1. HOUSE SYSTEM Peoria Notre Dame High School

2.  Of the factors listed below – the one most likely to predict success in life is?  A. High ACT scores  B. High School GPA  C. Success in Co-Curricular activities  D. Successful Parents

3.  Of the factors listed below – the one most likely to predict success in life is?  A. High ACT scores  B. High School GPA  C. Success in Co-Curricular activities  D. Successful Parents 2003 Study ACT University of Colorado

4.  Students who participate in co-curricular activities have an average GPA that is how much higher than those who do not participate? (on a 4.0 scale)  1.0 higher .5 higher .25 higher .75 higher

5.  Students who participate in co-curricular activities have an average GPA that is how much higher than those who do not participate? (on a 4.0 scale)  1.0 higher .5 higher .25 higher .75 higher 1985 Indiana University Study (3.05 GPA vs. 2.54)

6.  What percentage of high school students report regularly using alcohol or drugs?  80 %  40%  20%  10%

7.  What percentage of high school students report regularly using alcohol or drugs?  80 %  40%  20%  10%

8.  What percentage of high school students active in co-curriculars report regularly using alcohol or drugs?  80 %  40%  20%  10%

9.  What percentage of high school students active in co-curriculars report regularly using alcohol or drugs?  80 %  40%  20%  10% (12% NSDUH Report SAMSA 2007)

10.  What percentage of PND students fail drug tests?  31 %  24%  13%  2%

11.  What percentage of PND students fail drug tests?  31 %  24%  13%  2% (1.9% 18 positives out of 906 )

12. Goals of House System  Increase student participation in life of school  Increase sense of pride in our PND community  Increase power of mentoring relationships between faculty/ students, and student / student

13. Origin  Based off British Boarding School System  Enacted by Australian Christian Brother High Schools  Enacted by U.S. Christian Brother High Schools  First in U.S. St. Louis Chaminade

14. Our dilemma?  Finding structure we like for the advisory system for the trimester implementation year  Falling numbers in co-curricular participation  Overscheduled Children  Financial Considerations  Time Considerations

15. What is the House System?  Restructures school into six houses (150 students in each house)  Students blended Freshmen, Sophomore, Juniors, Seniors  Two lead teachers from each house  6 Advisory periods within each house

16. Structure  2 Lead teachers from each house (1 male 1 female)  6 houses  Names usually tied to the history of the school  Sheen, Viator, Benedict, Rice, Marian, Carondelet  6 advisory periods in each house

17. Time structure 2010-2011  Period 1 8:30-9:35  Period 2 9:40-10:45  Period 3 10:50-11:55  11:55-11:59 report to advisory  Lunch / Advisory  Lunch A: 11:59-12:23  Lunch B: 12:23 – 12:47  Lunch C: 12:47 – 1:11  Period 4 1:15 – 2:20  Period 5 2:25 – 3:30

18.  True or False: Every teacher currently has a lunch period that is the same length?

19.  FALSE

20. Lunch time comparisons  Lunch 5A has 28 minutes  Lunch 5B has 24 minutes  Lunch 6A has 28 minutes  Lunch 6b has 24 minutes

21. Student Empowerment  Students work more closely with faculty in planning of activities etc.  Example Intramural House charged with the task of organizing intramural basketball during the winter trimester. Teachers and students in house work together to cover the planning and details

22. Measures of Success?  Improves quality of student experience  See improvement on student satisfaction surveys  Increase participation in school wide events  Increase faculty involvement in planning / decision / leadership

23. Related changes:  Reformulates leadership team  Use of class moderators vs. activity stipend  Student Government reformulated  Student Support Groups by House