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Multiple Pathways Schools and ProgramsPreventionCharter SchoolsInterventionLearning andCredit OptionsAlternative SchoolPlacementPortland onCenterSummer Scholars Day andVirtual ScholarsTeen ParentServicesResidentialTreatment (DART)SchoolsMultiple PathwaysSocial WorkServicesReconnectionServices

INTERVENTION:Alliance Alternative High SchoolSchool options for students moderately or significantly off-track withcredit acceleration located on two PPS campuses:Alliance Alternative High School on the Benson Campus Co-located with the Reconnection Center Operates on a day to night schedule Individualized, proficiency-based instruction Serves students with varying schedulesAlliance Alternative High school on the Meek Protech Campus Four CTE Strands Manufacturing, Automotive, Natural Resources, Digital Media Social-Emotional Learning Dual credit programming

INTERVENTION:Community Based Organizations (CBO)Alternative SchoolsSchool options for students moderately and significantly offtrack which provide: Academic skill growth Credit attainment College and career readiness activities CTE and/or work experiences Social and behavioral supports Dual credit options High school diploma GED completion with bridge to post secondaryCBOs serve students who have been expelled by PPS.

INTERVENTION: Day and ResidentialTreatment (DART) SchoolsPPS DART is comprised of seven schools DART Schools meet the educational needs of students in gradespreK-12 placed in day and residential treatment facilities within ourschool district boundary. DART provides educational services for students while they areenrolled at each facility. Mental health treatment services and student supervision are providedby the contracted mental health agency.

INTERVENTION: Social Work ServicesMultiple Pathways Social Work Services: Address the intrapersonal and environmental needs of students inMultiple Pathways to Graduation. Three MSW interns are working with Multiple Pathways toGraduation

Multiple Pathways Schools and ProgramsPreventionCharter orAlternativeSchoolsLearning andCredit OptionsInterventionAlternative SchoolPlacementAllianceCBOsPortland EveningScholarsDay andResidentialTreatment (DART)Summer ScholarsSchoolsVirtual ScholarsTeen ParentServicesMultiple PathwaysSocial WorkServicesReconnectionCenterReconnectionServices

RE-ENGAGEMENT: ReconnectionServicesThe Reconnection Services Team provides individual outreach tostudents with chronic attendance issues, and students who aredis-engaged or un-enrolled Reconnection Center outreach team provides outreach to studentsdistrict wide with the result of placing 57% of students in schools. The High School Graduation Initiative (HSGI) outreach coordinatorswork with students with chronic attendance issues, within the Franklinand Roosevelt clustersReconnection Services September 2014 Door-KnockingCampaign and related outreach activities resulted in 114students coming back to school(as of 11/4/14)

RE-ENGAGEMENT: Reconnection CenterThreeYearTotals2011-12 2012-132013-14Students Receiving Outreach byReconnection Center Services4102112713291649Total Number of StudentsPlaced in Schools2339712787840Students placed through theReconnection Center3299463172Percent of total students who areStudents of Color54%38%59%59%Percent of total studentswho are Male58%58%58%57%Percent of total Students over 1751%56%59%34%

WHAT IS WORKING?High leverage strategies to reduce student drop-outand encourage continued enrollment for studentspre-K through 21.

PPS Four and Five Year GraduationRates by Last Point of 3%50%Grads LastEnrollmentOther40%30%Grads n includes only regular high school diplomas.2011-122012-13

PPS Four and Five Year Overall CompletionRates by Last Point of 9%60%50%40%30%65%61%68%65%69%68%20%Completions LastEnrollmentCBO/DARTCompletions LastEnrollment Year5-Year2012-13Completion includes regular high school diplomas, adult high school diplomas, modified diplomas, extended diplomas and GEDs.

Learning and Credit OptionsCredits Earned 2012-2013 and 2013-201421132097.5200021131500Summer School1000Portland Evening991936Credit by Exam861Virtual Scholars753LCO500262118162127.502012-20132013-2014

Teen Parent Graduation Rateswith and without district-provided child care100.00%90.00%80.00%70.00%60.00%Graduation Rate for Seniors for WhomDistrict Child Care Was Provided50.00%Graduation Rate for All Teen 010-112011-122012-132013-14

WHAT IS NEXT?

Action Taken on Segmentation AnalysisRecommendationsThe High School Action Team received and made budgetand practice recommendations on: Early Warning System growth and coordination Growth of districtwide Credit Recovery Options Additional credit recovery opportunities at home highschools Continue to improve services to off-track students indistrict-run comprehensive, focus and alternativeschools Additional social work capacity and an additionalcounselor within Multiple Pathways to Graduation

Alternative Accountability Framework Framework designed for Alternative Schools (In-districtand Contracted Alternative Schools) to measure successin working with significantly off-track and / or out of schoolyouth. Provides data appropriate to off-track student populations: Academic growth in reading and mathCourse completionProgress toward graduationProgress toward GED completionAttendanceGrowth in attendanceSchool ClimateCompliments established district metrics

Preparing “Request For Proposal” for CommunityBased Alternative Programs 2015-16Analysis of need identified in segmentation analysisand over-representation of:Drop outs Significantlyoff-trackESL students significantly off-trackSpecial Education students significantly off-trackOlder students far from graduationStudents from historically underserved racialgroupsStudents in Southeast and Southwest regions ofPPSLooking for alternative providers able to offerrequired array of services in compliance with statestandards.

Hosting National ConferenceFourth Annual Re-Engagement Plus National Convening Portland Public Schools is partnering with Portland CommunityCollege, The National Gateway to College Network and City ofPortland to host National Convening December 10th and 11th Black Male Achievement Initiative involves national, state, city,and school district collaborationPPS One of Sixteen Exemplar School Districts in U.S. Dept. of Ed.“A Guide to Starting and Sustaining Re-engagement Centers”

MULTIPLE PATHWAYSCONTINUEDCOMMITMENTTo provide a pathway to student achievement whereevery student is welcomed, wanted and worthy.

QUESTIONS?

Board of Education Informational ReportMEMORANDUMDate:December 2, 2014To:Members of the Board of EducationFrom:Korinna Wolfe, Senior Director, Multiple Pathways to GraduationSubject:Multiple Pathways to Graduation UpdateThis memorandum provides a brief update on the schools and programs within the Multiple Pathways toGraduation Department.The Multiple Pathways to Graduation Department services consist of a continuum of educational optionsdesigned to support the following student populations: students who have dropped out of school and/or who are significantly off‐track from graduation students who are credit deficient and in need of credit recovery options students who are enrolled in a charter school students who have been unsuccessful in previous school environments students who are pregnant and parenting students who are struggling with significant mental health issues students who are in day and residential treatment facilitiesMost recent updates for 2014‐2015: Reconnection Services data revealed that 486 students did not re‐enroll in school in 2014‐2015.After initial outreach efforts, 182 households received personal visits through the door‐knocking campaignin September 2014. As a result of the 2014‐2015 door‐knocking campaign 114 students re‐enrolled inschool.Reconnection Services has provided outreach services for over 4,102 middle and high school students whohave been at risk of being unenrolled or who have dropped out over the past five years. Of thesestudents, the Reconnection Center has served 1027 students and 2,526 students have been re‐engagedand enrolled in PPS schools district‐wide.Teen Parent Services provides wrap around services to students in more than 20 schools annually districtwide. District‐provided child care increases graduation rates for teen parents by more than 35%.Charter schools serve more than 1,600 students in grades K‐12 annually. In 2013‐2014, 8 charter schools enrolled 1,664 students. In the current 2014‐2015 school year, our nine charterschools have 1,764 students enrolled.Alliance Alternative High School is located on two campuses. New this year, Alliance High School on theMeek campus is implementing a social‐emotional learning and CTE curriculum to raise studentachievement by creating a safe and caring school culture to promote both the academic and intrapersonal

needs of students.Alliance Alternative High School on the Benson Campus offers a robust individual proficiency‐basedprogram in cooperation with the Reconnection Center.Seven Day and Residential Treatment (DART) Schools serve students placed in Mental Health treatmentby the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Youth Authority in facilities within the PortlandPublic School district boundaries.Contracted Community Based Alternative Schools (CBOs) serve over 2,200 students, ages 12‐21, annuallyneeding alternative school placement in middle and high school.Next Steps:‐‐‐‐‐Implement recommendations from the segmentation analysis via a ‘Request For Proposal’ forcontracted alternative programs in 2015‐2016 in order to situate options in the geographic areas withthe highest demand for services.Align the Alternative High School Accountability Framework Report card with other metrics ofperformance.Work with the Office of College and Career Readiness within the Office of School Performance tocollaborate with workforce and postsecondary partners to enhance and expand Reconnection Servicesto students who have not re‐engaged in education.Support Alliance in making shifts required by Advanced Accreditation Process requiring CTEenhancements and increased student retention and achievement.State legislative advocacy for continued funding for students needing to receive education serviceswhile enrolled in an Oregon Department of Education Long Term Care and Treatment facility asdefined by the state.Attachments: PPS High School Segmentation AnalysisAlternative High School Accountability Report 2012‐13 PilotDistrictwide Alternative and community‐based programs and charter schools brochureTeen Parent Services Data Sheet 2009‐2010 through 2013‐2014Teen Parent Services Students Neighborhood High School by zip code 2009‐2010 through 2013‐2014Multiple Pathways Enrollment trends by Program Type 2007‐08 through 2013‐2014Multiple Pathways Learning and Credit Options Enrollment Trends by Program Type2007‐2008 through 2013‐2014Graduation Rates for PPS Teen Parent Seniors 2009‐2010 through 2013‐2014PPS Districtwide Four Year Graduation Rate by Number of Disciplinary Exclusions by IncidentsMultiple Pathways Current Programs 2014‐2015 Students Average Exclusion History by IncidentsMultiple Pathways Current Learning and Credit Options 2014‐2015 Students Average Exclusion Historyby IncidentsSpecial Education Representation in Multiple Pathways compared to DistrictwideESL Representation in Multiple Pathways compared to DistrictwideMale representation in Multiple Pathways compared to DistrictwideLearning and Credit Options‐Credits Earned

RESOLUTION No.Authorizing Benson Campus Full Modernization Building CapacitiesAs Part of the 2012 Capital Bond Program Master PlanningRECITALA. Sixty Six percent (66%) of Portland Public School District (“PPS”) voters approved aballot measure in November 2012 for a Portland Public Schools bond to improveschools.B. The approved 2012 Capital Bond Program includes the master planning of three highschool sites: Benson, Lincoln and Madison.C. Following voter approval of the capital bond program a community‐wide visioning processresulted in Resolution No. 4800 adopting the Education Facility Vision as part of theDistrict‐wide Education Specifications.D. Consistent with the Facility Vision, education specification process will be undertaken asBenson Campus is home to focus option Polytechnic High School and other district‐wideprograms and services that serve historically disadvantaged PPS students.E. The community clearly indicated a desire for community use of appropriate school buildingspaces that requires consideration during the design processes particularly as regardszoning of spaces for public access while maintaining building‐wide security.F. Enrollment projections provide possible scenarios for a 10‐year window, but PPS schoolbuildings should be scaled up, where possible, to support multiple generations influencednot only by birth rates but also in‐migration to the Portland area.G. The May 2012 Long‐Range Facility Plan had a 10‐year planning horizon pursuant to ORS190, but recommended planning a “robust program capacity for each rebuilt or fullyrenovated facility”.H. Enrollment forecasts and anticipated improvements in capture rates require largercapacity schools.I. Master planning three high school sites is precedent for a November 2016 ballot measure.

RESOLUTION1. The Board of Education directs staff to master plan the Benson Campus to theindicated student capacities:Benson PolytechnicAlliance Professional Technical High School500Other district‐wide programs and services (VirtualScholars, Reconnection Center, Student Success,DART, etc.)275Total Benson Campus CapacityC. Sylvester09/08/151,7002,475

Summer Scholars 2015 - Summer credit recovery program 2015 Session 1 -1,092 course completions with passing marks (.5 credit) 2015 Session 2 -945 course completions with passing marks (.5 credit) Portland Evening Scholars 2014-15 - School year credit recovery program Fall - 555 students enrolled: 660 passing marks (.5)