Using DN to Meet Our Educational Challenges

• Two Drivers of Student Success

• Quality of Coursework-Shapes Mind (in part can be measured by grades)

• Quality of supportive and effective adult relationships-Shapes Will (in part can be measured by student surveys)

How Many Students Experience Quality Coursework and Have Quality Adult Relationships Drives School Success

• Each is impacted at whole school, classroom, and individual level-the three tiers DN and the four pillars of TD are designed to support

Diplomas Now Summer Institute | July 8-9, 2013 | Baltimore, Maryland

4 Diagnostic Questions About Students

Question

Are they regularly attending school? If not, why not?

Are they able to focus on schoolwork in school?

Are they productively persistent i.e. trying in an effective manner?

Do they connect school effort to life success?

DN Tools

STF, Teacher Teams + CY + CIS

STF, Success Highways Assessment, CIS

Mastering Middle Grades, Freshmen Seminar + CY

CY Near Peer Relationship, Career Academies, CIS

Diplomas Now Summer Institute | July 8-9, 2013 | Baltimore, Maryland

4 Diagnostic Questions About Classroom Instruction

Questions Which students are missing what

knowledge and skills assumed by grade level content?

Are good lessons being consistently delivered and are students being asked to do quality coursework?

How often do students end the day confused?

Are students completing their class assignments? Are their effective second-chance opportunities for students to avoid failure?

DN Tools

Instructional coaches, PLC’s, TD extra-help labs and catch-up materials

Instructional coaches PLC’s

CY Corps members working with classroom teachers

Teacher Teams, Instructional coaches, CY and CIS