HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH

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HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH

• 2010-11
• High Schools that Work Action Team Recommendation
• Master Schedule

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Hazelwood West High

• Three High Schools that Work Action Teams
• Scheduling/Extra Help 9 Evening Meetings
• 25 participants
• Professional Development 6 Evening Meetings
• 10 participants
• Transitions 5 Evening Meetings
• 6 participants

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Hazelwood West High

• Information used to drive discussion and
  decisions
• Missouri State Assessment Program (MAP) Results
  (2005-08)
• Missouri End of Course Exam (EOC) Results (2009)
• American College Test (ACT) Results (2005-09)
• Advanced Placement (AP) Examination Results
  (2008-09)
• 2008-09 Hazelwood West Accountability Plan
• 2008-09 Disciplinary Data (Tardiness/Truancy)
• Building Schedules from area high schools in St.
  Louis Metro Area
• Hazelwood School District Instructional Crisis
  Plan
• 2009-10 Hazelwood School District Course of
  Studies Booklet
• High Schools that Work (HSTW) Consultant
  Recommendations

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Hazelwood West High

• Summary of Results
• Scheduling and Extra Help Action Team
• Developed an A/B Block Schedule that will
  facilitate the following
• Credit Recovery (More opportunities to achieve
  credit, and providing more opportunities for
  students to learn about ways to accumulate more
  credits or college credits)
• Allow for previously unsuccessful student
  attempts at credit, to make up 1.0 credit of
  Algebra I and 1.0 credit of Geometry I in one
  semester
• Reduce the occurrences of tardiness and truancy
  by eliminating the total number of student
  passing periods
• Allow for the tracking of monthly benchmarks to
  determine our success at implementing the A/B
  Block Schedule
• Allow for additional assistance as well as
  enrichment learning

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Hazelwood West High

• Summary of Results
• Scheduling and Extra Help Action Team
• More Benefits of the A/B Block Schedule
• Establish 90 minute teaching and learning blocks
• Continues to allow for students to accumulate 28
  credits over 4 years of high school
• Allows for teachers to use multiple instructional
  strategies and differentiate instruction during
  the 90 minute learning block
• Reduce the amount of passing time by nearly one
  hour each week.
• Help reduce overall truancy and tardiness
  (Currently 40 of disciplinary infractions).

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Hazelwood West High

• Summary of Results
• Scheduling and Extra Help Action Team
• The West High A/B Block Schedule Model will
  consist of (2010-11)
• Period 1 (A) Day Period 5 (B) Day
• Period 2 (A) Day Period 6 (B) Day
• Period 3 (A) Day Period 7 (B) Day
• Period 4 (A) Day Period 8 (B) Day

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Hazelwood West High

• Summary of Results
• Scheduling and Extra Help Action Team
• The West High A/B Block Schedule Model will
  consist of (2010-11)
• Monday (A) Day
• Tuesday (B) Day
• Wednesday (A) Day ..(Week 1)
• Thursday (B) Day
• Friday (A) Day
• Monday (B) Day
• Tuesday (A) Day
• Wednesday (B) Day (Week 2)
• Thursday (A) Day
• Friday (B) Day

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Hazelwood West High

• Summary of Results
• Scheduling and Extra Help Action Team
• The West High A/B Block Schedule Model will
  consist of
• 90 minute course periods
• (and)
• Week 1 225 minutes of Academic Lab/45 minutes of
  Advisory
• Week 2 135 Minutes of Academic Lab/45 minutes of
  Advisory

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Hazelwood West High

• Summary of Results
• Scheduling and Extra Help Action Team
• The West High A/B Block Schedule Model will
  consist of
• Teacher Schedule
• (A) Day (B) Day
• 1. Algebra 1 5. Algebra 1
• 2. Algebra 1 6. Algebra 1
• 3. Academic Lab/Advisory 7. Data
  Team/Lesson Planning
• 4. Preparation 8. Algebra 1

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Hazelwood West High

• Summary of Results
• Scheduling and Extra Help Action Team
• The West High A/B Block Schedule Model will
  consist of
• Student Schedule
• (A) Day (B) Day
• 1. Symphonic Band 5. Government
• 2. Algebra 1 6. Physics Concepts
• 3. Academic Lab/Advisory 7. Art
  Fundamentals
• 4. PE 8. English I

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Hazelwood West High

• Programs that have been researched and discussed
  for incorporation in to Academic Lab/Advisory
• Advanced Placement Enrichment Activities
• American College Test (ACT) Prep Sessions
• Volunteer Seminars from Guest Speakers such as
• College Representatives
• Local Business and Trade Leaders

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Hazelwood West High

• Revised Parent Conference Model
• Develop a Committee to study the feasibility of
  Spring Parent-Student-Teacher Conference model
  that will plan out a students high school
  academic future and allow for parents, students,
  and teachers to discuss and select courses for
  the upcoming school year.

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Hazelwood West High

• Administrators will track the following Lead
  Indicators Monthly
• Tungsten Scores in Algebra I
• Common Assessment using Released Missouri State
  End of Course Examination Items, and items
  created through analyzing Item Benchmark
  Descriptors in the areas of English 2,
  Government, Biology and Algebra I
• Teacher use of instructional strategies that
  promote Cooperative Learning and Differentiated
  Learning

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Hazelwood West High

• Administrators will track the following
  benchmarks on a mid-quarterly and quarterly basis
  to assess these initiatives
• Overall Attendance Rate/Truancies/Tardiness
• Number of Students participating in ACT Tutoring
  Sessions
• Number of students in all subcategories achieving
  an A or B in all Academic Areas as well as those
  students who are underachieving
• Student Proficiency as measured by Scholastic
  Reading Inventory Reports
• Student Proficiency as measured by District
  Summative Common Assessments

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• Semi-Annual and Annual Measures to be Tracked
• Missouri End of Course Scores
• American College Test (ACT) Scores
• Advanced Placement (AP) Scores

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Hazelwood West High

• Monthly High Schools that Work Action Team
  meetings will review and enhance both the
  Academic Lab and the Advisory programs at
  Hazelwood West High.
• Participants
• Students
• Parents
• Teachers
• Administrators
• Local Business Representatives
• High Schools that Work Consultant Gary Kellar

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Working Together to Raise Student Expectations
and Improve Academic Performance

• Dates of High Schools that Work Action Team
  Meetings
• December 8, 2009
• January 12, 2010
• February 2, 2010
• March 2, 2010
• April 13, 2010
• All meetings will be held at 630 pm. At
  Hazelwood West High School

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• Questions and Answers