first-year impact program first-year seminar louisburg high school fall 2006
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FIRST-YEAR IMPACT PROGRAM
First-Year Seminar
Louisburg High SchoolFall 2006
First-Year SeminarMission Statement
• The transition program strives to provide academic opportunities and preparation for the success of all first-year students.
First-Year SeminarGoal Statements
1. To give students the basic skills to succeed academically
2. To give students the opportunity to develop higher-level thinking and decision-making abilities
3. To increase the number of students staying in school until graduation
4. To increase the number of students participating in more rigorous academic courses
First-Year SeminarObjectives
1. To prepare students to perform successfully in reading across the curriculum
2. To prepare students to perform successfully in language arts across the curriculum
3. To prepare students to use a variety of study skills
4. To prepare students to use critical thinking and processing skills
5. To assist student development of school-appropriate social skills
First-Year SeminarTeachers
• Amy Bunn
• Joe DeSantis
• Kelly Foth
First-Year SeminarImportant Contributors
• Roosevelt Alston, Assistant Principal– Impact Program Coordination
• Jennette Alford, Guidance Counselor
• Joyce Bettini, CRT
• Becky Frisbie, Media Center Director
• Tawanda Smith, Drop-out Prevention Coordinator
First-Year SeminarTopics
• Time Management• Goal-setting• Content Reading Process• Vocabulary• Cornell Note-taking• Other Note-taking• Critical Reading• Public Speaking/Communication Skills• Test-taking• Stress Management• Peer Pressure and Conflict Resolution• Drop-out Prevention• Preliminary Career Objective Assessment (Holland Model)• Exploration of Continuing Education (CFNC)
First-Year Seminar ResultsAverage Reading Comprehension
Pre-/Posttest Raw Scores
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Pretest 15.26 12.85 15.71 17.50 17.78 15.81 15.70
Posttest 20.96 21.74 25.10 24.60 22.78 21.14 21.23
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Average Pretest15.71
Average Posttest22.38
First-Year Seminar ResultsPre-/Posttest Reading Grade Equivalency Averages
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Pretest Avg 7.25 6.60 7.65 8.14 7.41 7.94 7.47
Posttest Avg 8.43 8.73 9.72 9.82 9.09 8.94 8.82
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First-Year Seminar ResultsBelow / At or Above 9th Grade
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Below 9 G 109 64
Above 9G 49 93
Pretest Posttest
First-Year Seminar Results
Cornell Note-Taking Proficiency
0.0%
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Pretest % 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Posttest % 93.8% 90.8% 85.1%
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Average All Sectiions90.1% Proficiency
First-Year Seminar ResultsStudent-Identified Most Important Topic
Most Important Topic to Students (%)
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
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25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
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% 1.7% 0.0% 7.8% 7.8% 5.0% 43.0% 17.9% 16.8%
Time Management
Goal-setting VocabularyCritical Reading
Public Speaking
Cornell Note-taking
Other Note-taking
Test-taking
First-Year Seminar ResultsPercent of Students Recommending
No Change to Course
Percent of Students Recommending No Change to Course
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
% 65.2% 71.1% 66.0%
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Average AllSections
68%