FIRST-YEAR IMPACT PROGRAM First-Year Seminar Louisburg High School Fall 2006.

FIRST-YEAR IMPACT PROGRAM

First-Year Seminar

Louisburg High SchoolFall 2006

First-Year SeminarMission Statement

• The transition program strives to provide academic opportunities and preparation for the success of all first-year students.

First-Year SeminarGoal Statements

1. To give students the basic skills to succeed academically

2. To give students the opportunity to develop higher-level thinking and decision-making abilities

3. To increase the number of students staying in school until graduation

4. To increase the number of students participating in more rigorous academic courses

First-Year SeminarObjectives

1. To prepare students to perform successfully in reading across the curriculum

2. To prepare students to perform successfully in language arts across the curriculum

3. To prepare students to use a variety of study skills

4. To prepare students to use critical thinking and processing skills

5. To assist student development of school-appropriate social skills

First-Year SeminarTeachers

• Amy Bunn

• Joe DeSantis

• Kelly Foth

First-Year SeminarImportant Contributors

• Roosevelt Alston, Assistant Principal– Impact Program Coordination

• Jennette Alford, Guidance Counselor

• Joyce Bettini, CRT

• Becky Frisbie, Media Center Director

• Tawanda Smith, Drop-out Prevention Coordinator

First-Year SeminarTopics

• Time Management• Goal-setting• Content Reading Process• Vocabulary• Cornell Note-taking• Other Note-taking• Critical Reading• Public Speaking/Communication Skills• Test-taking• Stress Management• Peer Pressure and Conflict Resolution• Drop-out Prevention• Preliminary Career Objective Assessment (Holland Model)• Exploration of Continuing Education (CFNC)

First-Year Seminar ResultsAverage Reading Comprehension

Pre-/Posttest Raw Scores

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Pretest 15.26 12.85 15.71 17.50 17.78 15.81 15.70

Posttest 20.96 21.74 25.10 24.60 22.78 21.14 21.23

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Average Pretest15.71

Average Posttest22.38

First-Year Seminar ResultsPre-/Posttest Reading Grade Equivalency Averages

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Pretest Avg 7.25 6.60 7.65 8.14 7.41 7.94 7.47

Posttest Avg 8.43 8.73 9.72 9.82 9.09 8.94 8.82

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First-Year Seminar ResultsBelow / At or Above 9th Grade

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Below 9 G 109 64

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First-Year Seminar Results

Cornell Note-Taking Proficiency

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Pretest % 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Posttest % 93.8% 90.8% 85.1%

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Average All Sectiions90.1% Proficiency

First-Year Seminar ResultsStudent-Identified Most Important Topic

Most Important Topic to Students (%)

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% 1.7% 0.0% 7.8% 7.8% 5.0% 43.0% 17.9% 16.8%

Time Management

Goal-setting VocabularyCritical Reading

Public Speaking

Cornell Note-taking

Other Note-taking

Test-taking

First-Year Seminar ResultsPercent of Students Recommending

No Change to Course

Percent of Students Recommending No Change to Course

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% 65.2% 71.1% 66.0%

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Average AllSections

68%