KASC Conference 2009 Larry A. Ryle High School. Facts Traditional high school Located in suburban area of Northern KY / Greater Cincinnati 1,550 students

KASC Conference2009

Larry A. Ryle High School

Larry A. Ryle High SchoolFacts• Traditional high school • Located in suburban area of

Northern KY / Greater Cincinnati• 1,550 students in grades 9-12• 9.3% minority • 16% free/reduced lunch• 10.6% students w/ disabilities• 84% students attending college• 95 teachers• Over $4.9 million in scholarships

awarded last year to graduating students.

• 17 years of academic excellence

Home of the Raiders

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Continuing the tradition . . .

. . . 17 years of excellence.

CULTURELarry A. Ryle High School

ACADEMICS

Strong & Viable Curriculum Differentiation of Instruction Meeting High Expectations Course Offerings Summer Assignments Career Internship Program Vocational School Senior Exit Projects


ORGANIZATION

Administrative Structure Content Area Teams Instructional Learning Teams Daily Schedule Raider Achievement Program Nothing Left to Chance

Attendance, behavior, grades, supervision


INTERVENTION Classroom Level Academic Support Process

Raider Achievement Program (Mentoring tab) I-Trac

Credit Recovery Educational Enhancement Program Summer School Results

At-Risk or Watch Listings


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Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours.

All Students Can Learn

Almost entirely collaborative Failures are not permitted Doing well in school is the norm, not the

exception


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Focusing on the Positive

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THE MAIN THING

The Main Thing is to

Keep the Main Thing

the Main Thing.

Teaching & Learning


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Academic Classes – Index 1.00





Honors Classes – Index 1.04


Advanced Placement Classes – Index 1.08


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Summer Assignments

Summer Assignments are required for all English classes as well as Honors and A.P. courses.

Grade 12 Reading ListDracula by Bram StokerEaters of the Dead by Michael CrichtonGrendel by John GardnerJane Eyre by Charlotte BronteMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieNineteen Eighty-Four by George OrwellThe Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa GregoryRebecca by Daphne du MaurierTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyWuthering Heights by Emily Bronte


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Senior Exit Project

The Senior Exit Project is a graduation requirement. Specific components of the Project will be communicated to each senior class at the beginning of the second semester of their senior year. Examples of the Senior Project may include the following:

Written Letter of Application to GraduateSubmission of a Professional ResumeDefend Your Qualifications to GraduatePresent Your Senior Writing PortfolioDefend a Service Project for the School and/or CommunityDevelop a Brochure for Incoming FreshmanPresent a Comprehensive Plan for the Next Ten Years Based on Your Strengths, Goals, etc.Other ideas are welcome and encouraged, however they must receive prior approval from the administration.

A Screening Committee composed of an Administrator, a Teacher, a Community Representative, a Parent/Guardian and an ad hoc member of your choice will evaluate your Senior Project. A Satisfactory evaluation from the Screening Committee is required to graduate.


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Administrative StructureLarry A. Ryle High School

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Content Area TeamsLarry A. Ryle High School

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Instructional Learning TeamsLarry A. Ryle High School

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Daily Class ScheduleLarry A. Ryle High School

Class Schedule – Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri

Daily Class ScheduleLarry A. Ryle High School

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Raider Achievement ProgramLarry A. Ryle High School

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1. Supervised study period/mentoring required for all students.

2. Voluntary Tutoring - located in Media Center with teachers and RAP student tutors. Any student may go during RAP time by following proper procedure

3. Mandatory Tutoring- located in specific rooms with teachers and RAP student tutors available to assist. This requires a schedule change in IC. A student will be able to enter/exit at the 3/6/9 week mark of each grading period.

Attendance Policies

SCHOOL TARDIESA school tardy is defined as a student not being in their assigned seminar class by the beginning

of the school day (7:40 a.m. on a regular school day). A student that is late to their seminar class must report to the front office/attendance desk to receive an excused/unexcused admit slip. Once school has begun, students tardy to school must enter the building through the main office and sign-in to receive an excused/unexcused admit slip.

Students may receive three (3) excused tardies to school per semester with a parent note. The administration reserves the right to decide upon the validity of the tardiness.

Unexcused tardiness to school will be handled by semester according to the following guidelines:

1st tardy to school verbal warning2nd tardy to school Parent phone call3rd tardy to school school detention4th tardy to school referral to administration for FASP5th or more tardy FASP and loss of driving privileges


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Hierarchy of Consequences

Disruptive Behavior Anything which impedes the normal educational process. The first

two offenses within the classroom shall be handled by the individual teacher.

1st Offense: Written warning; Teacher’s detention.2nd Offense: Teacher’s detention; Parent notification.3rd Offense: 3 days after-school detention; Parent

notification.4th Offense: Friday After School Program (FASP) for 1

day.5th Offense: Principal’s discretion; Parent conference.


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Academic Support ProcessLarry A. Ryle High School

PURPOSE

To provide a whole school response to struggling students.

To increase communication between all stakeholders.To provide needed assistance to students who need

additional time/support for learning.To reduce the number of failing students.To reduce the number of students who are retained.

Academic Support ProcessLarry A. Ryle High School

Academic Support ProcessII. Three week mark of grading periodTeachers Expectation-

Communicate personally with student.Teacher makes parent contact (phone, email or letter) and recommends tutoring in R.A.P.

designated room.Teacher may recommend mandatory tutoring during R.A.P if they deem it necessary at this

time.Teacher records contact and referral in Infinite Campus. (If recommending mandatory, teacher

must also fill out triplicate form to be turned into appropriate administrator.)Administration Expectation-

Guidance Secretary will provide list of all students who are failing at this progress report interval to the appropriate administrator.Voluntary tutoring teachers will maintain an attendance folder for use by administrators upon

request.At the end of each week, the voluntary tutoring teachers will forward an electronic attendance

list of students who have attended the R.A.P voluntary tutoring to the administrator in charge of program (Mr. Niemi).

Ryle Faculty Handbook 2009-10


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Mentoring Process in RAP

Mentoring Process in RAP

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Tracking Failures using ITrac

Tracking Failures using ITrac

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Summer School Eligibility

# Students # Eligible % participation06-07* 91 198 46%07-08** 77 167 46%08-09** 59 145 41%

* In this school year the students had to have a minimum grade of a 60%.

** In this school year the students had to have a minimum grade of 50%.


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Results - Students RetainedLarry A. Ryle High School

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# of Students 9th 10th 11th 12th

06-07 130 55 50 17 807-08 89 34 33 13 908-09 45 18 20 4 3

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KASC Conference 2009 Larry A. Ryle High School. Facts Traditional high school Located in suburban area of Northern KY / Greater Cincinnati 1,550 students