Engaging All Students: Spotlight on Hispanic Student Achievement

Linda Wise Chief Academic Officer

"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. " ~ Warren G. Bennis

Let’s Celebrate Our APs/SACs!

Systemic Expectations Know our students Ensure our students receive exemplary instruction that prepares them for college and careers Know what interventions and supports are in place to ensure their success Have a process for continuously monitoring their progress Develop a relationship with students and their families

Today’s outcomes Enhance relationships between and among DOI colleagues Discuss and share strategies for student engagement Increase understanding of Hispanic student achievement Deepen knowledge of the interconnection between students who receive FARMS, Drop-outs, ELLs, and hispanic students

Marcy Leonard Principal, Atholton High School

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Inside-Outside Circles

Inside/Outside Circle People with the Spanish word form the inside circle. People with the English word form the outside circle. Inside circle and outside circle colleagues face each other. Share idea with your partner. When you hear the music, outside circle people move clockwise to the next colleague. Share the next idea with new partner. Continue until asked to stop.

Mark Stout Coordinator, Secondary Social Studies

1. Engagement 2. Strategic Compliance 3. Ritual Compliance 4. Retreatism 5. Rebellion Student Motivation & Engagement (Schlechty)

Student Engagement Resources:

Student Engagement Resources: Clock Watchers The Six C’s: Creating Context That Motivates Students and Nurtures Engagement Caring Classroom Community Checking In and Checking Out Choice Collaboration Challenge Celebration

Table discussions Use the discussion questions and Clock Watchers books to guide your conversation Record at least 3 Aha’s and 3 Applications from your table’s discussion on the large stickies in the center of your table. Place your stickies on the T-chart with your table title when you are finished Engage in a gallery walk or generated information at break.

Gallery walk during break

Elisa Montalvo Hispanic Achievement Specialist

Hispanic Students All come bearing gifts

Background Hispanics Latinos Latin Americans Language Culture Faith

Demographics 5.8% of the HCPSS student population 2.2% for school year 1999/2000 Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala Class Latin America / US localities Service industry

Students Who Receive Free and Reduced Meals 48.3% of Hispanic students receive FARMS Education level of parents Immigration status

Students Who Receive Free and Reduced Meals MSAs 2008/2009 Percentage of schools that did not meet Math and/or Reading AMO for Hispanic students Elementary 45% Middle 37%

English Language Learners 24.7% of Hispanic students are ELLs 58.3% of Hispanic ELLs were born in the United States

Crossing Borders Immersion Ownership Bilingualism Biculturalism

Share a daily life experience where you are constantly crossing borders Think Pair Share

Dropout Rate Overall (Targets) MSDE (3.27%)3.4 %2.8 % HCPSS (1.25%) 1.4 %1.39 % Hispanic Students Maryland4.61 %3.73 % HCPSS4.52 %4.03 %

Dropout Alert 42% of high schools did not meet target MSDE’s dropout rate of 3.27% in 2008/2009. Aging out Disengagement  Attendance  Grades  Retreatism

Reaching Every Student Safe and nurturing environment High expectations Academic rigor Intentionality Knowing the learner

NEA Report (2007) Culturally-responsive teaching Cooperative learning Instructional conversations Cognitively-guided instruction Technology-enriched instruction

Cognitively-Guided Instruction Many Hispanic students need to be taught how to learn. Four important tactics:  Summarizing  Self-questioning  Clarification  Predicting

Implications for Practice Send-An-Idea Consider one implication for your practice Write it down on the front of a card Pass the card to a colleague at your table When you receive the card, write your feedback on the back Keep passing on the cards

“ The end of all education should surely be service to others. We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about the progress and prosperity for our community. Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others for their sake and for our own.”

Linda Wise Chief Academic Officer

Next steps…  Survey/interview students about how they see the six C’s in their school life.  Conduct a needs assessment with a group using the six C’s and identify areas of success and growth.  Continue your exploration of the book, Clock Watchers.  Act on your idea(s) using the feedback you received from the Send-An-Idea activity.

Leadership I & II Wiki

And the winner is…

Thank you to today’s table facilitators SST Team DOI Central Office and Site-Based Leaders

Thank you to March’s design team Leslie Grahn (CO) Elisa Montalvo (CO) Shiney Ann John (OMMS) Michelle Leader (PLES) Marcy Leonard (AHS) Amy Reese (CO) Mark Stout (CO) Arden Stara (CO) Bob Coffman (CO)

Engaging All Students: Spotlight on Hispanic Student Achievement

Inside-Outside Circles Strategy