Los Angeles Unified School District LOCAL DISTRICT 5

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Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLOCAL
DISTRICT 5

• PRINCIPALS
• OPENING MEETING
• August 11, 2004

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CORE VALUES

• Equity and Access
• Innovative
• Excellence
• Coherence
• Co-Accountability

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CORE PURPOSE

• To empower learners today
• to improve
• communities tomorrow.

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GOALS

• REDESIGNATION
• 100 of English Learners will redesignate after 6
  years of instruction
• CONTENT STANDARDS TEST PROFICIENCY
• Standard English Learners and all subgroups will
  progress through the scoring bands as follows
• 50 of Far Below ? Below Basic
• 50 of Below Basic ? Basic
• 70 Basic ? Proficient
• 70 of Proficient ? Advanced

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GOALS

• ATTENDANCE
• Increase the student and staff attendance rate to
  
• 95 - 98 in each school
• GRADUATION RATES
• To increase promotion/graduation rates (based on
  Standards-Based Promotion criteria) by
• 20 percentage points by June 2006
• TEACHER RETENTION
• Increase teacher retention rate to 95 in each
  school according to No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
  guidelines

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GOALS

• COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
• All schools and Local District 5 will
  provide multiple measures of increased community
  engagement based on the parent involvement plan
  to include evidence such as
• Sign-ins Performances
• Reading logs Functional Council
  Meetings
• Surveys New school opening
  participation rates
• Conferences AEMP parent nights
• Math nights AEMP parent meetings
• Trainings Parent to parent contacts

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Principles for Systematically Moving a School

• Commitment to Effort-Based Concept of
  Intelligence and Education
• Coherence in the Instructional Program
• Culture of Direct Observation, Critical Analysis
  and Two-way Accountability for Improvement of
  Instructional Practice and Performance
• Continuous Professional Learning Focused on
  Improving Practice and Performance
• Classroom Instruction that prepares EVERY student
  to meet or exceed standards as the primary Focus
  of Time, Support and Change

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Phases of School Improvement

• Phase I
• All students are taught a curriculum that
  prepares them to meet the standards they are
  accountable for learning.
• Phase II
• Clear criteria for achieving proficiency are
  established to guide instruction and used by
  teachers and students to judge performance on
  standards

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Phases of School Improvement

• Phase III
• Every student is engaged in at least one rigorous
  task per week focused on the standards they are
  accountable for learning and scaffolded to
  proficiency. Each task includes an explicit
  description of the criteria for a proficient
  performance and if appropriate, an aligned rubric

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Planning for Learning (Standards-Based
Instruction)
1. Content Standard(s)
3. Instructional Time
2. Performance(s)/ Summative Task(s) (Culminating
task(s))
4. Instructional Materials
5. Daily Lessons and Pedagogy
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INITIATIVES AND STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT
We will support student achievement through

• Instructional Guides/Periodic Assessments
• ? Open Court (Gr.K-5/6)
• ? English Language Arts (Gr. 6-8, 9-10)
• ? Mathematics (Gr. K-Algebra)
• ? Science (Gr. 4-5, 6-8)
• English Language Development Portfolios
• Million Word Campaign
• ? Schoolwide Kick-off
• ? Book of the Month
• ? Feria del LibroSaturday, June 4, 2005
• Advance to Literacy
• ? English Language Skills (ELS)
• ? Studio Curriculum (Gr. 6-10)
• Writers Workshop
• ? Literacy Coordinator

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INITIATIVES AND STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT
We will support student achievement through

• Leadership Team Professional Development
• ? Regular Leadership Team meetings on site
• Small School Learning Communities
• ? Implementation of Collaborative Learning
  Communities tools and protocols
• Culturally Relevant and Responsive Education
• Modified Consent Decree
• Least Restrictive Environment
• Developing Partnerships with Parents and
  Community
• Student Led Conferences
• Families In Schools

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IMPLEMENTING THE THEORY OF ACTION

• See Attachment

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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

• See Attachment

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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Roy Romer
LOCAL DISTRICT 5 Rowena Lagrosa Superintendent
MaryLou Hernandez Administrative Assistant
SCHOOL SERVICES MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTORS Cris
Ziegel Vacant
SCHOOL SERVICES SENIOR HIGH DIRECTORS Myra
Fullerton Phil Saldivar
SCHOOL SERVICES ELEMENTARY DIRECTORS Katie
Cyr Celia Ripke Elyse Sullivan
EARLY EDUCATION CENTERS Manuel Caldera
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LOCAL DISTRICT 5 Rowena Lagrosa Superintendent
INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES Kirsten Hibert
Vital Administrator
ELEMENTARY SCIENCE Sally McGuire Specialist SECON
DARY SCIENCE Robert Scott, Expert Michele
Parsons, Expert HEP Stephen Bluestein, Advisor
ELEMENTARY LITERACY Jeanne Malia Coordinator Teri
n Ngo, Advisor ELEMENTARY LITERACY CONTENT
EXPERTS Barbara Coffey-Vorndran Chris
Collins Debbie Conejo Yolanda Edwards-Moore Jolene
Hori Irma Mendoza Katy Nipper Corinne
Ramos Norma Spencer
TESTING/INTERVENTION Victoria Siegel Coordinator
DELTA Aleeta Powers, Specialist GATE/NEW
TEACHER Katherine Choe, Specialist ELA
ADVISOR Ruth Brodsley
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LOCAL DISTRICT 5 Rowena Lagrosa Superintendent
INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES Kirsten Hibert
Vital Administrator
K-12 EL/SELL Luz Cotto Coordinator SEL/ACHIEVEMEN
T GAP Latonya Dover, Specialist SECONDARY HIGH
POINT Rafael Gaeta, Expert ELEMENTARY
EL/SELL Elvira Juarez, Expert SECONDARY
EL/SELL Mistie Barela, Expert
SECONDARY LITERACY Deborah Chima Specialist Joann
e Carrillo, Expert Lee Lee Chou, Expert DRWC
EXPERTS Melva Starks Diane Innes Janice
OMalley SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY Chuck
Burdick, Expert
K-12 MATH Eva Garcia Coordinator Elizabeth
Bernal Elementary Expert Derek
Moriuchi Secondary Expert
CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS Isa Martinez,
Coordinator PARENT OMBUDSPERSON Jose Franco,
Advisor PARENT FACILITATORS Eleuterio Davila,
Antonio Legaspi, Cecilia Miramontes, MaryAnn Ohm,
Madi Reeves, Leticia Santoyo
ITAF John Rivera
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LOCAL DISTRICT 5 Rowena Lagrosa Superintendent
STAFF RELATIONS David Vidaurrazaga Coordinator LAB
OR RELATIONS Patricia Korpal Representative
FACILITIES Pete Petito, Director MAINTENANCE
OPERATIONS Richard September, Director
OPERATIONS David Holmes, Coordinator SAFETY
ATTENDANCE Armando Ramirez Coordinator ORGANIZATIO
N FACILITATOR Holly Priebe-Diaz Kimberly West
(.50) SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH Kendis Anthony, PSW
FOOD SERVICES Area Supervisors Kevin
Kroeger Lynette Ranger Diane Schneider
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SAFETY Kathy Yamaguchi
OPERATIONS David Holmes, Coordinator SAFETY
ATTENDANCE Armando Ramirez Coordinator ORGANIZATIO
N FACILITATOR Holly Priebe-Diaz Kimberly West
(.50) SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH Kendis Anthony, PSW