2. Summary
Governor Scott’s Proposal
10.66% Per Student $ Reduction
Getting Less Expecting More
From
Excelling Nationally
to
Excelling Globally
But
Exploring Choices
K-8 Charter School; Other Ideas??
3. OCPS : a Proposed 10.66%/Student Funding Reduction
(FY2011-12 relative to FY 2010-11)
http://letsgettowork.state.fl.us/reports/Preformatted/2011-Education-Choice-Fund-Summary.pdf
4. Considering OCPS as an Educational System
$1.2B, 170K Students
ELC
Learning Community
School
• Students
• Teachers
• Administrators
Funding History
& Projections*
To be the top producer of
successful students in the nation
Global Vision
* Source:
https://www.ocps.net/es/cr/Pages/YouDecide.aspx
FLAT Local Vision
$
Input System Desired Outcome
Be G.R.E.A.T.
9. OCPS Desired Outcome
To be the top producer of successful students in the nation
Is a US-Centric Vision Sufficient?
10. An Analogy From the Business World:
“Best in the Nation” For Almost 60 Years
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1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009
US Company A
US Company C
US Company B
US
Market
Share
11. “Best in the Nation”
Isn’t Good Enough Anymore in the Global Economy
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1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009
US Market Share
13. Identifying Differences in Vision
Global
“Be GREAT”
Vision
OCPS Vision
Scope Global US-Centric
Focus
Children
who are Students
(Human-Oriented)
System-Oriented
Metrics
Multiple
Intelligences (?)
Academic Testing
(students)
Tone
of Vision
We, The Parents,
Want Our Children …
We, the System,
Want the System …
17. Choice B
Will OCPS Revisit The “Merging Small Schools” Idea?
2.1 The Prototype Elementary Schools shall include an Administration Suite, Media
Center, Music Room , Art Room, Science Skills Lab, Computer Skills Lab, Kitchen,
Dining/Multi-purpose Room, Classrooms and Resource Rooms to accommodate an
enrollment of 830 students (approximately 95,000 square feet).
Source: https://www.ocps.net/op/contract/Documents/08RU024.pdf
18. 2009 Discussion Regarding
“Merging Small Schools” Idea
https://www.ocps.net/sb/Documents/Merging%20of%20District%205%20Schools%20February%209%202009.pdf
Excerpt From
This Document
19. Choice(s) Set by OCPS
“Merging Small Schools” Idea Mooted in 2009
https://www.ocps.net/sb/Superintendent/Documents/merging%20small%20schools%20030909%20(final).pdf
Is this Possible?
20. Choice C: K-8 Charter School
From Good to “G.R.E.A.T.”
K-8 Charter School
What Will it Look Like?
Be Globally Ready to Excel and Achieve Tomorrow
23. Potential Benefit:
Start Exchange Program
Foote Middle Students (CT) at
the Great Wall of China
Center for International Studies
Natural Fit With
24. Potential Benefit:
Focus Upon Creativity/Innovation For Growth
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world."
Logic will get you from A to Z;
imagination will get you everywhere."
Creativity is intelligence having fun.
According to an investigation by the
International Assessment of Educational Progress
in 21 countries last year,
the mathematics ability of Chinese students ranks
first in the world, but they come
last for imagination and fifth bottom for creativity.
Source: Global Times, Aug 2010
26. Potential Benefit: Explore “School of One” (Math) Concept
In a comparison of pre- and post-program test scores, students had an average increase of
28 percent in the number of test items they answered correctly. The New York City
Department of Education is betting on the project and will expand it into three city schools in
January, and five more next fall. Apparently, it is a good bet: School of One was named one of
Time magazine’s “50 Best Inventions for 2009.”
http://archrecord.construction.com/schools/09_School_of_One.asp
The program combines computer programs and live teaching. It also provides teachers with
detailed daily data about student progress. …. Because it's often hard to differentiate
between the individual needs of students who are on various proficiency levels, School of
One's online lessons are personalized for each student's ability and best style of learning, he
said. … In September, School of One will replace the math program for all sixth- and seventh-
graders at those three schools. Under the program, classrooms tend to be larger than usual,
with 100 to 120 students at a time with four or five teachers. Students rotate around the
room to get both computer time and teacher time. …
A study last year found that children in the summer program outperformed their peers in
math. Those in the program were able to increase their number of correct answers by 28
percentage points, compared with a rise of as much as eight percentage points in a
comparison group, and achieve those gains in one third the time, the study found
28. Potential Benefit:
“The Harkness Model”
The Harkness table
refers to a style of teaching
wherein students sit at a
large, oval table
with their teachers
It encourages classes to be
held in a discursive manner.
The main goal is to
encourage students to come
up with ideas of their own
and learn good reasoning
and discussion skills.
Depending on his or her style,
the teacher may interact very
little, interjecting only to
guide the discussion.
29. K-8 Setup Addresses Middle School Learning Decline
http://educationnext.org/stuck-in-the-middle/
30. Consider SL as a “No-Cost” Learning Lab
Partner with School District & Union
As a Learning Lab
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/press-releases/pages/new-charter-school-partnerships-101207.aspx
Enhance the degree to which successful charter schools influence
the broader system by:
• Building relationships between school districts and charter
networks, especially those operating schools in-district;
• Piloting and expanding the core strategy elements in charters in
coordination with district partners; and
• Incubating innovative new school models and approaches, with
charters as early adopters.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/college-ready-education/Pages/charter-schools-networks.aspx
32. SAC
Explores
Choice(s)
Proposed 10.66%
Per Student Reduction
Global
Vision
OCPS
Local
Vision
Desired
Outcome
Accept
Choice(s)
Set by OCPS
With a Proposed 10.66% Reduction Per Student Funding,
What can the SL Community Do?
OCPS Choices
1. Appeal to Legislature
2. Explore Ways to Cut Costs
• Layoffs
• Close Schools (?)
• Others ??
33. Work in Progress - Jan 2011
Conduct a K-8 Charter School Feasibility Study
http://lwcharterschools.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/FeasibilityStudy.pdf
