Committee of the WholeTuesday January 17, 2017

Middle Grades Redesign

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AGENDA

● Introductions & Site Story

● Middle School Redesign Initiative● Problem Statement● Theory of Action ● Design Process ● Expanding Stakeholder Engagement ● Design Principles

● Process Moving Forward

● Questions & Discussion

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MIDDLE SCHOOL REDESIGN IN ACTION

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

In Our Current System….There are not enough minutes in a 6 period day.

Different sites. Different allocations. Different choices. ELD & Study Skills requirements prevent electives choice.

CHALLENGE

The Result: Students experience inequitable access to opportunities.

And solving these problems alone does not redesign the learning experience.

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We believe that engaging our stakeholders to reimagine the school day with our students’ 21st century experiences at the

center will transform our thinking around the type of

instruction and curriculum our middle grades students should

have access to.

STUDENT CENTERED APPROACH

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If We…Engage site and central leaders to redesign the school day to provide deeper learning opportunities,

Then…All students will have access to relevant content in a personalized manner and expanded opportunities aligned to Vision 2025

THEORY OF ACTION

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MIDDLE SCHOOL REDESIGN INITIATIVE

Spring 2016 Fall 2017 Spring 2018

Phase 2 Implementation

5/2018

Revised Master Schedules

5/2017

3 Prototype Master

Schedules

12/2016

Phase 2 Launch

9/2016

Design Pilot4/2016

Refine 10 months

Implement 10 months

Engage 7 months

Study 5 monthsExposure months

District Level Communication

Fall 2016 Spring 2017

Early Adopters

8/2017

Stakeholder Engagement

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All site leaders engaged in Design Processes with each other and their school communities

OUR APPROACH

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• Cross Departmental Steering Committee

• Middle Grade Site Leaders

• P&O Equity Centered Professional Learning Community

• C&I Leadership

• SFCSD

• PEEF CAC

• UESF and UASF

• LEAD

• SLT

INITIAL STAKEHOLDERSSPIRALING

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

• Learning from each other

• Iterative cycles of development

• As work becomes more concrete, expand our engagement

APPROACH

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DESIGN PRINCIPLES

1. Structures to Support Individual Passions & Growth

2. Adult Collaboration Time

3. Cross Disciplinary Learning

4. Deeper Learning Throughout the Curriculum

5. Socio-Emotional Embeddedness

6. Authentic Performance Based Assessment

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● Refine master schedules to launch in the Fall

● Enhanced support for Early Adopter sites

● Continue to explore meaningful partnerships and build district capacity

● Continue to learn from the Digital Promise partnership

● Deepen engagement with additional stakeholders

NEXT STEPS

Establishing a technology foundation to support and align middle school redesign and personalized

learning opportunities for students

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TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION FOR REDESIGN

Build a strong network foundation to support devices for every student.

Implement common platforms to support learning & collaboration.

Pilot 1:1 learning environments in middle schools, supported by Digital Promise partnership & redesign middle grades teaching, learning, and classrooms.

Expand implementation of redesigned teaching, learning, and classrooms in schools across SFUSD.

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Outcomes that MatterStudent outcomes that clearly

define success

AN ALIGNED PARTNERSHIP

Culture that EmpowersSchool-wide culture of empowerment for students and adults

Technology that EnablesUse of technology tools for easy access to resources and information

Teaching that EngagesMeaningful, problem- solving

approach to instruction

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• Expert Panel

• Learning Journeys

• Interest Survey

• Application

• Interviews

• School Leadership & UBC Representation

• Formalize Partnership

• Leadership Retreat

• Site & Cross Site Coaching

• Teacher Residency

• Summer PBL 101 Training

PROCESS

NEW TECH NETWORK PARTNERSHIP

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• Feedback

• Community Championship

• System Barriers

YOUR SUPPORT ON...

YOUR LEADERSHIP

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DISCUSSION

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THANK YOU