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Objective 1
Pre-planning and Preparation

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Gather the Background Information

• Selected key team to attend an informational
  meeting (Model Schools Conference - summer 2005)
• Strategically attended meetings and workshops
• Shared information through daily debriefing
  meetings
• Scheduled a formal debriefing Team Meeting after
  returning home from conference
• Researched other schools and programs (Google,
  MSC 06 and 07, LA Redesign Summit, etc.)
• (this remains an ongoing process)

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Develop the Interventions and Strategies

• Discussed problems and areas of concern seen in
  our freshman level students
• Created a list of all interventions, programs,
  and strategies from the Model Schools Conference
• Included prior knowledge, ideas, and experience
• Included other researched areas
• Divided into small groups to create each level
  of intervention and academy keystones

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Refine the Interventions and Strategies

• Negotiated the interventions and strategies for
  each level until a consensus was reached
• Agreed upon details of how to implement the
  interventions and strategies at each level
• Included optional interventions if necessary
• Decided which programs to put in place NOW and
  those for the FUTURE

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The Freshman Index

• Attendance
• ILEAP Scores
• G.P.A.
• Graduation Rate to 10th Grade
• Discipline

Each category worth 20 on a 1000 point scale
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Why a Freshman Index?

• Creates a Baseline
• Total Group Measure
• Component Measures
• Meaningful Data for reporting
• Follows the State SPS Model but includes more
  comprehensive information for AHS use

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Freshman Index 2004-2005 (baseline year)
CATEGORY BASE SCORE MULTIPLY FACTOR RESULT
Attendance 93.6 2 187.2
ILEAP Percentile 47 2 94.0
G.P.A 2.36 50 118.0
Graduation Rate to Tenth Grade 77.1 2 154.2
Discipline 44.7 2 89.4
TOTAL Abbeville High School 643
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Graph of Freshman Index
OVERALL SCORE
2004-2005 643
2005-2006 640
2006-2007 682