Board Packet October 17, 2019
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Tulare Joint Union High School District Board Packet October 17, 2019 Meeting of October 17, 2019 FOR: INFORMATION TULARE JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO: MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECEIVE: Report on Local Indicators (California School Dashboard) for Tulare Joint Union High School District, Sierra Vista Charter High School and Accelerated Charter High School _____________________________________________________________________________________ Background: The California School Dashboard is an online tool that provides information on the ten indicators identified as state priorities and indicating school success. There are six state indicators and five local indicators. The state indicators include: High School Graduation rate, Academic Performance Suspension Rate, English Learner Progress, Preparation for College/Career, and Chronic Absenteeism (3- 8 only). Districts and schools receive one of five color-coded performance levels for each state indicator based on information collected statewide. The five local indicators are based on information collected by school districts only. The local indicators include: Basic Conditions, Implementation of State Content Standards, Parent Involvement, School Climate and Broad Course of Study. These indicators are reported as Met, Not Met and Not met for two year or more, based on whether or not the district has collected and shared the data on these five areas. Districts are eligible for Differentiated Assistance if they have a red indicator in more than one state priority for one or more pupil subgroups. Current Considerations: Below is the information for our district, Sierra Vista Charter High School and Accelerated Charter High School on our local indicators: 1. Basic Conditions- Our district annually measures its progress in meeting the Williams Settlement requirements at 100% of its school sites. This included Sierra Vista Charter High School and Accelerated Charter High School. Tulare Joint Union High School District does not have misassigned teachers. 2. Implementation of Academic Standards- Our district annually measures its progress in implementing the state academic standards. Even though the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards were implements 6 years ago, our district and schools continue to refine the implementation through revising the curriculum to better align to the standards. Our focus on Professional Learning Communities also includes our subject matter teams reviewing the standards and making sure that their curriculum is aligned to the standards. This takes also take place at Sierra Vista Charter High School and Accelerated Charter High School. During the past three years, our district and schools have focused on training our teachers on the English Language Development (ELD) standards. All of our core departments have been trained on embedding the ELD standards in their curriculum. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have also been a districtwide focus for our science teachers these past four years. This included revising our science course sequence and the curriculum in Biology, Chemistry and Intro Physical Science to reflect the standards. Accelerated Charter High School and Sierra Vista Charter High School are also embedding the ELD standards in their courses and addressing the NGSS standards. Our freshmen physical education courses have created units that are aligned to the health content standards. Our other areas, History, career technical education courses, Physical Education, Visual and Performing Arts and World Language, also review the state standards for their courses. 3. Parent Involvements and Engagement- Our district also annually measures its progress in seeking input from parents in decision making and promoting parental participation in programs. This includes annually administering a survey to parents and reviewing the survey results in order to better meet the needs of our students and parents. Additionally, our schools meet with parents individually during incoming freshmen registration and sophomore registration. During these meetings, information is shared with parents regarding the importance of their involvement in their child’s education, as well as ways to be involved. The surveys included Accelerated Charter High School and Sierra Vista Charter High School. 4. School Climate Surveys- Our district administers a local climate survey yearly that provides a valid measure of student perceptions of school safety and connectedness. The survey is also administered at Accelerated Charter High School and Sierra Vista Charter High School. The results from the survey are reviewed with our Budget Advisory Committee, which is composed of our stakeholders; students, parents, teachers, administrators and board members. The results from the survey are used when revising our Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). This includes identifying areas of strength, growth and barriers. This information is used to make revisions and changes to the LCAP. 5. Access to a Broad Course of Study- Our district uses Aeries to track student enrollment in a broad course of study. This data is disaggregated by grade level, unduplicated student groups, and individuals with exceptional needs. Enrollment similarities and differences are compared across sites including Sierra Vista Charter High School and Accelerated Charter High School. Areas of strength, growth and barriers are also identified through the analysis of this data. Fiscal Implications: No fiscal impact. Tulare Joint Union High School District Board Priorities: ● Improve Student Outcomes and Performance ● Maintain Safe Schools ● Manage Facilities and Student Growth Tulare Joint Union High School District LCAP Goals: 1. All students will graduate college and career ready. 2. All English Learners will improve their English Language Acquisition and achievement. 3. All students will be part of a positive learning environment where they feel welcomed, valued, safe and engaged as a part of the greater community. SUBMITTED BY: Mr. Tony Rodriguez Superintendent PREPARED BY: Dr. Lucy Van Scyoc, Asst. Supt. of Curriculum, Technology, and Assessment CA Dashboard Local Indicators Board of Trustees Tulare Joint Union High School District October 17, 2019 Big Ideas for CA Dashboard • 10 indicators • 6 State Indicators • Graduation rate* • Academic Indicator • Suspension Rate • English Learner Progress • College/Career Indicator* • Chronic Absenteeism (3-8 grade only) •5 color-coded performance levels * high school only Big Ideas for CA Dashboard • 5 Local Indicators • Met/Not Met/Not Met for 2 or More Years • Have transparency requirements • Must be populated for Fall 2019 Dashboard (November 1) • Process is what’s important; no colors • Narrative required but evidence kept locally Priority 1 – Basic Conditions • Number/Percentage of teacher misassignments/vacant positions • 0/0% • Number/Percentage of students without access to instructional materials • 0/0% • Number of identified instances where facilities do not meet “Good Repair” • 100% Priority 2 – Implementation of State Academic Standards • English Language Arts and mathematics standards- implemented 7 years ago, continuing on the standards in our math and English courses & using our assessment results to refine our curriculum and instruction • English Language Development standards- focus during past 4 years, core departments have been trained on the ELD standards and embedding the standards in their curriculum • Next Generation Science Standards- districtwide focus for science teachers the past four years • revised our science course sequence and the curriculum in Biology, Chemistry and Intro Physical Science • continue to refine the curriculum and alignment to the standards • Health content standards- implemented in freshman Physical Education courses • History, Career Technical Education courses, Physical Education, Visual and Performing Arts and World Language, review state standards for their courses regularly Priority 3 – Parent Engagement Building Relationship Rate the LEA’s progress in developing the capacity of staff (i.e. administrators, teachers, and classified staff) to build trusting and respectful relationships with families. Full Implementation and Sustainability Rate the LEA’s progress in creating welcoming environments for all families in the community. Full Implementation and Sustainability Rate the LEA’s progress in supporting staff to learn about each family’s strengths, cultures, languages, and goals for their children. Full Implementation Rate the LEA’s progress in developing multiple opportunities for the LEA and school sites to engage in 2-way communication between families and educators using language that is understandable and accessible to families. Full implementation Strengths, progress & focus area for improvement, including how the LEA will improve the engagement of underrepresented families. • LCAP Goal 3 focuses on building a positive culture on campus where all stakeholders, including parents, feel welcomed, valued, safe and engaged. • Incoming 9th graders and their parents/guardians are invited to each comprehensive site prior to registration to learn about the programs and activities offered. Translation is provided • Admin/Counseling teams meet with incoming freshmen and their parents/guardians during registration • Counselors meet with parents during the sophomore year to discuss their student’s four year plan • ELAC, DELAC, School site council and Academic Booster parent meetings are held