Dissecting an Unacceptable High School Campus

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• Dissecting an Unacceptable High School Campus

Sealy Independent School District Thomas Price,
Superintendent Pamela Morris, Principal
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Sealy High School Demographics

• Student Body 729
• Freshmen 218
• Sophomores 176
• Juniors 173
• Seniors 162
• African American 104 (14)
• Hispanic 243 (34)
• White 374 (51)
• Native Americans, Asian 8 (.01)
• Economically Disadvantaged - 214 (30)
• Faculty and Staff Members - 90

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Consequences of Unacceptable Rating

• If a district or campus receives the lowest
  rating for two consecutive years or more, the
  level of state intervention increases and
  includes possible closure or annexation
  (district) or reconstitution (campus).
• Currently, a Campus Intervention Team has been
  assigned by the Texas Education Agency to
  implement and to monitor the needed changes at
  Sealy High School. The CIT reports to
  Commissioner Neely and remains in effect for two
  years.

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Duties of the CIT

• Review the academic and organizational structures
  of Sealy High School, which includes the
  following
• Reallocation of resources and technical
  assistance.
• Changes in school operations and procedures.
• Staff development for instructional and
  administrative staff.
• Interventions for individual administrators and
  teachers.

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Duties of the CIT

• Assessment of the quality, quantity, and
  appropriateness of instructional materials.
• Availability of technology based instructional
  materials.
• Report on parental involvement.
• Assessment of effectiveness of strategies.
• Assessment of the extent and quality of the
  monitoring of new teachers.
• Assessment of the professional development
  program for the staff.

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Duties of the CIT

• Demographic analysis of the student
• population, including student
• demographics, at risk populations,
• special education percentages,
• disciplinary incidents, and school
• safety information.
• Financial practices, including
• assessment of the curriculum,
• teaching practices, and class
• schedules.

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AEIS Report Math
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AEIS Report Science
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A Paradigm Shift

• Changing the entire culture of the Sealy ISD
  learning community.
• Resistance
• Decide what was non-negotiable
• Instruction
• Budgeting Priorities
• Organizational Structure
• Safe and Orderly Campus

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AEIS Report Real Numbers
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Other Areas of Need

• SAT/ACT scores are below the state average.
• Average SAT score is below 1000
• The average SAT score for Freshmen at Texas AM
  is 1300.

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Current and Future Initiatives

• Scope and Sequence with Benchmarks
• Implement 7 period day for the 2007-2008 school
  year
• INOVA adding value to each student
• Agile minds
• High School Redesign Grant - 300,000
• R4 Technical Assistance Provider
• Dana Center for Science and Math

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Current and Future Initiatives

• Creation of a College Prep Class.
• Requiring all Sophomores to take the PSAT.
• Emphasis on the Duke Talent Search.
• Implementing Career Pathways.
• Additional dual credit options.
• Additional Advanced Placement classes.
• College Nights
• Math Tutoring

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Current and Future Initiatives

• Proposed Electives
• Psychology/Sociology
• Human Geography
• AP Statistics
• AP Art
• Creative Writing
• Equine Science
• Additional Technology Courses
• BEST T Bridging the Educational Scene for
  Teachers of Tomorrow.
• ROTC

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