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The Journey of
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Then & Now
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District Profile – Our Employees
Full-Time Teachers 7,354
Teachers with Advanced 2,167
Degrees
National Board Certified 841
Teachers
Student Support Staff 6,322
Administrative/Office Staff 894
Total 14,570
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District Profile - Our Students
Pre-Kindergarten 3,097
Kindergarten – Grade 5 57,127
Grades 6-8 28,101
Grades 9-12 33,236
Special Education 3,271
Self Contained
American Indian 1%
Asian 4%
African-American 43%
Hispanic 10%
White 40%
Multi-Racial 2%
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Challenges
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Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Group
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
-
97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05
School Year
White 39.7% African American 43%
Hispanic 10.4% Asian 4.2%
American Indian/Multi-Racial 2.7%
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Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
14,000
11,510*
Number of Students
12,000 10,944
9,885
10,000
8,035
8,000 6,822
5,570
6,000 4,339
4,000 2,649
1,732 2,259
2,000
0
95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05
School Year
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Free and Reduced Price Lunch
The number of students who receive free or reduced-price lunch continues
to increase, with 45% of the student population qualifying in 2004-05. In
1997-1998, 38% of the student population in CMS qualified for free or
reduced price lunch.
46.0% 45.0%
44.2%
Student Population
44.0%
Percent of Total
42.1%
42.0%
40.0%
40.0% 38.9% 38.9% 38.8%
38.0%
38.0%
36.0%
34.0%
97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05
School Year
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Students with Special Needs
(Exceptional Children)
16,000 14,194
13,230 13,714
14,000 12,802
Number of Students
11,497 11,390
12,000 10,748
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05
School Year
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Immediate Challenges
•Student Achievement
•Quality Teachers
•Strong Principal Leadership
•Comprehensive Student
Assignment Plan
•Student Growth
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The Journey Begins
1996…
•22 low performing schools
•35% of fifth grade African-
American students on grade level
in reading
•14% of African-American
students in AP or IB courses
•22% Teacher Turnover Rate
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Today…
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Setting the Stage
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CMS Vision
• To ensure that Charlotte-
Mecklenburg School System becomes
the premier urban, integrated system
in the nation in which all students
acquire the knowledge, skills, and
values necessary to live rich and full
lives as productive and enlightened
members of society.
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Achieving the
CMS Vision:
Equity and Student Success
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9 Components of the Plan
• Educational Opportunities
• Family and Community
• Instructional Materials and Supplies,
Media Centers and Technology
• Faculty
• Student Assignment
• Instructional Facilities
• Organizational Capacity
• Accountability and Bonus System
• Plan Management
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Goals
• Academic Achievement
• Safe and Orderly Environment
• Community Collaboration
• Equity
• Efficient and Effective Support
Operations
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Aligned Management
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CLARITY STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT
ALIGNMENT
MANAGED CURRICULUM
AND INSTRUCTION
ACADEMIC
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
CMS BUDGET
PROJECT CHARTERS
BALANCED SCORECARD
ACHIEVING THE CMS VISION: EQUITY AND STUDENT SUCCESS – “The Plan”
ACCOUNTABILITY
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CMS Aligned Management System
WHY? WHAT? HOW?
CMS Goals 2005
#4
Ensuring Equity
in All Schools
#5
Developing
Efficient &
Effective Support
Operations
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CMS Balanced Scorecard
THE VISION BALANCED SCORECARD PERSPECTIVES
To ensure that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System becomes the premier urban, integrated
system in the nation in which all students acquire the knowledge, skills and values necessary to live Customer
rich and full lives as productive and enlightened members of society. Financial
Internal Business Process
Goal # 2 Goal # 3 HR Learning and Growth
Goal # 1 Goal # 4 Goal # 5
Attaining High Academic Creating a Safe and Orderly Ensuring Community Ensuring Developing
Achievement for all Environment Collaboration Equity in all Efficient & Effective
Students Schools Support
Operations
Meets expectations (met 2004 target) Improving but needs continued focus (did not meet 2004 target but improved over 2003 actual) Not meeting expectations (did not meet 2004 target/did not improve over 2003)
Target Project
Status Sponsor
BSC Actual 2003 Actual 2004
Target 2005
Perspective Target 2003 (2002- (2002-03 School Target 2004 (2003- (2003-04 School
Goal* Objective Measure Grade / Subject Baseline 2001 (2004-05 School
03 School Year) Year as of 6/30/03 04 School Year) Year as of 6/30/04
Year)
except as noted) except as noted)
#1 Customer 1.1 Students in grades K-8 will A) % of students in grades 3, 5 Grade 3 75% 84% 82% 89% 84% 95% Frances
perform on grade level or and 8 performing on grade Grade 5 82% 86% 87% 91% 88% 95% Haithcock
above in Reading Skills level or above in Reading Grade 8 78% 86% 84% 90% 86% 95%
Skills
B) % of students in grades 3, 5 Grade 3 40% 46% 46% 48% 48% 50% Frances
and 8 on Level 4 in Reading Grade 5 41% 44% 44% 47% 45% 50% Haithcock
Skills Grade 8 38% 44% 43% 47% 46% 50%
#1 Customer 1.2 Students in grades K-8 will A) % of students in grade 4, 7 Grade 4 71% 75% Test not given. Establish 40% Pending Frances
perform on grade level or and 10 performing on grade Grade 7 73% 75% Baseline 42% Baseline - state Haithcock
above in Writing Skills level or above in Writing Grade 10 53% 75% 57% standards being
Skills Not sure if there set
will be a test.
#1 Customer 1.3 Students in grades K-8 will A) % of students in grades 3, 5 Grade 3 72% 83% 88% 92% 89% 95% Frances
perform on grade level or and 8 performing on grade Grade 5 85% 90% 92% 94% 93% 95% Haithcock
above in Math Skills level or above in Math Skills Grade 8 74% 85% 81% 88% 83% 95%
B) % of students in grades 3, 5 Grade 3 34% 42% 47% 49% 47% 50% Frances
and 8 on Level 4 in Math Grade 5 50% 56% 64% 50% 66% 50% Haithcock
Skills Grade 8 39% 47% 48% 49% 50% 50%
#1 Customer 1.4 Students in grades 9-12 A) % of students in grades 9-12 Physics 70% 84% 78% 84% 79% 90% Frances
will perform on grade level performing on grade level or Chemistry 54% 66% 57% 74% 56% 90% Haithcock
or above on the EOCs above on each of 9 EOCs Biology 58% 74% 54% 72% 52% 90%
(*includes middle school Algebra I* 55% 74% 65% 78% 68% 90%
student scores also) Algebra II 65% 74% 66% 78% 70% 90%
English I 67% 76% 77% 84% 76% 90%
Geometry* 52% 64% 57% 74% 53% 90%
U.S. History 53% 65% 56% test not given test not given 90%
ELP 63% 70% 60% test not given test not given 90%
B) % of students in grades 9-12 Physics 25% 44% 42% 46% 40% 50% Frances
performing at level 4 on Chemistry 21% 31% 23% 37% 21% 50% Haithcock
each of 9 EOCs (*includes Biology 21% 30% 16% 33% 15% 50%
middle school student Algebra I* 19% 36% 27% 39% 29% 50%
scores also) Algebra II 28% 37% 32% 41% 35% 50%
English I 31% 38% 38% 44% 39% 50%
Geometry* 18% 29% 21% 36% 19% 50%
U.S. History
ELP
19%
28%
29%
35%
23%
26%
test not given
test not given
test not given
test not given
50%
50%
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Teaming for Excellence--Instruction
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Theories of Action for Change
THE BIG
QUESTION
Sustaining Disruptive
Change Change
Incremental Fundamental
Improvements Change
1 2 3 4
More Managed Performance/
Effective
Instruction Empowerment
Resources Management
5 6
Salaries Command Managed Charter
Outside
Facilities Programs and Performance District
Technology Expertise
Control Empowerment 26
Theories of Action for Change
Our Best System Managed Instruction
Tightly coupled
district Instruction Instruction
management
compliance-based
accountability
School Operations School Operations
Managed Performance/
Performance/Empowerment Empowerment
Loosely coupled
district
management
performance-
based Instruction Instruction
accountability
1. Planning
7. Maintenance
8. Monitoring
2. Instructional Focus
3. Assessment
4. Data-Driven Decisions
9. Professional Development
Check Act
*Effective School Correlates *Continuous Improvement 28
Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA)
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Project Charter Components
• Introduction and Scope
• Project Organization
• Desired Results
• Deliverables
• Dependencies and Impacts
• Project Assumptions
• Project Plan Summary
• Budget
PLAN
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Current Instructional Projects to
Monitor
• Academic Excellence for Elementary
Schools
• Academic Excellence for Middle Schools
• Academic Excellence for High Schools
• Recruitment, Retention of Quality
Teachers
• Professional Development
PLAN
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Instructional Alignment
• Textbook
• Focus Lessons
• Pacing Calendar
• Alignment Guides
• Targeted/Intensive Intervention
• Extended Day/Year
• Mini & Quarterly Assessments
• EOC/EOG
PLAN
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Specific
• Non negotiable:
– Team Teacher Planning
– 2 - 2 1/2 Hour Literacy Block
– 60-90 Minute Math Block
– Level I and II Double Blocked
– PEP
– Level III and IV Accelerated
– Transition 9
PLAN
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Execution
“The Discipline of Getting Things Done”
DO
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Project Acceleration
• Initiated in 2001-02 to increase access to higher-level
courses
• More than 2,500 middle school students who scored
at Level III or IV on the previous year’s End-of-
Grade tests were placed in accelerated Math and
Language Arts classes within seven days
• Open access and student participation in rigorous
coursework is promoted by use of the PSAT.
• Participation in higher-level classes provide
students with access to a wider range of
opportunities, including AP and IB, in high school
ACT
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Monitoring for Expected
Change
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Plan Management Oversight
Committee
School Board
Superintendent
Active Projects
CHECK
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Sunset Clause
CHECK
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Rapid Support Team
• Team
• Analysis
• Barriers
• Just in Time Support
• Support Coaches
ACT
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Department of Instructional
Excellence
• Methods of Teacher Support
– The State Mentor Model – In-house Support
– Full-time Mentor Model
– Teacher Academy Model
– Content Coach Model
ACT
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Academic Achievement
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Reading EOG Test Results
Percent At or Above Grade Level
GRADE
2002 2003 2004 2005
3 78 82 84 84
4 74 83 84 84
5 81 87 88 90
6 71 77 75 78
7 73 82 80 82
8 81 84 86 86
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Mathematics EOG Test Results
Percent At or Above Grade Level
GRADE
2002 2003 2004 2005
3 76 88 89 86
4 88 95 94 93
5 87 92 93 91
6 85 88 88 88
7 79 82 82 83
8 79 81 83 81
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Subgroup Achievement
Reading
Grades 3 through 8
80
70
Percent At or Above
60
Grade Level
50 2002
40 2003
30 2004
20 2005
10
0
AA H/L F/R LEP EC
Lunch
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Subgroup Achievement
Mathematics
Grades 3 through 8
90
80
Percent At or Above
70
60
Grade Level
2002
50
2003
40
30 2004
20 2005
10
0
AA H/L F/R LEP EC
Lunch
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The Achievement Gap - Reading
Grade 5 Reading
100
90 Black
At or Above Grade Level
White
Percent of Students (%)
80
Asian
70 Hispanic
60 CMS
B_track
50
W_track
40 A_track
H_track
30
1995- 1996- 1997- 1998- 1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- CMS_track
96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
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The Achievement Gap - Math
Grade 6 Mathematics
100 Black
Percent of Students (%)
At or Above Grade Level
90 White
Asian
80
Hispanic
70
CMS
60
B_track
50
W_track
40 A_track
30 H_track
1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002- 2003- 2004-
03 04 05 CMS_track
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Achievement Level IV
Reading
50
Percent At Level IV
40
30 2002
2003
20 2004
2005
10
0
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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Achievement Level IV
Mathematics
70
60
Percent At Level IV
50
2002
40
2003
30 2004
20 2005
10
0
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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Reading
– NAEP – Grade 4 Reading
• 64% of CMS students at or above basic
• 31% at or above proficient
• Percent proficient is significantly higher than 9 large
districts, 9 states; the same as nation, North Carolina,
34 other states
– NAEP – Grade 8 Reading
• 71% of CMS students at or above basic
• 30% at or above proficient
• Percent proficient is significantly higher than 9
large districts, 10 states; the same as nation, North
Carolina, 24 other states
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Academic Achievement – EOC
Performance Composites CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS
EOC Performance Composites - 1997 - 2004
75
70
65
Percent At/Above Achievement Level III
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Year
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Academic Achievement - SAT
1030
Mean Total SAT Score
1020
1010
CMS
1000
NC
990
Nation
980
970
960
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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CMS Highlighted in Several
National Media Outlets
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