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Uplift Summit High School

Uplift Summit High School. Dessert with the Director and Deans February 5, 2015 5:30 p.m. Agenda. PSAT and New Course Offerings for Grades 9-11 for the 2015-16 school year-Margaret Rosenbaum Grade 11 RTC Trip-Margaret Rosenbaum College Signing Day-Margaret Rosenbaum

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Uplift Summit High School

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  1. Uplift Summit High School Dessert with the Director and Deans February 5, 2015 5:30 p.m.

  2. Agenda • PSAT and New Course Offerings for Grades 9-11 for the 2015-16 school year-Margaret Rosenbaum • Grade 11 RTC Trip-Margaret Rosenbaum • College Signing Day-Margaret Rosenbaum • ACT-EPA January Benchmark Scholar Report-Tracy Odom • What can Scholars do to Prepare now before the Exam? Jose’ Colo • Yearbook-Tiffany Starnes • Recap-Scholar Awards and Incentives: Tiffany Starnes • Title 1 Parent Committees: Tracy Odom and Vernetta Willis • New and Old Parent Business-Vernetta Willis

  3. 2015-16 New Course Offerings for Grades 9-12 • 9th Grade • AP Human Geography* • 10thGrade • Graphic Design • Government** • AP World History* • 11th/12th • AP US History* • AP Psychology • AP Calculus BC • Advanced Quantitative Reasoning

  4. COLLEGE SIGNING DAY

  5. GRADE 10 AND 11 TRIPS

  6. SCHOLAR CULTURE • Pennies for Pasta Campaign • Runs February 9-28 • Grade level competition • Drug Free School Assembly – Feb. 5 • Valentine’s Day Pictures – Feb. 11 • Scholars can wear red, black, pink, or white shirts with school appropriate jeans on Wednesday, February 11 • Scholars can take Valentine’s pictures for $1.00

  7. Scholar Incentives • 3 current incentives • Enrollment incentives • 1st class to have 100% reenrollment will receive a free jeans day on February 9 • Dress Code incentives • The grade level with 5% or fewer dress code violations earn the opportunity to wear a college sweatshirt and or scarves on the Friday of the week • Positive HERO points incentive • The grade level with 50% positive points earn a free dress pass, with 75% earn free homework pass, with 100% earn a pizza party

  8. Scholar Culture Data

  9. Academic SummaryACT Winter Benchmark Data (Grade 11)

  10. Uplift Summit International High School 2015-16DATA SNAP SHOT FALL WINTER GAIN 17.35 18.55 +1.2 ON TARGET +2

  11. Specific Data from ACT Winter benchmark • Writing+ 4.2 • Reading+ 2.2 • Science-1.3 • Math-0.3

  12. Efforts on campus to close the gap? • Increased focus on targeted Math and Science skills that differs based on individual scholar data • We are collaborating with our CMO to add additional subject support through teacher coaching and requiring targeted tutoring of our scholars in order to increase specific skills. • New teacher created and immediate feedback systems are in place to quickly address any skill related issues • Two Saturday ACT camps are being offered before the exam • Monitoring EPA progress • RTC Classes and HAT Time (practice and reinforcement)

  13. SCHOLARS PREPARE FOR THE ACT exam by… • Juniors: Have friendly reminders up to the test on April 18, 2015 • (All grade levels) Check grades regularly for grades marked as “EPAs Checks.” • (All grade levels) Explore resources: • http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/ • Question of the day (timing) • Word of the day (notecards)

  14. Reminder: Campus Priorities • AP and IB Alignment (Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate) • Increased communication and partnership (New HS Newsletter constructed by two of our HS parents, Jennifer O’Connor Lynch, Ryan Shillonton, and teacher Luciana Cantu. • Consistent Observations and Feedback

  15. Q&A

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