EVERYTHING WE ACCOMPLISH HAPPENS THROUGH TEAMWORK. - MAX DePREE.

EVERYTHING WE ACCOMPLISH HAPPENS THROUGH TEAMWORK. - MAX DePREE

INTEGRITY IN ALL THINGS PRECEDES ALL ELSE. - MAX DEPREE

500 STUDENTS

93% FREE or REDUCED LUNCH

33% LATINO

33% AFRICAN-AMERICAN

33% CAUCASIAN

1% OTHER

DEMOGRAPHICS

THE RISING STAR ACADEMY’S MISSION IS TO APPROACH EDUCATION FROM A HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE.

WE BELIEVE EVERY CHILD CAN LEARN. AS A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS WE WILL UTILIZE EVERY RESOURCE TO MEET THE CHALLENGE.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO A PATHOF EXCELLENCE THAT STRIVES TO PROVIDE POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES.

MISSION

OUR SCHOOL ASPIRES TO CREATE A RESPECTFUL, COMPASSIONATE, NURTURING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

WE ENVISION AN IDEALSCHOOL ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS THE INDIVIDUAL GROWTH OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO PURSUE HIGH EXPECTATIONS,TO FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL,AND BECOME LIFE-LONG LEARNERS.

VISION

10TH GRADE TARDINESS

HAVEYOUEVERBEENLATETO SCHOOL?

All charts based on 150 student surveys. Results are read counter clockwise.

10TH GRADE TARDINESS

HOWMANY TIMESARE YOULATE FORSCHOOLIN A WEEK?

10TH GRADE TARDINESS

WHY ARE YOU LATE?

10th GRADE TARDINESS

HOW CAN THE SCHOOL HELP YOU COME ON TIME?

STUDENT SURVEYS

TEACHER OBSERVATIONS

INCREASED PHONE LOGS

INCREASED PARENT CONFERENCES

INCREASED TEACHER REFERRALS

SIMS DASHBOARD

IMPACT

DATA REPORTING

TO DECREASE THE NUMBEROF STUDENTS ARRIVING LATE TO SCHOOL BY 5 %

(55% to 50%) By JUNE 2010.

THE GOAL

CONSEQUENCES FOR LATE ARRIVALS

1st Offense: Detention

2nd Offense: Parent Conference

3rd Offense: Saturday School

4th Offense: In-School Suspension

5th Offense: Suspension

TO DECREASE 10TH GRADE TARDIES BY 5% FOR 2009 – 2010SCHOOL YEAR BASED ON 2008 -2009 DATA, THE LEADERSHIP TEAM DECIDED TO ESTABLISH A STEERING COMMITTEEE OF STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS 10TH GRADE TARDINESS. THE COMMITTEE WILL POSITIVELYIMPACT THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

THE CHALLENGE

STEERING COMMITTEE

•Parent Representative•Student Representative•Administrator•Teacher Representative•Dean of Students•Attendance Office•Community Member•Counselor

MONTHLY FORMAL COMMITTEE MEETINGSOR AS NEEDED

WEEKLY CALLS AND EMAILS TO PARENTS

NEWSLETTERS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARENTS

SOLICITATION OF BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM

SCHOOL DISPLAYS

STEERING COMMITTEE COMMUNICATION

STUDENTS ARRIVING TO SCHOOL ON TIME WILL DEMONSTRATE:

INCREASED LOYALTY TO SCHOOL COMMUNITY

INCREASED DEDICATION TO EDUCATION

INCREASED TEST SCORES

INCREASED GPA

INCREASED NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON TRACK

INCREASED SENSE OF STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY

INCREASED COLLABORATION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS

GENERATE BUY-IN FROM ALL STAKEHOLDERS

INCREASED COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS

DESIRED OUTCOMES

MONTHLY INCREMENTAL REWARDS (PIZZA PARTIES)

CUMULATIVE REWARD (TRIP)

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SMALL GROUP ENGAGEMENT

TEACHER INVOLVEMENT

PARENTAL WORKSHOPS

PARENT QUARTERLY DINNERS

DATA INFORMED DECISION MAKING

HIGHER FULL-TIME COMMUNITY SPECIALIST

HOMEROOM INCENTIVES

POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS

POTENTIAL SOLUTIONSHOMEROOM INCENTIVES

FIRST QUARTER PERFECT ATTENDANCEPizza Party

FIRST SEMESTER PERFECT ATTENDANCEPrivate Luncheon with Principal

FULL YEAR PERFECT ATTENDANCEDinner Banquet at a Off-Site Location with Family Members

POTENTIAL SOLUTIONSINDIVIDUAL INCENTIVES

BI-WEEKLY PERFECT ATTENDANCEPizza Parties

FIRST QUARTER PERFECT ATTENDANCEPerfect Attendance Certificates

FIRST SEMESTER PERFECT ATTENDANCEPerfect Attendance AssemblyAwarded Ten-Week Attendance PinAwarded Fifteen Week Attendance School Badge

FULL YEAR PERFECT ATTENDANCEDinner Banquet at an Off-Site Location with Family Members and School LeadershipCumulative Reward Trip For Full Year Perfect Attendance

LACK OF EDUCATIONAL INTEREST

FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES

STAYING UP TOO LATE

PEER PRESSURE

STUDENT FINANCIAL ISSUES

TRANSPORTATION ISSUES

WARMER WEATHER

LACK OF PARENTAL SUPPORT

INDIFFERENCE FROM FACULTY

STUDENT ILLNESSES

POTENTIAL OBSTACLES

THE VISION . THE CHALLENGE . THE SIPAA

IN CREATING AN IDEAL SCHOOL ALL STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE IMPACTED BY IMPROVED ATTENDANCE. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED WITH A 5% DECREASE IN 10TH GRADE TARDINESS TO SCHOOL, WHILE ADDRESSING THE SIPAAA PRIORITY TYPE CONNECTION.

OUR INDICATOR OF SUCCESS WILL FOCUS ON THE PRIORITY TYPE OF STUDENT CONNECTION.

INSTRUCTION

ADDRESS THE CHALLENGE

CONTROL THE ISSUES WE CAN

GOOD INSTRUCTION

GENUINE CARE FOR THE STUDENTS

ENGAGING CURRICULUM

TEACHER CONSISTENCY

INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIPADDRESS THE CHALLENGE

ESTABLISH A CULTURE OF COLLABORATIVE INTERACTIONS

ESTABLISH COMMON PLANNING TIME

IMPLEMENT ENGAGING CLASSROOM STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE SOPHOMORE SUCCESS

INSTITUTE HALL SWEEPS

CONSTANT LEADERSHIP PRESENCE

ESTABLISH SOPHOMORE ACADEMY

ALLOCATE AND MANAGE RESOURCES

SHARE THE LEADERSHIP (DECISION MAKING)

PROFESSIONAL CAPACITYADDRESS THE CHALLENGE

Professional Capacity Initiatives:Survey students for realistic incentives to generate promptness to class

Communicate and collaborate with parent/guardians to ensure that students get to school on time

Hold monthly parent/guardian dinners to discuss what the parents and teachers as a team can do decrease tardies

Create parent committee to support school initiative to decrease tardies

Utilize counselors to generate ideas on interventions that are known to work in the school’s community to decrease tardies

Team leads can initiate research to identify new initiatives to address decreasing school tardies and hold PD for the staff

Work with school counselors to see which students may be in need of bus cards/passes

Bring in outside sources to work with staff during professional development days to generate ideas and discuss the urgency of less tardies, teacher awareness of possible reasons for tardies, class incentives to get students in the building on time

Teachers utilize one course team meeting (monthly) to brainstorming ideas to decreasing student tardies

Administration will analyze the data biweekly to share trends on tardiness with 10th grade staff

PROFESSIONAL CAPACITYADDRESS THE CHALLENGE

LEARNING CLIMATEADDRESS THE CHALLENGE

Quarterly Parent Night Celebrations

Internship Solicitation

More Field Trips

Establish Peer Juries Per Year Group

Quarterly Social Emotional Assemblies

Parent Workshops

Quarterly Staff Sensitivity Training

Student Suggestion Box

Parent Suggestion Box

Establish Student Council With Elections and Monthly Meetings

Create A Team To Address Discipline And Attendance Issues

Hire A Full Time Community Specialist

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTADDRESS THE CHALLENGE

Support Systems for Attendance

Parent Patrolto volunteer, visit the PTO office or sign-up on the PTO page of the school’s website

Administrative Sweeps the leadership team is committed to getting students out of the halls and into the classrooms on time and without disturbance

Peer Leadership the peer leadership organization is committed to creating student carpools and providing wake up calls to students who are chronically tardy to school due to over sleeping and transportation delays.

Student Council this organization is committed to giving away alarm clocks to all students with 3 or more late arrival or unexcused absences. Working with the attendance coordinator, other school youth groups, and the local chain stores Target, K-Mart, Wal-mart), this student organization will petition businesses, collect the alarm clocks, and distribute them in the 3rd week of school to those identified, and to all parents who arrive before 6pm for Open House and both Report Card Pick-Up days.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTADDRESS THE CHALLENGE

NEEDED RESOURCES

TEACHER COMMON PLANNING TIME SCHEDULED

FINANCIAL RESOURCES

GRANT WRITING (DONOR’S CHOOSE)

COMMUNITY MEMBER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS

GUEST SPEAKERS (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ASSEMBLIES)

BUS PASSES

CONSULTANT

DATA TO EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OR EXPECTED RESULTSTIME LINE

The following Instruments Will Be UsedSYMS DASHBOARD, IMPACT, STUDENT SURVEYS

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5 PIZZAPARTIES FIRST

PERFECTATTENDANCE ASSEMBLY

SECONDPERFECT

ATTENDANCE RECOGNITION

WITHBADGE

PERFECTATTENDANCE

BANQUETWITHTRIP

LOTTERY