Overcome the

challenges and emerge

stronger than ever

Education Summit Advisory Board City of Seattle

Seattle Public SchoolsDr. Larry Nyland, Superintendent

March 14, 2016

Photos by Susie Fitzhugh

Who We Are

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52,324 Students

Enrolled (up by 336)

98 Schools

37% Free &

Reduced Lunch

12.9% English

Language Learners

147 Countries of Origin

135 Languages/Dialects

3,208 Teachers

$753 Million Budget

4 New Schools

Under Construction2,776 Homeless

Students

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Our Opportunity

Our Challenge

Our Work in Progress

Our Work Together

ChallengesOUR OPPORTUNITY

ChallengesOur Successes

• Steadily rising student achievement

• Outperforming the State and peer districts

• 12 Schools of Distinction recognized by OSPI

• Reduced underperforming schools (33>13)

• Rising number of positive outlier schools – beating

the odds

ChallengesPrincipal of the Year!Mia Williams, Aki Kurose MS

“Mia believes

absolutely in the

capacity of our

children, and woe to

anyone who says

otherwise.”

- Teacher, Aki Kurose

OUR CHALLENGE

Overcome the

challenges and emerge

stronger than ever

“This is THE issue of our

time.”

-Superintendent Larry Nyland

Policy #0300

Ensuring Educational and

Racial Equity

• Positive Trend Line

• Moratorium on non-violent elementary suspensions

• Reduction of 30% in the last year

• HOWEVER … African American students still three times as likely to be suspended

Disproportionate Discipline

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High Rates of Chronic Absenteeism

38.5%

13.7%

10.1%

18.5%

25.8%

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Am. Indian Asian Black Caucasian Hispanic Multiracial Pac. Islander

Percent Chronically Absent **by Race/Ethnicity Group and Country of Origin (2014-15)

** Missed 10% or more of days enrolled (for any reason)

Challenges 52%

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Native American

Hispanic/ Latino

African American (English)

African American (East African)

Multi-Racial

Pacific Islander

Asian American

White

On-Time Graduation Rate (Class of 2015)On-time Graduation Rate (2015)

OUR WORK in PROGRESS

2015-2020 Action Plan for

Accelerating Achievement for African American Males and Other Students of Color

It’s about…

Positive Beliefs

Positive Relationships

Positive Learning

• Transform adult beliefs

• Growth Mindset

• Social-Emotional Learning (e.g. RULER)

• Culturally Responsive instruction

• School Race and Equity Teams

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• Know students by name, strength, and need

• Trauma Informed Practices

• Positive Behavioral Intervention & Support (PBIS)

• Restorative Justice

• Family Engagement Action Teams

Positive Relationships

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IF we …

• Have assessments for learning

• Work together in teams

• Teach from student strengths to needs

• Culturally responsive instruction

THEN we will see...

Successful independent learners

Positive Learning

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Think, Pair, Share

What implications does the shift from

Excellence for All

to

Each and Every Student

have for OUR work?

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Positive Outlier Schools in 2015

Only includes schools with 20% or more of student

population are Low-Income Students of Color

** “Mean Residual” = Average difference between statistically predicted and actual student percentile ranks

2015 SBA Student Percentile Ranks (Mean Residual**)(Low-Income Students of Color, Grades 3-8)

Results from 2014-15 Districtwide School Staff Surveys (Percent of School Staff who Agree or Strongly Agree with each statement)

Positive Outlier School Research

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Staff use common formative and interimassessments to help plan and improve instruction

Staff meet regularly and often to review anddiscuss student data/student work

Staff share a common understanding ofinstructional best practices

This school has a consistent process for identifyingstudents who struggle academically

Positive Outlier Schools (Elementary)

District Average (Elementary)

OUR NEEDS

Full State Funding

• High need schools get state, district, city support

• Level one-two students, district-wide, get less support

Limited support for:

• Social-Emotional Needs

• Race and Equity Teams in 30% of schools

• PBIS is in 20% of schools

• Family Engagement & Family Support

Our Need

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Students Need Support Across Our City

Pacific Islander

(1%)

Asian (14%)

African American

(31%)Hispanic

(19%)

White (27%)

Native American

(1%)Multi-

Racial (7%)

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Students Not Proficientin Math and/or ELA **

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Breakdown by Race/Ethnicity

** 2015 Smarter Balanced Assessment, Grades 3-8

WE CAN’T DO IT ALONE

ChallengesSuccesses

PARTNERSHIPS

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• College and Career Readiness - STEM

• Transformation Zone – Miracle in the Middle

• Summer School / Expanded Learning

• Social-emotional focus including trauma, homelessness, and weekend food security

• Every student … reads by 3rd grade … attends every day … early learning

Potential Needs

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ACTIVITYWhat resonated with you?

What key questions do you still have for the District?

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“Let’s imagine creating a better world by imagining better

classrooms, where the possibilities are

constantly explored of how it could be

otherwise” Maxine Greene

ACTIVITY

How might we partner to advance a

Whole Child effort(academic, behavioral, social-emotional)

within a system that is now focused on the success of Each and Every Student?

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Aspirations

Dr. Nyland

&

Director Chappelle

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Thank You