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Seth Andrew #NCSC2013 @AlumniRev
@DemocracyPrep July 1, 2013
Charter School Turnaround: Proving What’s Possible
The mission of Democracy Prep is to educate responsible citizen-scholars for success in the
college of their choice and a life of active citizenship
Our Core Values at Democracy Prep
Is the
epicenter
of national school reform.
Democracy Prep and our peers have
created
more quality school choice per square foot in Harlem
than any other community
in the world.
H A R L E M
One Minute Introduc.on to Democracy Prep
VISIT:www.YouTube.com/DemPrep/PublicSchools for
video content
• Agricultural Model • International Achievement Gap • Income Achievement Gap
• Proportions of the Crisis
School Turnaround Is Long Overdue
The International Achievement Gap
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ShanghaiKorea
FinlandHong Kong
SingaporeCanada
New ZealandJapan
AustraliaNetherlands
BelgiumNorwayEstonia
SwitzerlandPoland
United StatesIceland
LiechtensteinGermany
SwedenIrelandFrance
TaiwanDenmark
United KingdomHungaryPortugal
MacaoItaly
LatviaSlovenia
GreeceCzech Republic
LuxembourgAustriaMexico
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Reading 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650
ShanghaiSingapore
Hong KongKorea
TaiwanFinland
LiechtensteinSwitzerland
JapanCanada
NetherlandsMacao
New ZealandBelgiumAustraliaGermany
EstoniaIceland
DenmarkSloveniaNorway
FranceAustriaPoland
SwedenCzech Republic
United KingdomHungary
LuxembourgIreland
United StatesPortugal
LatviaItaly
GreeceMexico
#23
Math 300 350 400 450 500 550 600
ShanghaiFinland
Hong KongSingapore
JapanKorea
New ZealandCanadaEstonia
AustraliaNetherlands
GermanyLiechtenstein
TaiwanSwitzerland
United KingdomSlovenia
MacaoIrelandPoland
BelgiumHungary
United StatesCzech Republic
NorwayDenmark
FranceIcelandSwedenAustriaLatvia
PortugalItaly
LuxembourgGreeceMexico
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Science
15-year-olds in the The United States perform worse than those in the majority of the developed world, from Finland to Korea.
Korea Korea
Korea
Fewer than 9% of students
from the lowest income quartile graduate with
a four-year degree.
Income-Based Educational Achievement Gaps in the United States
Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, J.P. Morgan Summit on U.S. Education, 2010
92% 81% 77%
71%
41%
9%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Graduate high school
Enter college Graduate four-year degree
High-income Low-income
10
15,000,000 American children live in low-income communities Only 71%
graduate from high school
Just 9% receive a college diploma
The Low-Income Dropout Pipeline
Urban Schools in America
91% Failure Rate is an
Unimaginable Crisis.
What If Other Public Systems Failed on this
Scale?
Planes, Water, Electric Grid,
Highways, Prisons?
Key Lesson: When your Authorizer Calls, Pick Up
Could School Turnaround Work at Harlem Day Charter Using the Democracy Prep Model?
The New Harlem Prep: October 2012
VISIT:www.YouTube.com/DemPrep/PublicSchools for
video content
Big CHALLENGES For Turnaround Schools
1. Governance Vs. Management 2. School Leadership Talent 3. Quality Teacher Supply 4. Community Engagement &
Political Support 5. Authorizer Legalities 6. Financial Considerations
Qualities of SUCCESSFUL TURNAROUND Schools
Qualities of SUCCESSFUL TURNAROUND Schools
Qualities of SUCCESSFUL TURNAROUND Schools
Qualities of SUCCESSFUL TURNAROUND Schools
Qualities of SUCCESSFUL TURNAROUND Schools
Same Qualities of NO EXCUSES Schools
…so what makes
Democracy Prep
unique?
adds three things to the equation
that yield
Our civic mission encourages a life of active citizenship
We educate all students in all subject areas in all grades
100% of operating expenses are covered by public funding
Democracy Prep
UNIQUELY EXCELLENT
RESULTS
REVIEW: CHALLENGES For Turnaround Schools
1. Governance Vs. Management 2. School Leadership Talent 3. Quality Teacher Supply 4. Community Engagement &
Political Support 5. Authorizer Legalities 6. Financial Considerations
What are the Results at DP
& Harlem Prep Thus Far?
of graduating seniors have been accepted to at least
two colleges
83% 87% 91% 94% 96% 96% 98% 99%
18% 13% 9% 6% 4% 4% 2% 1%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Algebra 2/ Trigonometry
Chemistry Global History Algebra Biology US History Geometry ELA Perc
ent o
f Sc
hola
rs P
assin
g 2012 Democracy Prep Charter High School New York State Regents Exam Results Outperform Westchester County
Fail Pass
Average number of college acceptances per senior:
Different colleges accepting scholars
from Democracy Prep’s first graduating class:
15
500+
100%
78 76
67 66 66 60 59
44
35
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
Three-year average (2009-10 through 2011-12)
Ove
rall
Aver
age
Scor
e
NYC Chancellor's Progress Report Overall Scores, 2009-2012 DPPS vs. Comparison Charter Management Organizations (CMOs), Grades 3-8 Democracy
Prep Success Academy
Harlem Village Academies
Uncommon Schools
KIPP
Achievement First
Icahn
Harlem Children's Zone
Public Prep
Democracy Prep is the only CMO in New York
City to have received “straight A’s”
since the adoption of the Chancellor’s
Progress Report in 2007.
2 0 1 2 2 0 1 1
2 0 1 0
2 0 0 9
2 0 0 8
2 0 0 7
87.7% 89.6%
92.1%
96.6%
80%
84%
88%
92%
96%
100%
NYC CD 5 CD 4 DPPS
Attendance Rates, 2011-12 NYC Chancellor's Progress Report
“As a Democracy Prep Principal and a proud parent, I am so lucky. My
son has some of the best teachers in the world who keep him safe,
challenge him, and support us when he struggles. From the moment my son started, he has been living and
breathing college. I can’t wait to see him change the world!”
-Natasha Trivers, Principal, DPHS Parent, DPMS
2010 - 2011 2011 - 2012
25%
44% 46% 57% 59%
72%
ELA Math
Percent of Scholars Proficient
New York State Tests - ELA & Math Harlem Day Charter School (2011), NYC (2012), Harlem Prep Charter School (2012)
HDCS (2010 - 2011) NYC (2011 - 2012) HPCS (2011 - 2012)
Source: NYC Chancellor’s Progress Reports, 2011 - 2012
96th Percentile
3rd Percentile
Democracy Prep began to transform Harlem Day Charter School in 2011
In a single year of operation, Harlem Prep had the most student growth of any school in New York State history.
-0.05
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
Average National Charter
Average NYC Charter
Harlem Children's
Zone
Average KIPP School
SEED Boarding School
Democracy Prep
Treatment Effects in Context Academic improvement vs. control group
Math Reading Source: No More Excuses
Dr. Roland Fryer, Harvard University
Externally Validated Results St
anda
rd D
evia
tions
Key Lesson: It’s not all about money! It is all about talent & culture
Educational Initiative Approximate Cost Per Student Approximate IRR
Compared to District Investment Rate of Return
SEED Boarding School $25,000 More ~1.38% Reduced Class size $3,501 More ~6.20% Early Childhood Education $8,879 More `~7.60% "No Excuses" Charter School $2,496 More ~18.50%
Democracy Prep Priceless
Harvard researchers found Democracy Prep has the
largest impacts they have ever studied in
ELA and math
Strongest results, lowest costs:
Public Funding for NYC Traditional Public School:
Base Public Funding for NYC Charter School:
$19,126
$15,601
Democracy Prep does more with less.
What’s Next?
How can we share what we’ve learned with charters & the world?
Share Best Practices In the Media:
Harlem has already noticed. There are more than 6,000 families on our waiting list each year.
…where will we go next?
Expand Across the Nation:
Demand for DPPS seats still far
exceeds supply
Harlem, NY Trenton, NJ
Camden, NJ Wilmington, DE
Washington, DC
In 2005, Democracy Prep
was just one school.
By 2018, Democracy Prep
will have up to 25 schools in multiple communities.
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of
others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple
of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep
down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”
Robert F. Kennedy
Democracy Prep scholars have traveled & explored Democracy Prep Influence has been felt
DP Scholars explore 5 continents in 5 years. In order to change the world, we must first seek to understand it.
How can we scale our turnaround impact most
effectively?
Family Advocacy
Alumni Advocacy
Student Advocacy
Democracy Prep alumni must truly be prepared with the
knowledge, skills, and disposition
to succeed in the
college of their choice and a life of active citizenship.
Civic Skills
Civic Knowledge
Civic Dispositions
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Connect with Democracy Prep Come see for yourself in Harlem.
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Work Hard. Go to College. Change the World!
Thank You & Pay it Forward