Sac High Advisory Program

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Sac High Advisory Program

• College, Leadership, Service

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Building a Successful Advisory Program

• Goals
• College Eligibility and Acceptance
• Service and Leadership
• Structure
• Accountability
• Training and Support

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Goals College Eligibility and Acceptance

• Grade 9
• Learn about college A-G requirements, College
  Field Lessons
• Become stronger students 10 ways to get good
  grades, 7 habits of highly effective teens
• Start on Track-Stay on Track weekly GPA and
  attendance reports and tracking

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Goals College Eligibility and Acceptance

• Grade 10
• Learn about college EAOP, College Field Lessons
• Prepare for Graduation CAHSEE preparation
• Stay on Track weekly GPA and attendance reports
  and tracking, twice yearly transcript analysis
  and review

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Goals College Eligibility and Acceptance

• Grade 11
• Learn about college EAOP, College Field Lessons,
  FAFSA, college research and presentations
• Prepare for Graduation PSAT and SAT prep
• Stay on Track weekly GPA and attendance reports
  and tracking, twice yearly transcript analysis
  and review

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Goals College Eligibility and Acceptance

• Grade 12
• Apply to college EAOP, College Field Lessons,
  ACT/SAT, personal statement, CSUS application,
  FAFSA
• Prepare for Graduation scholarships, portfolio,
  post-secondary plans
• Stay on Track weekly GPA and attendance reports
  and tracking, transcript analysis and review four
  times a year

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Goals Service and Leadership

• Grade 9
• Service to Others 40 hours of community service
  per year.
• Leadership 20 school pride events per year
• Learning 7 habits of highly effective teens

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Goals Service and Leadership

• Grade 10
• Service to Others social justice theme, 40 hours
  of community service
• Leadership how do leaders act and servestudy of
  social justice leaders, 20 school pride events
• Learning issue study and response, e.g. Stupid
  in America

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Goals Service and Leadership

• Grades 11 and 12
• Service to Others 40 hours of community service
  per year.
• Leadership 20 school pride events per year

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Structure Organization Chart
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Structure Organization Details

• Head of Advisory 1
• Grade Level Chairs 4
• Grade Level Coordinators 16
• Advisors 80
• Single Gender Groups
• 12-15 students/advisor

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Structure Scheduling

• Advisory 30 minutes daily
• Meets After 1st block (941-1011)
• Flexibility At times we may choose to begin the
  day with advisory, for example at the beginning
  of the term to pass out schedules, or when we
  need to make an important community announcement

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Accountability Tracking and Supervision

• 80 Advisors Send daily reports to their
  coordinator with attendance, highlights, ebis,
  and objective mastery status.
• 16 Coordinators Send daily summary reports to
  each grade level chair.
• 4 Grade Level Chairs send daily e-mails with
  instructions, reflections and answers to FAQ to
  all advisors, coordinators and grade level chairs
• 1 Head of Advisory meets weekly with grade level
  chairs to plan and track progress. Collects data
  on how well each group, grade and small school
  are meeting advisory goals.

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Accountability 12th grade focus on College

• Grade 12 Accountability
• College Counselor assists 12th grade level chair
• Tracks and provides technical assistance with
• ACT/SAT registration
• CSU application status
• FAFSA submission
• College Acceptance

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Training and Support

• Training and Support
• 2 day summer training to learn process and
  curriculum.
• Bi-monthly meetings (1st term only) to check in
  and train advisors
• Daily emails with answers to FAQ, reminders and
  guidance
• Curriculum provided with clear lesson plans,
  objectives and supporting materials each day.
• Interventions and additional training for
  advisors who have poor results on accountability
  measures.