Counting Down: Strategic Plan Charter Team Registration Ends Feb 12th

Teaching and Learning

Charter ID

Major Deliverables

Ideal External Expertise and Supports

110- Portfolio of Diverse School Options

(Enhancing and expanding academic offerings for students, providing families a wide range of attractive options)

Attractive and competitive high school offerings, Newcomers center, Innovation Network Schools expansion, culturally diverse learning experiences for students, comprehensive strategic grade configuration plan

• Experienced Educators (all levels)
• High School Students
• College Students
• Demographers
• Facilities Experts
• Parent Advocates
• Community Leaders

120- Student Services

(Supporting students with academic planning for success from early grades through graduation and while addressing their psychosocial needs)

Multi-criteria score card (district-level and school-level), advisor-advisee program, global citizenship, emotional intelligence and curricular cross-walks, personalized education plan template with implementation plan

• Experienced Educators (all levels)
• Social Workers
• Counselors
• Parent Advocates
• High School Students
• Middle School Students
• Academic Advisors (collegiate level)

130- Curriculum and Instruction

(Ensuring educators have easy access to professional tools that will help them excel in their efforts to provide challenging, meaningful instructional experiences for students)

• Instructional and classroom management offerings menu for educators, professional development review plan, instructional exemplars with rubrics, student perception survey and protocols for assessing quality of instruction

• Experienced Educators (all levels)
• Experienced Educator Professional Development Providers
• High School Students

160- Recruitment and Retention

(Creating and implementing effective tactics to attract highly-qualified candidates and maintain a talented, motivated workforce)

Increased return on investment for recruitment efforts, increased educator diversity, career pathways, strategic compensation model

• Experienced Educators
• Human Resource Professionals
• Experienced Talent Recruitment Professionals
• Experienced Organizational Development Professional

Family and Community

Charter ID

Major Deliverables

Ideal External Expertise and Supports

330- Family Advocacy

(Providing opportunities for families to engage with schools in meaningful ways; educating families on key issues and providing relevant supports and connecting them with helpful resources)

Menu of helpful tools for families; family-friendly events, informational sessions and courses, opportunities for strategic lobbying

• Family Services Advocates
• Parent Advocates
• Community Leaders

340- Communication and Engagement Protocols

(Serving the IPS community by communicating relevant, timely, accurate and user-friendly information in ways that meet the needs of diverse stakeholder groups and individuals)

• Online multi-function communication platform with analytics, target audience-driven communication using a wide variety of modes and languages, community-wide cadre for grassroots information sharing and gathering

• Public Relations Professionals
• Marketing and Advertising Professionals
• Media Relations Professionals
• Parent Advocates
• Web Developers
• Community Leaders
• Experienced Public Speakers
• Experienced Event Coordinators

350- Student Mobility

(Ensuring high-quality services and improving consistency in academic pacing for our most transient students)

• District policy and guidelines, active task force of community partners, academic pacing and monitoring plan, transportation model

• Transportation and Logistics Professionals
• Family Advocates
• Experienced Educators
• Social Services Professionals

360- Leveraging Community Resources

(Cultivating external relationships and leveraging resources to improve student achievement)

• Policy, guidelines and systems to bolster philanthropy, volunteerism and alumni engagement, annual giving report

• Local Philanthropists
• IPS Alumni
• Experienced Community Engagement Professionals
• Experienced Event Planners
• Experienced Marketing and Advertising Professionals

Participants per Charter Team

Qualifications

Community Leaders

(2)

• Instrumental in community leadership based upon previous initiatives
• Currently leading a non-profit or faith-based organization
• Experienced in working with IPS families

Local Business Professionals*

(5)

• History of working in areas of Family Advocacy, Social Services, Counseling, Human Resources, Public Relations, Marketing, Advocacy, Event Coordinating, Professional Development, Public Speaking, Web Development, Transportation and Logistics, Collegiate-level Education, Talent Recruitment, Organizational Development and Facilities Planning
• Currently employed by a company or organization located in the IPS district

Parents/Guardians

(4)

• History of participating or volunteering with IPS
• Parent of a student currently attending IPS
• Experienced or demonstrates a high interest in family advocacy

School-Based Staff

(3)

• History of exemplary performance and demonstrates professionalism
• Currently an IPS employee, employed for at least one full school year
• Interest in academic improvement, talent recruitment, professional development, community services or family advocacy

Central Services

(4)

• History of exemplary performance
• Currently an IPS employee, employed for at least one full school year
• Interest in academic improvement, talent recruitment, professional development, community services or family advocacy

Students

(2)

• History of involvement with at least one extracurricular activity
• Currently a junior or senior on track to graduate and maintains a 95% attendance rating