1. Property of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Rev. 02/06/2006
Dr. Kriner Cash, Chief
Accountability and Systemwide Performance
and
Mr. Carlos A. Viera, Executive Director
Office of Performance Improvement
Miami-Dade County Public Schools

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 Session Objectives
 On Philosophy, Vision and Culture
 Key Concepts
 M-DCPS’ Top Accomplishments of 2004-2005
 M-DCPS’ Top Priorities for 2005-2006
 School Improvement Zone (SIZ)
Outcome Data 2004-2005
 District Dashboard
 Performance Scorecards
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

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Session Objectives
• Reinforce critical knowledge and understanding about
the kind of leadership, resources, and systems thinking
required to turn around performance in underperforming
schools.
• Describe core processes and tools that must be
sharpened and/or re-designed in order for organizational
results to improve from good to better to best.
• Provide key strategies for increasing graduation rates
and decreasing retention among the District’s minority
groups.
• Highlight processes for increasing the percentages of
underrepresented minorities in advanced academic
coursework.

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Key Concepts
• Knowledge Management
• Value Triangle
• Cascading Accountability
• Sustainability
• Market Branding
• Post-Unitary Commitments

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Systems Thinking
Breakthrough
2010
and
Beyond
2004
Efficiency
&
Sustainability
Equity
Quality
Stability
Repair & Upgrade

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Organizational Alignment

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Top Accomplishments
of 2004-2005
1. Schools receiving an “A” from the state grew to 138 (41%
of 334 schools) from 103 (31%) – the highest number ever
– despite tougher state standards, and schools receiving a
repeat “F” were reduced to 3 from 9 – a 66% reduction.
2. Third graders considered proficient readers rose to 61%
from 57% - the highest ever, and 1,814 fewer 3rd graders
are at risk of being held back because of reading scores.
3. Chronically low-performing schools (39) were placed in a
“School Improvement Zone” with an extended school day
and year, a common reading program, and mandatory
teacher training; 80% of these schools registered
performance gains in the state accountability system – with
40% improving enough to raise their state grade.
4. All employees received an average 3% raise using a $44
million negotiating reserve carved from the existing budget.
5. Designed a structure for an integrated approach to
addressing our “Post-Unitary Commitment to Equity and
Diversity.”

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Top Accomplishments
of 2004-2005
6. Reorganization of central office eliminated more than
500 positions, freeing up $38 million for other
educational needs.
7. Constructed 18,000 new student seats to address
overcrowding – more than three times the number
planned by the prior administration.
8. First comprehensive five-year capital plan was
developed, identifying $3.3 billion in needs.
9. First comprehensive five-year Information Technology
Blueprint was commissioned by the School Board at a
cost of $90 million, identifying and aligning priority
system processes.
10. Bond rating firms improved their official outlook for M-
DCPS based on the administration’s management of
the District’s finances, including a 50% increase in the
“rainy day” fund.

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M-DCPS’ Top Priorities
for 2005-2006
• Launch Secondary School Reform
• Continue strong literacy emphasis
• Build 20,000 new student seats
• Pilot incentive pay performance plan
for administrators
• Launch Parent Academy
• Improve customer service and
satisfaction

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EQUTY
&
D V E R S I T YI
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Integrated Approach to
Achieving Our……

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School Improvement Zone
2004-2005
Academic Achievement Outcomes
READING
Percent of schools decreasing
their number of students in
Level 1
Percent of schools increasing
their number of students in
Levels 3-5
Zone Schools 76 84
District 84 82
MATHEMATICS
Percent of schools decreasing
their number of students in
Level 1
Percent of schools increasing
their number of students in
Levels 3-5
Zone Schools 95 95
District 90 88
* Data from the Office of Assessment and Data Analysis

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School Improvement Zone
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Scoring Levels 3-5 by Ethnicity
* Data from the Office of Assessment and Data Analysis

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School Improvement Zone
Percent Reduction in the
Number of Students Scoring
at Level 1, Grades 3-5 by Ethnicity
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A DASHBOARD
FOR M-DCPS
• Purpose and Intended Uses
• Cultural Requirements
• Aligned to Function Scorecards
• Post-Unitary Commitment integrated across
District Dashboards and Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs)
• Progress Monitoring
• Evaluating Results – Cross-Functional Teams

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PERFORMANCE
SCORECARDS
Different cards for different types of schools:
• Elementary
• Middle
• Senior High
• K-8 Centers
• Alternative Schools
• Adult Centers
• ESE Centers

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CONTENT
OF SCORECARDS
• District Strategic Plan/Goals & Objectives
• Student Performance/Achievement Gap
• Student Progression Trends
• Student Health, Safety, and Attendance
• Human Resources (OPIS)
• Parent/Stakeholder Engagement
• Business Operations

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TWO-STEP
CLUSTER ANALYSIS
An exploratory tool designed to reveal natural
groupings (or clusters)
within a data set that would
otherwise not be apparent

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VARIABLES USED
• Ethnic Composition
• Membership
• Free/Reduced Lunch
• Mobility Rate
• LEP Participation
• Reading/Math Performance (% 3 +)

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PRINCIPLES FOR
TARGET SETTING
• Improvement over prior year’s actual and trend data
• “Stretch” to achieve strategic objectives
• Ask, “How much improvement is needed to achieve
the organization’s plan?”
• If no data are available, targets should be based on
expert judgment about broader strategic objectives
• “Benchmarking” – internal and external
• School’s cohort information
• Delta T

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CLUSTER
MEAN GAINS
READING
CLUSTER 1 = 3.3
CLUSTER 2 = 4.6
CLUSTER 3 = 5.1
MATHEMATICS
CLUSTER 1 = 3.6
CLUSTER 2 = 5.4
CLUSTER 3 = 5.3

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SCORECARD
TARGET GUIDELINES
School Grades
Cluster 1 (+ 7 points)
Cluster 2 (+ 14 points)
Cluster 3 (+ 14 points)
Reading and Math Performance
Cluster 1 (+ 3 points)
Cluster 2 (+ 4 points)
Cluster 3 (+ 5 points)

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Critical Cross-Functional Processes
Improving
Student
Achievement
Human
Resources
Accountability &
Systemwide
Performance
School
Operations
Curriculum and
Instruction/School
Improvement Zone
Strategic
Planning
Professional
Development
Cross-
Functional
Processes
Business
Operations

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M-DCPS IS ON THE MOVE!

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Dr. Kriner Cash, Chief
Accountability and Systemwide Performance
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
1450 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 802
Miami, Florida 33132
Phone: (305) 995-3066
Fax: (305) 995-7592
KCash@dadeschools.net
Mr. Carlos A. Viera, Executive Director
Office of Performance Improvement
1500 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 225
Miami, Florida 33132
Phone: (305) 995-7597
Fax: (305) 995-4189
CViera@dadeschools.net