Youth Commission Monday, May 6 GRADUATION AND CREDIT RECOVERY UPDATE

Overview Current Graduation Rates Current Summary of Class of 2014 Activities to Date Current Summary of Credit Recovery Activities How Youth Commission can help Questions and Feedback

Cohort Graduation Rates All Students AA Latino Pacific Islander Special Ed ELL State: All Students78.5 Source:

Cohort Graduation Rates: School to Highlight and Learn From… Burton ISA Balboa Source:

Current Grad Status of Class of 2014 Total N: Class of 2014 On-trackJunior Credits, missing class(es) needed for grad Off-track up to one semester Off-track: one year Severely Off-track (0-50 credits) Fall, (55%)1319 (33%)296 (7%)92 (2%)101 (2.5%) Spring, (60%)1050 (26%)400 (10%)82 (2%)75 (2%) Source: Research, Planning and Accountability: SFUSD A-G On-Track Report

Bar Chart Source: Research, Planning and Accountability: SFUSD A-G On-Track Report

On/Off Track Status by Ethnicity & Program On-trackJunior Credits/Mi ssing Grad Class Off-track: one- semester Off-track: one-year Severely off-track Total N AA83 (28%)130 (44%)57 (19%)12 (4%)14 (5%)296 Latino305 (37%)301 (37%)146 (15%)39 (5%)26 (3%)817 Chinese1305 (75%)336 (19%)85 (5%)12 (1%)14 (1%)1752 ELLs181 (27%)313 (47%)114 (17%)35 (5%)26 (4%)669 Special Ed88 (23%)171 (46%)68 (18%)21 (5%)23 (6%)371 Source: Research, Planning and Accountability: SFUSD A-G On-Track Report

Activities to Date Oct-Dec: school conferences held; severely off- track outreach Jan. Letters mailed home to families Jan. Evening School began: 4 sites Jan: budget set up for schools for site-specific credit recovery: replacing 21 st century grant at 8 and adding additional at all Feb: updated on/off track definitions March: ran data, gave to counselors March-April: counseling conferences; summer school planning

Summary of Current Credit Recovery Activities 1800 students taking 2500 courses 2 Forms of Activities: Site-specific and Central Evening School Central Evening School: Burton, Washington, O’Connell: PE, College Career, Health, Chemistry, Spanish: All teacher-led courses 277 students taking 357 courses: 48 (17%) AA; 128 (46%) Latino; 30 (10%) Chinese, 25 (9%) Filipino Site-Specific Credit Recovery: Approximately 1525 students taking 2115 courses at their home school sites. Combination of teacher-led and on-line courses. 830 of the 2115 courses are on-line

Budget Summary of City Funds Approx 312K to 8 schools to replace 21 st Century Funds Grant Approx: 301k to supplement credit recovery options at all schools Central Evening School: 300k Approx 300k: purchase of on-line licenses (3 year life) Approx 187k: summer supplement; year-round Independence; on- line licenses; college/SAT/ACT prep

Summer School Overview: (see handout for details) June 12-July 17 th Sites: Balboa, Burton, Wallenberg 9-11; Galileo 9-12 Classes Offered: English 9, 10 American Lit Algebra Adv Algebra Geometry Biology Chemistry Modern World U.S. History P.E. Spanish Other High Schools may have site specific credit recovery during June Cyber Courses via a Lab will be offered as well at sites Independence High School will offer Odysseyware for students who cannot attend regular summer school schedule

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