EquityThe Driving Force

in Roanoke City Public Schools

Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE)Summer Issues Seminar

July 23 - 25, 2015Savannah, Georgia 1

Presenters

Mrs. Mae Huff, School Board Member

Dr. Rita Bishop, School Superintendent

Ms. Jean Pollock, Director of Data and Analysis

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Who are we?At A Glance

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Who are we?At A Glance

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Who are we?At A Glance

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Five-Year Strategic PlanOur Vision

To be a model for urban public education.

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Accountability - …is the indicator of the district’s strengths and challenges;

…is the compass directing where we need to place our energy to improve;

…is our report to the public who fund our enterprise;

…is about all of our students.

Governor Linwood Holton’s 1970 inaugural speech

“… an aristocracy of ability, regardless of race, color or creed.”

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• In 2008, to ensure that equitable educational opportunities were available

to all students, the Roanoke City Public Schools School Board analyzed and

adjusted elementary school and middle school attendance zones.

• As a result, several school closings and repurposing of buildings were

approved.

• Two elementary school buildings were repurposed, one became a site for

alternative education, and the other an academy for overage/under-

credited students. Thus far, the academy has had 853 graduates. Two

additional elementary schools and one middle school were closed.

• The Equity Policy was initially approved by the Board in June 2009.

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Equity Scorecard

The average enrollment for William Fleming is 1545. The average enrollment for Patrick Henry is 1915. 8

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04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-150

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77 77 80

Black Whitepreliminary

Progress in Reading for Roanoke City Public Schools

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Progress in Mathematics for Roanoke City Public Schools

04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-150

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5559 65

7474 76 79

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On-Time Graduation Rate

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201550

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75.53 75.59

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84.0185.59 85.95

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preliminary

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