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Southern
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Raising Achievement and Improving Graduation Rates:
How Nine HSTW Sites Are Doing It
Gene BottomsSouthern Regional Education Board
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The goal is to both raise achievement and graduation ratesHow nine schools are doing it.
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Selected the Nine Schools
Garden City High School, Kansas Corbin High School, Kentucky Hancock County High School, Kentucky Brookside High School, Ohio Paint Valley High School, Ohio Shawnee High School, Oklahoma Southeast Guilford High School, North
Carolina Mt. Pleasant High School, Texas Oak Glen High School, West Virginia
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How did the practices at these nine schools differ from other HSTW schools?
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How these nine schools are different.
Raise standards and provide an opportunity for students to learn a rigorous curriculum.Eliminated low-level courses.Aligned courses to standards.Raised graduation requirements.
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HSTWPercentages of Students Completing HSTW-recommended Curriculum at Nine Schools
Compared with All Other Schools
% of Students Completing No
Areas or 1 Area
% of Students
Completing 2 or 3 Areas
Nine HSTW Schools
38% 62%
All other HSTW Network Schools
55 45
Source: Special analyses of 2004 HSTW Assessment data
Note: Differences in the percentages between the two groups are significant at p ≤ .01 based on the chi-square test.
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HSTW2004 HSTW Assessment Mean Scores of Nine Schools and All
Other Schools
Mean Reading
Score
Mean Math Score
Mean Science Score
Nine HSTW Schools
289 309 306
All Other HSTW Network Schools
277 299 291
Source: Special analyses of 2004 HSTW Assessment data
Note: Differences in the means between the two groups are significant at the p ≤ .01 based on the t test.
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HSTWImprovement in Mean HSTW Assessment Scores between 2002
and 2004 at Nine Schools
Mean Reading
Score
Mean Math Score
Mean Science Score
2002 279 303 296
2004 289 309 306
Source: Special analyses of 2004 HSTW Assessment data
Note: Differences in the means between the two groups are significant at the p ≤ .01 based on the t test.
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HSTWAligned Courses to State
Standards
Mapped curriculum state standards by department and agreed on course content.
Revised English curriculum to reflect expository selections.
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Raised Graduation Requirements
Raised mathematics requirements.Raised English requirements.Required senior project.Had higher classroom
expectations.
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How these nine schools are different.
Set challenging goals, give feedback on student status in achieving goals and provide support needed to achieve goals.Middle grades to ninth-grade transitionExtensive extra-help systemAdviser/advisee programFormal high school to college and
careers transition
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HSTWSmoothing the transition from middle grades to high school
Identify unprepared students in grade nine.
Use a double-dosing strategy.Organize freshmen academies.Work with middle grades to align
curriculum to high school readiness standards.
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HSTWDeveloping an Extensive Extra-help System and Recovering
Grades or Credits
Use extra help and credit recovery to get students to standards.
Provide an array of extra help.Require participation in extra help.Provide extra help to pass state
exams.Allow students to buy back days.
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Pairing Students with Adult Mentors
Students assigned an adult mentor/adviser Significantly more students reported better
guidance assistance Small school or family atmosphere Mentors/advisers monitor students’ progress Make parents part of the system Total faculty takes responsibility for student
learning and success Do not allow at-risk students to fall behind
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HSTWFormalizing a High School to College and Careers Transition
Initiative
Students see a connection to jobs and postsecondary studies.
Seniors earn college credit.Access to a middle college
program.
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HSTWEngaging Students in Learning Challenging, Relevant Assignments
Providing quality career/technical experiences;
Training teachers on using content literacy skills to help students become independent learners; and
Using technology to improve opportunities to advance student achievement.
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HSTWProviding Quality
Career/Technical Experiences
Students see a connection to a good job.
Provide career/technical programs with high demand and student interest.
Access to programs that offer industry certification.
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HSTWProviding Quality
Career/Technical Experiences
Access to dual credit career/technical courses
Have organized career pathways/career majors
Plan interdisciplinary lessonsEngage students in authentic
projectsActive business advisory
committee
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HSTWTraining Teachers to Help Students
Become Independent Learners
Teachers share and implement ideas acquired through professional development
New teacher mentor programQuality professional developmentSignificantly more seniors in 2004
reported having literacy, numeracy and science experiences
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HSTWTraining Teachers to Help Students
Become Independent Learners
Implemented literacy across the curriculum.
Created summer reading program.Hold monthly meetings on effective
teaching.Students at career centers do
weekly writing assignments.
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HSTWUsing Technology to Advance
Student Achievement
Provide training on how to integrate technology into instruction.
Use computer for tutorials and retaking courses.
Offer Web-based courses.Use technology for
communication.
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HSTWUse of Technology at Nine HSTW Sites
No. of Schools
Provide professional development on how to assist students with technology.
All
Provide professional development on how to integrate technology into the instructional process.
All
School maintains a Web site for important communications for school and community use.
All
School’s Web site is used as a repository for instructional resources.
5 of 9
Students use computer-based extra-help programs. 8 of 9
Students use Internet for research. All
Students earn credit through online distance learning classes.
6 of 9
Source: Special analyses of 2004 HSTW Annual Site Progress Report
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HSTWInvolving Teachers in a Continuous
School Improvement Process
Use HSTW as an organizing framework. Encourage teachers to seek out new
ideas. 8 of 9 schools are active members of
HSTW network. Have teams developing curriculum and
looking at student work. Have instructional planning and pacing
guides.
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HSTWWhat Can Schools Do to Raise Achievement and High School
Completion Rates? Have at least 85 percent of students complete
a rigorous academic core. Engage the faculty in aligning the high school
curriculum – academic and career/technical – to essential academic standards that prepare students for further study and careers.
Provide all students access to the same rigorous academic core.
Adopt scheduling that enables students to earn 28 to 32 Carnegie units so they can retake courses and yet stay on course to graduate with their peers.
Provide all teachers continuous in-depth training to engage students in reading and writing for learning and to use strategies that develop students as independent learners.
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HSTWWhat Can Schools Do to Raise Achievement and High School
Completion Rates?
Provide site-specific training for mathematics and science teachers aligned to their disciplines.
Assign school leaders who are skilled in engaging faculty in continuous school improvement to high schools with chronic problems.
Have school boards set goals for improving both achievement and high school completion rates and require schools to report annually on their progress.
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HSTWHow can a school know it has effective strategies in place to raise achievement
and improve graduation rates?
Schools will know when they:Are making improvement on key
achievement indicators and increase the percentages of students who enter grade nine and graduate four years later.
Have an effective middle grades to ninth-grade transition program.
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HSTWHow can a school know it has effective strategies in place to raise achievement
and improve graduation rates?
Schools will know when they: Have an effective extra-help system that
assists students in passing courses and high-stakes exams, and in earning credits for failed courses to stay on track to graduate with their peers.
Have advisers to help them and their parents plan high school programs of study and to help them get the assistance they need to meet course standards.
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HSTWHow can a school know it has effective strategies in place to raise achievement
and improve graduation rates?
Schools will know when:Students have access to high-
quality career/technical studies.Students can earn postsecondary
credit toward a degree and pass a national employer certification exam.
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HSTWHow can a school know it has effective strategies in place to raise achievement
and improve graduation rates?
Schools will know when:All students read and write across
all subject areas and know how to apply study skills to become independent learners.
They have formalized initiatives that facilitate the transition from high school to college and careers.
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HSTWHow can a school know it has effective strategies in place to raise achievement
and improve graduation rates?
Schools will know when: Staff use technology to help students
pass courses and retake courses failed, and give students access to needed courses outside of school hours.
Schools receive support to be active participants in a school improvement network that places emphasis on achievement and retention.
