SEED Continuation Agreement 2007 - Venture Philanthropy Partners

YEAR TWO MILESTONES: FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 2008
SEED FOUNDATION
OUTCOMES
(See Seed Public Charter School Milestones below.)
OUTPUTS
Continued to serve 325 students through existing programs, with the intention of increasing the
number of students served with the opening of a second campus in the National Capital Region within
the next five (5) years that will ultimately serve an additional 350 students at full capacity.
ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Developed an active and effective relationship with key stakeholders in each of the communities
SEED operates that can serve as a model for future schools and that can aid replication.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Strengthened the management of the Foundation by clearly defining the roles of the existing
management team. Functional processes realigned to improve executive leadership effectiveness.
Designed and established an effective relationship between the Foundation and DC1 such that:
▪ The Foundation is a resource to and not the manager of DC1;
▪ The relationship between the Foundation and DC1 is coordinated by a senior Foundation staff
member; and
▪ The Head of School for DC1 is accountable solely to the Board of Trustees of DC1.
Established a program team structure at the Foundation to effectively ensure that the academic and
student life programs at all SEED Schools will be designed, developed, implemented and monitored
on a fully integrated, consistent, and high quality basis.
Developed strategic partnerships with organizations to increase quantity and quality of recruits for
academic and student life positions at DC1.
BOARD DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE
Continued to clarify the strategic goals and priorities of the SEED organization, for both the
Foundation and School boards. Created and implemented a model for open and ongoing
communication to ensure strategic and operational alignment between the boards of the Foundation
and School with the senior management of the Foundation and School.
Focused and clarified the roles of the School Trustees and the future school boards.
Added additional educational administrative expertise to the boards of the Foundation and DC1.
OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT
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Further refined the outcomes to be measured for the Foundation and the School(s), including:
determined the methodologies for monitoring the outcomes, and structured and implemented the
processes for tracking and monitoring the data.
A system was created and implemented to effectively track the post-secondary progress of SEED
graduates.
Developed and implemented a post-secondary transition plan to ensure that 65 percent of SEED
graduates completed their second year of college within four years after graduation from SEED.
SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE
Implemented systems required to evaluate and manage multi-site operations and data management,
with specific emphasis on finance, outcomes, and human resources.
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