Post on 27-Dec-2015
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Will your students be college ready?Carolyn Mendiola
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Early College Campus
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Requirements of HB5
All students must be college ready by the time they graduate high school.• Pass all sections of the TSI• Meet exemption criteria for TSI• Take a College Readiness Course and earn a
C or better
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Index 4: Post-Secondary Readiness
• New State Accountability System measures campuses on Post-Secondary Readiness of their students
• Districts receive distinctions only on Index 1 (meeting standards) and on Index 4 Post Secondary Readiness
• Districts and Campuses Distinction Designations under Post-Secondary Readiness• Percent at STAAR Postsecondary Readiness Standard• Four-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate• Four-Year Longitudinal Graduation RHSP/DAP• College-Ready Graduates• Advanced/Dual Enrollment Course Completion• SAT/ACT Participation• SAT/Performance• AP/IB Examination Performance: Any Subject
5Makeup
The Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy
125 incoming freshmen
4 Core Teachers and 1 Elective teacher
8 Accelerated Block classes - 90 minutes (4 per term)
1 Year long Traditional Course – 50 minutes
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Sample Student Schedule
FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
1st block – Math 1st block - Science
2nd block - ELA 2nd block - Social Studies
3rd – PE or Equivalent 3rd block – Elective
4th – College Transition College Transition
5th - Elective 5th block- Elective
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Student Demographics
Eco-Dis At-Risk Sp Ed/504 Migrant LEP
61% 22.5% 4% 2% 6%
8Curriculum
• One teacher was paid over the summer to create the curriculum which included the Year At a Glance, Weekly Lesson Plans, PowerPoints, Assessments, etc.
• 18 weeks utilizing Achieve College Success by Raymond Gerson, Teen Leadership Skills/Curriculum, TSI Preparation
• 18 weeks utilizing Achieve Career Success, The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens by Sean Covey, TSI Preparation
https://eduphoria.sharylandisd.org/eduphoria_webcontrols/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2feduphoria_webcontrols%2fApplications.aspx
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Lab Rotation/TSI Prep Materials
One ELA teacher tutored in lab during 4th period. Teachers rotated taking their students once a week to the lab for TSI
tutoring/practice.
TSI Prep Materials: • My Foundations Lab
• Cambridge Study Materials
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• TSI Reading 1st attempt in October – 68/125 passed (54%)• December resulted in giving the TSI Writing to those who
passed the Reading and the rest of the students retested in Reading
• Fall Semester: Resulted in 70% of the students being college ready
• TSI Reading Results by May:• 108 passed Reading• 92 passed Writing• 19 passed Math
11Next steps…
• As principal of a comprehensive 5A high school, I will be implementing a College Transition Course for all 10th grade students. Students opting to not enroll, must have a signed letter from their parents.
• We will follow the same curriculum, the same TSI Prep and the same expectations.
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Contact information
Carolyn Mendiola
Sharyland High School
956-580-5300 ext. 1206
cmendiola@sharylandisd.org