By Shawn Wallace COU 781 Fall 2011 Dr. Dowdy

 Reclassified freshmen are students who did not pass a minimum of 5 credits during their first year in high school.

 Students: 9 Reclassified Freshmen  Interventions: Participate in Individual Weekly Meetings  Measurement: Grades, Attendance, and Discipline Referrals  Setting: Met individually in the High School Guidance Office Conference Room

 The purpose of this intervention was to work to improve academic performance and attendance, while reduce discipline referrals of reclassified freshmen.

 Met with students individually each week, once in small groups of 2-3 for 6 weeks  Each week, grades were individually addressed in each class, and the student was made aware of any missing assignments  Students were encouraged to meet with teachers to address missing work  Some weeks, additional topics were addressed

 Week 1 Introduction/Getting to Know You  Week 2 Student Success Skills Self-Evaluation  Week 3 Short Term/Long Term Goals  Week 4 Study Habits/Skills  Week 5 Getting Ready for End of Quarter  Week 6 Final Check Before End of Quarter

 This study found that weekly individual meetings with reclassified freshman showed an improvement in grades, attendance, and an overall reduction in discipline referrals.

 Further research needs to be done to see if a small group would also be effective. Meeting individually on a weekly basis is time consuming.  Research should be done to determine if it would be just as effective to meet every other week to make individual meets less time consuming  Involve teachers and help encourage communication between students and teachers  Follow up meetings should occur throughout year

 Boyer, M., Speck, J., and Meyers, G. (2007). Study Skills Workshop. /guidelsn/AD4-Gr9-Unit1-Lesson1.pdf