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2014%Annual%Public%School%Rankings:%Spotlight)on)Irving)ISD)&)Opportuni2es)for)Growth)

)Presenta)on!by:!Dr.%Bob%Sanborn,%President%&%CEO%

About!Us!

!  Our!Mission:!CHILDREN%AT%RISK%serves%as%a%catalyst%for%change%to%improve%the%quality%of%life%for%children%through%strategic%research,%public%policy%analysis,%educaOon,%collaboraOon%and%advocacy.%

!  Our!Vision:!The%focus%of%CHILDREN%AT%RISK%is%to%make%children’s%needs%a%priority%and%to%ensure%ample%resources%are%available%for%children%and%their%families%to%thrive.%%

About!Us!

!  Founded%in%1989%!  Opened%North%Texas%office%in%2011%!  Focus%on%the%whole%child,%especially:%%

!  EducaOon%!  ParenOng%and%Family%Well%Being%!  Health%and%Food%Insecurity%!  Human%Trafficking%

Texas!Students!

!  Over%5!million!children%enrolled%in%Texas%public%schools%

! 60%!!economically%%disadvantaged%

White!30%!

African!!American!

14%!

Hispanic!51%!

Other!6%!

C@R’s!Educa)on!PlaMorm!

!  Quality%public%educaOon%is%criOcal%!  Pathway%out%of%poverty%

!  EssenOal%to%the%economy%

!  Every%child%deserves%a%quality%educaOon%

!  EducaOon%reform%is%necessary%!  Low%performance%!  Dropout%crisis%!  Achievement%gap%

Why!Rank!Schools?!!  History%

!  2006%–%School%Rankings%started%to%raise%awareness%about%the%high%school%drop%out%rate%in%Houston%

!  2009%–%Expanded%to%include%the%enOre%state,%ranking%of%all%the%public%schools%in%Texas%

!  Purpose%!  Serve%as%an%accessible%guide%!  Generate%conversaOons%performance%!  Encourage%the%use%of%data%in%public%school%reform%%

Rankings!Methodology!

!  Schools%are%evaluated%across%three%indexes%using%Texas%EducaOon%Agency%data:%

%!  Student%Achievement%Index%%!  Campus%Performance%Index%%!  Growth%Index%%

IRVING!ISD:!A"LOOK"AT"THE"2014"SCHOOL"RANKINGS"AND"ACADEMIC"PERFORMANCE"

Irving!ISD!At!A!Glance!

!  Demographics:!!  82%!Economically%Disadvantaged%!  39%!English%Language%Learners%!  68.5%!at%risk%of%dropping%out%%

!  Enrollment:!!  Nearly%35,000%students%

enrolled%!  32!total!schools:%20%

Elementary/8%Middle/4%High%

Letter%Grade Enrollment%# Enrollment%% #%SchoolsA+ 0 0% 0A 0 0% 0A% 0 0% 0B+ 0 0% 0B 0 0% 0B% 0 0% 0C+ 0 0% 0C 4,627 14.3% 5C% 4,304 13.3% 3D 15,960 49.2% 15F 7,567 23.3% 9Grand%Total 32,458 100% 32

Nearly%75%!!(23,527%students)%of%kids%in%Irving%ISD%are%enrolled%in%D%or%F%schools.%

Irving!ISD:!Schools!by!Le]er!Grade!and!Enrollment!

*Note:%Percentages%and%numbers%reflect%only)schools%that%were%ranked%in%2014%

100%%of%middle%school%students%in%Irving%ISD%are%enrolled%in%D%or%F%schools.%

Irving!ISD:!Breakdown!by!Grade!Level!

Letter%Grade

Enrollment%#

Enrollment%%

#%Schools

Elementary 16,047 49.4% 20C 2,951 18.4% 4C+ 1,675 10.4% 2D 6,535 40.7% 8F 4,886 30.4% 6

Middle 7,389 22.8% 8D 4,708 63.7% 5F 2,681 36.3% 3

High 9,022 27.8% 4C 1,676 18.6% 1C+ 2,629 29.1% 1D 4,717 52.3% 2

Grand%Total 32,458 100% 32 *Note:%Percentages%and%numbers%reflect%only)schools%that%were%ranked%in%2014%

Academic!Performance!STAAR"

!  8%!of%students%scored%at%Advanced%level%on%STAAR%Reading%%!  Compared%to%17%%statewide%

!  7%!of%students%scored%at%Advanced%level%on%STAAR%Math%%!  Compared%to%15%%statewide%

Academic!Performance!College"Readiness"

!  High!School:!!  87%!of%students%in%Irving%ISD%graduate%(C@R%graduaOon%rate) %%

!  27%!of%Irving%ISD%students%complete%at%least%one%advanced%course%(AP/IB/Dual%Enrollment)%

!  53%!of%Irving%ISD%graduates%are%classified%as%CollegehReady%in%both%reading%and%math%

!  50.4%!of%Irving%ISD%graduates%enroll%in%a%Texas%InsOtuOon%of%Higher%EducaOon%

!HOW!DOES!IRVING!ISD!COMPARE?!

Top!20!High!Schools!in!!North!Texas!

CAMPUS DISTRICT%,ECONOMICALLY,DISADVANTAGED

LETTER,GRADE

SCHOOL&OF&SCIENCE&AND&ENGINEERING DALLAS&ISD 60 A+IRMA&LERMA&RANGEL&YOUNG&WOMEN'S&LE DALLAS&ISD 86 A+UNIVERSAL&ACADEMY&9&FLOWER&MOUND UNIVERSAL&ACADEMY 3 A+SCHOOL&FOR&THE&TALENTED&AND&GIFTED DALLAS&ISD 27 A+HIGHLAND&PARK&H&S HIGHLAND&PARK&ISD 0 A+ROSIE&SORRELLS&EDUCATION&AND&SOCIA DALLAS&ISD 72 A+MIDDLE&COLLEGE&H&S DALLAS&ISD 70 AAVALON&SCHOOL AVALON&ISD 66 ACENTENNIAL&H&S FRISCO&ISD 11 ATRINIDAD&GARZA&EARLY&COLLEGE&AT&MO DALLAS&ISD 82 AFORT&WORTH&ACADEMY&OF&FINE&ARTS FORT&WORTH&ACADEMY 18 AUPLIFT&EDUCATION9PEAK&PREP&H&S UPLIFT&EDUCATION& 93 ACOPPELL&H&S COPPELL&ISD 10 APROSPER&H&S PROSPER&ISD 10 ALOVEJOY&H&S LOVEJOY&ISD 2 AFLOWER&MOUND&H&S LEWISVILLE&ISD 3 ASCHOOL&OF&HEALTH&PROFESSIONS DALLAS&ISD 77 AMILFORD&SCHOOL MILFORD&ISD 79 ABOOKER&T&WASHINGTON&SPVA&MAGNET DALLAS&ISD 22 ACELINA&H&S CELINA&ISD 25 A

High!School!Comparison!

CAMPUS DISTRICT%,ECONOMICALLY,DISADVANTAGED

LETTER,GRADE

Irving,ISD,High,SchoolsJACK%E%SINGLEY%ACADEMY IRVING%ISD 77 CMACARTHUR%H%S IRVING%ISD 67 C6IRVING%H%S IRVING%ISD 81 DNIMITZ%H%S IRVING%ISD 73 D

IRMA%LERMA%RANGEL%YOUNG%WOMEN'S%LE DALLAS%ISD 86 A+TRINIDAD%GARZA%EARLY%COLLEGE%AT%MO DALLAS%ISD 82 AUPLIFT%EDUCATION6PEAK%PREP%H%S UPLIFT%EDUCATION 93 ASCHOOL%OF%HEALTH%PROFESSIONS DALLAS%ISD 77 AMILFORD%SCHOOL MILFORD%ISD 79 A

Top,High,Poverty,High,Schools,in,North,Texas

Top!High!Poverty!Elementary!!Schools!in!Dallas!ISD!

CAMPUS%(ECONOMICALLY(DISADVANTAGED

LETTER(GRADE

PRESTON(HOLLOW(EL 91 ASAM(HOUSTON(EL 93 A2JIMMIE(TYLER(BRASHEAR(EL 91 A2UMPHREY(LEE(ELEMENTARY(SCHOOL 98 B+J(P(STARKS(ELEMENTARY(SCHOOL 96 B+JILL(STONE(EL(AT(VICKERY(MEADOW 99 B+SIDNEY(LANIER(EXPRESSIVE(ARTS(VANG 92 B+GEORGE(PEABODY(EL 98 BMARGARET(B(HENDERSON(EL 96 BOBADIAH(KNIGHT(ELEMENTARY(SCHOOL 98 B2B(H(MACON(EL 95 B2F(P(CAILLET(EL 95 B2JOHN(Q(ADAMS(EL 96 B2WILLIAM(M(ANDERSON(EL 98 B2ANNE(FRANK(EL 92 B2ASCHER(SILBERSTEIN(EL 97 B2RICHARD(LAGOW(EL 96 B2JOHN(J(PERSHING(EL 95 B2

North!Texas!!District!Comparisons!

DISTRICT ENNIS)ISD GARLAND)ISDCARROLLTON.

FARMERS)BRANCH)ISD

IRVING)ISD

)TOTAL)STUDENTS) !!!!!!!5,782! !!!!!!!!!!!!57,914! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!26,325! !!!!!!!!34,961!%)WHITE)STUDENTS 32 22 17 10

%)AFRICAN.AMERICAN)STUDENTS 12 17 16 13%)HISPANIC)STUDENTS 54 50 54 72

%)ECONOMICALLY)DISADVANTAGED 70 61 63 82STAAR)READING.)ADVANCED 13 18 17 8

STAAR)MATH.)ADVANCED 13 15 15 7GRADUATION)RATE 95 90 91 87

LETTER)GRADE B B B D

Alief!ISD!Comparison!

!  Alief%ISD%in%Harris%County%has%the%same%percentage%of%economically%disadvantaged%students,%but%was%rated%a%“B”.%

!  What!can!we!learn!from!other!districts?!

DISTRICT ALIEF+ISD IRVING+ISDCOUNTY HARRIS DALLASCITY HOUSTON IRVINGTOTAL0STUDENTS 45,748 34,961%0WHITE 3.5% 10.1%%0AFRICAN@AMERICAN 31.2% 12.9%%0HISPANIC 51.2% 71.5%%0OTHER0RACE/ETHNICITY 14.1% 5.5%%0ECONOMICALLY0DISADVANTAGED 81.7% 81.5%STAAR0READING@0ADVANCED 13% 8%STAAR0MATH@0ADVANCED 12% 7%GRADUATION0RATE 94.4% 86.6%20140STATE0RANK 384 899LETTER+GRADE B D

WHAT!CAN!WE!LEARN?!EDUCATION"REFORM"STRATEGIES"

Educa)on!Reform!Strategies!

!  Tophperforming%schools%in%the%rankings%share%similar%characterisOcs%!  EffecOve%teachers%with%missionary%zeal%

!  More!)me!in!class!

!  Strong,%collaboraOve%school%leadership%

!  Datahinformed%decisionhmaking%

!  High%expectaOons%

Expanded!learning!)me !!

!  Expanded%learning%Ome%models%!  Extending%the%school%day%beyond%6.5h7%hours%!  Extending%the%school%year%beyond%180%days%!  Expanded%learning%opportuniOes%outside%of%regular%

school%hours%

!  In!all!cases,!more!)me!on!task!

Expanded!learning!)me!

!  Research%shows%that%expanded%learning%Ome%models%have%a%posiOve%effect%on%student%achievement,%especially%in%the%most%athrisk%students%!  More%Ome%for%students%to%study%and%pracOce%the%

material%!  More%Ome%for%teachers%to%collaborate%!  More%Ome%for%a%wellhrounded%curriculum%

High!Quality!Early!Educa)on!

!  Public%prehkindergarten%programs%!  Full%day%!  High%quality%standards%!  Accessible%to%all%children%%

College!Readiness!!&!A]endance!

!  Texas%is%in%the%bomom%quarOle%naOonally%for%college%enrollment%

%

!  Recent%study%showed%that%only%22%!of%Texas%8th%graders%complete%a%4hyear%degree,%2hyear%degree,%OR%career%cerOficate%

HOW!YOU!CAN!HELP!

Stay!Informed!

!  Amend%events%that%help%you%become%more%informed%about%what%is%going%on%in%Irving%ISD%

!  Read%about%the%latest%in%EducaOon%News%in%Dallas%County%at%the%Dallas%Morning%News%or%other%media%outlets%

Get!involved!in!Irving!ISD!

!  Volunteer%with%the%school%district%to%help%improve%student%outcomes%

!  Ask%quesOons%!  Vote%in%school%board%elecOons%!  Get%involved%with%community%organizaOons%that%work%on%educaOon%

Spread!the!word!!

!  Encourage%others%to%vote%in%school%board%elecOons%

!  Encourage%and%facilitate%parent%advocacy:%help%parents%get%involved%in%their%children’s%educaOon%!  At%the%school%!  At%home%

!  Share%what%you%know!%

QUESTIONS!

Thank!you!!