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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