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Andover High School
Link/Web Crew Presentation

• Presented by
• Mark Cross Industrial Arts Teacher

www.usd385.org
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Link Crew Objectives

• To empower juniors and seniors as role models for
  freshmen. Middle school 8th graders.
• To increase academic success through support of
  peers.
• To develop leadership skills in students on your
  campus.

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Link Crew Objectives cont

• To expose students to a variety of individuals at
  your school in positive situations.
• To teach students that by working together they
  can be successful and enjoy one another.
• To help create a supportive and positive
  atmosphere on your campus.

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How Link Crew Supports Freshmen

• Link Teams
• All freshmen are divided into Link crews of
  8-10. Each Crew is assigned 2 Link Leaders who
  will serve them as a mentor and a friend for the
  year.

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How Link Crew Supports Freshmen

• Link Phone Call
• Link leaders telephone each of their freshmen to
  extend a personal invitation a few days before
  Orientation.

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How Link Crew Supports Freshmen

• Link Orientation
• General Assembly http//www.wcco.com/video/?id1
  9573_at_wcco.dayport.com
• Orientation for freshmen in separate classrooms
  by the link leaders.
• Focus of activities getting to know other
  students.
• Learning strategies for being successful at the
  school.

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How Link Crew Supports Freshmen

• Academic Follow Ups
• An academic follow up is a special lesson taught
  in all freshmen English classes by link leaders.
• Topics include, making good choices, using
  resources on campus, dealing with peer pressure.

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How Link Crew Supports Freshmen

• Social Follow Ups
• Link Crew sponsors social events on campus to
  help freshmen and link leaders stay connected.
  Examples are movie night, Cocoa Cram night.

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How Link Crew Teaches Leadership

• Link Leader Training
• Link leaders attend an intensive 12-hour training
  prior to Orientation.

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How Link Crew Teaches Leadership cont.

• Link Crew
• Each link leader is assigned a team of 8-10
  freshmen to mentor through their first year of
  high school.

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How Link Crew Teaches Leadership cont.

• Link Orientation
• Each link leader then gets to practice the skills
  learned at Training by leading his/her freshmen
  crew through two activity sessions on Orientation
  day.

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How Link Crew Teaches Leadership cont.

• Academic Follow Ups
• Link leaders attend a two-hour training that
  continues the links practice and understanding
  of leadership and group dynamics.

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Statistics

• Number of schools trained 816
• Number of educators trained2,391
• Approximate number of students affected in
  2005-2006 school year 950,000

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Statistics

• David Douglass High School, Portland Oregon
• 71 reduction in freshmen disciplinary referrals.
• 48 reduction in freshmen absences.

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Statistics

• Boulder High School, Boulder, CO
• 1997 20 freshman hazings.
• 1999 0 freshman hazings.

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Statistics

• Dodgeland High School, WI
• 13 reduction in freshman failure.

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Questions
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• Mark Cross Crossm_at_usd385.org

Andover High School 316-733-1335
www.usd385.org