League of Innovative Schools Application 2019 Survey

We are pleased to announce that Digital Promise will select a new cohort of districts to join the League of Innovative Schools this fall. To apply to become a member of the League, please submit this application by 11:59 P.M. PT by April 15, 2019.

As you are completing this application, here is the League of Innovative Schools' vision statement as a point of reference: Galvanize our networks to design, validate, champion, and scale effective, innovative learning opportunities to advance equity and excellence for every learner.

Please note that you are unable to save your work on this form; we recommend copying and pasting these questions into an external document to work on your responses and entering your information when you are ready to submit. We have created a Word version of the document here for you to save your responses. However, you will need to submit the application through this form.

There will be three parts of the application process:

Round 1: Applicants submit an application with artifacts to validate and supplement their written application.

Round 2: Selected applicants will be asked to submit a video and/or presentation providing a demonstration of the implementation of innovation in their districts. More information will be provided.

Round 3: Finalists will participate in two interviews -- one with Digital Promise staff and one with a League Advisory Committee member. In addition, the Digital Promise staff will interview 1-2 of your district staff members.

The timeline for the League application process is as follows:

FEBRUARY 15: Round 1 application opens
APRIL 15: Round 1 application due by 11:59 PM PT
EARLY MAY: Round 1 finalists notified
EARLY JUNE: Round 2 application due by 11:59 PM PT
MID-JUNE: Round 2 finalists notified
END OF JUNE: Round 3 finalist interviews
MID-JULY: Applicants notified of acceptance status
OCT 16-18, 2019: New members attend League of Innovative Schools Fall 2019 meeting. NOTE: Attending this meeting is required for acceptance; if you cannot attend this meeting, please wait until next year to apply.

For more information on how your application will be assessed, please view this scoring rubric, which highlights criteria we are looking for in an innovative district. If you have additional questions, please refer to the application FAQs. If your question is not answered by the FAQs, please feel free to email league@digitalpromise.org

1.Superintendent Information(Required.)

Name of Superintendent

Email of Superintendent

Name of Superintendent's assistant

Email of Superintendent's assistant

Tenure as Superintendent in current district

Tenure as Superintendent in career

Superintendent awards and/or recognition in the past five years

4.District Information(Required.)

District Name

District State

Number of students in your district

High school graduation rate

Per-pupil spending

Federal and/or philanthropic grants awarded to the district (if applicable)

5.District Demographics(Required.)

Percentage of Caucasian students

Percentage of African-American students

Percentage of Hispanic students

Percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander students

Percentage of Other Ethnicity students

Percentage of students eligible for free and reduced priced meals

Percentage of English Language Learners

6.Is your district rural / suburban / urban?(Required.)

Rural

Suburban

Urban

7.What percentage of students have access to a school-provided device (1:1) across the district? NOTE: Please provide ONE numerical value without the percentage sign.(Required.)

8.What percentage of your students have access to high-speed broadband in their classrooms every day? NOTE: Please provide ONE numerical value without the percentage sign.(Required.)

9.Please select any of the following tags that accurately describe work taking place in your district:(Required.)

Competency-based education (The district is pursuing competency-based education)

Community engagement (This district is providing innovative learning opportunities to its students through partnerships with the community)

Performance assessments (The district is pursuing non-traditional assessment models)

One-to-one (The district is 1:1 across the district in all grades)

Maker learning (The district has one or more makerspaces in the district)

Global learning (The district has specific initiatives in place to promote global competency)

Flexible learning spaces (The district has non-traditional learning spaces available to students)

Computer science and/or computational thinking (The district has a clear commitment to computer science and computational thinking demonstrated by curriculum)

10.How do you think you and your district would add to the diversity of our membership and models for education innovation represented? (300 words max)

For the following questions, please submit artifacts such as videos (2 minutes or less), pictures, presentations, community forum minutes, completed deliverables, tools, etc. where they may be applicable as a link. Please note that there is a 300 word limit for each response.

Vision for innovation to advance equity and excellence

11.What is your vision for innovation in your district and what is one goal that you have executed related to your vision? (300 words max)(Required.)

12.How were stakeholders involved in the development of your vision? (300 words max)(Required.)

13.How do you and your team strive to ensure that historically underserved students (based on gender, socioeconomic status, race, ELL, IEP) participate, benefit, and thrive under your vision of technology and innovation? What are specific challenges they face? Please provide specific examples. (300 words max)(Required.)

14.How do you support innovative solutions that increase knowledge and skills for student success? (300 words max)(Required.)

Evidence of successful and effective design, validation, and impact of practice

15.Please describe three initiatives that you consider effective and innovative in advancing equity and excellence for every student. Please submit artifacts such as photos, videos, etc. (through a link) to supplement your answers. (100 words maximum per program or initiative)(Required.)

1.

2.

3.

16.How were these initiatives informed by evidence and/or research (conducted by teachers, community members, or academic researchers)? (300 words max)(Required.)

17.How do you assess the impact of these initiatives, and what sort of student outcomes have you measured or plan to measure? (300 words max)(Required.)

Demonstration of scalability and reach locally and nationally

18.How have you advocated for promising policies, initiatives, and models in education in your district, locally, nationally, and/or globally? (300 words max)(Required.)

19.How have you shared or scaled practices and tools within your district, regionally, and nationally? What collaborations with others (other districts, researchers, external partners, etc.) have you engaged in? (300 words max)(Required.)

20.What is a challenge in education that you would want to tackle with the League? (300 words max)(Required.)