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James Gresham, Ed.D. Principal Sherwood Lennon. Assistant Principal High School
Back To School Night
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
6:00p.m -8:00p.m
Moving From Good To Great!
D R . G R E S H A M - P R I N C I P A L
Welcome and Introductions 2
Goals 3
Goals
To provide parents and community members with overview of REACH!
Partnership program offerings and school operations.
To inform parents and community members about strategic initiatives
To provide parents, teachers, and students with the opportunity to
briefly discuss instructional goals and classroom expectations
Agenda 4
Welcome and Introductions - Principal Dr. James Gresham
Logistics
REACH! Program Offerings
Title I Status (2015-16 School Budget, Parent Rights)
School Performance Data
Strategic initiatives
Parent Involvement Plan
Meet with Classroom Teachers
6:30-6:40 A day period 1
6:40-6:50 A day period 2
6:50-7:00 A day period 3/4
7:00-7:10 A day period 6
7:10-7:20 B day period 1
7:20-7:30 B day period 2
7:30-7:40 B day period 3/4
7:40-7:50 B day period 6
Visit Information Tables
7:50 -8:00 Atrium
Dismissal
REACH! Partnership School Overview
Introduction
In it’s 9th year, REACH is a transformation school for students in grades 8-12
Operated by Civic Works
Approximately 638 student enrolled
REACH! Vision
REACH! Partnership School’s vision is to graduate all young men and women who enter REACH! To not only be prepared and motivated to pursue post-secondary education without remediation but who also have the entry level skills to prepare for a rewarding career in the fields health care, construction, homeland security and the U. S. military.
Goal
To provide our students with life-long career options, a sense of community, respect for themselves and others
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REACH! Partnership School SY15-16 Budget
Title I
REACH! is a School-wide Title I program
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Education Fund 4%
FSF General 70%
FSF SPED Unlocked
22%
Title I 4%
Education Fund
FSF General
FSF SPED Unlocked
Title I
REACH! Partnership School Overview
Operations
School starts at 8:45 and end at 3:35 The building opens at 8:15 to serve breakfast.
REACH! Bell Schedule (90 minute class periods)
1st period 8:45-10:15,
Homeroom 10:15-10:28,
2nd period 10:31-11:58,
3rd period
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Lunch 12:01-12:31,
4th period 12:34-2:01,
Last period 2:04-3:35
REACH! Partnership School Overview
CTE Programs
Health Care
Pre –Nursing
Pharmacy
Construction
Electrical
Carpentry
College Ready Programs
AVID and Dual Enrollment
Homeland Security
ROTC
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New
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REACH! Partnership School Overview
Extracurricular
Athletics
Football, Basketball, Track and Field, Wrestling Badminton, Baseball, Softball Volleyball,
Robotics
Dance
REACH! Newsletter
Cheerleading
Modeling
Mentoring Programs
Student Recognition
Academic Achievement
Attendance
Services Provided
Mental health worker through partnership with Bayview
School counselor
Social worker
Family and community engagement specialist
Advocates
REACH! Partnership School Overview
Operations
Students must wear school uniform daily
Uniforms-royal blue polo shirts with the REACH logo and khaki colored shorts, pants, or skirt.
Eighth graders wear black polo shirts.
Note: Shirts can be purchased at Hermans on Greenmount Avenue.
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REACH! Partnership School Overview
Important Dates
August 25 – 28th PD for teachers
August 31 – First day of school for students
September 7 t– First staff meeting (first Monday of each month)
September 8 – 30 Grade 8-12 ELA and Math iReady testing
September 12 – ACT testing
September 14 - 3rd Annual REACH! Partnership Golf Tournament
September 15 – SER Orientation
September 16 - Back to School Night
September -30 PD Early Release Day for Students
October 3 – Civic Works/REACH Day of Service
October 3 – SAT administration
October 5-14 HSA Biology and Government
October 14 – Grades 10-12 PSAT administration
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T H E M E : M O V I N G F R O M G O O D T O G R E A T
SY15-16 Strategic Plan 12
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SY15-16 Strategic Plan
How Do We Move From Being A Good School, To Being A Great School?
All good-to-great companies began the process of finding a path to greatness by confronting the brutal facts of their current reality.
Jim Collins
Strategy
Use data to develop priorities SMART Goals
• Attendance
•Achievement
• College and Career Readiness
• Climate
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Priorities and Goals
Attendance
•Improve overall attendance rate by 5%
Achievement
• Improve academic achievement in Math
• Improve academic achievement in ELA
• Improve pass rates on Biology and Government
• HSA
•Increase the number of students taking Honors
courses
•Improve graduation rates by 5%
College and Career Readiness
• Increase number of students enrolled in early
college access program by 5%
Create A Culture of Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Committed professionals restructured to meet identified goals
Parent Partnerships
Rebranding
Update brochures to include REACH offerings
Market REACH! to the community
Improve campus aesthetics
Reviewing current practices to identify areas for improvement
School Partnerships
Establish partnerships with potential feeder schools
Franklin Square
Waverly
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SY15-16 Strategic Plan
City Springs
Hampden
Glenmount
REACH! Partnership School Overview
Key Partnerships
YouthBuild USA
They have awarded us grant money to help our students transition to college or apprenticeship programs.
Baltimore City Community College
Qualifying REACH students are dual enrolled and leave with college credits
AmeriCorps
Provides advocates to work in school to support students and REACH operations
Has provided our 12h graders with scholarship money!
Towson State University
Morgan State University
Baltimore Hawks
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Create A Culture of Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Instruction and Assessments
Develop strategic plan for testing and sharing results with teachers, students and parents.
Must be deliberate and intentional with instruction
Instructional Framework
Increase parental involvement
Strategic initiatives to support school needs
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SY15-16 Strategic Plan
iReady Growth Assessment 18
City Schools has contracted with Curriculum Associates to implement the nationally normed student growth assessment iReady® - this serves as the
new interim assessment system for SY15-16!
Student growth assessment system
in mathematics and English
Language Arts (ELA)
Enables teachers to measure student
progress throughout the school year and from one year to
the next
Students in grades 3-8 will be assessed three times a year. In 9-12, students
on grade level will be assessed twice
Includes professional
development for teachers and
administrators on using the results to inform instruction
Administration Window #1
(9/8 – 9/30)
Administration Window #2
(12/1 – 12/23)
Administration Window #3
(3/1 – 3/24)
T E S T I N G W I N D O W S
REACH will administer first week of BOY and Last week of MOY testing window.
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Assessment for
Learning
Teachers
Students
Parents
District
Principals
P R I N C I P A L S -Monitor and measure MCCRS achievement -Provide teachers with professional development to support teaching and learning -Informs allotment of school resources -Provides common language for articulating achievement with students/parents/teachers/district
D I S T R I C T -Monitor and measure MCCRS achievement -Create professional development to support teaching and learning -Align and adjust curriculum to student needs and standards -Informs allotment of school resources -Provides common language for articulating achievement with students/parents/teachers/principals
T E A C H E R S - Monitor and measure MCCRS achievement -Modify instruction for students/ inform grouping -Differentiate core curriculum for targeted needs -Provides common language for articulating achievement with students/parents/principals/district
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Assessment for
Learning
Teachers
Students
Parents District
Principals
ST UDENT S
-Access to their own achievement data -Set and monitor goals -Plan proactively for college and career readiness -Improved engagement through targeted instruction -Provides common language for articulating achievement with parents/teachers/principals/district
PARENT S
-Compare student’s growth with norms -Use tools and strategies to support student’s achievement -Advocate for student’s academic needs -Plan proactively for college and career readiness -Provides common language for articulating achievement with students/teachers/principals/district
REACH! Partnership School Overview
Student Expectations
1. Do your best
2. Arrive to school ON TIME DAILY
3. Come prepared to learn
4. Commit yourself to working hard in class
5. Complete homework assignment on time
6. Respect your teachers and other students
7. Participate in school activities
8. Report problems of concerns to teach or administrator
9. Represent REACH in a proud fashion
10. Never give up!
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R E A C H S T A F F
Feedback & Survey 22
Thank You REACH! Parents
Dr. James Gresham.- Principal
Mr. Sherwood Lennon – Assistant Principal High School
Mrs. Taylor Coursey – Guidance Counselor
443-642-2292
Phone: (443) 642-2291
Address: 2801 St Lo Dr, Baltimore MD 21213
Website: Baltimorecityschools.org
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