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Title: Programs for Sustained Student Improvement


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Programs for Sustained Student Improvement
  • Castleberry High School
  • Castleberry ISD
  • Fort Worth, Texas
  • Laina K. McDonald, Principal

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School Demographics
Enrollment 805 Hispanic 59.4 White 38.1
Other 2.4 At-Risk 73.4 LEP
16.1 Economically Disadv. 59.3 Gifted /
Talented 10.1 Attendance Rate 94.8
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PROGRAMS
  • Pre Planning for success - CScope Curriculum
  • Progress Monitoring (Red Yellow Green)
  • Leadership Team
  • Grade Level Teaming
  • Flexible Scheduling
  • Double Block Math Program
  • Friday Success Programs
  • Remedial Programs TAKS Camp / Extended Day /
    Math Camp
  • Parent Involvement - Academic Showcase

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It All Pays Off in AYP
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Teachers Get To Teach
The goal of all programs at Castleberry High
School is to allow teachers to spend more time
teaching and less time doing administrative
tasks. All programs we speak of today, are
supported and managed by the Administrative and
or Leadership team at Castleberry High School.
Students have to take ownership in the learning
process these programs foster that
commitment.
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Curriculum It Matters
  • CSCOPE has been adopted by our District
  • We preplan our lessons each 6 weeks as a teaching
    team.
  • Data determines how much time we spend on
    re-teach and remedial concepts.
  • Our class sizes are controlled at the 9th and
    10th grade level 9th grade 22 or less
  • 10th
    grade 24 or less
  • We have a weekly assessment and a weekly homework
    schedule for each content area.

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Progress MonitoringBy Teachers Green Yellow
Red
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Monitoring Progress By Principal
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Leadership Capacity
  • Goal To be the voice of the campus staff in
    decision making
  • Leadership Team 4 Core Lead Teachers
  • 3 Elective Lead Teachers
  • 2 UIL Coaches
  • Counselors
  • Assistant Principals
  • Diagnostician
  • Campus Secretaries

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GRADE LEVEL TEAMING
  • Objective
  • To create a collaborative setting for teachers to
    discuss solutions for students
  • Teams consist of
  • Grade level teachers, grade level counselor,
    Administrators, ISS staff,
  • nurse and attendance staff.
  • When
  • Once a month
  • Our athletic coaches are required to attend.
    They delay practice so all teachers can attend
    the meeting. We spend 40 minutes in teaming
    meeting.

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TEAMING
  • Each Team is assigned two teacher leaders
  • Teaming List Excel spread sheet by grade level
    posted to the public shared folder
  • Teachers are asked to submit names of students
    who are showing signs of academic struggle.
  • A master list is created by the teacher leaders
    in each grade level.
  • Names are called off one at a time and teachers
    who are successful with the student are able to
    share helpful information and intervention tips.
  • Notes are taken at each meeting and complied for
    the Principal and Counseling staff
  • Prior to submitting a name for teaming, a
    teacher must have made contact with a parent
  • Students who are placed on the list multiple
    times are place on the counselor watch referral


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Flexible Scheduling
Data Drives Scheduling Decisions Added 3
programs to daily schedule 8th period 10th
grade Math / 9th grade GPC program 2nd period
Bubble students in 10th grade Math 7th period
Remediation Math Exit re-takers Grant funded
8th period staff 4 teachers 4 math 25 per
hour 2nd / 7th periods involved scheduling a
math teacher
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Flexible Remedial Scheduling
  • Used Data to determine what student needs were
  • 10th grade double Math during school day
    Scale score 1900
  • 7th period Math TAKS re-test failures after
    October test
  • 8th period Math for 10th Scale score
    1800-1600
  • 8th period Math for 9th All Grade Placement
    Students / 1st Benchmark Failures
  • Students can earn thier way out of flexible
    programs if
  • Only at the end of the semester
  • Score a 75 on a release Benchmark or pass the
    Exit Re-test

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Double Block Math Program
  • Data determines what is taught for each 6 week
    period
  • Curriculum based on TAKS, 6 week Benchmarks, unit
    assessments
  • Small groups no more than 14 students for each
    teacher
  • Include a grade on the report card (Local Credit)
  • Tardies and attendance are counted
  • Parents are told in the summer of enrollment in
    the program
  • Curriculum used is
  • 8th Sense, Apangea, Making IT Count and CSCOPE
  • Goal of program is to teach math in a different
    way explore / hands on

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Friday Success Schedule
  • We use a Flexible Schedule on Fridays that allows
    for 35 minutes at the end of the day.
  • The focus is remedial programs for those who are
    assinged to ZAP or Study Hall.
  • Students who meet academic expectation for week
    may attend pep rallies, clubs or have computer
    time.
  • Friday Success Schedule
  • 1st 800 850
  • 2nd 855- 945
  • 3rd 950 1040
  • 4th 1045 1135
  • A Lunch 1045 1115
  • B Lunch 1140 1210
  • 5th 1215 105
  • 6th 110 200
  • 7th 205 255
  • Success 255 330

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Friday Programs Study Hall
  • What Are Our Main Objectives?
  • Reward students for attempting school work
  • We only allow work to be accepted in the week it
    is taught this creates a sense of urgency in
    our students and ownership in thier learning.
  • Allow students to seek help for a failed
    assignment they attempted and earn passing grade.
  • Create a program that encourages students to seek
    help on academic work
  • A 75 or below on any assignment is an automatic
    placement in study hall for any class. A grade
    of 80 may be earned on re-done assignments.
  • Create a culture that we do not rescue students
    at the end of a grading period Our academic
    week is Monday-Friday.
  • Program is not designed for re-test or make up
    exams these are handled after school

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Teacher Created List for Study Hall
  • Teachers submit a list of students that have
    received a grade lower than a 75 on an attempted
    assignment to their Lead Teacher in an excel
    format.
  • The lead teacher submits their departmental list
    to an assigned Secretary, who compiles the list
    and sends it out each Friday afternoon to the
    staff via email.

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Study Hall Decisions
  • When a student is on the study hall list for more
    than one teacher...
  • A priority list is created based upon school
    data
  • Math - Science English Social Studies
    Electives
  • If a teacher is absent, students are sent to a
    teacher who teaches same content subject.
  • UIL participants are required to participate in
    this program prior to leaving for a competitive
    event.

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ZAP (Zeros Are Not Permitted)
  • Main Objectives
  • Grade on a Monday-Friday timeline.
  • We do not rescue students who want to do all the
    work at the end of a grading period.
  • If they do not attempt work or do not turn in
    homework they are assigned referral by Thursday
    of each week.
  • Program is designed to Improve Academic
    Performance by Students.
  • To Increase student sense of responsibiltiy for
    academic success
  • To encourage effort from students in the
    classroom
  • Give teachers an alternative for students who do
    not engage in learning. Program is designed to
    make the alterative for not doing work worse than
    doing the work in class or at home.

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Who Is ZAPd
  • If a student does not attempt class work or
    homework, the teacher submits an electronic
    referral for not attempting work.
  • Once the student is assigned a referral, the
    administrator handles it as if it is a discipline
    referral. They are assigned to the ZAP List
    and after school detention on Friday.
  • ZAP is inclusive of all students. If a UIL
    participant is assigned to ZAP, they do not leave
    campus early to travel with their respected
    teams. They satisfy the program requirements and
    have to find a way to the competition.
  • Once a student is ZAPd during any 6 week grading
    period, they are on the ZAP list the remainder of
    that six week grading period.
  • Teachers in the 4 core areas may request study
    hall for a ZAP student

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The ZAP Program
  • Attendance is taken at the door to ensure student
    arrive
  • An Administrator is in charge of implementing the
    ZAP program each Friday
  • Students are place in a seating arrangement that
    is conducive for a non-social, academically
    successful environment.
  • Students are given the explanation on why they
    are in the ZAP program. They are given a TAKS
    assignment that must be completed before leaving
    the designated area to go home.
  • Typical assignments can include
  • TAKS related Writing Prompts
  • TAKS Academic vocabulary for Math and Science
  • TAKS mapping skills
  • TAKS math foundation skill practice (3rd,
    5th 8th grade skills)

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Releasing for Friday Programs
  • Announcements are made to release the Study Hall
    students to thier classrooms 5 minutes is given
    so they can retrieve materials from their
    lockers.
  • ZAP students are then swept into the hall, where
    the administrative team escorts the students to
    the ZAP area.
  • SUCCESSful students are given choices on what
    they do during the remaining 25 minutes of their
    school week
  • Clubs, Intramurals, Computer labs open, library,
    class meeting, pep rallies, assemblies....etc.

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  • REMEDIAL
  • PROGRAMS

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TAKS Camp
  • Objective for TAKS remedial program is
  • Create an incentive program to get students to
    perform at a high level on assesements.
  • Successful students earn 3 early release days
    out of school. Student are given a ticket for
    release. Those who do not have a ticket, stay
    for the afternoon program.
  • TAKS camp is concentrated instruction based on
    TAKS objectives that data show need to be
    addressed.
  • Reward students with an early release of they
    pass previous years TAKS test and meet district
    expecation on release benchmrak
  • Focus on students who need objective support in
    a smaller learning setting.
  • Program is approved by the Board and is offered
    3 times in the spring semester.

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TAKS Camp Plan
  • Lead Teachers are responsible for planning
    interactive lessons to address TEKs to be covered
  • All teachers on campus are assinged to teach one
    of the four core lessons planned. They are
    trained by departments in lesson content and
    delivery.
  • Sit and Get is not allowed
  • Students are assigned by grade level,
    alphabetically in pods of 18 or less
  • Lessons are 30 minutes in length
  • Every teacher on the campus teaches a TAKS camp
    lesson
  • Lessons are created based objective needs seen in
    data
  • Students are given incentives to particiapte
    IPODS

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TAKS CAMP Schedule
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Extended Week Remedial Program
  • This remedial program is focused on remediation
    for sub populations (S.Ed., LEP, LSE)
  • Grouping are done objectively by sub popEasier
    to focus on needs of each unique groups of
    at-promise students.
  • Program is 3 hours in length and is project based
    in nature
  • Students are present 3 45 minute mini lessons
  • Staff teaches in teams of two or more
  • Entire teaching staff signs up for 1 or more
    sessions
  • Saturday school format done on an extended week
    day evening
  • Offer two each month from December to May
  • Busing and snacks are provided using Title 1
    Grant monies

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Math Camp
  • New Program this year
  • 9th and 10th grade teachers involved (Elective
    included)
  • Lessons are given to staff 3 weeks prior to Camp
    day
  • Early release days are used to work on foundation
    math skills
  • Teachers are given mini-lessons to teach (3rd,
    5th 10th grade math skills)
  • Students use CPS systems to answer math questions
    data is stored in system to be used for lesson
    development
  • Students are easily assigned based on their 1st
    period
  • Program is designed to practice foundation skills

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  • Parent
  • Involvement

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Academic Showcase
We Have Something You Have to SEE on February
13th CHS Academic Showcase
Castleberry High School Academic Showcase
February 13, 2007 (Notice New Date) Dinner
600 Project Showcase
630800
The students of CHS have worked very hard the
past two weeks building Class projects to show
off to you. This Special Event will begin at
600 pm with a free hotdog dinner. After
dinner, you will tour our project centers and
visits with the CHS staff. Awards will be given
for the CHS Semester stars YOU WONT WANT TO
MISS THIS !
For information contact Castleberry High School
817-252-2100
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Making It Work For You
  • You must have your entire staff buy in and
    participate in supporting your programs,
  • You must know your students and how they impact
    AYP (teachers, principals, counselors,
    secretaries, ISS monitors )
  • You must monitor / use data on a daily basis to
    stay ahead
  • Intervene quickly
  • Make your daily schedule work in your favor
  • Consistency in curriculum from class to class is
    vital
  • Dont fear change
  • Listen to your Leadership teamGet out of the way
    and let them lead

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Castleberry High School Contacts
  • Principal Laina McDonald mcdonaldl_at_castleberr
    yisd.net
  • 817-252-2118
  • Math Shannon Shea Sheas_at_castleberryisd.net
    817-252-2100
  • Tracy Bose Boset_at_castleberryisd.net
  • English Brandy Thompson Thompsonb_at_castleberryisd
    .net
  • Science Janine Doose Doosej_at_castleberryisd.ne
    t
  • Elective Nadine Mihalicz Mihalicz_at_castleberryi
    sd.net
  • AP Andy Smith Smitha_at_castleberryisd.net
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