Community Partnership Presentation

September 3, 2010

Where we are . . .AYP – Adequate Yearly Progress

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Graduation Test by Area ELA

All Black White SWD ED

04-05 83.3 73.7 91.3 26.7 73.4

05-06 84.0 74.5 90.2 47.4 76.1

06-07 89.7 88.0 90.2 50.0 83.9

07-08 88.7 86.0 91.0 43.5 84.1

08-09 88.4 79.8 93.5 69.0 84.8

09-10 84.3 73.9 90.8 48.1 77.1

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Math Subgroup Trends

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04-05 57.8 39.8 72 24.1 43.1

05-06 62.8 45.3 75.2 31.6 48.5

06-07 66 53.9 72.2 25.9 55.7

07-08 71.9 63.4 78.1 30.4 66.4

08-09 71.9 59.6 77.9 37.9 60.0

09-10 64.5 45.0 76.6 22.2 54.8

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Graduation Rate

All Black White SWD ED

04-05 45.1 31.1 54.5 8.9 31

05-06 57.4 50 61.5 15.5 43.3

06-07 58.9 49.7 66.7 16.7 41.5

07-08 59.3 51.6 64.2 27.4 46.2

08-09 73.5 73.9 73.9 38 66.2

09-10 67.7 65.8 69.1 28.9 58

Reasons for Decline• 118 students dropped out in this cohort.

• 62% (73 students) were dropped due to lack of attendance.

• Approximately 66 students living without Guardianship.

• This year’s cohort only 46 have dropped out.

Graduation Rate Absolute Bar for 2010-2011

85%

NI 3 Tier One• Notify parents of NI status• Provide supplemental services• Provide school choice• Update and implement SIP with the DOE• SCHOOL must CHOOSE one of the following:

– Extend school year or school day– Restructure the internal organization of the school– Appoint an outside expert to advise the school– Convert to a charter school

NI 3 Tier Two• Notify parents of NI status• Provide supplemental services• Provide school choice• Update and implement SIP with the DOE• LEA (Board of Education) must CHOOSE one of the

following:– Replace school staff relevant to meeting AYP– Significantly decrease management authority at school level– Extend school year or school day– Restructure the internal organization of the school– Appoint an outside expert to advise the school– Convert to a charter school

NI 3 Tier Three• Notify parents of NI status• Provide supplemental services• Provide school choice• Update and implement SIP with the DOE• GaDOE must CHOOSE one of the following:

– GaDOE involved directly in the replacement of relevant staff – Significantly decrease management authority at school level– Extend school year or school day– Restructure the internal organization of the school– Appoint an outside expert to advise the school– Convert to a charter school

Why. . .

Miscellaneous Challenges• Seventeen students who failed the CRCT

were placed at WCHS. These students were 17 or would be turning 17 years old during the school year

• 38 students placed at WCHS without scoring 800 on CRCT

• To be successful in math, data shows that a student should score at least an 830 on CRCT

Math2010• 33% (115 9th grade students) below 6th

grade level. 45% (59 9th grade students) are from the black sub-group

• 57% of the 115 student (66 9th grade students) below 5th grade level. 50% (33 9th grade students) are from the black sub-group.

Math2009• 50% (184 9th students) were at or below 7th

grade level

• 34% (124 9th students) were at or below 6th grade level

• 56 10th grade students still more than 2 grade levels behind

Reading

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• 33% (120 9th grade students) are 2 or more grades behind. 54% (65 9th grade students) are in the Black sub-group

• 46% of the 120 students (56 9th grade students) are on a 5th grade or lower reading level. 55% (31students) are from the black sub-group.

Reading 2009• 31% (113 9th graders) were 7th grade or

lower

• 30 10th grade students are still reading more than 2 grade levels below 9th grade.

What do you feel the community can do to help our students?

What we are doing. . .

…to make contact with you

• Call-outs• Emails• Parent contacts (by administrators and teachers)• Letters (attendance, behavior, notices)• Parent Portal• Website ( www.ware.k12.ga.us )• Class level meetings• Social Media (Cornerstone’s on Facebook)• Open House• Local media (radio, newspaper)• Be There®

…at each grade level for our students?

9th Grade

FOCUS – Skill building and indoctrination for a successful high school career• Double Dose Classes• Freshmen Seminar• Pullout using Reading and Math Academy/Fast ForWord• After school tutoring with bus transportation• TAA (Teachers As Advisors) Relationships• True to Teams for Relationships Building• FOCUS (available during 2nd semester)• Reteach with math teachers

10th Grade

FOCUS: Continuing to Build Skills• Double Dose Classes• RtI – Math Academy, Fast ForWord, Reading Academy• ELT (Extended Learning Time) for RtI• TAA for relationships• A+ Credit Replacement• Writing Pretest for Graduation Test• Saturday School• Use of Study Island, USA Test Prep, and OAS

11th Grade

FOCUS:Graduation Test and Credit Building• LEAP Class• At Risk students in smaller classes• Bridge Math • Short Sensational Reviews• Credit Recovery• ELT to focus on grad test based on EOCT data• Use of Study Island, USA Test Prep, and OAS• RtI with a small group of students

12th Grade

FOCUS: Credits and Prep for Graduation• LEAP Classes• ELT Grad Test Remediation• At Risk List • Teachers in for two weeks during the summer for

Grad Test retake work• Saturday School Grad Test Recovery• Use of Study Island, USA Test Prep and OAS