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Title: Texas High School Completion and Success


1
Texas High School Completion and Success
  • February 1, 2004
  • to
  • August 31, 2005

2
Purpose
  • To support programs (grades 9-12) that show the
    most potential to improve high school success and
    completion and encourage students toward
    post-secondary education and training.

3
Goals
  1. Increase student achievement TAKS scores and
    Credit Accrual
  2. Increase students graduating in 4 years
  3. Increase students who graduate college ready
  4. Decrease criminal and non-criminal incidents

4
Goal 1. Increase student achievement
  • Obj. 1.1 Increase the of the students taking
    and passing the TAKS test by 10
  • Obj. 1.2 Ensure that all students earn credit in
    75 of the core subject areas

5
Goal 2. Increase students graduating
  • Obj. 2.1 Ensure that 85 of the students remain
    on-target and graduate in 4 years
  • Obj. 2.2 Increase attendance/decrease dropout
    rates by a minimum of 10
  • Obj. 2.3 Decrease truancies by 20
  • Obj. 2.4 Increase community involvement to
    facilitate graduation/college readiness

6
Goal 3. Increase of students who are
college-ready
  • Obj.3.1 Increase by 5 students who are
    college-ready
  • Obj. 3.2 Articulate coursework between Career and
    Technology Department and San Jacinto College

7
Goal 4. Decrease criminal and non-criminal
incidents
  • Obj. 4.1 Decrease the number of incidents by 25
  • Obj. 4.2 Increase parent involvement

8
Strategies
  • Direct Instruction
  • Alternative Instruction Opportunities
  • Tutoring and Remediation
  • Individual Graduation Plan

9
Direct Instruction
  • Four core areas - Language Arts, Social Studies,
    Science and Math - will incorporate remedial
    instruction as an integral part of the
    curriculum.
  • Activities
  • Instructional Specialists will provide materials
    integrating TEKS and remediation techniques for
    at-risk students,
  • Teachers will administer district made tests,
    item analysis (ADM Scan) will yield information
    regarding mastery, and
  • TAKS Talks will be held at least twice a
    semester.

10
Alternative Instructional Opportunities
  • Expand opportunities to keep students in school
    and recover dropouts.
  • Activities
  • Provide extended-day credit recovery program,
  • Provide a limited number of compacted courses in
    core subjects, and
  • Provide an opportunity each semester for students
    to earn credit through extended day/evening
    Enrollment and web online courses, and,

11
Tutoring and Remediation
  • Required for students who failed to achieve
    mastery of basic skills on standardized tests.
  • Activities
  • Develop a mandatory tutorial program at the end
    of each nine-weeks for students failing core
    subjects, including TAKS online tutorials,
  • Pretest students to determine weak areas,
    post-test to determine mastery, and
  • Utilize technology hardware and software will be
    as a diagnostic, prescriptive and learning tool.

12
Individual Graduation Plan
IGP
  • Activities
  • Identify students.
  • Develop an IGP.
  • Parent/Mentor information meetings held each
    semester.

13
HOSTS/Mentors
  • The HOSTS programs will enable us to recruit,
    recognize and retain volunteer mentors.
  • The HOSTS Partnership with Parents programs will
    help us include parents in academic activities
    using a series of school-based workshops.

14
Budget Issues
  • Payroll
  • Professional and Contracted Services
  • Supplies and Materials
  • Other Operating Systems
  • Capital Outlay

15
Payroll (3B)
  • Project Coordinator
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Substitutes
  • Extra Duty Pay (each campus)
  • Onsite coordinator
  • 7 teachers Math (2), LA (2), Science (2),
    Social Studies (1)
  • 4 Saturdays 4 hours each (1-22, 2-19, 3-19,
    4-23)
  • Summer Schools -10 teachers
  • Child Care Workers 8 for Saturday Schools

16
Flowchart for Personnel (27-1)
17
Next Steps for Personnel
  • Hire Project Manager and Administrative Assistant
    (completed)
  • Identify On-site Coordinators
  • Identify Core Teachers and Counselors

18
Professional Contracted Services(3C)
  • Texas Virtual School 50 semester courses (350)
  • TAKS Online Tutoring 512 students (20)
  • AP Exam Review 100 students (60)
  • SAT/ACT Review 40 students (60)

19
Supplies and Materials (3D)
  • General Supplies
  • Textbooks and Other Reading Materials
  • Testing Materials
  • Computer Hardware a wireless mobile 24-laptop
    laboratory
  • Software Plato, Sleek and Inspiration

20
Capital Outlay (3G)
  • Library Books and Media - catalogued

21
Other Operating Costs (3E)
  • Travel Conference
  • Awards for Recognition NO FOOD or GIFTS
  • Transportation - Buses

22
Evaluation
  • Formative modifications and along the way
    reports twice a semester
  • Summative final report, End of summer school,
    2005

23
Required Performance Measures
  • and percent of students in grades 9-12 who were
    served through grant funds
  • Assessment Instruments/Tools
  • Observation
  • TAKS scores
  • Attendance rosters
  • Pre and Post tests in core subjects

24
Performance Measures (continued)
  • and percent of students who fail courses due to
    the 90 attendance rule
  • Assessment Instruments/Tools
  • Observation
  • TAKS scores
  • Attendance rosters

25
Performance Measures (continued)
  • of students who participated in an out of
    school learning opportunity
  • Assessment Instruments/Tools
  • Observation
  • Attendance rosters

26
Performance Measures (continued)
  • The and percent of students who participated in
    an augmented school schedule such as extended
    hours, Saturday school, and summer school.
  • Assessment Instruments/Tools
  • Observation
  • Attendance roster

27
Performance Measures (continued)
  • The and percent of students served through
    grant funds who participated in mentoring
    programs
  • Assessment Instruments/Tools
  • Observation
  • Attendance roster

28
Next Steps for Program
  • Set Calendar
  • Select Students
  • Select Teachers
  • Purchase Hardware
  • Identify Software Requirements
  • Plato (30), Sleek, Inspiration
  • TVS Courses
  • Online TAKS Tutorial
  • SAT/ACT Preparation
  • AP Examinations

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Texas High School Completion and Success
  • February 1, 2004
  • to
  • August 31, 2005
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