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The 3 “R”s
Reading, Resilience, and
RelationshipsLorenzo Walker Technical High School
3702 Estey Avenue
Naples, FL 34104
239.377.3300
The mission of Lorenzo Walker Technical
High School is to create the ultimate
career and college preparatory education
program for all students to acquire skills
for life.
Our Mission
Jeff Rexford - Assistant Principal of Curriculum
Pat Metcalf - Reading Coach/Language Arts Department Chair
Darlene Crete - Dean of Students
Abby Lambley - Head of Guidance
Reading, Resilience, and Relationships
We are a unique public school of choice.
● Awareness
● Application
● 600 Strong
● College and Career
o Scheduling
Lorenzo Walker
Technical High School
LWTHS
Accounting Operations
Auto Collision and Repair
Automotive Services
Cosmetology
Culinary Arts
Dental Assisting
Drafting
Early Childhood Education
Entrepreneurship
Legal Administrative Assistant
Marine Service Technology
Medical Administrative Specialist
Medical Assisting
Multimedia
Network Support Specialist
Practical Nursing
Career Programs
Dual enrollment opportunities:
● Enrolled at three schools concurrently
● College credit
● Industry certification
Lorenzo Walker
Technical High School
LWTHS
Developing and
Fostering Accomplished
Readers
The Keys to Student Success
Strategies
Skills
Background
Connections
Consistency
Cross-Curricular Application
Building Vocabulary from Root Words
Cross- Curricular Weekly Protocol
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
ELA
Introduction and
Knowledge rating
chart
ELA
Divide &
Conquer
ELA
Word study
Word forms
ELA
Word sort
Picture
vocabulary
Frayer Model
ELA
Review and
Assessment
Rerate Knowledge
Rating Chart
Science
Dictation
and sentence
generation
Spanish
Reading
for Meaning
Social Studies
Writing
HOPE/PE
Making
Connections
Social Studies
Debate
Data analysis:● Custom Reports - shared with entire staff
● Custom Assessments
● Students Snapshot - see handout
● Progress monitoring by both student and
teacher
*******See Student Snapshot Tracking Sheet
Data Warehouse
Cross-Curricular Applications
Reading Process
Vocabulary
Writing
Data Analysis
Biweekly Department PLCs
Bi Weekly Team Meetings
FCAT Academy
Saturday for Success
ACHIEVE 3000
Supporting Struggling Readers
Building a Strong Foundation
Teaching Vocabulary from Word RootsTimothy Rasinski, Nancy Padak, Rick Newton and Evangeline Newton
Bringing Words to Life Isabel Beck, Margaret McKeown, and Linda Kugan
******See handout for vocabulary protocol
Engaging Students
BYOD
Edmodo
Doceri
Socrative
Padlet
Resilience
Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of
adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant
sources of stress...such as family problems, serious
health problems, or financial stressors.
It means "bouncing back" from difficult experiences.
Resilience...
an ability to recover from, or adjust easily to,
misfortune or change.
LWTHS supports student resilience by:
● Making connections- communicating caring and support
● Setting high expectations - no excuses
● Moving towards goals
● Providing meaningful opportunities for participation
and involvement in the school community
● Promoting positive peer relationships
Resilience is...
the capacity for healthy development and successful
learning in spite of challenges.
● Freshman Academy
● Extended learning beyond the classroom through
community service activities
● Quality goal setting and monitoring
● Student-led conferences which empower students
● Student-led IEP meetings which teach self-advocacy
● Positive phone calls
● Attendance phone calls
● Saturday School Reflection
Strategies and Supports
Results…
● Highest graduation rate in district for past 3 years (96%)
● Highest attendance rates in the district for past 3 years (96%)
● Low in-school and out-of-school suspension rates
● 33% of juniors are co-enrolled
Building Relationships
"We bring the smile to you."
Personal connections from the beginning
-Using current students for
recruitment
-Students or family members they
know/role models.
Building Relationships
"Happy to Meet You"
● Personal phone calls for acceptance
● Positive phone calls during the first week
-Teacher introduction
-Something wonderful your child said or
did
Building Relationships
"Once you're ours, you are family."
Follow-up when students are absent
- personal phone call
Accessible
- Students are introduced to counselors
We listen
Evaluate data to be proactive
Building Relationships
"We want you to want to come to school.”
● School is a safe place for all.
● Discipline is about interventions and redirection.
● Respect for classmates
Building Relationships
"The consequence for
not doing the work is
doing the work."
● All teachers are accessible at lunch for extra help.
● Calls home to let parents know assignments are
missing.
● Counselor meets with students to re-direct.
Building Relationships
Challenge Your Mind, Pursue Your Dream”