A Case Study of San Jose, CA

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Preparing College-Ready
High School Graduates:
A Case Study of San Jose, CA
Don Iglesias, Superintendent
San José Unified School District
June 1, 2009
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San José Unified
SJUSD Demographics - 32,000 Students
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51% Hispanic
29% White
13% Asian
3% African American
51%
4% Other
13%
26% English Learners
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6%
3%
85% Spanish Speaking
44% Socio-economically Disadvantaged
11% Special Education Students
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27%
Hispanic
White
Asian
African American
Other
San José Unified
Vital Priorities
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Prepare all students to meet
standards
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Establish a college going culture for
ALL students
Be fiscally responsible
Staff SJUSD with qualified personnel
Engage parents and community as
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an integral part of the educational
process
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San José Unified
Recognitions
‣ SJUSD recognized by Educational Project as #2 in the Nation for High
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School Graduation Rate (77%)
34 California Distinguished School Awards
11 National Blue Ribbon School Awards
5 CABE Schools of Distinction
3 Silver CAPE Awards & Recognized by Baldrige
National Leader School for Service Learning
Model Continuation School
National Model for Public Engagement
Largest K-12 Solar Power & Efficiency Program
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San José Unified
Closing the Achievement Gap
‣ State Superintendent recognized Olinder, Grant and Lowell Elementary
Schools for narrowing the achievement gap
‣ Lincoln High School recognized by Ed Trust West
‣ 6 SJUSD schools among 7% of California schools to exit P.I. status
‣ Achievement Gap closed by 20% over the last 5 years between all students
and Latino students
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San José Unified
We shall move heaven and earth never to lose a
single student, for no young person is
expendable.
In the right environment, and with the right
coaching and support, every young person
without exception has unlimited potential for
growth, improvement, and success in life.
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San José Unified
SJUSD Instructional Mantras
‣ “No school or child is expendable.”
‣ “SJUSD would find its own solutions!”
‣ “Schools will know every child by name.”
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What do the DATA show?
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San José Unified
API: Closing the GAP
900
810
789
801
800
824
840
White
Hispanic
839
850
Gap Closed
20%
720
630
540578
609
617
03
04
641
658
671
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06
07
684
2008
450
2002
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San José Unified
AYP English/Language Arts
by Ethnicity- Proficient or above
White
Hispanic
100%
85%
70%
57%
64%
64%
69%
73%
72%
74%
55%
40%
25%17%
10%
2002
21%
23%
03
04
27%
05
31%
32%
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07
36%
2008
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San José Unified
AYP Math by EthnicityProficient or above
White
Hispanic
100%
80%
60%
52%
40%
20%
55%
58%
18%
21%
23%
0%
2002
2003
2004
65%
31%
2005
72%
71%
73%
37%
38%
40%
2006
2007
2008
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SJUSD
County
State
San José Unified
NCES Graduation Rates
100%
95%
90%
85%
92%
93%
94%
92%
93%
90%
91%
87%
87%
94%
87%
92%
88%
85%
85%
80%
75%
2001
2002
2003
91%
2004
2005
87%
83%
2006
85%
82%
80%
2007*
84%
81%
80%
2008
2002 - First class to graduate with increased graduation requirements
*This is the first year that dropout and graduate counts are derived from student-level data.
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Latino
Dropout Rates
San José Unified
L.A. Times 7/17/08
But schools can and in some cases do
make a big difference. San Jose Unified
School District, for example, is an urban
district with 13% dropout rate. Yet despite
the common wisdom that higher standards,
prompt more teenagers to drop out, San
Jose pushes all of its student to complete a
college-prep curriculum.
Its Latino
students are more than twice as likely to
do as their counterparts across the
California and their dropout rate, at 19.5%
is more than 10 points lower than the
statewide figure and 15 points lower than
L.A. Unified’s.
2007
40%
2008
Good
36%
33%
30%
27%
26%
20%
17%
16%
10%
0%
SJUSD
LAUSD
State
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San José Unified
Drop-Out Rate
Benchmark Districts 2007-08
SJUSD 11.3%
San Jose Unified
Riverside Unified
Lodi Unified
Visalia Unified
Desert Sands Unified
Hesperia Unified
Sacramento City
Vista Unified
Santa Clara County
State of California
11.3%
11.9%
13.2%
16.7%
17.2%
19.5%
19.6%
47.6%
15.3%
15.3%
20.1%
20.1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
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San José Unified
How We Support a College Going Culture
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Increase the Number of High
School Graduates
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Improve College Access
especially among Latinos
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Promote Graduation from
College
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San José Unified
College Going Culture
‣ A - G Default Curriculum
‣ College Talk
‣ College & Career Centers
‣ The Role Model Program
‣ Career Technical Centers
‣ Breakthrough Program
with CCOC
‣ Concurrent Credit with
Community Colleges
‣ Algebra at 8th grade
‣ GEAR UP
‣ SilVHER Program
‣ Community Conversations
‣ Climate Surveys
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San José Unified
Structural & Programatic Changes
‣ Master Scheduling
‣ Extended Day/Week/Year
‣ Block Scheduling
‣ Detracking/Mixed Ability
‣ Shadow Classes
‣ Interdisciplinary Teaming
Grouping in Grades 4-9
‣ Desegregated Classes in
Grades 10-12
‣ Open Enrollment in A.P.
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San José Unified
Continuous
Improvement
Continuous Improvement
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Strategic
Schooling
Best Practices
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Benchmark Testing
Pacing Calendars
Use of Data to
Inform Instruction
(PDCA)
Gainers/Stickers/
Sliders
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Goal Setting
Data Walls
Reading Campaigns
Test Preparation
Activities
Walk Throughs
Closing
the Gap
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Know Each Child by
Name
Double Digit Growth
Fidelity to ELD
Partnerships
Professional
Development in Cultural
Diversity
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San José Unified
Online
Learning
Career
Technical
Education
DASH
Advanced Placement
Credit Recovery
Differentiated Learning
Programs of Study
Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
Multi-Media
Electronic Web-based Score Card
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San José Unified
Expectations
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Partnership Investment: financial &
human
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Believe in public education & the
work we are doing
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Believe in the goodness & power of
the next generation
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Political advocacy for education
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Is last in the nation for funding of
public education good enough for
California?
“Boomer’s Remorse”
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San José Unified
Questions?
[email protected]
www.sjusd.org
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