Programs and Pathways VisionCard 2015
Jackie Turner – Chief Engagement Officer
Lisa Sayles-Adams – Assistant Superintendent
SPPS Board of Education
April 21, 2015
Purpose
• The purpose of this presentation is to present the
2015 VisionCard for the SSSC 2.0 focus area:
Excellent PK-12 Programs with Connected Pathways
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Continuous Improvement
(TeamWorks model)
To improve Outcomes, VisionCards focus on
Outcomes and Processes
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Presentation Structure
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School Readiness
School Choice
Continued Enrollment
Engagement
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School Readiness Metrics
Baseline only: SPPS is partnering with 3 out of 18 providers in
Promise Neighborhood
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School Readiness Metrics
Baseline only: 35% of children screened are 5 years old
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School Readiness Metrics
Progress VisionCard Level. Black and Asian
students are under-represented in ECFE
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School Choice Metrics
Surpassed Vision Level for on-time KG
applications
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School Choice Metrics
Surpassed Vision Level: 94% of families received first
or second choice school
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Continued Enrollment Metrics
Stable and Progress
VisionCard levels for continued
enrollment in SPPS
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Continued Enrollment Metrics
* Oct 2013 to Oct 2014
Baseline only for 2015.
Overall, 52% stay in community pathway for middle school.
Overall, 56% stay in community pathway for high school.
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Continued Enrollment Metrics
* Oct 2013 to Oct 2014
Baseline only for 2015.
Overall, 63% stay in program pathway for middle school.
Overall, 56% stay in program pathway for high school.
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Continued Enrollment Metrics
Student Placement Exit Survey
• New metric with data
available for 2016 VisionCard
• Survey to all families that have
left during current school year
• We want to learn why they
left the district
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Continued Enrollment Metrics
• Calling all parents of all KG students who have left
• We will look for themes from the responses, and
address as necessary
Exited KG students
Number
Percentage
American Indian
5
3%
Asian
18
12%
Black
81
55%
Hispanic
30
21%
White
13
9%
TOTAL
147
100%
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Spotlight: Transitioning to Middle Schools
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Communications to Families
May
• flyers and postcards
to 5th graders
• Launch Middle
School website
spps.org/middle
July
August
• Custom flyers on • flyer emailed to families of
school websites
incoming 6th graders
• Newsletter mailed to families
• School Open Houses
• Welcome calls from school
Use social media to promote “Good Things Happen in the Middle” campaign
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Spring Transition Activities and Support
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• Spring events for 5 graders
– Visits, tours, & shadows
– Middle School pathway principal & parent presentations
– Middle School Showcase Events
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• Transition Lessons for 5 graders
– Academic preparation
– Social-emotional preparation
– Practical preparation
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Fall Transition Support
• Open House events
• Parent Orientations
• Camp 6 replaced with first day/weeks
activities
• First day/week activities include:
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Meeting teachers and school staff
Following new middle school schedule
Finding and practicing use of lockers
Learning about school expectations
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Transition Locker and Virtual Tours
• Lockers will be available at all
elementary schools
• Locker contents include:
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Combination lock
Organization binders
School maps for every middle school
FAQ
• Targeted support for special education
and ELL students
• Virtual tour
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Student Engagement/Involvement Metrics
Vision Level reached for S-Term attendance rate
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Student Engagement/Involvement Metrics
Vision Level reached for EDL participation
for high school
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Student Engagement/Involvement Metrics
Baseline only for 2015
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Questions?
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