RACE TO THE TOP OVERVIEW THE GRANT WILL ADVANCE REFORMS IN FOUR AREAS: STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS...

RACE TO THE TOPSCHOOL BOARD BRIEFING

OCTOBER 4, 2010

RACE TO THE TOP OVERVIEW

THE GRANT WILL ADVANCE REFORMS IN FOUR AREAS:

• STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS• DATA SYSTEMS• GREAT TEACHERS AND LEADERS• LOWEST-ACHIEVING SCHOOLS

LCS BOARD APPROVED THE RTTT PRELIMINARY SCOPE OF WORK

May 24, 2010

FINAL SCOPE OF WORKREQUIRES 13 WORK PLANS

• Sent to FLDOE for comment by 10/13• Charter school response by 10/26 • Revision request from FLDOE 10/27• Board approval 11/8• Final submission by 11/9

MAJOR SYSTEM REDESIGN AREAS

REDESIGNING THE EVALUATION & COMPENSATION SYSTEM FOR

TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS

GREAT TEACHERS AND LEADERS

• Student growth measures based on FCAT and district assessments

• Redesign teacher and principal evaluations utilizing 50% student performance, core effective practices and multiple metrics

• Redesign compensation system to link rewards to performance

• Make decisions on placement of teachers and principals based on effectiveness

REDESIGNING THE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

FOR INTEGRATED, USER-FRIENDLY, SINGLE SIGN-ON ACCESS

State Data

Parent Portal (esembler)

FCAT Star

Edusoft

AS400

Human Resources

Lake County Schools

Data Warehouse

Reporting

Analysis

Queries

Students

Teachers

Staff

Administrators

Parents

DOE

Public

Single Sign-OnSystem

Data Exchange

Any Data System

The Right Information….

To The Right Person….

At The Right Time….

TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION

CHANGING SYSTEMS

Original System

New System

REDESIGN & REBUILD

REDESIGNING & REBUILDING TAKES OUTSIDE EXPERTISE & EXTRA CAPACITY:

• CURRENT SYSTEM MUST CONTINUE TO OPERATE

• NEW SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE BUILT