Closing the Achievement

Gap : The Capacity Building Model …..Strategies for continuous and

sustainable improvement

Presented By:Jason Murphy, Asst. Principal, Antioch High School

Fal Asrani, Ed.D, Administrator of High School Reform, Antioch Unified School District

TTable of Contents:able of Contents:

What is the Gap: IntroductionWhat is the Gap: Introduction Cycle of Adult Behaviors Creating the Cycle of Adult Behaviors Creating the

GapGap AHS Reform AHS Reform Building Capacity to Address the GapBuilding Capacity to Address the Gap

Changes

Behaviors

Expectations

Data

Recognizing the GapRecognizing the Gap

WHO What Why

139 point API Gap

120 point API

Antioch High School

Creating the Change Process to Creating the Change Process to Address the Achievement GapAddress the Achievement Gap

Conflict and disagreement around data

People will view change differently

Understanding the change

Analysis Paralysis

People will change differently

Frustration

Reflection

Outcomes

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Table DiscussionTable Discussion Identify and Identify and

categorize factors categorize factors that impact the that impact the achievement gapachievement gap

Identify the school related Identify the school related obstacles to student obstacles to student

achievementachievement Kuykendall Kuykendall

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Turnaround Model

Transformation Model

Capacity

Building

Model

Antioch High School Intervention Model for All Subgroups

Build Capacity to recognize the gap Build Capacity to recognize the gap between performance and expectation between performance and expectation

for all studentsfor all studentsCourageous

Conversations around data

Identify the Critical Areas for Follow Up

Recognition of theUrgent Need

for Structural Reform

Development of aVision for School

Reform

Implementation of a Strategic Focus on

Organization Coherence

Strategic LeadershipExpectation of

AcademicExcellence

ExpandedStudent

Interventions

Acknowledging Diversity to Promote High Achievement Acknowledging Diversity to Promote High Achievement

Change the Culture to Recognize Diversity:Change the Culture to Recognize Diversity:

Develop strong bonds with diverse students: NCBI trainingDevelop strong bonds with diverse students: NCBI training Identify and build on student strengths: Student SenateIdentify and build on student strengths: Student Senate p students overcome their fear of failure:p students overcome their fear of failure: Redesign Counseling ServicesRedesign Counseling Services 1:1 student conferences around testing1:1 student conferences around testing AP symposiumAP symposium PSAT tests for all sophomoresPSAT tests for all sophomores

Help students overcome their fear of successHelp students overcome their fear of success AVID, Pathways,AVID, Pathways, CP classes for all, CP classes for all, College Nights and Career NightsCollege Nights and Career Nights Cyber High remediation as part of school dayCyber High remediation as part of school day Set short and long term goals for and with studentsSet short and long term goals for and with students Annual and Four-year plansAnnual and Four-year plans

Kuykendall, 2004Kuykendall, 2004

Suggestions for Academic Success:

•Developing appropriate teaching styles more congruent with learning styles of black and Hispanic students

•Use homework and television to your advantage

•Communicate to ensure your real intentions are understood

•Establish a good school and classroom climate

•Strengthen relations between home and school

Kuykendall, 2004Kuykendall, 2004

We believe that we are We believe that we are allall accountableaccountable for the for theperformance of performance of allall our students. In order for our our students. In order for our

students to obtain rigorous grade levelstudents to obtain rigorous grade levelcurriculum and attain mastery, we need to curriculum and attain mastery, we need to

create create organizational coherenceorganizational coherence that ensures that ensures equal accessequal access to close the to close the achievement gap.achievement gap.

Identification of Strategic Organization CoherenceIdentification of Strategic Organization Coherence

Expectation of Academic ExcellenceExpectation of Academic Excellence

Departmental and subject specific Departmental and subject specific release time.release time.

The Wednesday schedule is revised to The Wednesday schedule is revised to promote departmental collaboration promote departmental collaboration focused on instruction.focused on instruction.

Teachers are now developing common Teachers are now developing common subject grading rubrics.subject grading rubrics.

Departments are developing common Departments are developing common grading policiesgrading policies

Teachers are reviewing grading Teachers are reviewing grading common assessment and grading common assessment and grading distributions and using the results of distributions and using the results of their analysis to drive instruction. their analysis to drive instruction.

Pathway Schools and Small Learning Pathway Schools and Small Learning CommunitiesCommunities

Raise API: Targeted activities school Raise API: Targeted activities school wide & core depts.wide & core depts.

Collaboration

Common Assessmen

ts

Common Subject Rubric

Common Subject Grading Practices

Improve student

achievement; raise student

proficiency

Building A College Going Culture With Building A College Going Culture With Expanded Student InterventionsExpanded Student Interventions

Interventions:Interventions: CAHSEE tutoring after school CAHSEE tutoring after school

for sophomoresfor sophomores Read 180Read 180 After-school Credit RecoveryAfter-school Credit Recovery Cyber High Online Cyber High Online

Curriculum Curriculum Algebra 1A Support Algebra 1A Support

Curriculum Curriculum ZAP (After school work)ZAP (After school work) College Nights by Grade College Nights by Grade

LevelLevel Summer Bridge ProgramSummer Bridge Program Summer AP Prep AcademySummer AP Prep Academy Smartthinking.comSmartthinking.com Special Education: “Push-In-Special Education: “Push-In-

ModelModel”” College Fair/Career FairCollege Fair/Career Fair Parent Connected and Parent Connected and

community supportcommunity support

CollegeGoing Culture

CollegeGoing Culture

Focus on Student

Achievement &Outcomes

Focus on Student

Achievement &Outcomes

Increase Student

Engagement

Increase Student

Engagement

Increase Instructional Rigor Increase Instructional Rigor

School Culture and Climate School Culture and Climate

Ongoing Practices AT AHSOngoing Practices AT AHS

In-house Leadership Training Program

Creating Small Learning Communities Vice Principal Leadership in Curriculum

Data Conversations with Community

Initiatives to Increase four- year College

Admissions

Counseling Redesign