1. Take the STEPS! Summer Transition Education Program for Success

2. Collaborative Partnerships for Student Success Collaborative Program Needs Analysis:  9 th grade failures  social promotions  survey results

3. Collaborative Team Collaborative Executive Partnership TeamCollaborative Executive Partnership Team –Community –Service Learning –Teachers –School to Careers –Parents –Guidance –District & School Level Administration Teacher Collaborative Planning Team –Eighth Grade teachers (2) –Ninth Grade teachers (2) –Career Specialist –Service Learning

4. Executive Partnership Team Monthly meetingsMonthly meetings Posting/hiring teacher planning teamPosting/hiring teacher planning team Structuring planning teamStructuring planning team –Professional development: Strategies for Success with Literacy, A Learning Curriculum that Serves by Cathryn Berger Kaye –Recruitment –Success plans

5. Teacher Planning Team Selection of studentsSelection of students Designing the curriculumDesigning the curriculum Parent outreachParent outreach Service learning projectService learning project Career explorationCareer exploration Celebratory eventCelebratory event

6. Curriculum Success for LiteracySuccess for Literacy MCASMCAS Curriculum FrameworksCurriculum Frameworks Career CruisingCareer Cruising Junior AchievementJunior Achievement Service Learning ProjectService Learning Project Community orientedCommunity oriented Team buildingTeam building Off-Site Events (College Visit to MCLA)Off-Site Events (College Visit to MCLA)