Special Board Workshop Student Stress Piedmont High School December 9, 2019
Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity Questions on CS Survey Working on an assignment with others when the instructor asked for ● individual work. Copying someone else's homework. ● Helping someone else cheat on an assessment. ● Paraphrasing or copying a few sentences of material from a written ● source without citing. Using a false or forged excuse to obtain an extension on a due date or ● delay taking an exam. Copying from another student during an assessment with his or her ● knowledge. Copying material, almost word for word, from any source and turning it in ● as your own work.
Academic Integrity Questions on CS Survey Turning in a paper copied, at least in part, from another student's paper. ● Turning in work done by someone else. ● Using an electronic/digital device as an unauthorized aid during a test or ● examination. Using unpermitted cheat sheets during a test. ● Copying from another student during an assessment without his or her ● knowledge. Getting questions or answers from someone who has already taken the ● assessment.
Percentage of Students who report cheating at least once in the past month # of AP Courses Female (9,10,11,12) Male (9,10,11,12) All 0-8 86.2 (81, 85, 89, 91) 81.3 (77, 84, 83, 83) 83.6 1-8 87.3 (67, 73, 90, 90) 82.0 (56, 79, 85, 85) 84.6 2-8 92.2 (0, 0, 89, 94) 83.6 (100, 33, 88, 84) 88.2 3-8 93.6 (0, 0, 100, 92) 81.5 (0, 100, 67, 88) 89.7 4-8 90.0 (0, 0, 100, 89) 87.5 (0, 0, 100, 83) 89.3
Health and Stress
Health & Stress The major sources of stress for ALL students are Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 79% ● Overall Workload and Homework - 65% ● Procrastination and Time Management - 61% ● Students and Parents disagree on stress level 48% of parents report that their children are “ofuen” or “always” stressed about school. ● 74% of PHS students report feeling “ofuen” or “always” stressed about school. (79% in ● 2016) 84% of Students report at least one health symptom in the past month Female = 94%/ Male = 74% ● 45% of students have missed school in the last month for mental health reasons (47% in ● 2016 - Female All grades- 52%; 9th-40%, 10th-53%, 11th-59%, 12th-59% Male All grades- 37% 9th-38%, 10th-26%, 11th-44%, 12th-46% “Very” or “Quite” Confident in ability to cope w/ stress- Female = 22%/Male = 43%
The major sources of stress for ALL students 1. Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 79% 2. Overall Workload and Homework - 65% 3. Procrastination and Time Management - 61% 4. Lack of sleep - 60% 5. College and your future - 58% 6. A specific class or classes - 52% 7. Lack of PDF - 45% 8. Peer relationships - 32% 9. Family pressure to achieve academically - 31% 10. Mental health issues - 31%
The major sources of stress for ALL students 11. Sports - 26% 12. Family relationships or difficulties at home - 23% 13. Other extracurriculars - 17% 14. Romantic relationships - 14% 15. Learning differences - 12% 16. Physical health issues - 10% 17. A paid job - 7% 18. Other - 2%
Sources of stress for All Female students The major sources of stress for ALL Female and Male students are Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 79% ● Overall Workload and Homework - 65% ● Procrastination and Time Management - 61% ● The major sources of stress for 9th grade Female students are Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 86% ● Overall Workload and Homework - 70% ● Procrastination and Time Management - 64% ● The major sources of stress for 10th grade Female students are Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 91% ● Overall Workload and Homework - 84% ● Lack of Sleep - 64% ●
Sources of stress for All Female students The major sources of stress for ALL Female and Male students are Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 79% ● Overall Workload and Homework - 65% ● Procrastination and Time Management - 61% ● The major sources of stress for 11th grade Female students are Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 94% ● College and Your Future - 92% ● Overall Workload and Homework - 83% ● The major sources of stress for 12th grade Female students are Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 74% ● College and Your Future - 71% ● Lack of Sleep - 69% ●
Sources of stress for All Male students The major sources of stress for ALL Female and Male students are Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 79% ● Overall Workload and Homework - 65% ● Procrastination and Time Management - 61% ● The major sources of stress for 9th grade Male students are Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 75% ● Overall Workload and Homework - 62% ● Procrastination and Time Management - 60% ● The major sources of stress for 10th grade Male students are Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 83% ● Overall Workload and Homework - 64% ● Procrastination and Time Management - 63% ●
Sources of stress for All Male students The major sources of stress for ALL Female and Male students are Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 79% ● Overall Workload and Homework - 65% ● Procrastination and Time Management - 61% ● The major sources of stress for 11th grade Male students are Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 76% ● College and Your Future - 69% ● Overall Workload and Homework - 66% ● The major sources of stress for 12th grade Male students are College and Your Future - 66% ● Procrastination and Time Management - 60% ● Grades, tests, quizzes, finals or other assessments - 55% ●
What do ALL Female students worry about How much do you worry about getting into the college or university of your choice? Often/Always 22%/53% How much do you worry about the possibility of not doing well in school? 29%/52% How much do you worry that if you do not do well in school, your friends will not accept you? 7%/10% How much do you worry that if you do not do well in school, your parents/guardians will be upset? 23%/30% How much pressure do you feel to do well in school? 33%/50% How often do you worry about school assignments? 40%/33% How often do your nerves during a test keep you from remembering the facts you have learned? 30%/52% How often do you worry about taking assessments? 32%/49%
What do ALL Male students worry about How much do you worry about getting into the college or university of your choice? Often/Always 24%/32% How much do you worry about the possibility of not doing well in school? 32%/29% How much do you worry that if you do not do well in school, your friends will not accept you? 6%/6% How much do you worry that if you do not do well in school, your parents/guardians will be upset? 19%/26% How much pressure do you feel to do well in school? 37%/32% How often do you worry about school assignments? 35%/20% How often do your nerves during a test keep you from remembering the facts you have learned? 21%/17% How often do you worry about taking assessments? 32%/27%
Grades
Grade Information 53% of students check their grades online daily; 21% more than once a day ● Females 58/24 ○ 9th grade 63/26; 10th grade 66/31; 11th grade 68/30; 12th grade 45/15 ■ Males 49/17 ○ 9th grade 48/12; 10th grade 53/20; 11th grade 70/29; 12th grade 27/10 ■ Stress about grades on entire community ● School Profile Seniors ● Cumulative GPA 6 semesters, 4.0 Grade Scale ○ Weighted Unweighted ○ Highest GPA 4.51 4.00 ○ Median GPA 3.95 3.75 ○ Mean GPA 3.82 3.60 ○
Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement/Honors Information Open Access ● Ongoing referrals/visits to Counseling Office and Wellness Center ● Impact on Master Schedule ● College Prep/AP/Honors Course/Section Enrollments ● Chemistry (2) Honors Chemistry (5) ○ Physics (2) Honors Physics (5) ○ US History (4) AP US History (4) ○
Homework and Expectations
Homework Load and Habits Homework Students report 2.4 hours/ night on weeknights and parents report that students ● have 2.2 hours/ night on weeknights. 56% of students feel they have too much homework while 35% of parents feel their ● children have too much
Parent Expectations 62% of students believe they can “ofuen” or “always” meet their parents’ expectations ● 56% of parents “agree” or “strongly agree” that they set very high expectations for their child. ● 54% of parents expect their child will obtain at least a Master’s or Professional degree. ●
Extracurriculars
Extracurricular, Free Time and Family Time PHS students do extracurriculars ● primarily to “have fun” and “build skills”. PHS students do 8.5 hours of ● extracurriculars a week and 3.3 over the weekend. 49% of PHS students are either ● “sometimes” or ofuen” stressed by their extracurriculars. 82% of families eat a meal together 3+ times/ week. On the weekend, 37% eat a meal together as a family three or more times. 85% of parents don’t allow phones at family dinner time.
Next Steps and Possible School Changes
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