School Improvement Plan Presentation
- 1. Impacting Engagement for At Risk 8th Grade Students Through Home Visits Project team: Amy Carnie, Alexa Baxter, Adam Schwaninger Presentation by Adam Schwaninger
- 2. Project Team Amy Carnie – Associate Principal Alexa Baxter – 8th Grade Counselor Adam Schwaninger – 6th-8th Grade Art Teacher Baxter Carnie Schwaninger
- 3. Essential Questions What assessments are used to measure engagement? What instructional strategies are being used to increase engagement? What management strategies are being used to increase engagement? Can targeting small groups of students help increase engagement for all? Can involving students in activities in the school and school community increase their engagement in the classroom?
- 4. Project Focus Schoo Goal – All students will increase engagement in all classes SIP Focus – The SIP team focused on engagement in 8th grade students. Target Group – 10 at risk students who: have 2 or more D’s and/or F’s on their 7th grade report card, scored below proficiency on NeSA math assessment, and were identified by their teachers as needing additional behavior support.
- 5. Interventions Mr.s Baxter and Mr. Schwaninger led a behavior group with the target students titled “Why Try.” (not the first Why Try group at Schoo) The group met bi-weekly to monitor progress and set behavior goals. The group focused on making a positive impact in the school and school community Home visits were made with each student to discuss the student’s behavior and make a collaborative plan.
- 6. Group Activities The group created a video for the Schoo Day of Silence
- 7. Group Activities The group visited the Career Center and celebrated at Cici’s Pizza
- 8. Group Activities DJ the 8th grade block party Created positive/motivational spray paint stencils Picked up trash/cleaned the building Serving dessert at Matt Talbot’s Kitchen (4/29) Final celebration at defy gravity (TBD)
- 9. Data Collection Data was collected from 3 sources Teacher surveys Engagement, Respectfulness, Preparedness Math, English, Science Student surveys Engagement, Respectfulness, Preparedness Report Cards Students were able to see teacher data reports at the Why Try meetings
- 10. Data Collection Teacher Survey
- 11. Data Collection Student Survey
- 12. Data Collection Example Student Data Report
- 13. Results Report Card Data 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Student A Student B Student C Student D Student E Student F Student G Student H Student I Student J Q1 # of D's Q1 # of F's Q2 # of D's Q2 # of F's Q3 # of D's Q3 # of F's 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 # D's # F's
- 14. Results Teacher Surveys - Engagement 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Student A Student B Student C Student D Student E Student F Student G Student H Student I Student J Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April
- 15. Results Teacher Surveys - Respectfulness 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Student A Student B Student C Student D Student E Student F Student G Student H Student I Student J Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April
- 16. Results Teacher Surveys - Preparedness 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Student A Student B Student C Student D Student E Student F Student G Student H Student I Student J Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April
- 17. Results Student Surveys 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Student A Student BStudent C Student D Student E Student F Student G Student H Student I Student J Engagement 1 Respec ulness 1 Preparedness 1 Engagement 2 Respec ulness 2 Preparedness 2 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 Egagment Respec ulness Preparedness Survey 1 Survey 2
- 18. Conclusions Behaviorally, students showed improvements in all areas Engagement, Respectfulness and Preparedness Academically, Students had more D’s and F’s in quarter 3 than quarter 1. Student grades DID improve greatly from quarter 2 to quarter 3 Students enjoyed the Why Try group, and ask about meeting frequently Home visits were received well be students and families Data improved right before and after home visits. Conversations with families were invaluable