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Board of Education MeetingFebruary 6, 2014
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Did you know during 2013 Summer School, only 20% of our student population
attended?VisionBuilding Successful Futures, Each Student, Every Day
MissionThrough the expertise of a motivated staff the Park Hill School District provides a meaningful education in a safe, caring environment to prepare each student for
success in life.
ValuesStudent Focus
IntegrityHigh Expectations
Continuous Improvement Visionary Leadership
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Summer School Committee WorkSummer School Committees began meeting October 2013 thru late December 2013
Committee members were comprised of administrators, teachers, and counselors◦Elementary School Cohort◦Middle School Cohort◦High School Cohort
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Summer School Committee Work• Reviewed board policy
guidelines• Visited the district’s vision,
mission, and value statements
• Assured all proposals costs would be met through the state foundation formula
• Used a continuous improvement model PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) to guide recommendations
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Summer School Committee WorkLooked at the historical model of
summer school 2012 & 2013 Parent/Student/Teacher
surveys were reviewed◦Top Themes: Need for transportation Need for full day programming
Researched successful summer school models
Created Vision Statements for each summer school model
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Vision StatementsElementary/Middle Vision
◦ Full Day Program◦ Transportation◦ Updated curriculum
Explore Newton Alliance Summer School Model
◦ Program inclusive of exploratory classes High School Vision
◦ Improve communication plan to parents on virtual classes Need for a blended model
◦ Offer credit recovery classes in both high schools
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RecommendationsElementary/Middle School
◦Partner with Newton Alliance to provide a comprehensive summer school program
◦This partnership will provide PreK-8 students with transportation and a full day summer school program called “Summer Journey”
High School◦Continue with high school model
providing credit recovery and virtual blended classes in both buildings
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Newton Alliance
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Why Districts Choose Summer Journey?
• Student Assessment Results
• Reduces Student Academic Regression
• Assurance of Quality Education Experience for Students
• Parent Interest• Professional Development• Wealth of Materials• Newton Alliance Managed
RecruitmentCopyright © 2014 Catapult Learning. All rights reserved.
Northland school districts who have partnered with Newton Alliance:- Liberty- Kearney- Smithville
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Newton Alliance-Program Model
24 consecutive 7-hour instructional days; 168 program hours (maximum)◦Newton Alliance charges a maximum
fee of $515 for every 168 hours a student is present
Design Level (students enroll in the grade level they will enter in the 2014-2015 school year) oKindergarten oEarly Learner – Grade 1oPrimary – Grades 2/3oElementary – Grades 4/5o Intermediate – Grades 6/7/8
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Newton Alliance-Program Model
Morning sessions 4 core academic courses – one hour each – 24 daysoCore courses include reading, language arts, mathematics, science and/or social studies
Afternoon sessions6 hands-on exploratory Journey courses with academics embedded
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Newton Alliance-Program Details
Teacher Manual containing 24 lessons All Materials included, from paper clips
to rockets; consumables to non consumables and come in self-contained box (kit) per each course offered
Implementation Support Regional Operations Manager (ROM)
working with Summer School Principal
Professional Development Implementation of program – half
dayCopyright © 2014 Catapult Learning. All rights reserved.
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Newton Alliance-Program Details
Student Information SystemAttendance and scheduling support
Recruitment/Enrollment SupportAdvertising, recruiting, marketing collateral, enrolling, and call center support
Incentive ProgramProgram flexibility
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Summer Journey Curricula• Research based curricula
• Aligned to state standards: GLEs and Missouri
Learning Standards in communication arts and math
• Pre and post criterion-referenced assessments available
Grades 3-8 in communication arts and math
• Brain-based instructional design with high interest
activities that engage and motivate students
• Over 200 course offerings
o Offerings include reading, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and Journey courses
• Hands-on, cooperative learning based lessons
• Lessons cross several content areas of instruction and
include differentiated instructional approaches that
meet multiple learner needsCopyright © 2014 Catapult Learning. All rights reserved.
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Summer Journey Recruitment • A Summer Journey DVD shown about
a summer program coming to their
school.
• Students take home an informational
packet and an enrollment form
• Data on forms entered into SIS
(Newton Alliance System)
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End of Summer Report (EOS)• A detailed end of summer report
will be provided to district in September containing the following:oStudent academic gainsoStudent attendanceoFinancial reportoParent survey resultsoStaff survey results
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Proposed 2014Summer School Program
Summer School Location Attendance Areas Served
Tiffany Ridge Elementary Tiffany Ridge ElementaryLine Creek Elementary
English Landing Elementary English Landing Elementary*Southeast Elementary
Prairie Point Elementary Prairie Point ElementaryChinn Elementary
Renner Elementary Renner ElementaryGraden Elementary
Union Chapel Elementary Union Chapel ElementaryHawthorn Elementary
*Southeast Elementary(if needed)
*Southeast Elementary(if needed)
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Proposed 2014Summer School Program
Summer School Location Attendance Areas Served
Plaza Middle School Plaza Middle SchoolCongress Middle SchoolLakeview Middle School
Park Hill High School Park Hill High School
Park Hill South High School Park Hill South High School
** All High School Physical Education Courses will be
held in Congress Gymnasium
Park Hill High SchoolPark Hill South High School
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Proposed 2014Summer School Program
Program Attendance Areas Served
Extended School Year
Russell Jones Education Center
Tiffany Ridge ElementaryRenner Elementary
Smart Start Renner Elementary
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Proposed 2014Summer School Schedule
Elementary
◦ Incoming (2014-2015) Kindergarten – 5th Graders
◦ June 2 – July 3 (Monday – Friday)
◦ 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Middle School
◦ Incoming 6th – 8th Graders
◦ June 2 – July 3 (Monday – Friday)
◦ 7: 45 – 3:15 pm
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Proposed 2014Summer School Schedule
High School
◦ Incoming 9th – 12 Graders
◦ First Session
June 2 – June 20
7:30 – 11:30 am
◦ Second Session
June 23 – June 27
7:30 – 11:30 am
June 30 – July 3 (No classes July 4th)
7:30 am – 12:30 pm
July 7 – July 11
7:30 – 11:30 am
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Extended School Year
Grades K – 12 that meet ESY
Eligibility Requirements
Dates-TBA
◦Special Service Day Camp in July
Time-TBA
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Smart Start
Literacy and Math Focus
1st Grade – 4th Grade
July 7 – 24, 2014
Monday – Thursday, 8:30 – 11:30
am
Location: Renner Elementary
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Did you know during 2013 Summer School, only 20% of our student population
attended?VisionBuilding Successful Futures, Each Student, Every Day
MissionThrough the expertise of a motivated staff the Park Hill School District provides a meaningful education in a safe, caring environment to prepare each student for
success in life.
ValuesStudent Focus
IntegrityHigh Expectations
Continuous Improvement Visionary Leadership