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>> ENJOYED IT.>> GERRY BACK TO YOU.>> THANK YOU.>>GERRY: INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC

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SCHOOLS, THE STATE'S SECONDLARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT, HASBEEN WORKING FOR YEARS TO FINDWAYS TO IMPROVE TEST SCORES AND

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GRADUATION RATES.WHEN THE MOST RECENT ISTEPRESULTS WERE RELEASED, ONEPARTICULAR GROUP OF IPS SCHOOLS

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SHOWED IMPROVEMENT, THOSE KNOWNAS INNOVATION SCHOOLS.HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SCHOOLSAND THE SCORES ARE KAMEELA

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SHAHEED-DIALLO, SENIOR VICEPRESIDENT OF STRATEGY ANDCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THEMIND TRUST AND ALEESIA JOHNSON,

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THE INNOVATION OFFICER WITH IPS.LADIES, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.>> FIRST OF ALL, THE MIND

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TRUST YOU ARE ABOUT INNOVATIONIN SCHOOLS GIVE US THE MODEL OFTHE MIND TRUST.>> SO IT IS A NONPROFIT AND WE

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ARE FOCUSED ON K-12 EDUCATIONAND OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE SUREALL KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO A GREATSCHOOL PARTICULARLY IN A

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NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE DO THATTHROUGH THREE THINGS WE INVESTIN TALENT AND THAT'S ALWAYS BEENOUR BELIEF THAT TALENTED

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EDUCATORS DO WONDERFUL THINGSWITH CHILDREN SO WE INVESTED INTALENT, WE HELPED LAUNCH NEWSCHOOLS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IPS

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AND THEN WE ENGAGE THECOMMUNITIES WE SERVE.IT'S IMPORTANT SCHOOLS AREANCHORED IN COMMUNITY SO THAT

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COMMUNITIES NEED TO UNDERSTANDWHAT'S HAPPENING AND WE SPEND ALOT OF TIME TO MAKING SURE THATCOMMUNITY INVESTMENT AND

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AWARENESS IS THERE.>> WE WILL GET INTO THIS IN AMOMENT BUT THIS PARTNERSHIP WEWERE TALKING OFF-CAMERA BETWEEN

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MIND TRUST AND IPS AND THEADMINISTRATION IS REALLY UNIQUE.>> IT'S REALLY UNPRECEDENTEDAND WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A

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VISIONARY LEADER IN DR. FAIR BE.THAT GAVE HIM THE FLEXIBILITY TOGET THE AUTONOMY AND FREEDOM TOSCHOOL LEADERS TO MAKE DECISIONS

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IN REAL TIME FOR THEIR BUILDINGSO IT'S REALLY UNIQUE ABOUT THEINNOVATION SCHOOLS IS THE SCHOOLLEADERS ARE AND POWDERED WITH

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THE FLEET OF FLEXIBILITY TO MAKEDECISIONS REAL-TIME THAT CANIMPACT STUDENTS LEARNING SO THEYMAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE LENGTH

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OF THE SCHOOL DAY, STAFFING,CURRICULUM AND THAT IS COUPLEDWITH HIGH ACCOUNTABILITY FORSCHOOL RESULTS THAT WE ARE

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EXCITED BY THE EARLY RESULTS.>> TALK ABOUT THE INNOVATIONSCHOOLS AND IT'S PART OF A STATELAW SO, AGAIN, IT'S KIND OF A

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MODEL OR A WAY OF DOING BUSINESS, IF YOU WILL GIVENTHESE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLSAUTONOMY AND FLEXIBILITY.

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>> THAT'S CORRECT.IN 2014 LEGISLATION PASSED THATWAS SPECIFIC TO IPS AND REALLYABOUT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT FOR

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SCHOOLS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DOINGWELL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.THEN IN 2015 THE LOT EXPENDED TOGO STATEWIDE AND UNDER THE

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PRETENSE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT,THAT AUTONOMY THEY ARE EMPOWEREDTO MAKE DECISIONS.>> LEVEL OF SUCCESS THE PROOF

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IS IN THE PUDDING AS THEY SAY.THOSE SCORES CAME OUT AND THESEINNOVATION SCHOOLS DID VERYWELL.

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>> WE ARE REALLY EXCITED.WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW THE STATEDID OVERALL WHICH IS A FLATOUTCOME YEAR-OVER-YEAR, OF THE

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EIGHT SCHOOLS THAT WERE IN ISTEP, SEVEN SHOWED IMPROVEMENTSO, AGAIN, LOTS OF WORK THEYWILL DO.

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IT'S VERY EARLY, BUT WE AREENCOURAGED BY THE PROGRESS.>> ANY TAKEAWAYS AS YOU SEETHE NUMBERS OR HAVE YOU HAD

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ENOUGH TIME TO DIGEST AND LOOKAT THE REASONS WHY OR ANY OTHERTAKEAWAYS FROM THESE POSITIVERESULTS?

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>> I THINK THE THEORY OFACTION WE HAVE THAT WHEN YOU DOEMPOWER SCHOOL LEADERS ANDTEACHERS AND THE FOLKS IN A

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SCHOOL BUILDING TO MAKEDECISIONS THAT WILL AFFECT THEIRSPECIFIC STUDENTS AND FAMILIES,THAT THEY EDUCATE EVERY DAY,

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THAT YOU WILL SEE POSITIVEOUTCOMES AS A RESULT.SO THE DISTRICT IS OPERATINGUNDER A BOARD A COMMISSIONER AND

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HAS CHARGED US TO EXECUTE ON.AND I BELIEVE THIS IS GIVING USEVIDENCE OF THAT.>> AND I GUESS THIS IS MORE

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AMMUNITION FOR YOUR EFFORTSAROUND INNOVATION IN SCHOOLS.AGAIN TALKING OFF-CAMERA, MANYPEOPLE LOOK AT INDIANAPOLIS US

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KIND OF A HOTSPOT, A HUB FORINNOVATION AND EDUCATION.>> THAT'S REALLY TRUE.WHEN WE'VE GONE INSIDE THESE

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SCHOOLS YOU WILL SEE THERE ARETHREE KEY INGREDIENTS WE THINKABOUT FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS.A TALENTED LEADER WHO IS

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EMPOWERED TO MAKE DECISIONS, ANDTHEN A CULTURE OF LEARNINGWITHIN THAT BUILDING.AND WE'VE SEEN THAT HAPPENING IN

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THE SCHOOLS FOR THE PAST TWOYEARS WITH THE SCHOOLS WE HELPEDINCUBATE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IPSTO SEE THESE TECH SCORES THAT

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ARE AN INDICATOR OF SUCCESSESNICE.>> FINAL QUESTION, SUCCESSTYPICALLY BREEDS SUCCESS DO YOU

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ANTICIPATE THESE SCORES ANDMAYBE MOMENTUM OUT OF THIS WILLHAVE IMPACT GOING FORWARD?>> I HOPE SO.

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THERE ARE LESSONS TO BE LEARNEDAND TO BE SHARED AROUND THEDECISIONS THAT SOME OF THESCHOOLS HAVE MADE THAT HAVE LED

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TO THIS OUTCOME.I THINK THAT THE NUMBERS ARE ONETHING BUT WHEN WE LOOK ATENROLLMENT THAT INCREASES ACROSS

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THE SCHOOL AND LOOK AT THE JOYFACTOR WHEN YOU GO TO OURSCHOOLS, BOTH INNOVATION ANDNON-INNOVATION, A LOT OF

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MOMENTUM WE FEEL IN THE DISTRICTAND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.>> GREAT RESULTS AROUNDINNOVATION AND IPS.

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KAMEELA SHAHEED-DIALLO AND