1. Presentation by: Dave Searcy, principal at Summerland Secondary– dsearcy@summer.com Donna Moroz, vice-principal at Summerland Secondary – dmoroz@summer.com Cherrie Wells, English teacher at Summerland Secondary – cwells@summer.com

2. Strategic Intervention A strategic intervention for grade 9/10 students who were at risk of not transitioning to the next grade.

3. Grade 9 Pre and Post RAD Results: Initial

4. Grade 9 Pre and Post RAD Results: Final

5. Grade 10 Pre and Post RAD Results: INTIAL

6. Grade 10 Pre and Post RAD Results: FINAL

7. Marks 42 students at the end of term 1 had at least 2 C- grades 7 students at the end of term 2 (3 didn’t do the program)

8. Behavioural Referrals

9. Completed Social Skills Group

10. What did we do to get these results? Grade Wide Meetings:  Action Plans  Follow up with data  referrals  attendance  RAD  marks  Development of a two prong attack

11. Discussion with Gr.9 wide meeting (developed action plans) Collect Data Grade wide meeting - 2 (prong attack) Extracting info at January Staff Meeting Step-Up Program (literacy / social skills) Results (Post.) for asterisk list Grade wide 9/10 RADS Focused School Pro-D on Literacy SeptOctNovDecJanFebMarchAprMayJune Sept ’08 Timeline

12. Student RAD Results Teachers Administration Parents Case Managers/ Counsellors Student Filters

13. Why did it work? Addresses the needs, both academically and socially, of the student Provides individual attention Have a collaborative supportive school structure

14. Where are we going now? Addressing the complex needs of our students – socially, emotionally & academically Develop a school culture where this is part of our teaching practice Imbed the literacy part in the school wide curriculum Work at sustaining the literacy & social skills support from year to year

15. Marks 42 students at the end of term 1 had at least 2 C- grades 7 students at the end of term 2 (3 didn’t do the program)