2. VIP Lunch Period Steven Keen and Mike Harvey
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3. The way lunch used to be…
We had a pretty typical set up:
4 periods of our 9 period day were lunch periods.
Home room was in the morning for 45 minutes.
All clubs and remediation were during home room.
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High School

4. That all changed this year with VIP…
What does VIP stand for?
Value Everyone and Everything
Individual Responsibility
Positive Attitude
Our VIP program includes several different elements.
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5. VIP Pass The Jersey Shore Area High School VIP Pass system
Each teacher gives out one pass per week.
This pass will get the student several privileges throughout the school.
Examples: ½ off coffee, free entrance into sporting events and 5 minute early dismissal from 4th and 9th period. If they return the pass at the end of the week, they are entered into a drawing to win prizes.
Teachers may give classroom specific privileges as well.
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6. The VIP Luncheon The Jersey Shore Area High School
Once every nine weeks, each teacher chooses a student to attend a VIP Luncheon.
This VIP Luncheon is prepared by the culinary arts classes.
Teachers are also randomly chosen to attend as well.
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7. The VIP Lunch Period The Jersey Shore Area High School
The VIP team traveled to a high school in Maryland to see this concept in action.
We set up a 66 minute period of time.
It is divided into two halves: Lunch and Option
Depending on the day, students may eat at different times during the VIP lunch.
Teachers may also have different responsibilities based on the day of the week.
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8. Teacher Duties during VIP
Lunch detention
Clubs
Remediation
Meetings (9th grade team meetings, VIP Team meetings, SAP meetings)
Hall monitoring
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9. VIP Lunch Schedule
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10. Sample teacher schedule
Our goal is to increase teacher availability
First Half
Second Half
Monday
Lunch
Chess Club
Tuesday
Available for students
Wednesday
Lunch or Remediation Hall
Lunch Detention or Lunch
Thursday
VIP Team Meeting
Friday
9th Grade Team Meeting
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11. How can students use VIP lunch?
Eat lunch
Go see teachers for help
Work on homework and study
Attend a club
Go to required remediation
Attend lunch detention
Hang out with friends
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12. Building Logistics The Jersey Shore Area High School Additional Tables
Grab and Go Stations
Garbage Cans
Courtyard
Clean Floors
Clean Desks
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13. Lunch Detention The Jersey Shore Area High School
Students may be required to attend for disciplinary reasons.
It runs the entire VIP lunch period.
Students are escorted to get their lunches during the second half of VIP.
They must be working on something.
There is no talking.
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14. Remediation The Jersey Shore Area High School
Students seek out help if needed and make up missed work.
If students are failing, they can be assigned to see their teachers during certain VIP periods. This proved to be difficult to implement and very inefficient.
As of May 1st, If students are failing multiple classes, they are required to attend a large-group remediation (study hall) for at least one week or until they are passing. If students have a pass to go to a teacher, they may do so.
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15. Remediation Schedule
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16. Clubs The Jersey Shore Area High School Courtyard
Club schedules are set up at the beginning of the year.
Attendance was originally very good, but has drastically decreased with time.
Courtyard
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17. Club Schedule
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18. Breakfast Stations The Jersey Shore Area High School
We opened up breakfast stations in the morning.
They have been very successful.
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19. Data Results – VIP Program
Teacher Surveys
Attendance Data
65 total respondents
Compared to last year, how many students are cutting your classes?
48% said less, 46% said the same
Is the VIP lunch hour an effective scheduling tool that allows students to get help and make-up their work?
8% said very effective and 48% said Effective
Excused Tardiness
= 387
= 200
Unexcused Tardiness
= 1485
= 493
* Less than 10% daily absentee Rate
There is not enough data to make any correlations.
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High School