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7/28/2019 Report of the Far Northeast Community Committee
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ReportoftheFarNortheastCommunityCommittee
We,DenversFarNortheastCommunityCommittee(FNECC),investedwellover1000hoursofvolunteertimetoengageinaprocesswithDenverPublicSchools(DPS),facilitatedbyA+Denver,to
exploreoptionsforschoolimprovementinourcommunity.Werequested,andDPSprovided,asetofbestideasforschoolimprovementinFarNortheastDenver.Weconsideredschoolturnaroundoptions,testingthemwithourFNECCValuesandPrinciplesthatweredraftedandsubmittedtotheDenverBoardofEducationinspring2010.Weactivelysoughtandwelcomedinputfromthecommunityatallofourworksessions.Inthecourseofthisiterativeworkprocess,wedraftedFNECCstatementsofbenefitsandchallengesanddevelopedasetofcommitmentsforstakeholderactionsthatwebelievewillbecriticalforsuccessfulimplementation.We,FNECC,submitthisreporttoDenversBoardofEducationastheyconsiderstrategiesforturnaroundinDenversFarNortheastschoolsonNovember18,2010.
1.BenefitsandChallenges:
We,FNECC,believethatDPSscomprehensiveregionalproposalshouldbringthefollowing benefits:
Higherexpectationsforstudent,teacherandparentperformance
Strongandhighlycapableschoolleadership
Highqualityteachers
Increasedandhighlyimprovedchoicesandoptionsforfamilies
GreateraccountabilitytothecommunityforFNEschoolsandDPS
Provenschoolmodels
Continuityforallstudentsintheircurrentprogramifthatistheirchoice(Nodisplacedstudents,sostudentscurrentlyattendingMontbelloHighSchoolwillhavethe
opportunitytograduatefromMontbelloHighSchool.) Freshstartsforschoolstobuildhealthyandpositiveschoolcultures
Diverseoptions,suchasartsandtechnology
Smallerschoolsandlearningenvironmentsatthesecondarylevel
Maximizinguseofspaceinbuildings
IncreasedandimprovedoptionsretainingstudentsintheFNEregion
Relievingovercrowding
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HighqualityinstructionandservicesforspecialneedsstudentsandEnglishlanguagelearners
And,themostimportantcumulativebenefit:
Significantlyhigherstudentachievementandimprovedoutcomes,empoweringallstudentstopursuetheirpostsecondarydreamsandpreparingthemforengagedand
productivecitizenship.
We,FNECC,anticipatetheproposedschoolimprovementmeasureswillfacethefollowing
challenges:
Disruptiontoschoolscurrentoperations,includinginitialchallenges,suchastransportationandpreparationofcampuses,andongoingchallengesofco-locationtensionsaswellasensuringequitybetweenschoolsandacrosscampuses
Resistancetochangeexacerbatedbypersistentconcerns:1)thatsomethingisbeing
donetoandnotforthecommunity;and2)thatstudentscurrentlyintheschoolswillbedisplacedagainsttheirwill
Recruitingandretaininghighlyeffectiveschoolleadersandteacherscommittedtotheuniquelychallengingworkofschoolturnaround
Providingsupportsforteachersthatwillbeforcedtofindpositionselsewhere
And,mostimportant,webelieve:
Anewbeginningdoesnotguaranteeimprovedoutcomes.Successwillrequire
persistence,supportiveengagementandtechnicalsupport,vigilance,andlong-term
commitmentfromstudents,parents,teachers,andthebroadercommunity.
2.Implementationrequirements
Tomeetthesechallengesandenactallbenefits,webelieveDPSmustcommittospecifictasksand
responsibilities,specificallythefollowingfourcriteriaandtheircomponents:
Notesoncriteriaandcomponents:
ThefinalworksessionforFNECCoccurredonOctober26,2010.Atthismeeting,FNECCandcommunitymembersheardalternativeproposalsforFNEschoolsandreviewedpotentialimplementationcriteriaforthisstatement.Theycontributed
recommendationsandmodificationsthatledtothecurrentstructureoffourcriteriawithnumberedcomponents.Inafollow-upsurvey,30FNECCmembersprovidedfeedbackonwhattheyperceivedtobethemostimportantofthefourlargercriteriaandtheircomponentparts.Thecriteriaarelistedinorderoftheirrankedimportance.Theircomponentsarelikewiselistedinorderofrankedimportance,
withonebeingthecomponentrankedmostimportant.Alllistedcomponents
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receivedanaveragerankingofabove4(important)onascaleof1(notimportant)5(veryimportant),andtheiraverageratingsareprovidedinparentheses.
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ImplementationPlan:ProduceadetailedimplementationplanwithatimelinenolaterthanJanuary
31,2011,includingbutnotlimitedto:
1.Specificgoalsandobjectiveswithatimelineforimplementation(4.72); 2.Oneteamleadertoensurethereisconsistentandclearcommunicationofthe
processtothecommunity(4.62); 3.Scheduleofworkshopstoprovidejobsearchassistancetodisplacedteachers(4.33);
4.Aplanfortheimmediateestablishmentofasupportstructureagrouptosupporttheprincipalsandteachersenactingtheplansandtobedirectlyresponsiblefortheprogressofthiswork(4.29);
5.Specificstafforstaffteamidentifiedbynameandtheirmeasurableoutcomes,inplaceinschoollocationinFNE(4.03).
MeasuringProgress:Establishandbroadlypublicizethemeasurementsthatprogressonthe
implementationplanwillbeassessed,includingbutnotlimitedto:
1.Effectivesurveysofstudentsthatprovidemeaningfulandusefulinformation(4.78);
2.Effectivesurveysofparentsthatprovidemeaningfulandusefulinformation(4.74);
3.Effectivesurveysofteachersthatprovidemeaningfulandusefulinformation(4.74);
4.Meaningfulmeasuresofparentparticipationthatprovideusefulinformation(4.67);
5.Scheduleandresultsoftestsduringyeartomeasureprogress(4.38); 6.Meaningfulmeasuresofschoolculturethatprovideusefulinformation(4.37); 7.Studentattendancerates(4.37);
8.Teacherattendancerates(4.35); 9.Budgetreportstooversightcommitteesatlineitemlevelspecificaspossible
(4.32);10.Stateexamresults(4.00).
Communications:Createarobustcommunicationsplan,includingbutnotlimitedto:
1.DPSmustimplementaneffectiveoutreachstrategy(4.93); 2.Provide/assignaparentliaisonforeachschoolonepersonresponsiblefor
parentcommunicationandcoordinationofactivities(4.86);
3.PlantoengageSpanishspeakingparents(4.86); 4.Monthlymeetingswithschool-leveloversightcommittees(4.41); 5.Quarterlymeetingswithregionaloversightcommittee(4.41); 6.Developamobilephonetextingcommunicationfunction(4.04).
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Accountability:DPSmustbeheldaccountabletothecommunityandmustestablishatminimumthe
following:
1.Publishreportsonprogress(4.82); 2.Oversightcommitteeateachofthe6schools(4.78);
3.
3yeartimelineforfundamentalreevaluationofthereform(4.78); 4.Reportonallmeasures,includingbudget(4.78); 5.Regionaloversightcommittee(4.52).
88.5%ofrespondentsansweredYestosignontothefollowingstatement:
We,FNECC,committodoourpart:Toprovidestrongcommunitysupportforschoolimprovement,
wewillstaywellinformedandengaged,serveasambassadorsfortheseeffortsinthecommunity,
dowhateverwecantohelpourschoolssucceed,attendquarterlyaccountabilitymeetings,hold
ourselvesaccountableforourcommitmentsandtocontinuetobefair,honest,andtransparentin
fulfillmentofourrole.
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