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Presentation V
A Discussion with School
Boards:
Raising the Graduation
Rate, High School
Improvement, and Policy
Decisions
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Goals for Presentations
• Present information on the Virginia Graduation Rate
• Review the Standards of Accreditation requirements
concerning the Graduation and Completion Index and
accreditation for 2011-2012 and beyond
• Review a comprehensive, systematic process for high school
improvement through the Eight Elements of High School
Improvement
• Present information on the Virginia Early Warning System Tool
and Guide
• Promote discussion on policy issues affecting high school
improvement efforts
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Personnel
• How do personnel policies affect student access to challenging curriculum and instruction?
• Are teacher assessments effectively improving instruction?
• Do our policies develop teacher leaders and empower them to make meaningful contributions?
• Is collaboration across classrooms, disciplines, and schools encouraged to support student success from grades K-12 and beyond?
Other policy concerns:
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Student Services
• Are there policies that provide support for students to succeed? Are there policies that push students out of school?
• Do our policies create a systematic way to identify students in need of additional non-instructional services and support?
• Do our policies support tiered interventions for problems such as substance abuse, mental health, violence prevention, and others?
• Do our grading and grade promotion policies allow students to recover from poor performance?
Other policy concerns:
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2.
• Are our policies related to curriculum designed to exceed minimum standards?
• Do our processes and procedures encourage creative solutions? For example, do we offer programs (online, night school, etc.) for students who need to earn just a few credits in order to graduate?
• Do we connect academic programs and career and technical education to bring more relevance to learning?
• Do our policies support access to challenging curriculum and instruction for all students, including those with special needs?
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Curriculum and Instruction
Other policy concerns:
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Physical Services
• Is the school environment conducive to helping students master challenging curriculum?
• Do our policies encourage maximum utilization of all our facilities?
• Do policies related to fiscal management and physical facilities support necessary maintenance for the life of facilities and equipment?
• Have our policies and stakeholder engagement practices encouraged community support for our facilities?Other policy concerns:
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School Climate
• Do we have a shared vision and plan for promoting,
enhancing, and sustaining a positive school climate?
• Do we have policies to specifically promote: a) the
development and sustainability of social, emotional, ethical,
civic and intellectual skills and engagement; b) a
comprehensive system to address barriers to learning and
re-engage students who have become disengaged?
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School Climate (cont.)
• Do our policies and practices create an environment where all members are welcomed, supported, and feel safe in school socially, emotionally, intellectually, and physically?
• Have we developed meaningful and engaging practices, activities and norms that promote social and civic responsibilities and a commitment to social justice?
Resources and Links
1. Grad Nation: A Guidebook to Help Communities Tackle the Dropout Crisis (America’s Promise Alliance, February 2009) http://www.every1graduates.org/PDFs/GradNation_Guidebook_Final.pdf
2. The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts
http://www.civicenterprises.net/pdfs/thesilentepidemic3-06.pdf
3. Council on Virginia’s Future: The High Cost of Low Educational Attainment http://www.future.virginia.gov/docs/IssueInsights/Insight1.pdf
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Resources and Links
4. Virginia Department of Education Statistics & Reports: Graduation, Completion & Dropout Data: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/statistics_reports/graduation_ completion/index.shtml
5. Eight Elements of High School Improvement: A Mapping Framework; The National High School Center http://www.betterhighschools.org/docs/NHSCEightElements7-25-08.pdf
6. The Mid-Atlantic Equity Center at The George Washington University Center for Equity and Excellence in Education
Web site: http://maec.ceee.gwu.edu
E-mail: donna.carr@edvantia.org
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