accoutability plan

David Perda, Chief Accountability Officer:
process of rolling out feedback over the course of the fall
"big piece of Dr. Boone's vision for improvement"
task force of "key members of the WPS community"
school improvement plan
Worcester Compact
aligned focus in Worcester
"district performance indicators"
ILTs going through training with Focus on Results
work in co-ordination with school site councils
DAB: departmental based accountability plans
indicators can't tell you the whole story
school and department plans due to Accountability office on October 29th
"expected there will be some involvement of school site councils"
question on tracking conversations of ILT (which are faculty) and site councils (which include parents and

community members)
proposal to train site council members during October
Community Accountability Task Force: has formed itself
were members of the group that drew up the document: "different model for accountability"
groups involved in WPS might agree to a set of frameworks for those involved in Worcester Public Schools to see

how this aligns with the general direction of the Worcester Public Schools

Brian O'Connell: parallel issues with that level of involvement
asked to ratify or rubberstamp something that was already produced
"I've seen radically different approaches from schools"
tie from parent involvement into level of student success

question about this item: speaking to this item
Perda is suggesting a first draft of district indicators to go to school committee
data of AP, honors level, going to college
Perda: public requests for information

Novick: concern about number of parents involved in actual committee, of parents' concerns reflected
much on academics, how involved are parents though: what about parents thought principals being accessible, or

kids being safe, or community access
as it rolls out to schools, pulling in the other issues (that might not lend themselves as easily to charts)
site councils that do operate as rubber stamps, if they operate at all

O'Connell suggests a balance of goals per school
alumni involvement: not reflected in list

Novick: no social studies and history
what about health of students?
being given much time and passed responsiblity from state and fed on this one

question on indicators :
"what the family engagement plan would be...is that something that happens at the school?"
happens at the school: plan done at the school

Mullaney: "we set policy, they carry it"
"we pay them to their best work, to give us their best finding, and make our decision based on that"
O'Connell: "data is the bedrock on which our policy is formulated"

Parent involvement plan: policy on family
"good base to work from"
motion: report to School Committee quarterly on implementation
consider adding: math AP, science AP, alumni involvement, social studies, student health