Allentown School District Response to Curriculum Audit Findings

Allentown School District Response
to Curriculum Audit Findings

December 6, 2018

The ASD Commitment to Excellence
ASD Theory of Action

1 Cultivate a culture in which students feel safe, valued, and nurtured.

2 Center the Districts’ work on personalized learning and instruction

3 Collaborate meaningfully and deeply with families and community
4 Create and expect organizational effectiveness and accountability
5 Calibrate leadership and learning at all levels

The ASD Commitment to Excellence

• a Community-Based • Meetings scheduled New superintendent identified 4
approach to identifying a throughout the city of initial priorities as apart of entry into
new Superintendent is Allentown to give the the district:
implemented community voice and
opportunities to engage 1. Strategic Plan
• Multiple stakeholder groups
participate in national • Prioritization of equity, 2. Curriculum Audit
search process transparency, and systems
of support aimed at 3. Fiscal Audit
improving student
achievement 4. Community Engagement

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clergy, parents, students and • Multiple stakeholder groups are • Partners identified to conduct both
business community members convened with community

participated in process developer Michael Felix the fiscal and comprehensive

curriculum audit
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The ASD Commitment to Excellence

• Conversations about • School Board leadership • School Board of Directors
PDE School and Superintendent begin approves partnership with
Improvement Process conversations with local IU21 and Insight
begin at the state level and state level legislators Education Group
regarding financial status
• ASD begins to prioritize of ASD • Curriculum Audit Findings
strategic actions and released
realign Community
partnerships in support
of District mission and
vision

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• ASD launches it Strategic • Local legislators begin advocate • Comprehensive Curriculum Audit
Framework on behalf of ASD at state level concludes and findings are publicly
release
• PDE invites ASD to participate in • Governor/’s budget includes 10
School Improvement Pilot million dollar allocation to ensure • IU 21 is engaged a partner to
fiscal solvency support fiscal realignment and
transparency

IU 21 is engaged a partner to • Insight Education Group is engaged
support the development and to develop instructional alignment,
realignment of district fiscal
processes to promote financial The Insight Education grosuypsistems, and process to improve
solvency. edengvealgoepdmteonptraoncdesrsealignmteeancthing and learning in ASD
of instructional processes
identified as deficient in the
curriculum audit

The ASD Commitment to Excellence

The Curriculum Audit

GOAL OF THE AUDIT

• comprehensive, multi-faceted examination of ASD instructional and operational practices, and polices in support
of all student learning.

• Utilized research-validated criteria to provide the ASD system with an agenda for organizational improvement
and positions the District for effectiveness.

THE PROCESS

• on-site visits,
• interviews
• Curriculum, financial, facilities, and technology documentation review
PRIMARY OUTCOME

Systems alignment in support of:
• High quality Tier 1 instruction
• Work activities directed toward our commitment of equity

The ASD Commitment to Excellence

Dr. Stevenson, Curriculum Management Solutions, Inc.

The ASD Commitment to Excellence

Standard 1:
Governance & Control

▪ PARTNER ORGANIZATION Recommendations
PSBA, PDE
District Policy Review and
▪ STATUS OF WORK Revision
▪ IN PROGRESS
Audit and review alignment of
expenditures to goals and
policies

Development of an
instructional vision and
process for framework
development aligned to the
ASD Strategic Framework.

The ASD Commitment to Excellence

Standard 2:
Direction & Expectations for Learning

Text Here Recommendations

▪ PARTNER ORGANIZATION Development of an instructional
▪ Insight Education Group vision and process for
framework development
▪ STATUS OF WORK
▪ IN PROGRESS Alignment of curricular
resources to a common set of
instructional expectations
district-wide.

Alignment of community and
family engagement framework in
support of students and families

The ASD Commitment to Excellence

Standard 3:
Connectivity & System Equity

TTeexxtt HHeerree Recommendations

▪ PARTNER ORGANIZATION Alignment of Curriculum with an
INSIGHT EDUCATION GROUP, equity focus on supporting all
PDE subgroups

▪ STATUS OF WORK Development of annual
▪ IN PROGRESS professional development plan
aligned with instructional
framework and assessment plan

The ASD Commitment to Excellence

Standard 4:
Assessment & Feedback

TTeexxtt HHeerree Recommendations

▪ PARTNER ORGANIZATION Development of an
INSIGHT EDUCATION GROUP, assessment and evaluation
PDE, BRIGHT BYTES plan aligned with state
standards and forthcoming
▪ STATUS OF WORK instructional framework.
▪ IN PROGRESS
Implementation of
EarlyInsights Platform

The ASD Commitment to Excellence

Standard 5:
Productivity & Resource Use

TTeexxtt HHeerree Recommendations

▪ PARTNER ORGANIZATION Establishment of ad hoc
INSIGHT EDUCATION GROUP, PDE, Equity and Budgeting
BRIGHT BYTES Committee

▪ STATUS OF WORK Implementation of
▪ IN PROGRESS EarlyInsights Platform
(Resource Mapping
Module)

The ASD Commitment to Excellence

What’s Next?

In collaboration with all Partners, input from our teachers, principals and
families the ASD Commitment to Excellence will progress as follows:

Change is a journey, not an event
-Author Unknown

The ASD Commitment to Excellence

Year 1 Priorities

• Continue Board policy review and revision process

• Develop instructional framework

• Focus on Literacy and Math curriculum review and alignment

• Finalize District reorganization at building level and within Central Office
• Review and revise all job descriptions March - June July

• Refine and revise Core and non-Core content Areas

• Establish a curriculum approval process

• Develop and implement evaluation procedures for curriculum guides

• Improve IU 21 is engaged a partner to The Insight Education group is
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