Cultural Relevance Inspiration

EDU 692

Dr. Amy Gray

December 21, 2015

By

Terry L. Lockhart

Schools

Mt Salus Christian School

Urban Prep Academy West Campus

Warren Central Intermediate School

Mt. Salus Christian School

Mt. Salus Christian School is located

at

1580 Clinton-Raymond Rd, Clinton MS

www.mtsalus.org

General Information

Dem

og

raphic

s Total number of students 129

African American 34% Caucasian 55%

Hispanic 1%

Females 55%

Males 44%

Unique Qualities

What makes Mt. Salus unique is that it is a Christian

School that seeks to promote the intellectual and personal

growth of its students through a quality Bible-based

education.

21st Century Skills

Mt. Salus strive to nurture critical thinking skills and

creativity in light of God’s Word, the Bible. Students are also

provide with an opportunity to earn college credit while

enrolled at Mt. Salus. The courses are taken at the Mt. Salus

campus where students receive high school credit and college

credit for the same classes. Each course is fully transferable to

any college in the state of Mississippi.

Cultural Relevant Pedagogy

Mt. Salus Christian School reflects cultural relevant

pedagogy by providing its students with a godly and

excellent understanding of the Creator’s world that they

might fulfill the blessing of subduing the earth.

Program Creativity

Students and faculty participate together in activities ranging

from weekly chapel to field trips, academic bees, service

projects, athletic events, student government and musical

productions.. We strive to celebrate and promote growth of

each student’s God-given talents and abilities.

Urban Prep Academy

Urban Prep Academy West Campus

Is located at

1326 West 14th Place Chicago, IL

www.urbanprep.org

General Information

Dem

og

raph

ics Total number of students

All Males

470

African American 97%

Native American 2%

Caucasian 2% Hispanic 1.5%

Low Income 89.1%

Homeless 3.6%

Unique Qualities

What make Urban Prep unique is that it is a nonprofit

organization that operates a network of all-boys public schools

including the country’s first charter high school for boys. The

schools are a direct response to the urgent need to reverse

abysmal graduation and college completion rates among boys

in urban centers

21st Century Skills

Urban Prep provides a high-quality and comprehensive

college-preparatory educational experience to young men

that results in our graduates succeeding in college.

Cultural Relevant Pedagogy

Building a positive school culture is very important at

Urban Prep as it helps promote positive self-esteem and

high achievement. One way we foster a positive school

culture is by holding our students accountable to live by

the Urban Prep Creed which they recite each morning in

Community.

Distinctive elements of the schools program

A rigorous college prep curriculum

Extended school day and year

Language Arts and math focus

Extra-curricular activities

Community service requirements

Parental engagement expectations

Positive school culture

Regular professional development for teachers

Warren Central Intermediate

Warren Central Intermediate School

Is located at

2147 Sherman Ave, Vicksburg, Ms

www.vwsd.k12.ms.us

General Information

Dem

ogra

phic

s Total number of students 544

African American 87% Caucasian 10% 2%

Hispanic 1%

Asian 1%

Females 274

Males 270

Unique Qualities

What makes Warren Central Intermediate unique is that

they strive to equip every student with skills to succeed

in challenging courses, meet academic standards, and

graduate from high school prepared for college.

21st Century Skills

Response to Intervention is an early detection, prevention,

and support system that attempts to identify and assist

struggling students with appropriate levels of interventions.

Students are categorized into three tiers within the RtI

framework: according to researchers, the three tiers are as

follows: Tier I, Tier II and Tier III. If strategies at Tier I are

unsuccessful, students must be referred to the Teacher

Support Team (TST).Teacher Support Team (TST) is the

problem-solving unit responsible for prescribing interventions

at Tier II and III.

Cultural Relevant Pedagogy

Warren Central Intermediate practice culturally relevant

pedagogy by encouraging student teacher relationships. The

WCI engage their students in classroom activities by allowing

them to participate in hands on learning projects while

fostering the student 21st century skills.

Program Creativity

Renaissance Learning: Accelerated Math- Students are

automatically placed in instructional groups based on STAR

Math data, and the software automatically schedules

standards coverage for the entire school year.

Academy of Reading & Academy of Math- is an online,

intensive intervention program that can be used by a wide

range of struggling readers and students struggling with

math.

References

Retrieved December 18, 2015 from http://www.privateschoolreview.com/mt-salus-

christian-school-profile

Retrieved December 18, 2015 from http://www.urbanprep.org/schools/west-campus

Retrieved December 18, 2105 from http://www.vwsd.k12.ms.us/