1. Pre-planning and Preparation Objective 1 Rigor-Relevance-Relationships

2. Gather the Background Information Rigor-Relevance-Relationships Selected key team to attend an informational meeting (Model Schools Conference - summer 2005) Strategically attended meetings and workshops Shared information through daily debriefing meetings Scheduled a formal debriefing Team Meeting after returning home from conference Researched other schools and programs (Google, MSC ’06 and ’07, LA Redesign Summit, etc.) (this remains an ongoing process)

3. Develop the Interventions and Strategies Rigor-Relevance-Relationships Discussed problems and areas of concern seen in our freshman level students Created a list of all interventions, programs, and strategies from the Model Schools Conference Included prior knowledge, ideas, and experience Included other researched areas Divided into small groups to create each level of intervention and academy keystones

4. Rigor-Relevance-Relationships Negotiated the interventions and strategies for each level until a consensus was reached Agreed upon details of how to implement the interventions and strategies at each level Included optional interventions if necessary Decided which programs to put in place “NOW” and those for the “FUTURE” Refine the Interventions and Strategies

5. Each category worth 20% on a 1000 point scale The Freshman Index Rigor-Relevance-Relationships Attendance Attendance ILEAP Scores ILEAP Scores G.P.A. G.P.A. Graduation Rate to 10 th Grade Graduation Rate to 10 th Grade Discipline Discipline

6. Creates a Baseline Creates a Baseline Total Group Measure Total Group Measure Component Measures Component Measures Meaningful Data for reporting Meaningful Data for reporting Follows the State SPS Model but includes more comprehensive information for AHS use Follows the State SPS Model but includes more comprehensive information for AHS use Why a Freshman Index? Rigor-Relevance-Relationships

7. Freshman Index 2004-2005 (baseline year) CATEGORY BASE SCORE MULTIPLY FACTOR RESULT Attendance93.62187.2 ILEAP Percentile 47294.0 G.P.A2.3650118.0 TOTAL Abbeville High School 643 Graduation Rate to Tenth Grade 77.12154.2 Discipline44.7289.4

8. Graph of Freshman Index OVERALL SCORE 2004-2005 643 2005-2006 640 2006-2007 682