Making the Most of Our Resources to Improve Student Achievement Lakeland High School PLC Year 1 School; Year 4 of Our Change Process

Where We Were – 55 of 180 students failed at least one class 183 classes failed by the 55 students Attendance Rate Avg : 79.86% Discipline: – 307 days lost to ISS/OSS Dropout Rate : Avg 5.1 Graduation Rate: 69% Accredited w/ Distinction in Performance &

Where We Were Avg

Resources Time Reorganized to be more efficient People Right people in the right spots Everyone has a piece of the puzzle Funding Redirected funding to support interventions Technology Use what we have for the biggest bang for our buck

Pyramid of Interventions Tier 3 Tier 2 Tier 1 Tier 3 – Urgent Need(5-10%) MO Options After School Credit Recovery (ASCR) SPED Recommendations Student Contracts & Required Interventions Tier 2 – Precautionary Steps (10-20%) Super Saturday Math Tutoring & Learning Labs (Academy) Night School / Homework Sessions Attendance Recovery Green Assignment Sheets Use of T/M for interventions Online Classes for Alternative/Flexible Scheduling MobyMax for Reading Interventions Tier 1 – All Students (70%-85%) Differentiated Instruction / Classroom Interventions Best Practices: Marzano & Teach Like a Champion Use of T/M in Classrooms Weekly Grade Updates to Parents

Tier 1 Books Studies Classroom Instruction that Works, 2 nd Edition Teach Like a Champion (Doug Lemov) Weekly Grade Updates Via Collaboration Differentiated Instruction Data Teaming Tutor-Mentors in Classrooms Test Re-takes JH Guidance Classes

Tier 2 Night School (w/ Coordinator Position) ASCR, Attendance Recovery, Tutoring, Homework Progress Monitoring (use of Green Assignment Sheets), Re-tests Super Saturdays Attendance Recovery, Homework Progress Monitoring, Late Work, Re-tests Student-Centered Team Meetings Intervention Period: Academy Learning Labs English I & IV, English II & III, HS Science, & HS Math Use of Tutor-Mentors

Tier 2 (cont.) Online Learning Flexible Scheduling & Credit Recovery MobyMax for Reading Interventions JH Math Tutoring Lab During JH Academy JH Intervention Classes Math & English

Tier 3 MO Options (w/ Coordinator) After School Credit Recovery (ASCR) SPED Recommendations Student-Parent-Teacher Team Meetings Student Contracts

Where We Are Fall 2014 – 15 of 165 students failed at least one class 29 classes failed by the 15 students Compared to 183 classes failed by 55 students from Actual Attendance Rate : 94.82% (79.86% from 2011) Discipline: Fall 2014: 91 days lost to ISS/OSS (307 from 10-11) Dropout Rate 2014: 1.7 (avg. 5.1 from past) Graduation Rate: 86.7% (69% from 2011) School Achievement Accredited w/ Distinction in Performance: & nd Highest APR of high schools in two counties we serve 2 nd Highest APR growth of counties’ high schools from ‘13 to ‘14

Then & Now Avg vs. Avg Prof & Adv

Questions?

Contact Us – (417) ext 3 Dr. Steve Ritter Principal Mr. Mark McLaughlin Guidance Counselor Ms. Joni Cook Librarian / Night School Coordinator Mrs. Kristin Engelhardt Special Education Teacher Mr. Ted Hall HS Math Teacher Mrs. Mary Winter JH Math Teacher