Intentional Guidance: Small Groups: Academic

SupportSpring Semester 2013

Hugo Gonzalez and Maia Weldele

Principal’s Message

“Our priority is to increase our Senior graduation rate.”

“All hands on deck for this upcoming senior class.”

Graduation Rates Over Time

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-1470%72%74%76%78%80%82%84%86%88%

79% 80%83%

86%Our

Vision

Goals for Hoover High School 10% increase in the percentage of students who are

eligible for and who apply for college

10% increase in the percentage of students who apply for FAFSA

70% reduction in the number of seniors who are not on target to graduate from start of year to 2nd term progress report

CITY HEIGHTS EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATIVE, 2010

HOOVER: What did we “MEASURE”?

Computer Lit GPA Credits CAHSEE Sr. Exhibition050

100150200250300350400450

122 74 9559

410

# of Seniors out of 410 who are at risk of not graduating because of ….

We focused our in-tervention on these

students

Intentional Guidance Target Group“At-Risk” Seniors

Started with 74 Students at risk due to Low GPA (2.0 or below) Screened 36 students with GPA from 1.7 to 2.0 Held “At-Risk” Senior Conference Pre-Interviewed students from “At-Risk” list to inform them of

the study skills or motivation groups 10 seniors agreed to participate

What we did..

Groups met once a week for 8-weeks Met each week in a different period Each group had 7 or 8 students Groups held February 6th – March 26th

Group Curriculum Adapted study skills and motivation curriculum from

Iowa’s department of Education Created weekly lessons on:

Time Management SMART Goals Resiliency Vision Boards Organization Graduation Speech

Groups consisted of videos, icebreakers, check-ins and lesson

ASCA National StandardsAcademic

Standard A: Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.

A:A1.5 Identify attitudes and behaviors that lead to successful learning A:A2.1 Apply time-management and task-management skill A:A3.1 Take responsibility for their actions

Standard B: Students will complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial post-secondary options, including college.

A:B1.1 Demonstrate the motivation to achieve individual potential A:B1.3 Apply the study skills necessary for academic success at each level

Standard C: Students will understand the relationship of academics to the word of work and to life at home and in the community.

  A:C1.6 Understand how school success and academic achievement enhance future

career and vocational opportunities

ASCA National StandardsCareer

Standard C: Students will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work.

  C:C1.1 Understand the relationship between educational achievement and career success

 Personal/Social

Standard A: Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others

PS:A1.1 Develop positive attitudes toward self as a unique and worthy person PS:A1.3 Learn the goal setting process 

Standard B: Students will make decisions, set goals and take necessary action to achieve goal.

PS:B1.1 Understand consequences of decisions and choices

Research Says

“Research on school attendance consistently shows that low absenteeism is correlated to students' positive school behavior, participation in extracurricular activities, higher grades, and better long term educational outcomes.” (Bureau of Educational Research, 2009).

“The National Center for Education Statistics (2002) found that the dropout rate of at-risk students is twice as high as their achieving peers. Still, at-risk students are not given needed support and are not being selected to receive remedial services” (Education Trust, 1999,2001).

Group Timeline: Sessions Pre-Conference Interviews Permission slips and individual

meetings Week 1: Get to know you Week 2: Goals: Solution-Focused

Goals Week 3: Time Management Week 4: Goals: SMART Goals Week 5: Vision Boards Week 6: Organization Week 7: Resiliency Week 8: Graduation Speech

RESULTSSmall Groups: Academic Support

Attitudes

I believe that being organized will help me do better in school

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

66%

33%

0% 0%

77%

23%

0% 0%

Pre Post

Increase of students who

strongly agree and agree

I know how to effectively manage my time

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

0%

80%

20%

0%

23%

77%

0% 0%

Pre Post

Increase of students who

strongly agree and agree

Knowledge

The power or ability to recover quickly from problems or adversity” is the definition of which word: Correct Answer: Resilience

Slight Increase

Resilience Persistence Healthiness None of the above0%

10%

20%

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40%

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60%

70%

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90%

100%

80%

20%

0% 0%

88%

12%

0% 0%

Pre Post

The definition of prioritize is

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100%120%

0%20%

80%

0% 0%0% 0%

100%

0% 0%

Pre Post

Correct Answer: To put things in order of importance Nice

Increase!

Skills

To create a SMART goal, you must include:

Smart Specific, Measur-able, Attainable,

Realistic, and Timely

Serious, Meaningful, Artistic, Relevant

and Tiresome

Only school related Short, Mature, Ap-propriate, Re-markable and

Technical

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

20%

60%

0% 0%

20%

0%

88%

0% 0%12%

Pre Post

Correct Answer: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely

Significant Increase!

GPA Average by Progress Report

Slight Decrease

S2 Progress 1 S2 Progress 2

2.22 2.17

Averages by Semester Grades

9-11th Semester 1

1.831.99

Average GPA by Semester

Is on the increase

Number of Students At-Risk Due to GPA

9-11th Semester 1 Semester 2

10

5

2

Mid Year Data1.7 to 2.0

We expect 8 out of the 10 students to be above a 2.0 GPA after 2nd Semester

Report Card

SENIOR MEASURES

Sr. Exhibition Computer Lit GPA Credits CAHSSE 0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450410

123

74 96

59

358

45 37 5027

Total- Oct 4thTotal- Jan 28th

Overall decrease in students not at-risk

due to GPA

Students Say…

“I got motivation to do my job and do better in life” “I learned from this group to be confident with my self and also

to talk to others. I learned that there's people out there that care about me and that want to help me to achieve my goals”

“I believe everything they showed us has helped me because everything they showed me is helping me be a better person”

“To me this group really helped me really express myself and I learn to not be shy and care about those that surround me. This is very amazing group and I wished it could be longer”

LIMITATIONS

School wide testing (CAHSEE) Blood-drive (A couple of them) Experienced resistance (from some) to students leaving

class Some students didn’t receive passes in a timely manner Student’s absences Block scheduling impacted group time

WHAT WE LEARNED

Students don’t care what we know until they know that we care Planning and organization is key to have successful interventions Not all teachers agree with interventions Will not be successful 100% of the time Even when results are not what we expected, we learn how to do it

better next time STUDENTS NEED MORE SUPPORT!

Catch them early! Consistency matters!

NEXT STEPS

Interventions are only as good as their follow-up Check in with students regularly Leave lesson plans for next year’s interns/counseling team Have a larger pool of students Start earlier Garner teacher support and buy-in earlier Never give up!

THANK YOUThank you to the Principal, Dr. Podhorsky, the School Counseling staff & the 12th grade Teachers for their collaboration and support.

Also, thank you to the SENIORS who gave us the opportunity to be someone in their lives!

SCHOOL COUNSELING

The School Counseling program is contributing in a meaningful way to the academic achievement of

all students.

Thank for you for your support of the school counseling program.

QUESTIONS

THE END!

HOO-RYDE!