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This report is created by Ken Ducote and Rose Drill-Peterson on behalf of the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools
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Greetings!
The Jefferson Parish School Board held a Regular Board Meeting on Thursday, April 9, 2015, in the Boardroom of its Administration Building, at 501 Manhattan Boulevard, Harvey.
The agenda for the meeting can be read here. The meeting was streamed live here. Videos of School Board meetings are archived here.
JPSBrief has summarized the meeting agenda below.
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***This email is created by Ken Ducote and Rose Drill-Peterson on behalf of the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools and is not an official correspondence from the Jefferson Parish School Board***
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REPORT FROM APRIL 9 JPSB MEETING
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School Board Meeting
- AdvancEd Accreditation - Presentation
- Read press release here
- AdvancED was created through merger of the PreK-12 divisions of the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), and the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC)
- JPSB received a summary report with the full report and final accreditation determination forthcoming in 30 days
- Accreditation emphasis is now placed upon continuous improvement of outcomes rather than the old model of compliance with a checklist of mostly input standards
- Covers three main domains
- Impact of teaching and learning
- Capacity for leadership
- Use of resources
- Categories of findings
- Commendations
- Requirements for improvement
- Recommendations for improvement
- Panel included 13 educators divided from among in-state and out-of-state experts
- Panel interviewed over 360 persons (Board, administration, teachers, parents, students) and visited 156 classrooms over a three-day period
- Positive findings
- Student demeanor and behavior
- Supportive learning environments
- Well-managed classroom environments
- District has improved its SPS from D to B
- 75% of schools improved at least one letter grade
- Number of A & B schools has increased from 13 in 2011 to 39 in 2014
- Graduation rates have increased
- There is a focus on accountability and improvement
- District is willing to try various structures of support
- Strong school-level leadership
- Caring culture
- Strong new safety and security measures
- Excellent crisis management plan
- Priority list for capital improvements
- Recommended improvement priorities
- Continuous improvement processes through a strategic plan that engages all stakeholder groups
- Systematic process for leaders to monitor achievement within school-based accountability
- Alignment of curriculum, instruction and assessment towards student readiness for their next levels
- Professional development for better use of data - seem to be "data rich and analysis poor"
- Family partnerships to improve student learning and improve parent access to information on student progress
- Comprehensive technology plan
- Index of Educational Quality (IEQ)
- Intended for use as baseline to gauge improvement over next five years
- Index range is 100 to 400
- Overall Index for JPPSS = 211.82 versus AdvancED Network average of 282.79
- Teaching & Learning Impact for JPPSS = 202.20 versus Network average of 274.14
- Leadership Capacity for JPPSS = 271.95 versus Network average of 296.08
- Resource Utilization for JPPSS = 227.88 versus Network average of 286.32
- The Team is recommending accreditation for JPPSS for five years
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Students to compete in the FIRST LEGO League International North American Robotics Open May 5-7 in San Diego, Calif.
- The Haynes Academy team is made up of seventh- and eighth-graders
- Students emphasized the values learned from participation, like teamwork and friendly competition, in addition to the STEM knowledge.
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More than 320 JPPSS students from 18 elementary schools will participate in ballroom dancing event with classical music
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Wednesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. at the Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner
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Free and open to the public
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Students train in PE classes and also learn etiquette and social skills
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Calendar for the 2015-2016 School Year
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Adopted the proposed calendar
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Includes a total of 177 student days and 183 teacher days
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School staff and parents were surveyed prior to final development
- Superintendent Candidate Interview Procedure
- Order of interviews chosen by lot
- Interviews held in public
- Candidates sequestered until after their respective interviews
- 30 minutes allotted for each candidate
- For consistency, same 6 questions asked of each candidate and asked by one chosen JPSB member
- Q. on plans for first 180-days in office
- Q. on collective bargaining group participation and school performance scores process
- Q. on impacting student achievement
- Q. on discipline, re-entry of expelled students from other districts and alternative schools
- Q. on English Language Learners (ELL)
- Q. on special education and the Corrective Action Plan
- The Jeremiah Group is sponsoring a forum for the candidates on Saturday, April 11, at 10:30 a.m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 1419 Fourth Street on Westwego.
- If Board desires additional interviews, a special meeting may be held on April 13 or 14
- The board is scheduled to announce the selection of the next superintendent on April 15, 2015 at 11 a.m.
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This service is made possible by funding from the
Robert Reily Family Trust.
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