Ramsey Street Alternative Middle School

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Ramsey Street Alternative Middle School

• A School of Promise for Youth of Promise
• P.R.E.P.P.E.D. for
• SUCCESS!!!
• Positive Respectful Engaged Punctual Prepared
  Excited Determined
• Principal David Edwards Assistant Principals
  Rebekah Hadley

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• Ramsey Street Middle School is a Redirection
  Program designed to redirect student behavior
  through positive programs geared towards building
  self-esteem, responsibility, leadership,
  community service and academics.
• Students must meet the following four goals to be
  recommended for return to home-schools
• Behavior
• Attendance
• Academics
• Attitude

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ORIENTATION PROCESS

• Appointments made upon approval from the Student
  Assignment Office for In-Take Process
• In-Take with parent and student
• Tuesday
• Thursday
• (See Packets)
• Transition-In Class 2 days
• Day 1
• Diagnostic Testing
• STAR Math/Reading Assessments
• Prescriptive Math/Reading Assessments (based on
  Benchmark Objectives)
• Learning Styles Inventories
• For Differentiate Instruction (CSR focus)
• Day 2
• Needs Assessment Screening
• Conflict Resolution 4. H.O.P.E. Program
• Grief/Trauma/Loss 5. Remediation
• Substance Abuse

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EXITING PROCEDURES

• Once students have met the following requirements
  they can be referred back to the home-school
• Minimum 45 days up to 365 days assignment to RSMS
• Successfully met four goals (behavior, academics,
  attendance, attitude)
• Parent completion of volunteer hours
• Teachers complete goal referral form showing met
  and unmet goals with explanations
• Upon approval of RSMS and Home-school Principals,
  students are given a Transition Out
  appointment time (home-school representatives are
  invited to attend this meeting)
• The Transition Out process consists of
  discussions of student expectations upon return
  to home-schools.

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PROGRAMS

• Service Learning Integration of Academics and
  Community Service
• H.O.P.E. Healthy Opportunities Promoting
  Education for Adjudicated Youth
• Future Seekers Partnership with FTCC for 8th
  grade students
• Potpourri Fridays Flexible Block Schedule 90
  minute block schedule M-Th
• Reading Lab Achieve Now for students with 10
  deficits on EOG
• ISS Student Stability in the Classroom as an
  alternative to out of school suspension
• Volunteer Program Purpose is to parents and
  community partners in the school program
  1600-2400 hours

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OTHER PROGRAMS

• Family Math Night
• Literacy Day
• Friday Incentives for Behavior Improvements
• Monthly Spelling Bees
• Book of the Month
• Character Champs
• Recognitions
• Artists in Schools Program
• Monthly Parent Homework Night

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OTHER INITIATIVES

• CSR As a result of comprehensive school reform,
  intensive professional development focused on the
  Effective Schools Model, Differentiated
  Instruction, 7 Habits of High Effective People,
  Framework of Poverty, Elements of Instruction,
  Technology and Data Analysis Has Been
  Incorporated Into the School Program.
• GOOD to GREAT- In conjunction with the county
  focus of moving from Good to Great, emphasis
  have been placed on Creating Great Classrooms
  and Literacy both of which integrate easily
  into the CSR initiative.

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PROGRAM SUCCESSES

• CSR Effective Schools Model is the driving
  force of comprehensive school reform has
  contributed to changes in school organization,
  operation, and instructional practices
• Identified as Model Alternative School by NC
  Center for Non-Violence in meeting criteria of
  an effective ALP setting.
• Recognized by DPI as having Successful
  Practices for Comprehensive School Reform
  presented program at conference 2003-2004
• Identified for 5 consecutive years as a safe
  school based on accident prevention
• Recognized Nationally as a Service Learning
  Leader School
• Continuous increases in student proficiency and
  growth
• Continuous progress in serving adjudicated
  students
• 79 decrease in repeat referrals
• 5 increase in academic performance
• 52 decrease in suspensions
• Decrease in long-term suspensions
• Parent Community Volunteer Hours exceed 1600
  per year