Identifying Gold Standards, Metrics, and Best

Practices for Success

Majak Anyieth, Matt Pinover, Maggie Guzmn, Zoe Rae Rote, CJ Pine

Project Objectives
Identify

What example schools (KIPP,

KSA, Yes) use as their gold
standard of success: Preparing
students for a meaningful
future

Identify

What example schools (KIPP,

YES, CPS) use to measure and
improve teacher quality

Formulate

Specific recommendations for

Ensea Chile for gold standards,
metrics, and practices for
success

KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program)

Gold
Standard

C + C (College Completion +
Character Development)

Theory
of
Change

Demanding excellence while

providing great educational
opportunities will enable all
students to have meaningful
futures

Metric

College Graduation Rates

Metric

Character Development, measured by The Character Lab

KIPP Best Practices

KIPP
Through
College
Program
(KTC)
Character
Report
Cards

Provide students with guidance

from middle school through
college graduation to prepare for
their futures
Assess student progress in
seven key characteristics:
Grit, Optimism, Self Control, Gratitude,
Social Intelligence, Curiosity, Zest

King Solomon Academy (KSA)

Gold
Standard

Theory
of
Change

College Readiness

Attending college signifies

academic success and opens
the door for students to choose
their own futures

Metric

College Entrance Rates

Metric

General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) Exams

KSA Best Practices

College
Visits

Top-performing students receive

a week-long residential at one of
the countrys top universities

Partners

KSA has access to higher

education partners (i.e. Oxford)
and corporate partners who can
provide opportunities for
students who choose not to
attend university

YES Prep Schools

Gold Standard
Theory of
Change

College Readiness

Attending college creates life-changing

opportunities for students from low-income
communities

Metric

College Entrance Rates

Metric

In-School Common Exams

YES Prep Best Practices

High
Expectations

Redefining what is possible

Use of slogans and banners
reinforce this mindset

Enrichment
Opportunities

Community service
College visits
Summer programming

College
Counseling

Individualized college counseling

and preparation for all students

KIPP Schools
The quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers

Framework for Excellent Teaching

Leadership Competency Model

YES Prep Schools

- Pre-Service Training:
80 hours
- First Year: 12:1
teacher to
instructional coach
ratio.
- Tutors attend
teachers classroom
once every 7 to 10
days

Core
Competencies

Training and
Development

Evaluation

Resilience
High Energy
Proactive
Question Assumptions
Outspoken
Perfectionist
Driven

Class observations,
Student
performance data,
Self assessments

REACH Students Program

Chicago Public Schools

Theory of Change: Improve

student learning outcomes
by evaluating and improving
the quality of teachers

Composition of Teacher Evaluation

Score*

Goals of Evaluations:
Differentiation, Consistency

Student
Achievement
25%

Teacher
Observation
* Applies to teachers in core subject areas
* Student surveys supplement the score

75%

REACH Best Practices

Chicago Public Schools

Mandatory Observer Training and

Certification
Routine Pre and Post Evaluative
Conferences

Incorporate Teacher Input

Recommendations for Ensea Chile

Recommended
Gold Standard

Vision

Preparing Students for a

Meaningful Future

Attending college (or, when applicable, completing

vocational training programs) creates opportunities
and provides a concrete application of Ensea
Chiles goal that One day, all the children in Chile
will have the ability to choose their own future.

Recommendations for Ensea Chile

College
Readiness
Recommended
Metrics for
Success

Character
Development
Teacher Quality

Best Practices: College Readiness

Counseling

Based on KIPP KTC Program

Partnerships

With Colleges and Corporations

Class visits to local universities

Motivation

Use of achievement slogans

Best Practices: Character Development

Character
Report Card

Use of the Character Report

Card (developed by the
Character Lab) to assess student
progress in cultivating character
traits
Can be revised to focus on
Ensea Chiles goals of
cultivating grit and growth
mindset
Available in Spanish

Best Practices: Teacher Quality

Standardized
testing
Evaluating
Teachers

Surveys

STEPS
Re-evaluate & Consolidate
Observation Rubrics
Re-evaluate Teacher-to-Tutor
Ratio

Place Greater Emphasis on Tutor

Training

Observation

Framework and Competency Comparison

Framework for Excellent Teaching

Core Competency Comparison

Ensea Chile

Ensea Chile

KIPP

Yes Prep

Perseverance

Resilience

Leadership

Proactive

Relationship
Building

Outspoken

Motivation

Driven

Critical Thinking

Ability to
Question

Responsibility/Pl
anning

Perfectionist

Pilots: Grit and

Growth Mindset

High Energy

Best Practices: Teacher Quality

Do NOT adopt observation of teachers as an
evaluation method unless all observers are
properly trained and are on the same page.
-Charlotte Danielson, The Danielson Group, Co-Founder of the CPS
Framework for Teaching

Hurdles
(1) Vocational school students would benefit from career, not college,
counselors. Teachers or specialized counselors may be trained.
(2) There may be backlash if ECh classes receive special privileges.
This could be an opportunity for Ensea Chile to improve relations
with schools by facilitating partnerships that benefit the entire
school.

(2) The Character Lab Report Card does not include growth mindset.
Teachers need to be trained to evaluate using the Report Card.

One day, all the

children in Chile will
have the ability to
choose their own
future.