2014-2015 School Year Woodrow Wilson High School New Parent Orientation Wednesday, August 20, 2014

1. 2014-2015 School Year Woodrow Wilson High School New Parent Orientation Wednesday, August 20, 2014

2. Agenda Welcome/Review Agenda Introduction of the Administrative Team The State of Woodrow Wilson High School Policies and Procedures Parent Involvement How do we communicate? Athletic and Extracurricular Activity Program A Typical Day at Wilson Question and Answer

3. Meet the Members Of The Administrative Team

4. Academic Student Support Teams • Last Name A-C • Assistant Principal Ms. Bowser • Counselor Ms. Sargent • Last Name D-He • Assistant Principal Mr. Haith • Counselor Ms. Bright

5. Academic Student Support Teams • Last Name Hf-Mc • Assistant Principal Ms. Clemmons • Counselor Ms. Blitz • Last Name Md-Sl • Assistant Principal Mr. Bargeman • Counselor Ms. Maites • Last Name Sm-Z • Assistant Principal Ms. Waits • Counselor Ms. Flowers

6. Behavior and Attendance Student Support Teams • Last Name A-D • Dean of Students Mr. Hernandez • Attendance Counselor Ms. Martinez • Last Name E-J • Dean of Students Ms. Ricks • Attendance Counselor Ms. Stephens

7. Behavior and Attendance Student Support Teams • Last Name K-Q • Dean of Students Mr. Barnes • Attendance Counselor Ms. James • Last Name R-Z • Dean of Students Mr. Martin • Attendance Counselor Ms. Clemmons

8. We Refer the Young People that We Serve as Scholars

9. Definitions • student • a person who attends a school, college, or university • a person who studies something • one who studies:  an attentive and systematic observer

10. Definition • scholar • a person who has studied a subject for a long time and knows a lot about it • an intelligent and well-educated person who knows a particular subject very well • a person who has done advanced study in a special field • a learned person

11. 2014-2015 School Year Woodrow Wilson High School The State of Our School

13. Four Goal Areas • A School Community of Acceptance and Tolerance • Standardized Testing • Graduation • First Time Ninth Grade Promotion • Stakeholder Satisfaction

14. Standardized Testing • A School Community of Acceptance and Tolerance

15. DC CAS Proficiency Results Goal Reading 67% Goal Math 66%

16. DC CAS Reading Goal 30% Advanced

17. DC CAS Math Goal 25% Advanced

18. DC CAS Proficiency

19. Advanced Placement Participation Goal - 37%

20. Advanced Placement Performance Goal – 47%

22. SAT Data by Race

23. Goals for 2014-2015 School Year • PARCC Math–Baseline Year (New Assessment) • PARCC Reading– Baseline Year (New Assessment) • PARCC Math Advanced- Baseline Year (New Assessment) • PARCC Reading- Baseline Year (New Assessment) • SAT–Increase the average score by 70 points (1047) in verbal and math • Advanced Placement (Participation)–38% of scholars enrolled in an advanced placement course • Advanced Placement (Performance)-48% of scholars will earn a 3 or better on the Advanced Placement test

24. Standardized Testing

25. What is the PARCC test? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZbd7qEG3Ns

26. PARCC stands for the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

27. The Five Ws on PARCC • Who =>Students enrolled in Eng I, Eng II, Alg I, Geometry, and possibly Eng III and Alg II • What =>Computer based assessment that measures students knowledge of the CCSS • When=> Students will test over during a specific time in March or April • Where=> The logistics of how we will test are TBD • Why=> PARCC wants to ensure students literacy and math skills are college ready.

28. What other test will my scholar have to take? • EOY: End of Year Assessments • SRI: Scholastic Reading Inventory -Reading baseline • Accucess: Math Baseline test • ACCESS: ELL testing for our population of scholars who have yet to receive a 5 on the yearly Access test • Unit Assessments: Measure scholars understanding of the CCSS in ELA and math for each unit of study • PSAT/SAT • AP Exams

29. How can I help my scholar prepare for these test? • Be aware of the testing windows • Ask teachers about how materials in class are connected to these test • Encourage you scholar to read text outside of what is required in class • Discuss any information and/or score reports received from the school with your scholar

30. Scholastic Aptitude Test • SAT Prep Course • Word of the Day • SAT Problem of the Day • October Administration for Seniors • February Administration for Juniors

31. Advanced Placement • Summer Institute Training • National Math and Science Initiative • 20 Additional Hours of Instruction • Incentives for Scholars and Teachers • Additional Resources and Materials • Focused Professional Development

32. Graduation Rate • A School Community of Acceptance and Tolerance

33. Graduation Rate – 77%

34. Honor Roll (3.0 or Higher) (Goal 42%)

35. Goals for 2014-2015 School Year • Graduation–80% graduation rate • Honor Roll–43% earning honor roll status per advisory

36. Graduation • Interventions • 9th grade interventions and monitoring • Credit Recovery/Summer School • Mentoring • Remediation • Student Support Team (SST) • Create Action Plans When a Scholar Fails a Course • Community service hours

37. Graduation • Planning Beyond Graduation • Every senior to take the SAT • Every senior to apply to a college • Communicate scholarship information • Every senior maintain a 2.0 or better GPA

38. First Time Ninth Grade Promotion • A School Community of Acceptance and Tolerance

39. First Time Ninth Grade Promotion Rate – 84%

40. Class Performance (2.0 or Higher) (Goal 75%)

41. Goals for 2014-2015 School Year • Ninth Grade Promotion–85% of first-time ninth grade scholars promoted to the tenth grade • Class Performance–81% earning a 2.0 or better per advisory

42. Ninth Grade Promotion • Mentoring Program – “One Scholar at a time”

43. Stakeholder Satisfaction • A School Community of Acceptance and Tolerance

44. Scholar Climate Survey I feel safe at my school = 78% Goal = 88%

45. School Climate ParentWould Recommend Wilson to a Friend – 92% Goal = 83%

46. School Climate StaffWilson is a good place to work – 92% • Goal = 90% • *Only 30 people responded

47. Suspension Data

48. Goals for 2014-2015 School Year • Attendance (ISA)–85% in seat attendance (ISA) rate for all scholars • Suspensions–Reduce behaviors resulting in suspension by 20% or more (185) • Climate (Scholar)-88% of our scholars will indicate that they feel safe in our school on the annual climate survey • Climate (Parent)-90% of our parents will indicate that they would recommend that a friend send his or her child to our school on the annual climate survey • Climate (Staff)-90% of our staff will indicate that this school is a good place to work on the annual climate survey

49. Customer Service

50. Measuring SatisfactionAnnual Student Satisfaction SurveyAnnual Parent Satisfaction SurveyAnnual Staff Satisfaction Survey