Organization: SCHOOL EMPOWERMENT NETWORK INC
Mission: SEN EMPOWERS LOCAL LEADERS TO CREATE HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS.
Activities: DETROIT CHILDREN'S FUND TEAMS FELLOWS PROGRAM. SCHOOL EMPOWERMENT NETWORK (SEN) PROVIDED ON-SITE COACHING AND HELD MONTHLY COHORT MEETINGS FOR EXISTING LEADERSHIP TEAMS AT DETROIT ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY AND DETROIT PREP ON THE CUSP OF STRONG PERFORMANCE, TO HELP THEM MOVE FROM "GOOD TO GREAT." A SEN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH AND A SEN CULTURE COACH WORKED WITH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS TO ESTABLISH COHERENT INSTRUCTIONAL AND CULTURAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, AND GUIDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF CORRESPONDING ACTION TO CONSISTENTLY MOVE THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY TOWARDS IMPROVEMENT GOALS.
SCHOOL QUALITY REVIEWS AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. SEN PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF SUPPORT AND SCHOOL MONITORING VISITS TO THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION'S (ESE) OFFICE OF STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATION (OST) BEGINNING IN THE FALL OF 2019. SEN CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY 35 SCHOOL QUALITY REVIEWS (SQRS) DURING SY19-20 ON BEHALF OF THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE DISTRICTS OF SOUTHBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SPS), HOLYOKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (HPS), LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (LPS), THE SPRINGFIELD EMPOWERMENT ZONE PARTNERSHIP (SEZP), AND THE FOUR SCHOOLS CURRENTLY IN STATE RECEIVERSHIP (PAUL A. DEVER, UP ACADEMY HOLLAND, MORGAN FULL SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL, JOHN AVERY PARKER). ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THOSE FOUR SCHOOLS IN RECEIVERSHIP INCLUDED TWO INTERIM MONITORING SITE VISITS (MSVS) TO ASSESS PROGRESS TOWARDS ANNUAL GOALS AS WELL AS AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION TO SUPPORT THE GENERATION OF GOALS AND BENCHMARKS TO GUIDE THE WORK OF THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
SEN PARTNERED WITH SOUTHBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SPS) TO FACILITATE THE REDESIGN OF THE DISTRICT'S SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE GOAL OF THIS PARTNERSHIP WAS TO PROVIDE A RIGOROUS AND COHERENT 6-12 EXPERIENCE FOR SPS STUDENTS THAT, OVER TIME WILL CULMINATE IN INCREASED STUDENT ATTENDANCE, ENROLLMENT, ENGAGEMENT, AND OUTCOMES.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Human Services