1. Buena Park School District 2013-2014
Summer Success Academy Dr. Kuncewicki, Principal Mrs. Valerie Connolly, Principal Beverly Chang-Bolicek, Assistant Principal

2. Desired Purpose of Summer Academy
Targeted Instruction (Grades 1-7) towards…
“LTEL” (Long Term English Language Learners)
Students at EL Level 3
Students “at risk of retention”
Literacy Scores on DIBELS and teacher recomm.
Special Education Students Pre-K - 7

3. Curriculum Used Houghton Mifflin “Summer Success”
ELA and Math
6-8 week intensive program
Santillana “Camp Can Do” ELD
Singlish ELD supplement (songs and chants)
Social Skills
Second Step (K-5)
Why Try (6-8)

4. Social Skills Training
Second Step: classroom based social skills program which benefits all students and teaches skills to build self-regulation and social and emotional competence.
Children learn and practice vital skills for learning, having empathy, managing emotions, building friendships, and solving problems.
WhyTry: Resilience education which uses a series of 10 visual analogies (pictures) to teach social, emotional and leadership principles.
The goal of the WhyTry program is to help students answer the question “Why try in life?”

5. Rotations and Mainstreaming
Teacher Teams
1.25 ELA; 1.25 Math each day
Teach subject matter twice each day
Collaboration on specific students and curriculum
Mainstreaming
M/M students working in Reg Ed classes
Aides and Teachers pushing in for assistance
Interns from HS assisting one on one

6. Summer School “Slide” study

7. Outcomes From the data
All students assessed gained in fluency from end of year to end of Summer Academy
“Summer Slide” was affected positively
Although no fluency assessment was given to Jr. end of year, still gains from outset to end of SS
From qualitative P.O.V. curriculum has positive affect on student growth
Work on grader and “greater” reliability and validity of test taken at end of year and delivery.

8. Next steps and recommendations
Student Selection…earlier and more targeted on specific skill offered during academies.
Early planning for effective delivery
Focus, skill based academies w/targeted instr.
More teacher collaboration time provided
Jr. High students and 6th Jr. High
Teacher alignment for assignment, hiring.
More meetings to follow for next steps