1. Freshman Transition Lehman High School, Hays CISD Presenters: Nikki Dickerson and Michelle Chae

2. Michelle Chae

3. Nikki Dickerson

4. Audience Poll Raise your hand if……

5. What are you hoping to take away from this session? www.padlet.com/dickersonn/LHS

6. Lehman High School Kyle, Texas: 20 miles South of Austin Hays CISD / Grades 9-12 - One of two Comprehensive HS in district 6-AAAAAA High School 2286 students - 58% Economic Disadvantage - 55% At Risk - 16% Mobility Rate - 9 % ELL Demographics - 73% Hispanic - 23% White - 4% African Am.

7. 2010-2011 Pre-Freshman Center Failure Rate32.83% Attendance93.58% DisciplineISS-541 OSS-66 DAEP-61 Expulsion-5 Retained67 students *95 – began the school year with Why Freshman Center ?

8. 2010-20112011-2012 Pre-Freshman Center Students- Teamed Teachers-TEAM planning time Focus: behavior Failure Rates 32.83%33.75% Attendance 93.58%94.36% Discipline ISS-541 OSS-66 DAEP-61 Expulsion-5 ISS-205 OSS-55 DAEP-44 Expulsion-1 Retained 67 students *95 – began the school year with 60 students

9. 2010-20112011-20122012-2013 Pre-Freshman Center structures Freshman Assistant Principal Students- Teamed Teachers-TEAM planning time Focus: behavior Students- Teamed Teachers-common subject planning time Focus: behavior/rigor Failure Rates 32.83%33.75%40% Attendance 93.58%94.36%93.88% Discipline ISS-541 OSS-66 DAEP-61 Expulsion-5 ISS-205 OSS-55 DAEP-44 Expulsion-1 ISS-361 OSS-79 DAEP-57 Expulsion-4 Retained 67 students *95 – began the school year with 60 students27 students

10. Our Results 2012-20132013-2014 Improvement Students- Teamed Teachers-common subject planning time Focus: behavior/rigor Failure Rates 40%28%- 12% Attendance 93.88%94.23%+.4% Discipline ISS-361 OSS-79 DAEP-57 Expulsion-4 ISS= 227 OSS=49 DAEP=29 Expulsion=2 ISS (-134) OSS (-30) DAEP (-28) Expulsion (-2) Retained 27 students22 students -5 students

11. EOC improvement BIOLOGY 20142013Growth All Students 87%81%+6 African Am. 94%73%+21 Hispanic 85%79%+6 White 93%85%+8 Eco. Dis. 83%76%+7 SPED 71%44%+27 LEP 64%53%+11 GT 100% _-- ALGEBRA I 20142013Growth All Students 70%65%+5 African Am. 74%53%+21 Hispanic 69%62%+7 White 71%76%-5 Eco. Dis. 66%61%+5 SPED 59%42%+17 LEP 47%50%-3 GT 100%89%+11

12. Success for ALL NAME DATE The Unit Organizer BIGGER PICTURE Freshman struggle to succeed CURRENT UNIT Continuing to meet the needs of our students UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... UNIT RELATIONSHIPS UNIT SCHEDULEUNIT MAP Freshman Center 1 32 4 5 6 7 8 2018: A cohort successfully moves on. Safety Teamwork Results How do we ensure the cognitive, emotional and physical safety of our students? How will we maximize collaborative planning to increase student achievement? How do we capture the collective talent and wisdom of our team through collaborative planning?

13. Success for ALL NAME DATE The Unit Organizer BIGGER PICTURE Freshman struggle to succeed CURRENT UNIT Continuing to meet the needs of our students UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... UNIT RELATIONSHIPS UNIT SCHEDULEUNIT MAP Freshman Center 1 32 4 5 6 7 8 2018: A cohort successfully moves on. Revision of Freshman Center Safety Teamwork Results by changing Parent Night/Open House 1. How do we ensure the cognitive, emotional and physical safety of our students? 3. How will we maximize collaborative planning to increase student achievement? 2. How do we capture the collective talent and wisdom of our team through collaborative planning? physical structures to create a “Freshman Center

14. Success for ALL NAME DATE The Unit Organizer BIGGER PICTURE Freshman struggle to succeed CURRENT UNIT Continuing to meet the needs of our students UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... UNIT RELATIONSHIPS UNIT SCHEDULEUNIT MAP Freshman Center 1 32 4 5 6 7 8 student centered, engaging instruction using brain compatible strategies. by providing 2018: A cohort successfully moves on. Revision of Freshman Center Parent Night/Open House Safety Teamwork Results How do we ensure the cognitive, emotional and physical safety of our students? How will we maximize collaborative planning to increase student achievement? How do we capture the collective talent and wisdom of our team through collaborative planning? physical structures to create a “Freshman Center” by changing Embedded Professional Development focusing on instructional strategies, assessment, backward design and data analysis

15. Success for ALL NAME DATE The Unit Organizer BIGGER PICTURE Freshman struggle to succeed CURRENT UNIT Continuing to meet the needs of our students UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... UNIT RELATIONSHIPS UNIT SCHEDULEUNIT MAP Freshman Center 1 32 4 5 6 7 8 student centered, engaging instruction using brain compatible strategies 2018: A cohort successfully moves on. Revision of Freshman Center Dedicated planning and collaboration Parent Night/Open House Safety Teamwork Results Monthly Student Concern Meetings physical structures to create a “Freshman Center” by changing common planning time for all Freshman teachers By dedicating. How do we ensure the cognitive, emotional and physical safety of our students? How will we maximize collaborative planning to increase student achievement? How do we capture the collective talent and wisdom of our team through collaborative planning? Embedded Professional Development focusing on instructional strategies, assessment, backward design and data analysis by providing

16. Success for ALL NAME DATE The Unit Organizer BIGGER PICTURE Freshman struggle to succeed CURRENT UNIT Continuing to meet the needs of our students UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... UNIT RELATIONSHIPS UNIT SCHEDULEUNIT MAP Freshman Center 1 32 4 5 6 7 8 student centered, engaging instruction using brain compatible strategies. additional staff to support students and staff by providing by adding 2018: A cohort successfully moves on. Revision of Freshman Center Wednesdays=Dedicated planning and collaboration Parent Night/Open House Safety Teamwork Results How do we ensure the cognitive, emotional and physical safety of our students? How will we maximize collaborative planning to increase student achievement? How do we capture the collective talent and wisdom of our team through collaborative planning? Monthly Student Concern Meetings physical structures to create a “Freshman Center” by changing Embedded Professional Development focusing on instructional strategies, assessment, backward design and data analysis common planning time for all Freshman teachers By dedicating. Counselor to meet the emotional and academic needs of students School Improvement Coaches

17. Which of these FOUR topics resonates most with you today? WHY? Student Centered Instruction Common Planning Time Additional Supports Physical/Organizational Structure

18. NAME DATE The Unit Organizer NEW UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS Expanded Unit Map Physical Structures are about... 9 10 Emotional and physical safety Welcome Sign Layout of Center Counselor/Assistant Principal Secretary/ Office 9 th Parent Night/Open House Everything 9 th grade is “in house” Freshman Lunch Advisory / Academic supports Lobo Camp – 1st week in core classes Communities in Schools (CIS)

19. NAME DATE The Unit Organizer NEW UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS Expanded Unit Map Student-Centered Instruction ais about... 9 10 Cognitive safety SIM Unit Organizers Frame Focused planning/IFD Planning and Chunking the Focus SE’s Essential questions SSI classes SIOP 504/ARD 360 Math

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21. NAME DATE The Unit Organizer NEW UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS Expanded Unit Map Common Planning is about... 9 10 Maximizing talent and time Data from Middle Schools early Common conference time PLC Weekly planning with subject area team Monthly “student concern” meetings “How” – Instruction is the discussion during planning time Focus FEs Embedded Professional Development Data Analysis and Backward design School Improvement Coaches / half time teachers

23. NAME DATE The Unit Organizer NEW UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS Expanded Unit Map Additional Supports are about... 9 10 Providing student and staff support School Improvement Coaches Dedicated Counselor and Assistant Principal Attendance –Pre 90% Schedule priorities RTI team / Live RTI document

24. January Counselor visits 3 feeder middle schools. Middle school tours of high school. Parent night - Course/elective Fair Counselors visit MS for course selection process. February/March Gather anecdotal information from MS teachers about students Begin lunchtime visits with 8th grade April Receive first administration scores for state assessment (Math/ Reading) Finalize anecdotal info May HS representative at all 8th ARDs, LPACs (some 504 meetings) 2nd Administration of state assessment Counselors meet to share vital info regarding emotional needs Timeline of transition events

25. June/July Final state testing results HS representative at all SSI meetings Determine intervention/acceleration needs Specific scheduling of students based on need August 9th grade only Open House - before 1st day of school Freshman Team receives information spreadsheet about students First Week of school - Lobo Camp Weekly PLC in content teams Live RTI document Throughout grading period (3-6weeks) - meet as a 9th grade team

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27. Thank You! Lehman High School 512-268-8454 Nikki Dickerson, Freshman Principal –dickersonn@hayscisd.net Michelle Chae, Principal –chaem@hayscisd.net CEU Code: CX-35