Clarksville Montgomery County Schools Bridges: Transitions to Graduation Dr. Kimi Sucharski [e-mail] 931-920-7813

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Clarksville Montgomery County SchoolsBridges
Transitions to GraduationDr. Kimi
Sucharskikimi.sucharski_at_cmcss.net931-920-7813
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Transition ProgramWhy.

• Only 14 of the students who were
  administratively promoted to the 9th grade in
  2002/03 and 2003/04, in the Clarksville
  Montgomery County School System, graduated High
  School.
• CMCSS Data 2002 - 2004

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Further.

• 38 of students administratively promoted
  drop-out of high school before their senior year
• US Dept. of Ed 2004
• NCREL 2004

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• In todays global economy, 97 of all jobs
• require some education beyond high school.
• Forbes 2005
• Business Week 2005

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What is Bridges?

• Bridges is an innovative transition program
  designed to provide administratively students
  with the supports necessary to graduate high
  school on time with their peers.

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Why

• 94 of administratively promoted students who
  participate in this type of a program
  successfully complete high school.
• US Dept. of Ed 2005
• NCREL 2005

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Why

• Currently less than 1 of the students in CMCSS
  who participate in the Bridges transition program
  are at-risk of dropping out of high school.
• CMCSS 2004/2013

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BRIDGES 2011 - 13 EOY Data BRIDGES 2011 - 13 EOY Data BRIDGES 2011 - 13 EOY Data
  Number of Entering 9th Graders Graduating on-time
2004-05 51 90 (class of 0708)
2005-06 131 90 (class of 0809)
2006-07 152 90 (class of 0910)
2007-08 135 93(class of 1011)
2008-09 119 94 (class of 1112)
2009-10 154 94 (class of 1213)
2010-11 169  
2011 - 12 99  
2012 - 13 93  
Class 201213 38 moved from district, 110/116 graduated on time, 3 moved out of area without finishing HS, 3 involved with justice system. Class 201213 38 moved from district, 110/116 graduated on time, 3 moved out of area without finishing HS, 3 involved with justice system. Class 201213 38 moved from district, 110/116 graduated on time, 3 moved out of area without finishing HS, 3 involved with justice system.
Source CMCSS EOY Bridge data 2010 - 13 Source CMCSS EOY Bridge data 2010 - 13 Source CMCSS EOY Bridge data 2010 - 13
Created Sucharski.Tomes 8.1.2013 Created Sucharski.Tomes 8.1.2013 Created Sucharski.Tomes 8.1.2013
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Program Design Summer Component

• 1 Reading in the Content Area Teacher
• 1 Foundation Math (Algebra focus) Teacher
• 1 Building Aide/Nurse
• 1 Tutor
• 2 classrooms in students assigned high school
• 2-4 high school student mentors
• 1 bus
• Class size teacher/student 1/12

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Program Design Summer Component

• Pre/Post Assessment (Learning Links Lexiles and
  Quantiles)
• Reading in the Content Area (National Geographic
  materials)
• Foundations/Carnegie Math (Algebra focus, hands
  on manipulatives)
• Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens (Sean
  Covey)
• Classroom Strategies that Work (Robert Marzano)
• Structure Your Reading (Barbara Ehron)

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Program Design Academic Year Components

1. Personal monitoring by principal and guidance
   counselor
2. Teacher monitoring
3. Mentoring
4. Tutoring
5. Grade Recovery
6. Credit Recovery
7. Summer Remediation

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Grade RecoveryStudent failed first 9 weeksWorks
on those standards in after/before school
setting.If passes second 9 weeks, and completes
the afterschool component (standard set at 80),
awarded 70 for first 9 weeks.

• Credit RecoveryStudent failed course
• Works on those standards in after/before school
  setting (66 hours per 1/2 credit)
• Standard set at 80

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Pathways

• Established 2006 07
• 73 of students identified for Bridges began
  experiencing problems in the 6th grade
• Identified at risk 5th graders transitioning to
  middle school.
• 97.3 experience success in middle school and
  transition to HS successfully (note
  approximately 50 move from district before the
  end of 8th grade)

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100 Graduation Project

• The campaign began when the Silent Epidemic
  report of falling graduation rates across the
  nation was released. The report noted that the
  national graduation rate for the high school
  class of 2007 was 68.8. This meant that
  approximately one-third of all high school
  students across the nation were failing to
  graduate. With this in mind, the
  Clarksville-Montgomery County School System and
  the community it serves initiated a collaborative
  effort to unite everyone in promoting high school
  graduation. Together, business leaders, faith
  leaders, elected officials and school leaders are
  lifting up the community with a 100 graduation
  commitment.

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100 Graduation Project

• The district has many intervention and at-risk
  programs in place using traditional and
  non-traditional processes to assist students from
  Kindergarten through 12th grade as they progress
  toward earning a high school diploma. However,
  research from organizations like the Bill and
  Melinda Gates Foundation, Alliance for Excellent
  Education, and the Center for Evaluation
  Education Policy, cite Americas falling
  graduation rates and the disparity between those
  students who are at risk of dropping out and
  those who dont is the inclusion in their lives
  of at least one strong relationship with an
  adult, as well as connectivity to their school
  and community. CMCSS knew that it could put every
  possible program in place but support was needed
  from the community if the schools were truly
  going to be successful in raising the graduation
  rate to 100.

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100 Graduation Project

• Over one hundred organizations have joined this
  effort since June 5, 2008. To view a copy of the
  contract and a list of partnerships go to
  http//www.cmcss.net/programs/100pctpartners.aspx
  .

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Clarksville Montgomery County SchoolsBridges
Transitions to GraduationDr. Kimi
Sucharskikimi.sucharski_at_cmcss.net931-920-7813