MARLIN HIGH SCHOOL

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PATHWAY TO SUCCESS
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MARLIN HIGH SCHOOL MARLIN, TEXAS
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DEMOGRAPHICS GRADES 9, 10 AND 11

• AFRICAN AMERICAN 66
• WHITE 16
• HISPANIC 18
• ECO. DISADVANTAGED 73
• SPECIAL EDUCATION 18
• LEP 03

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ISSUES

• MATH SCORES
• READING
• LACK OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
• STUDENT APATHY
• TESTS SCORES
• TEACHER TURN OVER

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INITIATIVES

• ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
• GRANTS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
• STAFF DEVELOPMENT ARM THEM WITH TRAINING TO
  MORE EFFECTIVELY DELIVER THE CURRICULUM
• PAID TUTORIALS BEFORE/AFTER AND SATURDAY SCHOOL
• POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE PRAISE

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INITIATIVES

• GATES - MACGINITIE READING TEST
• ESL GRANT
• SOFTWARE
• RESOURCES
• TRAINING - RETREAT

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BIG IMPACT

• TAKS PREP PERIOD
• FIRST PERIOD
• ALL GRADES 9, 10, 11

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SPECIAL BOOSTER

• TAKS PREP CLASS
• ATHLETIC DIRECTOR VISITS EACH CLASS
  EVERY MORNING.
• ACADEMIC EMPHASIS

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DATA ANALYSIS

• TAKS NOTEBOOKS TO EACH TEACHER
• SCHEDULE CAMPUS MEETINGS TO REVIEW DATA
• SCHEDULE TEAM MEETINGS TO REVIEW DATA
• ANALYZE
• ANALYZE
• ANALYZE

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PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

• PARENT NIGHT/MEET THE TEACHER
• (FOOD)
• STUDENT INFORMATION PACKETS
• PARENT/TEACHER/STUDENT COMPACT
• LETTERS
• TELEPHONE CALLS
• NEWSPAPER

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TUTORING

• MANDATORY TUTORING
• ALL CORE CURRICULUM AREAS
• TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED
• STRUGGLING LEARNERS
• ODYSSEY
• MORNING AFTERNOON
• AS NEEDED IN OTHER SUBJECTS

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Marlin High SchoolPreparing for EXCELLENCE on
TAKS
Start with a 1-unit-by-1-unit unshaded square. In
each iteration, the following steps occur for the
smallest unshaded squares resulting from the
previous iteration. Step 1 Divide the
square into a 3-by-3 grid of
squares Step 2 Shade only the center square
of this 3-by-3 grid What
fraction of the 1-unit-by-1-unit square is shaded
after the second iteration?
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Marlin High SchoolPreparing for EXCELLENCE on
TAKS
How many faces, edges, and vertices does a square
pyramid have? F 4 faces, 6 edges, and 4
vertices G 5 faces, 6 edges, and 6 vertices H 5
faces, 8 edges, and 5 vertices J 6 faces, 12
edges, and 8 vertices
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faces 5
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edges 8
vertices 5
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STUDENT FORUM

• STUDENT INPUT
• MONTHLY
• FIVE STUDENTS FROM EACH GRADE LEVEL

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STAFF DEVELOPMENT

• TEXAS ACCELERATED SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
  TRAINING AT THE CHARLES A. DANA CENTER
• AGILE MIND TRAINING MATH THE CHARLES A. DANA
  CENTER
• CORE CURRICULUM TRAINING ENHANCED CORE
  CURRICULUM REGION 12 ESC
• RUBY PAYNE TRAINING
• CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS

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INCENTIVES

• CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU!!
• Your PAYDAY came on April 2, 2005.
• As always, teachers are the LIFESAVERS of the
  world.
• Lets take time to SNICKER at the ones who even
  dared to think we couldnt or wouldnt improve.

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• MICHAEL JORDAN

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CONTACT INFORMATION

• BILL ALMOND
• MARLIN HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
• balmond_at_marlinisd.org
• RUTH MEGGS
• TAP MARLIN HIGH SCHOOL
• rmeggs_at_marlinisd.org