PSC 3.

0 Applicant Team Info Session LAUSDs Family/Community Engagement Plan

Quality Education for Every Child

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Agenda
Welcome & Introductions

PSC 3.0 Updated Timeline

LAUSDs Family/Community Engagement Plan PSC 3.0 Regions & Academy Structure Roles & Responsibilities Prep for Workshop #4 Tips for Informational Summaries Q&A
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PSC 3.0 Updated Timeline

Nov. 1 LAUSD UTLA Negotiation Deadline*
Nov. 18 PSC 3.0 Apps Due Superintendent Review & Recommendations For Internal Team Apps Board of Ed Decision

Regional Academy #1 & #2

Regional Academy #3

Regional Academy #4

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb
Superintendent Review & Recs For External Team Apps Board of Ed Decision for External Team Apps

If negotiations are successfully completed by 11/1/11 and there are PSC new schools for which the Superintendent DOES NOT recommend any internal team

Feb

Mar

*Per the Board Resolution passed August 30, 2011, the changes indicated in the substitute resolution by Tamar Galatzan will not take effect unless LAUSD and UTLA successfully negotiate a certain set of waivers from the collective bargaining agreement for PSC new campuses by this date.

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LAUSDs Family & Community Engagement Plan

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Public School Choice Resolution 3.0 Regional Academy Sessions Quality Education for Every Child
Regional Academies
Purpose: To authentically engage and provide parents, high school students and community the

tools to participate in an interactive study of the

PSC school proposals and become advocates of high quality public schools
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Session 1: Using Data to Advocate for High Quality Schools

Introduces participants to PSC and important school

data

Session 2: Elements of a High Quality School

Builds on school data and engages participants in discussion and activities to identify key principles and priorities for their respective schools.
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Session 3: Interactive School Plan Review Process Part I Preparing to Examine School Plans
Prepares participants to meet the PSC Applicant teams by examining the
informational school plans and preparing interview questions to share with the applicant teams.

Session 4: Interactive School Plan Review Process Part II A Conversation with PSC Applicant Teams
Engages participants in a moderated conversation with PSC Applicant

teams. Participants use the skills obtained as part of the Regional

Academies to discuss the PSC school plans with the applicant teams and share feedback for the Superintendents School Plan Review Process.
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Review the Regional Academy Sessions Schedule to see which schools are in Track A and Track B. All sessions take place on a Saturday.
Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4

Track A

October 22

October 29

December 3

January 21

Track B

November 5

November 12 December 10

January 28
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PSC 3.0 Regions & Academy Structure

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PSC 3.0 Includes 37 LAUSD Schools:
22 Focus Schools & 15 New Schools

PSC 3.0 Focus Schools & New Schools are in neighboring or the same neighborhoods, therefore:
All 37 schools have been grouped into Regions There are a total of 11 PSC 3.0 Regions (not aligned by LD) Ex: South East Region- South Gate
Host School Site: South Gate Middle School 250 Participants for the South Gate Region Break Into Small Groups of 30 persons per Classroom
South Gate High School South Gate High School South East High School South East High School
SRES #9 SRES #9

SRHS #9 (Maywood)

SRHS #9 (Maywood)

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Roles & Responsibilities

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Regional Academy Management & Support

PSC Team Parent Community Services Branch United Way LA Families in Schools Community Based Organizations

LAUSD VISTA Members

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Facilitation & Logistics Support

Lead Organizations (Role of CBOs)

Lead Facilitators
Support Facilitators Site Coordinators Observers

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Public School Choice Resolution 3.0 Regional Academy Roles and Responsibilities
Lead Organization
Provide facilitators
Conduct outreach activities to participants Recruit 200-250 parents, high school students, and community members to participate Complete Regional Summary Forms

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Lead Facilitator
Lead academy sessions and group activities Set-up meeting room space for each session Collect forms and session notes. Includes regional lead organization members, Local District Parent Community Facilitators & school site Parent Community Representatives

Support Facilitator
Assist with set up meeting room space Distribute and collect handouts and forms Assist with charting of group discussion Includes school site Parent Community Representatives and Translation Unit support staff
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Site Coordinator (LAUSD)

Open meeting space Provide materials for sessions Coordinate translation support during session Oversee registration and check-in during sessions and maintain database of participant contact information. Assist with trouble shooting as needed Includes representatives from the United Way, LAUSD Parent Community Services Branch & the PSC Team
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Observer
VISTA observers will monitor academy sessions and provide feedback to assess the Regional Academy logistics, including strengths and areas of improvement. Observe sessions Take notes and submit summary of observation notes to the Lead Organization.

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Public School Choice Resolution 3.0 Regional Academy Roles and Responsibilities Applicant Teams
Applicants may observe any of the sessions

- Please RSVP with PSC Team in advance

While applicants will be observers during sessions 1 through 3, they will be asked to be active participants in session 4. Participant contact information will not be provided to teams without prior consent from the individual participants. Reports compiled from each session will be made available online at http://publicschoolchoice.lausd.net
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Session 4: Applicant Team Interviews

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Public School Choice Resolution 3.0 Applicant Team Interviews: Key Agenda Items
Parents review Informational Summaries
Parents review interview questions prepared for each applicant team Conversation with Applicant Teams Parents complete the Individual & Interactive School Plan Feedback Forms

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Parent review session and preparation Applicant Team introduction (2 minutes) Parent questions for teams (15 minutes)* Parents debrief

*Interview time will vary depending on the number of applicants per focus/new school site
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Preparing the Informational Summary

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Informational Summary
Be concise Use parent-friendly language

No jargon
Translated version in languages commonly spoken in school community Utilize Informational Summary Template

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Questions?

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