HIGH SCHOOL IAT WORK
SESSIONDecember 14, 2010
AGENDA Review District Focus and IAT Focus Overview of district OGT passage and 9th
Grade Retention Data Identify risk factors Identify components of OGT Intervention
and 9th Grade Promotion Establish Action Plans
GOALS FOR HIGH SCHOOL IAT2010 AND BEYOND
To successfully graduated and prepare students for life after high school.
1. Successful passage of the Ohio Graduation Test
2. Credit acquisition
IAT FOCUS FOR 2010/2011 SCHOOL YEAR1. 11th and 12th grade students who have
not successfully passed all portions of the OGT
2. Credit acquisition and grade promotion of “at-risk” 9th grade students
SOME NATIONAL AND APS DATA Every 26 seconds another student gives
up on school, resulting in more than one million American high school students who drop out every year.
From the Alliance for Excellent Education, http://www.all4ed.org
SOME NATIONAL AND APS DATA Last year one APS student dropped out
every .81 days.
Ohio Dept. of Education iLRC Power User Report
8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
10
131
86
105
156
10
10699 97
123129
115109
122
Dropouts by Grade Level (District)Ohio Dept. of EducationiLRC Power User Report
2007-20082008-20092009-2010
Dropouts are four times less likely to volunteer than college graduates, are twice as less likely to vote or participate in community projects, and represent only three percent of actively engaged citizens in the U.S. today.
From the Alliance for Excellent Education, http://www.all4ed.org
Buchtel 9th Buchtel 10th Buchtel 12th East 9th East 10th East 11th East 12th 0
5
10
15
20
25
10
1920
18
13
10
17
10
22
18
1012
17
Dropouts by Grade LevelBuchtel and East
Ohio Dept. of EducationiLRC Power User Report
2007-20082008-20092009-2010
Ellet 9th Ellet 10th Ellet 11th Garfield 9th Garfield 10th Garfield 11th Garfield 12th 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
13
17
11
29
23
12
1618
16
32
13 13
19
13 12
33
15 14 14
Dropouts by Grade LevelEllet and Garfield
Ohio Dept. of EducationiLRC Power User Report
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
Kenmore 9th Kenmore 10th Kenmore 11th Kenmore 12th North 9th North 10th North 11th North 12th 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
28
14 13
19
11 1111 12 11
14
29
18
13
18
Dropouts by Grade LevelKenmore and North
Ohio Dept. of EducationiLRC Power User Report
2007-20082008-20092009-2010
Nearly one-third of all public high school students — and nearly one-half of all African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans — fail to graduate from public high school with their class.
From the Alliance for Excellent Education, http://www.all4ed.org
AAA Buchtel East Ellet Firestone Garfield Kenmore North 0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
0.9%
77.1%74.1%
90.0%94.1%
78.7%75.0% 75.4%
Graduation Rate (Building)Ohio Dept. of EducationiLRC Power User Report
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Dropouts were more than twice as likely as high school graduates to slip into poverty in a singleyear and three times more likely than college graduates to be unemployed in 2004.
Dropouts are more than eight times more likely to be in jail or in prison than high school graduates.From the Alliance for Excellent Education,
http://www.all4ed.org
YOUR WORK TODAY1. Identify 11th & 12th grade students who
have not successfully passed all portions of the OGT.
2. Identify Intervention components: • What materials/program/strategies will be
used?• Who will provide the intervention?• Where will the intervention take place?• What is the frequency & duration of the
intervention?
3. Establish progress monitoring procedures:• How will you know the intervention is
working?
IDENTIFY INTERVENTION COMPONENTS:
OGT Pyramid in SIP
What are we already doing? Can we expand or refine our current practices?
ESTABLISH PROGRESS MONITORING PROCEDURES:
Ideas:Sample OGT TestsModified OGT TestsAttendance
Retentions
K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 0
50
100
150
200
250
300
3747
17 17 1834
6253
265
131144
86
13 16 11
36 3113 18 23 16
88
5241
142
2009-2010 School YearAPS Retained Students
Black Multiracial White
Ohio Dept. of EducationiLRC Power User Report
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
318
396380
343313
265
152 157128 114
97 88
17 22 2411 16 15 16
Student RetentionsGrade Level: 9th GradeOhio Dept. of EducationiLRC Power User Report
Asian
Black
Multiracial
White
AAA Buchtel East Ellet Firestone Garfield Kenmore North 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
14
34
48
27
64
43
27
12 1417 19
14
Freshman Retentions 2009-10Ohio Dept. of EducationiLRC Power User Report
BlackWhite
9th 10th 11th 12th 70.0%
75.0%
80.0%
85.0%
90.0%
95.0%
81.0%
88.9%
86.7%
92.8%
Promotion Rates (District)Ohio Dept. of EducationiLRC Power User Report
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
YOUR WORK TODAY1. Identify “at-risk” 9th grade students2. Identify Intervention components:
• What materials/program/strategies will be used?
• Who will provide the intervention?• Where will the intervention take place?• What is the frequency & duration of the
intervention?
3. Establish progress monitoring procedures:• How will you know the intervention is
working?
IDENTIFY “AT-RISK” 9TH GRADE STUDENTSRttT has identified the following to be risk
factors for the 9th Grade 1. Failed two or more courses in 8th grade2. 36 or more days unexcused absence,
or having persistent absence3. Persistent suspension-5 or more days
out of school related to poor behavior or other issues.
IDENTIFY INTERVENTION COMPONENTS: What are we already doing to support 9th
grade promotion?
ESTABLISH PROGRESS MONITORING PROCEDURES: Ideas:
Attendance dataDiscipline dataGradesOthers?
IAT ACTION PLANS Each team will create 2 action plans today
1. 11th and 12th grade student who have not passed the OGT
2. Promotion of “at-risk” 9th grade students
Identify students Identify Intervention components:
What materials/program/strategies will be used? Who will provide the intervention? Where will the intervention take place? What is the frequency & duration of the
intervention? Establish progress monitoring procedures:
How will you know the intervention is working?
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