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Jack Yates High School
Houston ISD
SLIDE 2 Assets of Yates High School
- Magnet Communication School
- Career Technical Schools
- Maritime Magnet Academy
- Endorsement: STEM, Business and Industry, Arts and Humanities, Public
Services, and Multidisciplinary
- Rich historical background
- Two Houston universities partner up with Yates H.S.(Texas Southern
University and University of Houston)
- Teacher Experience
- Social Studies STAAR/EOC Scores
- Passionate group of students who strive for a better environment shown
by the Selma- inspired walk
SLIDE 3 Areas for Improvement
- Increase postsecondary readiness and
academic achievement
- Reduce school discipline and improve school
climate
SLIDE 4 STAAR Percent at Phase-in Satisfactory Standard
students meeting the standard on STAAR decreased in every subject from 2013 to 2014 with the exception
which showed a significant increase.
Year State District Campus All Subjects 2014 77% 71%
62%
2013 77% 71% 63% Reading 2014 76% 69%
51%
2013 80% 74% 64% Mathematics 2014 78% 72%
57%
2013 79% 74% 73% Science 2014 78% 72%
77%
2013 82% 75% 81% Social Studies 2014 76% 70%
93%
2013 76% 70% 63%
SLIDE 5 Postsecondary Readiness
Postsecondary Readiness Standard is an issue at Yates High School. The percentage of students who met the standard fall significantly below the state and district percentages. Mathematics shows the biggest gap and social studies shows the smallest gap.
SLIDE 6 SAT/ACT Results
- The data shows a significant
number of students are taking the SAT/ACT test, but less than 1% are meeting the standard criteria.
- The number of students being
tested increased 8.3% from 2012 to 2013.
- Students at/above criterion only
increased .1%
SLIDE 7 Student Discipline
disciplinary actions is
enrollment of 973 students there were 1,180 which represent 121.27% incident rate.
SLIDE 8 2013-2014 Disciplinary Actions - Out of School Suspensions
- The incident rate of students with disabilities is 31.6% higher than the
rate of incidents for the entire campus.
SLIDE 9 2013-2014 Disciplinary Actions - In School Suspensions
- The incident rate for economic disadvantaged students is 15.1% is higher
than the incident rate for the entire campus.
SLIDE 10 2013-2014 Disciplinary Actions - Alternative School Placement
- The incident rate for the student with disabilities was 1.4% higher than
the incident rate for the entire campus.
SLIDE 11 ‘Selma’- inspired walkout
- January 29, 2015
- Students claim the
administration is not doing enough to address violence and gangs at the school.
SLIDE 12 Problem Statement
- How to improve school climate to lower
disciplinary rates/actions?
- How to modify curriculum to improve
postsecondary readiness and overall academic achievement?
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Mission Statement
The mission of Jack Yates High School is to prepare students to become productive, responsible, lifelong learners, who are well prepared to succeed and contribute to our global society through character building, positive relationships, pride, and academic achievement.
SLIDE 14 Vision Statement
The School Staff will:
- Take responsibility for building positive relationships
with students to encourage personal and academic growth.
- Ensure an orderly atmosphere conducive to learning, in
the classroom and on campus, by communicating school rules to students and parents and by modeling and enforcing these rules.
SLIDE 15 Vision Statement
The Students will:
- Be active, respectful, and supportive citizens in our
school and community.
- Participate in class by working with peers and teachers
in order to achieve academic success.
- Engage in positive activities that promote healthy
relationships with peers and teachers.
SLIDE 16 Increasing Academic Achievement
Professional Development
- Algebra I/II
- PSAT/SAT/ACT
- Peer coaching/Instructional coach
- Increase in technology
- PLC’s (Professional Learning Community)
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Professional Development Rationale
We want our teachers and staff to participate in a more collaborative manner throughout the school year, therefore professional development for PLC’s and Peer Coaching will give staff the literature and groundwork to begin feeling like a learning community. Teachers will attend Algebra I/II, PSAT/SAT/ACT, and educational technology professional development to enhance students learning and achievement.
SLIDE 18 Increasing Academic Achievement
Instructional Supervision Plan
○ To reinforce PLC goals and implementation of those instructional practices ○ Feedback will be provided in various ways, such as conferencing and
○ Conference together everyday during school
■ Collaborate, set goals, discuss PD, and reflect and assess instruction based on feedback from walkthroughs and peer observation
○ Peer Observation
■ Identify strength and weaknesses to help improve overall instruction and achieve professional goals.
SLIDE 19 Instructional Supervision Rationale
Our objective is to foster healthy working relationships that would encourage teachers and administrators to work toward a common purpose and develop better actions-in-common. The directive supervision is targeted toward the collaboration between principals and staff members in order to identify individual performance objectives that will result in the improvement and/or enhancement of instructional practices. Through various teacher cohorts, the collaborative supervision and the reflective and inquiry supervision will help develop a positive school environment and culture.
SLIDE 20 Evaluating Academic Achievement
Data Evaluation
○ Grades will be posted to Gradespeed weekly to inform mastery of standards.
○ College/career assessments ○ Individualized content mastery reports
○ Informational fairs to promote AP/IB classes, AP Potential through College Board, and counselor evaluations.
○ Informal/formal assessments during advisory to track progress through ECST.
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Data Evaluation Rationale
As team-leads meet with their small committees to analyze student data and create lessons, they are able to work together more efficiently and develop strong instruction based on college and career readiness standards.
SLIDE 22 Improving School Climate
Professional Development
- Restorative Justice (Alternative to Zero-
Tolerance)
- Communities in Schools
- Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco
SLIDE 23 Professional Development
Implement Restorative Justice
Schedule 3, two hour Restorative Practices Workshop 1: Restorative Framework for Practice Workshop 2: Building/Strengthening Community Affective Statements and Circles Workshop 3: Restorative Dialogue and Impromptu Conferencing Repairing Harm (Restorative Justice Practices Whole School Implementation Guide, Berkowitz)
SLIDE 24 Restorative Justice “Implementing Restorative Justice:
A Guide for Schools” written by Jessica Ashley and Jessica Burke Three Goals 1. Accountability
- strategies for wrong doers to take responsibility for harm caused
2. Community Safety
- Restorative justice recognizes the need to keep the community safe
through strategies that build relationships and empower the community to take responsibility for the well-being of its members.
- 3. Competency Development
- Restorative justice seeks to increase the pro-social skills of those who
have harmed others, address underlying factors that lead youth to engage in delinquent behavior, and build on strengths in each young person.
SLIDE 25 Restorative Justice- “Implementing Restorative
Justice: A Guide for Schools” written by Jessica Ashley and Jessica Burke Recommendations to implement good restorative practices in schools include:
- Fostering awareness on how all have been affected by behavior and
encourage expression of feelings.
- Allowing individuals to share with each other.
- Separating the deed from the doer, recognize students’ worth and
disapprove of their wrongdoing.
- Seeing every instance of wrongdoing and conflict as an opportunity for
- learning. Turn negative incidents into constructive ones by building empathy
and a sense of community.
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Implementing School Program (Ashley, Burke p. 17)
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Professional Development Rationale
In order to decrease disciplinary issue and increase student achievement it is necessary to provide meaningful professional development to better the skills and talents among staff at Yates High School. This will create consistency, trust, openness, and foster a respectful relationship among staff and students.
SLIDE 28 Improving School Climate
Supervising School Climate
○ To reinforce PLC goals and implementation of Restorative Justice Programs in classrooms ○ Feedback will be provided in various ways, such as conferencing,
- nline, and PLC’s
- Teams- PLC’s
○ Conference together everyday during school
■ Collaborate, set goals, discuss PD, and reflect and assess needs based on feedback from walkthroughs and peer observation
○ Peer Observation
■ Identify strength and weaknesses to help improve overall school climate and achieve behavioral goals.
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Improving School Climate Rationale
In order to insure there is consistent language regarding behavior and a positive school climate.
SLIDE 30 Evaluating School Climate
Data Evaluation
- Number of discipline referrals
○ Time/Place ○ Severity ○ Repeat offenders - provide case manager
- Teacher evaluations of students
○ Questionnaires and surveys
○ Analyze number of students placed in ISS/OSS on monthly basis. ○ Expulsions
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Evaluating School Climate Rationale
In order to create a climate of respect, trust, and openness among staff and students we must identify areas of improvement through regular and consistent evaluation.
SLIDE 32 Graduate Profile
By working to improve school climate and academic achievement, Yates High School will successfully graduate students who will be responsible decision makers ready to become future leaders in the 21st century.
SLIDE 33 Butler, Williams Advisory World Geography CONF Pre-AP World Geography Pre-Ap World Geography World Geography World Geography Pre-AP World Geography Restorative Justice
New Schedule
○ Monday - Restorative Justice ○ Tuesday - PSAT/SAT/ACT (Math) ○ Wednesday - Naviance ○ Thursday - PSAT/SAT/ACT (ELA) ○ Friday - Restorative Justice/Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco
○ First conference for department/subject planning ○ Second conference for PLC’s (Restorative Justice, PSAT/SAT/ACT, Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco, Naviance, and CIS)
