Collect All 15 Deer Valley High School Carrie Hurtado & Maria McClain August 28, 2017 Breaking Barriers Conference

Deer Valley High School Antioch, California Opened 1996, second comprehensive high school in the Antioch Unified School District 2017 Data: 2150 students 33.41% African American 31.78% Latino/Hispanic 16.45% White 16.36% Asian 15.10% Special Needs 54.61% Economical Disadvantaged 7.71% English Learners

CAPP Grant Foci CCSS in Math Developing a College Going Mindset

The History of “Collect All 15” 2013-2014 “Freshman Year Counts” activity Students analyze transcripts “Know your Letter” campaign Teacher T-Shirts Classroom banners Design and purchase Hang a banner in every A-G classroom Presentation to staff about the banners

What do the other letters stand for? Classroom Banners

The History of “Collect All 15” 2014-2015 Student Awareness “4 Year Plan” Checklist Discussion of Video A-G Banners Design Various configurations Staff development “Collect All 15” award system Lanyard and Buttons

Common Area Comprehensive Banners

The History of “Collect All 15” 2015-2016 Implementation Year ? A-G Banners Common area Classrooms Designed and purchased Lanyards Buttons Continue Staff Development Back to School Night discussion with parents Design completion Certificates How do we know? How do we track? Who gets what?

How do we track what students have completed? Manually count student transcripts ? Transcript Evaluation Service (TES) Agreement from District and Site Compatibility, system communication Carrie

Full Implementation (2016-17) Give a lanyard to every student at walkthrough with a handout that explains the program Print A-G banner on back of ID cards Share information with freshman at “Freshman Orientation” Put information on the school website for the public Have teachers present at Back to School night Award ALL buttons earned Access data Sort buttons Train staff

Name

Button Awarding

Full Implementation Recognizing Completion May 2017 Awards Night: Seniors were issued their certificates of completion Last buttons handed out at Day in the Park Completed video Honor Cords to wear at graduation Graduation Program notation

C A G D B F E Year 2: Still Building College and Career Readiness semester course for all Freshman Beyond the minimum Using TES Cleaning our CMP Year 2 distribution Ongoing professional development Parent and Community information Air the video Website APP D C A B G F E

More to come… Whole school rally: follow by classroom presentation and buttons Classroom presentations reviewing Checklist Award buttons prior to course registration to help remind students. The “15th” of every month do something special around the program Updates Celebrate Handout buttons to different grade levels

Suggested Process of Implementation Get Administrative and Counseling Department support Explore your SIS for how to track students Develop your classroom letter banners, A-G common area banners, lanyards and buttons Train staff about your “Collect All 15” program What is expected of teachers in the classroom in regards to the program? Hang in visible areas Distribution of lanyards, buttons, certificate… Present to students, parents and community members

Communication is Key Flyer with lanyard Freshman Orientation Grade Level Parent Nights Website School Board Presentation Back to School Night/Open House Ongoing classroom conversations

Deer Valley High School Carrie Hurtado - carriehurtado@antioch.k12.ca.us Maria McClain - mariamcclain@antioch.k12.ca.us