1. Board Presentation 2013-14

2. OMBUDSMAN Pickens County Graduation and life preparation for all. Vision Mission We will educate our students in a safe, nurturing and fiscally responsible environment that holds the highest expectations.

3. 1.5 YEARS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Total number of students served- 70 Attendance average- 91% Jasper Center 91 DB Carroll Street Jasper, GA 30143 30 slots

4. DEMOGRAPHICS Gender Males: 55 Females: 15 Grade Level 6 th : 4 7 th : 13 8 th : 6 9 th : 14 10 th : 17 11 th : 7 12 th : 9 Composite data for 1.5 years Of the students enrolled in the program during the 1.5 year period 63% were between ages 14- 16 and 44% were in the 9 th and 10 th grades.

5. ENROLLMENT

6. SPECIAL SERVICES

7. ATTENDANCE 91 % Overall attendance for 1.5 year period

8. GRADUATION RATE 2012-13 3 graduates 3 potential graduates 2013-14 There is one potential graduate this school year. This student is on track to graduate.

9. STABILIZATION Of the 70 students enrolled in the Ombudsman program for the 1.5 year period, 79% (55 students) either remained in the program, transitioned back to their home school, or successfully graduated.

10. STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT 2012-13 115 Potential Credits 87 Earned Credits Fall 2013 70 Potential Credits 64 Earned Credits

11. DISCIPLINE DATA Some students may struggle to understand that the choices they make have negative consequences. In those cases, it may be required to place a student on administrative review while the student, teacher and parent work through a plan for the student's success.

12. CREDIT RECOVERY OPTIONS Middle and High School Credit Recovery and Retainees Modified curriculum and Use of Modified Platform curricula Edgenuity TLI (Teacher Led Instruction) Extensive benchmarking Close attention to diagnostics and their analysis Specific timeline for grade advancement Abbreviated Stays for Behavioral Contact Students Minimal latency period on receiving student information Knowledge of units that have been covered in the past Direct communication with previous instructors Pro-social lessons for students Assessments/diagnostics for thirty day enrollees Hospital Homebound Tests taken in the presence of parents or at a center on scheduled days Help available via email, at center, and/or telephone Initial diagnostics completed at center, but all platforms available via internet Grades entered via Podio and Power Teacher and proper communication with stakeholders Standardized tests administered at center, unless other arrangements via district Broadening the uses of the OES program to include middle and high school credit recovery students and retainees, abbreviated stays for behavioral contract students, and hospital bound students.

13. STUDENT TESTIMONIAL “Ombudsman is an amazing program. You can work around your school schedule much easier because you have a modified day. You also have small groups to help you understand what’s going on in the lessons. Any questions I have, they always get answered.” -10 th grader Jasper OES

14. STUDENT TESTIMONIAL “The Ombudsman program has helped me keep my grades up by working one-on-one with me and helping me understand material I struggle with. It has also helped me stay on track, but also work at my own pace so that I don’t feel rushed.” -10 th Grader Jasper OES

15. STUDENT TESTIMONIAL “Ombudsman is not a traditional educational environment. However, I know that at Ombudsman, I’ve seen people who never thought they could pass certain classes do better and actually succeed, because the help they needed was readily available. Here, the teachers are able to work more with you as an individual, rather than one teacher instructing thirty students at once. The curriculum is more at your own pace and the testing is less stressful.” -12 th grader Jasper OES

16. THANK YOU Any Questions?