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School Portfolio Review and Recommendations

2014-15Presented to the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, November 11, 2014

Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersShanaysha Sauls, ChairDavid Stone, Vice ChairLisa AkchinCheryl CascianiLinda ChinniaMarnell CooperRobert HeckTina Hike-HubbardPeter KannamEddie Hawkins, Student Commissioner

Baltimore City Public Schools Executive OfficersGregory Thornton, Chief Executive OfficerNaomi Gubernick, Chief of StaffJennifer Bell-Ellwanger, Achievement and Accountability OfficerLinda Chen, Chief Academic OfficerLisa Grillo, Human Capital OfficerDonald Kennedy, Sr., Chief Financial OfficerKeith Scroggins, Operations OfficerKenneth Thompson, Chief Technology OfficerTammy Turner, Chief Legal Counsel

Table of Contents City Schools’ Portfolio Review Process……….3

Program Review Program Review for Operator-Run Schools 21st-Century Buildings Plan Review

2014-15 Portfolio Review: Summary of Recommendations……….6 2014-15 Portfolio Review: Recommendations……….9

Abbottston Elementary School Achievement Academy at Harbor City High School Arlington Elementary/Middle School Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women Brehms Lane Elementary School Calverton Elementary/Middle School City Neighbors High School Claremont School Curtis Bay Elementary/Middle School Dr. Rayner Browne Elementary/Middle School Edgecombe Circle Elementary/Middle School Fort Worthington Elementary School Furley Elementary School Green Street Academy Grove Park Elementary/Middle School Guilford Elementary/Middle School Heritage High School Home and Hospital Program Independence School Local I High Inner Harbor East Academy for Young Scholars James Mosher Elementary School KASA Lakewood Elementary School Langston Hughes Elementary School Maritime Industries Academy Middle Alternative Program Northeast Middle School The REACH! Partnership School Sinclair Lane Elementary School Southwest Baltimore Charter School Tunbridge Public Charter School Vanguard Collegiate Middle School Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy Waverly Middle School Building W.E.B. DuBois High School Wolfe Street Academy

The Role of the Community in the Portfolio Review Process……….25 Appendix A: New Charter and Conversion Schools Opening for the 2015-16 School Year……….26

Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys Banneker Blake Academy for Arts and Sciences Bard Early College High School Baltimore Lillie May Carroll Jackson School Govans Elementary School

Appendix B: Renewal Reports for Charter and Operator-Run Schools…….28

Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women Calverton Elementary/Middle School City Neighbors High School Green Street Academy Independence School Local I High Inner Harbor East Academy for Young Scholars Southwest Baltimore Charter School Tunbridge Public Charter School Wolfe Street Academy

Appendix C: School Closure and Relocation Recommendation Reports……….65

Abbottston Elementary School Achievement Academy at Harbor City High School Dr. Rayner Browne Elementary/Middle School Heritage High School KASA Langston Hughes Elementary School Maritime Industries Academy Northeast Middle School Vanguard Collegiate Middle School Waverly Middle School building W.E.B. DuBois High School

Appendix D: Additional Information Considered for Charters Recommended for Closure Pursuant to Board Policy IHB…..127

Inner Harbor East Academy for Young Scholars

2 Baltimore City Public Schools

City Schools’ Portfolio Review Process Baltimore City Public Schools is committed to making sure that students at all grade levels and in all areas of the city have access to the programs, opportunities, and supports they need to succeed academically and advance in their preparation for college and career following high school graduation. This commitment to student success has resulted in the district’s range of school programs spanning different grade configurations, governance structures, academic programs, and themes, designed to meet students’ unique interests and needs. Each year, City Schools conducts a review of its school portfolio to ensure that a range of school options exists in every area of the city, and that all schools are doing the best job possible of positioning students to succeed. The district’s portfolio review process is detailed and thorough, and based on an underlying analysis that considers a range of factors. From this review, the district develops recommendations for the Board of School Commissioners to consider changes for certain school programs, operators, and buildings. All of these recommendations are put forth in the spirit of providing a higher quality academic experience for as many students as possible, as quickly as possible and where the need is greatest. The portfolio review comprises three layers that can overlap as both individual schools and groups of schools are considered. 1. Program Review The rigorous annual review of schools and programs places academic performance within the context of enrollment trends, school climate, the range of options for families in a given geographic area, and opportunities for school mergers and new school creation (see Appendix A). The analysis focuses on and includes a broad range of measures, including

• student achievement—schoolwide performance on state assessments and student growth measures; and

• school climate—student attendance, suspensions, enrollment, graduation and dropout rates; school choice data for middle and high schools; and school survey results from parents, teachers, and students.

From this analysis, the district determines the actions it can take to provide a higher quality academic experience for as many students as possible. 2. Program Review for Operator-Run Schools The operator renewal review is similar to the program review the district conducts for all of its schools, but it includes indicators of elements that are unique to charter and operator-run schools. These include annual audits, school budget submissions, grants management, and board documentation to assess an operator’s financial management and governance practices; academic programming for all student populations; and school compliance with laws, rules, policies, and

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regulations as measures of effective management. Also part of the program review for operator-run schools are their renewal applications and the on-site School Effectiveness Review. All of these components are evaluated based on a renewal rubric developed specifically for schools operated by external organizations. Operator renewal criteria are based on state law, Board of School Commissioners policy, and City Schools’ administrative regulations. The New and Charter School Advisory Board—whose members represent foundations, nonprofit organizations, school choice advocates, school operators, and district staff—conducts the program review for operator-run schools to determine whether operator contracts should be renewed. These recommendations generate ratings (“Highly Effective,” “Effective,” “Developing,” or “Not Effective”) in these categories:

• Academics (at least 50 percent of an operator’s overall rating) • Climate • Financial management and governance

The advisory board’s recommendations go to City Schools’ Chief Executive Officer as part of the district’s larger set of portfolio review recommendations and are then voted on by the Board of School Commissioners. According to Board policy, City Schools may determine that a public charter or operator-run school is eligible for a full renewal (a five-year contract term), a partial renewal (a three-year contract term), or nonrenewal. Renewal reports and recommendations for schools whose contracts or charters are up for renewal at the end of the 2014-15 school year are included in Appendix B. For more detailed information about the program review for operator-run schools and to view individual operator renewal reports from past years, visit the City Schools website at www.baltimorecityschools.org. 3. 21st-Century Buildings Plan Review In January 2013 the Board of School Commissioners approved City Schools’ 21st-Century Buildings Plan and in so doing committed to transforming the district’s outdated, overcrowded, and under-utilized school buildings into modern, high-quality learning environments that support innovative teaching and learning and 21st-century standards of excellence. To fulfill that commitment and inform development of the recommendations in City Schools’ buildings plan, the Board articulated the guiding principles that underlie all school building recommendations. These guiding principles, developed with community input, are to

• invest to support academic success for all students; • maximize fiscal responsibility and stewardship of resources; • engage school communities to inform the creation of excellent buildings for their students; • align school buildings with demographic and enrollment trends and with parent and student

choices; • invest to have maximum impact on community stability, growth, or development; • provide diverse options in every geographic area of the city; and • create school buildings on the cutting edge of technology and environmental sustainability.


It is important to note that the buildings plan’s recommendations, as approved in January 2013, were based on the landscape of and assumptions about the district in 2012-13. Because the buildings plan will be implemented over many years, changes to those assumptions are inevitable, such that the district must adapt and modify specifics of the plan on an ongoing basis. Factors that could lead to adjustments to the plan’s original recommendations include

• student enrollment and building utilization target rates; • shifts in anticipated populations as a result of community development; • possible changes in school status for those charter and operator-run schools going through

the renewal process; • changes in timing of school actions based on information that comes to light during the

design and construction process; • opportunities to move more students into new or renovated buildings more quickly; • evenness of student distribution across grades; • academic performance; and • budget and economic forces.

Since January 2013, state legislation has created a four-way partnership among City Schools, the City of Baltimore, the Maryland Stadium Authority, and the Interagency Committee on School Construction and has established funding provisions that will enable initial projects of the buildings plan to move forward. As educational specifications, feasibility studies, and design work begin for specific construction and renovation projects, budgetary constraints have taken on greater clarity, such that this year’s portfolio review considered ways to maximize investment to ensure that the largest number of students could experience new or renovated buildings as quickly as possible.


2014-15 Portfolio Review: Summary of Recommendations City Schools’ review of schools is informed by areas of priority focus and high need. In 2014-15 these include

• aligning the number and range of middle and secondary school options to reflect need and demand;

• making sure school programs are sustainable and able to provide robust programming; • addressing buildings with low utilization; and • moving more students into 21st-century buildings more quickly.

Each of the following school recommendations aligns to at least one of these areas of focus. School Program Recommendation Building Recommendation* Abbottston Elementary School Close in Summer 2015 Move forward to renovate in Year

10 for the Stadium School

Achievement Academy at Harbor City High School (Fairmount-Harford building)

Relocate to the Northern building beginning 2015-16

Change from vacate to renovate in Year 2 for The REACH! Partnership School

Arlington Elementary/Middle School

Change grade configuration to pre-k to grade 5 beginning 2018-19

Renovate/replace in Year 1 for pre-k to grade 5

Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women

Renew operator contract for three years

No recommendation (school occupancy—Board guaranteed)

Brehms Lane Elementary School

Continue to serve pre-k to grade 5 Renovate/replace in Year 4 for pre-k to grade 5

Calverton Elementary/Middle School


Move forward to renovate/replace in Year 2

City Neighbors High School (Hamilton building)


Move forward to renovate in Year 8

Claremont School Expand to serve grades 6 to 12 beginning 2015-16; relocate to the Patterson High School building beginning 2018-19

Vacate in Summer 2018

Curtis Bay Elementary/Middle School



Dr. Rayner Browne Elementary/Middle School

Close in Summer 2015 Change from renovate in Year 3 to vacate in Summer 2015

Edgecombe Circle Elementary/Middle School



Fort Worthington Elementary School

Change grade configuration to serve kindergarten to grade 8 beginning 2015-16

Renovate/replace in Year 1 to serve kindergarten to grade 8


Furley Elementary School Continue to serve pre-k to grade 5 Change from relocate to the Northeast Middle building in Year 4 to renovate/replace in Year 4

Green Street Academy (West Baltimore building)

Continue for balance of five-year contract term

Change from renovate/replace in Year 3 to vacate in Summer 2015

Grove Park Elementary/Middle School

Change grade configuration to serve pre-k to grade 5 beginning 2019-20

Renovate in Year 5 to serve pre-k to grade 5

Guilford Elementary/Middle School

Close in Summer 2019 Change from renovate with possible addition in Year 8 to vacate in Summer 2019

Heritage High School (Lake Clifton building)

Close in Summer 2015 Change from renovate/replace in Year 1 to vacate in June 2020

Home and Hospital Program (Northwestern building)

Relocate to the Frederick Douglass High School building beginning 2015-16

Vacate in 2017

Independence School Local I High

Renew operator contract for three years; relocate to the Robert Poole building in Year 3

Move forward to vacate in Year 3

Inner Harbor East Academy for Young Scholars

Do not renew operator contract; close in Summer 2015

No recommendation (privately owned building not in the district’s portfolio)

James Mosher Elementary School

Continue to serve pre-k to grade 5 Change from renovate with addition in Year 2 to renovate/replace in Year 2 to serve pre-k to grade 5

KASA (West Baltimore building)

Relocate to the Walbrook building beginning 2015-16


Lakewood Elementary School Continue to serve pre-k and kindergarten

Change from vacate in Year 4 to remain open

Langston Hughes Elementary School

Close in Summer 2015 Change from vacate in Year 3 to vacate in Summer 2015

Maritime Industries Academy (Thurgood Marshall building)

Relocate to the Southside building beginning 2015-16

Change from vacate in Year 6 to vacate in Summer 2015

Middle Alternative Program (Lombard building)

Relocate to the Booker T. Washington building beginning 2015-16

Vacate in Summer 2015 to use as swing space until 2018

Northeast Middle School Close in Summer 2015 Renovate in Year 3 for Vanguard Collegiate Middle School

The REACH! Partnership School (Lake Clifton building)

Relocate to the Fairmount-Harford building beginning 2020-21


Sinclair Lane Elementary School

Continue to serve pre-k to grade 5 Renovate/replace in Year 6 to serve pre-k to grade 5

Southwest Baltimore Charter School (Diggs-Johnson building)


Move forward to renovate/replace in Year 4


Tunbridge Public Charter School

Renew operator contract for five years

No recommendation (privately owned building not in the district’s portfolio)

Vanguard Collegiate Middle School (Thurgood Marshall building)

Relocate to the Northeast Middle building beginning 2015-16

Change from vacate in Year 6 to vacate in Summer 2015

Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy (Francis M. Wood building)

Maintain program at the current size

Renovate in Year 8

Waverly Middle School building

No recommendation (no current programs)

Surplus to the city

W.E.B. DuBois High School (Northern building)

Close in Summer 2015 Change from renovate/replace in Year 4 for Reginald F. Lewis High School and Maritime Industries Academy to renovate/replace in Year 4 for Reginald F. Lewis and Achievement Academy

Wolfe Street Academy Renew operator contract for five years

Move forward to renovate in Year 10

*Building recommendations are based on City Schools’ 21st-Century Buildings Plan as approved by the Board of School Commissioners in January 2013, and amended in December 2013. The original plan was developed as a sequence of projects to be initiated over a 10-year period. The passage of the Baltimore City Public Schools Construction and Revitalization Act of 2013 provided funding that is likely to include Years 1 and 2 of the plan. Since the approval of the plan, a number of factors have altered the originally envisioned schedule. Year 1 projects are now scheduled to open from August 2017 to August 2018 and Year 2 projects will be completed by 2020.


2014-15 Portfolio Review: Recommendations Abbottston Elementary School Recommendation Program: Close in Summer 2015 Building: Remain open to serve Stadium School (renovating in Year 10, as originally recommended) Opportunity Low enrollment makes it difficult for a school to provide robust programming for students. As of September 30, 2014, Abbottston Elementary School has 164 students in kindergarten through grade 5 (and an additional 22 in pre-k), representing an enrollment decline of approximately 33 percent in the last seven years. With the closure of Abbottston, students could be rezoned to nearby Waverly Elementary/Middle School, which is located in a new building with space to serve additional students. Adding Abbottston students would increase the utilization of the Waverly building from 66.7 to 84.7 percent. Waverly can provide robust programming to support Abbottston students and has recently added an Advanced Academics program in the middle grades. Achievement Academy at Harbor City High School Recommendation Program: Relocate to the Northern building beginning in the 2015-16 school year Building: Change original recommendation for the program’s current location in the Fairmount-Harford building (vacate in Year 2) to renovate in Year 2 to house The REACH! Partnership School Opportunity Achievement Academy is an “alternative options” program serving over-age, under-credited students from across the district. As of September 30, 2014, 533 students are enrolled. Relocating the program to the Northern building, where it would be colocated with the Reginald F. Lewis High School program, ensures an “alternative options” program is available in the northern part of the city. Additionally, it provides the opportunity to renovate the Fairmount-Harford building to house The REACH! Partnership School; this, in turn, contributes to allowing the district to vacate the Lake Clifton building where REACH! is currently located. Arlington Elementary/Middle School Recommendation Program: Change grade configuration from pre-k to 8 to pre-k to 5, beginning in the 2018-19 school year Building: Change original recommendation (renovate/replace in Year 1 as a pre-k to grade 8 school) to renovate/replace in Year 1 as a pre-k to grade 5 school


Opportunity Budget considerations have led to the identification of cost-saving measures to maximize the number of buildings that can be completed with the funds currently available for the 21st-Century Buildings Initiative. One such measure is the removal of middle grades programming from Arlington Elementary/Middle School. Nearby Pimlico Elementary/Middle School is also planned for renovation in Year 1; it will retain its pre-k to grade 8 configuration and be built to the appropriate size to accommodate students who would have attended middle grades at Arlington. This consolidation of middle grades students will allow for robust programming at Pimlico and ensures that students from the community will have access to newly renovated or replaced buildings for both elementary and middle grades. Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women Recommendation Program: Renew the operator’s contract for a three-year term Building: No recommendation (school occupancy—Board guaranteed) Opportunity Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women is a charter school in west Baltimore that serves students in grades 6 to 11 (adding 12th grade in 2015-16). The renewal review of the school’s operator, the Foundation for the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women, Inc., generated ratings of developing for academic performance and climate, highly effective for governance, and effective for financial management (the highest rating available for the latter measure). Based on these ratings, City Schools recommends renewing the operator’s contract for a three-year term. By renewing its contract with Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women’s operator, City Schools retains the ability to offer female middle/high school students and their families a strong charter school option in west Baltimore. Brehms Lane Elementary School Recommendation Program: Continue to serve pre-k to grade 5 Building: Change original plan (renovate/replace with possible addition in Year 4, and expand programming to serve up to grade 8) to renovate/replace in Year 4 to serve pre-k to grade 5 Opportunity The proposed expansion to offer middle grades programming at Brehms Lane Elementary School was based on the anticipated need for additional middle grades seats in northeast Baltimore after the recommended closure of Northeast Middle School. The ability to expand the Brehms Lane program required a newly renovated or replaced building with additional space to house additional students. Recommendations resulting from this year’s portfolio review now call for the relocation of the Vanguard Collegiate Middle School program to the Northeast Middle building and the closure of the


Northeast Middle program. This will allow the Vanguard program to expand to serve additional middle grades students in the northeast area, in turn allowing the neighborhood elementary schools (Brehms Lane, Sinclair Lane, and Furley) to continue to serve elementary grades without expanding to serve grades 6 to 8. Rising 6th-grade students will have the opportunity to participate in the school choice process and select from a variety of middle grades options, including the Vanguard Collegiate Middle School program in the Northeast Middle building. Calverton Elementary/Middle School Recommendation Program: Renew the operator’s contract for a three-year term Building: Move forward with the original recommendation to renovate or replace in Year 2 Opportunity Calverton Elementary/Middle School is a turnaround school in southwest Baltimore that serves students from pre-k to grade 8. The renewal review of the school’s operator, Friendship Public Charter School, Inc., generated ratings of developing for academic performance, effective for climate, highly effective for governance, and effective for financial management (the highest rating available for the latter measure). Based on these ratings, City Schools recommends renewing the operator’s contract for a three-year term. The Calverton building is slated for renovation or replacement in Year 2 of the 21st-Century Buildings Initiative. By renewing its contract with Calverton’s operator for another three years and moving forward with the recommendation to renovate or replace the Calverton building, City Schools secures the opportunity to work with this school community to support and strengthen an elementary/middle school option in a high-quality building to serve students and families in the southwest part of the city. City Neighbors High School Recommendation Program: Renew the operator’s contract for a three-year term Building: Move forward with the original recommendation to renovate the program’s current location in the Hamilton building in Year 8 Opportunity City Neighbors High School is a charter school located in northeast Baltimore that serves students in grades 9 through 12. The renewal review of the school’s operator, City Neighbors High School, Inc., generated ratings of developing for academic performance, highly effective for climate and governance, and effective for financial management (the highest rating available for the latter


measure). Based on these ratings, City Schools recommends renewing the operator’s contract for a three-year term. City Neighbors High School is housed in the district’s Hamilton building, which is slated for renovation in Year 8 of the 21st-Century Buildings Initiative. By renewing its contract with City Neighbors High School’s operator, City Schools retains the ability to offer students and families a strong charter option for high school in northeast Baltimore. Claremont School Recommendation Program: Expand to serve grades 6 to 12 beginning in the 2015-16 school year, and relocate to the renovated/replaced Patterson High School building (scheduled for completion for the 2018-19 school year) Building: Change original recommendation (vacate in 2017) to vacate in 2018 Opportunity The Claremont School is a separate public day school in southeast Baltimore. Claremont currently serves high school students with disabilities who, through an Individualized Education Program team decision, have been identified to be in need of supports beyond those offered in a traditional school setting. The original buildings plan recommendation was to relocate Claremont to a renovated Lake Clifton building. As a cost-savings measure to maximize the number of buildings completed with funds currently available in the 21st-Century Buildings Initiative, renovation of the Lake Clifton building has been deferred. Without renovation, the Lake Clifton building is unsuitable for the Claremont program. Claremont will therefore relocate to the Patterson High School building, which is scheduled for renovation in Year 1 and will be built to include space specifically for Claremont. Sharing of resources and collaboration among Claremont and Patterson staff, specifically with the Life Skills program, will be possible. Expansion of the Claremont program beginning in 2015-16 creates a second location in the city for middle grades programming for this particular student population. Curtis Bay Elementary/Middle School Recommendation Program: Reconfigure to serve pre-k to grade 5 beginning in the 2019-20 school year Building: Change original recommendation (renovate/replace in Year 4) to renovate/replace in Year 4 to serve pre-k to grade 5


Opportunity Middle grade enrollment at both Curtis Bay Elementary/Middle School and nearby Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle School averages 30 to 50 students per grade, too low to allow robust academic programming. Bay-Brook is scheduled for renovation with a possible addition in Year 2 of the 21st-Century Buildings Initiative. The Bay-Brook building can be designed to meet space needs of a middle grades program for the entire area, including students who would otherwise have attended Curtis Bay for the middle grades. Reconfiguring the Curtis Bay program to serve only the elementary grades will also alleviate overcrowding in the Curtis Bay building, which exceeded 120 percent utilization in 2013-14. Removing the middle grades program at Curtis Bay would result in a building utilization of approximately 90 percent. Dr. Rayner Browne Elementary/Middle School Recommendation Program: Change original recommendation (close in 2017) to close in Summer 2015 Building: Change original recommendation (renovate/replace in Year 3 to serve pre-k to grade 2) to vacate in Summer 2015 Opportunity With enrollment at Dr. Rayner Browne Elementary/Middle School at 173 students in kindergarten through grade 8 as of September 30, 2014, and class sizes ranging from 11 to 27 students, it is difficult for robust programming to be delivered. The original buildings plan recommendation envisioned Dr. Rayner Browne as an early learning center serving children from age 3 up to 2nd grade; for 3rd grade, students would have gone on to Fort Worthington, a Year 1 school planned to serve grades 1 to 8. Demographic and enrollment trends for the area now make the overlapping grade configuration difficult to support. Because establishing a stand-alone early learning center at Dr. Rayner Browne to serve only pre-k and kindergarten would not result in sufficient utilization of the building, the recommendation is now to close the program. Pre-k students who would previously have attended Dr. Rayner Browne will attend Lakewood Elementary School, an early learning program serving only pre-k and kindergarten; for kindergarten to grade 8, students can attend Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle School, a newly replaced building where robust academic programming can be provided. Edgecombe Circle Elementary/Middle School Recommendation Program: Reconfigure to serve pre-k to grade 5 beginning in the 2015-16 school year Building: Change original recommendation (renovate/replace in Year 3 to serve pre-k to grade 8) to renovate/replace in Year 3 to serve pre-k to grade 5


Opportunity Edgecombe Circle is a consistently low-performing school with low middle grade enrollment (approximately 100 students in 2014-15) that makes it difficult to provide robust programming for grades 6 to 8. Reconfiguring Edgecombe Circle to serve pre-k to grade 5 will allow the school to focus on improving its elementary grade programming. Middle school students would have the option to attend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Elementary/Middle School, which has a stronger middle grades program and is currently under enrolled, with a building utilization rate of 40.5 percent. Students would also have the option of attending Pimlico Elementary/Middle School, a Year 1 school, once renovation of that building is complete. Fort Worthington Elementary School Recommendation Program: Reconfigure to serve kindergarten to grade 8 beginning in the 2015-16 school year Building: Change original recommendation (renovate/replace in Year 1 to serve grades 1 to 8) to renovate/replace in Year 1 to serve kindergarten to grade 8 Opportunity Expanding the Fort Worthington program to include kindergarten provides the opportunity to absorb more students from the closing Dr. Rayner Browne Elementary/Middle School and enables those students to attend a newly replaced building through grade 8. Furley Elementary School Recommendation Program: Continue to serve pre-k to grade 5 Building: Change from original recommendation (relocate to the Northeast Middle building in Year 4 and expand to serve pre-k to grade 8) to remain in the current building, to be renovated/replaced in Year 4 to serve pre-k to grade 5 Opportunity Projected enrollment for pre-k to grade 5 at Furley Elementary School has increased substantially since initial development of the district’s buildings plan, when building under utilization was anticipated. As of September 30, 2014, enrollment is 401 students, resulting in a current building utilization rate of 88.5 percent. This year’s portfolio review recommendations call for closure of the Northeast Middle School program and relocation of the Vanguard Collegiate Middle School program to the Northeast Middle building. This will allow the Vanguard program to expand to serve additional middle grades students in the northeast area, in turn allowing the neighborhood elementary schools (Brehms Lane, Sinclair Lane, and Furley) to continue to serve elementary grades without expanding to serve grades 6 to 8.


Rising 6th-grade students will have the opportunity to participate in the school choice process and select from a variety of middle grades options, including the Vanguard Collegiate Middle School program in the Northeast Middle building.

Green Street Academy

Recommendation Program: Continue the operator’s charter for the balance of the five-year contract term Building: Change original recommendation for the program’s current location in the West Baltimore building (renovate in Year 3) to vacate in Summer 2015

Opportunity Green Street Academy converted from transformation to charter status beginning in the 2014-15 school year. The school is currently colocated with KASA in the district’s West Baltimore building in southwest Baltimore and serves students in grades 6 to 10, with plans to eventually serve up to grade 12.

The renewal review of the school’s operator, Green Street Academy, Inc., was conducted to ensure that the school was in good standing as it converted to charter. That analysis generated ratings of effective in the areas of academic performance, climate, and governance. Because the school is in the first year of its contract as a charter, a financial management rating is not available.

By continuing its contract with the operator, City Schools retains the ability to offer students and families a strong charter school option for middle/high school in southwest Baltimore.

Green Street Academy will relocate to a private building (125 N. Hilton Street, in the same area as the current location) beginning in the 2015-16 school year. KASA will be relocated to the Walbrook building, allowing the West Baltimore building to be vacated.

Grove Park Elementary/Middle School

Recommendation Program: Reconfigure program to serve pre-k to grade 5 beginning in the 2019-20 school year Building: Change original recommendation (renovate/replace with possible addition in Year 5 to serve pre-k to grade 8) to renovate/replace in Year 5 to serve pre-k to grade 5

Opportunity Grove Park has lost enrollment for the past four school years, with 290 students enrolled as of September 30, 2014. Its middle grades enrollment of approximately 100 students makes providing robust middle school programming difficult. Performance is also a concern, with MSA results in the lower quartiles for the past three years.

Nearby Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary School will expand to serve up to grade 8 when the school is renovated or replaced in Year 2. Removing the middle grades program from Grove Park will allow those middle school students to attend a newly renovated or replaced school earlier at Calvin M.


Rodwell, where sufficient student enrollment will ensure that robust academic programming can be provided. Guilford Elementary/Middle School Recommendation Program: Close in Summer 2019 Building: Change original recommendation (renovate/replace with possible addition in Year 8) to vacate in Summer 2019 Opportunity Guilford Elementary/Middle School is an under-utilized building. Many Guilford students live near Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle School, a school scheduled for renovation in Year 2. Closing the Guilford program will allow students to attend a higher performing school in a new building, once Walter P. Carter is completed. Combining the two school populations in a newly renovated or replaced Walter P. Carter building will allow an increased number of students to benefit earlier from the buildings plan. Heritage High School Recommendation Program: Close in Summer 2015 Building: Change original recommendation for the Lake Clifton building (renovate/replace in Year 1) to vacate in 2020 Opportunity Previously recommended for closure in June 2016, Heritage, a low-performing school, is now recommended to close a year earlier, due to concerns about enrollment sustainability and student achievement. As of September 30, 2014, Heritage has 459 students, a decline of 44 percent (360 students) over the past five years and a 10 percent decline from the 2013-14 school year. Closing the Heritage program will contribute to reducing the number of high school seats in the district. Home and Hospital Program Recommendation Program: Relocate to the Frederick Douglass High School building beginning in the 2015-16 school year Building: Fully vacate the program’s current location in the Northwestern building in 2017, on closure of the Northwestern High School program Opportunity The Home and Hospital program serves students throughout the district and will benefit from a more central location. Frederick Douglass High School has the appropriate space for this program


and is in a central location. Further, the program requires relocation due to the recommendation to vacate the Northwestern High building where the program is currently housed, once the Northwestern High School program closes. Independence School Local I High Recommendation Program: Renew the operator’s contract for a three-year term and relocate to the Robert Poole building in Year 3 Building: Move forward with the original recommendation to vacate the program’s current building Opportunity Independence School Local I High is a charter high school in north Baltimore that serves students in grades 9 through 12. The renewal review of the school’s operator, Baltimore Teacher Network, generated ratings of developing for academic performance, effective for climate, highly effective for governance, and effective for financial management (the highest rating available for the latter measure). Based on these ratings, City Schools recommends renewing the operator’s contract for a three-year term. By renewing its contract with Independence School Local I High’s operator for another three years and relocating the school as originally planned to a renovated Robert Poole building in Year 3, City Schools secures the opportunity to work with this school community to strengthen and support a high school option in a high-quality building to serve students and families in north Baltimore. Inner Harbor East Academy for Young Scholars Recommendation Program: Do not renew the operator’s contract and close the program in Summer 2015 Building: No recommendation (privately owned) Opportunity Inner Harbor East Academy for Young Scholars is a charter school in east Baltimore that serves students in grades pre-k through 8. This year, City Schools conducted a renewal review of Inner Harbor East Academy for Young Scholars’ operators, Sojourner Douglass College and the East Baltimore Community Corporation. That analysis generated an effective rating for academic performance, developing ratings for climate and governance, and a not effective rating for financial management. The not effective rating for financial management raises serious concerns about the operators’ ability to continue to offer quality programming to students. The school’s audits show three years’ of negative net assets for significant amounts of money. City Schools recommends not renewing the operators’ contract and closing the program at the end of the current school year. Inner Harbor East Academy for Young Scholars is housed in a private building. Closing the school would have no implications for City Schools’ buildings portfolio.


James Mosher Elementary School

Recommendation Program: Continue to serve pre-k to grade 5 Building: Change original recommendation (renovate with addition in Year 2 and expand to serve pre-k to grade 8) to renovate/replace in Year 2 to serve pre-k to grade 5

Opportunity Projected enrollment for a middle grades program at James Mosher Elementary School, proposed as part of the original buildings plan, is now low. The building is located a short distance from Calverton Elementary/Middle School, for which James Mosher is currently a feeder for middle grades. Calverton, also a Year 2 school, can be built to accommodate additional students for grades 6 to 8. With this recommendation, all students across grade spans will have the opportunity to attend a newly built or renovated school for both elementary and middle school grade spans.

KASA (Knowledge and Success Academy)

Recommendation Program: Relocate to the Walbrook building beginning in the 2015-16 school year Building: Change original recommendation for the program’s current location in the West Baltimore building (renovate/replace in Year 3) to vacate in Summer 2015

Opportunity KASA is currently colocated with Green Street Academy in the district’s West Baltimore building. Green Street Academy has made arrangements to move into a private facility by the start of the 2015-16 school year. This creates a utilization concern at the West Baltimore building, where only KASA would remain. Relocating KASA to the Walbrook building, where the program would be colocated with Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy, will increase the utilization of that building from 26 to approximately 51 percent.

Lakewood Elementary School

Recommendation Program: Continue to serve pre-k and kindergarten Building: Change from original recommendation (vacate in Year 4) to remain open

Opportunity Lakewood Elementary School, an early learning center serving pre-k and kindergarten, was originally recommended for closure due to plans to create an early learning center at Dr. Rayner Browne Elementary/Middle that would feed into the Forth Worthington Elementary/Middle School program. Further analysis has indicated a lack of population to support the overlapping grade configuration among the two school programs envisioned. With the current recommendation to close Dr. Rayner Browne and vacate its building, and to expand programming at Fort Worthington, Lakewood will remain open to serve pre-k and kindergarten students.


Langston Hughes Elementary School Recommendation Program: Close in Summer 2015 Building: Change original recommendation (vacate in Year 3) to vacate in Summer 2015 Opportunity Langston Hughes Elementary School has experienced significant drops in enrollment since the announcement of its closure, planned for 2017: Projected enrollment for 2013-14 was 229 students, while only 156 enrolled; as of September 30, 2014, the school has 133 students in kindergarten through grade 5 (with an additional 43 in pre-k). Continued declines in enrollment present a challenge to providing quality programming for students. Maritime Industries Academy Recommendation Program: Relocate to the Southside building beginning in the 2015-16 school year Building: Change original plan for the program’s current location in the Thurgood Marshall building (vacate in Year 6) to vacate in Summer 2015 Opportunity Maritime Industries Academy was originally planned to be colocated in the Northern building with Reginald F. Lewis High School. However, the school has a programmatic interest in being close to the Port of Baltimore, making relocation to the Southside building desirable. The Southside building currently houses New Era Academy and has a utilization rate of 29 percent. Adding the Maritime program to the building will raise the utilization rate to approximately 56 percent. Middle Alternative Program Recommendation Program: Relocate to the Booker T. Washington building beginning in the 2015-16 school year Building: Vacate the program’s current location in the Lombard building in Summer 2015 and surplus the building as scheduled in 2018 Opportunity The Middle Alternative Program serves students who are under disciplinary action out of their home school for an extended period. The program is currently located in the Lombard building, which is being used as swing space for The Crossroads School while its new building is being completed. That school’s students will be vacating the Lombard building at the end of the current school year. Relocating Middle Alternative in Summer 2015 will make the Lombard building fully available as swing space until its surplussing in 2018. The Booker T. Washington building has a utilization rate of 62.7 percent. Colocating Middle Alternative in that building with Booker T. Washington Middle School will also provide an


opportunity for the program to share resources with the middle grades programming already located there. Northeast Middle School Recommendation Program: Close in Summer 2015 Building: Change original recommendation (renovate in Year 3 for an expanded Furley Elementary School program) to renovate in Year 3 for Vanguard Collegiate Middle School Opportunity Northeast Middle School is a low-performing program that has also struggled with culture and climate concerns. The school was originally slated for closure in June 2016, in conjunction with elementary schools in the surrounding area expanding to serve middle grades. Those surrounding schools will now not be expanded. Maintaining a middle grades program in the Northeast Middle building is therefore necessary to serve the student population in the area. Vanguard Collegiate Middle School is a stronger program located nearby. Relocating this program to the Northeast Middle building would increase its utilization rate from 46 to 86 percent. The International Student Center in the Northeast Middle building will be retained to meet the unique needs of students recently arrived in the country who are learning English as a new language. The REACH! Partnership School Recommendation Program: Relocate to the Fairmount-Harford building beginning in the 2020-21 school year Building: Change original recommendation for the program’s current location in the Lake Clifton building (renovate/replace in Year 1) to vacate in 2020; change the recommendation for the Fairmount-Harford building to renovate in Year 2 Opportunity The REACH! Partnership School serves grades 9 to 12 in the northeast quadrant of Baltimore, where it shares space with Heritage High School in the Lake Clifton building. The closure of Heritage in Summer 2015 will leave the building under utilized. The Lake Clifton building is expensive to maintain and heat as well as excessively expensive to renovate. Budget considerations have led to the identification of cost-saving measures to maximize the number of buildings that can be completed with the funds currently available for the 21st-Century Buildings Initiative. One such measure is to vacate, rather than renovate, the Lake Clifton building. The smaller Fairmount-Harford building can be renovated to house REACH!


Sinclair Lane Elementary School Recommendation Program: Continue to serve pre-k to grade 5 Building: Change original recommendation (renovate/replace in Year 6 and expand to serve pre-k to grade 8) to renovate/replace in Year 6 to serve pre-k to grade 5 Opportunity The proposed expansion to offer middle grades programming at Sinclair Lane Elementary was based on the anticipated need for additional middle grades seats in northeast Baltimore after the recommended closure of Northeast Middle School. The ability to expand the Sinclair Lane program required a newly renovated or replaced building with additional space to house additional students. Recommendations resulting from this year’s portfolio review now call for the relocation of the Vanguard Collegiate Middle School program to the Northeast Middle building and the closure of the Northeast Middle program. This will allow the Vanguard program to expand to serve additional middle grades students in the northeast area, in turn allowing the neighborhood elementary schools (Brehms Lane, Furley, and Sinclair Lane) to continue to serve elementary grades without expanding to serve grades 6 to 8. Rising 6th-grade students will have the opportunity to participate in the school choice process and select from a variety of middle grades options, including the Vanguard Collegiate Middle School program in the Northeast Middle building. Southwest Baltimore Charter School Recommendation Program: Renew the operator’s contract for a three-year term Building: Move forward with the recommendation to renovate/replace in Year 4 Opportunity Southwest Baltimore Charter School is located in southwest Baltimore and serves students in pre-k to grade 8. The renewal review of the school’s operator, Southwest Baltimore Charter School, Inc., generated ratings of developing for academic performance, highly effective for climate and governance, and effective for financial management (the highest rating available for the latter measure). Based on these ratings, City Schools recommends renewing the operator’s contract for a three-year term. Southwest Baltimore Charter School is housed in the district’s Diggs-Johnson building, scheduled to be renovated in Year 4. By renewing its contract with Southwest Baltimore Charter School’s operator, City Schools retains the ability to offer students and families a strong charter elementary/middle school option in southwest Baltimore.


Tunbridge Public Charter School Recommendation Program: Renew the operator’s contract for a five-year term Building: No recommendation (privately owned) Opportunity Tunbridge Public Charter School is located in north Baltimore and currently serves students in pre-k to grade 7 (8th grade will be added in 2015-16). The renewal review for the school’s operator, Afya Baltimore, Inc., generated ratings of highly effective in the areas of academic performance, climate, and governance, and effective for financial management (the highest rating available for the latter measure). Based on these ratings, City Schools recommends renewing the operator’s contract for a five-year term. By renewing its contract with the operator of Tunbridge Public Charter School, City Schools retains its ability to offer students and families a strong elementary/middle charter school option in north Baltimore. Vanguard Collegiate Middle School Recommendation Program: Relocate to the Northeast Middle building beginning in the 2015-16 school year Building: Change original recommendation for the program’s current location in the Thurgood Marshall building (vacate in Year 6) to vacate in Summer 2015 Opportunity Vanguard Collegiate Middle School, currently located in the Thurgood Marshall building, has slightly better academic performance, a lower suspension rate, and better school survey results than the Northeast Middle School program. Relocating this program to the Northeast Middle building, where many current Northeast Middle School students are anticipated to choose to remain to attend the Vanguard program, will provide a stronger academic program for students and increase the utilization rate for the Northeast Middle building from 46 to 86 percent. The Newcomer Center currently located in the Northeast Middle building will remain. Relocating Vanguard while also relocating Maritime Industries Academy to the Southside building will vacate the Thurgood Marshall building earlier than anticipated and provide an opportunity for savings on maintenance costs. Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy Recommendation Program: Maintain at the current size Building: Renovate in Year 8


Opportunity Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy, located in the Francis M. Wood building in west Baltimore, is a comprehensive high school focused on preparing students for college and careers in the health professions. As part of its portfolio review in Fall 2013, the district recommended expanding the program from 500 to 1,000 students. Concerns were raised by the school community about the ability of the program to expand rapidly while continuing to offer the quality internships that make this school unique. Deferring renovation of Vivien T. Thomas to Year 8, as originally recommended, will allow the school community and partners to develop a plan for expanding partnerships and internship opportunities. Further, this recommendation is part of a package of cost-saving measures developed with the goal of maximizing the number of school buildings that can be renovated or replaced with the funding that is currently available in the 21st-Century Buildings Initiative. Waverly Middle School building Recommendation Program: None (no current programs in this facility) Building: Surplus the building to the City of Baltimore Opportunity The Waverly Middle School building was vacated in January 2014 when students were relocated to the newly built Waverly Elementary/Middle school building across the street. Surplussing the building to the city reduces excess square footage in the district’s portfolio and reduces maintenance and utility costs. W.E.B. DuBois High School Recommendation Program: Close in Summer 2015 Building: Change original recommendation for the program’s current location in the Northern building (renovate/replace in Year 4 for Reginald F. Lewis High School and Maritime Industries Academy) to renovate/replace in Year 4 for Reginald F. Lewis and Achievement Academy Opportunity W.E.B. DuBois High School is colocated with Reginald F. Lewis High School in the Northern building. Both are small high school programs, with 301 and 329 students, respectively. Enrollment at DuBois has seen a 59 percent decline since 2007. These small numbers make it difficult to support robust high school programming and provide extracurricular activities that enhance the high school experience. The DuBois program was originally recommended for closure in June 2016, when the buildings plan called for renovation or replacement of the Northern building in Year 4. Closing the program at the end of this school year will allow students who choose to remain in the building to attend as Reginald F. Lewis students in 2015-16, increasing that school’s enrollment and allowing it to offer


more robust programming. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in the school choice process to select a different high school option. Closing DuBois also allows for the relocation of Achievement Academy to the Northern building. Wolfe Street Academy Recommendation Program: Renew the operator’s contract for a five-year term Building: Move forward with the original recommendation to renovate in Year 10 Opportunity Wolfe Street Academy is a charter school in southeast Baltimore that serves students in pre-k to grade 5. The renewal review of the school’s operator, Baltimore Curriculum Project, Inc., generated ratings of effective in the area of academic performance, highly effective in climate and governance, and effective in financial management (the highest rating available for the latter measure). The Wolfe Street Academy building is scheduled to be renovated in Year 10. By renewing its contract with the Wolfe Street Academy operator, City Schools retains the ability to offer students and families a strong elementary charter school option in southeast Baltimore.


The Role of the Community in the Portfolio Review Process

City Schools is committed to transparent decision making and community engagement. Because of this, the district consistently engages its students’ families and the broader public in critical decisions that affect school communities. Additionally, the relocation and closure of school programs (see Appendix C) requires community input under the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR). This report presents a range of recommendations designed to improve the educational experience of students throughout the city. It also officially launches the accompanying public review that will culminate in December 2014 with a vote on the recommendations by the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners. The district urges the public to provide input to inform this process and to help make sure the district is taking the necessary steps to meet the needs of its students, families, and school communities. Between November 11, 2014, when the recommendations are presented to the Board, and December 17, 2014, when the Board is scheduled to vote on the recommendations, City Schools is holding school-based parent, staff, and community meetings at each of the schools directly affected by this year’s portfolio recommendations to close or relocate school programs. On December 2, 2014, and December 9, 2014, at the district office (200 E. North Avenue, Baltimore 21202), City Schools and the Board will hold state-mandated public hearings for schools recommended for closure in Summer 2015 or relocation for the 2015-16 school year. At that time, the public will also have the opportunity to comment on all of this year’s portfolio recommendations. Times for each hearing are as follows:

December 2: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. December 9: 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

In addition to these hearings, the Board is accepting written comment until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 12, 2014. Please send your comments to the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, 200 E. North Avenue, Room 406, Baltimore, MD 21202, or email to [email protected]. In order for the Board legally to accept written comments, the sender must fully identify him- or herself in the submission. The Board expects to vote on all portfolio recommendations at a special meeting on Wednesday, December 17, 2014, beginning at 6:00 p.m.


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Appendix A New Charter and Conversion Schools Opening for the

2015-16 School Year In order to continue to grow the portfolio of high-quality options available to students and families, on an annual basis City Schools considers applications for new schools. The New and Charter School Advisory Board—whose members represent foundations, nonprofit organizations, school choice advocates, the mayor’s office, City Council, school operators, and district staff—reviews applications to open new operator-run schools and makes recommendations to City Schools’ CEO, who then makes recommendations to the Board of School Commissioners. If approved, charter contracts begin with a five-year term. Following is a summary of schools approved by the Board of School Commissioners to open in 2015-16. Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys (under review) Configuration: Middle/high school (opens serving grades 4 to 6; will add grades to eventually serve grades 4 to 12) Pending the school’s submission of additional documentation and its review and approval by the Board, Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys (Baltimore Collegiate) will be an all-boys charter school operated by the Five Smooth Stones Foundation, Inc. It plans to open in Summer 2015 with grades 4 through 6 and will eventually serve 792 students in grades 4 through 12. The school seeks to find and advance “the next generation of young men who will become, through the finest liberal arts education possible, leaders in this community, the nation, and the world.” Baltimore Collegiate will be a year-round school, with a 10-week core knowledge curriculum and 20 to 25 more days in school than traditional public schools. Baltimore Collegiate will offer an early college program where 10th-grade students can begin taking college-level classes and all students will have the opportunity to earn college credits before attending college. Banneker Blake Academy for Arts and Sciences Configuration: Middle school (opens serving grade 6; will add grades to eventually serve up to grade 8) Banneker Blake Academy for the Arts and Sciences (Banneker Blake) will be an all-boys charter school operated by the Baltimore Education Trust for Young Men. It opens in Fall 2015 with 6th grade and will eventually serve 325 boys in grades 6 through 8. The school is designed to provide a relevant and rigorous curriculum that nurtures the talents of male students and encourages them to perform at their highest academic abilities. The school seeks to prepare its students for high school, college, and entering the much-needed trades. Banneker Blake requires its scholars to attend school six days a week, Monday through Saturday.


Bard Early College High School Baltimore Configuration: High school (opens serving grades 9 and 11; will eventually serve grades 9 to 12) Bard Early College High School Baltimore will be a contract school operated by Bard College. It opens in Fall 2015 with grades 9 and 11 and will eventually serve 500 students in grades 9 through 12. The school will be a four-year public school that provides students with the unique opportunity to take a two-year, tuition-free college course of study in the liberal arts and sciences following the 9th and 10th grades. Through the partnership between Bard College and City Schools, students have the opportunity to earn a high school diploma, up to 60 transferable college credits, and an Associate in Arts degree from Bard College within four years. Lillie May Carroll Jackson School Configuration: Middle school (opens serving grades 5 and 6; will eventually serve grades 5 to 8) Lillie May Carroll Jackson School, named for the “mother of civil rights” in Baltimore and Maryland, will be an all-girls charter school operated by Girls Charter, Inc., a nonprofit created by Roland Park Country School. It will open in Fall 2015 with grades 5 and 6 and will eventually serve 284 students in grades 5 through 8. The mission of the Lillie May Carroll Jackson School is to create an experiential learning community for Baltimore City middle school girls. The school’s core belief is that changing girls’ lives changes the world. The school aims to develop 21st-century learners with a strong sense of community through rigorous academic course work, high-quality adventure experiences, character development, and leadership opportunities. The school’s goal is that girls will graduate from school prepared for the most rigorous college-preparatory high schools. Govans Elementary School Configuration: Elementary school (opens serving pre-k to grade 5) Govans Elementary School will be a conversion charter school operated by the Baltimore Curriculum Project, Inc. It will convert to charter status in Fall 2015 and will eventually serve approximately 460 students in pre-k through grade 5. The school seeks to develop, implement, and advocate for an innovative, sustainable, and replicable education model that improves student outcomes and helps students excel in academic areas as well as enjoy a rich array of experiences that include the visual and performing arts, physical strength and endurance activities, and opportunities to grow as responsible citizens.


Appendix B Renewal Reports for Charter and Operator-Run Schools

The renewal report is a summary of findings and a resulting recommendation regarding renewal of the charter or contract for an operator-run school. To inform this recommendation, Baltimore City Public Schools collects and analyzes documentation including the School Effectiveness Review (SER) performed on site at each school and the school’s renewal application, along with an evaluation of the school’s performance based on the Renewal Rubric and consideration of all other relevant information. City Schools’ renewal criteria are based on state law (§ 9-101, et seq., MD. CODE ANN., EDUC.) and Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners’ policy IHB and associated administrative regulations (IHB-RA and JFA-RA). The Board’s renewal policy requires that schools up for renewal be evaluated on multiple measures including, but not limited to, the following:

• student achievement (constituting at least 50 percent of the renewal score and including

measures such as schoolwide performance on state assessments, student growth or “value-added” measures, unique indicators, and a school’s fidelity to its charter);

• school climate (student attendance, suspensions, enrollment, graduation and dropout rates, school choice data, and school survey results from parents, teachers, and students);

• financial management and governance (annual audits, school budget submissions, grants management, and relevant documentation provided by the school’s board); and

• effective management (academic programming for special student populations and school compliance with laws, rules, policies, and regulations).

The renewal process is a component of City Schools’ annual review of its school portfolio, designed to ensure that students and families across the district have access to school options that meet their interests and needs. In 2011, City Schools formed the Renewal Stakeholders Working Group (composed of school operators from a range of school types, Supporting Public Schools of Choice, and the Maryland Charter School Network) to develop a methodology for evaluating the performance of operator-run schools. The result: a fair, transparent, and rigorous renewal framework that reflects schools’ unique nature and innovative contributions to student achievement, used for the first time in the 2012-13 school year. At the conclusion of each year’s renewal cycle, staff engages key stakeholders in a review of the process to identify areas for improvement that could be addressed while still maintaining a level of predictability for schools up for renewal in the following year. The most recent round of process review considered the complication of the transition from the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) to the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessment and the implications for renewal, given that, to date, a significant portion of the renewal decision has been based on MSA data. Changes made to the framework as a result of this most recent review include the following:

• Highly Effective Instruction (from the SER) moved to the academic section to decrease weight of MSA (temporary change for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years);


• 2013 MSA data used, but with reduced weights for absolute, growth, and trend (temporary change for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years);

• Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) allowed as alternative for absolute, trend, and growth measures (previously was allowed as alternative for growth only; temporary change for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years);

• College and Career Readiness measure separated into three components—success, participation, and college enrollment; and

• audit submission and state/federal grant management collapsed into the Operator Capacity measure.

The Process The review process has the following components:

• Renewal Rubric (includes data from standardized assessments, school surveys, and the 5 Essentials Survey)

• Application for renewal • Data tables prepared by City Schools • School Effectiveness Review

The New and Charter School Advisory Board, a cross-representational group made up of members representing foundations, nonprofit organizations, school choice advocates, school operators, and district representatives, reviews each of these components and makes recommendations to City Schools’ CEO on whether schools should be renewed. Renewal recommendations are then voted on by the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners. According to Board policy, City Schools may determine that a public charter school is eligible for a five-year contract term, three-year contract term, or nonrenewal. Actions Timeline

Schools submit renewal applications September 4, 2014

New and Charter School Advisory Board reviews renewal applications and makes recommendations to the CEO September to October 2014

District presents recommendations to Board at public meeting November 11, 2014

Board conducts public work session for operators November 13, 2014

Board votes on renewal recommendations December 17, 2014


Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women #348

Operator: Foundation for the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women, Inc. Configuration: Middle/high school (currently serves grades 6 to 11; will add grade 12) Type: Charter Enrollment: 483 (as of September 30, 2014)

Recommendation: Three-year renewal Renewal summary

Category Finding Is the school an academic success? (min. 50% weight) Developing

Does the school have a strong school climate? Developing

Has the school followed sufficient financial management and practices?* Has the school followed sufficient governance management and governance practices?

Effective (highest rating available) Highly Effective

* Financial management considers a review of the operator’s audits over the contract term. “Effective” is the highest rating available.

Discussion It is the recommendation of the New and Charter School Advisory Board that the contract with the Foundation for the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women, Inc., to operate Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women be renewed for three years. The school was rated Developing in Academics, Developing in Climate, Effective in Financial Management, and Highly Effective in Governance. With respect to subcategories, the school was rated Effective for its absolute performance on the 2013 MSA in math (placing in the78th percentile, with 61.2 percent of students proficient or advanced) and Highly Effective for its absolute performance on the 2013 MSA in reading (placing in the 91st percentile, with 86.3 percent of students proficient or advanced). The school was rated Developing in the area of highly effective instruction based on the SER, which considers how teachers plan and deliver instruction, adjust instruction based on data, and create a positive classroom environment and how school leaders support the instructional program at the school. The school was rated Not Effective in teacher and student satisfaction as evidenced by the 5 Essentials Survey but Highly Effective in parent satisfaction as evidenced by City Schools’ school survey. Finally, the school was rated Developing in the area of vision and engagement as evidenced by the SER.


Findings (middle school rubric)

Category 1, Academics: Is the school an academic success?

Renewal Metric Rating

1.1 Absolute Student Achievement

Percent of students proficient or advanced, MSA math (grades 6 to 8)

Effective

Percent of students proficient or advanced, MSA reading (grades 6 to 8)

Highly Effective

1.2 Student Achievement Trend

Change in percent of students proficient or advanced, MSA math (grades 6 to 8)

Not Effective

Change in percent of students proficient or advanced, MSA reading (grades 6 to 8)

Developing

1.3 Student Achievement Growth

Percent of students who have improved scale scores within a proficiency rating or moved to a higher level of proficiency from one year to the next, averaged over the five-year term of the contract, MSA reading (grades 6 to 8)

Effective

Percentage of students who have improved scale scores within a proficiency rating or moved to a higher level of proficiency from one year to the next, averaged over the five-year term of the contract, MSA math (grades 6 to 8)

Not Effective

1.4 SER, Highly Effective Instruction

SER score in this category Developing

1.5 Fidelity to Charter/Application Overall

The extent to which the school has fully implemented the mission expressed in its charter application and this mission is clear to all stakeholders; the extent to which the school has delivered high-quality programming for all student subgroups; the extent to which the school gathers data to assess its efficacy and has effectively addressed any challenges evident in the data, particularly in the areas of subgroup performance, enrollment, student attendance, dropout rates, attrition, and school choice data/school demand

Effective

Overall rating for Category 1, Academics Developing


Category 2, Climate: Does the school have a strong climate?


2.1 SER, Talented People SER score in this category Effective

2.2 SER, Vision and Engagement


2.3 Parent, Teacher, and Student Satisfaction

5 Essentials Survey rating, teachers and secondary students

Not Effective

School survey rating, parents Highly Effective

2.4 Cohort Retention School’s student cohort retention two years after entry

Highly Effective

2.5 Student Attendance, Chronic Absence

The extent to which the school has implemented effective strategies that have kept student attendance high and chronic absence low over the course of the contract

Highly Effective

2.6 Suspensions The extent to which the school has implemented effective strategies that have kept suspensions low over the course of the contract

Developing

2.7 Effective Programming for Students with Disabilities

The extent to which the school has demonstrated a strong trajectory of growth, is aware of its data and responsibilities to students with disabilities, does not have any gaps or has decreased gaps in the data as they relate to performance and climate metrics for students with disabilities over time, and has effectively and consistently implemented processes, interventions, and strategies to support positive student outcomes over the course of the contract

Developing

Overall rating for Category 2, Climate Developing


Category 3, Finance and Governance: Has the school followed sufficient financial management and governance practices? Renewal Metric Rating

3.1 Audit Content, Internal Controls

The extent to which the school’s independent auditor’s reports offer unqualified opinions and no management points in each of the years of the charter term; the extent to which statements of cash flow and ratio of assets to liabilities indicate that the operator has strong performance on its short-term liquidity measure

Effective (highest available rating)

Overall rating for Category 3a, Financial Management Effective

3.2 Operator Capacity The extent to which the school has operated effectively and the operator has consistently met all state and federal reporting requirements and critical district or federal obligations and has not received any Notices of Concern or Notices of Reprimand during the contract period (evidence that may be considered includes compliance with state or federal reporting requirements, budget submissions, monitoring reports, quarterly reports, and the relative number, frequency, and severity of Notices of Concern or Notices of Reprimand)

Highly Effective

3.3 SER, Strategic Leadership/Governance

SER score in this category Effective

Overall rating for Category 3b, Governance Highly Effective

Calverton Elementary/Middle School #075

Operator: Friendship Public Charter School, Inc. Configuration: Elementary/middle school (serves pre-k to grade 8) Type: Turnaround Enrollment: 658 (as of September 30, 2014)

Recommendation: Three-year renewal


Renewal summary


Does the school have a strong school climate? Effective




Discussion It is the recommendation of the New and Charter School Advisory Board that the contract with Friendship Public Charter School, Inc., to operate Calverton Elementary/Middle School be renewed for three years. The school was rated Developing in Academics, Effective in Climate and Financial Management, and Highly Effective in Governance. The school was rated Highly Effective on the MSA growth measure in math for students in grades 3 to 5 (placing in the 87th percentile, with 53.4 percent of students maintaining or improving levels of proficiency). The school was rated Not Effective in MSA growth in math and reading for students in grades 6 to 8 (placing in the 37th percentile for both measures, with 46.8 percent of students in reading and 43.5 percent of students in math maintaining or improving levels of proficiency). The school was rated Developing in the area of highly effective instruction based on the SER, which considers how teachers plan and deliver instruction, adjust instruction based on data, and create a positive classroom environment and how school leaders support the instructional program at the school. The school was rated Effective in teacher and student satisfaction (for students in grades 6 to 8) as evidenced by the 5 Essentials Survey. Research indicates that schools that perform well on the 5 Essentials Survey are likely to improve student learning. Finally, the school was rated Effective in Vision and Engagement as evidenced by the SER.


Findings (turnaround rubric)





Not Effective


Not Effective


Not Effective


Not Effective



Effective


Not Effective


Not Effective


Developing



Not Effective

Percent of students who have improved scale scores within a proficiency rating or moved to a higher level of proficiency from one year to the next, averaged over the five-year term of the contract, MSA math (grades 3 to 5)

Highly Effective


Not Effective


Not Effective





The extent to which the school has fully implemented the mission expressed in its charter application and this mission is clear to all stakeholders; the extent to which the school has delivered high-quality programming for all student subgroups; the extent to which the school gathers data to assess its efficacy and has effectively addressed any challenges evident in the data, particularly in the areas of subgroup performance, enrollment, student attendance, dropout rates, attrition, and student choice data/school demand

Developing









Effective

School survey rating, elementary students Not Effective

School survey rating, parents Developing

2.4 Cohort Retention School’s student cohort retention two years after entry Not Effective 2.5 Student Attendance, Chronic Absence


Effective


Highly Effective



Not Effective

Overall rating for Category 2, Climate Effective


Category 3, Finance and Governance: Has the school followed sufficient financial management and governance practices?







Highly Effective




City Neighbors High School #376

Operator: City Neighbors High School, Inc. Configuration: High school (serves grades 9 to 12) Type: Charter Enrollment: 385 (as of September 30, 2014)



Renewal summary


Does the school have a strong school climate? Highly Effective


Effective (highest available rating) Highly Effective


Discussion It is the recommendation of the New and Charter School Advisory Board that the contract with City Neighbors High School, Inc., to operate City Neighbors High School be renewed for three years. The school was rated Developing in Academics, Highly Effective in Climate and Governance and Effective in Financial Management. The school was rated Highly Effective for its absolute performance on the 2014 Algebra HSA (placing in the 85th percentile, with 70.4 percent of students proficient or advanced) and Developing for its absolute performance on the 2014 English HSA (placing in the 59th percentile, with 55.6 percent of students proficient or advanced). The school was rated Effective in the area of highly effective instruction based on the SER, which considers how teachers plan and deliver instruction, adjust instruction based on data, and create a positive classroom environment and how school leaders support the instructional program at the school. The school was rated Highly Effective in teacher and student satisfaction as evidenced by the 5 Essentials Survey and Highly Effective in parent satisfaction as evidenced by City Schools’ school survey. Research indicates that schools that perform well on the 5 Essentials Survey are likely to improve student learning. Finally, the school was rated Highly Effective in Vision and Engagement as evidenced by the SER.


Findings (high school rubric, limited data)




Percent of students passing HSA English (grade 12 cumulative)

Highly Effective

Percent of students passing HSA Algebra (grade 12 cumulative)

Developing


Change in percent of students passing HSA English (9th and 10th grade annual)

Not Effective

Change in percent of students passing HSA Algebra (9th and 10th grade annual)

Highly Effective

1.3 College and Career Readiness

Participation, success, and college enrollment Not Effective





Effective




2.1 SER, Talented People SER score in this category Highly Effective


SER score in this category Highly Effective




Highly Effective

School survey rating, parents Highly Effective 2.4 Cohort Retention School’s cohort retention two years after entry Highly Effective



Highly Effective


Developing



Developing

Overall rating for Category 2, Climate Highly Effective Category 3, Finance and Governance: Has the school followed sufficient financial management and governance practices? Renewal Metric Rating




Overall rating for Category 3a, Financial Management Effective 3.2 Operator Capacity The extent to which the school has operated

effectively and the operator has consistently met all state and federal reporting requirements and critical district or federal obligations and has not received any Notices of Concern or Notices of Reprimand during the contract period (evidence that may be considered includes compliance with state or federal reporting requirements, budget submissions, monitoring reports, quarterly reports, and the relative number, frequency, and severity of Notices of Concern or Notices of Reprimand)

Highly Effective





Green Street Academy #377

Operator: Green Street Academy, Inc. Configuration: Middle/high school (serves grades 6 to 10; will add grades 11 and 12) Type: Charter Enrollment: 439 (as of September 30, 2014)

Recommendation: Continue current five-year term Renewal summary

Category Finding Is the school an academic success? (min. 50% weight) Effective


Has the school followed sufficient financial management and practices? Has the school followed sufficient governance management and governance practices?

Not rated* Effective

* Green Street Academy is in the first year of its charter contract, and its first audit under this contract is not due until next year. However, the Controller has conducted a preliminary review of audits submitted under the previous contract and will continue to review audits for this school. Early review shows small negative net assets in 2012 and 2013, but improvement in this area; enrollment trends are also in the positive direction. With the conversion to charter status for the 2014-15 school year, the school now falls under the charter funding model, which provides a larger portion of funding on a per pupil basis rather than through in-kind services. With the change in funding structure and increased enrollment, all factors seem to indicate improvement in financial management and practice.

Discussion Green Street Academy, which converted to charter status beginning in the 2014-15 school year, participated in the renewal process to ensure its good standing during the transition. It is the recommendation of the New and Charter School Advisory Board that the contract with Green Street Academy, Inc., to operate Green Street Academy continue for the full five years of the current term that began July 1, 2014.


The school was rated Effective in Academics, Effective in Climate and Governance. Financial Management was not rated at this time (see footnote on the summary table above). The school was Highly Effective in math growth for students in grades 6 to 8 (placing in the 92nd percentile, with 54.9 percent of students maintaining or improving levels of proficiency) and Developing on the MSA growth measure in reading for students in grades 6 to 8 (placing in the 60th, percentile with 49.3 percent of students maintaining or improving levels of proficiency). The school was rated Highly Effective in the area of highly effective instruction based on the SER, which considers how teachers plan and deliver instruction, adjust instruction based on data, and create a positive classroom environment and how school leaders support the instructional program at the school. The school was rated Effective in teacher and student satisfaction as evidenced by the 5 Essentials Survey and Developing in parent satisfaction as evidenced by City Schools’ school survey. Research indicates that schools that perform well on the 5 Essentials Survey are likely to improve student learning. Finally, the school was rated Effective in Vision and Engagement as evidenced by the SER. Findings (middle school rubric)





Highly Effective


Not Effective



Effective


Highly Effective



Developing



Highly Effective





Effective

Overall rating for Category 1, Academics Effective








Effective

School survey rating, parents Developing


Highly Effective



Developing


Developing




Developing





Not rated (see footnote to summary table, preceding)

Overall rating for Category 3a, Financial Management Not rated


Effective



Overall rating for Category 3b, Governance Effective


Independence School Local I High #333

Operator: Baltimore Teachers Network Configuration: High school (serves grades 9 to 12) Type: Charter Enrollment: 128 (as of September 30, 2014)

Recommendation: Three-year renewal Renewal summary






Discussion It is the recommendation of the New and Charter School Advisory Board that the contract with the Baltimore Teachers Network, Inc., to operate Independence School Local I High be renewed for three years. The school was rated Developing in Academics, Effective in Climate and Financial Management and Highly Effective in Governance. The school was rated Developing for its absolute performance on the 2014 Algebra HSA (placing in the 59th percentile, with 55.6 percent of students proficient or advanced) but Not Effective for its absolute performance on the 2014 English HSA (placing in the 44th percentile, with 50 percent of students proficient or advanced). The school was rated Developing in the area of highly effective instruction based on the SER, which considers how teachers plan and deliver instruction, adjust instruction based on data, and create a positive classroom environment and how school leaders support the instructional program at the school. The school was rated Highly Effective in teacher and student satisfaction as evidenced by the 5 Essentials Survey and Effective in parent satisfaction as evidenced by City Schools’ School survey. Research indicates that schools that perform well on the 5 Essentials Survey are likely to improve student learning. Finally, the school was rated Highly Effective in Vision and Engagement as evidenced by the SER.


Findings (high school rubric)




Percent of students passing HSA English (grade 12 cumulative)

Developing

Percent of students passing HSA Algebra (grade 12 cumulative)

Not Effective


Change in percent of students passing HSA English (grade 12 cumulative)

Highly Effective

Change in percent of students passing HSA Algebra (grade 12 cumulative)

Effective

1.3 College and Career Readiness

Participation, success, and college enrollment Not Effective





Developing

1.6 Student Graduation Rate, Cohort Graduation Rate

Percent of students who graduated with the cohort that entered in the 2009-10 school year with a regular Maryland high school diploma

Not Effective










Highly Effective

School survey rating, parents Effective


Effective



Developing


Effective



Effective









Effective




Inner Harbor East Academy #329

Operator: Sojourner Douglas College and East Baltimore Community Corporation Configuration: Elementary/middle school (serves pre-k to grade 8) Type: Charter Enrollment: 264 (as of September 30, 2014)

Recommendation: Do not renew operator contract; close in Summer 2015 Renewal summary

Category Finding Is the school an academic success? (min. 50% weight) Effective

Does the school have a strong school climate? Developing


Not Effective Developing



Discussion It is the recommendation of the New and Charter School Advisory Board that the contract with Sojourner Douglas College and East Baltimore Community Corporation to operate Inner Harbor East Academy for Young Scholars be not renewed. The school was rated Not Effective in Financial Management based on a review of the school’s audits over the contract term. A review of the school’s audits over the contract terms raises serious concerns about the operators’ ability to continue to offer programming. The audited financial statements (including comparative balances) for the school/operator of the Academy reflected negative net assets in significant amounts for the three years ending 2013. On other measures the school was rated Effective in Academics and Developing in both Climate and Governance. The school was rated Effective on the MSA growth measure for students in grades 3 to 5 (placing in the 68th percentile, with 58.4 percent of students maintaining or improving levels of proficiency) and Developing for students in grades 6 to 8 (placing in the 60th percentile, with 48.8% of students maintaining or improving levels of proficiency). The school was rated Effective for MSA math growth for students in grades 3 to 5 (placing in the 77th percentile, with 50.8 percent of students maintaining or improving levels of proficiency) and Highly Effective in grades 6 to 8 (placing in the 83 percentile, with 51.5 percent of students maintaining or improving levels of proficiency). The school was rated Highly Effective in the area of highly effective instruction based on the SER, which considers how teachers plan and deliver instruction, adjust instruction based on data, and create a positive classroom environment and how school leaders support the instructional program at the school. Finally, the school was rated Not Effective for teacher and student satisfaction as evidenced by the 5 Essentials Survey (for teachers and students in grades 6 to 8) and the City Schools’ survey (for students in grades 3 to 5). Findings (elementary/middle school rubric)





Not Effective


Not Effective


Highly Effective


Effective




Not Effective


Not Effective


Highly Effective


Developing



Effective


Effective


Developing


Highly Effective





Developing










Not Effective

School survey rating, elementary students Not Effective

School survey rating, parents Effective


Effective



Developing


Developing



Developing

Overall rating for Category 2, Climate Developing





Not Effective

Overall rating for Category 3a, Financial Management Not Effective


Not Effective



Overall rating for Category 3b, Governance Developing

Southwest Baltimore Charter School #328

Operator: Southwest Baltimore Charter School, Inc. Configuration: Elementary/middle school (serves kindergarten to grade 8) Type: Charter Enrollment: 417 (as of September 30, 2014)



Renewal summary






Discussion It is the recommendation of the New and Charter School Advisory Board that the contract with Southwest Baltimore Charter School, Inc., to operate Southwest Baltimore Charter School be renewed for three years. The school was rated Developing in Academics, Effective in both Climate and Governance and Effective in Financial Management. The school was rated Highly Effective on the MSA growth measure in reading for students in grades 3 to 5 (placing in the 83th percentile, with 62.3 percent of students maintaining or improving levels of proficiency) and Developing for students in grades 6 to 8 (placing in the 60th percentile, with 49.2 percent of students maintaining or improving levels of proficiency) but Not Effective for MSA math growth for students in grades 3 to 5 (placing in the 10th percentile, with 39.9 percent of students maintaining or improving levels of proficiency) and Not Effective in grades 6 to 8 (placing in the 42nd percentile, with 43.8 percent of students maintaining or improving levels of proficiency). The school was rated Highly Effective in the area of highly effective instruction based on the SER, which considers how teachers plan and deliver instruction, adjust instruction based on data, and create a positive classroom environment and how school leaders support the instructional program at the school. The school was rated Highly Effective in teacher and student satisfaction (for students in grades 6 to 8) as evidenced by the 5 Essentials Survey and Highly Effective in parent and student satisfaction (for students in grades 3 to 5) as evidenced by City Schools’ school survey. Research indicates that schools that perform well on the 5 Essentials Survey are likely to improve student learning. Finally, the school was rated Highly Effective in Vision and Engagement as evidenced by the SER.


Findings (elementary/middle school rubric)





Not Effective


Developing


Not Effective


Effective



Not Effective


Not Effective


Highly Effective


Highly Effective



Highly Effective


Not Effective


Developing


Not Effective






Developing









Highly Effective

School survey rating, elementary students Highly Effective



Highly Effective



Effective


Developing



Developing

Overall rating for Category 2, Climate Highly Effective








Effective




Tunbridge Public Charter School #373

Operator: Afya Baltimore, Inc. Configuration: Elementary/middle school (serves pre-k to grade 7; will add grade 8) Type: Charter Enrollment: 390 (as of September 30, 2014)

Recommendation: Five-year renewal


Renewal summary

Category Finding Is the school an academic success? (min. 50% weight) Highly Effective





Discussion It is the recommendation of the New and Charter School Advisory Board that the contract with Afya Baltimore, Inc., to operate Tunbridge Public Charter School be renewed for five years. The school was rated Highly Effective in three of the key areas (Academics, Climate, and Governance) and Effective in Financial Management. The school was rated Highly Effective for its absolute performance on the 2013 MSA in both math (placing in the 89th percentile, with 86.8 percent of students proficient or advanced) and reading (placing in the 94th percentile, with 89.9 percent of students proficient or advanced). The school was rated Highly Effective in the area of highly effective instruction based on the SER, which considers how teachers plan and deliver instruction, adjust instruction based on data, and create a positive classroom environment and how school leaders support the instructional program at the school. The school was rated Highly Effective in teacher and student satisfaction (for students in grades 6 to 8) as evidenced by the 5 Essentials Survey and Highly Effective in parent and student satisfaction (for students in grades 3 to 5) as evidenced by City Schools’ school survey. Research indicates that schools that perform well on the 5 Essentials Survey are likely to improve student learning. Finally, the school was rated Highly Effective in Vision and Engagement as evidenced by the SER.


Findings (elementary school rubric)





Highly Effective


Highly Effective

1.2 Student Achievement Trend Change in percent of students proficient or advanced, MSA math (grades 3 to 5)

Developing


Developing



Highly Effective


Highly Effective





Highly Effective

Overall rating for Category 1, Academics Highly Effective








5 Essentials Survey rating, teachers Highly Effective

School survey rating, elementary students Highly Effective



Highly Effective



Highly Effective


Effective



Effective









Highly Effective




Wolfe Street Academy #023

Operator: Baltimore Curriculum Project Configuration: Elementary school (serves pre-k to grade 5) Type: charter Enrollment: 197 (as of September 30, 2014)

Recommendation: Five-year renewal


Renewal summary Category Finding Is the school an academic success? (min. 50% weight) Effective





Discussion It is the recommendation of the New and Charter School Advisory Board that the contract with Baltimore Curriculum Project to operate Wolfe Street Academy be renewed for five years. The school was rated Effective in Academics and Financial Management and Highly Effective in Climate and Governance. The school was rated Highly Effective for its absolute performance on the 2013 MSA in both math (placing in the 86th percentile, with 84.6 percent of students proficient or advanced) and reading (placing in the 90th percentile, with 87.9 percent of students proficient or advanced). The school was rated Highly Effective in the area of highly effective instruction based on the SER, which considers how teachers plan and deliver instruction, adjust instruction based on data, and create a positive classroom environment and how school leaders support the instructional program at the school. The school was rated Highly Effective in teacher satisfaction as evidenced by the 5 Essentials Survey. Research indicates that schools that perform well on the 5 Essentials Survey are likely to improve student learning. It was rated Effective in student satisfaction and Highly Effective in parent satisfaction as evidenced by City Schools’ school survey. Finally, the school was rated Highly Effective in Vision and Engagement as evidenced by the SER, and Highly Effective in its programming for students with disabilities.


Findings (elementary school rubric)





Highly Effective


Highly Effective



Developing


Effective



Highly Effective


Not Effective




Evidence that the school has fully implemented the mission expressed in its charter application and this mission is clear to all stakeholders. Evidence that the school has delivered high-quality programming for all student subgroups. Evidence that the school is gathering data to assess its efficacy and has effectively addressed any challenges evident in the data, particularly in the areas of subgroup performance, enrollment, student attendance, dropout rates, attrition, and student choice data/school demand

Highly Effective









5 Essentials Survey rating, teachers Highly Effective

School survey rating, elementary students Effective



Highly Effective



Highly Effective


Highly Effective



Highly Effective









Highly Effective





Appendix C School Closure and Relocation Recommendation Reports

Abbottston Elementary School #50 1300 Gorsuch Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 Summary

• Abbottston Elementary School is a small program serving pre-k to grade 5 in the northeast quadrant of the city, within half a mile of Waverly Elementary/Middle School, a newly renovated building with available space and robust programming.

School Data SY

2010-11 SY

2011-12 SY

2012-13 SY

2013-14 Student achievement: * MSA Math 63.6 70.1 56.9 31.7 * MSA Reading 55.6 56.8 67.7 63.6 Student attendance rate (%) 91.9 92.6 92.7 93.0 School climate (as indicated by % positive student responses on annual school climate survey)

89.4 80.2 69.0 77.7

* In 2014-15, Maryland is launching new assessments in English language arts and math, aligned to Maryland's College and Career-Ready Standards implemented in 2013-14. City Schools had begun implementation of the new standards in 2012-13; by Spring 2014, the MSAs were no longer aligned with the teaching and learning students experienced during the school year.

Enrollment History Grade SY

2010-11 SY

2011-12 SY

2012-13 SY

2013-14 SY

2014-15* Pre-k 24 24 26 22

K 22 31 31 27 1 26 23 25 25 2 38 25 27 18 3 34 24 21 23 4 34 30 22 19 5 45 35 27 16

Total 223 192 179 150 186* *Source: Preliminary SY14-15 September 30 enrollment as of October 27, 2014. This number is expected to change as a result of cross-LEA reconciliation. MSDE plans to make final data available for CEO review and sign-off November 18.

• Abbottston’s enrollment has decreased by 16.6% over the past five years. • Abbottston’s building is shared with the Stadium School, a middle school; middle school seats

are needed in the area.


Recommendations • Close the Abbottston program and rezone students to attend Waverly Elementary/Middle

School. • Leave the Stadium School in the Abbottston building and allow the program to expand,

providing additional middle grade seats for the area.

Opportunities • Improve Abbottston students’ chances for success by enabling them to attend the new Waverly

building, which has the space to support students with robust academic programming at both elementary and middle grades.

Reasons for Closure

• City Schools recommends closing Abbottston Elementary due to its low enrollment and the opportunity for students to attend a newly built school with sufficient space and enrollment to ensure robust academic programming.

Educational Programs Affected

• Of the 29 staff members at Abbottston, 15 are in positions for delivery of instruction. • There are 23 students with disabilities at the school; 0 students receive less than 40 percent of

their education inside of the general education classroom. Instruction • Instruction in English, math, science, and social studies meets the Maryland state curriculum

assessment standards. • As at schools across the district, implementation of the Maryland College and Career-Ready

Standards continues to be woven into instruction and teachers are attending systemic professional development.

Extracurricular Activities/Student Supports • Students can participate in chess club, choir, band, performing arts, and literature club. • Students have access to tutoring, extended day, Saturday school, mentoring, mental health

counseling, and a food pantry. • Abbottston has partnerships with Hope Counseling, Boy Scouts, Johns Hopkins University

Students for Social Concerns, Loch Raven United Methodist Church, and Cathedral Church at Homewood.

Student Relocation

Under the City Schools recommendation to close Abbottston, students will be able to attend nearby Waverly Elementary/Middle School. Abbottston students can also choose to apply to a range of charter schools.


Available Receiving School Options for Abbottston Students Min.

Available Seats*

Waverly Elementary/Middle School 257 * Only schools with 10 or more available seats are listed. All seat counts are estimates.

Racial Composition There are no significant racial or ethnic differences among students at Abbottston and at the proposed receiving school. Absorbing students from Abbottston should not substantially affect the racial composition of the receiving school.

% African

American

% White

% Hispanic

% Asian/ Pacific Islander

% American

Indian Abbottston Elementary School 95.3 2.7 0.7 0 0 Waverly Elementary/Middle 97.3 1.1 1.3 0 0

Student Transportation Considerations • City Schools provides yellow bus service for elementary students who live more than 1 mile

from their neighborhood school. • Students with disabilities will receive transportation services as required by their Individualized

Education Programs (IEPs).


Abbottston Elementary and Waverly Elementary/Middle Zones


Facility Data

Type: Traditional elementary school State-rated capacity: 479

Grades served: Pre-k to 5 Building utilization rate (2014-15): 90%

Address: 1300 Gorsuch Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218

Facility Condition Index*: 28.3%

Planning area: Northeast Educational Adequacy Score*: 61

Date constructed: 1932

Site size: 3.47 acres

Building area: 65,762 sq. ft.

* These two measures are reported in the 2012 State of School Facilities report commissioned from Jacobs Project Management. The Facility Condition Index is an indicator of the building’s condition derived by comparing the cost of renovating the existing building and the cost of constructing a new building of the same size; generally, a figure higher than 75% suggests new construction should be considered. An Educational Adequacy Score below 80 indicates that a building does not meet the standard for supporting excellent teaching and learning.

Financial Considerations

• The Abbottston budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year is approximately $3.7 million in grants and general fund dollars. Dollars linked to schools through Fair Student Funding will follow students to the schools they select in the 2015-16 school year.


Achievement Academy at Harbor City High #413 2555 Harford Road Baltimore, MD 21218 Summary

• Achievement Academy is an “alternative options” high school in northeast Baltimore that serves students who are over age and under credited.

School Data SY

2010-11 SY

2011-12 SY

2012-13 SY

2013-14 Student achievement: English HSA* 31.3 30.1 44.4 24.5 Algebra HSA* 32.5 29.4 40.4 35.4 4-year cohort graduation rate 31.5 32.2 29.1 available

Jan. 2015 Student attendance rate (%) 65.7 58.9 45.8 33.6 School climate (as indicated by % positive student responses on annual school climate survey)

74.4 69.2 81.2 71.6

*12th-grade cumulative pass rate on the Maryland High School Assessment, as a percentage


2010-11 SY

2011-12 SY

2012-13 SY

2013-14 SY

2014-15* 9 41 35 80 96 10 91 80 112 109 11 94 109 100 79 12 95 72 75 70


Recommendations • Relocate the Achievement Academy program to the Northern building in June 2015, where it

will be colocated with Reginald F. Lewis High School. • Support students and families in the high school choice process to identify a different school

option should they choose not to relocate with the Achievement Academy school program. Opportunities • Provide a permanent location for the Achievement Academy program • Increase building utilization rates at the secondary level, thereby increasing the districtwide

utilization rate • Makes space available to allow relocation of The REACH! Partnership School, thereby enabling

the Lake Clifton building to be vacated


Reasons for Relocation

City Schools recommends relocating Achievement Academy to provide a permanent location for this program. Additionally, this relocation will broaden the geographic options for “alternative options” high school programming. The relocation will also make space available in the Fairmount-Harford building for The REACH! Partnership School, currently located in the under-utilized Lake Clifton building whose renovation is being deferred. Educational Programs Affected

• Of the 66 staff members at Achievement Academy, 30 are in positions for delivery of instruction.

• There are 157 students with disabilities at the school; 4 students receive less than 40 percent of their education inside of the general education classroom.

Instruction • Instruction in English, math, science, and social studies meets the Maryland state curriculum



Extracurricular Activities/Student Supports • Students have access to academic and career preparation support services, student government,

chess, yearbook, extracurricular clubs, and intramural sports. Student Relocation

Racial Composition

There are no significant racial or ethnic differences among students at Achievement Academy and Reginald F. Lewis High School, which will be colocated with Achievement Academy in the Northern building. %

African American

% White

% Hispanic

% Asian/ Pacific

Islander

% American

Indian

Achievement Academy 97.7 0.8 0.8 0 0.6 Reginald F. Lewis High School 95.5 2.4 1.5 0.3 0


Student Transportation Considerations

• City Schools provides transportation assistance for secondary students who live more than 1.5 miles from their school. Transportation assistance for secondary students is in the form of Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) student swipe passes. Other transportation alternatives, such as yellow buses, are sometimes provided to students with disabilities and in other circumstances.

• Because City Schools students are able to choose where they go to high school, relocation of Achievement Academy may result in some additional students needing MTA services. However, the cost to the district of MTA transportation is not expected to change substantially as a result of the closure.

• Students with disabilities will receive transportation services as required by their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).

Facility Data

Type: Traditional high school State-rated capacity: 742

Grades served: 9-12 Building utilization rate (2014-15): 98%

Address: 2555 Harford Road Baltimore, MD 21218


Planning area: Northeast Educational Adequacy Score*: 50.3


Site size: 3.85 Acres


* These two measures are reported in the 2012 State of School Facilities report commissioned from Jacobs Project Management. The Facility Condition Index is an indicator of the building’s condition derived by comparing the cost of renovating the existing building and the cost of constructing a new building of the same size; generally, a figure higher than 75% suggests new construction should be considered. An Educational Adequacy Score below 80 indicates that a building does not meet the standard for supporting excellent teaching and learning. Financial Considerations

• The Achievement Academy budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year is approximately $5.9 million in grants and general fund dollars. Relocation of this program is not anticipated to drastically affect funding.


Dr. Rayner Browne Elementary/Middle School #025 1000 N. Montford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21216 Summary

• Dr. Rayner Browne serves pre-k to grade 8 in the southeast quadrant of the city. • The small size of Dr. Rayner Browne makes it difficult for the school to provide robust

programming, with small single sections per grade and class sizes ranging from 11 to 27 students.

• Though Dr. Rayner Browne was originally scheduled as part of the 21st-Century Buildings Plan to become an early learning center serving pre-k to grade 2 with students attending Fort Worthington (serving grades 1 to 8) from grade 3, demographics and enrollment trends for the area make the overlapping grade configuration difficult to support.

School Data SY

2010-11 SY

2011-12 SY

2012-13 SY

2013-14 Student achievement: * MSA Math 47.6 44.6 42.8 25.4 * MSA Reading 58.6 52.5 49.7 41.1 Student attendance rate (%) 92.8 93.8 90.0 88.3 School climate (as indicated by % positive student responses on annual school climate survey)

74.7 69.1 64.4 64.3


Enrollment History

Grade SY 2010-11

SY 2011-12

SY 2012-13

SY 2013-14

SY 2014-15*

Pre-k 22 22 20 22 K 24 17 25 24 1 40 28 24 25 2 28 38 26 21 3 25 24 35 24 4 22 27 17 25 5 23 26 25 18 6 22 16 24 26 7 28 23 20 27 8 18 27 22 22



• Total enrollment at Dr. Rayner Browne has declined over the past five years. • Low enrollment makes it difficult for a school to sustain robust academic programming. Recommendations • Close Dr. Rayner Browne and relocate students to Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle

School, which is being renovated beginning in the 2015-16 school year and will serve students from kindergarten to grade 8. Pre-k, along with kindergarten, students would have the option of attending the early learning center at Lakewood Elementary School.

• Add a kindergarten program and additional 1st- and 2nd-grade classes to Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle School.

• Keep Lakewood Elementary open to serve pre-k and kindergarten students, who would then attend Fort Worthington for 1st grade.

Opportunities • Improve Dr. Rayner Browne students’ chances for success by enabling them to attend an

elementary and middle grades program in a newly replaced building with sufficient space and enrollment to provide robust academic programming.

• Lakewood and Fort Worthington are close to each other, offering convenience for families with children in multiple grades.

Reasons for Closure

City Schools recommends closing Dr. Rayner Browne due to its low enrollment and the opportunity for students to attend a school with robust academic programming and new facilities.


• Of the 32 staff members at Dr. Rayner Browne, 15 are in positions for delivery of instruction. • There are 27 students with disabilities at the school; 4 students receive less than 40 percent of




Extracurricular Activities/Student Supports • Dr. Rayner Browne is a community school, in partnership with Elev8 as its community-based

organization. Most of the school partnerships are leveraged through the partnership with Elev8, including its out-of-school time programs (offered for elementary students through the YMCA and through Elev8 for middle school students).


• Dr. Rayner Browne has a partnership with Legg Mason. The Legg Mason partnership provides the opportunity for students to experience Junior Achievement’s “JA in a Day” at the school, as well as a workshop series with the Hippodrome Foundation in which students write and illustrate their own storybooks.

• Dr. Rayner Browne students can also participate in basketball and volleyball and have access to a food pantry.

Student Relocation

Under the City Schools recommendation to close Dr. Rayner Browne, students will be able to attend nearby Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle School. Pre-k and kindergarten students will have the option of attending Lakewood Elementary. Additionally, Dr. Rayner Browne students can also choose to apply to a range of charter schools. Available Receiving School Options for Dr. Rayner Browne Students

Min. Available

Seats* Fort Worthington Elementary 143 * Only schools with 10 or more available seats are listed. All seat counts are estimates. Seat count reflects space that would be available in current building; Fort Worthington is scheduled for Year 1 of the 21st-Century Buildings Plan and is being built to the appropriate capacity to accommodate all students. Racial Composition There are no significant racial or ethnic differences among students at Dr. Rayner Browne and at the proposed receiving school. Absorbing students from Dr. Rayner Browne should not substantially affect the racial composition of the receiving school.

% African

American

% White

% Hispanic


% American

Indian Dr. Rayner Browne Elementary/Middle 97.0 2.6 2.6 0.6 0 Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle 98.9 0 0.7 0 0.4





Dr. Rayner Browne Elementary/Middle and Fort Worthington Elementary Zones


Facility Data

Type: Traditional elementary/middle school State-rated capacity: 229

Grades served: Pre-k to grade 8 Building utilization rate (2014-15): 85%

Address: 1000 N. Montford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21213


Planning area: East Educational Adequacy Score*: 62.5






• Based on the State of Schools Facilities report, a savings of $5,761,726 in repair costs are anticipated over the next 10 years with the closure of the Dr. Rayner Browne building, as well as a savings of $62,395 each year in maintenance costs.

• The Dr. Rayner Browne budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year is approximately $2.1 million in grants and general fund dollars. Dollars linked to schools through Fair Student Funding will follow students to the schools they select in the 2015-16 school year.


Heritage High School #425 Lake Clifton building

2801 St. Lo Drive Baltimore, MD 21218 Summary

• Heritage High School is a traditional high school serving grades 9 to 12 in northeast Baltimore. Heritage had previously been recommended for closure in June 2016. The school is now recommended for accelerated closure, in Summer 2015, due to concerns about enrollment sustainability and low academic performance.

• Heritage’s cumulative 12th-grade pass rate on the Algebra HSA has declined over the past three years and the English pass rate has remained low, as noted in the table below.

School Data SY

2010-11 SY

2011-12 SY

2012-13 SY



59.0 54.8 50.8 57.4

*12th-grade cumulative pass rate on the Maryland High School Assessment, as a percentage.

Enrollment History

Grade SY 2010-11

SY 2011-12

SY 2012-13

SY 2013-14

SY 2014-15*

9 153 141 175 139 10 205 172 121 104 11 168 158 118 89 12 189 170 146 88


Recommendations • Accelerate the closure of the Heritage High School program. • Support students’ and families’ participation in the high school choice process to identify better

school options appropriate for each student.


Opportunities • Immediately improve Heritage students’ chances for success by enabling them to choose among

stronger options for the 2014-15 school year. • Accelerate the closure of a low performing high school and reduce the overall number of high

school seats in the district.

Reasons for Closure

City Schools recommends closing Heritage High School due to concerns about enrollment sustainability and low performance.


• Of the 72 staff members at Heritage, 35 are in positions for delivery of instruction. • There are 115 students with disabilities at the school; 11 students receive less than 40 percent of



Standards continue to be woven into instruction and teachers are attending systemic professional development.

• Career and Technology Education programs are offered in Business Management and Finance (business administrative services, business management, and finance and accounting), Human Resource Services (Homeland security and emergency preparedness), and Career Research and Development.

Extracurricular Activities/Student Supports • Students can participate in the National Honor Society, student government, debate, cooking

club, American Sign Language club, Future Business Leaders of America and other clubs. • Students have access to Army JROTC, academic and career preparation support services,

extracurricular clubs, varsity, and intramural sports. Student Relocation

Under the City Schools recommendation to close Heritage, students will have a range of school options with available seats to choose from, including transformation schools and high schools that offer a range of academic and career preparation programs. Entrance criteria will be applied for students interested in transferring to schools with eligibility restrictions.


Available Receiving School Options for Heritage Student Min.

Available Seats*

Academy for College and Career Exploration 40 Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West 510 Forest Park High School 200 Independence School Local I 20 KASA (Knowledge and Success Academy) 40 New Era Academy 260 Patterson High School 470 Reginald F. Lewis High School 260 Renaissance Academy 30 * Only schools with 10 or more available seats are listed. All seat counts are estimates.

Racial Composition Absorbing students from Heritage should not substantially affect the racial composition of any single receiving school. The proposed receiving schools offer a range of racial and ethnic diversity, such that, cumulatively, there are no significant racial or ethnic differences among students at Heritage and at the proposed receiving schools. %

African American

% White

% Hispanic


% American

Indian Heritage High School 96.5 1.8 1.4 0.2 0.2 Academy of College and Career Exploration 91 7 1.3 .4 0 Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West 98.7 1.1 0 0 .2 Forest Park High School 98.4 .8 .8 0 0 Independence School Local I High 53.5 43.3 .8 .8 0 KASA (Knowledge and Success Academy) 91.2 4.9 1.6 1 .8 New Era Academy 92.3 4.4 2.8 .3 0 Patterson High School 62.7 11.4 19.9 4.4 1.1 Reginald F. Lewis High School 95.5 2.4 1.5 .3 0 Renaissance Academy 96.6 3 .4 0 0

Student Transportation Considerations • City Schools provides transportation assistance for secondary students who live more than 1.5

miles from their school. Transportation assistance for secondary students is in the form of Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) student swipe passes. Other transportation alternatives, such as yellow buses, are sometimes provided to students with disabilities and in other circumstances.


• Students affected by the closure of Heritage High School will be provided MTA student swipe passes to the various schools they attend, if those schools are 1.5 miles or more from their homes.

• Because City Schools’ students are able to choose where they go to high school, closure of Heritage High School may result in some additional students needing MTA services. However, the cost to the district of MTA transportation is not expected to change substantially as a result of the closure.



Distribution of Heritage Students and Proposed Receiving Schools


Facility Data

Type: Traditional high school State-rated capacity: 2,540


Address: 2801 Saint Lo Drive Baltimore, MD 21213

Facility Condition Index*: 56%







• The Heritage budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year is approximately $5.5 million in grants and general fund dollars. Dollars linked to schools through Fair Student Funding will follow students to the schools they select in the 2015-16 school year.


KASA (Knowledge and Success Academy) #342 201 North Bend Road Baltimore, MD 21229

Summary

• KASA is a traditional middle/high school in southwest Baltimore.

School Data SY

2010-11 SY

2011-12 SY

2012-13 SY

2013-14 Student achievement: MSA Reading* 45.9 57.1 52.6 35.8 MSA Math* 32.7 56.3 35.1 17.4 English HSA** 43.8 53.6 68.0 Algebra HSA** 50.0 50.0 60.0 4-year cohort graduation rate available


56.3 65.8 48.8 60.5

*In 2014-15, Maryland is launching new assessments in English language arts and math, aligned to Maryland's College and Career-ReadyStandards implemented in 2013-14. City Schools had begun implementation of the new standards in 2012-13. As such, by Spring 2014, the MSAs did not align with the teaching and learning students experienced during the school year. **12th-grade cumulative pass rate on the Maryland High School Assessment, as a percentage


2010-11 SY

2011-12 SY

2012-13 SY

2013-14 SY

2014-15* 6 63 61 69 78 7 86 64 66 72 8 79 89 83 81 9 62 78 103 81 10 54 50 65 86 11 62 44 37 53 12 1 56 38 38


Recommendations • Relocate the KASA program to the Walbrook building in June 2015.• Support students and families in the middle/high school choice process to identify a different

school option should they choose not to relocate with the KASA school program.


Opportunities • Vacate a building that will be under utilized when the currently colocated Green Street Academy

moves to its new location for the 2015-16 school year• Reduce excess district building capacity at the secondary level, thereby increasing the districtwide

utilization rate and lowering maintenance costs


City Schools recommends relocating KASA to the Walbrook building, which is currently under utilized. Colocating the program with Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West at the Walbrook building will increase the building utilization rate from 26 to 51 percent.


• Of the 60 staff members at KASA, 37 are in positions for delivery of instruction.• There are 127 students with disabilities at the school; 42 students receive less than 40 percent of

their education inside of the general education classroom.


assessment standards.• As at schools across the district, implementation of the Maryland College and Career-Ready

Standards continues to be woven into instruction and teachers are attending systemicprofessional development.

Extracurricular Activities/Student Supports • Students have access to academic and career preparation support services, student government,

National Academic League, chess, newspaper, yearbook, badminton, baseball, cross-country,dance, football, soccer and other extracurricular clubs, varsity and intramural sports.

Student Relocation

Racial Composition

There are no significant racial or ethnic differences among students at KASA and Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West, the program with which KASA will be colocated in the Walbrook building.

% African

American

% White

% Hispanic

% Asian/ Pacific

Islander

% American

Indian

KASA 91.2 4.9 1.6 1 0.8 Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West 98.7 1.1 0 0 0.2


Student Transportation Considerations

• City Schools provides transportation assistance for secondary students who live more than 1.5 miles from their school. Transportation assistance for secondary students is in the form of Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) student swipe passes. Other transportation alternatives, such as yellow buses, are sometimes provided to students with disabilities and in other circumstances.

• Because City Schools’ students are able to choose where they go to middle/high school, relocation of KASA may result in some additional students needing MTA services. However, the cost to the district of MTA transportation is not expected to change substantially as a result of the closure.


Facility Data

Type: Traditional middle/high school State-rated capacity: 1460


Address: 201 North Bend Baltimore, MD 21229


Planning area: Southwest Educational Adequacy Score*: 47.6




* These two measures are reported in the 2012 State of School Facilities report commissioned from Jacobs Project Management. The Facility Condition Index is an indicator of the building’s condition derived by comparing the cost of renovating the existing building and the cost of constructing a new building of the same size; generally, a figure higher than 75% suggests new construction should be considered. An Educational Adequacy Score below 80 indicates that a building does not meet the standard for supporting excellent teaching and learning. Financial Considerations

• Based on the State of Schools Facilities report, a savings of $52,849,359 in repair costs is anticipated over the next 10 years with the closure of the West Baltimore building, as well as a savings of $78,570 each year in maintenance costs.

• The KASA budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year is approximately $4.7 million in grants and general fund dollars. Relocation of this program is not anticipated to drastically affect funding.


Langston Hughes Elementary School #005 5011 Arbutus Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215 Summary

• Langston Hughes serves pre-k to grade 5 in northwest Baltimore. • Enrollment has steadily decreased at Langston Hughes. Low enrollment makes it difficult for a

school to sustain quality programming at each grade level. • Langston Hughes was scheduled for closure in June 2017 as part of the 21st-Century Buildings

Plan.

School Data SY

2010-11 SY

2011-12 SY

2012-13 SY

2013-14 Student achievement: MSA Math* 57 67.6 68.6 39 MSA Reading* 62 71.6 62 60.9 Student attendance rate (%) 85.7 93.6 91.9 91.4 School climate (as indicated by % positive student responses on annual school climate survey)

78.2 72.3 64.6 79.6


Enrollment History

Grade SY 2010-11

SY 2011-12

SY 2012-13

SY 2013-14

SY 2014-15*

Pre-k 41 47 48 19 K 31 30 36 20 1 29 37 33 24 2 38 38 30 24 3 24 33 34 25 4 32 20 23 26 5 25 17 13 18

Total 220 222 217 156 176* *Source: Preliminary SY14-15 September 30th enrollment as of October 27, 2014. This number is expected to change as a result of cross-LEA reconciliation. MSDE plans to make final data available for CEO review and sign-off November 18.

Recommendations • Close the Langston Hughes Elementary program.


• Students will be able to attend Pimlico Elementary/Middle School or Arlington Elementary/Middle School, both of which will be renovated in Year 1 of the 21st-Century Buildings Plan.

Opportunities • Improve Langston Hughes students’ chances for success by enabling them to attend Pimlico

Elementary/Middle or Arlington Elementary/Middle, both of which will be newly renovated in Year 1 of the 21st-Century Buildings Plan and have sufficient student enrollment to support robust academic programming

Reasons for Closure

• City Schools recommends closing Langston Hughes Elementary School because of significant drops in enrollment, with the resulting small school size limiting possibilities for robust academic programming.


• Of the 30 staff members at Langston Hughes, 13 are in positions for delivery of instruction. • There are 21 students with disabilities at the school; 1 student receives less than 40 percent of

her/his education inside of the general education classroom. Instruction • Instruction in English, math, science, and social studies meets the Maryland state curriculum



Extracurricular Activities/Student Supports • Students have access to an extended-day after-school program Monday to Friday, offering

homework help, mentoring, and sports. • Partners include Villa Maria Counseling Services, PNC Bank, and Langston Hughes Community

Action Association. • Students have access to a food pantry. Student Relocation

Under City Schools’ recommendation to close Langston Hughes Elementary School, students will be able to attend Arlington Elementary/Middle School or Pimlico Elementary/Middle School. Additionally, Langston Hughes students can apply to attend a range of charter school options.


Available Receiving School Options for Langston Hughes Elementary Students Min.

Available Seats*

Arlington Elementary/Middle School 234 Pimlico Elementary/Middle School 582 * Only schools with 10 or more available seats are listed. All seat counts are estimates.

Racial Composition There are no significant racial or ethnic differences among students at Langston Hughes and at the proposed receiving schools. Absorbing students from Langston Hughes should not substantially affect the racial composition of the receiving schools.

% African

American

% White

% Hispanic

% Asian/ Pacific

Islander

% American

Indian

Langston Hughes Elementary School 94.2 2.6 2.6 0.6 0 Arlington Elementary/Middle School 92.7 .02 6 .06 0 Pimlico Elementary/Middle School 96.8 1.9 1.1 .02 0





Langston Hughes Elementary, Pimlico Elementary/Middle, and Arlington Elementary/Middle Zones


Facility Data

Type: Traditional elementary school State-rated capacity: 305

Grades served: Pre-k to grade 5 Building utilization rate (2012-13): 58%

Address: 5001 Arbutus Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215


Planning area: Northwest Educational Adequacy Score*: 52


Site size: .97 acres




• Based on the State of Schools Facilities report, a savings of $3,769,500 in repair costs is anticipated over the next 10 years with the closure of the Langston Hughes building, as well as a savings of $70,627 each year in maintenance costs.

• The Langston Hughes budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year is approximately $1.9 million in grants and general fund dollars. Dollars linked to schools through Fair Student Funding will follow students to the schools they select for the 2015-16 school year.


Maritime Industries Academy #431 5001 Sinclair Lane Baltimore, MD 21206 Summary

• Maritime Industries Academy is a traditional high school serving grades 9 to 12 in northeast Baltimore.

• Maritime’s cumulative 12th-grade pass rate on the Algebra HSA has declined over the past three years and the English pass rate has remained low, as noted in the table below.

School Data SY

2010-11 SY

2011-12 SY

2012-13 SY



47.9 48.9 44.5 49.5



2010-11 SY

2011-12 SY

2012-13 SY

2013-14 SY

2014-15* 9 127 111 157 164 10 156 105 81 112 11 98 95 96 65 12 121 88 83 79


Recommendations • Relocate the Maritime Industries Academy program to the Southside building in June 2015 • Support students and families in the high school choice process to identify a different school

option should they choose not to relocate with the Maritime school program

Opportunities • The Southside building is near the Port of Baltimore, providing an ideal location for Maritime’s

programmatic focus. • Colocating Martime with New Era Academy in the Southside building increases that building’s

utilization.


• District building capacity at the secondary level will be reduced when Maritime vacates its current location in the Thurgood Marshall building, thereby increasing the districtwide utilization rate and lowering maintenance costs.


City Schools recommends relocating Maritime Industries Academy to the Southside building, which is close to the Port of Baltimore and is a location with better potential to support the school’s programmatic focus. Additionally, the relocation of the program to the Southside building improves the utilization rate of that building, which is currently under utilized. Educational Programs Affected

• Of the 59staff members at Maritime Industries, 28 are in positions for delivery of instruction. • There are 86 students with disabilities at the school; 4 students receive less than 40 percent of





Extracurricular Activities/Student Supports • Students have access academic and career preparation support services, student government,

National Honor Society, chess, newspaper, yearbook, badminton, baseball , cross-country, dance, football, soccer and other extracurricular clubs, varsity and intramural sports.

Student Relocation

Racial Composition

There are no significant racial or ethnic differences among students at Maritime Industries Academy and New Era Academy, which will be colocated with Maritime in the Southside building.


% African

American

% White

% Hispanic

% Asian/ Pacific

Islander

% American

Indian

Maritime Industries Academy 96.2 2.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 New Era Academy 92.3 4.4 2.8 0.3 0



• Because City Schools’ students are able to choose where they go to high school, relocation of Maritime may result in some additional students needing MTA services. However, the cost to the district of MTA transportation is not expected to change substantially as a result of the closure.


Facility Data

Type: Traditional high school State-rated capacity: 1,596


Address: 5001 Sinclair Lane Baltimore, MD 21206









• Based on the State of Schools Facilities report, a savings of $32,697,744 in repair costs is anticipated over the next 10 years with the closure of the Thurgood Marshall building, as well as a savings of $111,665 each year in maintenance costs.

• The Maritime Industries’ budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year is approximately $4.2 million in grants and general fund dollars. Relocation of this program is not anticipated to drastically affect funding.


Northeast Middle School #049 5001 Moravia Road Baltimore, MD 21206 Summary

• Northeast Middle School is one of five middle school programs in the northeast quadrant of the city and one of two middle school programs within a half-mile of each other.

School Data SY

2010-11 SY

2011-12 SY

2012-13 SY

2013-14 Student achievement: MSA Math* 55.7 47.8 30.6 13.6 MSA Reading* 58.6 58.3 53.7 41.8 Student attendance rate (%) 95.0 95.2 97.4 95.2 School climate (as indicated by % positive student responses on annual school climate survey)

71.5 87.8 62.7 55.2

* In 2014-15, Maryland is launching new assessments in English language arts and math, aligned to Maryland's College and Career-Ready Standards implemented in 2013-14. City Schools had begun implementation of the new standards in 2012-13; by Spring 2014, the MSAs were no longer aligned with the teaching and learning students experienced during the school year. Enrollment History

Grade SY 2010-11

SY 2011-12

SY 2012-13

SY 2013-14

SY 2014-15*

6 121 98 130 117 7 164 122 119 138 8 169 171 133 111


Recommendations

• Close the Northeast Middle School program and relocate Vanguard Collegiate Middle School to the Northeast Middle building. Vanguard has a stronger academic program, a lower suspension rate, and better school survey results compared to the Northeast Middle School program.

• The International Student Center would stay in the Northeast Middle building and continue to operate as part of the academic programming.

Opportunities • Improve current Northeast students’ chances for success by increasing enrollment in the

Vanguard program, allowing Vanguard to support more robust middle school programming for all middle grade students in the area

• Increase the utilization rate of the Northeast Middle building to 86 percent


• Vacate the Thurgood Marshall building (currently housing Vanguard and Maritime Industries Academy, also recommended for relocation), which has a low utilization rate (68%), potentially allowing City Schools to surplus the building sooner than anticipated.

Reasons for Closure

City Schools recommends closing Northeast Middle School due to poor academic performance and climate in order to offer better academic programming in the area. Educational Programs Affected

• Of the 50 staff members at Northeast Middle, 27 are in positions for delivery of instruction. • There are 88 students with disabilities at the school; 34 students receive less than 40 percent of





Extracurricular Activities/Student Supports • Students can participate in basketball, lacrosse, soccer, student government, yearbook, step club,

cheerleading and other clubs. • Students have access to mentoring, mental health counseling, and community conferencing. • Partners include Giant Foods, Frankford Improvement Association, Huber Memorial Church,

Girl Scouts of America and the International Rescue Committee. Student Relocation

Under the City Schools recommendation to close Northeast Middle, students will have a range of school options with available seats to choose from, including transformation schools, middle schools, and middle/high schools that offer a range of academic and career preparation programs. Entrance criteria will be applied for students interested in transferring to schools with eligibility restrictions. Additionally, interested students can apply to a variety of charter schools in the district. Available Receiving School Options for Northeast Middle Students

Min. Available

Seats* Friendship Academy of Engineering and Technology 100 NACA Freedom and Democracy II 60 Northeast Middle (Vanguard Collegiate program) 996 Stadium School 29 * Only schools with 10 or more available seats are listed. All seat counts are estimates.


Racial Composition There are no significant racial or ethnic differences among students at Northeast Middle and at the proposed receiving schools. Absorbing students from Northeast Middle should not substantially affect the racial composition of the receiving schools.

% African

American

% White

% Hispanic

% Asian/ Pacific

Islander

% American

Indian

Northeast Middle School 86.3 1.6 1.4 5.5 0.5 Friendship Academy of Engineering and Technology

96.4 2.4 0.7 0.4 0

NACA Freedom and Democracy II 98.8 1.2 0 0 0 Stadium School 98.0 0.4 1.2 0.4 0 Vanguard Collegiate (at current location) 97.1 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.7



• Students affected by the closure of Northeast Middle School will be provided MTA student swipe passes to the various schools they attend, if those schools are 1.5 miles or more from their homes.

• Because City Schools’ students are able to choose where they go to middle school, closure of Northeast Middle School may result in some additional students needing MTA services. However, the cost to the district of MTA transportation is not expected to change substantially as a result of the closure.



Distribution of Northeast Middle Students


Facility Data

Type: Traditional middle school State-rated capacity: 770

Grades served: 6 – 8 Building utilization rate (2014-15): 46%

Address: 5001 Moravia Road Baltimore, MD 21206


Planning area: Northeast Educational Adequacy Score*: 80






• The Northeast Middle building budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year is approximately $4.4 million in grants and general fund dollars. Dollars linked to schools through Fair Student Funding will follow students to the schools they select in the 2015-16 school year.


Vanguard Collegiate Middle School #374 5000 Truesdale Avenue Baltimore, MD 21206 Summary

• Vanguard Collegiate is one of five middle school programs in the northeast quadrant of the city and one of two middle school programs within a half mile of each other.

School Data SY2010-

11 SY2011-

12 SY2012-

13 SY2013-

14 Student achievement: MSA Math* 60.2 51.6 35.3 29.1 MSA Reading* 73.8 65.6 59.4 52.8 Student attendance rate (%) 96.1 90.4 96.1 90.8 School climate (as indicated by % positive student responses on annual school climate survey)

68.8 64.6 56.2 61.1

* In 2014-15, Maryland is launching new assessments in English language arts and math, aligned to Maryland's College and Career-Ready Standards implemented in 2013-14. City Schools had begun implementation of the new standards in 2012-13; by Spring 2014, the MSAs were no longer aligned with the teaching and learning students experienced during the school year. Enrollment History

Grade SY 2010-11

SY 2011-12

SY 2012-13

SY 2013-14

SY 2014-15*

6 92 72 105 86 7 113 100 108 8 120 112

Total 92 185 325 306 307* *Source: Preliminary SY14-15 September 30 enrollment as of October 27, 2014. This number is expected to change as a result of cross-LEA reconciliation. MSDE plans to make final data available for CEO review and sign-off November 18. Recommendations

• Close the Northeast Middle School program and relocate Vanguard Collegiate Middle School to the Northeast Middle building.

• The International Student Center would stay in the building and continue to operate as part of the academic programming.

Opportunities • Improve current Northeast students’ chances for success by increasing enrollment in the Vanguard

program, allowing the latter school to support more robust middle school programming for all middle grade students in the area. Vanguard has a stronger academic program, a lower suspension rate, and better school survey results than Northeast Middle School.

• Increase the utilization rate of the Northeast Middle building to 86 percent.


• Vacate the Thurgood Marshall building, which has a low utilization rate (68%), potentially allowing City Schools to surplus the building sooner than anticipated.


City Schools recommends relocating Vanguard Collegiate to the Northeast Middle School building to provide a robust middle grade option to students in the area and to increase the utilization rate of the Northeast Middle building,. Relocating the program also allows the district to vacate the Thurgood Marshall building. Educational Programs Affected

• Of the 40 staff members at Vanguard Collegiate, 25 are in positions for delivery of instruction. • There are 60 students with disabilities at the school; 19 students receive less than 40 percent of




Extracurricular Activities/Student Supports • Students have access to academic and career preparation support services, Student Government,

chess, debate, newspaper, yearbook as well as clubs and intramural sports. Racial Composition Absorbing current students from Northeast Middle School into the Vanguard Collegiate program should not substantially affect the racial composition of the combined school programs. The International Student Center in the Northeast Middle building, which will remain in place under the current recommendation, contributes racial and ethnic diversity to the program.

% African

American

% White

% Hispanic

% Asian/ Pacific

Islander

% American

Indian

Vanguard Collegiate 97.1 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 Northeast Middle 86.3 1.6 1.4 5.5 0.5


miles from their school. Transportation assistance for secondary students is in the form of


Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) student swipe passes. Other transportation alternatives, such as yellow buses, are sometimes provided to students with disabilities and in other circumstances.

• Because City Schools’ students are able to choose where they go to middle school, relocation of Vanguard Collegiate may result in some additional students needing MTA services. However, the cost to the district of MTA transportation is not expected to change substantially as a result of the closure.


Facility Data

Type: Traditional middle school State-rated capacity: 1,596

Grades served: 6 – 8 Building utilization rate (2014-15): 40%

Address: 5001 Sinclair Lane Baltimore, MD 21206








• Based on the State of Schools Facilities report, a savings of $32,697,744 in repair costs is anticipated over the next 10 years with the closure of the Thurgood Marshall building, as well as a savings of $111,665 each year in maintenance costs.

• The Vanguard Collegiate budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year is approximately $2.7 million in grants and general fund dollars. Relocation of this program is not anticipated to drastically affect funding.


W.E.B. DuBois High School #418 Northern building

2201 Pinewood Avenue Baltimore, MD 21214 Summary

• W.E.B. DuBois is a traditional high school in northeast Baltimore, currently colocated with Reginald F. Lewis High School in the Northern building. The program was originally recommended for closure in June 2016.

School Data SY

2010-11 SY

2011-12 SY

2012-13 SY

2013-14* Student achievement: English HSA* 43.8 48.7 36.7 51.4 Algebra HSA* 42.3 33.9 45.6 60 4-year cohort graduation rate 64.0 60.6 65.5 available


56.2 60.6 52.7 53.6


Enrollment History

Grade SY 2010-11

SY 2011-12

SY 2012-13

SY 2013-14

SY 2014-15*

9 136 90 108 110 10 141 102 74 95 11 117 110 108 68 12 127 108 80 57


Recommendations

• Close the W.E.B. DuBois High School program in June 2015 • Support students’ and families’ participation in the high school choice process to identify better

school options appropriate for each student Opportunities • Immediately improve W.E.B. DuBois students’ chances for success by enabling them to choose

among stronger options for the 2015-16 school year


• Reduce the overall number of high school seats in the district and increase the enrollment at Reginald F. Lewis High School, allowing for more robust academic programming

• Relocate Achievement Academy to the Northern building Reasons for Closure

• City Schools recommends closing W.E.B. DuBois due to concerns about enrollment sustainability.


• Of the 51 staff members at W.E.B. DuBois, 23 are in positions for delivery of instruction. • There are 83 students with disabilities at the school; 16 students receive less than 40 percent of




• Advanced Placement and CTE (pathways in Environmental, Agricultural and Natural Resources; Manufacturing, Engineering, and Technology) are offered.

Extracurricular Activities/Student Supports • Students can participate in chess, student government, newspaper, yearbook, Mathematics,

Engineering, Science Achievement club, badminton, basketball, cross-country, dance, football, soccer and other extracurricular clubs and varsity sports.

Student Relocation

Under the City Schools recommendation to close W.E.B. DuBois, students will have a range of school options with available seats to choose from, including transformation schools and high schools that offer a range of academic and career preparation programs. Entrance criteria will be applied for students interested in transferring to schools with eligibility restrictions. Additionally, interested students can apply to a variety of charter schools in the district.


Available Receiving School Options for W.E.B. DuBois Students Min.

Available Seats*

Academy for College and Career Exploration 40 Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West 510 Forest Park High School 200 Independence School Local I 20 KASA (Knowledge and Success Academy) 40 New Era Academy 260 Patterson High School 470 Reginald F. Lewis High School 260 Renaissance Academy 30 * Only schools with 10 or more available seats are listed. All seat counts are estimates.

Racial Composition Absorbing students from W.E.B. DuBois should not substantially affect the racial composition of any single receiving school. The proposed receiving schools offer a range of racial and ethnic diversity, such that, cumulatively, there are no significant racial or ethnic differences among students at DuBois and at the proposed receiving schools.

% African

American

% White

% Hispanic


% American

Indian

W.E.B. DuBois High School 92.1 2.7 4.5 0 0.3 Academy of College and Career Exploration 91.0 7.0 1.3 0.4 0 Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West 98.7 1.1 0 0 0.2 Forest Park High School 98.4 0.8 0.8 0 0 Independence School Local I High 53.5 43.3 0.8 0.8 0 KASA (Knowledge and Success Academy) 91.2 4.9 1.6 1.0 0.8 New Era Academy 92.3 4.4 2.8 0.3 0 Patterson High School 62.7 11.4 19.9 4.4 1.1 Reginald F. Lewis High School 95.5 2.4 1.5 0.3 0 Renaissance Academy 96.6 3.0 0.4 0 0



• Students affected by the closure of W.E.B. DuBois High School will be provided MTA student swipe passes to the various schools they attend, if those schools are 1.5 miles or more from their homes.


• Because City Schools’ students are able to choose where they go to high school, closure of W.E.B. DuBois High School may result in some additional students needing MTA services. However, the cost to the district of MTA transportation is not expected to change substantially as a result of the closure.



Distribution of W.E.B. DuBois Students and Proposed Receiving Schools


Facility Data

Type: Traditional high school State-rated capacity: 742

Grades served: 9-12 Building utilization rate (2012-13): 98.4%

Address: 2201 Pinewood Avenue Baltimore, MD 21214


Planning area: North Educational Adequacy Score*: 50.3






• The W.E.B. DuBois budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year is approximately $3.6 million in grants and general fund dollars. Dollars linked to schools through Fair Student Funding will follow students to the schools they select in the 2015-16 school year.


Waverly Middle School building #115 (former Waverly Career Center and Venable High School) 701 E. 34th Street Baltimore, MD 21218 Recommendation

• Surplus the Waverly Middle School building to the City of Baltimore in June 2015 Opportunities

• Reduce excess district building capacity, thereby increasing the districtwide utilization rate and lowering maintenance costs

Reasons for Closure

City Schools recommends closing the Waverly Middle School building because it has been vacant since students moved to the newly opened Waverly Elementary/Middle School in January 2014. Facility Data

Type: Traditional elementary/middle school (currently vacant)

State-rated capacity: 308

Grades served: 6-8* Building utilization rate (2012-13): 42%

Address: 701 E. 34th Street Baltimore, MD 21218

Facility Condition Index**: 4.29%

Planning area: North Educational Adequacy Score**: 67


Site size: .95 acres


*Middle grades vacated the building in January 2014. * *These two measures are reported in the 2012 State of School Facilities report commissioned from Jacobs Project Management. The Facility Condition Index is an indicator of the building’s condition derived by comparing the cost of renovating the existing building and the cost of constructing a new building of the same size; generally, a figure higher than 75% suggests new construction should be considered. An Educational Adequacy Score below 80 indicates that a building does not meet the standard for supporting excellent teaching and learning.



Based on the State of Schools Facilities report, a savings of $4,837,015 in repair costs is anticipated over the next 10 years with the closure of the Waverly Middle building, as well as a savings of $5,091.00 each year in maintenance costs is anticipated.


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to

Tech

nolo

gy: P

roje

ct

Lead

the

Way

(mid

dle

scho

ol

impl

emen

tatio

n)

Tw

iligh

t N

o N

o N

o N

o

Eng

lish

as a

Sec

ond

Lang

uage

N

o Y

es

No

No

Wor

ld L

angu

age

Span

ish

Span

ish

Fren

ch, S

pani

sh

Span

ish

M

ath

Prog

ram

M

ater

ials

A

gile

Min

d A

gile

Min

d Y

es

Agi

le M

ind

112

Ba

ltim

ore

City

Pub

lic S

choo

ls

Acad

emy

for

Colle

ge a

nd C

aree

r Ex

plor

atio

n #4

27

Arlin

gton

El

emen

tary

/Mid

dle

Scho

ol #

234

Bluf

ord

Dre

w Je

mis

on

STEM

Aca

dem

y W

est #

364

Book

er T

. W

ashi

ngto

n M

iddl

e Sc

hool

#13

0

Mat

h In

terv

entio

n M

ater

ials

N

o Fi

rst i

n M

ath

Yes

Fi

rst i

n M

ath,

Stu

dy

Isla

nd

Rea

ding

Pro

gram

M

ater

ials

LD

C Y

es

Yes

LD

C

Rea

ding

Int

erve

ntio

n M

ater

ials

N

o E

dmen

tum

, EG

GS

Yes

St

udy

Isla

nd, R

ev it

U

p

Bef

ore/

Afte

r-Sc

hool

Pr

ogra

ms

Bef

ore/

Afte

r Car

e n/

a Y

es

No

Yes

Spor

ts

Base

ball,

bas

ketb

all,

cros

s-co

untr

y, so

ccer

, so

ftbal

l, sq

uash

, tr

ack,

vol

leyb

all

Bask

etba

ll, fo

otba

ll,

trac

k an

d fie

ld

Base

ball,

bas

ketb

all,

cros

s-co

untr

y, fo

otba

ll, la

cros

se,

socc

er, s

wim

min

g, te

nnis,

tr

ack

(out

door

)

Base

ball,

bas

ketb

all,

lacr

osse

, wre

stlin

g,

danc

e

Tut

orin

g Y

es

Yes

Y

es

Yes

Com

mun

ity S

choo

l N

o Y

es

No

Yes

Titl

e I

Prog

ram

N

o Y

es

Targ

eted

ass

istan

ce

Scho

olw

ide

Pe

rson

nel

Ass

ista

nt P

rinci

pal

1 1

2 2

A

cade

mic

Dea

n N

o 0

0 N

o

Stud

ent S

uppo

rt D

ean

No

0 0

1

IST

E

duca

tiona

l ass

ocia

te

2 0

4

RIS

N

o N

o N

o N

o

Nur

se/

Nur

se's

Aid

N

o 1

2 2

So

cial

Wor

ker

2 1

1 1.

5

Gui

danc

e C

ouns

elor

1

1 1

1

Scho

ol P

sych

olog

ist

1.2

0.6

0.8

1.2

Pa

rent

Lia

ison

N

o 1

1 N

o

Spee

ch a

nd L

angu

age

The

rapi

st

0.4

1 0.

6 0.

2

Libr

ary

Med

ia

Spec

ialis

t 1

1 0.

5 0.

5

Faci

litie

s G

ymna

sium

Y

es

Yes

Y

es

Yes

Aud

itoriu

m /

M

ultip

urpo

se ro

om

Yes

Y

es

Yes

Y

es

Scho

ol P

ortfo

lio R

evie

w R

ecom

men

datio

ns 2

014-

15

113

Acad

emy

for

Colle

ge a

nd C

aree

r Ex

plor

atio

n #4

27

Arlin

gton

El

emen

tary

/Mid

dle

Scho

ol #

234

Bluf

ord

Dre

w Je

mis

on

STEM

Aca

dem

y W

est #

364

Book

er T

. W

ashi

ngto

n M

iddl

e Sc

hool

#13

0

Libr

ary

Med

ia C

ente

r Y

es

Yes

Y

es

Yes

Labs

D

esig

nate

d C

ompu

ter

Lab

1 1

4 1

Port

able

Com

pute

r Lab

N

o 2

1 7

Sc

ienc

e La

b N

o 1

6 3

O

ther

Sc

hool

-Bas

ed H

ealth

C

ente

r N

o N

o Y

es

Yes

Act

ive

Com

mun

ity/B

usin

ess

Part

ners

hips

May

or’s

Off

ice

of

Em

ploy

men

t D

evel

opm

ent,

John

s H

opki

ns In

stitu

te fo

r Po

licy

Stud

ies,

Balti

mor

e C

ity

Foun

datio

n,

Agr

itopi

a

Har

ry a

nd Je

anet

te

Wei

nber

g Fo

unda

tion,

Par

ks

and

Peop

le, A

rts w

ith

a H

eart

, BM

ore

Fit,

Mar

ylan

d Fo

od

Bank

, Life

Brid

ge

Hea

lth, B

oys a

nd

Girl

s Clu

b,

Exp

erie

nce

Cor

ps,

Hop

e H

ealth

Sy

stem

s, Ba

ltim

ore

City

Dep

artm

ent o

f Pu

blic

Hea

lth,

Uni

vers

ity o

f M

aryl

and

John

s Hop

kins

Uni

vers

ity,

Cop

pin

Stat

e U

nive

rsity

, Su

bway

Prom

ise H

ight

s, Be

thel

AM

E C

hurc

h,

Uni

on B

aptis

t Chu

rch,

Be

at th

e St

reet

s W

rest

ling,

Orc

h K

ids

by B

altim

ore

City

O

rche

stra

, Abe

ll Fo

unda

tion,

Urb

an

Deb

ate

Leag

ue,

Uni

vers

ity o

f M

aryl

and

Oth

er

Prog

ram

s/O

ffice

s in

th

e Sc

hool

Bui

ldin

g

Will

shar

e sp

ace

with

In

depe

nden

ce S

choo

l Lo

cal I

No

Sh

ares

bui

ldin

g w

ith

Ren

aiss

ance

A

cade

mcy

City

wid

e Sp

ecia

l E

duca

tion

Prog

ram

s PR

IDE

N

o N

o PR

IDE

114

Ba

ltim

ore

City

Pub

lic S

choo

ls

Fore

st P

ark

Hig

h Sc

hool

#4

06

Fort

Wor

thin

gton

El

emen

tary

Sch

ool #

85

Frie

ndsh

ip A

cade

my

of

Engi

neer

ing

and

Tech

nolo

gy #

339

Inst

ruct

iona

l Pro

gram

s A

rt

Yes

Y

es

No

Phys

ical

Edu

catio

n Y

es

Yes

Y

es

Fine

Art

s N

o N

o E

nric

hmen

t M

usic

- In

stru

men

tal

No

No

No

Mus

ic -

Voc

al

No

Yes

E

nric

hmen

t D

ance

N

o N

o N

o D

ram

a Y

es

No

Enr

ichm

ent

Gift

ed a

nd T

alen

ted

AP

cour

ses

No

AP

cour

ses

CT

E P

rogr

ams

Busin

ess m

anag

emen

t, fin

ance

an

d ac

coun

ting,

food

and

be

vera

ge m

anag

emen

t

Diff

eren

tiate

d in

stru

ctio

n an

d ad

ditio

nal r

esou

rces

pro

vide

d fo

r gift

ed a

nd ta

lent

ed m

ath

stud

ents

Inte

ract

ive

med

ia

prod

uctio

n, G

atew

ay to

Te

chno

logy

, hom

elan

d se

curit

y an

d em

erge

ncy

prep

ared

ness

, Pro

ject

Lea

d th

e W

ay

Tw

iligh

t Y

es

No

No

Eng

lish

as a

Sec

ond

Lang

uage

N

o N

o N

o

Wor

ld L

angu

age

Span

ish

No

Fren

ch

Mat

h Pr

ogra

m

Mat

eria

ls

Agi

le M

ind,

Spr

ingb

oard

BC

PSS

Uni

ts o

f Stu

dy

Agi

le M

ind

Mat

h In

terv

entio

n M

ater

ials

N

o Fi

rst i

n M

ath,

Fro

ntro

wed

M

ath,

24

Gam

e St

udy

Isla

nd

Rea

ding

Pro

gram

M

ater

ials

C

omm

on C

ore

Res

ourc

es

SFA

Y

es

Rea

ding

Int

erve

ntio

n M

ater

ials

A

chie

ve 3

000

Scho

last

ic R

eadi

ng In

vent

ory

Stud

y Is

land

Bef

ore/

Afte

r-Sc

hool

Pro

gram

s B

efor

e/A

fter C

are

Yes

n/

a n/

a Sp

orts

Ba

sket

ball,

boc

ce, t

enni

s, sw

imm

ing,

foot

ball

, bas

eball

, so

ftbal

l, ba

dmin

ton,

Bask

etba

ll, fo

otba

ll Ba

seba

ll, b

aske

tbal

l, fo

otba

ll,

softb

all,

trac

k, v

olle

ybal

l

Scho

ol P

ortfo

lio R

evie

w R

ecom

men

datio

ns 2

014-

15

115

Fore

st P

ark

Hig

h Sc

hool

#4

06

Fort

Wor

thin

gton

El

emen

tary

Sch

ool #

85

Frie

ndsh

ip A

cade

my

of

Engi

neer

ing

and

Tech

nolo

gy #

339

chee

rlead

ing

, vol

leyb

all,

indo

or /

outd

oor t

rack

, so

ccer

, w

rest

ling

Tut

orin

g Y

es

Yes

Y

es

Com

mun

ity S

choo

l N

o Y

es

No

Titl

e I

Prog

ram

N

o Y

es

Targ

eted

ass

istan

ce

Pers

onne

l

Ass

ista

nt P

rinci

pal

2 N

o N

o A

cade

mic

Dea

n 1

No

Yes

St

uden

t Sup

port

Dea

n 1

No

Yes

IS

T

2 0.

5 N

o R

IS

No

No

No

Nur

se/

Nur

se's

Aid

1

No

Yes

So

cial

Wor

ker

1.8

1 Y

es

Gui

danc

e C

ouns

elor

2

1 Y

es

Scho

ol P

sych

olog

ist

1.6

0.6

Yes

Pa

rent

Lia

ison

3

No

No

Spee

ch a

nd L

angu

age

The

rapi

st

1 N

o Y

es

Libr

ary

Med

ia

Spec

ialis

t 1

0.6

Yes

Faci

litie

s G

ymna

sium

Y

es

Yes

Y

es

Aud

itoriu

m /

M

ultip

urpo

se ro

om

Yes

Y

es

Yes

Libr

ary

Med

ia C

ente

r Y

es

Yes

Y

es

Labs

D

esig

nate

d C

ompu

ter

Lab

1 1

4

Port

able

Com

pute

r Lab

3

3 2

Scie

nce

Lab

5 0

4 O

ther

Sc

hool

-Bas

ed H

ealth

C

ente

r N

o Y

es

No

116

Ba

ltim

ore

City

Pub

lic S

choo

ls

Fore

st P

ark

Hig

h Sc

hool

#4

06

Fort

Wor

thin

gton

El

emen

tary

Sch

ool #

85

Frie

ndsh

ip A

cade

my

of

Engi

neer

ing

and

Tech

nolo

gy #

339

Act

ive

Com

mun

ity/B

usin

ess

Part

ners

hips

How

ard

Park

Com

mun

ity

Ass

ocia

tion,

Dor

cete

r C

omm

unity

Ass

ocia

tion,

Fo

rest

Par

k A

lum

ni

Ass

ocia

tion

Park

s and

Rec

reat

ion,

Hop

e H

ealth

Sys

tem

s, Th

en

Nat

iona

l Gre

at B

lack

s in

Wax

M

useu

m, S

chus

ter's

Con

cret

e,

AA

RP

Exp

erie

nce

Cor

ps,

ME

CU

s, Be

rea

Com

mun

ity

Ass

ocia

tion,

John

s Hop

kins

U

nive

rsity

, Val

ey

neig

hbor

hood

Reu

nion

St

errin

g G

roup

Mor

gan

Stat

e U

nive

rsity

, C

oppi

n St

ate

Uni

vers

ity,

Eno

ch P

ratt

Free

Lib

rary

, H

ome

Dep

ot, S

hopR

ite

Oth

er

Prog

ram

s/O

ffice

s in

th

e Sc

hool

Bui

ldin

g

Env

ironm

enta

l Sus

tain

abili

ty

and

Scho

ol P

antr

y

No

Shar

es sp

ace

with

NA

CA

Fr

eedo

m a

nd D

emoc

racy

II

City

wid

e Sp

ecia

l E

duca

tion

Prog

ram

s PR

IDE

N

o E

d Pr

ide

Scho

ol P

ortfo

lio R

evie

w R

ecom

men

datio

ns 2

014-

15

117

Inde

pend

ence

Sch

ool L

ocal

I #3

33

KAS

A (K

now

ledg

e an

d Su

cces

s Ac

adem

y) #

342

NAC

A Fr

eedo

m a

nd

Dem

ocra

cy II

#34

9 In

stru

ctio

nal P

rogr

ams

Art

Y

es

Yes

N

o Ph

ysic

al E

duca

tion

Yes

Y

es

Yes

Fi

ne A

rts

No

Yes

N

o M

usic

- In

stru

men

tal

Yes

N

o Y

es

Mus

ic -

Voc

al

No

No

No

Dan

ce

No

Enr

ichm

ent

Yes

D

ram

a N

o N

o N

o G

ifted

and

Tal

ente

d N

o H

onor

s pro

gram

A

ccel

erat

ed A

ssig

nmen

ts

CT

E P

rogr

ams

Env

ironm

enta

l, A

gric

ultu

re

and

Nat

ural

Res

ourc

es:

Env

ironm

enta

l Stu

dies

Teac

her A

cade

my

of

Mar

ylan

d N

o

Tw

iligh

t N

o Y

es

No

Eng

lish

as a

Sec

ond

Lang

uage

N

o N

o N

o

Wor

ld L

angu

age

Span

ish

Span

ish

No

Mat

h Pr

ogra

m M

ater

ials

Y

es

Agi

le M

ind

Agi

le M

ind

Mat

h In

terv

entio

n M

ater

ials

Y

es

Agi

le M

ind

No

Rea

ding

Pro

gram

M

ater

ials

Y

es

Ach

ieve

300

0, V

ertic

y,

Cor

rect

ive

Rea

ding

, Rea

ding

A

dviso

ry, S

tudy

Isla

nd

LDC

Rea

ding

Int

erve

ntio

n M

ater

ials

N

o A

chie

ve 3

000,

Ver

ticy,

C

orre

ctiv

e R

eadi

ng,

Adv

isory

, Stu

dy Is

land

No

Bef

ore/

Afte

r-Sc

hool

Pro

gram

s B

efor

e/A

fter C

are

n/a

n/a

n/a

Spor

ts

Base

ball,

softb

all,

trac

k an

d fie

ld (p

artn

ersh

ip w

ith

Aca

dem

y fo

r Car

eer a

nd

Col

lege

Exp

lora

tion)

Badm

into

n, b

aseb

all,

bask

etba

ll, c

ross

-cou

ntry

, da

nce,

socc

er, s

oftb

all,

tenn

is, tr

ack,

vol

leyb

all

Bask

etba

ll, fo

otba

ll, tr

ack

and

field

Tut

orin

g Y

es

Yes

Y

es

Com

mun

ity S

choo

l N

o N

o N

o

118

Ba

ltim

ore

City

Pub

lic S

choo

ls

Inde

pend

ence

Sch

ool L

ocal

I #3

33

KAS

A (K

now

ledg

e an

d Su

cces

s Ac

adem

y) #

342

NAC

A Fr

eedo

m a

nd

Dem

ocra

cy II

#34

9 T

itle

I Pr

ogra

m

No

No

Yes

Pe

rson

nel

Ass

ista

nt P

rinci

pal

No

1 1

Aca

dem

ic D

ean

1 N

o N

o St

uden

t Sup

port

Dea

n N

o N

o N

o IS

T

No

1 2

RIS

N

o 1

No

Nur

se/

Nur

se's

Aid

1

(sha

red)

1

No

Soci

al W

orke

r 0.

2 0.

9 0.

7 G

uida

nce

Cou

nsel

or

No

1 0.

5 Sc

hool

Psy

chol

ogis

t 0.

2 0.

6 0.

4 Pa

rent

Lia

ison

N

o 1

No

Spee

ch a

nd L

angu

age

The

rapi

st

0.2

0.2

0.2

Libr

ary

Med

ia S

peci

alis

t N

o 1

0.5

Faci

litie

s G

ymna

sium

N

o Y

es

Yes

A

udito

rium

/

Mul

tipur

pose

room

N

o Y

es

Yes

Libr

ary

Med

ia C

ente

r N

o Y

es

Yes

La

bs

Des

igna

ted

Com

pute

r La

b N

o 2

2

Port

able

Com

pute

r Lab

4

2 3

Scie

nce

Lab

No

3 3

Oth

er

Scho

ol-B

ased

Hea

lth

Cen

ter

No

Yes

N

o

Act

ive

Com

mun

ity/B

usin

ess

Part

ners

hips

Eve

rym

an T

heat

re, O

utw

ard

Boun

d, L

oyol

a U

nive

rsity

Mira

cle

Tem

ple

Chu

rch,

M

ario

’s D

o R

ight

Fo

unda

tion,

Girl

Sco

uts,

Shriv

er C

ente

r at U

MBC

Mor

gan

Stat

e U

nive

rsity

, To

wso

n U

nive

rsity

, Med

Star

G

ood

Sam

arita

n H

ospi

tal,

Nor

thw

ood-

App

old

Uni

ted

Met

hodi

st C

hurc

h, G

race

U

nite

d M

etho

dist

Chu

rch

Scho

ol P

ortfo

lio R

evie

w R

ecom

men

datio

ns 2

014-

15

119

Inde

pend

ence

Sch

ool L

ocal

I #3

33

KAS

A (K

now

ledg

e an

d Su

cces

s Ac

adem

y) #

342

NAC

A Fr

eedo

m a

nd

Dem

ocra

cy II

#34

9 O

ther

Pro

gram

s/O

ffice

s in

the

Scho

ol B

uild

ing

Sh

ares

bui

ldin

g w

ith G

reen

St

reet

Aca

dem

y (p

ropo

sed

to

relo

cate

)

The

Free

dom

& D

emoc

racy

C

olle

ge &

Car

eer P

athw

ays;

The

Dr.

Loui

s Sul

livan

Kid

s C

aree

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wid

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120

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are

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Yes

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122

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City

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ners

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Appendix D Additional Information Considered for Charters Recommended

for Closure Pursuant to Board Policy IHB Inner Harbor East Academy for Young Scholars ##329 200 N. Central Avenue Baltimore, MD 21202 Summary • Inner Harbor East Academy for Young Scholars (Inner Harbor East) is a charter school in east

Baltimore that serves students in pre-k through grade 8. • This year, City Schools conducted a renewal review of Inner Harbor East’s operators, Sojourner

Douglass College and the East Baltimore Community Corporation. • That analysis generated an effective rating for academic performance, developing ratings for

climate and governance, and a not effective rating for financial management. • The not effective rating for financial management is based on a review of the school’s audits

over the contract term. A review of the school’s audits over the contract term raises serious concerns about the operators’ ability to continue to offer programming. The audited financial statements (including comparative balances) for the school/operator of Inner Harbor East reflected negative net assets in significant amounts for the three years ending 2013. For specifics on the school’s renewal results, please refer to the school’s renewal report found in Appendix B.

Community Impact • Inner Harbor East is located in a private facility, so there are no facility implications for the

district. If the Board decides to close Inner Harbor East, the future use of the facility will be determined by the private owner.

• The district will support students and families in selecting appropriate school options for each student.

Student Relocation Since Inner Harbor East is a charter school, its population is based on the lottery results for students who apply and accept seats at the school. Therefore, if the Board accepts the recommendation to not renew the contract and close the school, the district would not redistribute/relocate students based on an enrollment zone. Instead the district will assist families in finding an option that best meets their needs. Students will have a range of school options with available seats to choose from, including neighborhood schools, transformation schools, middle schools, and middle/high schools that offer a range of academic and career preparation programs. Entrance criteria will be applied for students interested in transferring to schools with eligibility restrictions. Additionally, interested students can apply to a variety of charter schools in the district. What follows is a list of potential receiving schools, based on the current enrollment zones of students that attend Inner Harbor East.

School Portfolio Review Recommendations 2014-15 127

Available Receiving School Options for Inner Harbor East Students, Based on Zone of Current Students Min.

Available Seats*

Johnston Square Elementary 147 James McHenry Elementary/Middle 27 Fort Worthington Elementary 145 Gilmor Elementary 13 * Only schools with 10 or more available seats are listed. All seat counts are estimates. Racial Composition There are no significant racial or ethnic differences between students at Inner Harbor East and the neighborhood schools for current students. % African

American %

White %

Hispanic %

Asian/ Pacific Islander

% American Indian

% Multiracial

% Native

Hawaiian/ Other Pacific

Islander Inner Harbor East Academy for Young Scholars

98.5 0 1,5 0 0 0 0

James McHenry Elementary/Middle

96 2.8 1 0 0 0.3 0

Johnston Square Elementary 97.7 0.3 1.8 0 0 0.3 0 Fort Worthington Elementary 98.9 0 0.7 0 0.4 0 0 Gilmor Elementary 98.4 0.5 0.8 0 0 0.3 0 Student Transportation Considerations • City Schools provides yellow bus service for elementary students who live more than 1 mile

from their neighborhood school. • City Schools provides transportation assistance for middle grades students who live more than

1.5 miles from their school. Transportation assistance for secondary students is in the form of Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) student swipe passes. Other transportation alternatives, such as yellow buses, are sometimes provided to students with disabilities and in other circumstances.

• Middle grades students affected by the closure of Inner Harbor will be provided MTA student swipe passes to the various schools they attend, if those schools are 1.5 miles or more from their homes.



Distribution of Inner Harbor Students

School Portfolio Review Recommendations 2014-15 129

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