Community Meeting March 5, 2014. Agenda Vision of the District Falcon Flyer Program Criteria for Placement Content Day Structure.

Community MeetingMarch 5, 2014

AgendaVision of the DistrictFalcon Flyer Program

Criteria for PlacementContent Day Structure

Vision Of the DistrictSTEM Academy Advanced Program Falcon Flyer Program

• Grades 3 – 8 • 3 – 5 Bilingual• Enrollment Expectations:• 120 students (Gr. 3-5)• 60 students (Gr. 6-8)

• Expand to Early College High School for 9th grade beginning Fall of 2015• Add grades in successive years

• Housed at the old Middle School Building

• All students not applying to STEM• Pre-AP, AP, and Dual Credit classes

will be offered• Students will have access to

tutorials• Will be on the students home

campus

• All students not on grade level in grades 1-12

• Mandatory placement• Enrollment Expectations• 50% of students• Goal is to lower enrollment as

students begin to reach grade-level

• Instruction targeted to specific core subject content where the student is not on grade-level

• Will be on the students home campus

All students will be eligible for co- and extra-curricular activities, regardless of program

Falcon Flyer Criteria Failed one or more core subjects (end-of-year)

Failed any portion of the STAAR or End-of-Course test

Not on grade-level based on normed reference testing (i.e., AIMS-web) at end-of-year

Rated as “Still Developing” on TPRI scores (KG – 2) at end-of-year

Low performing on TEJAS-Lee scores at end-of-year

New Students/Move-in Students based on grades from previous school and/or test scores given by district

Special Education Students Same criteria for Sp. Ed. Students who will take the grade-level STAAR test

Students in Life Skills or who are taking the STAAR-Alternative test will be placed based on ARD committee decisions

Falcon Flyer Program Curriculum

Individual Education Plans (IEPs) will be developed for each student based on where “gaps” in learning occur

Generally no grade-level content Not “extra time” for homework Not “tutoring”

Falcon Flyer Program is in addition to Response-to-Intervention (RTI) program that is done throughout the year during school day.

Falcon Flyer Program Day Structure

Students assigned to FFP will start school at the same time as all other students

Students in the FFP will be required to attend school until 4:00 p.m.High School day will be adjusted to end school at

approximately 2:50 p.m.Elementary end time will remain at 3:00 p.m.

Royal STEM AcademyWho is eligible? Program Curriculum Day Structure

• Students will apply for STEM Academy• Criteria for STEM Academy is

being developed• Students who do not meet

criteria can “waiver” into the Academy

• Students who are in the Falcon Flyer Program are not eligible

• All students who attend STEM will be eligible to participate in athletics, band, CTE

• Goal is to extend the STEM from grades 3-8 to an Early College High School serving students thru grade 12

• Curriculum will have an emphasis on math & science

• Limited number of electives• Computers• PE/Athletics• Other electives as

permitted• There is an expectation that

students in the STEM Academy participate in competitive academic events• Robotics• UIL

• Extended periods of instruction in math and science

• Students will have extended day, similar to students in the Falcon Flyer Program

• Current plans are to have students eat lunch on their home campus • Grades 3-5 at RES• Grades 6-8 at RJH

• Students in grades 6-8 may have electives on their home campus (as required by program)

Comments & Concerns