Carnegie Foundation For Advancement Teaching W Coast Office Education

IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE FIELD BUILDING CARNEGIE SUMMIT ON IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATION - WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND THE ANNUAL CARNEGIE SUMMIT AS A SIGNATURE EVENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE COMMUNITY. WE NEEDED TO PIVOT TO AN ALL-VIRTUAL EVENT FOR SUMMIT 2020 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. FOR 2021, WE WILL BE HOLDING A HYBRID EVENT WITH IN-PERSON SESSIONS IN SAN DIEGO THAT ARE LIVE-STREAMED FOR A VIRTUAL AUDIENCE AS WELL. IMPROVEMENT PRACTICE NETWORK SEEKS TO CATALYZE AN EMERGENT LEADERSHIP GROUP OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LEADERS WHO CAN SPEAK WITH A COLLECTIVE VOICE TOWARD POLICY AND TAKE COLLECTIVE ACTION TOWARD BUILDING AND LEGITIMATING THIS FIELD WITHIN THE INSTITUTION OF EDUCATION. THIS LEADERSHIP GROUP CAN HELP CULTIVATE A COMMUNITY OF IMPROVEMENT PRACTITIONERS THAT GUIDE, INFORM AND INFLUENCE POLICY DECISIONS AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. IMPROVEMENT LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (ILEAD) - THE IMPROVEMENT LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (ILEAD) INITIATIVE SEEKS TO

Expenses: $2.9M

IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT NETWORKED IMPROVEMENT FELLOWS - A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM THAT COMBINES COHORT-BASED LEARNING (TARGETED READINGS AND SEMINARS AROUND THE IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE AND NETWORKS CONTENT) AND CLINICAL APPRENTICESHIP. THE CLINICAL APPRENTICESHIP COMPONENT OF THE FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES MENTORING AND COACHING ALONG WITH SCAFFOLDED OPPORTUNITIES TO SHADOW AND GRADUALLY TAKE ON RESPONSIBILITIES TO TEACH AND COACH IMPROVEMENT WORK. NETWORKED IMPROVEMENT LEARNING AND SUPPORT - AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT AIMS TO SUPPORT BOTH THE "CHARTERING" PHASE OF A NIC, IN WHICH MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN BUILDING THEIR WORKING THEORY OF IMPROVEMENT (VISUALIZED IN A DRIVER DIAGRAM), AND THE "IMPROVEMENT TESTING" PHASE THAT FOLLOWS. GATES NETWORK DEVELOPMENT MEASUREMENT PROJECT SUPPORTS THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION'S NETWORKS FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE PARTNERS FOR NETWORK IMPROVEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH'S LEARNING RESEARCH AND DEVEL

Expenses: $1.6M

IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE CONSULTING BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - THE FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERED WITH BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CITY SCHOOLS) AS PART OF THE DISTRICT'S EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINX, AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS THAT ARE ON TRACK FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AT THE END OF 8TH AND 9TH GRADE. THE SPECIFIC WORK IS FOCUSED ON CREATING A NETWORKED IMPROVEMENT COMMUNITY OF 14 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO IMPROVE SECONDARY LITERACY OUTCOMES FOR THE STUDENTS THEY SERVE AND WHO ARE PREDOMINANTLY OF THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED POPULATIONS. RAISING TEXAS TEACHERS INITIATIVE - THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION HAS COME TOGETHER WITH THE RAISE YOUR HAND TEXAS (RYHT) FOUNDATION FOR A THREE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH 11 EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS IN TEXAS THAT AIMS TO IMPROVE TEACHER EDUCATION BY STRENGTHENING THE TEACHER- CANDIDATE PIPELINE AND DEEPENING THE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE COMPONENT OF TEACHER PREPARATION. EVIDENCE FOR IMPROVEMENT NETWORK - THE CARNEGIE