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LISTENING TOUR UPDATE May 27, 2014

overview

Listening Tour ¨  Share summary points ¨  Review next steps ¨  Share strategic planning process

summary points

Listening Tour q  Stakeholder Survey q  Community Meetings q  Focus Groups q  Twitter Chat q  Chamber Operational Analysis q  Transition Team Report

Stakeholder Survey

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Overview

Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) gathered stakeholder feedback on the successes and challenges of IPS through Superintendent Ferebee’s Stakeholder Input Survey. The survey was open January 17 -‐ February 13, 2014, and accessible to stakeholders through a privately emailed link and a public link on the district’s website. This survey was one of several opportuniQes for stakeholders to share ideas to help shape the district's next strategic plan. Survey topics include:

•  Academic PreparaQon •  Community Engagement •  Strengths, Challenges and InnovaQve Ideas

Technical Notes:

•  Data labels for percentages 5% or less are not shown •  All quesQons were voluntary •  This survey was administered as a “census” survey and open to all IPS stakeholders.

Results reflect the views of survey parQcipants only and do not necessarily represent the views of non-‐respondents.

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ParQcipaQon Details

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What is your affilia$on with IPS?

How long have you been affiliated with IPS?

Completed Responses

% of Survey Respondents 0-‐2 Years 3-‐7

Years 8-‐15 Years > 15 Years

Employee 2511 42% 15% 19% 26% 39% Student 1830 30% 24% 47% 25% 2% Parent 1157 19% 21% 34% 19% 24% Community Member 481 8% 15% 26% 17% 39% Graduate 349 6% 4% 18% 14% 62% Business Leader 153 3% 20% 34% 14% 31% Grandparent 106 2% 7% 15% 10% 66%

Other (ReQred Employee, Donor, Community Partners, University Partners, Alumni, Parent of Former Student, School Volunteer, Family Member of Employee)

406 7% 15% 25% 17% 41%

Note: The sum of percentages may exceed 100% because par<cipants could select more than one response op<on.

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Academic Programs

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28%

11%

17%

41%

35%

39%

19%

32%

28%

8%

7%

6%

14%

9%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

High expectaQons are set for all students at IPS (N=5,897)

IPS students are well prepared for college and the workforce. (N=5,880)

The quality of instrucQon for IPS students exceeds my expectaQons. (N=5,835)

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know

Note: Data labels for percentages 5% or less are not shown.

Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.

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Community Engagement

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26%

24%

25%

49%

50%

45%

15%

15%

13%

7%

12%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

I am saQsfied with opportuniQes for me to be involved in IPS. (N=5,890)

InformaQon about the school system is easily accessible. (N=5,875)

IPS regularly provides informaQon that is useful to parents. (N=5,857)

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know

Note: Data labels for percentages 5% or less are not shown.


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Greatest Strengths and Challenges

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In your opinion, what are our greatest strengths as a school district? (n = 3,909)

Dedicated teachers and staff who ensure student success (n = 1,926)

Magnet programs (n = 535)

Diversity in the school and community (n = 372)

Efforts to help the whole child (food, academic services) (n = 245)

School choice (n = 190)

In your opinion, what are our greatest challenges as a school district? (n = 2,915)

DisrupQve students and limited discipline enforcement (n = 1,183)

Low levels of parent involvement and engagement (n = 915)

Underfunded programs and limited resources (n = 170)

NegaQve reputaQon (n = 104)

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InnovaQve Ideas

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What innova$ve ideas would you like to see implemented? (n = 4,934)

Expand athle$c opportuni$es, art and music classes, and a_er-‐school programs. •  Strengthen art, music and ac<vi<es that mo<vate students and make them eager to come to school. – Business Leader •  I would like to see more arts integra<on into curriculum and athle<c ac<vi<es at an elementary [school.]. –

Community Member •  Movement and music to mo<vate student learning. – Employee •  Clubs, ac<vi<es, intramural compe<<on, tutoring, counseling, and/or two sets of scheduling (ex. 7:30 AM -‐ 2:30 -‐

Graduate •  We can have clubs for kindergarteners, more books In the library for kids, 5th and 6th read to the kindergarteners. –

Student

Increase technology access for students within the classroom. •  An advanced idea that should be implemented to all IPS schools are the availability of laptop computers. We are in the

age of technology and a lot of IPS high schools already have IPS laptops issued to their students.-‐ Student •  More technology in student's hands[…]. – Parent •  My ideas are having our own ipads in class to use during a math lesson […].– Student

Offer addi$onal opportuni$es to volunteer with IPS. •  […] School events that bring parents together and enhance community. Integra<on of arts into academic curriculum

(proven to improve test results, reten<on and more). – Parent •  I would love to see some kind of ini<a<ve to involve parents and I don't just mean in a "once-‐a-‐month, family night" kind

of way. I mean an ini<a<ve that involves them on a more frequent basis […]. – Employee •  […] Another ideal might be working with businesses to offer opportuni<es to visit their child's school or opportuni<es to

volunteer by giving days or even hours off. Parent involvement is a big key. – Grandparent

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Academic Program Support by Community Role

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Answer Op-ons: Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree, Don’t Know

44%

49%

70%

63%

60%

60%

79%

31%

32%

41%

46%

44%

43%

61%

36%

41%

53%

49%

48%

54%

65%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Business Leader

Community Member

Employee

Graduate

Grandparent

Parent

Student

High expectaQons are set for all students at IPS

IPS students are well prepared for college and the workforce.

The quality of instrucQon for IPS students exceeds my expectaQons.

Strongly Agree or Agree


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Community Engagement Support by Community Role

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62%

61%

78%

71%

70%

75%

76%

60%

62%

82%

77%

71%

72%

67%

48%

48%

74%

67%

62%

72%

73%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Business Leader

Community Member

Employee

Graduate

Grandparent

Parent

Student

Strongly Agree or Agree

I am saQsfied with opportuniQes for me to be involved in IPS.

InformaQon about the school system is easily accessible.

IPS regularly provides informaQon that is useful to parents.

Answer Op-ons: Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree, Don’t Know


Community Meetings

Superintendent’s Listening Tour Work Session Responses

# Question # 1: In your opinion, what are our greatest strengths as a school district? Frequency CAFÉ SECS

1 Diverse/Potential for engaging diversity/Geographically diverse 5 X X 2 Free public education 1 X 3 Parent school coordinator 1 X 4 Only school district with Indianapolis in its name 1 X 5 Community support/dedicated parents 6 X X 6 Longstanding presence in the community 3 X X 7 Focus on education first 1 X 8 Large district/potential power 1 X 9 Great facilities/Improvement of facilities 2 X X 10 Professional development 3 X X 11 Volunteers 1 X 12 Dress code 1 X 13 Dedication of teachers, staff and community partners 5 X X 14 Programming options for all students/diversity of those options/special ed 10 X X 15 IPS Online/technology 2 X 16 Transportation/busing to school 2 X X 17 Resources to community, students & families 2 X 18 Dr. Ferebee’s openness to listen to the community 1 X 19 Openness to extend education 1 X 20 Campus safety 2 X 21 Academic rigor-‐high expectation 2 X 22 Full day kindergarten/pre-‐school pilot 1 X 23 After school programs 1 X 24 Public responsibility and mission 1 X 25 Citizenship prep 1 X

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# Question # 2: In your opinion, what are our greatest challenges as a school district? Frequency CAFÉ SECS

1 High mobility rate among students/families-‐Urban sprawl 5 X X 2 Highest free and reduced lunch 1 X 3 School vouchers/Charter schools 3 X 4 Graduation rate and test scores 2 X X 5 Detonation of family unit/school system nucleus 8 X X 6 Too much emphasis on test taking instead of critical thinking 1 X 7 Student/teacher ratio 3 X 8 Poverty – lack of adequate meals at home/Health of students/families 4 X 9 Tutors 1 X 10 Recess? Time at lunch? 1 X 11 School start and stop time 2 X 12 Underutilized alumni 1 X 13 Disconnect between students understanding of their current education and future 1 X 14 City/State politics/undermining public education 3 X 15 Measured by incarnate and inappropriate metrics 2 X 16 Lack of student/parent knowledge of the cast programs for career certifications 1 X 17 Transportation 5 X X 18 Equity among schools 1 X 19 Training for difficult situations/diversity needs 3 X X 20 Lack of teacher/student/parent voice in decisions 4 X 21 Fieldtrips/Life experiences for our children/money for these experiences 1 X 22 Meeting the social/emotion needs of our children 2 X X 23 Inequitable technology resources; not across the board 4 X X 24 Mentoring for new teachers (paid) 1 X 25 Full time media specialist (need) 1 X 26 Safety 1 X 27 Assessment of high risk students & a plan to address them 2 X X 28 Supplies for classroom & students 1 X 29 Positive influence at early age 1 X 30 Perception & history/Unfair stigma/reputation 3 X X 31 Management of the large number of resources 1 X

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# Question # 2: In your opinion, what are our greatest challenges as a school district? Frequency CAFÉ SECS

33 Making sure that all students receive academic rigor 1 X 34 Male teachers 1 X 35 High school flight 1 X 36 Transitioning activities from grades 8 and 9 1 X 37 Transparency/clarify (results of listening tour) 1 X 38 Funding/budget 6 X X

# Question # 3: Focusing only on your top 3 challenges (from question #2), what innovative ideas would you like to see implemented; what do you feel is a realistic timeline? Why?

Frequency CAFÉ SECS

1 Funding/budget 5 X X 1.1 Lobby for more funding 3 X X 1.2 Decrease in funding 1 X 1.3 No more tax cuts 1 X 1.4 Develop & utilize lobbying methods 1 X 1.5 Educate & mobilize residents of IPS to advocate for IPS funding by State & City government 1 X 1.6 Money follows the child 1 X 1.7 Funding from Title 1, United Way and other businesses 1 X 1.8 Improve networking efforts 2 X X 1.9 Collaboration & sharing resources 1 X 2 Parental Involvement 5 X X 2.1 Collaborations – Parent/teacher partnership 2 X X 2.2 Quality meetings/Workshops all times of day 2 X X 2.3 Social get together – parents & school staff 2 X X 2.4 Opportunities for parents & youth to learn together 1 X 2.5 Empowering language when talking with parents 1 X 2.6 Communication through various channels customized by schools 1 X 2.7 Give parents a voice/input in decisions that impact instruction in their local buildings 1 X 2.8 Consistency with parent involvement 1 X X

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3 Community partnerships 3 X X 3.1 More use of community partnerships 2 X X 3.2 Schools utilized more as a community space 2 X 3.3 Faith based involvement 1 X 3.4 Education of business owners regarding the benefit of their involvement in the schools 2 X X 3.5 Build on alumni supports 2 X 4 Increase student achievement 2 X 4.1 Understanding the value of education 1 X 4.2 Involve teachers, parents, business, partners, mentors, alumni & apprenticeships 1 X 4.3 Refocus, teaching methods, money 1 X 4.4 Integrate realities of today 1 X 4.5 Staff development (new way of training teachers) 1 X 4.6 Create and maintain student assimilation programs 1 X 5 Communication 1 X 5.1 Continuous gathering of information and opinions 1 X 5.2 More effective use of email 1 X 5.3 Develop a parent group so they have a voice 1 X 6 Poverty Issues 2 X 6.1 Education is the key to addressing poverty issues 1 6.2 Do more with churches and using volunteers from them so they understand what poverty is and how it

effects schools 2 X

6.3 Social needs are helped by outside organizations and networking 1 X 6.4 Make every school in IPS a community school 1 X 7 Large class sizes 1 X 7.1 Schools with large populations of low income students & other challenges need priority in class size 1 X 7.2 Proved professional development for teachers/staff in behavior management/culturally responsive

teaching, etc. 1 X

8 Technology 2 X X 8.1 Preparing students for technology boost 1 X 8.2 Update system to give easier access to families 1 X X

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9 Stability in leadership 1 X 9.1 Accountability/agreement 1 X 10 Culture gaps 1 X 10.1 Kindergarten/elementary, parent/student workshops on school culture and expectations 1 X 10.2 Training for teachers about neighborhoods students come from 1 X 11 Skill tech training 1 X 11.1 Extend hands-‐on middle/high schools 1 X 11.2 Reach out to business and trade unions 1 X 11.3 Knowledge of licenses/certifications 1 X 11.4 More career counseling 1 X 11.5 More flexible math classes for students & parents 1 X 12 Transportation 2 X X 12.1 Partner with IndyGo and the City of Indianapolis to provide supplemental transportation 1 X X

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Focus Groups

Superintendent’s Listening Tour

Student Focus Groups Strengths Growth Opportunities Extra-‐curricular activities Smaller learning environments Positive Behavior Supports implementation Magnet school options K-‐8 model Balanced Calendar Service learning opportunities 1:1 technology More time for learning when needed Programs with career options or certifications

Lunch options Flexible school hours/longer school day or year Transportation Upgrade technology School uniforms Community perception of schools ACT/SAT prep College counseling Transition activities for K, 7th and 9th grades Grading scale t Access to virtual courses Peer and after school tutoring Student governance

Staff Focus Groups Strengths Growth Opportunities Magnet programs Special Education programs Preschool programs Extra-‐curricular/enrichment activities Student diversity

More instructional time Technology Transparency between central office and school based staff After school programs Teacher engagement Community partnerships Research-‐based curriculum development Expansion of Montessori programs

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Twitter Chat

Twitter Chat Strengths Growth Opportunities Magnet programs/school choice Quality teachers Student diversity Special education programs

Professional learning for teachers Magnet expansion Parent and alumni involvement Competitive compensation Bullying Focus less on testing and more on quality instruction Social workers in every building More positive behavior supports School day and year timeframes for students

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Strategic Plan Development

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¨  Conduct Listening Tour ¨  Analyze & synthesize data ¨  Share findings ¨  Create goal areas ¨  Establish goal teams by stakeholder affinity ¨  Draft & revise plan ¨  Project & align budget ¨  Launch plan

strategic plan development

Process ¨  Data-driven ¨  Collaborative ¨  Inclusive ¨  Transparent ¨  Shared

¤ Ownership vs. Buy-in


Community

Families

Employees

Administration

Scope of Influence •  Plan origination •  Widespread engagement •  Ownership

Board of Commissioners


Listening Tour

MAY-JUL 2014 Review & Discuss Data

AUG-OCT 2014 Create Goals & Teams

NOV 2014-APR 2015 Draft plan & Revise Plan

NOV 2014-JUN 2015 Project & Align Budget

JUL-AUG 2015 Launch plan/Community-wide

Activities Synergy Over Time


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¨  Listening Tour ¨  Data synthesis & analysis ¨  Share findings

Progress

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