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2009 Indian Education Summit Drop Out Prevention

2009 Indian Education Summit Drop Out Prevention. Rapid City, SD September 28, 2009. Presenters. Allan Bertram – Assistant Principal – Chamberlain High School Marc Krogstad – Guidance Counselor – Chamberlain High School Jeff Steckelberg – Study Assist Coord. – Chamberlain High School.

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2009 Indian Education Summit Drop Out Prevention

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  1. 2009 Indian Education SummitDrop Out Prevention Rapid City, SD September 28, 2009

  2. Presenters • Allan Bertram – Assistant Principal – Chamberlain High School • Marc Krogstad – Guidance Counselor – Chamberlain High School • Jeff Steckelberg – Study Assist Coord. – Chamberlain High School

  3. Why??? • Main Reasons why students drop out • 1) Life Events – Traumatic Events. • 2) Fade Outs – Students who have no educational backing. • 3) Push Outs- Attendance or Behavior Policy with no alternatives • 4) Lack of Success – Students who are unable to stay at grade level

  4. Key Stats • Native American Students nationally have over a 50% drop out rate. (NDPC) • Caucasian Students nationally have a 25% drop out rate. (NDPC) • 85-90% of students who are on track entering 10th grade nationally will graduate from high school. (NDPC) • The key is keeping students on track educationally.

  5. What we do wrong • We focus to much on what we teach and not on what the students have actually learned. • We spend to much time making excuses for why the students cannot learn instead of focusing our energy on how we are going to do the best possible job with what we have.

  6. Questions to ask • What is it we expect our students to learn? • How will we know if our students are learning? • How will we respond when student’s don’t learn? • How will we respond when students have learned? • (DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, and Many, 2006)

  7. Where we are at • CHS Drop Out Situation • 2008-2009 = 10 • 2007-2008 = 11 • 2006-2007 = 4 • 2005-2006 = 7 • 2004-2005 = 5 • Total Students in last 5 years = 37 • Last two years District has lost $97,860 • We had to do something.

  8. Chamberlain High School • 294 Students • 101 Native American Students • 37% of our student population is Native American.

  9. Process • Formed a Drop Out Prevention Committee – August of 2008. • Looked at current programs and initiatives that were supporting At-Risk Students. • Looked at current programs and initiatives that were not supporting At-Risk Students. • Professional Development • Attended National Native American Drop Out Prevention Conference – Phoenix, AZ 2009 • State Level Drop Out Prevention Workshop – Sioux Falls, SD 2008 • 152 Ways to Keep Students in School – Schlargel 2008 • Webinars, Journals and Publications, etc.

  10. CSD 7-1 Drop Out Prevention Plan • Met One time per month. • Looked at new initiatives and programs that could be installed to help out the drop out situation. • Overall Plan is a guide to what we currently do in our district for At-Risk students. • CSD Drop Out Plan

  11. Where we were at • Spring 2003 • 27% of Native American students tested were Advanced/Proficient in Math • 45% of Native American students tested were Advanced/Proficient in Reading. • Native American subgroup did not make AYP.

  12. Where we are now • Spring 2008 • 67% of Native American students tested were Advanced/Proficient in Math • 80% of Native American students tested were Advanced/Proficient in Reading. • Native American subgroup made AYP.

  13. Tools for At-Risk Students • Study Assist Program • Student on the Rise Program • Teacher Mentor Program • Advisor/Advisee • Saturday School

  14. Study Assist • 3 Different Formats • 1) Study Assist Class • 2) Study Assist Pull-Out Program • 3) Study Assist Class Transfer Program.

  15. Study Assist Class • The purpose of this course is to provide an environment of support for students that struggle to meet the expectations of CHS classes as well as state standards. Students will thus be able to: • Pass classes • Remain in school and graduate from CHS • Become eligible for athletics and activities

  16. Overview • Offered 7 Class Periods per day. • 1 Certified Staff Member and 1 Classified Staff Member for each class Period. • 12 Student Maximum for each Period • Daily Rubric is used for grading purposes. • Half Credit per semester can be earned toward graduation status.

  17. Study Assist • Separate Classroom in place – Students really make this their place. • Students placed at beginning of year by: • Teacher Recommendation • Behind in Credits • History of poor attendance • Grade History

  18. SA Resources • Rubric • Teacher Roster • Class Roster • Overall Information • Agenda

  19. What are the evaluation procedures of the program? • Student grade point average will be reviewed • Student percent of classes passed will be reviewed • Student grades will be compared to prior semesters before enrolling in the Study Assist program • Attendance of those students participating in the program will be compared against the previous completed grading period prior to their enrollment

  20. Results • Grade Point Average • 2nd Semester 2007 (before Study Assist) • 1.15 • 1st Semester 2008 • 1.95

  21. Results continued • Before Study Assist • 64% Classes Passed by Students who were put into study Assist. • 2007- 2008 First Semester • 87% Classes Passed by Study Assist Students • 2007- 2008 Second Semester • 88% Classes Passed by Study Assist Students • 2008- 2009 First Semester • 92% Classes Passed by Study Assist Students • 2008- 2009 Second Semester • 91% Classes Passed by Study Assist Students

  22. Results continued • Why has the program worked? • Why do the rich get richer? • Success builds Confidence • Students who lack confidence: will not take risks, feel hopeless, stop learning • If our students go off, they have two choices- up or down. If they fly it is on the wings of confidence. • Come to the edge, he said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He pushed them and they flew. –Guillaume Apollinaire

  23. Study Assist Pull-Out Program • Grade Check each Friday. • All students failing multiple courses. • Pulled out of regular courses on certain days. • Placed in actual Study Assist Classroom. Study Assist Teacher given info on what classes they are to focus on. • Focus on Getting Worked Caught Up. • SA Pull-Out

  24. Study Assist Class Transfer • 1st Semester 2008-09 • Purpose: To utilize existing class periods, where students have no opportunity to pass the class, for working on classes that the student has the ability to pass and retain credit. • A total of 8 students were put in Study Assist extra class periods where they had no opportunity of passing with a result of 16 classes being passed out of a possible 22. This transfers into a total of 8 credits being earned.  •   62 Students were in the pull out program during the 2nd semester of 2008-2009 • Class Transfer

  25. Student on the Rise • Each Month Teachers nominate students who they feel have done outstanding work. (In or out of the classroom) • Target students who normally don’t get recognition. • A picture and the write-up about the student is placed on the board. • Info sent to Newspaper & Put on our Website. • Student on the Rise

  26. Teacher Mentor Program • Students Identified at the Beginning of the school year. • Grades • Social Issues • Home life issues • Staff choose up to two students they would like to mentor from the list. • Meet one time each week- • Focus on grades, choices, and life happenings.

  27. Advisor/Advisee • Meet Every Friday During the School Year. • Follow same group of students all four years of school • Agenda set by the Drop Out Prevention Committee. • Sent to Staff three days prior to the meeting time.

  28. Advisor/Advisee • Advisement on: Grades, Credits, Academic Goals, Career Choices(Career Cruising) • Advisor-Advisee2.doc

  29. Saturday School • Meet one Saturday per month. • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. • Allows students to buy back one missed absence from school. • Gives students 5 hours of time to focus on getting caught up on school work.

  30. Saturday School • Minimum of 1 Certified Staff. • Volunteer Basis this year. • Students are chosen based on attendance points & grades. • Set Criteria, Rules, and Expectations.

  31. Think About • Attempt to be Pro-Active rather than Re-Active. • “Not greeting your students everyday may be one of the biggest mistakes you could ever make” – Annette Breaux

  32. Resources • Learning by doing: A handbook for professional learning communities. Dufour, Dufour, Eaker, Many (2006) • 152 Ways to Keep Students in School Fanklin Schlargel (2008) • 101 Answers for new teachers andtheir mentors. Annette Breaux (2003)

  33. Contact Information • Allan Bertram – 234-4467 • Allan.bertram@k12.sd.us • http://abertram.wikispaces.com/ • Marc Krogstad – 234-4467 • marc.krogstad@k12.sd.us • Jeff Steckelberg – 234-4467 • Jeff.steckelberg@k12.sd.us

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