 1252 20 5 Second sift for working families
2,889
New Programs for Great Schools 2016-2017
Year 1: Gifted Expansion (1 school)
• Differentiated instruction • Technology enrichment and acceleration • Problem-Based Learning • Student leadership development • Enrichment opportunities
New Programs, cont. 2016-2017
Year 1: Arts and Culture (2 schools)
• Artist residencies • World culture study • Importance of art in today’s world • Creative community projects with artists
New Programs, cont.
• Dynamic Arts Curriculum of Music • Instrumental and Vocal, Visual Art (Drawing, Painting, Sculpting,
Photography) and Dance (Folk, Ethnic, Modern, Hip-Hop) • Study of the world’s cultures
• Emphasis on music, dance, art, social customs, ceremonies, dress, and cuisine
• Collaborative residencies and performance projects with accomplished artists Ka-Ron Lehman Brown Dancer, Choreographer NAACP Educator of the Year Cedric Michael Cox (painter, recipient of Congressional Award for Art)
Jim Anderson Jazz Alive President and jazz bassist
New Programs, cont.
Implementation 2016-2017 Year 1: Student Enterprise (2 schools)
Economics and Finance Foundation • Research • Design Thinking • Shark Tank Exercise • Business Plan Development • Marketing Development Content Integration • Literature-Uncle Jed’s Barbershop • Math-Profit Margins
• Stock Exchange • History
New Programs, cont. 2016-17
Year 1: Environmental Science (1 school) • Environmental Literacy • Sustainability • Ethics • Ecology • Food Systems • Climate Change
Exploratory Projects • Renewable Energy • Recycling • Gardening and Food Systems • Student Led Campaigns
New Programs, cont. 2016-17
Year 1: High Technology (1 school) • 1:1 devices for grades 3-6 • Digital Curriculum • Learning Management System and Google Apps • Blended Learning (station rotation model) • Coding (code.org and Scratch) • Interactive displays (audio/visual) • 4 C’s of technology-rich instruction
– Creation – Communication – Collaboration – Consumption
New Programs, cont. 2017-18
Planning Year 2016-2017 Year 2: Elementary Gender-Based • Curriculum • Student Leadership Campaign • Entrepreneurship • Service Learning • Technology Enrichment • Personalized Learning
New Elementary Programs, cont. 2017-18
Planning Year 2016-2017 Year 2: Dual Language • Two language groups in the same class – for example,
Native English speakers and Native Spanish speakers • Spanish and English literacy materials are aligned with
core content standards • Variety of authentic (rather than just translations)
bilingual books and curricular materials, with integration of technology
• Monolingual lessons are delivered in each content area
High School Career-Based Campuses
Career Field School(s) Pathway Agriculture & Environmental Systems
Hughes STEM James Gamble
Zoo Academy Environmental & Production Systems
Arts & Communication SCPA SCPA
Media Arts Performing Arts
Business & Administrative Services Withrow High School of Business
Construction Technologies Woodward Woodward
Construction Technologies Construction Management
Engineering & Science Technologies Aiken New Tech Hughes STEM Woodward
Engineering & Design Energy Science Integrated Production Technologies
High School Career-Based Campuses
Career Field School(s) Pathway Hospitality & Tourism Gilbert Dater Culinary & Food Service Operations
Health Science Hughes STEM Riverview Riverview Woodward Woodward Woodward
Biomedical Science Project Lead The Way Clinical Healthcare Services Medical Office Biotechnology Clinical Healthcare Services Fitness/Sports Medicine
Information Technology Hughes STEM Taft Taft
Programming & Software Development Interactive Media Information Support & Services
Law & Public Safety Western Hills Law and Public Safety
Career Field School(s) Pathway Middle School Programs Aiken
James Gamble Hughes STEM
Project Lead The Way Gateway To Technology Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Project Lead The Way Gateway To Technology
High School Career-Based Campuses
New High School Programs
2016-2017 Year 1: (1 school) • Virtual High School Retooling
– Advisory – Graduation and Career Coaches – ePortfolio (Capstone)
2017-2018 Year 2: (2 schools) • Junior ROTC Air Force and Army
Multiyear Summary 2015-16 Planning Year
2016-17 Implementation Year
2016-17 Planning Year
2017-18 Implementation Year
2017-18 Planning Year
2018-19 Implementation
Enhanced Curriculum
All elementary schools
Gifted 1 school
Arts and Culture
2 schools
High Tech
1 school
Gender-based 2 schools
Environmental Science
1 school
Student Enterprise
2 schools
Dual Language 1 school
Montessori 1 school
JROTC 2 schools
Multiyear Summary 2015-2016 Planning Year
2016-17 Implementation Year
2016-17 Planning Year
2017-18 Implementation Year
2017-18 Planning Year
2018-19 Implementation
Innovation Programs
3 schools
A2S/A2E Revamp
Virtual Retool
1 school
Seek partnership with Accelerate Great Schools for new programs and schools
Great Schools Next Steps
1. Engage LSDMCs: I Care
2. Work with school communities: I Collaborate
3. Partner with businesses and other organizations: I Continually Improve
4. Identify funding: I Commit to Success
CPS Budget Picture
• No new local revenue for eight years • Decreases in state funding • Enrollment increase of more than 1,000 students
• High demand for CPS preschool, specialized programs
• Reviews of CPS finances, potential efficiencies under way • Parthenon efficiency study funded by business
partners • Ohio Auditor performance review • American Federation of Teachers review
• Financial reviews expected to confirm need and assist with sizing November 2016 levy request
Our Promise to Our Stakeholders
• We will keep the Board and our community informed
• We will focus clearly and consistently on creating Great Schools
• We will involve our stakeholders • We will fund strategies that support great
students and schools • We will implement our strategies with passion,
intensity and fidelity