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Baltimore City Public Schools System (BCPSS)

SIG Cohort I and Cohort II Priority Schools and Non-SIG Priority Schools Second Onsite Feedback Date Feedback shared with BCPSS: July 17, 2014

MSDE Priority Schools' 2013-2014 Monitoring Teams' Second Onsite Visit Feedback for:

LEA

Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS)

SIG Priority Cohort I Schools

Booker T. Washington Middle School (turnaround) Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts High School (turnaround)

Calverton Elementary/Middle School (restart)

Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School (restart)

SIG Priority Cohort II Schools

Frederick Douglass High School (turnaround) Benjamin Franklin @ Masonville Cove High School (turnaround)

Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle School (restart)

Non-SIG Priority Schools

Steuart Hill Academic Academy (turnaround principles) Baltimore Civitas (turnaround principles)

SIG Priority Cohort I School

Baltimore IT Academy (turnaround principles)

(Implementing Turnaround Principles)

MSDE SIG Priority Leads: Jim Newkirk, Gail Clark Dickson, and Kelly Coates

Title I School Improvement Grant (SIG), FY 2009 and FY 2010, and Maryland's Flexibility Plan for Priority Schools:

The School Improvement Grant (SIG) Program, FY 2009 and FY 2010, authorized under section 1003(g) of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965, provides funding through State educational agencies (SEAs) to local educational agencies (LEAs) with the lowest-achieving schools that have the greatest need for the funds and demonstrate the strongest commitment to use the funds to raise significantly the achievement of students. USDE approved Maryland's Flexibility Plan in May 2012 which included Maryland's SIG Cohort I and Cohort II schools as Priority Schools. In addition, Maryland's Flexibility Plan identified 2 additional lowest achieving schools that are identified as Non-SIG Priority Schools.

Purpose of MSDE Priority School Teams' Second Onsite Visit:

As approved by USDE in both Title I School Improvement Grants and Maryland's Flexibility Plan, MSDE, through Priority Schools' Monitoring Teams, will conduct three onsite monitoring visits annually in each LEA with identified Priority Schools to ensure that the LEA is implementing the intervention models fully and effectively in its Priority Schools. The purpose of the Priority School Teams' second onsite visit is to review documentation that substantiates the LEA and Priority Schools' implementation, both programmatic and fiscal, of its intervention model, as approved by MSDE. Once all documentation provided by the LEA and Priority Schools have been reviewed, Priority School Teams will determine a level of implementation for each section/component/strategy/action that consists of being MET, PARTIALLY MET, or NOT MET. For areas that are MET in this

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Baltimore City Public Schools System (BCPSS)

SIG Cohort I and Cohort II Priority Schools and Non-SIG Priority Schools Second Onsite Feedback

Date Feedback shared with BCPSS: July 17, 2014

feedback, MSDE will continue to monitor sustainability of the level of implementation. Based on this second onsite visit feedback,

MSDE expects BCPSS to review and analyze the feedback and make adjustments to its approved intervention model through the

school system's internal controls and submission of programmatic and fiscal amendments to MSDE.

Table Organization of Priority Schools' Second Onsite Visit Feedback for SY 2013-2014

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LEA Commitments and Capacity Levels of Implementation At -a -Glance for SIG Cohort I Priority Schools (Turnaround ) Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts High School Booker T. Washington Middle School Levels of Implementation At -a -Glance for SIG Cohort I Priority Schools (Restart) Calverton Elementary/Middle School Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School Levels of Implementation At -a -Glance for SIG Cohort II Priority Schools (Turnaround ) Benjamin Franklin @ Masonville Cove High School Frederick Douglass High School Levels of Implementation At -a -Glance for SIG Cohort II Priority School (Restart) Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle School Levels of Implementation At -a -Glance for Non-SIG/SIG Cohort I Priority Schools (Turnaround Principles) Steuart Hill Academic Academy Baltimore Civitas Baltimore IT Academy SIG II Year 3 Consolidated SIG II Year 3 LEA SIG II Year 3 School Budget for Benjamin Franklin High School SIG II Year 3 School Budget for Frederick Douglass High School SIG II Year 3 School Budget for Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle School Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY13 Consolidated Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY13 Baltimore Civitas Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY13 Baltimore Freedom Academy Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY13 Baltimore Rising Star Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY13 Patapsco Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY13 Steuart Hill Academy

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SIG Cohort I and Cohort II Priority Schools and Non-SIG Priority Schools Second Onsite Feedback

Date Feedback shared with BCPSS: July 17, 2014

Table 28

Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY14 Consolidated

Table 29

Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY14 Augusta Fells Savage

Table 30

Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY14 Baltimore Civitas

Table 31

Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY14 Baltimore IT Academy

Table 32

Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY14 Booker T. Washington

Table 33

Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY14 Calverton Elementary/Middle School

Table 34

Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY14 Cherry Hill Elementary School

Table 35

Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY14 Commodore John Rogers

Table 36

Title I, Part A Priority School Budget for FY14 Steuart Hill Academy

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SIG Cohort I and Cohort II Priority Schools and Non-SIG Priority Schools Second Onsite Feedback Date Feedback shared with BCPSS: July 17, 2014

TABLE 1: LEA Commitments and Capacity

LEA: Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS)

Monitoring Date: March 7, 2014 MSDE Team : Jim Newkirk

Level of Implementation: MET

Table 4.A: BCPSS Central Support Team For school year 2013-2014, provide the Central Support Team names, titles, and responsibilities for BCPSS' SIG and Non-SIG Priority Schools.

BCPSS communicated the following information to this question:

Non-Network Members:

1. Kate Dachille, Specialist, Office of Turnaround Schools 2. Deborah Oliver, Business Manager, Office of Turnaround Schools 3. Maria Navarro, Acting Chief Academic Officer 4. Tasha Franklin Johnson, Director, Federal Programs 5. Robin Lopez, Manager, Federal Programs 6. Jeremy Bard, Specialist, Federal Programs 7. Naomi Hill, Specialist, Federal Programs

Network 15:

Steuart Hill Academic Academy, Booker T. Washington MS, Baltimore IT Academy, Calverton E/M/S) 1. Deborah Sharpe, Executive Director 2. Dawn Shirey, Network Facilitator 3. Loryn Lesser, Student Support Liaison 4. Sarah Pasko, Academic Content Liaison (ELA) 5. Dan Oliver, Academic Content Liaison (Math) 6. Monique Armstrong, Family and Community Engagement Specialist 7. Diane Harbin, Special Education Liaison 8. Frank Lucienne, Data Specialist 9. Charles Hall, Human Capital Specialist

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SIG Cohort I and Cohort II Priority Schools and Non-SIG Priority Schools Second Onsite Feedback Date Feedback shared with BCPSS: July 17, 2014

TABLE 1: LEA Commitments and Capacity

Monitoring Date: March 7, 2014

LEA: Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS)

MSDE Team : Jim Newkirk

Network 11:

Augusta Fells Savage HS, Ben Franklin HS, Frederick Douglass HS 1. Daryl Kennedy, Executive Director 2. Byra Cole, Network Facilitator 3. John Zesiger, Student Support Liaison 4. Annalisa Benjamin-Harris, Data Specialist 5. Erin Vaughn, Academic Content Liaison (ELA) 6. Ron Krach, Academic Content Liaison (Math) 7. Jenee Tucker, Family and Community Engagement Specialist

Network 9:

Commodore John Rodgers, Cherry Hill (For Networks 9 and 10, only the Network Facilitator and Executive Director are on the Central Support Team to keep the size manageable. Other personnel are pulled as necessary.)

1. Deborah Sharpe, Executive Director 2. Patricia Roberts-Rose, Network Facilitator

Network 10:

Baltimore Civitas (For Networks 9 and 10, only the Network Facilitator and Executive Director are on the Central Support Team to keep the size manageable. Other personnel are pulled as necessary.)

1. Diane Bragdon, Executive Director 2. Tanya Williams, Network Facilitator

Level of Implementation: a. How often will the LEA 1003(g) central support team meet?

BCPSS communicated the following information to this question: BCPSS Central Support Team for the system's Priority Schools meets monthly.

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SIG Cohort I and Cohort II Priority Schools and Non-SIG Priority Schools Second Onsite Feedback Date Feedback shared with BCPSS: July 17, 2014

TABLE 1: LEA Commitments and Capacity

Monitoring Date: March 7, 2014

LEA: Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS)

MSDE Team : Jim Newkirk

Level of Implementation: MET

b. How often will the Central Support Team report their work to the Superintendent with the school system's SIG Priority and Non-SIG Priority Schools?

BCPSS communicated the following information to this question: BCPSS Central Support Team provides formal reports annually. The team also provides informal reports regularly on an at-need basis.

MSDE Special Note: MSDE is requesting a copy of this written report.

Level of Implementation: MET

c. How often will the Central Support Team report their work to the Board of Education with the school system's SIG Priority and Non-SIG Priority Schools?

BCPSS communicated the following information to this question: BCPSS Central Support Team provides formal reports annually. The team also provides informal reports regularly on an at-need basis.

MSDE Special Note: MSDE is requesting a copy of this written report.

Level of Implementation: MET

d. What role has the LEA 1003(g) central support team play in the creation of 2013-2014 annual goals for student achievement and annual review/assessment of progress based on these goals?

BCPSS communicated the following information to this question: The Turnaround Office staff and central support team work in collaboration with the schools to determine the trajectory for growth based upon annual measurable objectives. The Central Support Team is integral in supporting schools to develop School Performance Plans aligned with Priority Plans to achieve these goals.

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SIG Cohort I and Cohort II Priority Schools and Non-SIG Priority Schools Second Onsite Feedback Date Feedback shared with BCPSS: July 17, 2014

TABLE 1: LEA Commitments and Capacity

Monitoring Date: March 7, 2014

LEA: Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS)

Level of Implementation: MET

MSDE Team : Jim Newkirk

e. What steps will the LEA take to ensure that the Priority Schools' funds are utilized (1) in a timely way and (2) effectively and efficiently to support the required components of the selected intervention? Specifically, what assurances will the LEA make that schools and LEA support teams have access to these funds, even during annual rollover processes? How will the LEA support principals' timely and effective use of these funds?

BCPSS communicated the following information to this question: Deborah Oliver, Business Manager, assures that Priority Cohort II (SIG II) schools and Central Office Staff are spending allocated funds in a timely manner and are being used effectively. The Business Manager works closely with the Grants Office to ensure all fiscal compliance. Fiscal oversight for Priority Cohorts I and III is provided by the Office of Federal Programs, Title I. All Priority Schools are required to conduct quarterly spending updates to ensure proper use of funds.

MSDE Special Note: In the fiscal sections of this feedback, there is documentation that many funds are not being spent in a timely manner. MSDE is questioning the school system's internal controls to ensure these funds are being spent in a timely manner; therefore, MSDE is directing Baltimore City to provide an action plan with specific timelines to correct this funding issue.

mLevel of Implementation: MET s d f. Within this proposal, the LEA identified actions taken or in the planning to support individual Priority Schools'

implementation of the selected interventions. Looking across the commitments made for the schools, what additional actions will the LEA take to ensure that the selected interventions are implemented as designed and to make the other changes such as: (1) realignment of other resources; (2) removal of expectations that might run counter to the approach outlined in the selected intervention; (3) timely modification of practices and policies (those anticipated ahead of time and those that will emerge during implementation); and (4) engaging in reflective and sustained, collaborative conversation and planning to ensure that improvement efforts can be sustained once this funding ends?

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SIG Cohort I and Cohort II Priority Schools and Non-SIG Priority Schools Second Onsite Feedback Date Feedback shared with BCPSS: July 17, 2014

TABLE 1: LEA Commitments and Capacity

Monitoring Date: March 7, 2014

LEA: Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS)

MSDE Team : Jim Newkirk

1. Realignment of Resources:

BCPSS communicated the following information to this question: Schools will be given a per pupil allocation for spending through local funding. In addition, BCPSS will use the school system's Title I, Part A funding, as part of its required 20% reservation, for its priority schools in Cohort I and Cohort III. The schools will have the opportunity to align their resources to the targeted interventions.

The schools that have external operators will be able to realign their funding resources where necessary to ensure the flexibility to meet the needs of their targeted interventions.

City Schools will also leverage Race to the Top funds both from the SEA and LEA to ensure schools can meet their targets.

The Turnaround Office and Title I office will merge in order to provide more coordinated, targeted support to Priority Schools. A new Director is expected by the end of March.

2. Removal of Expectations:

BCPSS communicated the following information to this question: Priority Schools are given the flexibility to make adjustments to the traditional school calendar and create alternative schedules. Schools have autonomy in budget, staffing and programming. The schools will be supported to make best use of collaborative planning time and to embed professional development within the typical school day. The schools will have the flexibility to use their people, time and money to ensure that their school dramatically improves student achievement.

3. Modification of Policies:

BCPSS communicated the following information to this question: The central office support team will meet regularly with the school based support team in order to proactively rethink polices that may impact the expedited turnaround of schools.

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