Fresno Systemic Program

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Fresno Systemic Program
Fresno Schools Making A DifferenceFor Every
Student, Every Day Dr Santiago V. Wood,
Superintendent

• National Science Foundation
• USP Mid-point Review and Accomplishments
• February 10, 2003

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FSP Senior Leadership Team

• Dr. Carole Sarkisian-Bonard
• Associate Superintendent, Assistant to the
  Superintendent
• Jerry Valadez
• Science Coordinator, K-12
• Caran Resciniti
• Mathematics Coordinator, K-12
• Dave Calhoun
• Administrative Analyst, Lead Evaluator

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Fresno Unified School District

• 4th Largest in California (80,000 students)
• 92 Schools (61 Elem., 19 MS, 8 HS, 4 Alt.)
• 10,000 Employees
• District Budget 858 million
• 3rd in U.S. in Child Poverty Index
• City of Fresno 1st in U.S. in per capita people
  age 0-17

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Challenges Facing FUSD

• 74 Free or reduced lunch
• 75 Qualify for Title I
• 11.5 Special Education
• 101 Identified languages
• 32 English Learners
• 2,400 Homeless

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FUSD Success Stories

• NRT Scores are increasing
• Achievement Gaps are closing
• 64 Schools showing growth on the California
  Accountability Model
• 6 of 8 Comprehensive High Schools
• 10 of 15 Middle Schools
• 48 of 60 Elementary Schools

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The Context

• California State Budget Deficit
• Fresno Unified 30 million in cuts over past 30
  months
• Fresno Unified An additional 30 million in
  cuts in the next 18 months
• Two Bond Measures passed since 1998

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Student Achievement 5-Year FSP Goals

• 50 Increase in enrollment in advanced coursework
  (80 for minority population)
• 20 Increase in successful completion of core
  coursework (35 for minority population)
• 25 increase in students scoring a 3 on AP tests
  in mathematics and science
• Increase in overall achievement test scores
• Reduction of the achievement gap between white
  and traditionally under-represented groups
• 85 of schools will show an increase in the
  average NCE score

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Access to Advanced Mathematics Coursework
7.6 increase overall (1,194 to 1,285) 12.8
increase for minority groups (675 to 762)
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Access to Advanced Science Coursework
145 increase overall (174 to 427) 128 for
minority groups (108 to 246)
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Success in Algebra IB Among Middle School
Students (Grade of A, B, or C)
71.7 increase overall, 115.7 increase for
minority groups
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Success in Geometry Among High School Students
(Grade of A, B, or C)
37.2 increase overall, 43.6 increase for
minority groups
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Success in Biology Among High School Students
(Grade of A, B, or C)
81.8 overall, 107 increase for minority groups
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Success in Chemistry Among High School Students
(Grade of A, B, or C)
66.2 increase overall, 96.3 increase for
minority groups
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Students Receiving a 3 Score on a
Mathematics/Science Advanced Placement Test
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Average '98 to '02 SAT-9 Mathematics NCE
Reduction in Achievement Gap Between Minority and
White Groups
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Average '98 to '02 SAT-9 Science NCE Reduction in
Achievement Gap Between Minority and White Groups
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School Improvement Since 2000

• Between 2000 and 2002, 63 of 89 (71) Fresno
  schools have evidenced an increase in the average
  NCE in mathematics.
• Between 2000 and 2002, 53 of 89 (60) Fresno
  school have evidenced an increase of 1.0 in the
  average NCE in mathematics.

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Connecting Professional Development with Student
Achievement
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Connecting Professional Development with Student
Achievement
Totals for 429 students in classrooms with TEKI
graduates, and 20,220 students with non-TEKI
teachers
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Connecting Teacher Collaboration with Student
Achievement
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FSP Quality of M/S Teaching

• Education Leadership
• Standards-based alignment between curriculum and
  instruction
• Reflective practice as an effective coaching
  strategy
• English Learner strategies
• Literacy connections
• Environmental Education
• California Accountability Model
• Educational Decisions Based on Data

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FSP Increasing the Opportunity to Learn

• Intergenerational tutorial and mentoring programs
• After School Programs Family Nights
• Energy Conservation Education Fairs
• Summer Academies
• District/City Partnership to expand Community
  based Science Workshops
• Multi-Lingual Parent Education Opportunities

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FSP Partnerships

• Collaborative Summer Institutes with IHEs
• Teacher preparation partnership
• Early induction experiences for future teachers
• University content coursework designed for
  teachers
• University M/S courses for high school students
• Masters in Math/Science Education established
• Doctorate in Math/Science Education in planning
• Research in Math/Science Education

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Fresno Systemic Program
Fresno Schools Making A DifferenceFor Every
Student, Every Day Dr Santiago V. Wood,
Superintendent

• National Science Foundation

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Success in Algebra IB Among High School Students
(Grade of A, B, or C)
12.5 decrease overall, 6.1 decrease for
minority groups