St' Stephens High School

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St. Stephens High School

• Second Semester Changes

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The School Day

• 805-305
• 85 minute classes
• One 1-hour lunch period
• Tutorial
• Academic Study Hall
• Instructional Recovery Study Hall
• Freshman Transition
• Mini-Sessions

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The Lunch Period

• Six serving lines in the cafeteria
• One serving line at the Concession Stand
• One Grab N Go serving line at the Totem Pole

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Cafeteria lines

• Two existing lines will offer full hot lunch
  service
• Four new lines/kiosks and Concession Stand line
  will offer a la carte menu items
• Totem Pole line will offer pre-packaged snacks,
  drinks, cookies, etc.

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Dining Options

• Cafeteria 80 seats
• Auxiliary Gym 100 seats
• Picnic Area 100 seats
• 30 classrooms with 25 seats per classroom

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Dining, continued

• Students will be able to choose who and where to
  dinemost of the time.
• Students in Freshman Transition, Tutorial and
  Study Halls will eat in that particular
  classroom.
• Students must remain in the same place throughout
  the 4.5 week period.

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Tutorial

• Students enrolled in EOC courses are eligible to
  participate in Tutorial English I, Algebra I,
  Algebra II, Geometry, Physical Science, Biology,
  Chemistry, Physics, Civics, and US History

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Tutorial Eligibility

• Students whose grade falls below 80 in one of the
  EOC courses will be placed in a subject specific
  Tutorial for a 4.5 week period of time.
• At the beginning of the semester, students may be
  placed in a subject specific Tutorial based on
  historical data.
• Students who may have grades below 80 in more
  than one EOC course will be staffed to determine
  the area of greatest need.

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Tutorial, continued

• Tutorials are limited to 10-15 students.
• Tutorials will last for 30 minutes of the 60
  minute lunch period.
• Therefore, students who need the most help will
  receive an additional 2-2.5 hours per week with a
  certified teacher.

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Study Hall

• Academic Study Hall
• Instructional Recovery Study Hall
• Self-nominated Study Hall
• Media Center, PLATO, Academic Computer Labs

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Academic Study Hall

• Students whose grade falls below 80 in any
  non-EOC course will be placed in non-subject
  specific study halls for a 4.5 week period.
• A no talking rule will be strictly enforced.
• Students will work for 30 minutes and then have
  lunch.
• Academic Study Halls will house approximately 30
  students.

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Instructional Recovery Study Hall

• Students who accrue excessive absences, tardies,
  and/or early dismissals will be able to recover
  time lost in class.
• Students who are chronically unprepared for
  class incomplete homework, lack of materials or
  supplies will attend the IR Study Hall.
• Students who behave inappropriately during the
  one hour lunch period will be assigned to the IR
  Study Hall.
• At this time, the length of time spent in IR
  Study Hall has not been determined.

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Self Nominated Study Hall

• Students may opt to self-nominate for Study Hall
  depending on their individual need.
• They may study with their lunch buddies or go to
  the Media Center or one of the Academic Computer
  Labs. EXAMPLE Research Paper
• The length of time for Self-nominated Study Hall
  is to be determined by the individual student.

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Media Center, PLATO, and Academic Computer Labs

• The Media Center and Academic Computer Labs will
  be staffed and open to students during the hour
  long lunch period.
• Students enrolled in Credit Recovery through
  PLATO will be able to use this time as well.

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Freshman Transition

• All ninth graders will participate in Freshman
  Transition.
• They will be housed in their Tribal Councils for
  transition and lunch.
• The program will focus on study skills, test
  taking strategies, habits of successful
  teenagers, the importance of high school
  graduation and post secondary schooling, etc. and
  will be taught by seniors and facilitated by
  ninth grade TC leaders.

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Mini-Sessions

• Interest based mini-sessions will be offered
  throughout the semester during the lunch hour and
  will be available to students not involved in
  Tutorial, Study Hall or Freshman Transition.
• Possible mini-sessions Navigating the Freshman
  Year in College, Self-Defense, Financial Savvy,
  Yoga, Cake Decorating, etc.

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Seniors as Leaders

• Seniors may apply to assist in Tutorial, Study
  Hall or Freshman Transition.
• Tutorial 3.5 GPA or higher in specific subject
• Study Hall 3.0 or higher overall GPA
• Freshman Transition Leadership skills-no GPA
  requirement 4-5 Seniors are needed for every
  ninth grade homeroom and will be responsible for
  teaching one lesson per week.
• There will be an application process for all
  three opportunities.

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Senior Perks for participating as a Leader in
Tutorial, Study Hall and Freshman Transition

• With parent permission, seniors be able to eat
  lunch at an area restaurant on Fridays.
• An activity bus will make a circuit allowing
  students to make a choice.
• Seniors will be back at school within the one
  hour time frame.

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Other Perks

• Recognition at the Senior Awards Assembly and
  Graduation
• Opportunity to submit on college applications
  and/or scholarship applications
• Othersto be determined

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Anticipated Outcomes

• Increased self-esteem as students become more
  successful in school
• Increased graduation rate from 82 to 90
• Increased promotion rate
• Increased attendance rate from 95 to 98
• Increased proficiency on EOC, VoCATS, SAT, 10th
  Grade Writing Test, Computer Proficiency Tests
• Meet all AYP targets
• Increased opportunities for all students
  including our seniors

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Anticipated Challenges

• Communication to all stakeholders
• Being able to account for all students
• Conversion of cafeteria to serving area
• Conversion to unorthodox dining areas

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Questions