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INNOVATION AGREEMENT UPDATES
Jamie VanDeWalle, Chief Portfolio Officer
October 22, 2019
Overview
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Thrival Indy Agreement
3 Historical Context
• Fit within our All-Choice High School model.• Develop a long-term plan for financial sustainability given the
additional cost of excursions.• Be more sustainable from a teacher-talent perspective.• Ensure students are as well-prepared as possible for an extended
study-abroad experience.
Thrival Indy Agreement
4 Historical Context
• Grades served• Manner in which to implement (school, program, other?)• Location for study abroad• Location of the school within IPS facilities• Enrollment targets for January 2020• Budget and staffing model• Selection of a school leader
Thrival Indy Agreement
5 Proposed Updates for Fall 2020
Item and Recommendation Rationale
Grades Served: 9–12, starting with 9 and growing over 4 years
• Better complements IPS pathways/programs• Natural enrollment point• Student preparedness• Budget and staffing sustainability
Manner of Delivery: IPS LEA Innovation School
• Added capacity and support of their board• Flexibilities and nimbleness in scheduling and
with budget
Location for Study Abroad:Costa Rica and Dominican Republic
• Time zone• Cost• Spanish language learning
Thrival Indy Agreement
6 Proposed Updates for Fall 2020
Item and recommendation Rationale
Location Within IPS:Arlington
• Better utilization• Accommodation for 4-year growth• Longstanding relationships with Eastside partners• Drawing students into the district
Enrollment Targets:35 by Round 1; 76–82 by Round 2
• In line with expected participation, acceptance, and matriculation rates across the district.
Budget and Staffing Model:Lean and nimble
• 7 total staff in year 1, growing to 19• Use of online learning and dual licensure to
deliver all necessary coursework
Selection of a School Leader:India Hui
• Ms. Hui will return for her third year with ThrivalIndy Academy
Thrival Indy Agreement
7 Programmatic Appeal
75 Students per Grade = Close-Knit,
High-Expectations Culture
Advisory Seminar Model
Humanities Focused
Diverse Global
Perspectives
Experiential Learning
Extended Math and ELA Blocks
Community and Civic
Engagement
Vision:Through addressing the opportunity gap surrounding global experiences and perspectives, Thrival Indy prepares Indianapolis youth for postsecondary success and equips them with the tools to impact positive change in their local community.
Thrival Indy Agreement
8 Innovation Agreement Updates
Items from MOU
Inclusion of Facilities Study
Total of 5-Year Term
Academic Termination Language
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Cold Spring School Amendment
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1 Modification of grade-levels served
2 Inclusion in our Facilities Optimization Study and any associated planning outcomes
Cold Spring School Amendment
10 Modification to Grades Served
Currently serves Grades K–6
Proposing expansion to Grades K–8 over the next 2 school years
Proposed: Grades K–7 in SY 2020–21; Grades K–8 in SY 2021–22
Cold Spring School Amendment
11 Modification to Grades Served: Rationale
Where Cold Spring 6th graders go for Middle SchoolSY 2019–20 SY 2018–19 SY 2017–18
Students left the IPS family 26% 27% 60%^Students attended another IPS K–8 program
18% 13% 18%
Students attended an IPS Choice middle school
42% 56% 21%
Students attended Arlington or Northwest
13% 5% 0%*
^In 2017–18, Enroll Indy was not yet operational and so this 60% represents a loss from the IPS LEA but not necessarily from the IPS family as a whole.*In 2017–18, Arlington was a 7–12 community high school and Northwest was not accepting 7th graders
Positive Enrollment Trends
• For 2 years in a row, Cold Spring has been the 4th or 5th most-filled Choice program.
• For SY 2019, only CFI 2, CFI 84, CFI 70 and Henry W. Longfellow were ahead of them.
Cold Spring School Amendment
• 80% of the 47 Grade 6 families completed survey• 92% of those said they would stay for Grade 7• Currently surveying Grade K–6 families and 96% of those
returned are in support of adding middle grades
• Marian Lab School – preservice teachers• Marian scholarship opportunities for 21st Century Scholars• Department of Natural Resources, Purdue MALTS, School on
Wheels, Oasis
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Cold Spring School Amendment
• Cold Spring is 1 of only 78 STEM-certified schools in the state and one of 33 elementaries.
• 5 Junior Robotics teams qualify for the World Wonder League Competition Tournament.
• VEX Robotics Team finished 10th in the world in 2018–19 out of 24,000 teams.
• From SY 2015–SY 2017, Cold Spring’s growth trended above the district average by 17 points.
• IREAD-3 data increased by 19% in SY 2018–19 to 79.5%.
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Questions & Answers
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