Horizonte School Improvement Grant Year 2

Implementation  Math and English Coaches  curriculum  pre/post assessments  monthly PD  school wide daily practice  instructors  Reading Specialist  Additional Counselor  Data Coordinator  SPED co-teaching

Horizonte Learning Communities Goals for  Science program development  Curriculum aligned and mapped, equipment purchased  CTE/Art program development  Lesson plans tied to state standards in academic areas, advisory curriculum developed  Cross-curricular connections  Develop model for 2-teacher sites next year, integrate on-line resources to meet curricular needs

HLC Goals for (contd.)  Improving attendance  Develop improvement plan, incentives, marketing approach, curriculum for advisory  Parent involvement  Plan family/parent activities throughout the year, develop family resource center  Student recognition  Recognize student achievement in academic growth, attendance, honor roll, behavior improvement, etc.

Horizonte Demographics

Demographics ( )  Total enrolled = 826  Male = 449 (54%) Female = 377 (46%)  Grade level count GradeStudentsPercentage 76<1% 8233% 9637% % % %

Enrollment History

Demographics ( )

 705 students (87%) eligible for free or reduced lunch  288 students (36%) have UALPA classification  125 students (16%) classified Special Education.  New students every week

Student visits to Social Worker

Growth in Graduation and Enrollment Increase Graduates % Early Grads316197% Enrollment Sept %

Formative Assessments 5 sessions Language Arts, Math and Reading: Pre/post assessments developed to track individual student growth each session Growth Goal: Minimum 60% of students show growth each session

Horizonte Language Arts curriculum  school year9.10 students  Session 1 Night narrative essay  Session 2 Antigone argument essay  Session 3 Memoirs of a Boy Soldier explanatory/informative essay  Session 4 The Pearl research paper  Session 5 The Merchant of Venice/Taming of the Shrew explan/informative essay

Horizonte Language Arts curriculum  school year11.12 students  Session 1 The Color of Water narrative essay  Session 2 Of Mice and Men argument essay  Session 3 Tuesdays with Morrie explanatory/informative essay  Session 4 Lord of the Flies research paper  Session 5 MacBeth explan/informative essay

Horizonte Language Arts curriculum  school year9.10 students  Session 1 Unwind explan/informative essay  Session 2 Romeo and Juliet explanative/informative essay  Session 3 Speak narrative essay  Session 4 The Rock and the River research paper  Session 5 I Am Nujood, Age 10 & Divorced argument essay

Horizonte Language Arts curriculum  school year11.12 students  Session 1 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks explanatory/informative essay  Session 2 Hamlet explan/informative essay  Session 3 The Great Gatsby narrative essay  Session 4 Warriors Don’t Cry research paper  Session 5 The Alchemist argument essay

Language Arts Pre testsPost testsBoth scores GrowthPercent % Session 1

Math Pre-testPost-testBoth Scores GrowthPercent % Session 1

Reading Pre-testPost-testBoth Scores GrowthPercent % Session 1

Language Arts Pre-testPost-testBoth Scores GrowthPercent % Session 2

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Horizonte CRT Results

CRT Growth in Student Proficiency Test Students tested ProficientStudents tested Proficient Increase in # students tested Language Arts (40%) (48%) 81% Math (4%) (10%) 72%

CRT Growth in Language Arts (all students) 48% had scaled score gains

CRT Growth in Language Arts (students enrolled 90+ days) 53% had scaled score gains

CRT Growth in Math (all students) 51% had scaled score gains

CRT Growth in Math (students enrolled 90+ days) 60% had scaled score gains

CRT growth model at Horizonte  Most students are enrolled less than a full academic year, many lack a previous CRT score for comparison and many do not take the CRTs in the normal test sequence. Consequently there are very few students that meet the criteria needed for the SLCSD growth model.  CRT growth at Horizonte is measured by the change in scaled score from one year to the next in the same content area.

Horizonte growth model applied to other district high schools  Using same growth model for students enrolled less than a full academic year and grouped in ethnic/income cohorts, growth results at Horizonte were similar if not better than other schools.

Goals for  Formative growth goals will increase from a minimum of 55% students showing growth to 60%.  CRT growth goals will also increase from a minimum of 30% students showing growth to at least 53%.

Beyond Testing… School Climate Goals

 Increase parent involvement  Improve attendance  Recognize students for improvement

Highlights  Summer academies Summer Writing Academy Hiking the Wasatch Mountains Monument Valley Humanitarian Trip

Highlights  PD for coaches with Dr. Javius  Visit from Jason Snyder, US Dept of Education, and NEA officials  DeVry Foundation Grant for $5,000 that will be used for student recognition and incentives

Highlights  SLTA support:  KEYS survey administration  “Take One” National Board Certification  Professional development funds  Humanitarian Law Conference scholarships  Innovative Practices MOU