1. The Ninth Grade Academy at Southern Vance HS
Tannis Jenkins
Counselor
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

2. DATA..DATA..DATA.. EOC Data School-wide EOC 2008-2009 = 63.6%
= 74.5%
= 70.6%
= 81.0%

3. End Of Course Composites

4. Graduation Rate at SVHS

5. Dropout Rate in Vance County

6. Total SVHS Dropouts

7. Collaboration Career Day, Guest Speakers, Field Trips
Summer Orientations
Parent Nights
Student/Parent/ Teacher Meetings

8. Career& Academic College and University trips Military Visits from
Academic &Attendance Incentives
Career Day

9. Personal/Social Parenting Meetings Small/Large Group Sessions
Peer Mentoring
Guest Speakers

10. Future Plans
Continue to work with students with planning for their future
Collaborate with administrators on how to plan for smaller class sizes
Continue to collaborate with middle school teachers & counselors to help with the transition of rising 9th graders
Invite more guest speakers & individual mentoring
Large & small groups to focus on academic, personal/social, career activities
Increasing incentives for academics and attendance
More College/University visits to expand exposure
Stronger focus on repeaters and strugglers

11. References
Carrie Cook, H.F. (2008). Ninth Grade Academies Easing The Transition To High School. Raleigh:NCDPI.
Jerald,C. (2007, March 27). Keeping Kids in School: Lessons from research about preventing dropouts. Washington DC, USA.
Southern Regional Education Board
NCDPI