May 15, 2009

Six Topics To Get Started… Recap: Our Progress Teaching And Learning Leading Extending Opportunities New Schools IMSA & CPS

Recap: Our Progress

Teaching And Learning

Leading

Extending Opportunities

New Schools

IMSA & CPS

ISAT composite scores have increased steadily since 2001

ISAT composite scores show CPS is closing the gap with the state…

… yet achievement gaps by race and gender persist.

High school PSAE scores are largely flat…

… and the percent of students scoring 20+ on ACT is essentially flat as well

Progress has been in moving students from the bottom quartiles to the middle *Different norms (ITBS88 to ITBS01) **Different test (from ISAT to SAT 10) Percent of schools with 50% or more of students at or above 50 th percentile 1990 1995 2001 2005* 2008** 8% 12% 21% or 24% 31% 72%

High Quality Materials Research and Evaluation Timely Assessment Data In-School Supports Teacher Capacity Instructional Excellence Research and Evaluation Research and Evaluation

Lesson Quality is Associated with Adherence to District-Designated Materials Adherence 39 Iris Weiss

At the K-5 level, schools using district instructional materials show significant, medium to high effect size gains. Math Trailblazers Everyday Mathematics +4.0 +9.0 +9.1 +4.9 +6.2 +7.2 +6.7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 years 226 schools 1 year 74 schools 2 years 80 schools 3 years 34 schools 1 year 18 schools 2 years 37 schools 3 years 26 schools ISAT Scaled Score Gain

Three Questions Is the strategy robust? Is the strategy broad? Is the strategy well implemented?

Is the strategy robust?

Is the strategy broad?

Is the strategy well implemented?

Is the strategy robust? Red : no strategy, inadequate strategy Yellow : pilot, experimental, hard-to-scale, incomplete, little evaluation data Green : robust, evaluation data support

Mathematics K-12 Strategy Alignment Red : no strategy, inadequate strategy Yellow : pilot, experimental, hard-to-scale, incomplete, little evaluation data Green : robust, evaluation data support

Science K-12 Strategy Alignment Red : no strategy, inadequate strategy Yellow : pilot, experimental, hard-to-scale, incomplete, little evaluation data Green : robust, evaluation data support

“ Despite forceful calls from business leaders and policymakers to upgrade math and science education, most superintendents (59%) and principals (66%) say this is not a serious problem in their local schools.”

Knowledge/Advice Networks Language Arts Network Mathematics Network Jim Spillane teachers specialists principal/assistant principal teacher leaders

Mathematics and Science Leadership Development Efforts Instructional Rounds in Education- model of examining instructional practice; focusing on developing shared understanding of high quality teaching and learning. Instructional Leadership Teams- building a collaborative, results oriented learning culture Lenses on Learning- Instructional supervision and leadership in mathematics. High School Department Chair capacity building Professional Development Leader capacity building for K-8 instructional materials

Instructional Rounds in Education- model of examining instructional practice; focusing on developing shared understanding of high quality teaching and learning.

Instructional Leadership Teams- building a collaborative, results oriented learning culture

Lenses on Learning- Instructional supervision and leadership in mathematics.

High School Department Chair capacity building

Professional Development Leader capacity building for K-8 instructional materials

Extended Learning Opportunities for mathematics and science. You Be the Chemist , 34 chemistry clubs, grades 5-8 Space Explorers , 10 space clubs, grades 6-8 Geo Explorers , 10 geology clubs, grades 4-5 Future City , 17 school teams, grades 6-8 Tabula Digita , 10 math clubs, grades 4-8 CPS Student Science Fair , grades 6-12 FIRST Robotics , grades 9-12 Chicago Mathematics League , grades 9-12

You Be the Chemist , 34 chemistry clubs, grades 5-8

Space Explorers , 10 space clubs, grades 6-8

Geo Explorers , 10 geology clubs, grades 4-5

Future City , 17 school teams, grades 6-8

Tabula Digita , 10 math clubs, grades 4-8

CPS Student Science Fair , grades 6-12

FIRST Robotics , grades 9-12

Chicago Mathematics League , grades 9-12

New STEM-focused Schools 5 new technology magnet cluster schools, fall 2008 1 engineering school (Miles Davis, K-8), fall 2008 DeVry Advantage Academy, grades 11-12 Lindblom HS UIC College Prep HS Rowe-Clark HS