CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL PLCs, Data Teams, and the Interventions that Support all CHS Students. Karinne Tharaldson Jones, Principal Deb Olson, Superintendent

Clinton High School Clinton High School 4A High School 1200 students 55% of students receive free or reduced lunch 21% minority students 16.8% of students have IEPs

“RtI” (Response to Intervention) Grew from PLC process Every child’s progress is monitored continually * Data Intervention Teams at each school Each student is treated as an individual learner.

Overall Course Failures58% Behavioral Referrals30% Attendance4% AP Enrollment100% 3.0 Club Membership10% Iowa Assessments (gr. 9-10)15% Graduation Rate5% Our Results…

Climate Failures Behaviors Graduation Rate Staff Efficacy

What We Learned… Summer 2011 We Needed to be Focused on the Right Things… Student Learning/Results Teacher Collaboration Administrative Focus

The Four Questions… What do we expect students to learn? How will we know if they are learning? What will we do when students are already proficient? How do we respond when students don't learn?

Develop an Intervention System.

Master Schedule for PLCs Preparation for Fall 2012

Consider… Student Need Motivation of Staff Alignment of Curriculum Q: Where do you start with an intervention? A: Where you think you can be successful.

Year 1 How we Started… Examined all Failures in Every Course. Started in a Focused Area of Critical Need. English and Algebra (9 th Grade). Identified One Intervention. Lunch Study Tables-Provided more time and support for kids with most need. Summer 9 th Grade “Watch List.” Eliminated Self-Contained At-Risk Classes

Proactive At-Risk Student Identification All Students are Included and considered for interventions. (Culture Shift) At-Risk and special education teachers are a BIG part of the PLC teams. (Culture Shift) Interventions are with the at-risk teacher in the class. Planning, implementing, sharing, engaging. Tier 3 (Less than 5% of population) are in self-contained Off-Site, BD, Online Learning Individualized Instruction.

Identify students with… Attendance Behavior Skill Deficit (Reading) What realistically will these students need for success? We Start Proactively in the Summer With all Kids…

Success Contract 9 th Grade

English Algebra Total Study Table Results-Failures

Tri Tri Tri Tri Tri. 1 Eng Alg Total (85% Decrease) Study Table Results-Tri. 1 Failures

Tri Tri Tri Tri Tri. 2 Eng Alg Total Study Table Results-Tri. 2 Failures

Are you thinking we eliminated failures and created a lot of D- grades?

Tri Tri Tri Tri Tri. 2 Eng Alg Total (56% Decrease) 19 (76% Decrease) Study Table Results-D’s

Year 2 Expanded the Study Table Concept to all Grade Levels. Restructured the Master Schedule.

All students failing a core course attend a lunch study table. English 9 and Alg. 1 (D or below) attend study table. All students in an AP or Honors course, who receive a C or below, must attend a lunch study table. Students who are consistently not successful attend 6 th period after school. Failure is Not an Option! “All Hands on Deck!” Determined every student might need an intervention at some point.

Overall Course Failures Grade Total (Decrease of 58%)

Overall Course Failures Trimester 1 Grade Total (Decrease 76%)

Overall Course Failures Trimester 2 Grade Total (Decrease 80%)

th (Increase of 35%) 10th th th Total (Increase of 10%) 3.0 Club Membership

Rigorous Course Enrollments APConcurrentPSEO Total Seats

Year 1 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 9 th th th th Average Total Year 2 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 9 th th th th Average Total

Ok but….how are you doing on your Iowa Assessments?

Cohort CHS, Reading, Grade 10 8th 9th 10th

Cohort CHS, Math, Grade 10 8th 9th 10th

CHS Found Real Success !!! Our Positive Results were very exciting and encouraging. This was accomplished with a TEAM of People.

The CHS Data Team is… …a team of individuals who determine appropriate interventions for individual students and ensure successful implementation within the school week.

Clinton High School’s approach to student learning and interventions prior to the development of the Data Team. At-Risk Special Education AP & Honors

At-Risk Honors/AP Special Education CHS Staff Began Working Together…. Common Resources Increased Communication Accountability to Results Transparent Decisions

CHS Data Team Members At-Risk Teachers * Special Education Teachers Media Specialist AEA Support Staff Secretary Counselors Administration © Clinton Community School District

Dedicated Data Room Materials are Ready. Data is Visible. Data is Valuable. Data Drives Decisions. © Clinton Community School District

Every Week Every Student By Grade Level

Data Collection Sheet

Course Failures-Reviewed Weekly Classes Total % FailNov 18 Nov 25 Dec 2 Dec 9 Dec 16 Jan 6 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 27 Feb 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Tri 2 End PE Hon. Math Spanish Space Science English Foundations Intro to Business Prin. of Weight Training US History Accounting Chemistry Digital Arts Geosciences Graphic Design Honors Biology Honors US History

Interventions are… Organized Based on need of student. Efficient Timely (most are implemented within 24 hours.) Temporary Closely Monitored

Data Team Structure Common Time. Power to Make a Decision. Accountability to Results. Efficient Agenda and Structure. At-Risk, Special Education, General Teachers Work Together.

Clinton High School’s Top Interventions

Lunch Study Table For Multiple Reasons… Failing a Class Missing Work “Skill” Deficit “Will” Deficit Re-teaching

Homeroom Pullouts Conducted by At-Risk Teachers and Special Education Teachers. 30 Minutes in Length. Held on Tuesday and Thursday. Providing Support for Specific Kids in Specific Areas.

Homeroom Curriculum and Student Graphing

6th Period From 3:00- 4:00 PM Organized by At-Risk Teachers Intensive Intervention for Students Who Have Multiple Failures

What Can 30 Extra Minutes Accomplish? Intervention# of Students Serviced Lunch Study Table : 9-12 Th Grades3,662 Total Student Visits 6 th Period: 9 th -10 th Grades640 Total Student Visits 6 th Period: 11 th -12 th Grades2,021 Total Student Visits Total ,323 Opportunities

What Might An Intervention System Look Like For You?

“We are enabling kids.” “I don’t like to work with other people.” “We don’t have any money.” “You can’t change the master schedule!” “We have poor kids.” “That’s not how we have always done it.” “Special education students can’t learn this.” “If we change we will lose our tradition.” “When are we going to teach the kids responsibility?” “I can’t do my grades every week I’m too busy.” “I taught it…the kids didn’t learn it.” “We can’t just fail kids anymore.” Comments You May Hear…

© Clinton Community School District Key Resources… And Us!!!

Key Takeaways… Without Courage This Will Not Work. Focus on Student Learning. Create a system where students are visible. Create an RTI Structure. System Change-Master Schedules CAN change. Reallocating Resources (People and Time) Ask…If your system is not producing positive results what will you do to change it?

“All Kids Can Learn at High Levels.” Please Contact: Clinton High School Karinne Tharaldson Jones ext Site Visit Dates: April 2 April 30