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OPENING OF SCHOOL 2009-2010OPENING OF SCHOOL 2009-2010
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Welcome
Dr. Manuel L. IsquierdoProud SuperintendentSunnyside USD
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Welcome
SUSD Governing Board
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Employee associations
Sunnyside Education AssociationChris Walden-Jones
President
Sunnyside Classified Employees Association
Manny “Rebel” PortilloPresident
Sunnyside Administrators AssociationLorena Escárcega
President
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Superintendent’s Cabinet
Dr. Jeannie FavelaAssistant Superintendent
Student Services
Raúl OchoaAssistant SuperintendentOperations and Facilities
Planning
Hector EncinasChief Financial Officer
Anna MaidenExecutive DirectorHuman Resources
Bernie CohnAdministrative Director
Elementary Schools
Steve HolmesDirector
Language Acquisition and Development/Special Asst.
to the Superintendent for Project Graduation
Monique SoriaDirector
Public Relations and Organizational Development
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New Administrators
Art BasurtoDirector
Transportation
Bernie CohnAdministrative
DirectorElementary Schools
Hector EncinasChief Financial Officer
Steve HolmesDirector, LAD
Special Asst. to Supt.
Eneida OrcíInterim Principal
Liberty Elementary School
Linda SwangoInterim Principal
Los Ranchitos Elementary
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Welcome
SUSD Governing Board
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Demographics
Staff Certified 1,128 School site administrators 37 Central administrators 29 Support staff 1,044
District Student Enrollment 17,306 Hispanic 87.7% Anglo 5.6% Native American 4.1% African American 2.1% Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5%
English Language Learners Grades K-5 42.1% Grades 6-8 23.4% Grades 9-12 16.2% K-12 31.6%
Eligible for free and reduced meals 14,434 students 83.6%
Homeless 5.8%
Graduation Rate 63%
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Sunnyside and the State’s Image
Dropout factory
Low funding
Corrective action
Low graduation rateUnderperforming schools
49th in funding in nation
High mobility Poverty
Reading below grade level
ELD Model
Cultural intolerance
Parent literacy challenges
Low expectationsCrime and violence
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Sunnyside and the State’s Image
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Nationally, nearly one in five high schools has weak promoting power (<60%).
Arizona is one of 15 states that collectively house almost 80% of the country’s high schools producing the highest number of dropouts.
Sunnyside High School and Desert View High School made the nation’s “dropout factory” list in a follow-up brief given to the Associated Press from Johns Hopkins University in 2007. Based upon data for the graduating classes of 2004-06, 35 high schools in Arizona—one in five—made this list of schools that qualified by having weak promoting power (<60%).
The Dropout Crisis
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Sunnyside and the State’s Image
Dropout factory
Low funding
Corrective action
Low graduation rateUnderperforming schools
49th in funding in nation
High mobility Poverty
Reading below grade level
ELL Model
Cultural intolerance
Parent literacy challenges
Low expectationsCrime and violence
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Sunnyside’s Challenge
We will continue our commitment to improve the public’s perception of our community and confidence in our ability to educate, graduate and prepare our students for the world of work and college.
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The New Generation
NxT LeVeLDance Group
Desert View High School
Glenna Hood and James MerinoSponsors, Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates (JAG)
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The world is watching
Digital JournalU.S. School District
Electrifies With Free Laptops
Cox Communications
Cox Brings Stars into
Reach for ManyLetter from
General Colin Powell, (Retired)
AZ School Boards Assoc.
Laptops motivate Sunnyside District students, bridge digital divide
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Goal One: Graduate
A record number for SUSD - 715 graduates in the Class of 2009, up from 598 in 2008
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Goal One: Graduate
Graduation begins in elementary school
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Goal One: Graduate
Dollars for Scholars awarded $73,500 in scholarships to 64 SUSD graduates in 2009.
Sunnyside High graduate Nicole Esquivel received the Arizona Legislators Latino Caucus Cesar Chavez Award.
Desert View graduate Stephanie Celaya-Serventi was named a 2009 Gates Millennium Scholar; her studies will be paid in full through postgraduate work. She is one of 1,000 Scholars selected from 20,000 applicants.
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Project Graduation:The Digital Advantage
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Goal One: Graduate
Sunnyside Unified School District had an outstanding2008-2009 year!
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Graduation 2009
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PYRAMID OF INTERVENTIONS
- FRESHMEN INTERVENTION
NEEDS
Cohort 2012
Pyramid of Interventions (TIERS 2-5)
Cohor
t 201
2
Pyram
id of
Inte
rven
tions (
TIERS 2-
5)
TIER 1- 505 DIGITAL ADVANTAGE COHORT
TIER 2- 83 Students:PROFILE: Students
with a 2.5 or higher but less than 95% attendance
INTERVENTION: Referral to advisory Teachers and Ignite mentors to foster
connections to the school
TIER 3- 142 Students:PROFILE: Student with 95% attendance, but lower than a 2.5 GPA
INTERVENTION: Individual student plan of action working with GEAR-Up; family contact; referral to Reading Plus
TIER 4- 163 Students:PROFILE: Less than a 2.5 GPA, less than 95% attendance, failing 0 – 1 class
INTERVENTION: Intervention by counselors; potential to earn partial summer school scholarships for credit recovery
TIER 5-267 StudentsPROFILE: 2 F’s or more, less than 95% attendance
INTERVENTION: Intervention by counselors; potential to earn partial summer school scholarships for credit recovery
Even with a laptop initiative, challenges remain.
Project Graduation: The Digital Advantage
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ACADEMIC PROGRESS OF 2008 COHORT
Target Group Location Cohort of
2008
January Total number
of students
January 16 credits or more
Academically on track to graduate in May 2008
District
490
518 556
571
Academically on track to graduate in May 2008
DVHS
180
193 202
211
Academically on track to graduate in May 2008
SSHS
310
325 354
360
15 – 15.75 credits Could graduate with credit
recovery in May 2008
District
57
53 61
57 Could graduate with credit
recovery in May 2008
DVHS
19
28 21
31 Could graduate with credit
recovery in May 2008
SSHS
38
25 40
26 6 – 14.75 credits
Enrolled, and able to graduate with credit recovery next year
District
105
73 135
81 Enrolled, and able to graduate with credit recovery next year
DVHS
51
44 64
50 Enrolled, and able to graduate with credit recovery next year
SSHS
54
29 71
31 Fewer than 6 credits
Enrolled with little academic progress
District
5
4 7
4
Enrolled with little academic progress
DVHS
3
2 3
2
Enrolled with little academic progress
SSHS
2
2 4
2
As of January 29, 2008
DiplomasDiplomas
FOCUS FOCUS
AWARENESS AWARENESS
FAILURE IS FAILURE IS NOT AN NOT AN OPTIONOPTION
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Graduation Update Location
(2008,2007,2006)January 2008
September 2008
September 2008
January 2009 January 2009
16 credits or more
Total number of students
598 Diplomas May 2008
2009 COHORT
2009,2008,2007
2009 COHORT
2009,2008,2007
Academically on track to graduate
District 571 586 638 661 679
Academically on track to graduate DVHS 211 219 242 242 258
Academically on track to graduate SSHS 360 367 396 419 421
15 – 15.75 credits
Could graduate with credit recovery
District 57 58 68 31 34
Could graduate with credit recovery DVHS 31 35 40 19 21
Could graduate with credit recovery SSHS 26 23 28 12 13
6 – 14.75 credits
Could graduate with credit recovery next year
District 81 149 174 98 111
Could graduate with credit recovery next year DVHS 50 84 100 54 67
Could graduate with credit recovery next year SSHS 31 65 74 44 44
Fewer than 6 credits
Enrolled with little academic progress District 4 15 15 14 18
Enrolled with little academic progress DVHS 2 8 8 14 18
Enrolled with little academic progress SSHS 2 7 7 0 0
AS OF 3RD QTR-
ON TRACK 713
ACADEMIC PROGRESS OF 2009 COHORT
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Su
nn
yside H
S A
ttend
ance D
ata-
1st S
emester 2008-2009 Y
ear
27230 27808
8873
0
5000
1000015000
20000
2500030000
Freshmen(06-07)
Freshmen(07-08)
Freshmen(08-09)
Three Year Trend- Freshmen Attendance (Unknown/Unexcused) End of 1st Semester
2780811446
0
20000
40000
Sophomores(07-08)
Sophomores(08-09)
Sophomore Attendance (Unknown/Unexcused) End of 1st Semester
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Desert V
iew H
S A
ttend
ance D
ata- 1
st Sem
ester 2008-2009 Year
19985 217929362
0
20000
40000
Freshmen(06-07)
Freshmen(07-08)
Freshmen(08-09)
Three Year Trend- Freshmen Attendance (Unknown/Unexcused) End of 1st Semester
21792
14665
0
10000
20000
30000
Sophomores(07-08)
Sophomores(08-09)
Sophomore Attendance (Unknown/Unexcused) End of 1st Semester
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Desert V
iew H
S A
ttend
ance D
ata- 2
nd S
emester 2008-2009 Y
ear
45123
30189 34216
0
20000
40000
60000
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
DVHS Fresmen Cohort 3yr Trend (2nd Semester Only) Unknown/Unexcused
Absences
3828633727 31085
010000200003000040000
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
DVHS Sophomore Cohort 3yr Trend (2nd Semester Only)
Unknown/ Unexcused Absences
3437825463
36182
010000200003000040000
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
DVHS Junior Cohort 3yr Trend (2nd Semester Only)
Unknown/Unexcused Absences
3218423771 29524
0
20000
40000
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
DVHS Senior Cohort 3yr Trend (2nd Semester Only)
Unknown/Unexcused Absences
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Su
nn
yside H
S A
ttend
ance D
ata-
2n
d Sem
ester 2008-2009 Year
36096
34032
36545
320003300034000350003600037000
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
SSHS Freshmen Cohort 3yr Trend (2nd Semester Only)
Unknown/Unexcused Absences
34719
3743238596
32000
34000
3600038000
40000
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
SSHS Sophomore Cohort 3yr Trend (2nd Semester Only)
Unknown/Unexcused Absences
33890 33893
37520
32000
34000
36000
38000
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
SSHS Junior Cohort 3yr Trend (2nd Semester Only)
Unknown/Unexcused Absences
2720031708
36828
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
SSHS Senior Cohort 3yr Trend (2nd Semester Only)
Unknown/Unexcused Absences
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SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR PROMOTION RATES-
SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
FRESHMAN PROMOTION RATES-SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
68% 72% 77%84%
81%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
SSHS SSHS SSHS SSHS SSHS
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Freshman Promotion Rates (5-Year Trend) SSHS
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SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR PROMOTION RATES-
DESERT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
FRESHMAN PROMOTION RATES-DESERT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
52% 53%59%
78%76%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
DVHS DVHS DVHS DVHS DVHS
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Freshman Promotion Rates (5-Year Trend) DVHS
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1st Quarter (2 or more Fs) TOTAL 2 3 4 5 6
2011-DVHS (596): Last Year’s Freshmen
226 91 66 30 25 14
2012-DVHS (626):This Year’s Freshmen 165 72 45 25 18 4
TOTAL 24.8 % DROP
1st Quarter (2 or more Fs) TOTAL 2 3 4 5 6
2011-SSHS (659): Last Year’s Freshmen
227 90 68 45 17 7
2012-SSHS (585):This Year’s Freshmen 121 55 41 19 5 1
TOTAL 40.1 % DROP
SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL: 2 or more F’s
DESERT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL: 2 or more F’s
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DESERT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL: 2 or more F’s
SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL: 2 or more F’s
2nd Semester Sunnyside
School Yr GradYear Total 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2008-09 2012 174 62 43 31 25 9 2 2
2007-08 2011 149 79 34 18 10 5 2
2006-07 2010 202 83 45 33 22 18 1
2nd Semester Desert View
School Yr GradYear Total 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2008-09 2012 187 73 41 35 20 9 5 4
2007-08 2011 176 71 44 37 12 11 1
2006-07 2010 229 87 45 41 31 24 1
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Digital Advantage Metrics
SUSD is proud to announce the awarding of 844 laptops to our students in 2008-09!
505 awarded to freshmen339 awarded to sophomores, juniors and seniors
Freshmen who received laptops participated in after-school programs
On-line: 60 students enrolled for .5 credit coursesCS&C ELL computer-based program: 80 students enrolled
Parent meetings/training: Sponsored by school sites, GEAR UP, and Pima Community College
Parent Engagement meetings throughout the year to provide updates on the progress of Project Graduation and other district information
COX Communications partnership:Audio/visual for graduation ceremoniesInternet for students receiving laptopsFinancial contribution to The Digital Advantage
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Digital Advantage Coverage/ Awards/
Recognitions/ Presentations
Media Coverage• Newspapers • ASBA Journal • E-journals• Television • Radio interviews
Hosting national summits• Goal One: Graduate Summit –
America’s Promise Alliance Youth Symposium, Nov. 13, 2008 at Sunnyside High School
• National LULAC – Campaign for High School Equity Dropout Prevention Discussion and Parent Advocacy Workshop, March 5, 2009 at Sunnyside High School
Recognitions• 2009 ASPRA*tions Award to SUSD
Public Relations from Arizona School Public Relations Association for marketing of The Digital Advantage
• City of Tucson Proclamation declares April 9, 2009 as Digital Scholars Day
• Finalist for 2008 Common Ground Award
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Goals for today’s presentation
Celebrations
Challenges
District responses and opportunities
Star Teachers and Pride of Sunnyside
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Blueprint for Student Achievement, SMART goals Project Graduation – The Digital Advantage Failure is NOT an Option HOPE, Courageous Leadership Academies Shaping Corporate Culture – organizational efficiency
Historical Context
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Corrective action / Performance labels
Budget crisis Organizational efficiency ADM - attendance accounting Auditor General
English Language Development Change – staying focused and
maintaining momentum
District Challenges
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ChallengesFinancial
National economic crisis
State of Arizona is facing a $2 billion deficit that will have an impact on education
FY 2010 - SUSD is facing a $2.9 - $4.8 million deficit
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Challenges – Financial History
July 2008 – SUSD adopts a $98.7 million FY09 M&O budget
May 2009 - SUSD directed to reduce its FY09 M&O budget to $96.7 million. Expenditures are reduced to $96.7 million level.
July 2009 – SUSD adopts a $93.8 million FY10 M&O budget. Prior Year expenditures @ $96.7 million – SUSD facing a $2.9 million deficit.
September 2009 – SUSD directed to reduce it FY10 M&O budget to ???? (a budget of $91.9 = $4.8 million deficit)
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SUSD’s Response
Students and quality first instruction need to be the first priority
Reduce programs first, personnel second
Maintain staffing & sectioning allocations
Academics have priority over activities
Achieve savings through maximizing alignment & efficiency
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Responses - Financial
$2.9 million savings formula $1.1 million repurposing aides $1.8 million staffing & sectioning$4.8 million savings formula
$2.9 above plus:ESI contract savings $0.4 millionPrevention Specialist funding change $0.3
millionOrganizational efficiency (hiring freeze in non-
instructional areas, attrition savings, Homebound Program refinement) $0.2 million
Implement furloughs as a last resort - $1.0 million
Attendance Student: ADM is the lifeblood of all school districts. Keeping absences below 5.7% through first 100 days ensures maximum funding.
Staff: No one can do your job better than you. Reducing staff absences also will result in reduced substitute costs.
Organizational efficiency
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Thank you
Sunnyside Education Association
Sunnyside Classified Employees Association
Sunnyside Administrators Association
for your leadership in our community and for organizing the Rally for Public
Education.
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ChallengesEnglish Language
Development
Two-hour model disallowed and now we must change our position
Four-hour mandate
Corrective Action
Withholding of funds
Segregation of students
Additional financial burden – no new funds
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District’s courageous previous position
Governing BoardGoverning BoardCourageous leadershipCourageous leadership
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Between a rock and a hard place
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SUSD’s Response
The Sunnyside Unified School District will comply with the mandated time requirements.
To offset the effects of segregation, we are committed to ensuring that ELLs in the Language Development Blocks receive a high quality curriculum provided by a high quality teacher.
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Castañeda v. Pickard decision
Supreme Court Flores decision
Equal Educational Opportunities Act
Opportunities for focused, targeted and systematic development of language and literacy K-12
ELD rationalefor four-hour block
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Resource neutral- Implement within current budget constraints
Minimization of adverse impact - Implementation shall not have a negative impact on mainstream classrooms.
Access to the Literacy CORE - It is strongly recommended that schools use their current reading/Literacy adoption for a portion of the four-hour block and accommodate for the needs of English language learners.
Explicit development of language - Schools are encouraged to use the current Language Development materials and best practices to develop the four Domains of Language.
Deliberate interactions with language models - Opportunities must be made available for ELLs to integrate with mainstream students.
ELD Guiding Principles
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Challenges AYP and
Arizona LEARNS
District in Corrective Action
Schools not meeting AYP
Schools not meeting Arizona LEARNS standards
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District Improvement History
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Desert View Math
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Desert View Reading
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Sunnyside Math
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Sunnyside Reading
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2009 School Level Results
AYP and Arizona LEARNS Performance Labels
High Schools
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2009 School Level Results
AYP and Arizona LEARNS Performance Labels
Middle Schools
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2009 School Level Results
AYP and AZ LEARNS Performance Labels
Elementary Schools
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District Performance Challenges
Inconsistent system to increase English Language Learner academic proficiency
Inconsistent system to increase Special Education learner academic proficiency
Ineffective vertical alignment of mathematics and reading curriculums across the district
Cohort graduation rate challenge
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Implications and Consequencesof Corrective Action
Increasing loss of autonomy in decision-making
Must implement a NEW viable aligned curriculum K-12
Budget scrutiny from federal and state auditors
Staffing scrutinized by state based on Highly Qualified concerns
State-directed District SMART goal areas
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District Response
New leadership/new roles
Curriculum Audit recommendations implemented in 2009
Implement Beyond Textbooks K-8
ELD modelLaunch Curriculum Advantage districtwide
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District School Improvement Goals
Goal 1: Reading ProficiencyGoal 2: Mathematics ProficiencyGoal 3: Proficiency in English for
English Language LearnersGoal 4: HQ Teachers & Para-professionalsGoal 5: Safe and Drug-Free Schools Conducive to Learning
Goal 6: Graduation RateGoal 7: Parent and Family EngagementGoal 8: Special Education
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District responses to challenges – Opportunities -
Curriculum Advantage Curriculum mapping/
Beyond Textbooks, K-8 Atlas, grades 9-12 Quality first instruction
Language of Instruction Essential Elements of Instruction (EEI) Three Rs: Rigor, Relevance and
Relationships Collaboration (rubric) Walk-through’s and coaching Learning walks, visibility and support Districtwide Literacy Initiative
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District responses to challenges – Opportunities -
Districtwide Literacy InitiativeScholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) grades 4-8
Standardized assessment for first timeRead 180 and System 44 for all middle schools
Reading Plus for ninth grade
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Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI)
4th – 8th grade computer-based assessments allow educators to:
Measure students’ levels of reading comprehension
Identify independent and instructional levels of reading using the Lexile Framework
Differentiate instruction Identify areas of instructional focus Forecast student growth toward state
performance
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Middle School Interventions
System 44 90-minute intervention that focuses on (below 400 lexile):
Phonemic awareness and phonics foundation for the older struggling readerWord analysis (syllabication and morphology)Spelling, vocabulary (usage and meaning)Sight words
Read 18090-minute intervention that focuses on (above 400 lexile):
Text comprehensionFluencySpelling, vocabularyWriting and grammarSpellingPhonics and phonemic awareness for the older struggling reader
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Curriculum AdvantageBeyond Textbooks
Sharing teacher success and creativity
Essential standards: Represent a “safety net” of standards each teacher ensures that every student learns prior to leaving the current grade
Unwrapped standards: Summarize the rigor, big ideas, essential questions and evidence of mastery for a given learning objective
Curriculum calendar:Instrument to keep teachers and students on track for academic success
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Curriculum AdvantageWhy calendars?
For studentsConsistent scope and sequence in all K-8 classrooms reduces the impact of mobility
For teachersThe WHAT and WHEN are done - teachers are able to focus on HOW lessons will be planned and delivered at high levels of rigor and relevance
For the districtProviding all students a guaranteed and viable curriculum
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CALENDARS BECOME THE CURRICULUM GUIDES
Web-based calendars
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Vocabulary, Skills, Vocabulary, Skills, Level of RigorLevel of Rigor
Vocabulary, Skills, Vocabulary, Skills, Level of RigorLevel of Rigor
The Big IdeasThe Big IdeasThe Big IdeasThe Big Ideas
Essential Essential QuestionsQuestionsEssential Essential QuestionsQuestions
Performance Performance Task / Model Task / Model
ProductProduct
Performance Performance Task / Model Task / Model
ProductProduct
Explicit Descriptions of the Essential Standards
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District K-8 Focus Year 1 Three Main Components
• Full implementation of the web-based pacing calendars
• Utilization of the Unwrapped Standards for planning, collaboration and instructional delivery
• Administration of the mini-formatives in reading and math and consistent use of the data for re-teaching and enrichment opportunities
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
International Center for Leadership in Education
The Rigor/Relevance Framework is a tool developed by staff of the International Center for Leadership in Education to examine curriculum, instruction and assessment. It is based on two dimensions of higher standards and student achievement.
Knowledge Taxonomy, a continuum based on the six levels of Bloom's Taxonomy, describes the increasingly complex ways in which we think.
Application Model is one of action. Its five levels describe putting knowledge to use.
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
KNOWLEDGE
A P P L I C A T I O N
A B
DCActivities
Projects
Problems
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Rigor CurriculumBeyond TextbooksLiteracy InitiativeQuality first instruction
Collaboration
The Three RsRigor, Relevance, Relationships
Relevance Addressing the
digital divide Transformation
through technology
RelationshipsAdvocacyAVIDCommunity partnerships
Student engagementRecognition - Star Teachers,Pride of Sunnyside honorees
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District responses to challenges - Opportunities -
Transformation through technology Technology training for students and parents Technology training for teachers
Teachers’ expanded role and opportunitiesAttendance-takingAccess to AIMS, student data 24/7Grades, lesson plans posted on web (Parent Connect) (new slide)
Digital Stories Classrooms of the Future Internet access
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Digital Stories
The Sunnyside Community Stories Project engages middle and high school students as cultural reporters to document and present the history, culture, and identity of the Sunnyside community.
A component of the Sunnyside Learning Community Initiative, it is funded by USA Funds with support from UApresents and the Sunnyside Foundation.
Participating schools:Apollo Lauffer Sierra Desert View
STAR Academic Sunnyside High
Digital stories created by
students can be viewed at
stories.susd12.org
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Over 28 years, AVID has become one of the most successful college-preparatory programs ever for low-income, underserved students, and today reaches more than 250,000 students in more than 3,500 U.S. schools in 49 states, Canada, and 15 other
countries.
AVID: 28 Years of Success
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98% plan to enroll in a college or university
69% plan to enroll in a four-year university
29% plan to enroll in a two-year college
83% of parents have less than a four-year college degree
Source: AVID Center Senior Data Collection System, 2006-2007 (N=10,949)Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole percent
AVID graduates College students
AVID Update
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Advancement via Individual Determination
• AVID promotes rigor for all students
• AVID study skills are taught schoolwide through advisory
• Advisory provides an opportunity for all students to receive some of the same support that students receive from AVID instructors
• AVID strategies, implemented schoolwide, provide the foundation for secondary school reform
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AVID and SUSD
How are we growing AVID in SUSD?
What progress are our students making?
Where are we on the continuum toward districtwide AVID?
Challenger AVID
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Core AVID Program
Core AVID Program
SchoolwideAVID
SchoolwideAVID
Districtwide AVID
Districtwide AVID
Essential Questions•Are we meeting the 11 AVID Essentials?•How experienced and effective are our AVID elective teachers?•Do we have an adequate number of trained tutors?•How accessible are our most rigorous courses?•How well does our site team use the AVID strategies such as WICR?•Are our site team leaders?•Are we involving AVID parents?
Essential Questions•Are the Essentials in routine use?•Have we increased our AVID sections with diverse staff?•Have we created a system for access to rigor?•Have we increased our site team’s size and influence?•Is WICR used across campus, and are AP teachers involved?•Do we see an increased college-going culture?
Essential Questions•Are all of our AVID sites certified?•Do executive leaders work with AVID teams?•Is there a district plan for college readiness, grades 4-12?•Have we expanded district opportunities for AVID training?•Is college readiness a stated district priority?
The Development of AVID in a District
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Enrollment in the AVID Elective
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Grade
# o
f stu
den
ts
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
AVID Enrollment
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Indicators of Districtwide AVID
Increased college-prep course completion in high school and enrollment in college
Improved attendance
Improved performance on state accountability tests
Schools focus on academics
A more cohesive faculty
Increased AP participation
School and district focus oncollege prep
Persistence in college
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8th Grade Algebra Enrollment
2822
34
58
4049
55
29
6357
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
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Apollo Challenger Chaparral Lauffer Sierra
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AVID EnrollmentEighth-Grade Algebra
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Sunnyside High School AP Course Enrollment: Three Year Trend
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AVID EnrollmentSunnyside AP
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Pride of SunnysideElementary
Belle Rosetepersonal care attendant
Early Childhood EducationLisa Rabago
reading interventionistCraycroft
Norma Castrolibrary clerk
Drexel
Lori Carbajalattendance clerk
Elvira
Erlinda Silvasintervention assistant
Esperanza
Ardith Vargaschool nurse
Gallego
Enriquetta Yanezinstructional assistant
Los AmigosChristine Garcia
office assistantLos Niños
Beatriz Lopezinstructional assistant
Los Ranchitos
Angelica Norzagarayschool secretaryMission ManorGloria Gomez
instructional assistantOcotillo
Ronald Harriscampus monitor
Rivera
Renee Singletonreading interventionist
Santa Clara
Karla BrockmanELL interventionist
Summit View
Betty CamachoSEI support
Liberty
Opening of School 2009-2010
Star TeachersElementary
Karen Johnsonspeech language pathologistEarly Childhood Education
Stephanie Ponce5th gradeCraycroft
John Underhill2nd grade
Drexel
Margaret Hackett4th grade
Elvira
Bernadette QuirozkindergartenEsperanza
Marilyn Higginbotham4th gradeGallego
Stephanie Shay1st grade
Los Amigos
Jean Olsonmath specialist
Los Niños
Cristina Guevara3rd grade
Los Ranchitos
Kristi Hamblin4th grade
Mission Manor
Cindy Gay3rd gradeOcotillo
Ann ArnoldP.E.
Rivera
Norma MahoneykindergartenSanta Clara
Erica Patrick-VejarkindergartenSummit View
Carmen Lamaskindergarten
Liberty
Opening of School 2009-2010
Pride of SunnysideMiddle School
Gonzalo FerreiraadvisorApollo
Chris Higginscampus monitor
Lauffer
Jody Disneyschool nurseChallenger
Mary Morrisprevention specialist
Chaparral
Michael Festerprevention specialist & JAG coordinator
Sierra
Opening of School 2009-2010
Star TeachersMiddle School
Jennifer Trujillo-Johnsonreading-language arts
Apollo
Jackie Nicholssocial studies
Lauffer
Martin Wigginsscience
Challenger
Karen Rogersscience
ChaparralNicholas Duddleston
media artsSierra
Opening of School 2009-2010
Pride of SunnysideHigh School
Olga Lozanoattendance clerk
Desert View
Brent Stahnkehead custodianSTAR Academic
Mary Martinezinstructional assistant, special education
Sunnyside
Bernadette MartinCentral Administration
Opening of School 2009-2010
Star TeachersHigh School
Anne HamiltonELD, all grades
Desert View
Lupe CantauSAFE
STAR Academic
Kurt FischerEnglish
Sunnyside
OPENING OF SCHOOL 2009-2010OPENING OF SCHOOL 2009-2010
Have a successful2009-2010 school year!