Academic Recovery Academic Recovery Presented by: Presented by: Tom Hill Tom Hill Principal at West Middle Principal at West Middle Carl Snook Carl Snook Principal at North Carroll Middle Principal at North Carroll Middle November 10, 2010 November 10, 2010 November 10, 2010
• Prior to 2009 Prior to 2009- -10, middle school 10, middle school • students who failed a core subject students who failed a core subject attended summer school. attended summer school. • Principals wanted an intervention to Principals wanted an intervention to • support students before they failed a support students before they failed a course for an entire year. course for an entire year. • Principals from three schools Principals from three schools • collaborated to develop an academic collaborated to develop an academic recovery intervention. recovery intervention. Academic Recovery Academic Recovery 2
How it works How it works When a student fails an academic When a student fails an academic course for a quarter, the student is course for a quarter, the student is given the opportunity to work with given the opportunity to work with an academic recovery coordinator an academic recovery coordinator to raise the failing grade to a to raise the failing grade to a passing grade before the student passing grade before the student falls farther behind. falls farther behind. Academic Recovery Academic Recovery 3
How it works How it works • The classroom teacher provides the The classroom teacher provides the • academic recovery coordinator the academic recovery coordinator the core concepts, activities, and core concepts, activities, and projects that the student failed. projects that the student failed. • The coordinator then develops an The coordinator then develops an • academic recovery plan for the academic recovery plan for the student. student. Academic Recovery Academic Recovery 4
How it works How it works • The recovery plan is then presented The recovery plan is then presented • to the student and parents. to the student and parents. • Students have until the interim of the Students have until the interim of the • next quarter to complete the next quarter to complete the academic plan. academic plan. • Students Students’ ’ grades are raised to a grades are raised to a ‘ ‘D D’ ’ if if • they successfully achieve they successfully achieve proficiency in their recovery plan. proficiency in their recovery plan. Academic Recovery Academic Recovery 5
How it works How it works � 248 middle school students � 248 middle school students participated in 2009- -10. 10. participated in 2009 � 59 students needed the � 59 students needed the intervention two or more intervention two or more quarters. quarters. � 5 students were retained for � 5 students were retained for 2010- -11. 11. 2010 Academic Recovery Academic Recovery 6
Conclusions Conclusions • Fewer students failed their academic Fewer students failed their academic • courses (5 failed in 2009- -10, 27 or more 10, 27 or more courses (5 failed in 2009 failed in 2008- -09). 09). failed in 2008 • There were better and more positive There were better and more positive • interactions with the parents of at- -risk risk interactions with the parents of at students. students. • Academic intervention plans were Academic intervention plans were • personalized to meet individual learner personalized to meet individual learner needs. needs. • Academic recovery costs significantly less Academic recovery costs significantly less • than summer school. than summer school. Academic Recovery Academic Recovery 7
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