1. S AM H OUSTON H IGH S CHOOL I NTENTION AND D ESIRE Fall 2009 –Spring 2013

2. “I NHERENT IN EVERY INTENTION AND DESIRE IS THE MECHANICS FOR IT ’ S FULFILLMENT.” - D EEPAK C HOPRA, T HE S EVEN S PIRITUAL L AWS OF S UCCESS

3. SAISD M ISSION To Graduate all of our students and prepare them for success in higher education.

4. C ORE V ALUES Students-Centered Teamwork Integrity Passion Commitment High Expectations Respect

5. C HAMPIONING C HILDREN OF PROMISE SAISD T HEMATIC G OAL : Rigor in Reading and Writing Instruction

6. 2012-13 D ISTRICT & C AMPUS P ERFORMANCE S TANDARDS Academic Performance Attendance Discipline Program Fidelity College Readiness

7. 2012-13 D ISTRICT & C AMPUS P ERFORMANCE S TANDARDS Academic Performance STAAR, EOC and TAKS Failure Rates, by grade level each 9 weeks Retention Rates, by grade level annually

8. 2012-13 D ISTRICT & C AMPUS P ERFORMANCE S TANDARDS Attendance  94% Attendance  85% Completion Rate  100% Graduation Rate

9. 2012-13 D ISTRICT & C AMPUS P ERFORMANCE S TANDARDS Discipline  Timeliness of entry - weekly  Total Number of referrals by teacher  Total Number of referrals by campus  Number of serious disciplinary issues  Expulsions  On Campus Intervention (OCI) Rating 5

10. 2012-13 D ISTRICT & C AMPUS P ERFORMANCE S TANDARDS Program Fidelity  Participation  Attendance of students in the program  Implementation of program to Fidelity  Quarterly Reports  EOC Interventions, Read 180, PBIS, Agile Mind, AVID

11. 2012-13 D ISTRICT & C AMPUS P ERFORMANCE S TANDARDS College Readiness  College Readiness  College Entrance Exams  Scholarships Awarded  Acceptance levels to colleges and universities  Advanced Placement  Concurrent Enrollment

12. O UR I NTENTION AND D ESIRE (A IM OR P URPOSE ) The vision of Sam Houston High School is to promote interdisciplinary teaching and learning; and to create a real world, 21 st century educational experience for our students. Driving Question: How do we create a rigorous, relevant, student-centered learning environment that produces college ready students equipped with 21 st century skills?

13. O UR I NTENTION AND D ESIRE (A IM OR P URPOSE ) The mission of New Tech San Antonio is to empower all students to excel in higher education and careers in a technological advanced society through state of the art project based learning in a school culture that inspires trust, respect, and responsibility and promotes collaboration between students, staff, families, and the community.

14. H OW D O W E G ET T HERE First, Our Attitude

15. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ A T T I T U D E 1-20-20- 9- 20-21-4- 5 = 100

16. H OW D O W E G ET T HERE Second, Intelligent Conversations

17. S TUDENTS WITH STUDENTS STUDENTS WITH STAFF S TUDENTS WITH COMMUNITY STAFF WITH STUDENTS STAFF WITH STAFF STAFF WITH DISTRICT STAFF DISTRICT STAFF WITH STAFF STAFF WITH PARENTS STAFF WITH COMMUNITY

18. E MOTIONAL I NTELLIGENCE The key is to work through issues and important problems before they grow to the point that they are considered to be conflicts. Conflicts result from avoiding an issue and failing to address it constructively head-on. Interpersonal conflicts, like all our problems, need to be addressed when they are big enough to see, yet still small enough to solve. - Goleman, Resonant Leadership

19. H OW D O W E G ET T HERE Third, Response to Intervention (RTI) (Do everything needed)

20. W HAT DO THEY N EED ? College Ready G/T African Am Non-Masters LEP/ELL Hispanic DNQ’s Sp EdWhite Repeaters APAll Stud. 504 DyslexicEco Dis

21. T HE W ILL TO L EAD : “I don’t necessarily have to like all my players and associates, but as the leader I must love them. Love is loyalty, love is teamwork, love respects the dignity of the individual. This is the strength of any organization - Vince Lombardi

22. T HE W ILL TO L EAD : When we meet the needs of others we will, by definition, be called upon to serve and even sacrifice.

23. 2009-2010 Recognize the skills

24. 2010-2011 Sacrifice for Success

25. 2011-2012 A Cord of Three Strands…

26. 2012-2013 Stay Gold!

27. Nature's first green is gold Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. Nothing Gold Can Stay Robert Frost

28. “I NHERENT IN EVERY INTENTION AND DESIRE IS THE MECHANICS FOR IT ’ S FULFILLMENT.” - D EEPAK C HOPRA, T HE S EVEN S PIRITUAL L AWS OF S UCCESS