Models of Academic Excellence: STEAM Saturday Washington Elementary Riverside Unified School District http://bit.ly/WashSTEAMRCOE #EdSummit
About Washington Elementary • 876 Enrollment • 27% English Learner • 62% Socioeconomic Disadvantaged • 2 Autism Classrooms • 5/6 Special Day Class • VAPA program • Band, Strings, Choir, Ballroom Dancing • Character Counts • Restorative Practices • Proactive Community Circles
http://bit.ly/WashSTEAMRCOE SMART Goal By June 2018 increase satisfactory attendance for the whole school from 70.1% in 2016-17 to 73% in 2017-2018.
Expected Outcomes for the SMART Goal • Meet the 73% Satisfactory Attendance in 2017- 2018 • Reduce our School Chronic Absenteeism • Increase our Positive Attendance • Improve School Engagement • Improve Academic Performance • Provide Enrichment Opportunities through STEAM Saturday Focus
Planning • STEAM Saturdays School dates • 6 weeks for 1st session • Hold Monthly - 10 a year • Holidays, Conferences, Attendance Cycle • Monitored and ran weekly/monthly attendance reports • Attendance phone calls • Directed them towards Saturday School • Paid staff to call parents http://bit.ly/WashSTEAMRCOE
Planning • Collaborated with teachers to Implement activities around Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. • Hired outside agencies first year • SMART EDUCATION Lego Robotics • SMART ARTS • Purchased materials for second year • Art teacher on staff • Teachers took lead with science http://bit.ly/WashSTEAMRCOE
• Continuous promotion of STEAM Saturday • social media • autodialer • Monthly Calendar • Teacher & staff outreach • Printed attendance at Conferences • During class • Parent Events - Flag Ceremony. PTA meetings, ELAC, Coffee with the Principal • Attendance Recognition • End of the Year Attendance Party • Earn back monthly, trimester and yearly awards
http://bit.ly/WashSTEAMRCOE Staffing STEAM Saturday
STEAM Saturday Invitation
Sample Schedule
http://bit.ly/WashSTEAMRCOE Science
Engineering Year 1: Contracted with SMART EDUCATION Lego Robotics Year 2 purchased Little Bits and Legos
ART Year 1: Contracted with Art Smarts Year 2: Art Teacher on Staff
Coding
http://bit.ly/WashSTEAMRCOE Restorative Practices: Community Circles
PE
Students who attend, Earn back Perfect Attendance • Earn back monthly award: Certificate & Monthly Brag Tag • Earn back trimester award: Certificate and lapel pin • Earn back yearly award: Certificate with picture & Logo Backpack
http://bit.ly/WashSTEAMRCOE Attendance 2016-2017 2017-2018 Aug - June Aug - June ● 6,486 days of absence ● 5672 days of absence ● 461 days recovered ● 859 days recovered 6,025 total days absence 4,813 total days absence
Satisfactory Attendance Improved
Reduced Chronic Absence Rate 8.5 7.3 4.8
State Reporting P1 & P2 Recaptured Funding
http://bit.ly/WashSTEAMRCOE What was done with the Money $34,524 New lunch table •
What was done with the Money $34,524 Student Garden •
What was done with the Money $34,524 Paid teachers, • custodian, office staff, aides
http://bit.ly/WashSTEAMRCOE What was done with the Money $34,524 Incentives for coming to Saturday • School (raffle some Movie tickets)
What was done with the Money $34,524 End of the Year Attendance • Party (food, raffle prizes, dj)
What was done with the Money $34,524 Monthly Brag Tags • Trimester Pins • Yearly Attendance Backpacks •
http://bit.ly/WashSTEAMRCOE Reflection: What worked? • Washington Elementary surpassed the Satisfactory Attendance Goal for 2017-2018 by 10.3% from 70.1% to 80.4% • Washington Elementary decreased the Chronic Absence rate from 7.3% to 4.8%
Reflection • Where did we stumble? • First session to early • Overloaded classes • What are we doing differently this year? • Letter explaining attendance program • Open Saturdays days to any student
Contact: Michele Lenertz, Ed.D., Principal mlenertz@rusd.k12.ca.us Israel Leon, Assistant Principal ileon@rusd.k12.ca.us Washington Elementary School Riverside 951-788-7305 http://bit.ly/WashSTEAMRCOE
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