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Andover High School
Link/Web Crew Presentation
  • Presented by
  • Mark Cross Industrial Arts Teacher

www.usd385.org
2
Link Crew Objectives
  • To empower juniors and seniors as role models for
    freshmen. Middle school 8th graders.
  • To increase academic success through support of
    peers.
  • To develop leadership skills in students on your
    campus.

3
Link Crew Objectives cont
  • To expose students to a variety of individuals at
    your school in positive situations.
  • To teach students that by working together they
    can be successful and enjoy one another.
  • To help create a supportive and positive
    atmosphere on your campus.

4
How Link Crew Supports Freshmen
  • Link Teams
  • All freshmen are divided into Link crews of
    8-10. Each Crew is assigned 2 Link Leaders who
    will serve them as a mentor and a friend for the
    year.

5
How Link Crew Supports Freshmen
  • Link Phone Call
  • Link leaders telephone each of their freshmen to
    extend a personal invitation a few days before
    Orientation.

6
How Link Crew Supports Freshmen
  • Link Orientation
  • General Assembly http//www.wcco.com/video/?id1
    9573_at_wcco.dayport.com
  • Orientation for freshmen in separate classrooms
    by the link leaders.
  • Focus of activities getting to know other
    students.
  • Learning strategies for being successful at the
    school.

7
How Link Crew Supports Freshmen
  • Academic Follow Ups
  • An academic follow up is a special lesson taught
    in all freshmen English classes by link leaders.
  • Topics include, making good choices, using
    resources on campus, dealing with peer pressure.

8
How Link Crew Supports Freshmen
  • Social Follow Ups
  • Link Crew sponsors social events on campus to
    help freshmen and link leaders stay connected.
    Examples are movie night, Cocoa Cram night.

9
How Link Crew Teaches Leadership
  • Link Leader Training
  • Link leaders attend an intensive 12-hour training
    prior to Orientation.

10
How Link Crew Teaches Leadership cont.
  • Link Crew
  • Each link leader is assigned a team of 8-10
    freshmen to mentor through their first year of
    high school.

11
How Link Crew Teaches Leadership cont.
  • Link Orientation
  • Each link leader then gets to practice the skills
    learned at Training by leading his/her freshmen
    crew through two activity sessions on Orientation
    day.

12
How Link Crew Teaches Leadership cont.
  • Academic Follow Ups
  • Link leaders attend a two-hour training that
    continues the links practice and understanding
    of leadership and group dynamics.

13
Statistics
  • Number of schools trained 816
  • Number of educators trained2,391
  • Approximate number of students affected in
    2005-2006 school year 950,000

14
Statistics
  • David Douglass High School, Portland Oregon
  • 71 reduction in freshmen disciplinary referrals.
  • 48 reduction in freshmen absences.

15
Statistics
  • Boulder High School, Boulder, CO
  • 1997 20 freshman hazings.
  • 1999 0 freshman hazings.

16
Statistics
  • Dodgeland High School, WI
  • 13 reduction in freshman failure.

17
Questions
www.boomerangproject.com
  • Mark Cross Crossm_at_usd385.org

Andover High School 316-733-1335
www.usd385.org
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