2006 Broad Prize for Urban Education Finalist

The Jersey City Public School District is strongly committed

to high expectations for achievement by all students in Grades P-12

28,000+ K-12 students

40+ schools

4,000+ PreK 3 and 4 year-olds

93.3% Student Attendance Rate

8.4% Student Dropout Rate

17,784 Students speak a language other than English at home

103 different language groups

Enhancing Teacher Quality

Opening Convocation

Sept. 2004

THE POWER OFEffective Teachers…Effective Leaders…Effective Schools

What does a district and its schools look like when they are organized around a commitment to the achievement of high standards by all students?

Learning is not a goal just for students; it is also a

goal for all staff members.

Enhancing professional growth practices are not an event; they are a way

of life.

It is the norm for all to mentor and support

and all to seek mentoring and

support.

The collective goal is to

have a fully and highly

qualified teacher in

each classroom so

that more students can be successful

more of the time.

Great Schools are made up of Many Great Classrooms…

Great Classrooms in Every School is the Ultimate Goal!

Professional Effectiveness

Goals: Implement “Job-Embedded” Collaborative

Professional Learning/Professional Development Program

Recruit, Retain, and Support Highly Qualified Staff

Identify, Mentor, and Train School Leaders

Professional EffectivenessThrough Collaborative Professional

Learning

Creating a Culture for Learning

DistrictFocused

Objectives

SchoolImplementation

Reality

All District Personnel have

Multiple Rolls to Play

Job-Embedded Development“Every Teacher a Specialist” Focus on Teacher Mastery of Content in Literacy, Math and

Science Focus on Teacher Mastery of Cutting-Edge Strategies for

Differentiated Instruction and Interdisciplinary Connections

Continuous and High Quality Training for Staff at All Levels Provide time, resources and support Orientations, professional development, personal and professional support, opportunities to

observe best practices, receive feedback on work in relation to student achievement data and district performance data

From New Teacher Induction, August Anticipation to September Survival to Superintendent’s Face-off, Administrators’ Symposium and Project PREP

Minimize Loss of Student Instructional Time

“Coaching” in Real Time: Every Day An Occasion to Learn Language Arts, K-9: 1,888 Days of AUSSIE Coaching, plus 720 Days

for Reading First and 3,240 Days by District Coaches

Math, K-8: 320 Days of AUSSIE Coaching (K-2), plus 3,196 Days by LL Teach (3-8)

Integrated Curriculum, 3-5: 238 Days of Pearson, Inc. Content and Effective Strategies Coaching

Transdisciplinary Curriculum, 6-8: 100 Days by IDE, Corp. Coaches in Content, Effective Strategies and Standards-Based Teaching

D3M (Data Driven, Decision Making), K-12: 85 Days for School Data Teams in Collection, Use and Analysis of Data leading to Adjustment of Instruction

Recruit, Retain, and Support Highly Qualified Staff

90% of Teaching Staff is Highly Qualified

99% of Teachers Completed 100 Hours of Cycle I Professional Development

Of Concern: Recruitment of Math, Science and Special Education Teachers

Of Concern: Retention of New Teachers

Identify, Mentor, and TrainSchool Leaders

ECLIPSE!: Educational and Collaborative Leadership Institute for Principals and Supervisors Extraordinaire!

Over 200 Completions since 2002

65% Alumni Placed in Administrative Positions

I LEAD: Institute of Legal Education for Administrators

Advances Equity and Achievement in Schools

40% Reduction in Cases Filed (From an average of 118.5 /Yr to 72)

The goal is to prepare administrators who exhibit the leadership necessary to develop and implement quality educational programs at the school and district level that best meet the needs of students in an ever-changing society.

These administrators are committed to the partnerships between schools and the local community to work together for the benefit of children.

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

What the Districthas Learned…

Adhere to the district mission and goals

Working collaboratively works better Move ahead of the curve Design, implement and assess high-

quality, research-based, performance-driven Instructional programs with SUPPORTS for students and teachers

Comprehensive, grade-level, standards-based integrated district curricula for ALL students

Provide content and strategies-based professional development for instructional staff members with intensive coaching model at school and in classrooms

The better the data, the better the results

Jersey City

Public Schools

“Steady Strides…

Sure Success!

Preparing for Tomorrow…Today”

The challenge to improve education in the only way it can

be – through the day-to-day actions of empowered

individuals.