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The Innovation Agenda A Design for Excellence In The Cambridge Public Schools Educating Students for Their Future Not Our Past Presented to the Cambridge School Committee By Superintendent Jeffrey Young February 1, 2011 Table of Contents Part I: The Innovation Agenda The Innovation Agenda: A Design for Excellence Innovation Agenda Elementary Feeder Patterns Special Population Programs Staffing and Teacher Quality Budget Implications 22 24 29 33 Part II: Cambridge Public Schools Today CPS Today: District Challenges and Student Experience 36 Part III: Middle Grades Research CPS Middle Grades Research Key Findings from Middle School Research Appendices Appendix A: Innovation Agenda Enrollment Data Appendix B: Out-‐of-‐School-‐Time Programming Appendix C: 21st Century Skills Appendix D: Middle Grades Best Practice Research Appendix E: CPS Middle School Study Appendix F: CPS Middle School Presentation Appendix G: Facilities Team Report Appendix H: Controlled Choice Team Report Appendix I: JK-‐8th Educational Structure Team Report 56 65 Part I The Innovation Agenda !"##$%&#'(()*+,-)(#./&(0+1#.#2&3-/(#4)5#678&99&(8&# :;5#5):2%"-*25%$19;0$,;?522"18"(0$/0";:,,1-%" -5$;$94";%:)*9%"5/0$*@*6*9%="/21;$94"5/0$*@*6*9%"45,;="59)")*@*21,$94" AB;%"/*9%:-&";C$22;D""%&!) +*+'&!*'!*#$9$!+&+*+)*+($9//K/=!.$9+-&!)&.!+1?6$1$&*)*+'&!?6)&&+&-!?#)9$B! ! ! ! ! ! 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A Research Brief produced by the Center for Policy Studies, Education Research, and Community Development What Makes Middle Schools Work? A report on best practices in New York State middle Schools [School of Education/University @ Albany] What Makes Middle Schools Work? Summary of Key Findings[School of Education/University @ Albany] - AND - New York Research Study Best Practice Framework Detail [School of Education/University @ Albany] @94%-#D-()9#5%,.;-3%,#C=6(16I1%## I6'+0')0$%'9%9#$%J;;+1$%3;%9#$%K$?/98%2/?$*+79$7,$79%;3*%"$'1#+7-%L%H$'*7+7-% Blue Ribbon Commission on Middle School Education – Report to the School Committee [2008] Breaking Ranks in the Middle; Strategies for Leading Middle School Reform, National Association of Secondary School Principals [2006] Putting Middle Grades Students on the Graduation Path A policy and Practice Brief Robert Balfanz [Talent Development Middle Grades Program] [2009] Reexamining Middle School Effects: A Comparison of Middle Grades Students in Middle Schools and K-8 Schools [Weiss and Kipnes, Columbia University] [2006] Research and Resources in Support of This We Believe , National Middle School Association [2003] Stuck in the Middle: Strategies to Engage Middle-Level Learners [The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement] [2008] The Relationship Between Middle Level Grade Span Configuration, Professional Development, and Student Achievement [Vicki L Schmitt Online Research in Middle Level Education RMLE] [2004] This We Believe; Keys to Educating Young Adolescents, National Middle School Association [2010] This We Believe in Action; Implementing Successful Middle Level Schools, National Middle School Association [2005] ! ! ! ! "#$!%&&'()*+'&!,-$&.)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1)234+.-$!5637+8!98#''7:! ;$346)4!?@==! !b=!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C**(9(.)61#5%,.;-3%,# Links to Domestic and International Sites Containing Middle School Related Information Best Practices from High Performing Middle Schools: How Successful Schools remove Obstacles and Create Pathways to Learning This book serves as a valuable tool for middle-level schools by providing excellent practical examples of how real-life educators are implementing the best practices of relationships, emotional and social well-being, collaboration, evidence-based decision-making, and shared vision From the Foreword by Gerald N Tirozzi, Executive Director, National Association of Secondary School Principals [Wilcox & Angelis, 2009) European League for Middle Level Education http://www.elmle.org/ The European Affiliate of the National Middle School Association ELMLE 2010 Conference ! Budapest ! January 21-24 Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better http://www.edsource.org/middle-grades-study.html A research study conducted on middle grades educational practices and their relationship to student outcomes Laborlawtalk Entry http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Middle_school Information and reading on middle schools around the world Make It Happen (USA) http://www.edc.org/FSC/MIH/ An approach that improves middle school education for students with diverse learning abilities Making Middle Grades Work (USA) http://www.sreb.org/programs/MiddleGrades/MiddleGradesindex.asp A project about making the middle grades of high school more effective Meridian http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/ Electronic journal dedicated to research and practice of computer technology in middle school classrooms Middle Grades SPOTLIGHT – http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/nl/mdlgrdsnwsltrs.asp A Best Practice Periodical – Middle and High School Improvement Office – California Department of Education Middle Web (USA) http://www.middleweb.com/ MiddleWeb provides a wealth of resources for schools, districts, educators, parents, and public school advocates working to raise achievement for all students in the middle grades 10 MidLink Magazine (USA) http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/ Online magazine for middle and high school students highlighting exemplary work from the most creative classrooms around the globe 11 Minority Student Achievement Network [MSAN] http://msan.wceruw.org/ ! ! ! ! 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The Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN) is a national coalition of multiracial, suburban-urban school districts that have come together to study achievement gaps that exist in their districts 12 National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform http://www.mgforum.org/ An alliance of over 60 educators, researchers, national associations, and officers of professional organizations and foundations committed to promoting the academic performance and healthy development of young adolescents 13 National Association for Middle Schooling in Australia http://www.mysa.org.au The national association for middle schooling in Australia Their website includes a number of interesting links Seeking closer contact with other middle schools contact – Susan Hearfield - Office@mysa.org.au 14 National Middle School Association (USA) http:/www.nmsa.org/ Association for those committed to the educational and developmental needs of young adolescents NMSA is the only national education association dedicated exclusively to the growth of middle level 15 National Middle Schooling Project (Aust) http://www.acsainc.com.au/pages/natm.php Across the nation there has been an increasing awareness in recent times that the 'MiddleYears of Schooling', need to be recognized as a stage of schooling in its own right There has been a great deal of research to support this view and to suggest new ways of helping schools to adapt to the needs of young adolescents 16 Phi Delta Kappa (USA) http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kmidad.htm A special report on middle-grades research 17 The Middle Level Leadership Center (USA) http://www.mllc.org/ To promote quality middle level education through the development and dissemination of knowledge about effective site-level leadership 18 The New England League of Middle Schools (USA) http://www.nelms.org/ Resources and research 19 The New York Times / Education Section : The Critical Years http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/education/series/thecriticalyears/index.html Articles and multimedia products in this series look at changing theories of how middle school should be taught 20 Talent Development Middle School http://web.jhu.edu/CSOS/tdmg/index.html/ The Talent Development Middle Grades Program (TDMG) offers comprehensive and customized support for schools with middle grades and upper elementary students 21 Turning Points http://www.turningpts.org/ Turning Points is a comprehensive education reform model that focuses on improving student learning 22 Wisconsin Association For Middle Level Education (USA) http://www.wamle.org/ Dedicated to promoting the educational experiences of middle level learners ! ! ! ! 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