**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**          9702011                                          

  **Award Title text    CPMSA: Achieving Systemic Change in Math and     
  :**                   Science                                          

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                              

  **Award Instr. :**    Cooperative Agreement                            

  **Program Manager.    Celestine Pea                                    
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  **Division :**        11020000                                         

  **Start Date :**      09-01-1997                                       

  **Expiration Date :** 08-31-2006                                       

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$1,951,862.00                                   

  **Investigator:**     Louise Waters                                    

  **Sponsor:**          Oakland Unified School District                  

                        1025 Second Avenue Oakland ,California 946062212 

  **Program Element     1547                                             
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  **Abstract :**                                                         

  PI: Getridge, Carolyn                                                  
  Demographics: The                                                      
  Oakland Unified                                                        
  School District is a                                                   
  minority majority                                                      
  system with 93% of                                                     
  its 52,269 students                                                    
  ethnic minorities,                                                     
  46% of whom are AFDC                                                   
  eligible, while 60%                                                    
  qualify for                                                            
  free/reduced lunch.                                                    
  26% are Limited                                                        
  English Proficient.                                                    
  This proposal targets                                                  
  African American and                                                   
  Hispanic students,                                                     
  who make up 73% of                                                     
  the school                                                             
  population, score                                                      
  significantly below                                                    
  District averages,                                                     
  have lower enrollment                                                  
  and success rates in                                                   
  gateway math and                                                       
  science courses, and                                                   
  have the lowest                                                        
  college enrollment                                                     
  rates. All 1200                                                        
  elementary and the                                                     
  435 secondary math                                                     
  and science teachers                                                   
  will participate                                                       
  directly, but                                                          
  systemic reform will                                                   
  impact all students                                                    
  and teachers.                                                          
  Background: The                                                        
  District and the six                                                   
  federal laboratory,                                                    
  university and                                                         
  community partners in                                                  
  this proposal have                                                     
  invested                                                               
  approximately \$13.5                                                   
  million over three                                                     
  years piloting best                                                    
  practices to develop                                                   
  a systemic strategy                                                    
  of reform.                                                             
  Math/science reform                                                    
  has been the                                                           
  District\'s primary                                                    
  vehicle to create a                                                    
  culture of inquiry at                                                  
  all grade levels and                                                   
  to implement a                                                         
  thinking-centered,                                                     
  student-centered                                                       
  curriculum that will                                                   
  lead underrepresented                                                  
  minorities to succeed                                                  
  in math and science.                                                   
  The District has:                                                      
  adopted core                                                           
  curricula that is                                                      
  aligned with state                                                     
  frameworks and                                                         
  national standards.                                                    
  aligned the                                                            
  elementary                                                             
  instructional program                                                  
  with that curricula.                                                   
  adopted hands-on,                                                      
  inquiry-based math                                                     
  and science texts and                                                  
  kits in 1992.                                                          
  implemented the staff                                                  
  development program                                                    
  in math and science                                                    
  for elementary                                                         
  teachers. initiated                                                    
  Efficacy Training, a                                                   
  3 year program to                                                      
  train all employees                                                    
  in processes that                                                      
  maximize student                                                       
  learning potential                                                     
  and success.                                                           
  implemented a                                                          
  technology plan to                                                     
  support professional                                                   
  collaborations and                                                     
  inquiry-based                                                          
  learning. Through                                                      
  this effort the                                                        
  Distriat has gained                                                    
  the depth of                                                           
  understanding of the                                                   
  tremendous effort                                                      
  required to take                                                       
  reform to scale in a                                                   
  large, high poverty                                                    
  urban district.                                                        
  Goal/Objectives: The                                                   
  District\'s                                                            
  objectives fo r this                                                   
  five year proposal                                                     
  are to: Double the                                                     
  number of minority                                                     
  students who enroll                                                    
  in Algebra in grade 9                                                  
  by year 5. Double the                                                  
  number of minority                                                     
  students who                                                           
  successfully complete                                                  
  the college                                                            
  preparatory a.-f.                                                      
  course sequence and                                                    
  are prepared to enter                                                  
  college by year 5.                                                     
  Increase by 1 0% the                                                   
  number of students                                                     
  who take the SAT;                                                      
  improve math scores                                                    
  by 1 0%. Increase                                                      
  average performance                                                    
  on the new                                                             
  standardized tests by                                                  
  5 percentile points.                                                   
  Increase                                                               
  participation of                                                       
  minority students in                                                   
  AP math and science                                                    
  classes by 100%. The                                                   
  District believes                                                      
  that these ambitious                                                   
  objectives can only                                                    
  be achieved through                                                    
  sustained systemic                                                     
  reform. The District                                                   
  has the requisite                                                      
  leadership and                                                         
  political will.                                                        
  System-wide                                                            
  transformation now                                                     
  requires a bridge of                                                   
  new resources and the                                                  
  concentration of all                                                   
  existing District                                                      
  resources on a set of                                                  
  well- defined,                                                         
  sustained strategies                                                   
  that will actually                                                     
  impact the learning                                                    
  of children. Proposed                                                  
  Activities: The                                                        
  District will                                                          
  continue to refine                                                     
  science, engineering                                                   
  and math (SEM)                                                         
  standards, align                                                       
  policy with reform                                                     
  goals and complete a                                                   
  K-12 SEM pipeline for                                                  
  all students. The                                                      
  District is                                                            
  establishing more                                                      
  rigorous graduation                                                    
  requirements and                                                       
  re-writing policies                                                    
  for attendance,                                                        
  grading, retention                                                     
  and promotion of                                                       
  students, and                                                          
  accountability.                                                        
  Building on the                                                        
  successful work at                                                     
  elementary grades                                                      
  funded in part by                                                      
  NSF, the District                                                      
  will continue to                                                       
  implement an inquiry-                                                  
  based SEM curricula                                                    
  at the middle and                                                      
  senior high school                                                     
  levels, a process                                                      
  tied to 1997-98 grade                                                  
  reconfiguration. To                                                    
  sustain reform on a                                                    
  District wide basis,                                                   
  the District will                                                      
  build its internal                                                     
  capabilities to                                                        
  deliver services now                                                   
  provided to a limited                                                  
  number of schools by                                                   
  the six partners in                                                    
  this proposal. With                                                    
  its partners the                                                       
  District proposes (a)                                                  
  to create the                                                          
  infrastructure to                                                      
  ensure that classroom                                                  
  teachers gain                                                          
  in-depth experience                                                    
  in inquiry based                                                       
  instruction through                                                    
  meaningful in service                                                  
  activities coupled                                                     
  with in-classroom                                                      
  support and timely                                                     
  access to the                                                          
  appropriate materials                                                  
  (b) build in-house                                                     
  expertise in SEM                                                       
  content, pedagogy,                                                     
  mentoring and change                                                   
  management and (c)                                                     
  through these efforts                                                  
  train a critical mass                                                  
  of classroom teachers                                                  
  able to implement the                                                  
  SEM curriculum which                                                   
  the District then                                                      
  will be able to                                                        
  sustain through                                                        
  existing re-aligned                                                    
  staff development                                                      
  funds and people                                                       
  resources. A new Math                                                  
  and Science Resource                                                   
  Center will manage                                                     
  this change process,                                                   
  coordinate partners\'                                                  
  support services, and                                                  
  implement a cost                                                       
  effective materials                                                    
  distribution system.                                                   
  The District will                                                      
  establish a continuum                                                  
  of student support                                                     
  and family                                                             
  involvement                                                            
  activities to address                                                  
  academic, attitudinal                                                  
  and socioeconomic                                                      
  barriers to learning.                                                  
  The District\'s new                                                    
  comprehensive School                                                   
  Improvement Systems                                                    
  assessment program                                                     
  will ensure                                                            
  accountability at all                                                  
  levels and monitor                                                     
  student achievement                                                    
  of well defined SEM                                                    
  benchmarks.                                                            
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