Novato Unified School District Board Presentation August 7

Novato Unified School District Board Presentation August, 7, 2018 Working together for educational equity

The Partnership’s Vision Every child in Marin reaches his/her full educational potential, regardless of race/ethnicity or income.

Working Together to Change the System ü Alignment ü Accountability ü Action ü Advocacy

1+1=3 Partners Content Expertise ü 35+ Partners: County-wide, Cross-sector ü 6+ Teams: Partnership Council, Executive Committee, Action Teams Backbone Staff Process Know-how Cultivate Alignment Enable Accountability Facilitate Action Steward Advocacy

We Promise to ALIGN around a common vision and our Cradle to Career framework.

We Promise to hold each other ACCOUNTABLE.

NUSD Progress Report

We Promise to move from talk to ACTION. Collaborative Action Teams Data-Driven Continuous Improvement

ACTION TEAMS & STRATEGIES Policy Advocacy: Cultural Competency, Funding Equity, Staff Diversity Kinder Readiness 3 rd Grade Reading 9 th Grade Math W. Marin Nov, SR Marin City Preschool for All Policy Implementation Inside the Classroom Summer Support Outside the Classroom MS/HS Alignment Support Transition to HS College Readiness Nov, SR, Tam, Shoreline 9 th Grade College/Career Plan “a-g For All” UC/CSU Policy Implementation College Enrollment College Completion Nov, SR COM, SRJC Financial Aid Aligned Data HS and College Applications Internships Summer Bridge Multiple Measures Assessment 2 ys to 4 yr Transfer Pathways First Year Class-load

Action Teams Novato Members 3 rd Grade Reading Coordinating In School 3 rd Grade Reading Out of School NUSD: Amy Sonnie, Replacement South Novato for Michelle Library Stephens Jennifer Dudley, Principal of Camp University Would like principal or instructional leader/coach College Readiness Enrollment Plan Policy Jennifer Russell, AVID District Director Amiee Carter, Asst. Sup, Education Services Christy Stocker, Asst. Principal, Novato HS Jennifer Larson, Director of Teaching/Lear ning (6 -12) Jennifer Larson, Director of Secondary Education Diane Santamorena, Asst. Principal, San Marin Gustavo Shinzato, Counselor at Novato High Lucy Lucchesi, College/Career Advisor, San Marin Laura Triantafyllos, San Marin Would like ELAC/DLAC member, AVID rep College Completion N/A

Action Team Goals – Close Gaps Scale to TAM district SRHS & NHS @ 77% Enrollment 2014 -17 Steady Increase in Fin Aid & Apps; 2017 SMHS 13% Fin Aid increase NUSD: loss of staff + Data Systemat ized New Proc ess Lockin First year that Seniors have had 4 years of Readiness Plans (CRAT -Plan work) Impact of AG/Grad Requirements alignment (CRAT-Policy work)

COLLEGE ENROLLMENT ACTION TEAM Data Highlights Early signs indicate that embedding financial aid and application support in the schools are improving enrollment numbers for low income students.

COLLEGE READINESS POLICY ACTION TEAM Additional Graduation Requirement Courses Needed to Meet UC/CSU A-G Requirements HS District History & Social English Science Math Science World Language Visual & Performing Arts College Prep Elective A B C D E F G UC/CSU Requirements 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 Novato 3 4 2 3 1* 1* . 5 San Rafael 3 4 2 2 1** 0 Shoreline 3 3 2 2 1** 0 Tamalpais 4 4 3 2 0 1 0 * Current graduation requirement is 2 years of either World Language (WL) or Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) but not both ** Current graduation requirement is 1 year of either World Language (WL) or Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) but not both

COLLEGE READINESS POLICY ACTION TEAM Academic Year 2025 Full A-G Alignment UC/CSU A-G Requirements E E Academic Year 2022 -25 C C F B NUSD G SRCS B English 4 C Math 3 D Science 2 E World Language 2 G College Prep Elective F Academic Year 2019 -20 G 2 F Visual and Performing Arts 1 C Academic Year 2020 -22 F A History and Social Science G G SUSD TAM 1

The Partnership Plan is to increase the number of students graduating with “A-G” requirements § County-wide, K-12 approach § Aligns A-G and Graduation Requirements: policies at four school districts passed in 2019 will ensure full implementation for the class of 2025 (this year’s incoming 6 th graders). • Urgency - sets expectations now for all students at the highest level • Supports - Allows time for critical supports to be developed to assure all students are successful • Partnership - All Marin Promise Partners will support Districts and Students to achieve success

We Promise to raise our voices to ADVOCATE for systems change. . . What Works Policy Change

. . . and to keep equity at the center of all we do. Because some children may need more resources to achieve similar outcomes.

Policy Advocacy Equity Agenda Education Funding Advocate for equitable alignment of education funding. Staff Diversity Increase the percentage of teachers and administrators of color. Cultural Competency Increase the level of cultural competency among those who work with and influence youth.

Cultural Competency Initiative

Partnership Council Agreement § Align NUSD goals and indicators with Cradle to Career milestones § Share relevant data (student level MOUs) and promote data-driven decision making § Commit Superintendent time to lead across county § Commit staff time to participate in action teams § Take action to close equity gaps § Hold NUSD and community publically accountable to improve outcomes § Publicly champion the Partnership’s vision/mission to close equity gaps through a Cradle to Career collective impact approach