Jack Yates High School Houston ISD
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
Areas for Improvement ● Increase postsecondary readiness and academic achievement ● Reduce school discipline and improve school climate
Year State District Campus STAAR Percent at Phase-in Satisfactory All Subjects 2014 77% 71% 62% Standard 2013 77% 71% 63% ● The percentage of 51% Reading 2014 76% 69% students meeting 2013 80% 74% 64% the standard on STAAR decreased Mathematics 2014 78% 72% 57% in every subject from 2013 to 2014 2013 79% 74% 73% with the exception Science 2014 78% 72% 77% of social studies, which showed a 2013 82% 75% 81% significant Social 2014 76% 70% 93% increase. Studies 2013 76% 70% 63%
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.
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%
Student Discipline ● The incident rate of disciplinary actions is alarming. Out of an enrollment of 973 students there were 1,180 which represent 121.27% incident rate.
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.
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.
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.
‘Selma’- inspired walkout ● January 29, 2015 ● Students claim the administration is not doing enough to address violence and gangs at the school.
Problem Statement ● How to improve school climate to lower disciplinary rates/actions? ● How to modify curriculum to improve postsecondary readiness and overall academic achievement?
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.
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.
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.
Increasing Academic Achievement Professional Development ● Algebra I/II ● PSAT/SAT/ACT ● Peer coaching/Instructional coach ● Increase in technology ● PLC’s (Professional Learning Community)
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.
Increasing Academic Achievement Instructional Supervision Plan ● Walkthroughs ○ To reinforce PLC goals and implementation of those instructional practices Feedback will be provided in various ways, such as conferencing and ○ online ● Teams 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.
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.
Evaluating Academic Achievement Data Evaluation ● Standards based grading Grades will be posted to Gradespeed weekly to inform mastery of ○ standards. ● Naviance ○ College/career assessments Individualized content mastery reports ○ ● AP/IB Enrollment Informational fairs to promote AP/IB classes, AP Potential through College ○ Board, and counselor evaluations. ● PSAT/SAT/ACT Informal/formal assessments during advisory to track progress through ○ ECST.
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.
Improving School Climate Professional Development ● Restorative Justice (Alternative to Zero- Tolerance) ● Communities in Schools ● Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco
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)
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.
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.
Implementing School Program (Ashley, Burke p. 17)
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.
Improving School Climate Supervising School Climate ● Walkthroughs ○ To reinforce PLC goals and implementation of Restorative Justice Programs in classrooms Feedback will be provided in various ways, such as conferencing, ○ online, 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.
Improving School Climate Rationale In order to insure there is consistent language regarding behavior and a positive school climate.
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