GACHE GRANT 200809

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GACHE GRANT2008-09

• Pathways to Success

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Elbert Co. Comprehensive High School Elberton, GA
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Increasing Post-Secondary Attendance Rates
At Elbert County High School Elberton, Georgia
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ECCHS GRADUATION RATE

• 2004-05 56.1
• 2005-06 61.8
• 2006-07 61.8
• 2007-08 61.8

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DROP-OUT RATE

• 2004-05 9.9
• 2005-06 7.3
• 2006-07 7.0
• 2007-08 TBA

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Post-Secondary Education

• Class of 2004-05 18.9
• Class of 2005-06 26.1
• Class of 2006-07 Not available
• Class of 2007-08 37

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Community and School Challenges

• Free and Reduced Lunch 53.72

• Lack of local industry

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Community and School Challenges

• In 2000, 23.5 of children under the age of 18
  lived below poverty level, as compared with 13.6
  nationally.
• Education of the Labor Force for 2000 is reported
  as follows
• Some High School 32.6
• High School Grad/GED 39.1
• Some College 19.2
• College Grad 4 yr 5.9
• Post Graduate Degree 3.2

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Elberton A Work Ready Community

• Tommy Lyons (Athens Tech) - Job Profiler for
  Governor's Work Ready Initiative
• Anna Grant Jones Economic Developer
• Laura Evans Community Coach

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Goals/Plans for GACHE funds

• TEAM TIME (advisor/advisee program)
• Freshman Focus
• College Fair
• Visit Colleges and Technical Schools (9th-12th)
• HOOK (middle school to high school transition
  program)
• Incentives/Recognitions Academic Hall of Fame
  Senior recognition for acceptance to
  post-secondary or military.

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College Visits Planned for 2008-09

• Georgia St. College and University
• Emmanuel College
• Piedmont College
• Athens Tech

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2007-08 College Fair
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ECCHS Students exploring Post-Secondary Options
During Lunch Time
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College Wall in Progress
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College Wall
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Academic Hall of Fame
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Freshmen Focus
Supporting 9th Graders
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Value of Freshmen Focus

• Provide a supportive and caring environment to
  aid students to form a strong bond with their
  teachers and their school.
• Monitor attendance and provide encouragement and
  support to those students not attending
  regularly.
• Explore career possibilities and set educational,
  career, and post-secondary goals.
• Provide students and parents with information
  about ECCHS (curriculum and requirements credit
  recovery, etc).
• Provide guidance in time management, study
  skills, communication skills, and personal goal
  setting.

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Freshman Focus

• Visits to Emmanuel College
• Visits to Athens Tech
• UGA HAWK program
• CHOICES program taught by Laura Evans,
  Community in Schools Director
• Speakers from Industry and community
• Goal Setting Post-Secondary Education" taught
  by Commissioner Beatty
• College Fair

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Mrs. Tracy Brown9th Grade Transition (Freshmen
Focus)
Students Working on Key Train
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Commissioner BeattyGoal Setting and
Post-Secondary Education
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Trip to the Capital to meet Governor
Perdue Freshman Focus Class Incentive
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Atlanta Braves Game Freshaman Focus Incentive
Atlanta Braves Game Freshman Focus Incentive
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Freshman Focus Visit to Emmanuel College
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Freshmen Focus StudentsDefine Success
Curriculum Career Choices Who Am I? What do I
Want? How Do I Get It?
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Guest SpeakerDerrick Mason Director of Boys
and Girls Club
Tracy Brown, Teacher Derrick Mason, Guest
Speaker Laura Evans, Community Coach
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Post Secondary School Visitsto Athens Tech
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Key Train

• A curriculum that helps students to master the
  applied workplace skills as defined by WorkKeys.
• Effective in increasing scores on the Georgia
  High School Graduation Tests
• Provides lessons in Career Skills
• Provides a complete database of occupational job
  profiles.

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Additional Key Train Use at ECHS

• Key Train is also being used with CTAE classes.
  They are concentrating on the Career Skills
  Curriculum.
• Job Profiling Database is available to any
  student, faculty, or class in the Career Center.
• Special Education teachers also will use the Work
  Keys curriculum with those students in their
  study skills classes.

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T.E.A.M. Time
Together Everyone Achieves More
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Value of T.E.A.M. Time

• The advisement program is an avenue to
• Address issues critical to the academic and
  personal development of our students
• Assure that each student has an adult advocate in
  their school that allows for a positive mentoring
  relationship
• Allow students to recognize their own interests,
  strengths, and goals
• Develop students knowledge about graduation
  requirements so they may make informed decisions
  about course selection and career planning
• Relate school work to career planning
• Encourage all students to pursue rigorous
  coursework
• Identify at-risk populations and provide support
  to encourage success

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T.E.A.M. Time Organization

• Advisor/Advisee Steering Committee
• Staff Development conducted with faculty
• Orientation to T.E.A.M. Time
• Powerschool Training (Student Information)
• Each Teacher provided with a notebook with
  information about their team members
• Grade specific lessons provided to teachers
• Each student will also be provided with a folder
  to record school activities, community
  activities, and work experience.
• Teams meet every Wednesday

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T.E.A.M. Time
A student leader helps her group to decide on a
name for their team.
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Mrs. RiversT.E.A.M. Fabulous
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Mr. AdamsDREAM T.E.A.M.
Dream Team students getting to know each other
by sharing goals.
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The path starts here
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ECCHS CONTACTS

• Principal Rick Higginbotham
• Graduation Coach Grant Coordinator - Linda
  Miller