BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Advancing Quality Partnerships BPS SchoolCommunity
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Advancing Quality Partnerships BPS School-Community Partnerships August 30 th, 2016
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Objectives Ø Learn about BPS Strategic Implementation Plan and BPS School-Community Partnerships Ø Gain a better understanding of the dynamic and complex BPS partnership landscape Ø Explore Partner. BPS: The BPS Partnership Platform Ø Identify ways for your organization to strengthen partnership effectiveness for SY 16 -17
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Agenda Ø BPS Strategic Implementation Plan & School-Community Partnerships Update Ø BPS School-Community Partnership Landscape Ø Exploring Partner. BPS Ø Partnership Effectiveness Assessment Ø Partnership Effectiveness Action Planning
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BPS Strategic Implementation Plan
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS A Plan to Foster Equity, Coherence, and Innovation Equity Eliminating system bias and providing authentic learning opportunities for all students; developing our future leaders into self-determined, independent learners, who are able to pursue their aspirations. Coherence Focusing BPS’ business model on teaching and learning, and building an efficient way to deliver resources to students, families, teachers, and staff. Innovation Building a culture of change; generating new solutions, not just relying on current operational models.
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BPS Instructional Theory of Action
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS The Implementation Focus Areas Implement an inclusive, rigorous, and culturally/linguistically sustaining PK-12 instructional program that serves the development of the whole child. Attract, develop, and retain a highly effective instructional team that is responsive to the diverse racial, cultural, and linguistic needs of Boston youth. Engage students, families and community organizations as advocates and partners for equity, access, and results for all students Develop and deliver a coordinated system of high-quality support, customer service, and communications centrally and at schools. Build a sustainable financial system that invests resources equitably and strategically.
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS School-Community Partnerships within Strategic Implementation Plan Focus Area Engage families and community organizations as advocates and partners for equity, access and results for all students. Initiative Increasing equitable access to high quality partner opportunities Milestones Partner. BPS Opportunity Portfolio Opportunity Fund Policy Capacity Building
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS School-Community Partnership Landscape
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS How many Partner Organizations provide school-based services in BPS? Ø Write it down. Ø Shout it Out. And the answer is…. Almost 700!
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Breakdown of School-Community Partnerships School by Ten Schools with Highest # of Partners Key Takaways: 70 Ø Over 3, 000 unique school-based partnerships 54 54 51 48 46 45 44 43 43 an Sc ie nc e A t. M id dl ca e de Sc m y h. . . ca A ip ck de ri re. F G Li lla Pi lo Le a y it un m om C on U rb -8 t. K lio E Jo hn os t de rs h Sc ho de m ca t. A Pi lo er ar dn G ol y ol ho Sc ig H n ow es t ha as rl t. B C B Jo si ah E h Sc h ig H os t le E y nc Q ui on h lis ng E ho ol ho Sc ry m en ig H H ke ur. B E h ia re m Je ta h ig h Sc Sc ho ol Ø Average of 24 partnerships per school ol Ø Number of school-based partnerships ranges widely from 1 to 70 per school
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Partner. BPS : www. partnerbps. org Partner. BPS is a collaboration platform that aims to leverage effective school-community partnerships to help close opportunity and achievement gaps and support the improvement of school quality; it’s serves as key BPS strategy for ensuring equitable access to school-community partnership opportunities. Partner. BPS features include: • Partners create school-based program profiles , • Schoolscreate family-friendly comprehensive schoolbased partner profiles • Schools and partners utilize Partner. BPS search features to broker school-based partnership • Familiesand students access school-based partner programs • Enablesdistrict leadership to identify and help • Close inequities and opportunity gaps.
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Exploring Partner. BPS Find a partner with a computer and go to www. Partner. BPS. org Find your organization & program profile Search for a school profile of one of your partner schools Learn about two other programs that partner with that school Find three programs working in the same Program Area as you Find the Partner. BPS User Guide Identify something on the website that should to be changed or improved
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Strengthening Partnership Effectiveness
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Defining Effective Partnerships Elements Effective School-Community Partnershipsare intentional collaborations between schools and service providers to provide high-quality learning opportunities and supports to positively impact holistic outcomes for students, families, and/or schools. • Strategic Alignment • Effective Communication • Coordinated Services • Results Driven • Shared Accountability 15
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Examining the Elements Strategic Alignment Coordinated Services • Principal and partner engage the voice of the school community • Process exists for using data • Selection process is in place • Process exists to ensure alignment • System exists for knowledge of partner services • Process exists for student referral Shared Accountability • Agreements are in place • The school and partners are held accountable • Resources are allocated appropriately Results Driven • School and partners use data • A process exists to analyze impact • A process exists for continuous improvement Effective Communication • There are formal scheduled meetings between partners and school • Communication is based on transparency and trust • Two-way communication is well facilitated
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Steps for Strengthening Partnership Effectiveness Assesspartnership effectiveness Analyzeresults to identify strengths & key areas for improvement Plan Actionfor strengthening partnership effectiveness
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Self Assessment Identify a specific school partnership you seek to strengthen in SY 16 -17 Take the Self Assessment… Elements Strategic Alignment Effective Communication Coordinated Services Results Driven Shared Accountability Score it… Analyze it… Identify your strengths & areas for improvement…
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Action Planning Group Ø Discuss areas for improvement Ø Brainstorm best practices Pair Ø Establish focus areas(s) for your group Ø Create action steps and action plan Share
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Feedback & Questions
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