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Cohort Monitoring - Passionate Staff - Classroom Management

GSS Tier 1

Effective Instruction Delivered – Cultural Competence

GSS Tier 2

GSS Tier 3

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GRADUATION RATES IMPROVEMENTS

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Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female District Grade Rate

Black White Asian Hispanic American Indian Multiracial

-5.00

0.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

20.00

25.00

30.00

11.1213.11

8.50 8.23

4.92 4.82 4.44

12.29

4.27

18.46

12.11

16.27

7.10

6.83

6.87

6.474.91

9.4611.02

8.64

-1.04

5.47

7.50

3.04

2.52

6.15

Rate of increase or decrease of graduation rate from 2006-07 to 2008-09

from 07-08 to 08-09 from 06-07 to 07-08

GRADUATION RATE IMPROVEMENTS

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Pre-K 12 Graduation Enhancement Committee

GoalAll students are successful, make grade level progress, are

promoted and graduate on time.

Objectives• Review data from existing delivery models• Conduct needs assessment to determine gaps in services• Review best practices and researched based programs• Review policies as they relate to enhanced graduation rates• Make recommendations to enhance graduation rate• Suggest a new name for Dropout Prevention Services

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Committee

• Representatives fromo Schoolso District Officeso Community

• Envisioning 2014o Success for all studentso Options to meet all needso Respectful and relevant learning environments

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Data Collection Processes• Survey Monkey

o all school district employeeso and selected community agencies

• Paper survey to students and parentso grades 4-5 in ten elementary schoolso grades 6-8 in five middle schoolso Grades 9-12 in three high schools

• Student Focus Groupso Bayside Higho Clearwater and Lealman Intermediateo Harris TIPSo PACEo Teleschool o Pinellas Secondary o Britt House o Student Rights and Responsibility

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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Open two TARGET: Graduation Sites Second Semester2010-2011 (see Appendix A)

•11th and 12th grade students in need of flexibility to reach graduation•North and South locations serving 180 per site (total 360)• Strategies o credit recoveryo virtual instruction o competency based assessmentso work experience o smaller school environmento flexible scheduling

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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONSIncrease Options for Overage Middle School Students

• Build out Lealman Intermediate School’s second floor to allow more appropriate use of space and increase options for overage students.

• Utilize the former site of Curtis Fundamental to allow for additional overage students to be served at Clearwater Intermediate. OR• Establish a third location to serve students grades 5-8.5.

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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Redesign Bayside High School 2010-2011 (see Appendix B)

Operate year round programs o Provide district-wide credit recovery and accrual during July and

August (summer 2010)o Offer Bayside Beach Camp to promoted 8th graders to provide

high school readiness strategies (summer 2010)

Institute longer, staggered day with two tiers of transportation

Provide options for flexible and extended/reduced hours for students

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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION

Bayside High School Return Bayside to quarter system to provide additional access points

Provide career-technical options for students in cooperation with pTEC (see separate recommendation)

Develop a Student in Industry Model Career exploration and understanding through viable Pinellas County

businesses, government and agency jobs.

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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Bayside High School

oDevelop a District Leadership Institute in cooperation with community agencies, businesses, and institutes of higher learning.

oThe purpose of this Institute is to build a sense of hope and future by building the leadership capacity of students who are uncertain about continuing in school, may not have settled on a career path or are not currently on track for graduation.

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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Change name of Dropout Prevention to Graduation Support and Services 2010-2011

Brand and market the program as GPS- Graduation Pathways to Success (See Appendix C) Develop a district-wide plan to be sure that Pinellas County Schools staff,

students, parents and community members are aware of the services offered to struggling students

Embed GPS philosophy into the counseling program at secondary schools

Rationale: Survey results indicated that the majority of respondents were unfamiliar with many of the programs offered to support students.

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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Expand the elementary experience through alternative grade configurations.

Pilot K-8 program in a Title 1 School with a history of school success (possibly Blanton Elementary). Start with 44-66 students (2010-2011).

Realign grade configuration at the Intermediate Schools to expand more options for 5.5 students. Increase capacity at each location by fifty-four 5.5 students for the school year 2010-2011.

Rationale: Support for overage students and opportunity to increase achievement in a continuing learning community.

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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Pilot high school programs at pTEC Centers during the afternoon beginning in 2010-2011 (See Appendix D)

Provide high school technical education from 1-4 p.m. when fewer adults are in attendance and facility is not fully utilized.

For pilot, pair pTEC-St. Petersburg with Gibbs High and pTEC Clearwater with Bayside High.

Rationale: Increase access to career/technical education was sited by all stakeholder groups as needed.

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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Expand Data Systems to Support Student SuccessBeginning 2010-2011.

Begin tracking the kindergarten cohort in elementary school. Set up program fidelity monitoring systems to ensure that

resources are being used appropriately. Evaluate effectiveness of DOP programs and services annually. Rationale: Analyzing data and monitoring of student progress

and program fidelity/effectiveness is essential to meet district strategic goals.

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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONSOperate a Summer Career Camp for students after grades 8 and 9 at the pTEC centers (summer 2011-2012)

Target students with no identified career path or those who have selected a vocational career path and require

Students completing both summers would be prioritized for dual enrollment in pTEC centers.

High school credit would be issued to students. Possible technologies for high school credit:

Dental assisting, medical assisting, patient care assisting, welding, machining, culinary, carpentry, marine engines, automotive, electro-mechanical.Rational: All survey groups indicated that career education and real world learning needed to be enhanced.

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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Add STARS (Students Targeted for Academic Recognition and Success) classrooms to Title 1 schools in Correct l and ll status, that do not currently have a STARS classroom.

• Target second graders as a pilot in these elementary schools: Campbell Park, Marjorie Rawlings,74th St., and Woodlawn

Rationale: Research and committee recommend early intervention.

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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS•Evaluate and Realign Secondary Middle School Achievement Program and High

School Education Alternative Program o Teachers will be full time DOP units, no split units unless required for teacher

certification

o All schools offer a DOP program unless they can demonstrate that they do not need additional services

o Provide additional support to lowest performing schools

o Program fidelity is expected and will be monitored to ensure that resources are used appropriately

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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS

MSAP and HSEA

Fidelity components include: o Common planningo Full time units/certificationo Weekly monitoring of studentso All students must have AIP/GPS Plano Professional developmento Authentic/project based instructiono Deliver course modification o Student leadership/personal responsibility training

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RECOMMENDATIONS-REQUIRING COLLABORATION OF MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS

•Increase the number of Pre-K classes available to improve school readiness of students for kindergarten.

•Expand career educational opportunities for high school students at SVEC and pTEC, through:

dual enrollment expansion of career academies and other career related programs provide high school instruction at pTEC Centers from 1-4 to maximize

use of facilities establishment of a vocational high school

•Create an ESE/DOP process to monitor, problem solve and support ESE student progress, promotion and graduation rates.

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RECOMMENDATIONS-REQUIRING COLLABORATION OF MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS

Develop a systemic approach to dealing with chronically disruptive students Open an additional site to serve chronically disruptive youth

o Form a district cross functional team to identify possible program designs and locations (Regional Superintendents, Directors of Operations, ESE, DOP, facilities, transportation, attorney,

Career /Technical education, PS/RtI). Provide schools with assistance identifying school -based Tier 2

interventions. Partner with a community agency, e.g. Boys and Girls Club, to operate

“Responsibility U”, a 2 week pull out with intensive social skills training Redeploy the existing ARRA funded RtI coaches and assign them to

clusters so all schools have access to assistance Fully utilize PS/RtI process (school-based) Develop a re-integration process for previously re-assigned students