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    This document provides an update on the second week of an operational review being conducted for Boston Public Schools. It outlines activities completed in the prior week including focus groups and interviews. Emerging insights are presented around talent management, use of data in transportation, and alignment of student services. The upcoming week's schedule is reviewed including testing initial findings with a steering committee and conducting additional interviews and focus groups. The focus for the week is finalizing initial findings to share at a workshop with the steering committee to discuss perspectives, potential deep dive areas, and next steps.

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    This document provides an update on the second week of an operational review being conducted for Boston Public Schools. It outlines activities completed in the prior week including focus groups and interviews. Emerging insights are presented around talent management, use of data in transportation, and alignment of student services. The upcoming week's schedule is reviewed including testing initial findings with a steering committee and conducting additional interviews and focus groups. The focus for the week is finalizing initial findings to share at a workshop with the steering committee to discuss perspectives, potential deep dive areas, and next steps.

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    This document provides an update on the second week of an operational review being conducted for Boston Public Schools. It outlines activities completed in the prior week including focus groups and interviews. Emerging insights are presented around talent management, use of data in transportation, and alignment of student services. The upcoming week's schedule is reviewed including testing initial findings with a steering committee and conducting additional interviews and focus groups. The focus for the week is finalizing initial findings to share at a workshop with the steering committee to discuss perspectives, potential deep dive areas, and next steps.

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    WORKING DRAFT

    Last Modified 1/20/2015 9:14 AM Eastern Standard Time


    Printed 1/8/2015 9:18 AM Eastern Standard Time

    Boston Public Schools Operational


    Review Week 2 check-in
    January 20, 2015

    CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY


    Any use of this material without specific permission is strictly prohibited

    DRAFT Confidential Proprietary and Predecisional

    Goals for todays discussion

    Update on process what weve done, where were


    going
    Emerging insights Share a few emerging insights
    for perspectives or thoughts on moving forward from
    the SteerCo.
    Questions Address any open questions and align
    on week ahead

    DRAFT Confidential Proprietary and Predecisional

    | 1

    Agenda

    Week 2 highlights / activities

    Week 3 schedule of activities

    Emerging insights

    Next weeks focus

    Questions?

    DRAFT Confidential Proprietary and Predecisional

    Week 2 highlights and activities

    DRAFT

    Week 2 activities

    Teachers focus group (6 participants)


    Principals focus group (8 participants)
    Conducted 20 interviews (43 to date) including:

    Jerry Burrell (Enrollment)

    Jon Steketee (Transportation)


    Melissa Partridge (Academics)
    Kavita Ventkatesh (Academics)

    Discussion questions:

    Mark Skipper (Network Supt.)

    Carleton Jones (Facilities)


    Eric Weston (Security)

    Interviews scheduled with Vivian Leonard,


    Paul Curran and Matt Mayrl from the city
    this week, how connected are they to the
    process?

    Nate Kuder (Budget)


    Ann Chan (Acadmics)
    Emily Quazilbash (Human Capital)
    Avery Esdaile (Athletics)
    Diane Hauser (Technology)
    John McDonough (Superintendent)
    Andy Horgan (Technology)
    Al Taylor (Network Supt.)
    Dr. Coleman (Vice Chair, School Committee)

    DRAFT Confidential Proprietary and Predecisional

    | 3

    Contents

    Week 2 highlights / activities

    Week 3 schedule of activities

    Emerging insights

    Next weeks focus

    Questions?

    DRAFT Confidential Proprietary and Predecisional

    Week 3 schedule of activities

    DRAFT

    Week 3 activities

    Refine Phase 1 findings and identify


    additional data and interviews
    needed

    Notable meetings:

    Touch points with SteerCo. to


    begin testing initial findings for
    Phase 1

    Interviews scheduled with Vivian


    Leonard, Paul Curran and Matt
    Mayrl from the City

    Monday, Jan 26 4pm: Steering

    Discussion questions:
    As we get some first takes from the
    SteerCo. on the draft this week,
    anyone outside this group that needs
    to have a say?

    Where is the SteerCo. Workshop on


    the 26th?

    Committee Review workshop

    First parents focus group scheduled


    for Jan. 27

    DRAFT Confidential Proprietary and Predecisional

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    Contents

    Week 2 highlights / activities

    Week 3 schedule of activities

    Emerging insights

    Next weeks focus

    Questions?

    DRAFT Confidential Proprietary and Predecisional

    Week 2 emerging insights

    HIGHLY PRELIMINARY

    Emerging insights

    Good talent management processes


    present in parts of Human Capital, not
    consistently replicated elsewhere in central
    office

    Transportation and operations strategy use


    of data to drive results (50% increase in
    bus timeliness in just 3 months) can be
    model for data driven culture at BPS

    Frustration across ELL, Academics and


    SPED about silos and lack of alignment for
    student services

    BPS has a facilities issue:


    Annual funds are just 1/10 of estimated

    Discussion questions:

    Reactions or further perspective

    on these points
    Larger themes of data creation
    and usage and technology are
    underlying drivers of some of
    these insights. Are there other,
    broader themes that connect
    these?

    current deferred maintenance costs

    Back of the envelope estimates of


    needed renovation in the $3-$4B range

    DRAFT Confidential Proprietary and Predecisional

    | 7

    Contents

    Week 2 highlights / activities

    Week 3 schedule of activities

    Emerging insights

    Next weeks focus

    Questions?

    DRAFT Confidential Proprietary and Predecisional

    This weeks focus

    DRAFT

    Incorporate early findings from data where appropriate (and available) to test
    interview findings and develop initial perspectives across the 25 areas
    specified in the RFP

    Synthesize findings into initial themes and priority areas for individual
    pressure testing with SteerCo. members

    Get an initial, rough sense of the size of the opportunities

    Finalize initial findings for Monday SteerCo. workshop

    Deliver engaging working session on January 26th, designed to:


    Share and discuss initial, high-level perspectives across the RFP areas
    Explore potential areas for Phase 2 deeper exploration
    Align on narrowed set of areas for additional data gathering, interviews, and
    gathering of external comparisons

    DRAFT Confidential Proprietary and Predecisional

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    Contents

    Week 2 highlights / activities

    Week 3 schedule of activities

    Emerging insights

    Next weeks focus

    Questions?

    DRAFT Confidential Proprietary and Predecisional

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