UPLIFT SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOLDessert with the Director and Deans

February 5, 2015

5:30 p.m.

AGENDA

PSAT and New Course Offerings for Grades 9-11 for the 2015-16 school year-Margaret Rosenbaum

Grade 11 RTC Trip-Margaret Rosenbaum

College Signing Day-Margaret Rosenbaum

ACT-EPA January Benchmark Scholar Report-Tracy Odom

What can Scholars do to Prepare now before the Exam? Jose’ Colo

Yearbook-Tiffany Starnes

Recap-Scholar Awards and Incentives: Tiffany Starnes

Title 1 Parent Committees: Tracy Odom and Vernetta Willis

New and Old Parent Business-Vernetta Willis

2015-16 New Course Offerings for Grades 9-12• 9th Grade

– AP Human Geography*• 10th Grade

– Graphic Design– Government**– AP World History*

• 11th/12th

– AP US History*– AP Psychology– AP Calculus BC– Advanced Quantitative Reasoning

COLLEGE SIGNING DAY

GRADE 10 AND 11 TRIPS

SCHOLAR CULTURE

• Pennies for Pasta Campaign – Runs February 9-28– Grade level competition

• Drug Free School Assembly – Feb. 5• Valentine’s Day Pictures – Feb. 11– Scholars can wear red, black, pink, or white shirts with school

appropriate jeans on Wednesday, February 11– Scholars can take Valentine’s pictures for $1.00

Scholar Incentives

• 3 current incentives– Enrollment incentives• 1st class to have 100% reenrollment will receive a free jeans day on February 9

– Dress Code incentives• The grade level with 5% or fewer dress code violations earn the opportunity

to wear a college sweatshirt and or scarves on the Friday of the week

– Positive HERO points incentive • The grade level with 50% positive points earn a free dress pass, with 75% earn

free homework pass, with 100% earn a pizza party

Scholar Culture Data

Academic SummaryACT Winter Benchmark Data (Grade 11)

3621 18.55

TOP GOAL COLLEGE READY SIP

Uplift Summit International High School 2015-16DATA SNAP SHOT

FALL WINTER GAIN

17.35 18.55 +1.2 ON TARGET +2

SPECIFIC DATA FROM ACT WINTER BENCHMARK

Writing+ 4.2Reading+ 2.2Science-1.3

Math-0.3

Efforts on campus to close the gap?

• Increased focus on targeted Math and Science skills that differs based on individual scholar data

• We are collaborating with our CMO to add additional subject support through teacher coaching and requiring targeted tutoring of our scholars in order to increase specific skills.

• New teacher created and immediate feedback systems are in place to quickly address any skill related issues

• Two Saturday ACT camps are being offered before the exam• Monitoring EPA progress• RTC Classes and HAT Time (practice and reinforcement)

SCHOLARS PREPARE FOR THE ACT EXAM BY…

Juniors: Have friendly reminders up to the test on April 18, 2015

(All grade levels) Check grades regularly for grades marked as “EPAs Checks.”

(All grade levels) Explore resources:1. http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/ 2. Question of the day (timing)3. Word of the day (notecards)

Reminder: Campus Priorities

• AP and IB Alignment (Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate)

• Increased communication and partnership (New HS Newsletter constructed by two of our HS parents, Jennifer O’Connor Lynch, Ryan Shillonton, and teacher Luciana Cantu.

• Consistent Observations and Feedback

Q&A