INNOVATION AGREEMENT UPDATES

Jamie VanDeWalle, Chief Portfolio Officer

October 22, 2019

Overview

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Thrival Indy Agreement

3 Historical Context

• Fit within our All-Choice High School model.• Develop a long-term plan for financial sustainability given the

additional cost of excursions.• Be more sustainable from a teacher-talent perspective.• Ensure students are as well-prepared as possible for an extended

study-abroad experience.

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4 Historical Context

• Grades served• Manner in which to implement (school, program, other?)• Location for study abroad• Location of the school within IPS facilities• Enrollment targets for January 2020• Budget and staffing model• Selection of a school leader

Thrival Indy Agreement

5 Proposed Updates for Fall 2020

Item and Recommendation Rationale

Grades Served: 9–12, starting with 9 and growing over 4 years

• Better complements IPS pathways/programs• Natural enrollment point• Student preparedness• Budget and staffing sustainability

Manner of Delivery: IPS LEA Innovation School

• Added capacity and support of their board• Flexibilities and nimbleness in scheduling and

with budget

Location for Study Abroad:Costa Rica and Dominican Republic

• Time zone• Cost• Spanish language learning

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6 Proposed Updates for Fall 2020

Item and recommendation Rationale

Location Within IPS:Arlington

• Better utilization• Accommodation for 4-year growth• Longstanding relationships with Eastside partners• Drawing students into the district

Enrollment Targets:35 by Round 1; 76–82 by Round 2

• In line with expected participation, acceptance, and matriculation rates across the district.

Budget and Staffing Model:Lean and nimble

• 7 total staff in year 1, growing to 19• Use of online learning and dual licensure to

deliver all necessary coursework

Selection of a School Leader:India Hui

• Ms. Hui will return for her third year with ThrivalIndy Academy

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7 Programmatic Appeal

75 Students per Grade = Close-Knit,

High-Expectations Culture

Advisory Seminar Model

Humanities Focused

Diverse Global

Perspectives

Experiential Learning

Extended Math and ELA Blocks

Community and Civic

Engagement

Vision:Through addressing the opportunity gap surrounding global experiences and perspectives, Thrival Indy prepares Indianapolis youth for postsecondary success and equips them with the tools to impact positive change in their local community.

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8 Innovation Agreement Updates

Items from MOU

Inclusion of Facilities Study

Total of 5-Year Term

Academic Termination Language

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Cold Spring School Amendment

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1 Modification of grade-levels served

2 Inclusion in our Facilities Optimization Study and any associated planning outcomes

Cold Spring School Amendment

10 Modification to Grades Served

Currently serves Grades K–6

Proposing expansion to Grades K–8 over the next 2 school years

Proposed: Grades K–7 in SY 2020–21; Grades K–8 in SY 2021–22

Cold Spring School Amendment

11 Modification to Grades Served: Rationale

Where Cold Spring 6th graders go for Middle SchoolSY 2019–20 SY 2018–19 SY 2017–18

Students left the IPS family 26% 27% 60%^Students attended another IPS K–8 program

18% 13% 18%

Students attended an IPS Choice middle school

42% 56% 21%

Students attended Arlington or Northwest

13% 5% 0%*

^In 2017–18, Enroll Indy was not yet operational and so this 60% represents a loss from the IPS LEA but not necessarily from the IPS family as a whole.*In 2017–18, Arlington was a 7–12 community high school and Northwest was not accepting 7th graders

Positive Enrollment Trends

• For 2 years in a row, Cold Spring has been the 4th or 5th most-filled Choice program.

• For SY 2019, only CFI 2, CFI 84, CFI 70 and Henry W. Longfellow were ahead of them.

Cold Spring School Amendment

• 80% of the 47 Grade 6 families completed survey• 92% of those said they would stay for Grade 7• Currently surveying Grade K–6 families and 96% of those

returned are in support of adding middle grades

• Marian Lab School – preservice teachers• Marian scholarship opportunities for 21st Century Scholars• Department of Natural Resources, Purdue MALTS, School on

Wheels, Oasis

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Cold Spring School Amendment

• Cold Spring is 1 of only 78 STEM-certified schools in the state and one of 33 elementaries.

• 5 Junior Robotics teams qualify for the World Wonder League Competition Tournament.

• VEX Robotics Team finished 10th in the world in 2018–19 out of 24,000 teams.

• From SY 2015–SY 2017, Cold Spring’s growth trended above the district average by 17 points.

• IREAD-3 data increased by 19% in SY 2018–19 to 79.5%.

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Questions & Answers

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