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Teaming

Teaming. At Lewiston High School Lewiston, Maine. Who Are We ?. 1342 Students – the ONLY show in town LRTC – Tech Center attached (5 senders) 105 LEP Students (72 last year) 198 Special Ed. Students 46% Free/Reduced Lunch

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Teaming

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  1. Teaming At Lewiston High School Lewiston, Maine

  2. Who Are We ? • 1342 Students – the ONLY show in town • LRTC – Tech Center attached (5 senders) • 105 LEP Students (72 last year) • 198 Special Ed. Students • 46% Free/Reduced Lunch • Urban (2 Major Hospitals, Bates College, UMaine L/A, Several community colleges, Tim Horton’s & Starbucks!)

  3. Why Team? Personalization!Ninth grade a make-or-break year for students Some students do well in middle school, only to become overwhelmed by the size and complexity of today’s high schools. Then there are some who simply don’t want to go to class. …Whatever the reasons, researchers and school officials say ninth grade has become a watershed year. The Washington Post (free registration) (5/11/04)

  4. Initial Configuration 2000-2005 • Whole School • Blue Day – Periods 1 – 4 … 81 minutes each • White Day – Periods 5 – 8 … 81 minutes each • 4 Freshman Teams, approx 80 students ea. • 5 On-team classes • Math, Science, History, English, Flex • 3 Electives • Teachers: 1 Period of Common Planning Time

  5. Current Configuration • Grades 10-12 remained on Blue/White Block Schedule • Freshman teams: • Five 50-minute classes that meet daily • Math, Sci, Hist, Eng, Flex • One 81-minute Blue Day elective (1st or last per.) • One 81-minute White Day elective (last or 1st per.)

  6. Drop Out – Number of Students Thru 1/18/06 9th 10th 11th 12th 9th drop-outs: 5 yrs pre-team = 106 … 5 yrs post-team = 65 10th drop-outs: = 58 … = 106 TOTAL:164 171

  7. Recovery Rates – PR to RC • 2004-2005 • Freshmen -45% -32% -17% -20% Sum = -114% “Recovery Rate”

  8. Recovery Rate 2004-2005 Over the first 3 quarters of the year • Freshman: -141% • Sophomore: -30% • Junior: -45% • Senior: -148%

  9. How to Start the Right Way • Develop Whole Staff Support of Teaming • Not just support of team teachers • Gather pre-teaming data What’s important to your school? • Train/develop integrated cross-curricular units

  10. Good Luck in Your Journey! Marie Laverdiere • English Teacher – 9th gradeTeam 3 • mlaverdiere@lewnet.avcnet.org Elizabeth Bradley • Former Math Teacher – 9th grade Team 3 • Assistant Principal for Freshmen • ebradley@lewnet.avcnet.org THE END

  11. Raising Up All Students (Keep this?) • Class of ’06 • October 2002; n = 406 • January 2006; n = 355 (loss of 51) • 77 high risk • 278 on track to graduate (68% of 406) • SAT @ LHS in Dec ’05 … n = 41 (1 Jr.) • N = 33 < 500 in math & 27 < 500 in reading • Dave Bowie’s data re: top 25%

  12. Why Team? Personalization!Ninth grade a make-or-break year for students • In Prince George's County, Md., last year, nearly 22% of the county's 12,229 ninth-graders had to repeat their freshman year. By creating specialized academies, providing mentors and offering study-skills classes, schools in the metro Washington, D.C., area are redoubling their efforts to help students make it through this watershed year.   The Washington Post (free registration) (5/12/04)

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