| . | Number of Schools . |
|---|---|
| Autonomy . | (Percent of 73) . |
| New Teacher Induction Program. Option allowed schools to opt out of the | 32 (44%) |
| district's teacher induction program, design their own program, and | |
| receive $800 per new teacher. | |
| School Calendar. Option allowed schools to organize their school year | 32 (44%) |
| calendar, with flexibility in determining the opening and closing of | |
| the school year and dates of professional development days. | |
| Out of Area. Option allowed schools to opt out of their Area Instructional | 34 (47%) |
| Office (AIO). While schools lost access to area staff, coaches, and | |
| professional development, they were not required to hold walkthroughs | |
| with the area team and the principal did not have to attend area principal | |
| meetings. | |
| Restructured Day Calendar. Option allowed schools to choose their own | 38 (52%) |
| quarterly professional development days while non-AMPS schools | |
| were required to follow a schedule of half-days, known as | |
| restructured days. | |
| Self-Directed Status. Option granted schools responsibility for school | 39 (53%) |
| operations and maintenance, such as contracting vendors directly | |
| instead of going through the district and area office. | |
| Curriculum. Option allowed schools to opt out of district curriculum | 47 (64%) |
| initiatives and to use more innovative and untraditional programs, for | |
| which the AMPS office would provide additional financial support for new | |
| curriculum materials or additional professional development/training | |
| around the curriculum. | |
| After-School Counts. Option provided schools with greater flexibility in | 51 (70%) |
| the hours, course content, and budget allocation for after-school | |
| programming (AMPS schools received no additional funding but could | |
| re-allocate existing funds to after-school programming). | |
| School Improvement Plan. Option allowed schools to manage the planning | 54 (74%) |
| process (all Illinois schools are required to submit a plan to the state | |
| board of education) without area oversight and review while completing | |
| a shorter document. | |
| Attendance Plan. Option enabled schools to design their own plan to | 55 (75%) |
| improve/increase student attendance instead of following the | |
| district's plan. | |
| Budget Transfers. Option allowed schools to transfer money across line items | 60 (82%) |
| without having their budgets reviewed by or requiring approval from | |
| the local area office. |
| . | Number of Schools . |
|---|---|
| Autonomy . | (Percent of 73) . |
| New Teacher Induction Program. Option allowed schools to opt out of the | 32 (44%) |
| district's teacher induction program, design their own program, and | |
| receive $800 per new teacher. | |
| School Calendar. Option allowed schools to organize their school year | 32 (44%) |
| calendar, with flexibility in determining the opening and closing of | |
| the school year and dates of professional development days. | |
| Out of Area. Option allowed schools to opt out of their Area Instructional | 34 (47%) |
| Office (AIO). While schools lost access to area staff, coaches, and | |
| professional development, they were not required to hold walkthroughs | |
| with the area team and the principal did not have to attend area principal | |
| meetings. | |
| Restructured Day Calendar. Option allowed schools to choose their own | 38 (52%) |
| quarterly professional development days while non-AMPS schools | |
| were required to follow a schedule of half-days, known as | |
| restructured days. | |
| Self-Directed Status. Option granted schools responsibility for school | 39 (53%) |
| operations and maintenance, such as contracting vendors directly | |
| instead of going through the district and area office. | |
| Curriculum. Option allowed schools to opt out of district curriculum | 47 (64%) |
| initiatives and to use more innovative and untraditional programs, for | |
| which the AMPS office would provide additional financial support for new | |
| curriculum materials or additional professional development/training | |
| around the curriculum. | |
| After-School Counts. Option provided schools with greater flexibility in | 51 (70%) |
| the hours, course content, and budget allocation for after-school | |
| programming (AMPS schools received no additional funding but could | |
| re-allocate existing funds to after-school programming). | |
| School Improvement Plan. Option allowed schools to manage the planning | 54 (74%) |
| process (all Illinois schools are required to submit a plan to the state | |
| board of education) without area oversight and review while completing | |
| a shorter document. | |
| Attendance Plan. Option enabled schools to design their own plan to | 55 (75%) |
| improve/increase student attendance instead of following the | |
| district's plan. | |
| Budget Transfers. Option allowed schools to transfer money across line items | 60 (82%) |
| without having their budgets reviewed by or requiring approval from | |
| the local area office. |
Notes: Author's calculations from data provided by AMPS office. Of the 73 Cohort 1 AMPS schools, five schools did not choose any of the ten autonomies.
Source:Elmore, Grossman, and King 2006; author's conversation with Anthony Jelinek, 12 April 2011.