Model Three Millikan High School Long Beach Unified

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Model ThreeMillikan High School - Long Beach
Unified

• Enrollment 2005-2006
• Approximately 3800 AVID Enrollment
• 47 Latino 9th grade - 90
• 27 White (not Hispanic) 10th grade - 45
• 11 African American 11th grade - 61
• 10 Asian 12th grade - 42
• 3 Filipino
• 2 Other Total 238 students
• 55 of students are eligible for free or reduced
  lunch program
• Senior Class of 2004 - 937 students
• 33 took the SAT I
• Average combined score 955
• 90 graduation rate
• 44 completed the A-G requirements
• Teaching Staff 93 fully credentialed

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U.S. Department of Education, Smaller Learning
Communities Grant

• December 2002 March 2003 - Planning Grant
• Planning and writing grant proposal with sister
  school including all stakeholders from both
  schools.
• Planning and grant writing meetings with members
  of both sites.
• Planning committees from both schools included
  administrators, counselors, department
  representatives, special education
  representatives, athletics, electives, and
  classified staff members.
• 2003 - 2004
• Implementation of grant
• Four new communities were developed to supplement
  the three previously existing communities
• Selection of Lead Teacher for each community.
• Master scheduled adapted to include additional
  planning period for Lead Teacher and common
  conference periods for community members.
• Regularly scheduled SLC team meetings
• Regular support from outside consultant George
  Perry and Associates.
• 2004 - 2005
• All 9th and 10th graders are placed in a smaller
  learning communities based on
• student ranking
• A new community developed at the end of the year
  to match increase in
• projected student enrollment
• Continued support from outside consultant.

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AVID and Smaller Learning Communities Millikan
High School, LBUSD

• SLC Team Leaders
• AVID Coordinator is a member of this committee
• Meet regularly to discuss development of SLC
  community, curriculum parent involvement
• Disseminate AVID information, statistics
  recruitment
• Provide AVID training to teachers during SLC
  meetings
• Review and implement suggestions from AVID Site
  Team
• Promote the AVID program in teaching strategies
  through the SLC

• AVID Site Team
• Composed of a balance of disciplines SLC
  representatives
• Develop site plan to include staff development
  through SLCs
• Work to increase college going culture through
  the SLCs
• Analyze data and suggest areas of SLCs can
  support and promote the AVIDs mission

AVID Elective Class
Recruitment
COMPASS
PEACE
Global Tech
Quest
Team
USA
KIUP
Stellar
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Top 5 Suggestions for Building Strong Smaller
Learning Communities

• 1. Teaming is critical
• self select as much as possible
• co-visioning co-missioning buy in!
• 2. Autonomy Accountability
• If you want independence you have to create
  accountability
• Create a student outcome chart HABES
• (Habits, Attitudes, Behaviors, Expectations,
  Skills)
• What will your graduating senior look like?
• 3. Identify needs and begin professional
  development a year prior to
• implementation
• Continue to monitor and adjust
• 4. Clearly define team roles
• Capitalize on staff skill sets
• Do not base role or SLC on personality
• 5. Build community
• Have fun!
• Enjoy your work
• Team retreats, happy hour, get together in a
  different environment

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Got Questions?Millikan Contact Information

• Millikan High School website www.lbusd.k12.ca.us
  /millikan
• Check out SLC information PEACE Academy link
• Nader Twal
• PEACE Academy Team Leader
• Millikan High School
• Long Beach Unified School District
• [phone] x4222
• ntwal_at_lbusd.k12.ca.us
• Elizabeth Turner
• Long Beach AVID Coach
• (former Millikan AVID coordinator COMPASS
  teacher)
• [phone]
• elizturner_at_lbusd.k12.ca.us