1. Collect All 15 Deer Valley High School Carrie Hurtado & Maria McClain
August 28, 2017
Breaking Barriers Conference

2. Deer Valley High School Antioch, California
Opened 1996, second comprehensive high school in the Antioch Unified School District
2017 Data: 2150 students
33.41% African American
31.78% Latino/Hispanic
16.45% White
16.36% Asian
15.10% Special Needs
54.61% Economical Disadvantaged
7.71% English Learners

3. CAPP Grant
Foci
CCSS in Math
Developing a College Going Mindset

4. The History of “Collect All 15”
“Freshman Year Counts” activity
Students analyze transcripts
“Know your Letter” campaign
Teacher T-Shirts
Classroom banners
Design and purchase
Hang a banner in every A-G classroom
Presentation to staff about the banners

5. What do the other letters stand for?
Classroom Banners

6. The History of “Collect All 15”
Student Awareness
“4 Year Plan”
Checklist
Discussion of Video
A-G Banners
Design
Various configurations
Staff development
“Collect All 15” award system
Lanyard and Buttons

7. Common Area
Comprehensive
Banners

8. The History of “Collect All 15”
Implementation Year ?
A-G Banners
Common area
Classrooms
Designed and purchased
Lanyards
Buttons
Continue Staff Development
Back to School Night discussion with parents
Design completion Certificates
How do we know? How do we track? Who gets what?

9. How do we track what students have completed?
Manually count student transcripts ?
Transcript Evaluation Service (TES)
Agreement from District and Site
Compatibility, system communication
Carrie

12. Full Implementation (2016-17)
Give a lanyard to every student at walkthrough with a handout that explains the program
Print A-G banner on back of ID cards
Share information with freshman at “Freshman Orientation”
Put information on the school website for the public
Have teachers present at Back to School night
Award ALL buttons earned
Access data
Sort buttons
Train staff

13. Name

14. Button Awarding

15. Full Implementation Recognizing Completion
May 2017 Awards Night: Seniors were issued their certificates of completion
Last buttons handed out at Day in the Park
Completed video
Honor Cords to wear at graduation
Graduation Program notation

16. C A G D B F E Year 2: Still Building
College and Career Readiness semester course for all Freshman
Beyond the minimum
Using TES
Cleaning our CMP
Year 2 distribution
Ongoing professional development
Parent and Community information
Air the video
Website
APP D C A B G F E

17. More to come…
Whole school rally: follow by classroom presentation and buttons
Classroom presentations reviewing Checklist
Award buttons prior to course registration to help remind students.
The “15th” of every month do something special around the program
Updates
Celebrate
Handout buttons to different grade levels

18. Suggested Process of Implementation
Get Administrative and Counseling Department support
Explore your SIS for how to track students
Develop your classroom letter banners, A-G common area banners, lanyards and buttons
Train staff about your “Collect All 15” program
What is expected of teachers in the classroom in regards to the program?
Hang in visible areas
Distribution of lanyards, buttons, certificate…
Present to students, parents and community members

19. Communication is Key Flyer with lanyard Freshman Orientation
Grade Level Parent Nights
Website
School Board Presentation
Back to School Night/Open House
Ongoing classroom conversations

20. Deer Valley High School
Carrie Hurtado -
Maria McClain -