PowerPoint: Start with the Facts - Strengthening Denver Public Schools' Education Pipeline

7/28/2019 PowerPoint: Start with the Facts - Strengthening Denver Public Schools' Education Pipeline

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Start with the FactsStrengthening Denver Public Schools Education Pipeline

A+ Denver Colorado Childrens Campaign Metro Organizations for People


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Background-Denvers Public Schools:

Reforms, Challenges and the Future, 2009

Project of A+, CCC and MOP

Focused on results and strategies

Compared DPS performance indicators to state,other urban systems

Little change in student outcomes from 2000-2006 but began to see positive changes in recentyears

Instruction strategies and programs began in2002 and 2003

Denver evolved from centralized system to moreportfolio managed in 2007

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Achievement highlights- 2009

Small improvement in most grades and mostsubjects CSAP

Large achievement gaps with all groups

strong ACT gains in short time

About half do not graduate in 4yrs, bottom thirdof urban districts

Difficult to compare to other urban districtsbecause of no national test in Denver

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State of improvement strategies-2009

Overall strong commitment to reform fromdistrict and board DPS deserves credit for

willingness to to tackle so much all at once

Denver Plan- Positive but not conclusive

ProComp- Positive 1styear evaluation

New Schools, Performance and evaluation-Awaiting higher achievement in general

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Comparison Urban districts NAEP 2009

Reading (was not in report)

Urban District 4th grade

change since

2002

4th grade

change since

2007

8th grade

change since

2002

8th grade

change since

2007

Chicago 9* 2 0 0

DC 13* 6* 0 0

LA 6* 2 7* 3*

NYC 11* 4* NA 3

San Diego NA 3 NA 4*

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Start with the Facts 2011

Continued collaboration A+, CCC and MOP

Focus on student outcomes

Did not evaluate or compare DPS strategies (littlechange from 2009 except for implementation onsome like new schools)

ECE to college data

Pipeline data better today but still not completeparticularly at ECE-grade 3 and at end of highschool levels

Best data for measuring quality of pipeline is collegesuccess not easily available!

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Enrollment: More Denver students attending DPS

schools, but many choosing other districts

Preschool increased 30 percentage points from2005 to 2010, rising from 3,403 to 4,530 students

Full day K increased 80 percentage points, risingfrom 4,048 to 7,297 students.

81,431 students in Denver today (high mark since1974)

4,317 out of district students choice in while 7,732DPS students choice out (net loss of 3,415)

About 51.8% do not graduate in 4 yrs. Improvement

for grad rates for those that start w DPS highschools and for 5 yr and 6yr grad rates

Number of Children (3 to 5 Years Old)

Attending DPS Preschool and Full-

Day Kindergarten

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Denver CSAP Growth

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Elementary Reading 4th grade

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Middle School Reading 8th grade

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High School Writing 10th grade

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Dropout and graduation rates

Dropout rates have dropped significantly

4yr graduation rates have slightlyimproved

4yr graduation rates for studentsstarting in DPS high schools haveimproved

5 and 6yr grad rates have improved

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DPS college matriculation

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DPS college preparation and remediation

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Reminder of why it matters

Each student that fails to graduate will cost thestate $524,000 in lost taxes and increasedsocial/health costs (DPS class of 2010 willcost CO $1.2 B)

70% of CO jobs in 2020 will require a careercertificate or degree

Of 100 that enter CO 2 yr colleges, only 6graduate in 4 yrs

Of 100 that enter CO 4 yr colleges, only 31graduate in 8 yrs

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Recommendations Data and Reporting

ECE to 2nd grade achievement should be tracked andreported publically

Student growth and achievement should be given equalweight in reporting

Its not enough to send kids to college if they are not

prepared (remediation rates are major concern)

College matriculation and success rates should be trackedand reported for the district and each high school program

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Enormous Range in School Quality

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Good enough? How do we change curve?

Whats working? Whats not?

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Correlation is not Causation: Next Steps

Many strategiesfrom human capital,

instruction, portfolio management, etc

Some strategies like ProComp havespecific evaluations, most do not

There is no comprehensive evaluationrelated to big picture improvement

Whats driving improvement, whats not

working? Why?

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