Texas High School Completion and Success

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Texas High School Completion and Success

• February 1, 2004
• to
• August 31, 2005

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Purpose

• To support programs (grades 9-12) that show the
  most potential to improve high school success and
  completion and encourage students toward
  post-secondary education and training.

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Goals

1. Increase student achievement TAKS scores and
   Credit Accrual
2. Increase students graduating in 4 years
3. Increase students who graduate college ready
4. Decrease criminal and non-criminal incidents

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Goal 1. Increase student achievement

• Obj. 1.1 Increase the of the students taking
  and passing the TAKS test by 10
• Obj. 1.2 Ensure that all students earn credit in
  75 of the core subject areas

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Goal 2. Increase students graduating

• Obj. 2.1 Ensure that 85 of the students remain
  on-target and graduate in 4 years
• Obj. 2.2 Increase attendance/decrease dropout
  rates by a minimum of 10
• Obj. 2.3 Decrease truancies by 20
• Obj. 2.4 Increase community involvement to
  facilitate graduation/college readiness

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Goal 3. Increase of students who are
college-ready

• Obj.3.1 Increase by 5 students who are
  college-ready
• Obj. 3.2 Articulate coursework between Career and
  Technology Department and San Jacinto College

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Goal 4. Decrease criminal and non-criminal
incidents

• Obj. 4.1 Decrease the number of incidents by 25
• Obj. 4.2 Increase parent involvement

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Strategies

• Direct Instruction
• Alternative Instruction Opportunities
• Tutoring and Remediation
• Individual Graduation Plan

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Direct Instruction

• Four core areas - Language Arts, Social Studies,
  Science and Math - will incorporate remedial
  instruction as an integral part of the
  curriculum.
• Activities
• Instructional Specialists will provide materials
  integrating TEKS and remediation techniques for
  at-risk students,
• Teachers will administer district made tests,
  item analysis (ADM Scan) will yield information
  regarding mastery, and
• TAKS Talks will be held at least twice a
  semester.

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Alternative Instructional Opportunities

• Expand opportunities to keep students in school
  and recover dropouts.
• Activities
• Provide extended-day credit recovery program,
• Provide a limited number of compacted courses in
  core subjects, and
• Provide an opportunity each semester for students
  to earn credit through extended day/evening
  Enrollment and web online courses, and,

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Tutoring and Remediation

• Required for students who failed to achieve
  mastery of basic skills on standardized tests.
• Activities
• Develop a mandatory tutorial program at the end
  of each nine-weeks for students failing core
  subjects, including TAKS online tutorials,
• Pretest students to determine weak areas,
  post-test to determine mastery, and
• Utilize technology hardware and software will be
  as a diagnostic, prescriptive and learning tool.

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Individual Graduation Plan
IGP

• Activities
• Identify students.
• Develop an IGP.
• Parent/Mentor information meetings held each
  semester.

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HOSTS/Mentors

• The HOSTS programs will enable us to recruit,
  recognize and retain volunteer mentors.
• The HOSTS Partnership with Parents programs will
  help us include parents in academic activities
  using a series of school-based workshops.

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Budget Issues

• Payroll
• Professional and Contracted Services
• Supplies and Materials
• Other Operating Systems
• Capital Outlay

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Payroll (3B)

• Project Coordinator
• Administrative Assistant
• Substitutes
• Extra Duty Pay (each campus)
• Onsite coordinator
• 7 teachers Math (2), LA (2), Science (2),
  Social Studies (1)
• 4 Saturdays 4 hours each (1-22, 2-19, 3-19,
  4-23)
• Summer Schools -10 teachers
• Child Care Workers 8 for Saturday Schools

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Flowchart for Personnel (27-1)
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Next Steps for Personnel

• Hire Project Manager and Administrative Assistant
  (completed)
• Identify On-site Coordinators
• Identify Core Teachers and Counselors

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Professional Contracted Services(3C)

• Texas Virtual School 50 semester courses (350)
• TAKS Online Tutoring 512 students (20)
• AP Exam Review 100 students (60)
• SAT/ACT Review 40 students (60)

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Supplies and Materials (3D)

• General Supplies
• Textbooks and Other Reading Materials
• Testing Materials
• Computer Hardware a wireless mobile 24-laptop
  laboratory
• Software Plato, Sleek and Inspiration

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Capital Outlay (3G)

• Library Books and Media - catalogued

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Other Operating Costs (3E)

• Travel Conference
• Awards for Recognition NO FOOD or GIFTS
• Transportation - Buses

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Evaluation

• Formative modifications and along the way
  reports twice a semester
• Summative final report, End of summer school,
  2005

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Required Performance Measures

• and percent of students in grades 9-12 who were
  served through grant funds
• Assessment Instruments/Tools
• Observation
• TAKS scores
• Attendance rosters
• Pre and Post tests in core subjects

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Performance Measures (continued)

• and percent of students who fail courses due to
  the 90 attendance rule
• Assessment Instruments/Tools
• Observation
• TAKS scores
• Attendance rosters

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Performance Measures (continued)

• of students who participated in an out of
  school learning opportunity
• Assessment Instruments/Tools
• Observation
• Attendance rosters

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Performance Measures (continued)

• The and percent of students who participated in
  an augmented school schedule such as extended
  hours, Saturday school, and summer school.
• Assessment Instruments/Tools
• Observation
• Attendance roster

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Performance Measures (continued)

• The and percent of students served through
  grant funds who participated in mentoring
  programs
• Assessment Instruments/Tools
• Observation
• Attendance roster

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Next Steps for Program

• Set Calendar
• Select Students
• Select Teachers
• Purchase Hardware
• Identify Software Requirements
• Plato (30), Sleek, Inspiration
• TVS Courses
• Online TAKS Tutorial
• SAT/ACT Preparation
• AP Examinations

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Texas High School Completion and Success

• February 1, 2004
• to
• August 31, 2005