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Model Schools Conference. Model Schools: Brockton High School. By the Numbers: Comprehensive 9-12 Enrollment: 4,135 Poverty Level: 72% Minority population: 73% 50 different languages 50% speak another language in the home 12% in Transitional Bilingual Ed. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Model Schools
Conference
Model Schools: Brockton High School
By the Numbers:• Comprehensive 9-12
Enrollment: 4,135
• Poverty Level: 72%
• Minority population: 73%
• 50 different languages
• 50% speak another language in the home
• 12% in Transitional Bilingual Ed.
• 11% receive Special Education Services
Demographics:57% Black - includes African
American, Cape Verdean,
Haitian, Jamaican, and
others
26% White
14% Hispanic
2.5% Asian
.5% Native American
• The Mooring Mast (nonfiction piece on the Empire State Building and
dirigibles)
• Shakespearean Sonnet # 73
• Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
• Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (3 page excerpt)
• Making Humus by Composting by Liz Ball
• Proof (four page play excerpt by David Auburn)
ELA MCAS SELECTIONS (2010):
2011-2012 MME Scores County Wide
MCAS 1998Failure
ELA – 44%(Sped – 78%)
MATH – 75%(Sped – 98%)
State Testing: Then & Now
MCAS 1998Advanced+Proficient
ELA – 22%
MATH – 7%
MCAS 2011Failure
ELA – 4%
MATH – 12%
MCAS 2011Advanced+Proficient
ELA – 78%
MATH – 64%
How did they do it?
They “changed the learning conditions for
ALL students by focusing on the adults
who teach them.”
Brockton High’s turn-around FOUR STEPS:
1. Empowered a team
2. Focused on Literacy for ALL, NO exceptions
3. Implemented with fidelity and according to a plan
4. Monitored like crazy!
Other Improvements:* Focus on School Wide Literacy * Inclusion for Special Education Students * Change of Levels/College Ready for ALL* Reduction in Freshmen Retention Rate
LQHS Demographics• 3000 students• Hispanic: 58%• White: 35% • English Learners: 5%• Poverty: 45%• Students w/ Disabilities: 8%• Graduation Rate 95%
• 3000 students• Hispanic: 58%• White: 35% • English Learners: 5%• Poverty: 45%• Students w/ Disabilities: 8%• Graduation Rate 95%
Model Schools: La Quinta High School
LQHS Recognitions
• Four time CA Distinguished School and Exemplary CTE
Program Awards
• Newsweek’s America’s Best High Schools:
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• US News & World Report America’s Best
High Schools, 2012 (top 4% in nation, top 7% in state)
• County H.S. Model of Excellence
• International Center Model School: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
Model Schools: La Quinta High School
Model Schools: La Quinta High School
5 Key Instructional Practices School wide1. Critical Thinking/Rigor2. Clear Leaning Task 3. Academic Language Strategies4. Increased Guided & Structured
Practice5. Relevance through Gold Seal Lessons
THINK DIFFERENTLY
RE-IMAGINE
Kids today:@ Learn anywhere, anytime, with and from anyone
@ Always on, always connected, expecting collaboration
@ Need to be engaged and involved
@ Demand personalized learning experiences
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