Agenda Item
a. Modern Classroom Project Training & Support Agreement (Not to exceed $150,000)
Summary: Presented by: Champion Michelle Dillard, Chief of Schools, Division of Schools & Leadership
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the contract with The Modern Classrooms Project to provide professional learning and mentorship to DeKalb County School District (DCSD) teachers for an amount not to exceed $150,000.
Why: To further build our instructional staff's capacity and meet our students' unique needs in the classroom, the district seeks to partner with the Modern Classroom Project. The partnership will allow for up to 100 DCSD teachers to engage in a year-long professional learning and mentorship program to improve their instructional practice. The participating teachers will then be able to serve as model classrooms to further expand practices within their building and the district.
Details: The goal of The Modern Classroom Project is to empower educators to build classrooms that respond to every student’s needs. The Modern Classroom Project provides professional learning and mentoring so teachers can build self-paced, mastery-based instructional units leveraging technology to foster responsive, authentic learning based on student needs.
Expected outcomes include:
Teacher Impact:
• Teachers eliminate lectures by creating instructional videos
• Teachers replace one-size-fits-all pacing with flexible structures
• Teachers to assess students on mastery and not completion of tasks
• Teachers have more structure to support Independent Learning Days
Student Impact:
• Students to learn at their own pace with teacher support and guidance
• Students have the time they need to learn while always being challenged
• Students can progress to more advanced material when they are ready
• Students have access to review or make-up lessons as needed
Financial impact: The cost of the Modern Classroom Project will not exceed $150,000 to be paid from 100.1000.530000.00011.7150.9990.8010.020.0000
Contact: Mrs. Michelle Dillard, Chief of Schools, Division of Schools & Leadership, (678) 676-0542
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
Impact on Student Academic Outcomes (School vs. District)
Game Development Design School (GDDS) is a 6th-12th grade secondary school in the Burleson Independent School District.
Starting in the 2021-2022 school year, their principal decided to adopt our model in all grade levels and content areas. After
fully implementing our approach for one year, the school made significant gains in 8th-grade academic proficiency on the
state STAAR assessment. Below is a comparison of GDDS’s performance with that of the district.
Student Achievement Growth in STAAR
% of students meeting STAAR proficiency
GDDS VS DISTRICT COMPARISON
GDDS Pre-implementation
GDDS Post-implementation
District Benchmark
1
Impact on Student Academic Outcomes (same data as slide 1)
Game Development Design School (GDDS) is a 6th-12th grade secondary school in the Burleson Independent Schools District.
Starting in the 2021-2022 school year, their principal decided that our model would be adopted in all grade levels and content
areas. After fully implementing our approach for one year, the school made significant gains in 8th-grade academic
proficiency on the state STAAR assessment. Below, you can see how GDDS performed in comparison to the district.
Student Achievement Growth in STAAR
% of students meeting STAAR proficiency
GDDS VS DISTRICT COMPARISON
GDDS Pre-implementation
District Benchmark 2021
GDDS Post-implementation
District Benchmark 2022
2
Impact on Student Academic Outcomes (School vs. State)
Game Development Design School (GDDS) is a 6th-12th grade secondary school in the Burleson Independent Schools District.
Starting in the 2021-2022 school year, their principal decided that our model would be adopted in all grade levels and content
areas. After fully implementing our approach for one year, the school made significant gains in 8th-grade academic
proficiency on the state STAAR assessment. Below, you can see how GDDS performed compared to all Texas schools.
Student Achievement Growth in STAAR
% of students meeting STAAR proficiency
GDDS VS DISTRICT COMPARISON
GDDS Pre-implementation
GDDS Post-implementation
State Benchmark
Source: MCP Annual Impact Report 2022 3
Impact on Student Academic Outcomes (same data as slide 3)
Game Development Design School (GDDS) is a 6th-12th grade secondary school in the Burleson Independent Schools District.
Starting in the 2021-2022 school year, their principal decided that our model would be adopted in all grade levels and content
areas. After fully implementing our approach for one year, the school made significant gains in 8th-grade academic
proficiency on the state STAAR assessment. Below, you can see how GDDS performed compared to all Texas schools.
Student Achievement Growth in STAAR
% of students meeting STAAR proficiency
GDDS VS STATE COMPARISON
GDDS Pre-implementation
State Benchmark 2021
GDDS Post-implementation
State Benchmark 2022
Source: MCP Annual Impact Report 2022 4