1. Summer School September 24, 2015
David Hardy Jr., Deputy Superintendent of Academics

2. Agenda
Context: Ins and outs of Summer School 2015
Enrollment: How many students registered and attended?
Comparative Data Points: How did this year compare to previous years?
Lessons Learned: What were our takeaways from SS 15’
Interventions: What do we plan to do differently for our retained students?
Summer School 2016: What is the initial thinking?
Summer Programs

3. Context
Senate Bill 319
Requires reading assessment within 45 days of the end of calendar year
Requires the development of a reading plan with a minimum of 30 hours of reading outside the regular school day for students reading one or more years below grade level
Mandates summer school for 4th grade and recommends for 3rd grade with 40 hours of reading instruction
Mandates retention for 4th grade IF a student has not been previously retained
States retention ceases after 4th grade for a low reading level and noted on the student’s file

4. Comparative Data Summer Programs Elementary 12 11 9 3710 3888 3245
Number of Sites
Enrollment
2013
2014
2015
Elementary 12 11 9
3710
3888
3245
Middle 3
1211
1352
1195
Special Needs 2 4
182
154
101
Alternative
409
197
High Schools 5
1404
1576
1971
Total 30 26 21
6916
7167
6512

5. Enrollment Enrollment 2014 2015 District Summer School
26,696
26,000
Summer School
7599
6512
Total Percent of Summer School Students to Total Enrollment
28.1%
25.1%
Attendance (%)
85.3%
84.1%
Males
4122
3566 (54.7%)
Females
3477
2946
(45.3%)
Retained Students
493
505*

6. Intervention Comparison
Interventions
2014
2015
Class-size reduction teacher ✔
Volunteer supports (retired teachers, college students, etc.)
Small Group Instruction
School Day Tutoring
Individual Academic Plans
RTII interventions
Early Childhood Literacy Interventions
New computer based intervention programs
School Tracking of retained students
Progress monitoring of lowest performing students (inc. retained)

7. 2015 Intervention Interventions Retained Students
Early Childhood Interventions: SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words)
100% of students PreK-2nd
School Tracking of retained students
100%
Progress monitoring of lowest performing students
Class-size reduction teacher
25% (105)
Small Group
20% (91)
RtII
15% (72)
Before/After School
10% (49)
Saturday School
3% (13)
Individual Academic Plans

8. 2015 Intervention: By the numbers
Interventions
Retained
Underperforming Students
Class-size reduction teacher
Volunteer supports (retired teachers, college students, etc.)
Small Group Instruction
School Day Tutoring
Individual Academic Plans
RTII interventions
Early Childhood Literacy Interventions
New computer based intervention programs
School Tracking of retained students
Progress monitoring of lowest performing students (inc. retained)
All principals have submitted documentation of the interventions that each of their retained students are currently receiving

9. What’s Different?
Revisiting our retention and promotion policy and procedures
Targeted tutoring in our schools*
Implementing a district wide RTII model
Streamlining the support of our instructional facilitators
School wide data reviews
Retained student progress monitoring (through our developing Data Dashboard)
District point person on retention

10. Lessons Learned
Communication is the key to a successful summer school experience
Students are in need of additional (and different) support
Urgency of Summer School must increase
Identification of our best teachers and are most needy students is paramount

11. Future Summer School Expand our focus on reading
Track retained students through benchmark assessment cycles
Strategically plan for a comprehensive Summer School Experience
Improve curriculum options for students
Involve school leaders more directly in the creation, implementation, and leadership of “The Summer Experience” in 2016

12. Summer Programs 2015 Boy Scouts Day Camp Duration: July 6-10
Students Served: Avg. 56 per day
Walbridge Full Service Schools Camp
Duration: June 8- July 16
Students Served: Avg. 25 per day
Y- Camp and Peoples Health Clinic Camp
Duration: June 8-July 31
Students Served: Avg per day

13. Summer Programs 2015 St. Louis City Parks and Recreation Programs
Duration: Multiple camps on various dates
Total Students Served: 1,925
Northwest Camp
Duration: June 8- July 27
Students Served: Avg. 50 per day
Vashon Athletic Camp
Duration: June 1- June 25
Students Served: Avg. 65 per day

14. SLATE St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment
SLPS partnered with SLATE to provide summer (2015) jobs to SLPS students. In addition to providing employment, this program provided students with seminars on financial literacy and appropriate workplace conduct among others. Many city employers participated in this program, including SLPS. Below is a snapshot of the program by the numbers:
# of SLPS students employed in this program: 752
# of SLPS students employed directly by SLPS: 231
% of SLPS students opening new checking accounts: 86%
# of hours worked over the summer per student: