This document summarizes the school turnaround efforts at BArT from 2008-2009. It overviews how the school adopted the state's Essential Conditions for School Effectiveness framework through curriculum alignment, data-driven instruction, and increased learning time. It also details how the school implemented response to intervention supports, interim assessments, and targeted teacher observations and feedback to improve student outcomes. As a result, the school met AYP targets and saw dramatic growth in MCAS scores from 2008 to 2009, with students exceeding growth in sending districts.

2. How
did
this
happen?
BArT
Student
Growth
Percen2les
2008
-­‐
2009

3. Why
are
BArT
Students
Underperforming?
AYP
2007
MCAS

4. Student
Demographics
(2008-­‐09)
%
of
Students
in
Selected
Popula2ons

5. The
School
Review
6
Days
of
Labor
in
2
Days:
Team
Members
– Meet
w/
BOT
– Observe
25
classes
The
Team:
– Meet
with
the
Admin
• Lead:
reDesign
– Facilitate
Focus
Groups
of
Students,
Parents,
Teachers
• Mission/Viability:MCCPSE
– Interview
Teachers
• Culture/Instruc:
Old
Sow
– Review
Collateral
Materials
Consul1ng
• Arts/Instruc:
Beth
Graham

9. SeZng
the
Table
Feb
–
Aug
2008
• Contracted
with
MCCPSE
for
Review
-­‐ Feedback
shared
with
Board,
Administrators,
En9re
Staff
-­‐ Ac9on
Plan
created
• Held
Board
Retreat
Fall,
2008-­‐Spring
2009:
-­‐ Narrowed/Refined
Mission
• Follow-­‐up
visits
MCCPSE
-­‐ Rewrote
Accountability
Plan
-­‐ Observa9ons
&
Feedback
• Transi2oned
Instruc2onal
-­‐ Re-­‐interview
selected
Leadership
staff
-­‐ Commitment
to
Data
Driven
Instruc9on

10. ESE’s
Essen2al
Condi2ons
for
School
Effec2veness
Leadership
1. Effec2ve
school
leadership
2. Principal’s
staffing
authority
3. Effec2ve
district
systems
of
support
4. Coordinated
use
of
resources
and
adequate
budget
authority
Instruc1on
5. Aligned
curriculum
6. Effec2ve
instruc2on
7. Tiered
instruc2on
models,
adequate
learning
2me,
addi2onal
academic
support
8. Assessment
Other
9. Family-­‐school
rela2onships
10. Student’s
social,
emo2onal
and
health
needs
11. Professional
development
and
structures
for
collabora2on

11. BArT
is
Adop2ng
ESE’s
Essen2al
Condi2ons
for
School
Effec2veness
Key
School
Improvements:
• Curriculum
alignment
• Teacher
observa2on
protocols
• Forma2ve
assessments
• Data-­‐driven
instruc2on
• Increased
2me
on
learning
• Structured
collabora2on
%
of
ESE’s
Essen2al
Condi2ons
for
School
Effec2veness
Adopted
at
BArT
Complete
Par2al
Not
Started

12. GeZng
into
the
Classroom
May-­‐June
2008
• Ahended
Study
Tour
at
Boston
Collegiate
-­‐ How
do
we
provide
more
explicit/
focused
feedback
to
teachers?
• Developed
an
observa2on
protocol
-­‐ ILT
provides
input
Fall,
2008-­‐Spring
2009:
-­‐ Teachers
provide
feedback
• Observa2ons
in
class
–
2/
-­‐ Added
mission-­‐specific
lines
(arts,
week/teacher
technology).
• All
Administrators
in
-­‐ Piloted
it
-­‐
teachers
observed
once
classes
This
Year
• Revised
Protocol
to:
-­‐ Reflect
school-­‐wide
priori9es
–
reading
&
wri9ng
across
curriculum)
-­‐ Focus
on
prac9ces
that
reflect
school's
culture

13. Revising
the
Curriculum
May-­‐September
2008
October
2008
• From
BCCS
Study
Tour
• Piloted
Study
Island
– How
do
we
9ghten
curriculum
• Implemented
planning
&
daily
objec9ves?
student
incen2ves
• Ahended
Roxbury
Prep
ST
– How
do
implement
interim
Aug-­‐Sep
2009
assessments
with
aligned
• Launched
year
with
objec9ves?
Data
Assessment
&
Analysis
• Contracted
with
CPI
for
data
– Achievement
analysis
&
priority
seZng
Network
in
MS
– CPI
in
HS
• Teachers
scoped
curriculum
– Study
Island
aligned
to
standards
with
strong
Weekly
objec2ves
Assessments
• Mandated
weekly
assessments

14. Mee2ng
Students
Needs
Sept
08
• Ahended
MATCH
Study
Tour
• Applied
for
Amer
School
grants
Nov
08
• Launched
Amer
School
Program
Academic
Year
09-­‐10
• Year
started
with
RTI
Model
Jan
09
– 90
min/day
–
ELA
&
Math
–
• Partnered
with
Williams
College
for
Middle
School
for
tutors
– 30
min/subject
if
behind
– 1:1
support
behind
ELA/Math
– Informed
by
Study
Island
– Extra
support
based
on
interims
Academic
Year
08-­‐09
– A^er
school
tutoring,
as
• Built
RTI
into
schedule
needed

15. MCAS
&
AYP
Success
2009
MCAS
AYP

16. 10th
Grade
MCAS
Results
(2009)
%
Proficient
+
Advanced
by
District

17. BArT
Student
Growth
Percen2les
Compe9ng
With
&
Exceeding
Sending
Districts!

18. BArT
Student
Growth
Percen2les
Drama9c
Improvement
2008
to
2009
in
All
Groupings!

19. Q
&
A