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2012-2013
Taking Bold Steps to Revolutionize & Transform
our Students for Career and College Readiness
10/17/2012
Increase Learning Time for the Needs of the Varied Learner:
Cultivate Teacher Leader Effectiveness
Mercedes Academic Academy
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AGENDA•Welcome and Introduction Dr. Trevino Mercedes ISD Superintendent
•Mercedes Academic Academy Extended Learning TimeMrs. Carlin Campus Principal
•MAA Program structures and systems in place Mr. Garcia CounselorMrs. Garza Lead TeacherMr. Jauregui College Career Readiness Coordinator
•Questions and Answers
Principal: Sylvia CarlinLead Teacher: Heather Garza
Counselor: Ismael Garcia
College Readiness Coordinator: Jose Jauregui
Teachers:English: Cynthia AhumadaEnglish: Serena GonzalezHistory: Anthony Giorno
Science : Jose MolinaScience: Martha HokeMath: Antonio ValdezMath: Maria Bowman
Computer Lab: Pedro MartinezSpecial Education: Juan Garza
Staff:Secretary: Delia Garcia
Clerk: Debbie SilvaRN Nurse: Alicia Rios
Attendance Officer: Florencio HernandezParental Liaison: Angelica Barrientos
Social Worker: Guadalupe Hernandez
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Mercedes Academic Administration and Staff
• MAA is a Small Campus
• Individualized Student Plan
• Flexible Scheduling
• High teacher-student interaction
• Traditional and Non-traditional Instruction offered
• Accelerated course completion
School Demographics
2011-1211th Grade
4612th Grade 135AT-Risk
100%Eco. Dis.
98%Hispanics
96%
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New Ways to Reach ALL Students
Requirement of Grant:– Increase Learning Time
• Flexible Scheduling• Instructionally-Focused Calendar• Staff Collaborative Planning
Recipients of the
Texas Title I Priority School Grant
2010-2013
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Mercedes Academic Academy
What is Increased Learning Time?
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What is Increased Learning Time?
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What is Increased Learning Time?
DAY
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What is Increased Learning Time?
DAY WEEK
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What is Increased Learning Time?
DAY WEEK YEAR
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What research and Politicians are saying…
What is Increased Learning Time?
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“Learning in America is a prisoner of time. For the past 150 years, American public schools have held time constant and let the learning vary. The rule, only rarely voiced, is simple: learn what you can in the time we make available. It should surprise no one that some bright, hard-working students do reasonably well. Everyone else – from the typical student to the dropout – runs into trouble.”
National Education Commission on Time and Learning - 1994
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Schedules around the world.
Instructional Hours per Week
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“We can no longer afford an academic calendar designed for when America was a nation of farmers who needed their children at home plowing the land at the end of each day....The challenges of a new century demand more time in the classroom.”
- President Barak Obama
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“I think the school day is too short, the school week is too short, and the school year is too short…”
- Arne Duncan
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1. Implement Rigorous Standards2. Hold High Expectations/Strengthen
Accountability3. Improve the teaching profession4. Strengthen leadership and increase fiscal
support5. Increase learning time by extending the
day or year
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The following recommendations were made in a Nation a Risk…
1. Implement Rigorous Standards2. Hold High Expectations/Strengthen
Accountability3. Improve the teaching profession4. Strengthen leadership and increase fiscal
support5. Increase learning time by extending the
day or year
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The following recommendations were made in a Nation a Risk…
“The educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people.”
A Nation at Risk - 1983
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4 Types of Time
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4 Types of Time
Allocated SCHOOL
Time
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4 Types of Time
Allocated School Time
Allocated SCHOOL
Time
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4 Types of Time
Allocated SCHOOL
Time
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4 Types of Time
Allocated SCHOOL
Time
ACADEMIC LEARNING
Time
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“Aimed at high-poverty, underperforming schools, expanded learning is the lengthening of the school day by at least 30 percent – the equivalent of roughly two hours per day or 360 hours per year. To be effective, the concept of expanded learning requires the complete redesign of a school’s educational program in a way that combines academics with enrichment for a well-rounded student experience and that supports teachers by giving them more time for planning, training, and professional development.”
Center for American Progress
What is Increased Learning Time?
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Three-Pronged Programming
What is Increased Learning Time?
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Three-Pronged Programming
Instructional Time
What is Increased Learning Time?
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Three-Pronged Programming
Instructional Time
Enrichment Activities
What is Increased Learning Time?
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Three-Pronged Programming
Instructional Time
Enrichment Activities
Teacher Planning &
Professional Developmen
t
What is Increased Learning Time?
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• Core area subjects 11th-12th
• TAKS Remediation Courses• Core credits thru E2020• Elective credits thru E2020• Evening Classes
Instructional Time Instructional Time
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Master Schedule
• August thru mid July• Mon – Thursday
classes• Friday- College
Readiness Enrichment activities
• Semester Periods• Holidays
Instructional Time Instructional Time
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School Calendar
• Accommodate to students
with jobs• Accommodate to students
with children• Morning only schedule• Afternoon only schedule• Afternoon and evening
schedule• Morning and evening
schedule
Instructional Time Instructional Time
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Schedule Flexibility
• TAKS only Schedule• Credits only Schedule• Credits and TAKS
schedule• 60 min. class periods• 7 periods per day (8am-
3:30 pm)• Evening classes (4:00
pm-8:00 pm)
Instructional Time Instructional Time
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Class Schedule
• Computer Assisted Instruction
• 4 Core Subject Certified Composite Teachers
• Students scheduled into a master schedule
• Grading Criteria: 60% Credit recovery /40% teacher directed instruction
• Flexible Schedule
• Increased Learning Time 7:00 a.m. till 8:00 p.m.
• Extended Year Calendar to coincide with the last TAKS exit level administration in July
• Students attend classes Monday-Thursday
• Friday’s students have the opportunity for enrichment classes and college readiness
Instructional Time Instructional Time
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MAA Curriculum and Instruction
1. Credit Recovery Program
2. Students are afforded the opportunity to accelerate and recovery credits though self paced programs :
• Education 2020 Web Based Curriculum available 24 hours 7 days a week
• Sure Score for College Readiness
• Apangea Math powered by Think through Math Program
• My Reading Coach
• ESL Smart and Rosetta Stone Programs for ESL Students
Instructional Time Instructional Time
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Curriculum and Instruction
• Teachers offer students customized curriculum
• Students are provide with personalized schedules to meet their academic needs
• Students are assessed on regular bases
Formative and Summative through Weekly Mini Assessments
Benchmarks right before TAKS Exit Level test
• Multiple learning modalities addressed
• Teachers utilize Smart Boards and Clickers during instruction
• Teachers are continuously modifying student curriculum as see fit per student individual needs
Instructional Time Instructional Time
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Curriculum & Instruction
• Students are monitored by teachers on progress made in class and in credit recovery
• PBIS Review Committee runs reports weekly for Director and Lead Teacher to track and monitor student progress
• Summative report run for Students –Learner Progress Report –Grade Report
• Goal for every student: 100% Completion Rate
Instructional Time Instructional Time
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Student Evaluation & Data
•Campus tours to all local: • Training schools• Community Colleges• Universities
•Campus Tours • San Antonio• Corpus Christi• Kingsville• Austin
•In-School presentations• Post-Secondary Institutions• Employers• Military
Enrichment Time Enrichment Time
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Career and College Readiness
• While Students attend and participate in enrichment activities….
• Teacher participate in Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s)
• Attend local Professional development
• Participate in job embedded Professional Development
Enrichment Time Enrichment Time
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Staff Collaborative Planning
•Apply Texas
• Sixty-two students completed application
• Each student applied to at least two colleges/universities
• Forty-two received acceptance letters to at least one college
• Many are currently enrolled
ApplyTexas
Enrichment Time Enrichment Time
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Career and College Readiness
•FAFSA
• Thirty-seven completed application including tax data (Form 1040, etc)
• Fifteen received financial assistance
• Tax Returns
Enrichment Time Enrichment Time
• Students continue to come for help with financial aid documents
• Increased enrollment for 2012-2013
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Career and College Readiness
•First to attend graduate
•First to attend college
•Campus tours-out of school/class setting
•Meal time-PBIS skills
•Certificates, licenses, associates degrees
•Reinforced belief that college is possible
•Success rates
•Increased enrollment
Enrichment Time Enrichment Time
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Career and College Readiness
•Accuplacer administered to all students both at campus and at TSTC
•ASVAB administered to all students on campus
•ACT vouchers for all students needing to take ACT test
Enrichment Time Enrichment Time
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Career and College Readiness
MERCEDES ACADEMIC ACADEMY
Transforming The Way to a New Generation!
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