Closing the Achivement Gap

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Closing the Achievement Gap :The Capacity Building Model

«..Strategies for continuous and sustainable

improvement

Presented By:

Jason Murphy, Asst. Principal, Antioch High School

Fal Asrani, Ed.D, Administrator of High School Reform,

Antioch Unified School District



TTable of Contents:able of Contents:

What is the Gap: IntroductionWhat is the Gap: Introduction

Cycle of Adult Behaviors Creating t

heCycle of Adult Be

haviors Creating t

heGapGap

AHS ReformAHS Reform

Building Capacity to Address the GapBuilding Capacity to Address the Gap



Changes

Behaviors

Expectations

Data

Recognizing the GapRecognizing the Gap



WHO What Why



139 point API Gap

120 point API

Antioch High School



Creating the Change Process to Address theCreating the Change Process to Address the Achievement Gap Achievement Gap

Conflict and disagreement around data

People will view change differently

Understanding the change

Analysis Paralysis

People will change differently

Frust ration

Reflection

Outcomes



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Table DiscussionTable Discussion

Identify andIdentify andcategorize factors that categorize factors that impact theimpact the

achievement gapachievement gap



Identify the school relatedIdentify the school related

obstacles to student achievement obstacles to student achievement Kuykendall researchKuykendall research

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Anthony Mohammad Anthony Mohammadclip on Cultureclip on Culture



Turnaround Model Transformation Model

Capacity

Building

Model

Antioch High School Intervention Model for All Subgroups



Build Capacity to recognize the gap betweenBuild Capacity to recognize the gap between

performance and expectation for all studentsperformance and expectation for all students

Courageous

Conversations around

data

Identify the

Critical Areas

for Follow Up

Recognition of the

Urgent Need

for Structural Reform

Development of a

Vision for School

Reform

Implementation of a

Strategic Focus onOrganization

Coherence

Strategic Leadership

Expectation of

Academic

Excellence

Expanded

Student

Interventions



Acknowledging Diversity to Promote High AchievementAcknowledging Diversity to Promote High Achievement

Change the Culture to Recognize Diversity:Change the Culture to Recognize Diversity:

Develop strong bonds with diverse students: NCBI trainingDevelop strong bonds with diverse students: NCBI training Identify and build on student strengths: Student SenateIdentify and build on student strengths: Student Senate p students overcome their fear of failure:p students overcome their fear of failure: Redesign Counseling ServicesRedesign Counseling Services 1:1 student conferences around testing1:1 student conferences around testing

AP symposiumAP symposium PSAT tests for all sophomoresPSAT tests for all sophomores

Help students overcome their fear of successHelp students overcome their fear of success AVID, Pathways,AVID, Pathways, CP classes for all, CP classes for all, College Nights and Career NightsCollege Nights and Career Nights Cyber High remediation as part of school dayCyber High remediation as part of school day

Set short and long term goals for and with studentsSet short and long term goals for and with students Annual and FourAnnual and Four--year plansyear plans

Kuykendall, 2004Kuykendall, 2004



Suggestions for Academic Success:

Developing appropriate teaching styles more congruent with learningstyles of black and Hispanic students

Use homework and television to your advantage

Communicate to ensure your real intentions are understood

Establish a good school and classroom climate

St rengthen relations between home and school

Kuykendall, 2004Kuykendall, 2004



We believe that we areWe believe that we are allall accountableaccountable for thefor the

performance of performance of allall our students. In order for ourour students. In order for ourstudents to obtain rigorous grade levelstudents to obtain rigorous grade level

curriculum and attain mastery, we need tocurriculum and attain mastery, we need to

createcreate organizational coherenceorganizational coherence that ensuresthat ensures

equal accessequal access to close theto close the achievement gap.achievement gap.

Identification of Strategic Organization CoherenceIdentification of Strategic Organization Coherence



Expectation of Academic ExcellenceExpectation of Academic Excellence

Departmental and subject specific releaseDepartmental and subject specific releasetime.time.

The Wednesday schedule is revised toThe Wednesday schedule is revised topromote departmental collaboration focusedpromote departmental collaboration focusedon inst ruction.on inst ruction.

Teachers are now developing commonTeachers are now developing commonsubject grading rubrics.subject grading rubrics.

Departments are developing common gradingDepartments are developing common gradingpoliciespolicies

Teachers are reviewing grading commonTeachers are reviewing grading common

assessment and grading dist ributions andassessment and grading dist ributions andusing the results of their analysis to driveusing the results of their analysis to driveinst ruction.inst ruction.

Pathway Schools and Small LearningPathway Schools and Small LearningCommunitiesCommunities

Raise API: Targeted activities school wide &Raise API: Targeted activities school wide &core depts.core depts.

Collaboration

Common

Assessments

Common

Subject

Rubric

Common

Subject

Grading

Practices

Improve

student

achievement;

raise student

proficiency



Building A College Going Culture With ExpandedBuilding A College Going Culture With ExpandedStudent InterventionsStudent Interventions

Interventions:Interventions: C AHSEE tutoring after schoolC AHSEE tutoring after school

for sophomoresfor sophomores Read 180Read 180 After After--school Credit Recoveryschool Credit Recovery

Cyber High Online CurriculumCyber High Online Curriculum Algebra 1A Support Algebra 1A Support

CurriculumCurriculum ZAP (After school work)ZAP (After school work) College Nights by Grade LevelCollege Nights by Grade Level Summer Bridge ProgramSummer Bridge Program Summer AP Prep AcademySummer AP Prep Academy Smartthinking.comSmartthinking.com Special Education: PushSpecial Education: Push--InIn--

ModelModel College Fair /Career FairCollege Fair /Career Fair Parent Connected and communityParent Connected and community

support support

CollegeGoingCulture

Focus on

Student Achievement &Outcomes

Increase Student

Engagement

Increase Inst ructional Rigor

School Culture and Climate



Ongoing Practices AT AHSOngoing Practices AT AHS

In-house Leadership TrainingProgram

Creating Small Learning Communities Vice Principal Leadership in Curriculum

Data Conversations withCommunity

Initiatives to Increase four-year College Admissions

Counseling Redesign

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