STEP Student and Teacher Excellence Program

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STEP(Student and Teacher Excellence Program)

• Newport News, VA
• 2003 Invitational Urban Indicator Data and
  Evaluation Workshop
• June 6, 2003

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School District Demographics

• Student Population 30,229
• African American 53
• White 40
• Asian/Pacific Islander 2
• American Indian 1
• Male 50.9 Female 49.1

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Beacon of Light for Change

• Initiated by a team of NNPS educators.
• Collaboration with teachers.
• Partnering with area higher education
• institutions, museums and scientific
• facilities.

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Before STEP

• Low enrollment of underrepresented minority
  students in mathematics and science.
• Low percentage of underrepresented minority
  students pursuing advanced studies diploma.
• Gaps in achievement between whites and
  underrepresented minority students in grades 4
  and 8.
• Enrollment disparities in gate-keeping and
  higher-level mathematics and science courses.

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Before STEP

• A large percentage of the teaching staff not
  adequately prepared to address the learning
  styles of all students.
• Curriculum revision needed to address national
  standards.

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CPMSA Funding Receivedfor STEP Project
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Goals for the STEP Project

• 1. Revise the mathematics curriculum to meet
  National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  (NCTM) standards.
• 2. Revise the science curriculum to meet national
  standards and teach science by doing science.
• 3. Improve teacher performance through content,
  pedagogical, and multicultural training.
• 4. Develop and implement a model of continuous
  academic and social support programs for
  students.

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Goals for the STEP Project

• 5. Prepare 100 of graduates to take Algebra 1,
  with 80 of them taking it by the 8th grade.
• Double the enrollment of minority students in
  advanced science and mathematics courses.
• 7. Reduce by 50 the gap in mathematics and
  science achievement, measured by standardized
  tests.
• 8. Double minority enrollment in Advanced
  Placement (AP) science and mathematics classes.

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Goals for the STEP Project

• 9. Double minority enrollment in Governors
  School for Science and Technology.
• 10. Double the number of minority graduates
  continuing to college with plans for SEM majors.

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Preliminary Implementation Steps

• Maintain the support of the district leadership.
• School Board - advocates for coherent and
  consistent policies that supported high quality
  mathematics and science educational practices.
• Superintendent
• Dr. Eric Smith, 1991 1996
• Dr. Wayne Lett, 1996 - 2003

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Leadership Support

• Create and maintain strong support through
  partner organizations.
• College and Universities
• Hampton University
• Christopher Newport University
• College of William and Mary
• Thomas Nelson Community College

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Partners

• Community and Professional Organizations
• NASA
• Jefferson Lab
• Virginia Living Museum
• Mariners Museum
• Virginia Air and Space Center
• CHROME

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Standards-Based Curriculum andInstruction

• Mathematics and science curriculum revised to
  reflect the state and national standards.
• Staff development workshop provided for teachers
  with focus on hands-on activities and the use of
  inquiry-based learning strategies.

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Hands-On Activities

• Using The Graphing
• Calculator

Hands-On Science
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Participation in STEP Professional Development
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Staff Development Participation by Hours
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Academic and Social Support

• Cooperating Hampton Roads Organization for
  Minorities in Engineering Clubs (CHROME)
• Algebra/Pre-Algebra Readiness Academy (APARA)
• Geometry Readiness Academy (GEORA)
• Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
  
• Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for
  Undergraduate Programs (GEAR-UP)

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Academic and Social Support

• The Seventh Period Assistance Program
• Young Scholars
• Mock Examination Simulations

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Gate-Keeping and Higher-Level Course Enrollment
and Successful Completion Trends for
Underrepresented Minorities
Mathematics
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Gate-Keeping and Higher-Level Course Enrollment
and Successful Completion Trends for
Underrepresented Minorities
Science
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Enrollment on Gate-keeping and Higher
Level Mathematics Courses
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Completers in Gate-keeping and
Higher Level Mathematics Courses
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Enrollment on Gate-keeping and Higher
Level Science Courses
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Completers in Gate-keeping and Higher
Level Science Courses
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Collecting Data

• Assessment Tools Used To Measure Student
  Achievement 1994-1999
• ITBS - (SY 1994-1995)
• SAT 9 - (SY 1996-1999)
• Virginia Standards of Learning (1997)

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Gap Reduction Between Minority and White Scores
on VA SOL Mathematics Tests
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Gap Reduction Between Minority and White Scores
on VA SOL Science Tests
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Assessment
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Report Card

• STEP Objectives Score
• 1. Revise the mathematics curriculum A
• to meet NCTM standards.
• 2. Revise the science curriculum to A
• national standards and teach science
• by doing science.

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Report Card

• 3. Improve teacher performance through A
• content, pedagogical and multicultural
  training.
• 4. Develop and implement a model of A
• continuous academic and social
• support programs for students.
• 5. Prepare 100 of graduates to take
  A
• Algebra 1, with 80 of them taking it
• by the 8th grade.

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Report Card

• 6. Double the enrollment of minority students
  A
• in advanced science and mathematics courses.
• 7. Reduce by 50 the gap in science
  dna
• and mathematics achievement as measured
• by standardized tests.
• 8. Double minority enrollment in Advanced
  gnm Placement mathematics and science
  classes.

• Goal not met in science
• dna - Data not available.
• gnm goal not met

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Report Card

• 9. Double minority enrollment in
  gnm
• Governors School for Science
• and Technology.
• 10. Double the number of minority A
• graduates continuing to college
• with plans for SEM majors.
• gnm-goal not met

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STEP
Student Teacher Excellence Program