DPS Journey to the Digital Doors 10/5/11. DPS Journey to the Digital Doors Who are we? 79,060 students 70% FRL 53% graduation rate Endless possibilities

DPS’ Journey to the Digital Doors

10/5/11


Who are we?

79,060 students 70%

FRL

53% graduation

rate

Endless possibilities.

35% achievement

gap


Where are we going?

3.5% annual increase in literacy and math

73% graduation rate by 2013

3.5% annual decrease in achievement gap



• McKinsey group evaluation– Systems– Data architecture– Project management– Network strength

• Understand data and resource needs– Principals– Teachers– Students

Where are we starting from?


DPS Executive Vision



Focus groups and Interviews

• 20 principals met monthly• 1-on-1 interviews• 30 teachers met quarterly• 150 principals and

teachers scored vendors• Team led by CAO

submitted final recommendation


What we heard… Timely access to data!

Single place to access

systemsMeaningful

and actionable reportsAccess to

curricular resources


Destination: Digital Doors

• Principal Portal• Teacher Portal• Parent and Student Portal



Then.

Access to systems

Now.


Then.

Student information

Now.


Student assessment

Now.Then.


Understanding Customers Data gathering and analysis

Then. Now.


Understanding Customers

Then.

Curriculum

Now.






What’s included in Teacher Portal?• SIS data

– Enrollment and grade history (6 yrs and building)– Student contacts and demographics– Program enrollment information (SpED, GT, 504, ELL options)

• Assessment data– Standardized tests: CSAP, CELA, DRA2/EDL2, SRI, MAPS, ACT– Interim/benchmark and predictive assessments– End of course assessments– Coming soon:

• Progress monitoring (STAR, DRA2 Tango)• Teacher created assessment

• Curriculum– ECE to 12 core subjects– ECE to 12 specials– Teacher’s guides, handouts, etc.– Online lesson planner


Principal

“Whenever I have the opportunity during the busy school day, I go into Schoolnet to review how teachers are using curriculum and instruction in their classroom, and how they assign students for intervention groups (SMART Goals). With teachers on Formal Evaluation, I ask them to ‘teach me’ how they navigate their lesson plans and how they organize their small group instruction using the tool.”

- Khoa Nguyen, Principal Ellis Elementary


6th Grade Teacher

“By having access to class trends and specific student strengths and weaknesses, I can more accurately plan for the needs of my students and focus more on that content where my students are struggling. It also allows for more effective intervention grouping and planning so I can really target the students that need some more attention.”

– Tori Miller, Harrington Elementary

PLANNING THE TRIPDPS’ Journey to the Digital Doors


Financial Support• Michael & Susan Dell

Foundation• Broad Foundation• Anschutz Family

Foundation• 2008 General

Obligation Bond• General funds



Learning from others• Leveraged experiences of other districts• Performance management• Portal development• Instructional management tools



Packing for the tripExecutive sponsorshipStakeholder buy-inStrong teamFunding securedFocus group directionDefined requirementsTechnology solutionDeployment strategyTraining and support plan

HITTIN’ THE ROADDPS’ Journey to the Digital Doors


Plan.

Grant application

Grant application

Receive grant

Receive grant

Focus groupsFocus

groupsBuild PortalBuild Portal

Focus groupsFocus

groups

Select vendor and build Portal

Select vendor and build Portal

Test PortalTest

Portal

Test PortalTest

Portal

Pilot Admin Portal

Pilot Admin Portal

Launch Admin Portal

Launch Admin Portal

Build. Launch.

Pilot Teacher Portal

Pilot Teacher Portal

Launch Teacher Portal

Launch Teacher Portal

Sep-Jan 08

Jan 08-Oct 08

July 08-July 09

Oct 08-Jan 09

Oct 09-Sept 10


Blazing new trails• Vendor relationships

played a key role in the project implementation

• Pushing boundaries

DPS’ Journey to the Digital Doors DPS’ Journey to the Digital Doors


• Train the trainer model• Utilized existing resources• Opened the doors• Phased approach• On-site at schools• High quality materials• Differentiated instruction• School-based Teacher

Portal Experts

Professional development



Key benefits

• Day one instruction• Fidelity to curriculum• Planning is based on data• Flexible and informative

small group instruction• Help for new teachers


What would we do differently?

• Do not assume data-driven culture

• Administrators lead integration into school processes

• Set expectations of use• Integrate best practices of data

use and instruction into training


Our next destination…

• Online/frequent assessments• Teacher effectiveness program (LEAP)• RtI Automation (ABC Toolkit)• Parent and Student Portals



Contacts

Megan MarquezDirector of Performance Management [email protected], 720-423-3429

Case Study: http://www.msdf.org/Success_Stories/Urban_Education/Denver_Public_Schools.aspx

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DPS Journey to the Digital Doors 10/5/11. DPS Journey to the Digital Doors Who are we? 79,060 students 70% FRL 53% graduation rate Endless possibilities